Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 3-4, Series 2; [Indigenous Intersections], Fall/Winter, 2003/2004, pp. 168-180
Description
Explores how Aboriginal perspectives / attitudes are made accessible to both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal audiences in the plots of two contemporary novels.
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Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 5, September/October 2005, pp. 13-14
Description
Reports on a workshop to enhance understanding of women's health and help health workers provide education and promotion of women's health issues in their own community.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, 2005, pp. 59-79
Description
Looks at the Messages for Health community-based research project which focuses on cervical cancer on the Apsáalooke Reservation. The objectives of the study include: decreasing screening barriers, increasing cervical cancer knowledge and increasing the proportion of young women who receive Pap tests.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, March/April 2003, pp. 14-16
Description
Reports on the results of a one year study conducted on Indigenous women living in the Cairns, Australia area. Results indicate that barriers still exist accessing medical services.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 3, Fall, 2005, pp. 67-84
Description
Demonstrates how this Chickasaw writer uses ecofeminist heuristics to demonstrate the interconnectedness between tribal cultures and the natural landscape.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 67.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 87-88
Description
Comments on the ability of A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff to understand American Indian literatures despite being non-native.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 87.
The Journal of American History, vol. 92, no. 1, June 2005, pp. 19-46
Description
Discusses captured and enslaved Indian women used as currency by Mexican Spaniards, Frenchmen from south Illinois and Canada and Apaches, Comanches and Wichitas in north-central Texas.
Place and Memory in Canada: Global Perspectives=Lieu et Mémoire au Canada: Perspectives Globales
[Congress of Polish Association for Canadian Studies ; 3rd]
[International Conference of Central European Canadianists ; 3rd]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Magdalena Paluszkiewicz-Misiaczek
Description
Traces changes from the 16th century when women (both immigrant and First Nations) had significant power and autonomy, through fur trade relationships, to influx of British immigrants which brought with it a paternalistic and patriarchal model.
Conference paper from: Place and Memory in Canada: Global Perspectives: 3rd Congress of Polish Association for Canadian Studies and 3rd International Conference of Central European Canadianists, April 30-May 3, 2004, Cracow, Poland edited by Magdalena Paluszkiewicz-Misiaczek, Anna Reczyńska, and Anna Śpiewak.
Girls and Literacy in America: Historical Perspectives to the Present
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Amy M. Goodburn
Description
Looks at how educational and societal ideologies shaped girls' writing and its reception by examining content of students' essays.
Chapter from Girls and Literacy in America: Historical Perspectives to the Present edited by Jane Greer.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2005, p. 3
Description
Introduces the special issue honouring A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff for her work in Native American literary studies.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 3.
Interim Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shirley Maheu
Eileen Rossiter
Gérald A. Beaudoin
Thelma Chalifoux
Marisa Ferretti-Barth
Description
Examined the lack of legislation protecting Aboriginal women on reserves, in terms of property, available judicial remedies and execution of court orders, found that the situation violated their rights in terms of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and section 35(4) of the Constitution Act of 1982 and made recommendations for immediate actions.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 1, Aboriginal Health Research and Policy: First Nations-University Collaboration in Manitoba, January/February 2005, pp. S22-S27
Description
Survey found that perceptions of health centred around physical issues, while well-being was a more holistic concept.
North Dakota Law Review, vol. 81, no. 4, Fall, 2005, pp. 807-822
Description
Exploration of whether Carol Gilligan's discussion of the role of gender in the legal field, In a Different Voice, also applies to Aboriginal women in relation to modern tribal courts.