Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 407-416
Description
Looks at a small-scale pilot study that empirically assesses one measure of religiousness and spirituality for Native Hawaiians, the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS)
Consists of an interview where he tells of life in a foster home and cultural suppression; gives a description of suppression on reserves in the 1950's; and gives a description of native values and philosophy and the role of sweat lodges.
Highlights the Europeans role change, exploration, and colonization of New France. Includes links to genealogy, explorers, First Nations, and daily life.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 105-135
Description
Argues that the current federal vision of self-government is unacceptable and that any attempt to renew the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the settler society, must be established as Nation to Nation relations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, Winter, 1985, pp. 31-47
Description
Looks at French and Anishinaabe author Gerald Vizenor's recent work, Earthdivers, which attempts to create a "new consciousness of coexistence" by using the trickster to stimulate dialogue on contemporary Native American issues.
Survey showed that half of respondents were HIV positive, many of whom did not seek medical treatment because of discrimination.
Access Voices of Two-Spirited Men [Part 2].
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 6, November/December 1993, p. 35
Description
Working group established by representatives of the Kimberley Land Council and Aboriginal pastoralists to look at a voluntary code of conduct to access pastoral properties.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, Prophets: Religious Leaders and Revitalization Movements, Summer, 1985, pp. 325-333
Description
Explores the Waptashi or Feather Religion and its leader Jake Hunt. Waptashi is a combination of the Washani faith and the Indian Shaker Church where the Eagle is the supreme being who communicates through Jake Hunt.
Journal of American Studies, vol. 35, no. 3, December 2001, pp. 371-410
Description
Contrasts Aboriginal concepts of war, in which generalizations are avoided, to that of Western thought, in which there is an attempt to be precise, categorize, and create a unified theory.
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, vol. 26, no. 1, 2001, pp. 1-8
Description
Argues that creating space involves more than simply allocating positions and places to those who identify as Indigenous. It also includes recognition of world-views and knowledge bases that are distinctly Indigenous.