Book review of: Eskimos of Northwest Alaska in the Early Nineteenth Century, Based on the Beechey and Belcher Collections and Records Compiled During the Voyages of H.M.S. Blossom to Northwest Alaska in 1826 and 1827 by John R. Bockstoce.
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 374-377
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Book review of: Essentials of Medical Geology edited by Olle Selinus, Brian Alloway, Jose A. Centeno, Robert B. Finkelman, Ron Fuge, Ulf Linch and Pauline Smedley.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, vol. 43, no. 2, August 2010, pp. 199-222
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Looks at review of research that has attempted to measure levels of rape and examines National Crime Victimization Survey for context of differences between ethnicities.
Report commissioned to assess the social, political, economic and cultural ramifications of a new set of laws governing membership in the Anishinabek Nation of Ontario.
Related material: Excerpts.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 172, no. 8, April 12, 2005, p. 977
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Letter written in response to publication of two epidemiologic studies discusses the lack of consultation with First Nations and Métis people and recommends scientists build relationships.
Diabetes Care, vol. 28, no. 9, September 2005, pp. 2280-2288
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Comparative research between ethnic minorities in the United States and United Kingdom indicates a higher mortality rate and greater risk of complication occurs in select groups.
Ethnicity and Disease, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 2005, pp. 656-663
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Study shows that despite high rates of oral diabetes medication, ethnic disparities remain and glycemic control is still a problem with Native Americans.
Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, vol. 18, no. 2, Spring, 2005, pp. 189-200
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Looks at the transformation of traditional Sámi entrepreneurship due to changes in European Union regulations and Finnish laws that lack cultural sensitivity.
Social Science History, vol. 34, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 113-128
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Examines the study of ethnographic cultures and Indigenous customs as it developed in the American Indian communities in the era of the Indian Claims Commission.
Pilot project called Looking Out for Dementia involved production of a 16 minute DVD in English and three Indigenous languages (Warlpiri, Kriol, Djambarrpuyngu), an accompanying flip chart in plain English, and a poster publicizing the resource. Evaluation carried out through observation, focus groups and telephone interviews with participants and coordinators of aged services.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, 2005, pp. 59-79
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Looks at the Messages for Health community-based research project which focuses on cervical cancer on the Apsáalooke Reservation. The objectives of the study include: decreasing screening barriers, increasing cervical cancer knowledge and increasing the proportion of young women who receive Pap tests.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 1, 2005, pp. 16-25
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Compares characteristics of persons in rural northern communities who participated in a study on antimicrobial use and drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae to those who did not participate.
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 32, no. 2, 2005, pp. 229-255
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Examines the error of closure between expected 2001 and observed 2001 population counts due to census undercounts in North American Indians, Métis and Inuit.