Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 6, September 2010, pp. 9-11
Description
Looks at two Aboriginal health care workers who contributed to the improvement of health services for pregnant women and infant care in Aboriginal communities.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 6, no. 1, Traditional Medicine, January 2010, pp. 28-37
Description
Discusses the development of Aboriginal birthing centres that combine traditional medical practices with contemporary medical services and how this model could be applied to other health care services for Aboriginal communities.
Looks at a project that brought together youth in ten British Columbia communities to discuss the current status of youth health, issues associated with substance abuse, and share ideas about improving youth health in their schools and communities.
Tough on Kids: Rethinking Approaches to Youth Justice
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ross Gordon Green
Kearney F. Healy
Justice as Healing, vol. 8, no. 4, Winter, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Asserts that the British legal system cannot be successfully transfer to Indigenous people, due to philosophical differences.
Excerpt from chapter four of Tough on Kids: Rethinking Approaches to Youth Justice.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 4, July/August 2003, pp. 10-11
Description
Describes partnership between Aboriginal Medical Services (Australia) and a local hospital to create an ear, nose and throat outreach clinic in New South Wales.
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 78, no. 1, January/February 2002, pp. 101-102
Description
Looks at Aboriginal ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge regarding forest management planning, and discusses how Aboriginal communities need to understand the language that planners use and the objectives they hope to achieve.
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 78, no. 2, March/April 2002, pp. 250-254
Description
Discusses various post-secondary institutions in Canada that develop innovative programming solutions to attract more Aboriginal students and to address the complex problems surrounding Aboriginal involvement in forest management.
Looks at the historical, environmental, social, legal and political aspects of mining and the development of co-operative relationships between mining companies, governments and Aboriginal communities from the exploration stage onwards.
Discusses Treaty 8, provincial government policies and initiatives to accommodate Aboriginal rights and interests, and initiatives of the resource sector.
Examines sentencing circles and their potential to change the lives of victims, offenders, and community; also looks at a new relationship between community and government.
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 21-46
Description
Looks at the importance for a balanced approach to the teaching and learning of Aboriginal Perspectives to enhance the learning experience for Aboriginal students.
Brief profiles of the following politicians: Joan Beatty, Buckley Belanger, Carole James, Bonnie Leonard, Len Marchand, Bob Nault, Charles Fox, and Steve Kakfi.
Canadian Journal of Optometry, vol. 72, no. 4, August 2010, pp. 17-24
Description
Looks at universal early childhood screening for vision disorders to ensure Aboriginal children get the best possible start in life.
Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 17.