Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--Smith College School for Social Work, 2003.

Based on a 2017 Adult Caregiver Survey for 44 Hopi women unpaid caregivers of elderly family members. The findings support that higher resilience was associated with lesser stress for the caregivers.

Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Alberta, 2007.

Examines how American Indian elders have been able to adapt and overcome adversities to achieve well-being.

Discusses core needs within the Lakota Sioux model of resiliency to include belonging, mastery, independence and generosity.

Examines the theme of resistance running through the work of the Acoma Pueblo writer. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 79.

[History] Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Dakota, 2012

Guide developed for child welfare workers, supervisors, administrators and other professionals working with urban welfare system.

Looks at family violence prevention and intervention strategies.

Author sees reconciliation as a half-hearted measure and instead contends that massive forms of compensation including land, transfers of federal and provincial funds are needed. Essay is adapted from the author’s discussion of reconciliation in Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom. Chapter from Speaking My Truth edited by Shelagh Rogers.

Discussion of Anishinaabe clan stories, colonial ideas about clan relationships and restorative justice.

Reports on a conference held in 2000 to discuss what possible alternatives might mean for victims of domestic or sexual abuse.

Duration: 01:41:08.

"This chapter highlights the importance of not discarding our past but, rather, understanding the actions of social work pioneers within the context of their times and gaining appreciation for their accomplishments". Introduction and Chapter 1 from People, Politics, and Child Welfare in British Columbia edited by Leslie T. Foster and Brian Wharf.

Discusses how four generations of an American Indian family have dealt with historical trauma.

Research supports the development of an Aboriginal perspective for the application of traditional models of attachment theory.

Educational Administration Thesis ( M.Ed.) -- University of Saskatchewan, 2005.

Education Policy Studies (FIrst Nations Education) Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2001.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1999.

Looks at the four Methodist missionaries, who had been hired by the Hudson Bay Company to educate the Aboriginal people in Rupert's Land. Focuses on James Evans, his relationship with the Hudson Bay, circumstances surrounding his recall and charges against him by three Rossville Aboriginal women.

Book review of Becoming Indian by Circe Sturm.

Focuses on the areas of system, community, organization, and practice. Each section includes key points and recommendations. Material presented as exhibit 42 from the Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.

Reviews child welfare models in Canada, New Zealand and the USA., and reports issues relevant to delivery of child welfare services and juvenile justice issues.

Comments that strong family ties and communities build resilience that enable youth to thrive mentally.

Book reviews of: Mohawk Trail by Beth Brant Food & Spirits by Beth Brant Madonna Swan: A Lakota Woman's Story as told through Mark St. Pierre Mud Woman: Poems From the City by Nora Naranjo-Morse Other Council Fires Were Here Before Ours retold by Twylah Nitsch & Jamie Sams. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Book reviews of: Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940 by Brenda J. Child. Visit Teepee Town edited by Diane Glancy and Mark Nowak. Dark River by Louis Owens. Family Matters, Tribal Affairs by Carter Revard. Some Things Are Not Forgotten: A Pawnee Family Remembers by Martha Royce Blaine. Indian Cartography by Deborah A.

Book reviews of: American Indian Activism: Alcatraz to the Longest Walk edited by Troy Johnson, Joane Nagel, and Duane Champagne. As We Are Now: Mixblood Essays on Race and Identity edited by William S. Penn. Cahokia: Domination and Ideology in the Mississippian World edited by Timothy R. Pauketat and Thomas E.

Book review of: Becoming Two-Spirit: Gay Identity and Social Acceptance in Indian Country Brian Joseph Gilley. Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir by Ernestine Hayes. Canyon Gardens: The Ancient Pueblo Landscapes of the American Southwest edited by V. B. Price and Baker H. Morrow. The Cherokee Nation in the Civil War by Clarissa W. Confer. Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds: The African Diaspora in Indian Country edited by Tiya Miles and Sharon P.

Book reviews of : American Indian Education, a History by Jon Allan Reyhner and Jeanne Eder. The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West by Barre Toelken. Battle for the BIA: G.E.E. Lindquist and the Missionary Crusade against John Collier by David W.

Book reviews of: From the Glittering World: A Navajo Story by Irvin Morris. The Blue Jay’s Dance: A Birth Year by Louise Erdrich. Gerald Vizenor: Writing in the Oral Tradition by Kimberly M. Blaeser. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

In-depth news story on the history of Canada's residential schools; includes interview with a survivor and estimates the number of children who died in residential schools. Duration: 25:00.

Book review of: A Pueblo Social History: Kinship, Sodality, and Community in the Northern Southwest by John A. Ware.

Looks at how the teachings of her Cheechum help Maria Campbell have the strength to get through her difficulties.

Examines the life of Rhoda Strong Lowry, a Native American women operating on the fringes of the U.S. Civil War, who directed her energies to the protection of her husband, family and community.

Book review of: Rifles, Blankets, and Beads by William E. Simeone.

Comments on the variety of ways Indigenous peoples have been prevented from receiving empowering education.

Looks at the traditional role of grandparents and options available for maintaining a connection when a grandchild is in the care of the Alberta Government. Duration: 21:20.

Dispute Resolution Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2011.

Looks at at the welfare of First Nations children and the continuing disproportionate levels of risks they face compared to non-Aboriginal children.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 1999.

Survey explores various risk factors for attempted suicide among Māori adolescents. Also looks at the family connection, and discusses how programs and strategies can improve the mental health of all Indigenous youth. .

Reports results of a survey administered to 7,254 students in grades 6 through 12.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Victoria, 2015.

Robert Goodvoice tells a story about the journey of a group of Sioux from the United States to Canada, through Portage la Prairie, Manitoba to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He tells of a settlement of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan and the division of the Sioux tribe. He also talks about Indian medicine and curing practices and reflects on the loss of knowledge of the old ways.

He gives an account of the Sioux participation in the War of 1812 on the side of the British, and the Sioux interpretation of the reward promised them by the British Crown; tells the history and whereabouts of the King George III medals given to the Sioux for their loyalty to the British Crown during the War of 1812; tells the story of two Sioux chiefs who were kidnapped in Manitoba and returned to the United States, presumably for their part in the 1862 Sioux uprising (Minnesota Massacre); tells of the dispersal of the Sioux in their flight from the U.S.