Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 3, 2006, pp. 92-106
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Concludes that further research is necessary to address the issues that underlie educational performance and lists research priorities which include defining, examining, and addressing the achievement gap.
Image of men setting up an Officers' Mess at unknown location during the Northwest Resistance. Group of men prepare food in pots over a fire at left, and men in background moving barrels and pots.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 2, May 1985, pp. [25-37]
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Study of behaviour modification in students experiencing trouble during non-school hours by paraprofessionals at Intermountain Inter-Tribal School in Utah.
Argues that they are the only independent organization advocating for Aboriginal women's rights and discusses impact of less funding on the Sisters in Spirit Campaign.
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, vol. 35, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 491-498
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Discusses symptoms consistent with major depression and the appropriateness of using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale with inner-city, high-risk pregnant women.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [1-5]
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Incidence of ear infections as a cause of language development difficulties due hearing impairment. Both early intervention and modified teaching techniques can help to reduce the impact.
Examines the gendered nature of gangs, risk factors that contribute to Aboriginal gang involvement; and prevention approaches needed to help young women to leave the gang lifestyle.
Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
PLoS Medicine, vol. 3, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 24-29
Description
Describes development of current three-year research project between university researchers and communities to develop community-specific interventions on health related issues.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 98-106
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Describes how Blackfeet author James Welch contributed to decolonization by questioning the relationship between government policies of removal, extinction and assimilation and stereotypical representations of Native American identity.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 98.
Traces changes in Western attitudes toward the classification of objects and the subsequent evolution of the terminology used to refer to them.
Chapter 17 from Handbook of Material Culture edited by Chris Tilley, Webb Keane, Susanne Küchler, Mike Rowlands and Patricia Spyer.
University of New Brunswick Law Journal, vol. 55, 2006, pp. 3-10
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Examines the Mi'kmaq land of Abegweit, the terra nullius concept of unsettled land, and whether English law came to the Island in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 or earlier.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 1, Fall, 2006, pp. 14-21
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Looks at Canada's first and largest major urban First Nations child and family support program in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal]
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, March/April 2006, pp. 28-33
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Chronicles training evolution of Kathy Abbott from hospital laundress at age 17 to President of the Alice Springs and Barkly Aboriginal Health Workers Association.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [6-16]
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Study found little difference between Native American and non-Native American students' attitudes toward education. Explores alternative explanations for educational attainment levels.
Summarizes the results of an ethnobotanical study, conducted during 2002-2006, which documented traditional plant knowledge and ecological values of Elders and other knowledgeable community members.
Discusses a commitment of the Ministry of Advanced Education to improve levels of participation and success for Aboriginal learners in post-secondary education and training in British Columbia.