Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 5, September/October 1995, pp. 32-33
Description
Comments on topics for future priorities regarding policy development identified by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Standing Committee and the Emotional and Social Well Being working party's role in mental health well being.
Report concludes the following: First Nation Control of First Nation Education is the ultimate objective, define comparability in terms of educational opportunity, avoid past misinterpretations of the principle of comparability and acknowledge and respect a series of guiding principles pertaining to the use of comparability.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Winter, 2012, pp. 50-74
Description
Looks at the effects of tribal-state Indian gaming on the gaming industry in the U.S. and contends that the industry is not regulated fairly and does not protect Native American sovereignty.
New edition of report provides overview of original and looks at relevant issues in the same countries including demographics, policy, fiscal information, legal framework, land rights and other important issues.
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.
Lists title, location of research, principal investigator, etc. for over ninety projects. Divided by topic area: health related, physical science, social science and traditional knowledge
Looks at the pros and cons of using the nosological category and the Independent Assessment Process to claim compensation for abuses and wrong doings for victims suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Discusses terms related to personal effectiveness, interpersonal relationships, leadership, and achieving business results. Under each topic includes checklists for achievement of goals and areas for further development.
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.
Looks at research done on various functions of the Downtown Community Court. Contains six reports providing a look at operations by the staff, community stakeholders, and Downtown Community Court (DCC) participants.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, January/February 2002, pp. 3-5
Description
Describes the Health Care Complaints Commission which is in place in New South Wales, Australia to offer recourse to patients who have received less than satisfactory health care.
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, February 1995, pp. 48-71
Description
Looks at the United Nations and other international initiatives designed to protect minorities and discusses how they may appear to be in conflict with other human rights efforts aimed at all individuals.
Protocol is comprised of six key principles: self-determination and inclusion in all stages of the research process; acting in good faith; understanding determinants of health; recognition of culture and vision and culturally-grounded research and solutions; respect for local peoples and their ways of knowing, Elders and ancestral understandings; and incorporating Two-Eyed Seeing into process.