Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 8, no. 30, July-Sept 2017, pp. 6-10
Description
"This article will provide an overview of the context surrounding the national crisis, as well as outline the bottom-up initiatives which have provoked a political response".
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2017.
Looks at novels by Linda Hogan, Tom Holm, Frances Washburn, Louise Erdrich, Louis Owens, and Tony Hillerman, and films by Chris Eyre.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. 352-423
Description
Discusses the prevalence of HIV and AIDS among Native American women, and outlines some of the social, cultural and psychological risks for becoming infected.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, Women Entrepreneurs, 1994, pp. 54-58
Description
Looks at a micro-enterprise model for female entrepreneurship in Native communities, and programs which encourage self-reliance and the economic independence of women.
Her Majesty The Queen v. Native Women's Association of Canada, file 23253
Native Women's Assn. of Canada v. Canada, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 627
The Queen v. Native Women's Association of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court Reports, vol. 3, October 27, 1994, pp. 627-669
Description
Association argued it suffered from inequitable funding and insufficient rights of participation in comparison to the four male-dominated national Aboriginal organizations.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 10, October 2009, p. 11
Description
Looks at a winner of the Governor General's Award in Commeration of the Person Case, Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, the President of the Native Women's Association of Canada.
Article located by scrolling to page 11.
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: NWAC Report Card
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Update and assessment of the progress made by the National Inquiry Commission to the families of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and to the public.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, p. 3
Description
Profiles a young woman who is active in many volunteer and leadership roles and encourages others to give back in as many ways as possible.
Article found by scrolling to page 3.
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 85-92
Description
Discusses epidemiology, cost to society and individuals, government commitment, risk factors and socio-economic inequities.
Scroll down to page 85 to read article.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 32, no. 1-2, Violence in Education: Transnational, Global and Local Perspectives, 2017-2018
Description
Focuses of the National Operational Overview on Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women (NOOMMIW) to demonstrate how state-produced and supported documents, and narratives around gender and sexual violence against Indigenous girls and women constitute a form of public education which sustains rather than prevents these crimes.
Discusses the process of transcription, editorial emendation and re-writing and how it reflects the collaborator's vision of Aboriginality.
Chapter 9 from Creating White Australia edited by Jane Carey and Claire McLisky. Scroll down to read material.
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 117, no. 3, March 2009, pp. 481-487
Description
Contends that physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling is a useful tool in the assessment of exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in infants.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, p. 13
Description
Comments on the annual event held to remember victims of the sex trade and to enable those who cared about them the chance to share stories about their loved ones.
Article found by scrolling to page 13.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 6, no. 1, Series 2: Feminist and Post-Colonial Approaches, Spring, 1994, pp. 63-70
Description
Examines the silence and cultural betrayal in the history of Pocahontas, as well as the "real" and imagined stories of Pocahontas.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Overview of the Aboriginal women's support centre, Minwaashin Lodge, a holistic treatment facility for victims of family violence and the residential school system.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 33, no. 2, June 2009, pp. 105-113
Description
Discusses a study on high prevalence rates of obesity, particularly among females, in a Woodland Cree Community, and concludes that intervention programs are needed.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 63, no. 7, July 2009, pp. 546-551
Description
Examined outcomes from the 14 communities in Nunavik for the period of 1989 to 2000. Compared results from the Hudson Bay area, where Inuit midwives perform maternity care, to Ungava Bay area where western physicians performed the same function.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 3, March 2009, p. 1,3
Description
Looks at the 17th anniversary of the Strengthening the Circle Program that combines kohkums, traditional values, practices and the Cree language.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 3.