Description of traditional Indian ceremonies and the changes which have taken place in them. Mr. Kanipitetew is concernedthat people are no longer following the strict rituals of the past.
Compares and contrasts scientific and practice-based approaches, discusses why a move from one to the other is important and how the change would impact future research and researchers.
Best Practices in Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives
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Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Carmela Alcantara
Description
Contends that American Indian and Alaska Native communities require professional mental health services that do not yet exist.
Chapter from Best Practices in Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives edited by Elizabeth H. Hawkins, R. Dale Walker.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Uses findings based on the hearings and consultation sessions conducted on the No Child Left Behind Act to discuss the impact the Act has had on students and the institutions they attend.
Premier Lorne Calvert's three year action plan to treat substance abuse based on recommendations from the report Healthy Choices in a Healthy Community by Graham Addley.
Contains statistics for rates of testing in voluntary ("opt-in") and mandatory ("opt-out") programs, lists best practices benchmarks from a variety of sources, and answers questions frequently asked by health practitioners.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la langue et las savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 5-30
Description
Introductory article to themed issues presents various author perspectives' on reversing language and knowledge shifts.
French text pages 5-15. English text pages 16-30.
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, vol. 27, no. 3, March 2005, pp. 237-246
Description
Study concluded that women who did not receive adequate care were more likely to live in poverty, have highly stressed lives, low levels of self-esteem and Aboriginal, and that racial disparities needed to be addressed.
Analysis of data from 9,403 participants in the "Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders". Statistics for demographics, incidence of individual diseases and prevalence in conjunction with factors of rurality, gender and age.
The Journal of Rural Health, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 2005, pp. 198-205
Description
Study shows low utilization of specialty diabetes health care providers across ethnic groups in a rural setting, confirming the importance of primary care providers.
A photograph of a totem pole lying prone in the Prince Albert Armories, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia.
Information for First Nations individuals and communities about access, protection and treatment of personal health information, as well as an example of a privacy code.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 131-158
Description
Author examines and compares different social narratives around property ownership with close attention to the differences and similarities between Indigenous and mainstream-liberal societies.