Journal of Community Health, vol. 35, no. 6, December 2010, pp. [667]-675
Description
Study demonstrates that interventions to prevent excess adiposity in infants and toddlers are both feasible and acceptable to American Indian/Alaskan native peoples.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-12
Description
Examines the shift towards equal partnership between federal, provincial and First Nations governments in British Columbia regarding health care services and implications for the rest of Canada.
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Oliver
Peter Vicaire
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Looks at the three points of law concerning the Supreme Court's Carcieri decision which concerned taking lands into trust for Indian tribes federally recognized in 1934 when the IRA (Indian Reorganizaiton Act) was passed.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 108–124
Description
Discussion on lessons learned from integrating Western scientific methods and Indigenous knowledge systems, regarding monitoring and forecasting services for sea ice conditions.
Nurse Education Today, vol. 31, no. 6, August 2011, pp. 595-600
Description
Suggests that attrition rates are not only due to practical considerations such as funding and childcare, but also stem from instructional design and curricula that do not accommodate Aboriginal learning styles.
First National Trudeau Fellow discusses the Canadian art establishment's failure to recognize continuum of Aboriginal art or its aesthetic.
Duration: 1:08:05.
Examines the factors behind the diminishing usage of certain Nandi anthroponyms, which act as catalogues of past and present histories, and the endangerment extinction.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, Traditional Knowledge, Spirituality and Lands, 2011, pp. 1-17
Description
Discusses issues impacting spiritual revitalization of Indigenous communities and policies to support development and maintenance of traditional knowledge.
Part of Phase 1 information study on sources of knowledge for the State of the Watershed Report. This report should not be considered a comprehensive overview of documented Traditional Knowledge.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 5, May 2011, p. 11
Description
Looks at a system used by a group of pre-teens to solve personal problems, increase grades, and develop into strong women using traditional First Nations teachings.
Article found by scrolling to page 11.