Discusses two letters, regarding gangs and relationships, readers have submitted for advice. Article located by scrolling to page 10.

Comments on the case of Lisa Whitford who is raising her infant in a provincial remand centre.

Study identified key factors affecting rates of immunization: knowledge barriers, influence of others, vaccine barriers and missed opportunities.

Contends that rural schools offer advantages to both Native American and non-Native American students.

Looks at data obtained from questionnaire given to Aboriginal foster parents. Information will be used in targeted recruitment and retention.

Discusses the necessity of a comprehensive program which addresses both general conditions and specific prevention and intervention tasks. Excerpt from The Surgeon General's Workshop on Drunk Driving: Background Papers.

Identifies deficiencies in the vital statistics system for the reporting of infant mortality data and data coverage for the Aboriginal population.

Argues that researchers and the media have focused on a tenuous biomedical link while ignoring social issues such poverty and housing. Also argues that this has created a culture of fear which targets Aboriginals.

Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.

Olive Diefenbaker, wife of the Prime Minister, greets Aboriginal children at Fort Simpson, NWT in 1961.

File contains a single negative from Olive Diefenbaker's official opening of a library at the All Saints Residential School in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on January 17, 1964. Scanned image shows Mrs. Diefenbaker sitting and talking with a variety of male and female students in uniform.

Olive Diefenbaker, wife of the Prime Minister, receives a bouquet from a happy Aboriginal child at Whitehorse in 1961. An Aboriginal woman watches and a Red Ensign is visible behind them.

Olive Diefenbaker, wife of the Prime Minister, greets Aboriginal children at Fort Simpson, NWT in 1961. One child holds a Red Ensign flag.

Slides appear to be a series of 8 images in a slide show about Canada's North. On slide: "Indian Brotherhood (NWT)"

Consists of an interview with Mrs. Lucinda Froman, who is a Mohawk Indian originally from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario. She gives an account of migration from the United States to Canada. She also talks of encounters with evil spirits and how to ward them off.

An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)

She gives a brief account of her childhood living in the bush while her father trapped for a living.

Consists of an interview with Mary Jacobson, the daughter of a Hudson's Bay manager. She talks about job discrimination against Indian and Metis, how welfare payments have destroyed the old way of life and tells a story of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 that her mother told her.

Reviews a documentary that contributes to Indigenous popular cultural studies, Indigenous studies, and hip-hop studies.

Reports on culturally sensitive program for youth developed.In light of a smoking rate almost twice the national average (54% vs 29%).

Documents the experiences of a group of high schools students as they read and responded to The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday.

[Natural Resources and Conservation?] Thesis (M.Sc.)--Cornell University, 2010.

Qualitative research study on how young street-entrenched drug users characterize their understandings and experiences of using crystal methamphetamine.

Looks at a study of Cree children showing their aversion to the television show The Muppets. Two reasons that the Cree dislike the program are their beliefs towards the shaman's relationship to certain animals and the tendency of First Nations to seek out practical applications instead of fantasy in dealing with issues.

Book review of: Murder, Medicine and Motherhood by Emma Cunliffe.

Focuses on the crisis situation and the need for action as everyday a girl or woman is murdered, disappears or is sexually assaulted. Duration: 1:15:15.

Reports on recommendations and possible solutions collected in March 2015.

Comments on the success of the project including wellbeing and increased cultural awareness.

Image of troop of young [cadets] marching at Pow Wow.

Autobiography of Leslie Garrett, born 1898 into a religious family in England. He became a minister of the Church of England after emigrating to Canada in 1913. In 1923 he was assigned to Big Trout Lake, ON, and did missionary work among the Aboriginal population for 31 years. In 1953 he moved to Loon Lake, SK, as a senior missionary for the Northern Canada Evangelical Mission.

Comments on the social and emotional impacts on a developing child.

Young woman talks about overcoming her struggles, completing a criminology diploma, and working with sexually exploited Aboriginal children and youth.

Looks at workshops designed to increase knowledge in youth about the risks associated with sex and sexuality and how to reduce the risk in their own lives.

Looks at introducing Indigenous educational materials and approaches into the classroom. Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 6.

Comments on naming traditions.

Author reflects on her own personal experiences; and discusses how historic trauma has shaped Aboriginal peoples lives and the need to re-discover traditions for the future.

Researchers describe their experiences while developing and delivering the Growing Young Movers after school program in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2012.

Outlines the negative effects that colonialism has had on traditional Cheyenne kinship systems and gender relations. Examines familial relationships in terms of roles and responsibilities, and as a means of imparting the traditional values of respect, reciprocity and balance.

Video on the Aboriginal Youth Video Project, which involved teaching 12 young people from Richmond, B.C. how to create a video story of their experiences of growing up in their community.

Summit held to discuss and develop a set of strategic actions which would enable partners to develop action plans.

A description of the National Crime Information Center database and how to submit a missing person record. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 43.

Presents several key themes and trends: First Nations control over citizenship, the restitution of identity, language as a means of connection, and dealing with on-going issues of Indian registration.

Examines needs and patterns of service use to find barriers to accessing support. Data was collected from five reservation communities.

Based on survey findings, looks at how students, teachers and schools integrate Native culture and language into their education. See Part 1 - Performance of American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8 on NAEP 2009 Reading and Mathematics Assessments.

Findings of the report, and results from a survey focused on the integration of Native language and culture into school and classroom activities.