Medicine Circles Defeating Tuberculosis in Southern California

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 477-498
Description
Discusses the introduction to Western Medicine in communities by students learning about public health and sanitation in the boarding schools.
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Medicine River

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marybeth Westman
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, Women of the North, Fall, 1994, pp. 115-116
Description
Book review of: Medicine River by Thomas King.
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"Melq'ilwiye" Coming Together in an Intersectional Research Team - Using Narratives and Cultural Safety to Transform Aboriginal Social Work and Human Service Field Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie Clark
Julie Drolet
Mike Arnouse
Patrick Walton
Paul Rene' Tamburro
et al.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 7, no. 2, Winter, 2009, pp. 291-315
Description
Describes a project that bettered the understanding of relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples and their respective intellectual and cultural traditions.
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Membertou First Nation Indigenous People Succeeding as Entrepreneurs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harvey Johnstone
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 2, no. 2, 2008, pp. 140-150
Description
Looks at the success of an Aboriginal community in the area of economic development and discusses some of the challenges and barriers faced by First Nations people pursuing opportunities as entrepreneurs.
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Memoirs - Miscellaneous

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a selection of Memoirs on Citizenship, including a paragraph about indigenous peoples being given office for the first time.
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[Memories, Myths and Dreams of an Ojibwe Leader]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Patricia Harms
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 191-192
Description
Book review of: Memories, Myths, and Dreams of an Ojibwe Leader by William Berens ; as told to A. Irving Hallowell and edited by Jennifer S.H. Brown and Susan Elaine Gray.
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Memory of Atrocity in Canada: How Do You Engage Canadian Civil Society in Truth and Reconciliation?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tricia Logan
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 26, Indigenous Peoples: Historical Understanding, Contemporary Challenges and Canadian Approaches, 2010/2011, pp. 9-25
Description
Argues the process should be an opportunity to change the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, but this change hinges on the general public's acceptance of the need to redefine history and national identity.
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“The Men in the Bar Feared Her”: The Power of Ayah in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Lullaby

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrice Hollrah
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 1-38
Description
Examines how the author's knowledge of the Navajo culture and the concept hozho allow her to transform a character who could be viewed as victim into a powerful individual. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Mending Bodies, Mending Hearts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Elbert
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 335-339
Description
The author discusses the role that humour plays in recovering from loss and from tragedy; considers their own participation in the Dakota Commemorative March in the context of their own healing.
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Mental Health among Sami People with Intellectual Disabilities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hege Gjertsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article summarizes and examines results from the 2017 living condition-survey among people with an intellectual disability in Sami Areas in Norway. Findings indicate that people with an intellectual disability have poorer mental health compared to the general population, and that people who have Sami heritage have further compromised mental health.
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Mental Health: An Indigenous Perspective

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ken O'Shea
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 6, November/December 1996, pp. 8-10
Description
Discusses the problem of appropriateness of cross-cultural tests being used to assess the mental status of Aboriginal people. Provides case examples.
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Mental Health and Harmony for Indigenous Clients and Carers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mona Phillips
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, March/April 2004, pp. 30-31
Description
Evaluates the Integrated Mental Health Service in Mount Isa in Queensland, Australia and personal experiences as mature student at Curtin University located in Perth, Western Australia.
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The Mental Health Movement: Part 3 - Understanding the Trance

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Don Eastwell
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, March 1979, pp. 57-59
Description
Reports the Aboriginal reaction to stress can result in trance like state where the individual is unable to move, speak or recognize other people.
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Mental Health, Substance Use and Suicidal Behaviour Among Young Indigenous People in the Arctic: A Systematic Review

Alternate Title
Mental Health, Substance Use and Suicidal Behavior Among Young Indigenous People in the Arctic: A Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Venla Lehti
Solja Niemelä
Christina Hoven
Donald Mandell
et al.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 69, no. 8, October 2009, pp. 1194-1203
Description
Looks at the possibility of regional and ethnic differences in mental health and the link between substance use, suicide rate and mental health of youth in the Arctic.
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Mentoring Indigenous Students: Making Sense of the Research Process

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michele Knight
Bruno Gelonesi
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 4, July/August 2004, pp. 30-31
Description
Discusses the ongoing exercise surrounding the research process, particularly the relationship between the researcher and the research.
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The Message is Action-Driven

Articles » General
Author/Creator
J Huggins
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, May/June 2003, pp. 28-31
Description
Co-chair of Reconciliation Australia stresses that gatherings such as health conferences should be action driven in order to improve health and social outcomes.
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