Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 115-135
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Discusses a project to empower women to become independent of domestic violence through mutual help groups and building a network of co-operation among social agencies and community-based organizations.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 34, no. 1, Winter, 1981, pp. 25-35
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Provides a sketch of John Thompson’s life in as an employee of the HBC from his departure from Gravesend on the King George(III) in 1789, to his return to Stromness in the Orkneys in 1795.
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Reading Teacher, vol. 42, no. 9, May 1989, pp. 670-674
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Discusses the 'deficit' theory assumption that children from lower socioeconomic homes have lower levels of language skill, whereas the classes may provide fewer opportunities to speak out, and so may be perceived as less capable expressively.
Briefly reviews role of renewable resources in the northern economy and concepts of Indigenous, scientific and joint management. Analyzes the Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement (PCMA) and the Management Board's operations.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 1989, pp. 34-37
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Book reviews of: Flinders Ranges Dreaming by The Adnyamathanha Storytellers of South Australia and Dorothy Tunbridge.
Turning the Tide: A Personal History of the Federal Council for Advancement of Aborigines andTorress Strait Islanders by Faith Bandler.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 12-14
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Chronicles risk factors of alcohol and tobacco consumption and high rates of addiction of Australian Aboriginal people. Current smoking rates for Aboriginal Australians are 2.6 times that of non-Aboriginal Australians.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 59-72
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Discusses severe restrictions pressed for by environmentalists concerning use of the Lake after the Ontario First Nation established a viable tourist industry.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 3, Summer, 1988, pp. 229-249
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Looks at the journey spiritual of Leslie Silko's protagonist Tayo through a Laguna symbolic world created by the Spider Women character. Laguna Pueblo is located in northwestern New Mexico.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 39-48
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Author reflects on the international legal standards regarding the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty of Black Hills between the United States government and the Sioux Nation.
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 16 , no. 1, 1989, pp. 25-42
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Data shows that there is a reasonably rapid departure of aboriginal languages in Canada but the language shift is occurring at various rates among the aboriginal demographic.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 9, no. 3-4, Women and Literacy, 1988, pp. 73-76
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Describes two training programs designed to help women develop the knowledge and skills required to better control and make decisions about their lives.