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.
Paper presented a the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, April 12, 2012, Vancouver, Canada, Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.
Reviews the 2010 Tribal Law and Order Act regarding needs of sexual assault survivors, TLOA reforms in relation to social work, and roles of practitioners.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 1, Summer, 2012, pp. 109-123
Description
Study shows that American Indians and Alaska Natives are being placed in nursing homes prematurely due to a shortage of social services and demographic changes within the community.
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.
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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The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 498-504
Description
Studied client characteristics, drug use patterns, and treatment needs in an urban treatment centre and the South Central Plains Tribal program. Compares data between clients.
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.
Looks at how ethnography can add to the understanding of intellectual, social, and cultural life and the collaboration between scholars and research subjects.
Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 45, no. 1, 2010, pp. 9-26
Description
Examination of two documents: First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Education Policy Framework and Building Bridges to Success for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Students.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 44, no. 2, 2005, pp. 24-35
Description
Looks at the disparities in competence between the two groups of students and recommends professional development for math teachers as well as enrichment activities for the students.
The Political Economy of Northern Regional Development
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Author/Creator
Andrée Caron
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Chapter 14 from book: The Political Economy of Northern Regional Development, Vol. 1 by Gorm Winther, Gérard Duhaime, Jack Cruise, Chris Southcott, Hans Aage ... [et al.]. Discusses gathering data and metadata and building the ArcticStat databank.
Human Biology, vol. 82, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 227-238
Description
Discusses the classical stringent standards to retrieve and authenticate DNA from ancient remains and puts forth recommendations for future discoveries and progression of the ancient DNA field.