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Two Feathers Endowment Scholarship Program: Program Evaluation

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alexandra Pierce
Recipients of scholarship awards indicate that the program is successful in helping Native American students succeed in college and that the award helps recipients feel supported by a larger Native American community.
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Two Forms of Community Entrepreneurship in Finland: Are There Differences between Finnish and Sámi Reindeer Husbandry Entrepreneurs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Léo-Paul Dana
Ivan Light
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, vol. 23, no. 5-6, Community-Based, Social and Societal Entrepreneurship, June 2011, pp. 331-352
Reports results of survey conducted by the Reindeer Herder's Association with individuals from two ethnic communities. Those who identified themselves as Finns focused on matters relating to financial capital and profit. Sami herders spoke more about social, human and cultural capital.
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Type 1 Diabetes-Related Autoantibodies are Rare in Alaska Native Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Justin Mohatt
Lisa K. Gilliam
Lynn Bekris
Sven Ebbesson
Åke Lernmark
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 1, 2002, pp. 21-31
Concludes that Alaskan Inupiat and Siberian Yup'ik are predominantly affected by type 2 diabetes, as opposed to latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA).
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Under-reporting of Major Birth Defects in Northwest Russia: A Registry-based Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anton A. Kovalenko
Tormod Brenn
Jon Øyvind Ødland
Evert Nieboer
Alexandra Krettek ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1366785
Examines the results of combining two registries from Murmansk County and Norway and Archangelsk County to address the gap from defects not detectable at birth like hearing and mental illness and physicians improper recording.
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Underestimation of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality among Maine American Indians: The Role of Procedural and Data Errors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith M. Graber
Brenda E. Corkum
Nancy Sonnenfeld
Paul L. Kuehnert
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 827-830
Evaluates racial coding on death certificates and the effects of coding errors on estimation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.
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Understanding and Addressing the Health Care Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marsha Lillie-Blanton
Yvette Roubideaux
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 759-761
Argues that the United States has a legal and moral obligation to meet quality health services, and for many low income Aboriginal Americans the Indian Health Service (IHS) is the only source of coverage.
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Understanding Child Care in First Nations Communities

Alternate Title
FNIGC Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Looks at child-care use, types of child-care arrangements, and satisfaction with options available. Uses data from the 2016 First Nations Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey.
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Understanding Contextual Differences in American Indian Criminal Justice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry Long
Rich Braunstein
Brenda Manning
William D. Anderson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, 2008, pp. 41-65
Discusses the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) study about crime and victimization in the American Indian community.
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Understanding Indigenous Food Sovereignty through an Indigenous Research Paradigm

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tabitha Martens
Jaime Cidro
Michael Anthony Hart
Stéphane McLachlan
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 5, no. 1, 2016, pp. 18-37
Discusses the context and concerns of the Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS) movement arising from research conducted by the authors; focuses on the creation and implementation of an Aboriginal research framework.
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Understanding Intellectual Property Awareness& Use by Indigenous Businesses: 2019 Intellectual Property Survey of Indigenous Businesses

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
Goal of study was to explore businesses' understanding of intellectual property, how they are utilizing it, it's impact on business performance, and it's potential for protecting traditional knowledge and cultural expressions.
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Understanding Local Food Behaviour and Food Security in Rural First Nation Communities: Implications for Food Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mirella L. Stroink
Connie H. Nelson
Journal of Rural and Community Development, vol. 7, no. 3, 2012, pp. [65]-82
Study conducted with three Ontario communities: Ginoogaming First Nation, Aroland First Nation, and Eabametoong First Nation. Summarizes associations of behavior with health and well-being, and outlines how behaviour is occurring and what variables are associated with it.
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Understanding Risk and Protective Factors Influencing Urban American Indian /Alaska Native Youth Graduation Expectations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sofia Locklear
Collette Harris
Alyssa Yang
Kelsey Liu
Eliza Ramsey … [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 1, 2020, pp. [42]-63
Uses statistics from the Monitoring the Future project gathered between 2005-2015 to assess 15 risk and 14 protective factors and compare the results with responses of non-Hispanic White students.
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Understanding the Healthy Body from the Perspective of First Nations Girls in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region: A Photovoice Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer M. Shea
Jennifer Poudrier
Karen Chad
Jessica Rae Atcheynum
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 27-57
Study focused on three questions: interpretations of health, social, visual and cultural contexts, and barriers and strengths. Sample was 20 individuals.
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Understanding the Needs of Maori Learners for the Effective Use of eLearning

Alternate Title
Critical Success Factors for Effective Use of eLearning with Maori Learners
Understanding the Needs of Māori Learners for the Effective Use of eLearning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Porima
Summarizes results obtained through focus groups. Participants discussed why they undertook studies online, support systems, positive and negative aspects, relevance of tikanga Maori in courses, and changes that could enhance the experience. Part of project entitled Critical Success for Effective Use of eLearning with Maori Learners.
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Understanding the Needs of Nurses Working in First Nations and Inuit Communities with Respect to Misuse of Tobacco, and Current Trends in Health Promotion: A National Survey

Alternate Title
Tobacco Needs Analysis, 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
Results of survey conducted by Aboriginal Nurses Association with their members over the course of one month to ascertain tobacco misuse, program capacity, trends in health promotion, and future directions for tobacco control.
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Unikkaartuit: Meanings and Experiences of Suicide Among Inuit in Nunavut, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael J. Kral
Lori Idlout
J. Bruce Minore
Ronald J. Dyck
Laurence J. Kirmayer
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 1, [Sharing Knowledge Across Nations], December 2014, pp. 55-68
Project involved interviewing participants from the communities of Igloolik and Qikiqtarjuaq. Common themes were: loneliness, romantic relationship problems, family problems, anger at family or romantic partners, hiding suicidal thoughts or distress, and youth copying each other.
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Unpacking the Placement of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Special Education Programs and Services in the Early Grades: School Readiness as a Predictive Variable

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacob Hibel
Susan C. Faircloth
George Farkas
Harvard Educational Review, vol. 78, no. 3, Fall, 2008, pp. 498-528
Study found that once adjustments were made for other contextual factors, the rate of placement was comparable to other students and the greatest predictor of academic success was educational readiness, not ethnic background.
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Unpaid Work, Unpaid Care, Unpaid Assistance and Volunteering

Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mandy Yap
Nicholas Biddle
Data from the 2011 Australian Census shows that a high proportion of caring activities are being undertaken in regional and remote areas of the country.
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Unstated Paternity: Estimates and Contributing Factors

Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 2
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stewart Clatworthy
vol. 2

Data from two previous studies looks at prevalence and implications.

Chapter eleven from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.

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The Unsustainable Nature of Ignorance: Measuring Knowledge to Effect Social Change First Results of an On-Line Survey of Aboriginal Knowledge at Queen's University

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Godlewska
Jennifer Massey
Jones K. Adjei
Jackie Moore
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 1, 2013, pp. 65-94
Findings based on over 3000 students argues that unawareness about Aboriginal people in Canada is the biggest problems for Native Education.
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Update on the Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study: Wave 3 Methods at 20 Years

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Sayers
Gurmeet Singh
Joseph Fitz
Kobi Shultz
Belinda Davson
Lisa Jamieson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, July/August 2008, pp. 18-20
Describes the methods of the study which looked at 686 Aboriginal babies born at the Royal Darwin Hospital between January 1987 and March 1990.
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