Family & Kinship

Comments on the mechanics and motivations for adoption

Counseling and Guidance Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1980.

Curriculum designed to be conducted by an Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) expert and an attorney who have experience in this area. Time frame for this training is four hours.

Authors conducted analysis of 4300 advertisements promoting adoption of Indigenous children which were featured in the "Today's Child" column in The Toronto Telegram and The Toronto Star from 1964 to 1982, the period known as the Sixties Scoop. Descriptions of happiness were framed in ways which conformed with white society's notions of family and nation.

Examines the role of potlatch in the socio-economic system along the Northwest Coast.

Article explores the pride expressed by Black Americans in a mixed ancestry that included Indigenous lineage; considers the discourses created by social Darwinism and scientific racism.

Basic definitions and information about on-reserve real property rights following separation or divorce of married or common-law couples. Not intended to provide legal advice.

Interview includes stories about the power of the medicine man and the abilities to foretell the future. It also includes information regarding traditional attitudes toward education, marriage and lifestyle.

Comments on the key component of concept of Ahp-cii-uk which is to create increased self-reliance of First Nations communities through partnerships with government, corporations, and other organizations.

Looks at the series of six comics whose stories are aimed at a certain group of Aboriginal people in each issue.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2021.

[Education] Thesis (Ed.D.)--Seattle University, 1981.

Examines multiple potential determinants in adolescents - psychiatric disorders, positive familial, social and cultural environments. Results will aid in intervention/prevention strategies.

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington University, 2006.

Describes the psychosocial and behavioral characteristics of 30 consecutive adult suicides from four communities derived from interviews with a family member.

Public Health Capstone [Project] (MPH)--University of Texas Medical Branch, 2008.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

Interview includes a discussion of Alfred Durocher's life.

Emphasis on racial distinctions between Métis and First Nations, ignores intermarriage, kinship ties, and shared cultural understandings; recommendations for agenda items for changes in Canada-Indigenous relations in light of the Daniels decision Duration: 1:50:08. Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.

Discusses the events leading to the publication of the historical novel that documents two generations of Dakota women in the early 19th century.

Study involved field work, 3 formal focus groups and interviews with 21 individuals. Six themes emerged: increase in transience of the population, tension between work and education, mines as a community resource, inequities in communities, particular view of schooling, and positive outlook on the community and its future.

Black and white photograph of indigenous man Almighty Voice Jr. and his infant twin boys, all in European clothing.

Details the 1919 trip taken by Christina Henry and Annie ‘Nan’ McKay to The Pas, MB and back. The two women took holidays from their positions at the University of Saskatchewan and travelling by canoe, wagon and train made their way to The Pas, via Prince Albert, Montreal Lake, La Ronge, and Pelican Narrows. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 14.

Study investigates the perceptions concerning their fathers from selected adolescents enrolled in Chilocco Indian School, Kay County, Oklahoma.

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.

Findings revealed grandparents raising grandchildren, despite the fact that many were living in extreme poverty, suffer ill health, and have limited resources and services.

Chapter 13 from: Child and Family Advocacy edited by Anne McDonald Culp. Looks at the Native Head Start Research Center.

Looks at size, geographic distribution and family and household structure of the American Indian and Alaska Native child population.

Sections include: frequently asked questions, summary tools, basics of genetics, decisions about research, case studies, regulating research, and use of DNA for purposes of determining tribal enrollment.

Topics include informal and formal child care placements, cultural and traditional child rearing practices, impact of historical trauma, mental health needs, educational issues, challenges and benefits of grandparent caregiving, and policy implications. Chapter from American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Mental Health: Development, Context, Prevention and Treatment edited by : Michelle C. Sarche, Paul Spicer, Patricia Farrell, Hiram E. Fitzgerald.

Findings indicated that family background, postsecondary intention and goal commitment had the greatest influence on retention.

Educational Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Texas, 2012.

Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Utah, 2015.

Identifies sources of strength and optimism of Native American women living in North and South Dakota.

Examines the negative and positive aspects of providing elder care, describing low levels of burden and high levels of reward, attributable to cultural attitudes toward elders.

Provides title, publication type, data type, research method, research focus, and results and conclusions for each source.

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.

Examines cultural, biological, political and legal implications of using this method for determining group membership, and argues that cultural-specific approach is more appropriate.

Study identifies misunderstandings about addiction, prevention and treatment as well as cultural strengths that might be incorporated into future programs.

Family and Consumer Resources Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1996.

Discusses the Americanization of naturalized Indian citizens and federal Indian law

Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1982.

Study shows that American Indians and Alaska Natives are being placed in nursing homes prematurely due to a shortage of social services and demographic changes within the community.

Material is dated. Published in 1973.

Studied client characteristics, drug use patterns, and treatment needs in an urban treatment centre and the South Central Plains Tribal program. Compares data between clients.

American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 1999.