Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. [96]-125
Description
Focuses on the seventeenth-century historian's arguments that the civilization of the Nahua peoples of Mexico was comparable to those of the West.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page p. 96.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 299-313
Description
Looks at the philosophy of social work that is based upon the values of humanitarianism and egalitarianism, its values, and its practices; and examines Indigenous-based helping philosophies, theories, approaches and practices.
Developed with the goal of assisting non-Indigenous staff to gain cultural competency through an understanding of family and kinship systems and historical and contemporary contexts, as well as providing information on the services available for support.
Mental Health Care Issues in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol.1)
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Author/Creator
William E. Hartmann
Joseph P. Gone
Description
Chapter in book: Mental Health Care Issues in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol.1) edited by Michael Shally-Jensen. Presents historical overview and key mental health issues.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 3, Autumn, 1975, pp. 237-245
Description
To rectify the lack of interest in Indigenous literature, the author critically examines nine Indigenous autobiographies to explore their literary value. Since Indigenous narratives are usually oral autobiographies, they are an ideal bridge between the written and the spoken forms.
Looks at the historical, cultural and political context of American Indian philanthropic traditions and relationships with the United States government.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 371-383
Description
Examines the role of American Indian grandparents who assume custodial responsibility of providing sole care for their grandchildren and the stressors and rewards of providing that care.
Master's Thesis submitted in 1993 to the Institut Charles V of the University of Paris VII.
Topics include: Friends and Allies, Scouts, and Indian Police and Regulars.
Master's Thesis submitted in 1993 to the Institut Charles V of the University of Paris VII.
Content includes: Inventing the Indian and Representing Him from the First Encounters to the Civil War, and Various Images of the Indian: 1860-1917.
Chapter II: American Indian Affairs Before the Great War
Part I: The Road to WWI
The Road to War: American Indian Affairs
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Author/Creator
Diane Camurat
Description
Master's Thesis submitted in 1993 to the Institut Charles V of the University of Paris VII.
Content includes: Grant's Peace Policy and Its Developments, 1869-1879; The "Social Gospel", 1879-1897; Allotment and Resistance; A "Progressive Era" for the American Indians, 1897-1917; and Education and Health.
Culturally Diverse Mental Health; the Challenges of Research and Resistance
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Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Description
Chapter 12 from book: Culturally Diverse Mental Health; the Challenges of Research and Resistance edited by S. Mio and G.Y. Iwamasa.
Addresses the dilemma of conventional mental health services versus alternative interventions.
boundary 2, vol. 19, no. 3, 1492-1992: American Indian Persistence and Resurgence, Autumn, 1992, pp. 1-25
Description
Introduction to themed issue reflects on the positive change in attitude of European immigrants for Indigenous inhabitants as reflected in literary/intellectual culture.