Highlights the importance of considering cultural, political, and epistemological context by looking at the data in an interdisciplinary study of the role of fire in affecting the resilience of Alaska Native communities and the relationship between wildfire and human activity in the boreal forest of Alaska and the Yukon Territory.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 47, no. 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 3-11
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These selections from the Duck Lake Indian Agency records illustrate a pattern of negative government attitudes and oppressive fiscal policies of austerity towards First Nations peoples and communities. Introduction and commentary by J.R. Miller.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.
Salish Kootenai College Provides Online Information Technology Classes at Crownpoint
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Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006
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Looks at the online information technology classes offered to American Indian students in the United States and to Indigenous students in Alberta, British Columbia, and Australia.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, March/April 2006, pp. 15-16
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Overview of Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Tobacco Control (CEITC) set up in 2003 in recognition of the fact that Aboriginal smoking rates are more than twice the overall Australian rate.
Review has shown that every land claim and settlement is different in a variety of terms, so as a result aspects of these treaty settlements will not necessarily be applicable to British Columbia.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 97, no. Supplement 3, September/October 2006, pp. S4-S10
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Presents an analysis of relevant literature and social policy, concluding that an increase in research activity through multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral collaborations is necessary to improve the health of lone parents and their children.