Examines several aspects of knowledge systems including: food security, healing systems and medicinal plants. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
Suggests that successful interventions, to reverse the trend of poor health in Aboriginal people, involve the inclusion of Aboriginal community members as active collaborative partners.
Examines issues such as models, relationships, and activities surrounding self-government and explores examples of local governmental operations and organization.
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-111
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Métis Federation - Winnipeg Regional
Description
Survey (done in 2000) of prisoners, their families, community representatives and service providers was conducted to discover what supports and services were needed while the men were incarnated and upon their release.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 3, September 1990, pp. 33-38
Description
Video and handbook Beyond Violence: Finding the Dream launched at the Aboriginal Women in Unity Conference held in Dubbo, 1990. A tool for health workers to use to bring about change in communities.
The Beaver, vol. 70, no. 1, February/March 1990, pp. 50-?
Description
Book review of: Empire of the Bay: An Illustrated History of the Hudson's Bay Company by Peter C. Newman, edited by John Geiger with photographs by Kevin Fleming.
Psychiatric Services, vol. 52, no. 1, January 2001, pp. 68-74
Description
Study using a cross-sectional survey of 621 veterans living in the American Southwest and Northern Plains during the period 1992-1995 found that service use depended on need for health care, while choice of the services used depended on availability.
Contends that if the ATR process could be made more like municipal boundary expansion, problems could be resolved and the economic development potential could be delivered.
Journal of Forest Economics, vol. 13, no. 1, May 15, 2007, pp. 49-71
Description
Findings did not reflect a statistical difference between Native Americans and Montana's general population initially, but in-depth interviews later revealed variations.
Behavioral Health Risks for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Serafini
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis C. Wendt
Brandon Matsumiya
Carolyn A. McCarty
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Study found that Indigenous youth suffered from more depressive symptoms, discrimination, and generalized anxiety, and were more likely to have initiated substance abuse than the rest of the cohort.
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 1-8
Description
An analysis of four primary sources published by William Johnson, Superintendent of Northern Indian Affairs, British General Charles Lee, University of Pennsylvania Provost William Smith, and plantation owner and British soldier Peter Williamson.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Studies barriers to implementing the Zimbabwean language education policy in primary school grades and the perception of socio-economic benefits that come with the English language.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 165, no. 6, September 18, 2001, pp. 749-755
Description
Study conducted to describe characteristics of those who had died, identify antecedents and correlates and determine if those at high risk could be identified by nonspecialist health care professionals.
Journal of Alternative Spiritualities and New Age Studies, vol. 3, 2007, pp. 97-117
Description
"This paper explores the role of North American Indian Agency in western alternative spiritual practice with a focus on the UK pow-wow scene and an emphasis upon complicating spiritual appropriation discourse."
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Proposed construction of a 100 kilometer all-weather road from Highway 905 in northern Saskatchewan to the settlement of Wollaston Lake and the Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation community.
Journal of Nursing Scholarship, vol. 33, no. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 279-283
Description
Seven dimensions that provide a foundation for Native American nursing are identified: caring, traditions, respect, connection, holism, trust and spirituality.
Conceptualizing Intercultural Contact in the Supervision of Indigenous Student Teachers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kay Martinez
Peter McNally
Frank York
Donna Rigano
Gail Jose
Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, 2001, pp. 307-321
Description
Study explores the opportunities and challenges faced by students enrolled in the Remote Area Teacher Education Program (RATEP) during their practica sessions in urban schools.