Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 4, July/August 2001, p. 34
Description
Comments on the growth of non-government organizations (NGOs) in Queensland, Australia in response to the perception that government is not adequately addressing the problem.
Positive Self-Reported Health might be an Important Determinant of Students’s Experiences of High School in Northern Sweden
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hanna Forsberg
Heidi Carlerby
Annika Norstrand
Anitha Risberg
Catrine Kostenius
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study used data from the health dialogue questionnaire which surveyed 5035 students between 2013 and 2016; results were analyzed to determine associations between positive self-reported health and student experience. It was found that positive health is associated with positive experiences of school.
Discusses each part of Aboriginal title as defined by the court, relation to inherent right of self-government, proof of aboriginal title, and jurisdiction over Aboriginal title.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 2, 2001, p. [?]
Description
Findings of study indicate that financial challenges deserve further attention and more transition resources are required for students to achieve success.
Apologia:The titles of some postcards use wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
Selection of early Western Canadian postcards held at the University of Saskatchewan Library Special Collections Department. Includes studio portraits as well as depictions of camps, powwows, parades, totem poles and residential schools.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 101-106
Description
Book review of: Postindian Conversations by Gerald Vizenor and A Robert Lee. Compilation of Interviews conducted with Vizenor.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Nothing But the Truth: An Anthology of Native American Literature
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Susan Pérez Castillo
Description
Presents analysis of Silko's review of The Beet Queen by Erdrich.
Chapter in book: Nothing But the Truth: An Anthology of Native American Literature edited by John L. Purdy and James Ruppert.
Canadian Journal of Public Health , vol. 110, no. 4, August 2019, pp. 440-452
Description
Uses data from the 2006 Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) to examine the risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) among different demographic groups in Canada. Findings indicate differing factors for different groups; authors suggest tailored approaches to preventing PPD could better protect the mental health of mothers in Canada.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 169-184
Description
Article reveals that some unique approaches exist and raises a series of challenges including: implementing goals, evaluation, relevance, access, completion rates and Indigenous control.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 95-106
Description
Suggests Silko's novel is not as tragic as one might initially conclude because it prophecies that a renewed era of active spiritual and social community will prevail.
Tracks progress in policies, programs and regulations that impact energy systems at the federal, provincial, territorial, regulatory and utility levels. Each section includes information on jurisdiction's total number of communities, and population and diesel consumption as a percentage of national total. Based on the most recent data available in the Remote Communities Energy database.
Herizons, vol. 14, no. 1, Summer, 2000, pp. 15-[?]
Description
Deals with the political power Aboriginal women traditionally exercised and how Western political systems have excluded these women from decision-making, thereby undermining Indigenous cultures.
Compares and contrasts scientific and practice-based approaches, discusses why a move from one to the other is important and how the change would impact future research and researchers.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Results of survey conducted to compile information on what core and administrative competencies are needed by Aboriginal literacy workers, and how skills are acquired and recognized.
Includes brief description of child welfare in Ontario and the current context, discusses effects of the provincial moratorium on new agency designations, and makes specific recommendations to Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services with respect to service provision, relationships with mainstream Children's Aid Societies, funding, capacity building and staff retention.
Ethnohistory, vol. 48, no. 1/2, Winter/Spring, 2001, pp. 337-350
Description
Review essay of:
Weaving Ourselves into the Land: Charles Godfrey Leland, "Indians" and the Study of Native American Religions by Thomas C. Parkhill.
Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Incorporated by Mike Gidley.
Imagining Indians in the Southwest: Persistent Visions of a Primitive Past by Leah Dilworth.
Wild West Shows and the Images of American Indians, 1883-1933. by L. G. Moses.
Bill was supposed to remedy the sexually discriminatory section 12(1)(b) of the Indian Act; deals with who is entitled to Status. Document covers issues such as reinstatement backlog and priorities, registration documentation, identification of father/illegitimate children, and funding issues (health, education, housing, child welfare) resulting from increase in status population.
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 109, no. 12, December 2001, pp. 1291-1299
Description
Study on infant development reports elevated levels of neurotoxins, mercury, PCBs, and lead, and discusses possible protective measures present in nutrient supplements.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 18-20
Description
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, in northwestern Montana, and how their land is protected by the State Historic Preservation Office.