Discussion Papers [Destinations December 1-3, 2003]

Alternate Title
National Gathering on Aboriginal Cultures and Tourism
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Barbara Hager
Tim Dedam
John Hickes
Mitch Diabo ... [et al.]
Description
Aboriginal authors from diverse backgrounds discuss the relationship between Aboriginal cultures and the tourism industry.
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Disease Transfer at Contact

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry F. Dobyns
Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 22, October 1993, pp. 273-291
Description
Historic epidemiology of Native Americans; presents the effects of Old-World diseases on Indigenous populations.
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Dishinikawshon Jesse: A Life Transformed

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse Adrian Thistle
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, 2015, pp. 69-93
Description
Autobiographical sketch of Jesse Thistle, who overcame addiction and homelessness and obtained a post-secondary education.
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Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in the Resolution of Comprehensive Aboriginal Claims: Power Imbalance Between Aboriginal Claimants and Governments in Negotiation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Gaye McCallum
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 2, no. 1, April 1995, p. 13
Description
The article discusses the dispute resolution process regarding comprehensive land claims in Canada and the power imbalance that exists between Aboriginal claimants and Euro-Canadian governments. (Part of an Australian Masters' thesis submitted by the author who is a Senior Case Manager for the Australian National Native Title Tribunal)
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Disseminating Research in Rural Yup'ik Communities: Challenges and Ethical Considerations in Moving From Discovery to Intervention Development

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inna Rivkin
Joseph Trimble
Ellen D.S. Lopez
Samuel Johnson
Eliza Orr
James Allen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20958
Description
Study aimed to improve cultural sensitivity in order to decrease the psychological stress resulting from rapid changes in culture and lifestyle patterns.
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Divergent Models of Diabetes Among American Indian Elders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Carson Henderson
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 303-316
Description
Examines the belief systems about diabetes in American Indian elders with two practice models, one an Indigenous model, valuing traditional American Indian culture, the other a mainstream model, aligned with western biomedicine.
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Do Germans Really Love Indians?

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter Bolz
Ann Davis
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3, Summer, 2003, pp. 193-197
Description
Book review of: Germans and Indians: Fantasies, Encounters, Projections edited by Colin G. Galloway, Gerd Gemünden and Susanne Zantop.
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Do Some Work for Me: Settler Colonialism, Professional Communication, and Representations of Indigenous Water.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Griffith
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 132-157
Description
Analyzes content of New Reclamation Era and Reclamation Era magazines published by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation between 1924 and 1942 to show how it promoted settler narratives around waterways, their damming and diversion, and completely ignored the presence of the Indigenous population. Contrasts this to treatment of the subject in Lawney L. Reyes’ B Street and James Welch’s Winter in the Blood.
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The Doctor and the Aboriginal Health Worker

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Hargrave
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 4, December 1982, pp. 8-9
Description
Discusses the expectations and role of Aboriginal health workers in Northern Territory, Australia.
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The Doctor, The Nurse and the Aboriginal Health Worker

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Max Kamien
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, June 1982, pp. 5-8
Description
Discusses the importance of the role that Aboriginal health workers play in the Australian health care system.
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Document 1: The Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Challenges and Changes in First Nations Law: Speaking Notes of David Arnot, Treaty Commissioner for the Province of Saskatchewan to Canadian Bar Association, Saskatchewan Branch, Native Law Section 11 April 1997

Alternate Title
The Office of the Treaty Commissioner: Challenges and Changes in First Nations Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Arnot
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 137-146
Description
Outlines guiding principles, scope of work, role and philosophy of the office, protocols and procedures, and conditions for success.
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