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Genocidal Carcerality and Indian Residential Schools in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Woolford
James Gacek
Punishment & Society, vol. 18, no. 4, 2016, pp. 400-419
Focusing on Fort Alexander Indian Residential school examines how space applies to physical, biological, and cultural elimination of a group.
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Geographic Variation in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among American Indians and Comparisons with the Corresponding State Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Levin
V. L. Lamar Welch
R. A. Bell
M. L. Casper
Ethnicity and Health, vol. 7, no. 1, February 2002, pp. 57-67
Study conducted in 4 states examined incidence of self-reported cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and perceived health status and compared them to results reported in the general population.
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Geographic Variation in Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Age of Onset, and Stage at Diagnosis among American Indian and Alaska Native People, 1990-2009

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David G. Perdue
Donald Haverkamp
Carin Perkins
Christine Makosky Daley
Ellen Provost
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S404-S414
Uses linkage methodology to compare American and Alaska Native incidence data with the white population. Shows there should be improved access to CRC screening programs.
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Geographies of the Lower Skeena

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Clayton
BC Studies, no. 94, The Historical Geography of British Columbia, Summer, 1992, pp. 29-58
Focuses on how Coast Tsimshian were viewed by missionaries, government officials and traders and geographical settings.
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The Geography and Dialects of the Miwok Indians

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.6, no.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
S. A. Barrett
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 6, (pp33-368).
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George First Rider 8

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dila Provost
Albert Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
A discussion of Treaty 7: promises made and broken; and the traditional relationship of the Indian to his surroundings.
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[Georges Erasmus Offers a Native View of Canada's Future]

Alternate Title
CBC Television News Special ; March 8, 2002
LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium ; 3rd, 2002
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Georges Erasmus
Discusses issues such as self-government, economic development, and the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal citizens. Includes synopsis. Duration: 8:01.
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A Ghost-Dance in California

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. L. Kroeber
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 17, no. 64, January-March 1904, pp. 32-35
Description of the "ghost dance" as practised by the Yurok and Karok peoples of the lower Klamath River in California
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Ghost Dance of the Blood Indian

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview that tells the story of the origin of the Ghost Dance as well as the story of the acquisition of the Shaggy Pipe.
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The Giant Indians of Tierra Del Fuego

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Frederick A. Cook
The Century, vol. 59, no. 5, March 1900, pp. 721-729
Discusses information gathered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition on the Ona, the Yahgans and the Aliculufs, three distinct races of Fuegians.
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Gillette Chipps Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Gillette Chipps
Don Prescott
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he discusses his life as a fisherman. He recounts the story of the first encounter between the Nootka Indians and Captain Cook.
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The Girl and the Bear Facts: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Georgina Loucks
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 218-239
Discussion of myths about bear and human interaction among the Tlingit, Bella Bella, Blackfoot and Cherokee.
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[Giving Children a Voice on First Nations: Canada]

Alternate Title
Leading Practice Conference 2014
[Leading Practice Family Work Conference 2014]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Discusses the impacts of colonization, intergenerational trauma and other issues which result in over-representation in the child welfare system. Duration: 41:22.
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Giving Voice to Food Insecurity in a Remote Indigenous Community in Subarctic Ontario, Canada: Traditional Ways, Ways to Cope, Ways Forward

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Skinner
Rhona M. Hanning
Ellen Desjardins
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
BMC Public Health, vol. 13, 2013, p. article no. 427
Looks at ways that Aboriginal people are coping with food insecurity and notes that public health policies to improve food security are urgently needed.
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Glossary: Speaking the Names of Indigenous Nations

Alternate Title
Histories of Indigenous Peoples and Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[John Belshaw]
[Sarah Nickel]
[Chelsea Horton]

From Histories of Indigenous Peoples and Canada by John Belshaw, Sarah Nickel and Chelsea Nickel. Lists traditional and anglicized versions of First Nations and tribes discussed in the book.

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A Gly482Ser Missense Mutation in the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor [Gamma] Coactivator-1 is Associated with Altered Lipid Oxidation and Early Insulin Secretion in Pima Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yunhua Li Muller
Clifton Bogardus
Oluf Pedersen
Leslie Baier
Diabetes, vol. 52, no. 3, March 2003, pp. 895-898
Study revealed that there appeared to be no link of the Gly482Ser polymorphism with type 2 diabetes among the subjects examined in the Gila River Indian Community.
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Gold on Haida Gwaii: The First Prospects, 1849-53

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Galois
BC Studies, no. 196, Perspectives on the Gold Rush, Winter, 2017/2018, pp. 15-42
Looks at the role played by the First Nation in the discovery of gold and their interactions with those who came to exploit the resource.
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