Identifies importance of goals related to infrastructure, recreation, information and education, and social supports.
Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region".
Discusses recommendations to improve the participation and inclusion of Aboriginal women in policy and decision making processes, and to enhance, promote and foster the social, economic, political, cultural, and personal well being of Aboriginal women.
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. 26, no. 3, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 215-216
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 6-12
Description
Drawing on interviews with seven grandmothers, author argues that Aboriginal women have played a vital role in managing health and wellness in their communities.
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.
Health Reports, vol. 19, no. 1, March 2008, pp. 1-15
Description
Compares data for Aboriginal people living off-reserve and non-Aboriginal people aged 19 to 50 from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition (cycle 2.2).
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.
Curatorial essay for an exhibition which examined the history of Métis and First Nations women. Artists featured included Sherry Farrell Racette, Mimi Gellman, Tania Willard, Rosalie Favell, Joi Arcand, and Nadia Myre.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 226-227,14
Description
Book review of:
Paddling To Where I Stand edited by Martine J. Reid, translated by Daisey Sewid-Smith.
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, vol. 36, no. 1-2, 2008, pp. 89-104
Description
Looks at data from the National Violence Against Women Survey and explores barriers around reporting rape to the police in American Indian communities.