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The Well-Being of Urban Indian Elders in Rochester, New York

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Applegate Krouse
Margaret M. Andrews
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, 2005, pp. 65-77
Discusses in detail the health of urban Native American elders, arguing that with family support, community involvement, and cultural events the perception of overall health and well-being is enhanced.
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Wellbeing of Māori Pre and Post COVID-19 Lockdown in Aoteraroa/New Zealand

Alternate Title
Wellbeing of Maori Pre and Post COVID-19 Lockdown in Aoteraroa/New Zealand
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carla Houkamau
Kiri Dell
Jamie Newth
Jason Paul Mika
Chris Sibley
Turuhia Keelan
Tamela Dunn
Reports results of the Te Rangahau o Te Tuakiri Māori me Ngā Waiaro ā-Pūtea/The Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study (MIFAS) conducted between April and November, 2020. A total of 3,116 Māori responded.
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Whānau Ora; He Whakaaro Ā Whānau: Māori Family Views of Family Wellbeing

Alternate Title
Whanau Ora; He Whakaaro A Whanau: Maori Family Views of Family Wellbeing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amohia F. Boulton
Heather H. Gifford
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1-16
Article reports on the results of two studies into family wellbeing and the differences in understanding of the term whānau ora (family wellbeing).
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A Whānau Ora Journey of Māori Men With Chronic Illness: A Te Korowai Analysis

Alternate Title
A Whanau Ora Journey of Maori Men With Chronic Illness: A Te Korowai Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacquie Kidd
Veronique Gibbons
Erena Kara
Rawiri Blundell
Kay Berryman
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 2, 2013, pp. 125-141
Research looked at the development of a local conceptual framework exploring the views of men and their families in relation to their healthcare and healthy families.
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What Is an Indian Family? The Indian Child Welfare Act and Renascence of Tribal Sovereignty

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pauline Turner Strong
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3-4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 205-231

Looks at the Indian Children Welfare Act (ICWA), conceptions of the family, and a child's best interests. 

Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

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What Is in a Name? Identity, Politics and Stó:lō Ancestral Names

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anastasia Tataryn
University of the Fraser Valley Research Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Through Students Eyes: Selected Papers From the Stó:lō Ethnohistory Field School, Spring, 2009, pp. 54-72
Comments on the reclamation of ancestral names and the continuous ritual cycles of naming.
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What is Indigenous Cultural Safety and Why Should I Care About it?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Ward
Chelsey Branch
Alycia Fridkin
Visions, vol. 11, no. 4, Indigenous People: Reconciliation and Healing, 2016, pp. 29-32
Comments on the issue of Indigenous people experiencing harm while trying to access services in health care, justice, child and family services and education.
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What Is Settler Colonialism? (for Leo Delano Ames Jr.)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maya Mikdashi
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 2, The Settler Complex, 2013, pp. 23-34
Author examines settler colonialism through the context of her own history and genealogy.
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What Makes Culture: Cwik'em

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nora Billy
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 4, Women the World Must Hear, Winter, 2004
Comments on the importance of passing culture from one generation to another.
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What Really Matters in Family Literacy? Research Findings - Year One

Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 181
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Wason-Ellam
Joanie Crandall
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Discusses research project activities including literature review of family literacy, assessment of literacy programs in Saskatchewan, environment mapping, and the development of a province wide online survey tool.
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What You Pawn I Will Redeem

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherman Alexie
The New Yorker, April 21, 2003, p. [?]
Short story follows narrator as he tries to raise money to retrieve his grandmother's powwow regalia from a pawn shop. Questions what it means to give and receive, and what obligations we have to those we give to and/or serve.
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Whatever Happened to the Kanakas?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Barman
The Beaver, vol. 77, no. 6, December/January 1997, pp. 12-?
Describes the settlement history of Indigenous Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest.
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When I Close My Eyes and Think of My Home Place

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Temashio Anderson
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2005, pp. 226-227
Poem which recalls the authors experience of their childhood home and community.
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When is Indigeneity: Closing a Legal and Sociocultural Gap in a Contested Domestic/International Term

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Bello-Bravo
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 111-120
Author examines the multiple factors at play in defining the term indigeneity. Considers the right of people to self-identify, the legal implications and complications that result based on the definition, and the gap between the legal definition and the sociocultural practice thereof. Discuss both United States contexts and global ones.
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When the Furnace Talked

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rose DeShaw
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, pp. 138-142
Non-fiction story about an experience with an unstable aunt.
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When the Rules Shift: A Review of the Indian Child Welfare Act, M.C.R. 2.615, and Tribal Court Jurisdiction in Michigan Family Law Cases

Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2007-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathryn E. Fort
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Discusses the importance for all state court practitioners to understand the application of different laws and standards when handling Native American citizens in family law cases.
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Where Are We Going?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Sloan
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 46-47
Presents the short story, Where Are We Going by Brian Sloan, that discusses the viewpoint that each generation seems to be moving further away from nature.
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Whispered Gently through Time: First Nations Qualilty Child Care

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margo Greenwood
Perry Shawana
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Children and Youth, Issues and Challenges, December 2003, pp. 51-83
Study designed to provide a vehicle for communities to articulate the nature and structure of child care in their community; to provide recommendations for the development of First Nations quality child care programs; and to examine options for First Nations jurisdiction in child care.
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Whispers of This Wik Woman

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Noel Loos
Aboriginal History, vol. 28, 2005, pp. 176-178
Book review of: Whispers of This Wik Woman by Fiona Doyle. Review located by scrolling to page 176.
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The White Father: Denial, Paternalism and Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fiona Probyn
Cultural Studies Review, vol. 9, no. 1, May 2003, pp. 60-76
Comments on Prime Minister John Howard's refusal to listen to or apologize to Australian's stolen generations.
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White Girl [by] Sylvia Olsen: A Novel Study

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regional Vancouver Island Aboriginal Circle

Young adult novel about teen's move to a reserve when her mother marries an Aboriginal man and the challenges she faces as she tries to adjust to the new way life and community. Recommended for Grades 8 and 9.

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White Lies About the Inuit

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frank Tester
Northern Review, no. 32, Spring, 2010, pp. 207-209
Book review of, White Lies About the Inuit by John L. Steckly.
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