[Research Data Alliance International Indigenous Data Sovereignty Interest Group
Global Indigenous Data Alliance]
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Designed to complement the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) principles of the open data movement as means to use Indigenous data in ways determined by Indigenous peoples and for their benefit. Principles are related to collective benefit, authority to control, responsibility, and ethics.
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, vol. 21, no. 2, April 1993, pp. 102-107
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Compares 1980, 1984 and 1988 dental health surveys conducted on children ages 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 years of age by the Medical Services Branch of Health and Welfare Canada.
Study consisted of a literature review, ten interviews, and four case studies: Tłı̨chǫ All‐season Road Project, Hope Bay Mining Ltd, Offshore Oil and Gas Strategic Environmental Assessment, and Adams Lake Cumulative Effects Land Use and Management Assessment
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Discusses the creation and accomplishments of the Kitsaki Development Corporation, an economic development and investment arm of the La Ronge Indian Band.
Study focuses on the success of programs designed to increase the Aboriginal workforce by analyzing efforts made among partners to improve representation.
Discusses five key elements needed for self-sufficiency: land and natural resources, capital and financing, human resource development, governmental environment, cultural and social environment, and organizational structure. Concludes with recommendations.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
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Article summarizes anthropological research into the Indigenous knowledge system (IKS) surrounding pregnancy and birth of the Tundra Nenets people. Author articulates the importance of these IKS and advocates for their continued use alongside mainstream healthcare models.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 3, 2007, pp. 226-240
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Argues that prevention and treatment programs are urgently required in Vancouver and Prince George as both have elevated HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) prevalence.
This interactive Google Earth project is a guided tour that introduces the user to over 80 Indigenous languages from around the globe. At each point on the map the user can view a photo and bio of an Indigenous language speaker from that region and listen to clips of them speaking their language.
States that Statistics Canada figures on the number of people living on reserve are considerably lower than Indian Affairs statistics and discusses how this may negatively affect formula funding.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 135-137
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Book reviews of:The Heavy Hand of History: Interpreting Saskatchewan's Past edited by Gregory P. Marchildon, On the Side of the People: A History Of Labour in Saskatchewan by Jim Warren and Kathleen Carlisle, Saskatoon: A History in Photographs by Jeff O'Brien, Ruth W. Millar and William P. Delainey.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 1, 2007, pp. 8-18
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Overview of the general health of the Yup'ik people and the efforts by the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) to assess the risk and protection factors regarding obesity, chronic disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
Identifies community-level research initiatives and demonstrations of cultural and practice-based strategies for prevention and intervention. Findings are organized around models, and strengths and challenges are listed for each model.
Looks at the case studies of three natural science projects in Nunavut and discusses the challenges that researchers have to incorporate traditional knowledge into their work and to design studies that are relevant to the communities.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 100, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 182-201
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Argues that teaching the history of residential schools in Canada requires an examination of how that history has been recorded and preserved; that this examination reveals an incompatibility between the colonial frameworks in archival institutions and structures of Indigenous knowledges. Discusses the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Canadian archival practices.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Agreement between the First Nations, the Government of Canada, and the Government of the Yukon signed in 1993; includes self-government, remedies, application of law, legal status of First Nation, transition provisions, legislative powers, services etc.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1993, pp. 13-22
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Looks at how the mythic process is a part of everyday reality in Vizenor's works.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, 2007, pp. 75-83
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Discusses similarities of two residential structures, government schools and foster homes, that have housed Aboriginal children when they were removed from their people. The paper is an attempt to influence child welfare practice in ways that would respect the integrity of family and Aboriginal communities.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 4, Health and Healing, Summer, 2007
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Focuses on public health research projects being conducted at two tribal colleges in North Dakota, including the development of a grade K-12 diabetes based science curriculum and looking at genetic research on toxemia.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities, 2019, pp. 37-40
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The author examines the creation of the Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World exhibit at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, California, his supporters questioning of tribal denial of his claim to Cherokee ancestry and its importance regarding Indigenous identity and sovereignty.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 3, Autumn, 1977, pp. 199-208
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Examines the cultural and historical relevance of Santee Sioux author Eastman's autobiography and short stories and the criticisms that have been made about their accuracy.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, vol. 168, no. 2, February 1993, pp. 307-315
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Metal samples studied to distinguish between those with European and North American origins so cultural impact of earliest aboriginal -European contact could be assessed.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 9, September 2007, p. 1,6
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Looks at moving the remains of Chief One Arrow from St. Boniface, Manitoba to his home at One Arrow First Nation, Saskatchewan.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 6.
Describes how a series of misunderstandings, poor interpretation and hysteria contributed to a unjust sentence for the Willow Cree leader and restrictions for the Beardy's Band.