NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 2, 2015, pp. 213-214
Description
Review of the website: American Indian Histories and Cultures.
Describes the scope of the content, system design and functionality, and key features. Majority of the material is sourced from the Edward E. Ayer collection at the Newberry Library.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 22, no. 2, 2015, pp. 41-68
Description
Study results indicate that substance abuse programs vary widely and that more research is needed to in order to incorporate appropriate cultural elements.
American Indians and Crime: A Bureau of Justice Statistics Statistical Profile, 1992-2002
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steven W. Perry
Description
Findings reveal that the rate of violent crime from self reported victimizations for Native Americans and Alaska Natives is more than twice the national average.
Review of Reports and Recommendations on Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pippa Feinstein
Megan Pearce
Description
Compilation of recommendations from reports dealing with missing and murdered Aboriginal women and assessment of actions taken in response to them.
Related documents:
Master List of Recommendations.
Executive Summary.
Study examines disparities in quality of life between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples and how this relates to the housing sector. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Looks at the reliability and technical issues derived from the retrieval of the data relating to population, education, labour force, employment, and employment earnings.
Legal Strategy Coalition on Violence Against Indigenous Women (LSC)
Description
Argues that methods of keeping and gathering statistics on crime may cause the nature of violence against Aboriginal women to be misunderstood and that the numbers continue to underestimated.