Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 31, no. 2, 2004, pp. 179-196
Description
Looks at trends in the fertility rates for North American Indians, Registered Indians, Métis and Inuit peoples and the merging of age patterns between different groups over the past 30 years.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, March/April 2004, p. 23
Description
Media release reports on two year funding arrangement that includes incentives for general practitioners working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Contends that nature of the relationship between Native American students and their teacher, along with cultural context, can be important factors in academic success and retention .
File contains 2 negatives from a ceremony held at the Prince Albert Indian Metis Friendship Centre to commemorate the official opening of the Iskwew program for abused women.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 5-7
Description
Describes a collaborative project that gathered Australian Aboriginal peoples' experiences involving the start up of Aboriginal health services in Victoria.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 21-32
Description
Looks at factors contributing to youth suicide including self-esteem and depression. Joint venture between the Carrie Sekani Family Services and the Northern British Columbia University.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, Tribal College Governance, Summer, 2015
Description
Students and faculty of the Nebraska Indian Community College successfully petitioned authors of Psychology: A Journey to remove incorrect information about the Sioux sweat lodge.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 2, Tribal College Research, Winter, 2004
Description
Book review of: Night is Gone, Day is Still Coming: Stories and Poems by American Indian Teens and Young Adults edited by Annette Piña Ochoa, Betsy Franco and Traci L. Gourdine.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, no. 4, Special Issue: eHealth, 2004, pp. 448-449
Description
Brief article about National Institute of Health of the United States and the Canadian Institute of Health Research signing a joint agreement to cooperate on issues related to health research.
Author describes insights gained during his eight-week research project to improve his Mi'gmaw language skills by using the Aboriginal Language Initiative and the Migmaq Online websites, and engaging in weekly meetings with a fluent speaker and Elder-in-Residence at St. Thomas University.
Images from nature combined with National Film Board archival footage of Indigenous women and girls provides commentary on pageantry of Canadian nationalism.
Duration: 3:00.
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 2, 2015, pp. 165-178
Description
Talks about two new courses offered at Penn State University: Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing in the Great Lakes Region and Exploring Indigenous Ways of Knowing Among the Ojibwe.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 129-139
Description
Presents evidence, contrary to commonly held belief, that the collection of 280 word keys to at least 23 languages was not stolen and thrown overboard into the James River.
American Indian Art Magazine, vol. [29], no. [4], Autumn, 2004, pp. 86-105
Description
Discusses George Heye's collection of Northwest Coast metal objects which included masks, rattles, feast spoons, and daggers created for sale as "curios".
Non-Status and Off-Reserve Aboriginal Representation in New Brunswick Speaking for Treaty And Claims Beneficiaries: Final Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jula Hughes
Roy Stewart
Anthea Plummer
Description
Outlines the historical background of Aboriginal populations; describes New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council's organizational structure, representational capacity and track record of advocacy, with particular reference to membership recognition and representation through programming, in litigation, and policy development; analyzes demographics and options for representation of four groups: Status Indians residing off reserve; non-Status Indians; General List Indians of the Harquail Clan (Sickadomec); and never-registered populations.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 2, Summer, 2004, pp. 65-73
Description
Discusses elements of Nora Dauenhauer's Life Woven With Song which uses a variety of genres including memoir, essay, fiction, poetry, and autobiographical to reflect the relationship between the Tlingit people and their landscape.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 65.
The Sea of Identities: A Century of Baltic and East European Experiences with Nationality, Class, and Gender
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Andrej Kotljarchuk
Description
Chapter 3 from The Sea of Identities: A Century of Baltic and East European Experiences with Nationality, Class, and Gender edited by Norbert Götz. Looks at state run violence against the Nordic minorities and long term results.