Climate Change Impacts in the United States: U.S. National Climate Assessment
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T. M. Bull Bennett
Nancy G. Maynard
Patricia Cochran
Robert Gough
Kathy Lynn ... [et al.]
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Looks at effects of climate change on food, water, hunting conditions, health and forced relocations.
Chapter 12 from book: Climate Change Impacts in the United States edited by J. M. Melillo. Terese (T. C.) Richmond, and G. W. Yohe.
Book review of Indigenous Peoples of North America by Robert J. Muckle.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 145.
Journal of Information Policy, vol. 4, 2014, pp. 228-249
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Using the Consortium as an example, authors argue that it is possible for Indigenous groups to influence the outcomes of regulatory proceedings about digital infrastructure and services and identity specific strategies and tactics that can be employed.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, Winter, 2014, pp. 82-109
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Looks at the term "sacred" as having different meanings to different cultures and comments on the United Nations replacing the term with the phrase intangible cultural heritage.
Discuss views by Aboriginal scholar Taiaiake Alfred, theorist on Aboriginal self-governance, and Andrea Smith feminist and activist against violence against women.
The Gathering: The Newsletter of the Church of the Redeemer, Easter-Pentecost , 2014, pp. 14-18
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Presentation from International Women's Day, March 8, 2014. Discusses recommendations from the report Invisible Women: A Call to Action. A Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada.
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 26, no. 1, White Settle Colonialism and Indigeneity in the Canadian Context: A Tribute to Patricia Monture, 2014, pp. 153-159
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Book review of: Indigenous Women and Feminism edited by Cheryl Suzack, Shari M. Huhndorf, Jeanne Perreault, and Jean Barman.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1-24
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Study shows implementation of pan-Aboriginal strategies will not address existing health inequities and suggests ways to improve health services and policies.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S446-S452
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Research shows improvements of infectious disease death rates are possible and suggests further studies to identify high-risk groups are needed to develop intervention strategies.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 74, Spring, 1993, pp. 35-[?]
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Discusses the theatre and how rehearsal can aid in the development of an identity through of role playing and acting, and recognizing identity as a dynamic concept.
Describes The Gatekeeper Study which investigated information- seeking behaviours of individuals who act as intermediaries for other members of their cultural group and discusses the implications for libraries.
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, vol. 230, 2014, pp. 115-140
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Looks at the status of the Cree-speaking communities in Northern Alberta, which is argued is its own distinct dialect called Northern Cree, and the challenges they face ahead to maintain their language's relevance and prestige.
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, vol. 2014, no. 142, Health and Wellness Concerns for Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minorities, Summer, 2014, pp. 37-47
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Looks HIV/Aids within the context of Canadian reserve system, effects of Indian Residential schools, and risky behaviors.
Injury-related health services usage (hospitalizations and visits to emergency rooms) and mortality were calculated and compared to the general population of Alberta
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 4, Indigenous Performance 2, Winter, 2014, pp. 1-18
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Script for performative keynote address given at In the Balance: Indigeneity, Performance, Globalization symposium held at Royal Holloway College/University Notre Dame in London October 25, 2013.
Scroll down to page 1 to read performed essay.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 9, Special Edition In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the School of Indigenous Relations, February 2014, pp. 83-91
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Surveys provide key results to help improve the curriculum and the content of courses in the Aboriginal Native Social Work program.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 83 to read article.
A typed copy of Inspector Francis Dickens's North West Mounted Police journal from Fort Pitt in 1885. Recounts the events of the Resistance, the skirmish and subsequent abandonment of Fort Pitt by Dickens who was in command of the installation when hostilities broke out.
In Education, vol. 19, no. 3, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 3-16
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Study acknowledges the importance of Aboriginal education and notes the challenges involved with offering such programming in an urban educational environment.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 33, no. 1, October 1993, pp. [1-20]
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Study reveals mainsteam and Aboriginal teachers in the study shared some teaching preferences; distinctions included use of local social and educational factors to guide their teaching.