Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. 83-85
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Book review of: A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee by Jack B. Martin and Margaret McKane Mauldin.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol. 23, no. Supplement 1, 2010, pp. 27-34
Description
Study found inadequate intakes of several essential nutrients, as well as reliance on non-traditional food and concluded that nutrition intervention was needed prevent diet-related chronic disease.
Journal of the Dietetic Association, vol. 101, no. 7, July 2001, pp. 802-806
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Study conducted with a sample of 50 high school volunteers investigated adolescent dietary behaviours, nutrition adequacy and disease-prevention planning in a group susceptible to type 2 diabetes.
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 1, 2001, pp. 55-81
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Research conducted on distribution of housing market opportunities show race matters in CMA housing market after excluding age, marital status, family type, education, occupation and income levels.
Final project report.
Examines the role of the Alsek Renewable Resource Council in Yukon’s first forest management plan, and the challenges associated with the devolution of forest management planning responsibilities.
MELUS, vol. 30, no. 2, Pedagogy, Praxis, Politics, and Multiethnic Literatures, Summer, 2005, pp. [79]-98
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Uses the example of the University of Georgia's project to preserve, archive and interpret culture to illustrate opportunities and problems associated with using technology to provide access to historical materials.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, 2001, pp. 235-274
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Reports on language use after Grade 10 and prior to university and warns of possible future problems resulting from conflicts between the Danish and Greenlandic languages. Some comparisons are drawn with Nunavut.
Post Script , vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 27-[?]
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Discusses impact two women filmmakers have had on the National Film Board of Canada's productions and their re-imagining of western cinematic traditions.
Disparities in Chronic Disease Risk Factors and Health Status Between American Indian / Alaska Native and White Elders: Findings From a Telephone Survey, 2001 and 2002
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clark H. Denny
Deborah Holtzman
Turner R. Goins
Janet B. Croft
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 825-827
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Comparison of chronic disease risk factors using 2001 and 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data.
Ethnicity and Disease Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, Spring, 2005, pp. 332-340
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Authors argue that a more balanced portrayal of cancer risks appearing in ethnic minority print media may contribute to increased awareness and possibly preventive screening behaviors.
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, vol. 38, no. 4, November 2001, pp. 465-477
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Study found Inuit had highest level of inequality, while Métis had the lowest. Authors speculate that geographic isolation and lack of integration may lead to these disparities.
Examines the structural factors behind disproportionality in the system and reviews approaches that go beyond traditional limits of social welfare systems.
Dissecting Internal Community Barriers and Subsequent Devaluation of Indigenous Graduates: A Discussion on Stereotypes, Knowledge, Power and Social Space Based on an
Human Biology, vol. 73, no. 1, February 2001, pp. 17-55
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Analysis of 185 individuals from various tribes suggests large population movements and the mixing of lineages. Results appear to be consistent with linguistic movement.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 303-316
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Examines the belief systems about diabetes in American Indian elders with two practice models, one an Indigenous model, valuing traditional American Indian culture, the other a mainstream model, aligned with western biomedicine.