Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S34-S38
Description
Looks at some of the key elements of the Family Wellbeing Program including: the notion that no matter how desperate a situation might seem there are always options available for change, embrace rather than resist change and the concept that from little things big things grow.
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 53, no. 9, September 2007, pp. 1459-1465
Description
Review included randomized controlled trial, systematic review or meta-analysis; literature indicated that patients may find indirect communication, use of silence, and sharing information with the family and community members of value.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2007, pp. 79-100
Description
Conducts an overview of First Nations child policies, citing jurisdictional squabbles, inadequate funding levels and neglect as contributing factors to the poor outcomes for child welfare agencies.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 1989, pp. 97-105
Description
Book reviews of:
The Abenaki by Colin G. Calloway.
The Catawbas by James H. Merrell.
The Narragansett by William S. Simmons.
The Pima-Maricopa by Henry F. Dobyns.
The Yuma by Robert L. Bee.
Organizational Systems Thesis (Ph.D.)--Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, 2007.
(This is an abridged version of the introduction, one chapter, and the conclusion of the document.)
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
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Author/Creator
Lars Rønning
Description
Looks at the ways those involved with reindeer husbandry combine modern business methods with traditional culture to improve economic outcome.
Chapter 19 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson.
Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 232 or select chapter 19 on side bar.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 55-83
Description
Studies the existing process and suggests a more appropriate system for Aboriginal participation in environmental and resource management that takes into account the traditional world view.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 1, 2007, pp. 77-79
Description
Concludes that seal meat may contain Trichinella, and indicates that risk factors found to be associated with seropositivity include: people over 40, a high intake of traditional food, living in hunting areas, and having an occupation as a fisherman or hunter.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 8
Description
Introduces Dr. Jo-Ann Episkenew, a new member of the Lung Association of Saskatchewan, and her intention to work towards improving the health of First Nations and Métis people.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Topics include quantity and quality of employment, closed and open gateways to employment, and governments as gatekeepers to public service employment.
Objectives were to: identify number of Aboriginal full-time equivalent positions; identify which positions were exempted from Equal Opportunity legislation and which were Aboriginal-specific; examine the nature of positions; and undertake a comparative analysis of the number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal trainees.
Discussion of the nature of Aboriginal employment and barriers to achieving the desired number and level of appointments and retaining those hired to fill positions.
Focuses on the forced relocation of the Kitsilano Reserve, originally located near the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver. (For illustrations, see EBSCOhost version)
Retelling of concluding treaties in trickster style about how the First peoples of British Columbia lost their land, languages, fishing and hunting rights.
Print version published by Talonbooks, 2005.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2007, pp. 193-203
Description
Advocates a new partnership model of ethical space, a cooperative spirit between Indigenous peoples and Western institutions, in order to overcome archaic ways of interaction.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 1991, pp. 431-456
Description
Article presents data collected on the evaluation of biomedical research ethics in Indigenous communities. Author draws on interviews with researchers, tribal officials, and research subjects to understand the ethical issues surrounding the research process.