Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, vol. 14, no. 4, November-December 2001, pp. 20-25
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Provides an overview of the historical oppression of the Native Canadian, a discussion on the effects of marginalization and the subsequent adaptation process, an overview of the current health status of the urban Native Canadian and a practical assessment tool.
Results of survey conducted by Aboriginal Nurses Association with their members over the course of one month to ascertain tobacco misuse, program capacity, trends in health promotion, and future directions for tobacco control.
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 7, no. 1, New Series, 1996, pp. 55-80
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Discusses strategies employed by the Chief in an effort to influence Canadian Indian Policy and ensure his peoples' livelihood during a time of rapid social and political change
Police Journal, vol. 74, no. 3, January 2001, pp. 196-201
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Provides overview of case study of one northern youth and the experience of circle sentencing in an attempt to resolve his chronic recidivism and substance abuse.
Anglican Journal, vol. 122, no. 3, March 1996, p. 6
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Briefly discusses the lawsuit launched by former students of Alberni Indian Residential School in January 1996, now jointly and severally naming United Church of Canada and the Federal Government.
Latin American Perspectives, vol. 28, no. 5, Free Trade and Resistance, September 2001, pp. 33-49
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Outlines the history of United States domination of Bolivia and the changes that have begun to take place to strengthen working economic and political alliances outside of direct United States influence.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 197-208
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Article describes the phenomenon of site-looting, or artefact collecting by amateur or hobbyist archeologists; discusses the motivations of the collectors and the effects for the scholarly archeological community.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer-Autumn, 1996, pp. 527-562
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Author examines the different ways that Mexican national culture and Indigenous Nahua culture interact, adopt each other’s practices, and blend together at intersections of meaning and practice.
Sketch subtitle: White inhabitants of the Saskatchewan region leaving a settlement after an Indian raid. Two males and one female, all wearing snowshoes and heavy coats, walking through the snow. The woman is carrying a small child.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 173-185
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Describes how the Navajo fabric of life was disturbed by uranium mining in the 1940s and 1950s and how the United States Government knew the health risks, but neglected to inform Navajo workers.
Identifies resources, practices and instructional methods that would support Aboriginal students in the Intermediate-Advanced English as a Second Language Program (ESL) at Mount Royal Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3/4, Urban American Indian Womens Activism, Summer/Fall, 2003, pp. 505-522
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Focuses on women who are strong, but low key activists, who extend many services to other urban community members and play many different roles to the people around them.
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 4, 2003, pp. 373-390
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"Paper examines the relationship between Canadian state formation and the construction of Aboriginal identities via the legitimating function of public inquiry".
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 45-47
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Describes the upheaval suffered by Greenlanders when they were relocated to accommodate the United States military.
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Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 2, 2003, pp. 50-60
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Comparison of the verbal-performance discrepancy on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III) and the WISC-R for Navajo children and suggestions for further research.