Michael Fredericks discusses her company's philosophy and first project using a participate design concept at the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Facility at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Duration: 47:37.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 24, Territory(ies)=Territoire(s), Fall, 2001, pp. 59-76
Description
Discusses methodology used and initial findings from land use and occupancy study undertaken by the Whitefish Lake First Nation.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 59.
Public Health Reports, vol. 125, Supplement 4, 2010, p. 43–50
Description
Study identified sociocultural factors that contribute to rapid advancement of the disease; discusses the need for traditional healing practices to be included in treatment regimens.
Comments on the cultural relevance and meaningfulness of Elder Teachings on the identities of First Nations students.
Chapter from Issues Affecting Rural Communities (II) edited by J.C. Montgomery and A.D. Kitchenham.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 109-137
Description
Looks at how the concepts of ‘Kijigabandan’ and ‘Manadjitowin’ can assist Aboriginal social work to address two key barriers that often impede Aboriginal-specific harm reduction discussions, widespread support for abstinence and prohibition, and the belief that harm reduction and Aboriginal culture are incompatible.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 87-107
Description
Discusses the role of an Elder in counseling sessions with Aboriginal clinicians trained in Western healing intervention, providing insight into their problems both from an Aboriginal perspective as well as from a western clinical perspective.
Brief discussion of the impact of colonialism, factors which place individuals at risk for homelessness, common life experiences of the majority of the population, government responses, and list of practices needed in the continuum of care.
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) in respect to the Crown deducting payments for medical aid from 1909-1934 from the Band's interest trust account. ICC recommended that the claim be accepted for negotiation and that the subject of medical aid is worthy of a comprehensive study to clarify the intentions of the various treaties. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Traces Pete Standing Alone's last round up of his horses and how his life has changed in the last twenty years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide.
Duration:18:02.
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 82nd, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter H. Russell
Description
Argues that while RCAP may be seen as a failure in terms of its recommendations being implemented, as an attempt to establish consensual understanding of the relationship between Aboriginal people and other Canadians, it was a success.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 1, Winter, 2001, pp. 91-92
Description
Briefly introduces an article written by Tony Reynolds, the Executive Director of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) from 1993-1996, when the final report was released.