English and Film Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Looks at four narratives: Jeannette Armstrong’s Slash, Sherman Alexie’s Indian Killer, Tomson Highway’s Kiss of the Fur Queen, and Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road.
Seachange, The Face-to-Face, Spring, 2010, pp. 51-80
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Looks at the history of Native Net, a nation-wide computer based multimedia communication network, and the development of CyberPowWow, an online gallery and chat room produced by the Aboriginal collective Nation to Nation.
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 11, no. 1, New Series, 2000, pp. 87-108
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Discusses the Royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later George V and Queen Mary), the ceremonies held and review of the extensive related archival records.
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 436-445
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Comments on a project, the Native Hawaiian Cancer Awareness, Research and Training Project, whose goal is aimed at reducing the burden of cancer among Native Hawaiians.
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 446-449
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Comments on a program that assists underrepresented minorities and disadvantaged students to qualify and complete the medical doctoral program at the University of Hawai'i.
Studies in Visual Communication, vol. 11, no. 4, Fall, 1985, pp. 54-75
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Using photographs from the Carlisle Indian boarding school to examine the historical value of photographs as both visual artifacts and constructed ideals the same as the written word.
Discussion on the effectiveness of a number of agreements negotiated directly between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities in support of three northern Canadian diamond mines.
Looks at agreements signed between mining companies and First Nation communities in Canada in order to establish formal relationships between them, to reduce the predicted impact of a mine, and to secure economic benefist for affected communities.
Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, vol. 34, no. 1, Counselling First Nations People in Canada, 2000, pp. 43-53
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Looks at relations between researchers and James Bay Cree from northern Quebec based on an experiment conducted to uncover sources of negative reactions towards past psychological studies.
Discusses Australian context; crime levels; policing interventions carried out by communities; programs for violent crime; sentencing alternatives; education, drug and alcohol, support and community supervision; and initiatives in Canada, United States, and New Zealand.
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000.
Examines the relationship between culture and the clinical practice of psychological assessment.
General discussion of the issue of Aboriginal tenure, and through an examination of treaties between the Micmaq, Wabenaki Confederacy and the British Crown asserts that Aboriginal title has not been extinguished in Atlantic Canada.
Excerpted from Beyond the Nass Valley: National Implications of the Supreme Court's Delgamuukw Decision.
Ethnicity & Health, vol. 5, no. 1, February 2000, pp. 47-57
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Discusses how individuals, with diabetes, reported activity limitations at work, home and in leisure activities.This same group were also at greater risk for suffering heart disease.
Diabetes Care, vol. 24, no. 1, January 2001, pp. 64-68
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Study shows that diabetics with complications earn only 85% of non-diabetic incomes and are twice as likely to be out of the labour force when compared to the general population while the disease has less influence on rates of employment for Aboriginals.
Papers, presentations and proceedings from the conference Impact of NAFTA on Aboriginal Business in North America held in Saskatoon, Sk., May 28-29, 2001.
Authors look at the retention and graduation rates of American Indian post-secondary students and suggests recommendations to increase retention rates.
An overview of initiatives for Aboriginal and Northern communities under Canada’s Economic Action Plan with the inclusion of two community investment impact studies conducted in the spring and summer of 2010.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 50-68
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Discusses whether the program changed attitudes toward American Indians among young learners and therefore potentially improve interracial relationships among Native Americans and non-Native Americans.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, March/April 2010, pp. 6-8
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Concludes a successful partnership between the research team and the community hospital, aids the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians by providing accurate reports of kidney function.
Discussion of the methodologies, ethics, and background of study which centered on womens' experience of violence and doubts as to whether restorative justice would actually improve the situation.