Lancet, vol. 374, no. 9683, July 4, 2009, pp. 65-75
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Looks at the burden of disease, disability, and death being consistently greater in Indigenous than non-Indigenous populations and issues that need to be addressed.
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach For the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1243-1261
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Looks at the impact of socio-economic conditions on health outcomes and infant mortality.
Discusses health care needs for Inuit women and how the federal government should consult directly with the women regarding health policy discussions and planning.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 11, November 2009, p. 24
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Describes the story, put to film, of two Saskatchewan women who bravely returned to the residential school where they had suffered abuse, to work and make a change to benefit other students.
Article located by scrolling to page 24.
Journal of Mennonite Studies, vol. 19, 2001, pp. 9-12
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Short story Kookoom Mariah and the Mennonite Mrs., by Maria Campbell, about two wonderful old women who were an important part of the author's earlier years.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 166-179
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Book reviews of: Black Eyes All of the Time by Anne McGillivray, Brenda Comaskey; Discrimination and Denial: Systemic Racism in Ontario's Legal and Justice Systems, 1892-1961 by Clayton James Mosher; Essays in the History of Canadian Law VIII in Honour of R.C.B. Risk edited by G. Blaine Baker and Jim Phillips; The Expanding Prison: The Crisis in Crime and Punishment and the Search for Alternatives by David Cayley; Final Appeal: Decision Making in Canadian Courts of Appeal by Ian Greene ...
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 3, March 2009, p. 2
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Comments on Shirley Wolfe-Keller and her accomplishments, among them being the first person in Saskatchewan to have been elected Chief of two First Nations.
Article located by scrolling to page 2.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 288-292
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Book review of 2 books:
Living through the Generations :Continuity and Change in Navajo Women's Lives by Joanne McCloskey. Weaving Women's Lives: Three Generations in a Navajo Family by Louise Lamphere.
Contends that inner city Aboriginal women should be consulted about their health concerns and involved in the development of policy to ensure improvement in health care service.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 9, no. 1117, May 21, 2009, pp. 1-7
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Research shows how collaborative community-based consultation and study research helped sustain an increase in women accessing screening a year after the study.
Quality of Life Research, vol. 18, no. 5, June 2009, pp. 619-27
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Discusses a First Nations Bone Health study that looks at different types of measurement equivalence in two HRQOL instruments among Canadian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women from rural and urban sites in Manitoba.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 9, September 2009, p. 10
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Looks at the annual elections of the Métis Women's Association which also included workshops, exercises in leadership and health and wellness activities.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. [5]-22
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Article contends that these practically forgotten memoirs deserve much more critical attention than they have received because they offer insight into the unique set of circumstances surrounding Owen's life.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.