Recounts several incidences of murdered and missing Aboriginal women. Statistics show 4.5 out of every 100,000 Indigenous women are killed by homicide.
Jury recommendations resulting from inquest into the deaths of seven youths from remote communities attending school in Thunder Bay.
Verdict Explanation.
Very Good Medicine: Indigenous Humour and Laughter
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Cynthia Lindquist Mala
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 4, Good Medicine, Summer, May 1, 2016, pp. [28-31,7]
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Brief article discusses how laughter contributes to good health and the role humour plays in Indigenous culture, Includes quotes from Dakota comedian Mylo Redwater Smith.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2020, pp. [1]-35
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An examination of a Spanish flu epidemic at the federal Indian boarding school in Lawrence Kansas, its impact on the students and the response of school officials.
Explains free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) in the context of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the term "veto" by the Supreme Court.
Discusses issues of human rights abuse towards Aboriginal women and children, and describes how various policies and practices have had a negative impact on many lives.
International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, vol. 4, no. 1, 2016, pp. 48-63
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Reviews eight articles, most focussing on interventions using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy model. Results support using traditional cultural activities in treatments.
Panel discussion about government accountability and the forthcoming inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and efforts to strengthen community-based responses. to violence.
Duration: 2:16:01.
Includes toolkit to help with workshop templates for environmental violence teach-ins, resources for healing and traditional land-based medicines, and community health assessments.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 2, 2002, pp. 110-122
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Analyses the prevalence of violence and sexual abuse among the Inuit in Greenland. The article also studies associations between health and having been a victim of abuse.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 1, 2016, pp. 19-32
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Looks at settler colonialism and the 1850 Act for the Government and Protections of Indians paving the way for victimization and criminalization of American Native women.
Transmotion, vol. 6, no. 1, Ralph Salisbury, June 21, 2020, pp. 131-169
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The author, Ingrid Wendt who is also the wife of Ralph Salisbury, reflects on Salisbury’s spiritual practice and the ways that it both influenced and appeared in his writing.
Looks at data gathered from children, youth, caregivers, and other stakeholders regarding involvement with the child welfare system and identifies issues that are contributing to the over-representation of Aboriginal young people in the system. Presents 8 recommendation to improve outcomes.
Looks at women-centred care within Saskatchewan and Manitoba and compares findings with other women-centred models.
Published by the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2002, pp. 35-38
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Book review of: Voices of American Indian Assimilation and Resistance by Siobhan Senier.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.