Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 3, August 6, 2010, p. article no. 1383
Description
Reviews current services, initiatives & challenges to the delivery of safe maternity services for Aboriginal women in rural and remote areas of Australia.
Focuses on educational reform for Indigenous children in remote and northern Australia to improve educational outcomes. Feedback from participants provides recommendations.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, March/April 2010, pp. 25-29
Description
Presents a speech, delivered by the Prime Minister of Australia, addressing narrowing the gap in life expectancy and life opportunities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 34-44
Description
Discusses family enhancement approaches that combine traditional worldviews and western theories of child and family practice, and the benefits for workers, families, and Aboriginal communities.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 14, no. 1, 1977, pp. 64-75
Description
Compares aboriginal belief and ritual systems among Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest who speak languages that belong to the Salish linguistic family.
Book reviews of: Arctic Labyrinth: The Quest for the Northwest Passage by Glyn Williams and Joseph-Elzéar Bernier: Champion on Canadian Arctic Sovereignty by Marjolaine Saint-Pierre.
State of Knowledge Report (Sustainable Forest Management Network)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephen Wyatt
Jean-François Fortier
Garth Greskiw
Martin Hébert
Solange Nadeau
David Natcher
Peggy Smith
Ron Trosper
Description
Discusses how The Sustainable Forest Management Network (SFMN) has supported research that promotes more effective linkages between Aboriginal people, forestry companies and governments.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 90, no. 1, March 2009, pp. 71-98
Description
Looks at how Métis women and their families in Western Canada withdrew from Treaty Six to participate in the scrip program in order to gain economical benefits.
Pacific Northwest Quarterly, vol. 101, no. 3/4, Race and Empire at the Fair, Summer/Fall, 2010, pp. 141-149
Description
Looks at exhibit at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle which featured people from the Philippine Island of Lazon living at the Igorrote Village.
Contends that the Department of Indian Affairs has a plan to change the rules governing First Nations, but suggests that Native people should have the right to develop their own democratic self-government.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, [Special Issue: Aboriginal Redress], March 2009, pp. 1-26
Description
Discusses colonial suppression and attempts to extinguish Indigenous cultures and looks at ways to redress colonial injustices against Indigenous peoples.
Race and Class, vol. 52, no. 1, July-September 2010, pp. 9-18
Description
Presents an interview with Bonita Lawrence who discusses issues facing Aboriginal people such as: the definition of 'indianness', cultural identity, and colonialism.
Book review of: The Color of the Land: Race, Nation and the Politics of Land Ownership in Oklahoma: 1832-1929 by David A. Chang.
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Extensive and detailed teacher's guide to accompany a graphic novel aimed at suicide prevention in youth and young adults. The comic book is produced by the Healthy Aboriginal Network.
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 109-116
Description
Study looks at opinion over the meaning of nations, how Canadians react to the idea of "founders", and how the relationship between Aboriginality and the diversity of Canadians is seen.
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History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2010.
Based on viewpoints of Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson, Helen Peterson, Oliver La Farge, and Hugh Butler.
Extensive history of Aboriginal involvement in military conflicts ranging from Pre-Columbian, through to the World Wars, Korean War and the next six decades.