Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. [38]-69
Description
Discusses how the author uses the perspectives of several narrators to show how stories, both historical and fictional, structure perceptions of "reality" and Native Americans.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 38.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 49-75
Description
Looks at the connection between images and stories in the documentary and exposes the politics associated with American Indian filmmaking.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 49.
Analyzes the kinds of art that are deemed acceptable as Aboriginal and discusses the ways the Barkindji people in Wilcannia deal with issues pertaining to the politics of culture, cultural subjectivity and identity.
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 387-407
Description
Studies population trends, using archaeological settlement remains and methods developed in recent research on Iroquois cultures, to create a model of two precontact Native American populations and show the effects of European contact.
The Beaver, vol. 90, no. 1, February/March 2010, p. 16
Description
Looks at the disappointment felt by the artist, Mildred Valley Thornton, when the Government of Canada refused to buy her collection of paintings in its entirety.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 4, July/August 2001, p. 34
Description
Comments on the growth of non-government organizations (NGOs) in Queensland, Australia in response to the perception that government is not adequately addressing the problem.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 51, no. 6, December 2011, pp. 518-522
Description
Looks at the Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service Aboriginal Midwifery Access Program (AMAP) in terms of access to antenatal care, behavioural risk factors and birth outcomes. Compares results to those for other women delivering in the Australian Capital Territory.
Positive Self-Reported Health might be an Important Determinant of Students’s Experiences of High School in Northern Sweden
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hanna Forsberg
Heidi Carlerby
Annika Norstrand
Anitha Risberg
Catrine Kostenius
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study used data from the health dialogue questionnaire which surveyed 5035 students between 2013 and 2016; results were analyzed to determine associations between positive self-reported health and student experience. It was found that positive health is associated with positive experiences of school.
Looks at increasing the participation and success of Aboriginal learners in post-secondary education and increasing and improving opportunities for student mobility.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 2, 2001, p. [?]
Description
Findings of study indicate that financial challenges deserve further attention and more transition resources are required for students to achieve success.
Apologia:The titles of some postcards use wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
Selection of early Western Canadian postcards held at the University of Saskatchewan Library Special Collections Department. Includes studio portraits as well as depictions of camps, powwows, parades, totem poles and residential schools.
Nothing But the Truth: An Anthology of Native American Literature
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Susan Pérez Castillo
Description
Presents analysis of Silko's review of The Beet Queen by Erdrich.
Chapter in book: Nothing But the Truth: An Anthology of Native American Literature edited by John L. Purdy and James Ruppert.
Canadian Journal of Public Health , vol. 110, no. 4, August 2019, pp. 440-452
Description
Uses data from the 2006 Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) to examine the risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) among different demographic groups in Canada. Findings indicate differing factors for different groups; authors suggest tailored approaches to preventing PPD could better protect the mental health of mothers in Canada.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 10, November 2011, p. 19
Description
Comments on an agreement between the potash industry and the Saskatoon Tribal Council geared towards improving employment and training opportunities for First Nations.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
Review of Constitutional Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, 2011, pp. 1-29
Description
Examines how the Meech Lake Accord resulted in increased activism and the implications for national politics and Aboriginal policy. Also explores how the momentum of that period has been lost and what could be done to renew it.
BC Studies, no. 172, Winter, 2011/2012, pp. 128-129
Description
Book review of The Power of Place, the Problem of Time by Keith Thor Carlson.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 128.