Examines the six sessions, provides an analysis of how well the documentation reflects Aboriginal women's issues and perspectives, and makes recommendations on how to move toward equitable resolutions for all involved.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. [97]-101
Description
Book review of: Always a People collected by Rita Kohn and W. Lynwood Monteil.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 9, September 2010, p. 19
Description
Profiles the accomplishments of Deborah Chatsis, a member of Ahtahkakoop First Nation, and her appointment as Canada's ambassador to Vietnam.
Article found by scrolling to page 19.
MELUS, vol. 17, no. 1, Native American Fiction: Myth and Criticism , Spring, 1991-1992, pp. [21]-38
Description
Contends that despite commonalities between the two figures, many more dissimilarities exist due to differences in Aboriginal and Western cultures and worldviews.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, p. 758
Description
Argues that the AIAN health policy hasn't kept pace with the demographic and social changes of the last 50 years, resulting in the needless suffering of people.
Social Work, vol. 50, no. 2, April 2005, pp. 131-139
Description
Findings revealed grandparents raising grandchildren, despite the fact that many were living in extreme poverty, suffer ill health, and have limited resources and services.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1991, pp. 28-35
Description
Introduces a proposal for a composition course that is based on American Indian autobiography, and is designed for upper-level English majors.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 72-74
Description
Book review American Indian Education: Counternarratives in Racism, Struggle, and the Law by Matthew L. M. Fletcher.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 72.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 355-369
Description
Examines the negative and positive aspects of providing elder care, describing low levels of burden and high levels of reward, attributable to cultural attitudes toward elders.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 371-383
Description
Examines the role of American Indian grandparents who assume custodial responsibility of providing sole care for their grandchildren and the stressors and rewards of providing that care.
Prevention is Primary: Strategies for Community Well Being
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Description
Sidebar for Chapter 15: Mental Health in the Realm of Primary Prevention in book Prevention is Primary: Strategies for Community Well Being (2nd Edition) edited by Larry Cohen, Vivian Chazeg and Sana Chehimi.
Conversation with Traveling Thunder at Fort Belknap reservation.
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, vol. 3, no. 1, March 2010, pp. 27-42
Description
Discusses the challenges of first-year course completion and reveals why American Indian students are more likely to report difficulties. Recommends strategies for enhancing academic success.
Includes Culture Areas :
Volume 1: Tribes and Traditions: Abenaki-Missouri
Volume 2: Tribes and Traditions: Miwook - Zapotec
(Be patient download is very slow)
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-9
Description
Illustrates the use of a system that can aide in the critical examination of historical discourse.
Change, vol. 23, no. 2, March/April 1991, pp. 11-18
Description
Explores Indian higher education beginning with early colonial efforts to the federal control focused on assimilation efforts and finally the move to self controlled Tribal colleges.
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2005, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how an inclusive and participatory leadership can play an essential role in improving tribal governance with federal, state and local governments in the United States.
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History of Native American settlements in the Lower Mississippi Valley and the impact of the Indian Removal Act of 1883 when discussed in relation to Native American assistance after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.