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The Gapuwiyak Men's Clinic

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terence Guyula
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, March/April 1998, p. 2
Description
Reports that after the Men's Clinic was opened in this Northern Australian community, clinic visits by men went from 35 per month to over 200.
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Gendered Checks and Balances: Understanding the Legacy of White Patriarchy in an American Indian Cultural Context

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert A. Williams
Georgia Law Review, vol. 24, no. 4, Summer, 1990, pp. 1019-1044
Description
Uses the example of the Iroquois of upper New York to illustrate how Europeans interpreted social structure in terms of their own cultures and belief systems. In this case, the view that Indian men were lazy and the women "drudges" who nevertheless possessed a great deal of power.
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"Geronimo!" The Ideologies of Colonial and Indigenous Masculinities in Historical and Contemporary Representations about Apache Men

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin R. Kemper
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 39-62
Description
Discusses the implications of using Geronimo's name as code for Osama Bin Laden when he was killed by the United States military and how Indigenous masculinity has been represented and misrepresented.
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The Great American Love Affair: Indians in the Twilight Saga

Alternate Title
Bringing Light to Twilight Perspectives on a Pop Culture Phenomenon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brianna Burke
Description
Looks at the character Jacob Black and stereotypes of American Indian men. To be published in book: Bringing Light to Twilight Perspectives on a Pop Culture Phenomenon edited by Giselle Liza Anatol
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Harmful Alcohol Use and Frequent Use of Marijuana among Lifetime Problem Gamblers and the Prevalence of Cross-Addictive Behaviour among Greenland Inuit: Evidence from the Cross-Sectional Inuit Health in Transition Greenland Survey 2006-2010

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Viskum
Lytken Larsen
Tine Curtis
Peter Bjerregaard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 19551
Description
Findings revealed that gambling problems were more often than not combined with alcohol and/or marijuana use, particularly among men.
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HCR33 Report: Idaho’s Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Melanie L. Fillmore
Lane K. Gillespie
Description
Uses information from the National Crime Information Center, Idaho Missing Persons Clearinghouse, National Center for Missing and Exploited children, and the National Missing and unidentified Person System.
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"He Was Neither a Soldier nor a Slave: He Was Under the Control of No Man": Kahnawake Mohawks in the Northwest Fur Trade, 1790-1850

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole St-Onge
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 51, no. 1, Spring-Summer, 2016, pp. 1-32
Description
"This article argues that both these long-standing perceptions of Mohawks as men possessing superior skills as woodsmen and imbued with a fierce character informed the Montreal-area hiring practices of large fur trade concerns."
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Healing the Spirit: Exploring Sexualized Trauma and Recovery among Indigenous Men in Toronto

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Reeves
Suzanne Stewart
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
Study conducted in collaboration with Anishnawbe Health Toronto involved six men and ten community healers. Discusses social constructions of masculinity and how they affect help-seeking behaviours and mental health outcomes.
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Homeless Aboriginal Men: Effects of Intergenerational Trauma

Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Description
Study sample consisted of 16 men ranging from 26 to 55 years who used the services of the Na‐Me‐Res emergency hostel in downtown Toronto. Chapter 6.2 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis
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HPV Knowledge and Attitudes among American Indian and Alaska Native Health and STEM Conference Attendees

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naomi Lee
Carolyn J Noonan
Jason G Umans
Lonnie Nelson
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 205-221
Description
Researchers interview attendees at two national conferences geared towards American Indian and Alaska Natives in health and STEM fields in September 2017. Observed that even respondents with higher educational attainment still lacked accurate knowledge pertaining to HPV and the vaccine.
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“I Got This AB Original Soul/I Got This AB Original Flow”: Frank Waln, the Postmasculindian, and Hip Hop as Survivance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Kent
Studies in American Indian Literature, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 121-150
Description
Discuss Waln’s use of hip hop as a venue to resist colonially imposed tropes of toxic/hyper masculinity and the indian, and to reestablish authentic Indigenous masculinities and collaboration with Indigenous feminists.
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Illusions

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Francis Campbell
Rob Papin
Derek Powder
Bearpaw Media Productions
Description
Video explores the issue of involvement in street gangs from the perspective of former members. Duration: 22:00.
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In Search of Your Warrior Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 14, no. 3, Focusing on Aboriginal Issues, September 2002, pp. 40-41
Description
Discussion of program developed by Native Counselling Services of Alberta aimed at Aboriginal men trapped in a cycle of violence.
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Incontinence - Not Just A Wee Problem

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, January/February 2000, p. 11
Description
Describes the formation of a working group of Australian Indigenous men in order to improve understanding of this sensitive issue.
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Indigenous Masculinities in a Changing Climate: Vulnerability and Resilience in the United States

Alternate Title
Men, Masculinities and Disaster
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kirsten Vinyeta
Kyle Whyte
Kathy Lynn
Description
Discusses how environmental change has impacted men's roles and responsibilities in four areas: health, migration and displacement, economic and professional development, and culture. Chapter from Men, Masculinities and Disaster edited by Elaine Enarson and Bob Pease.
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Indigenous Men in Higher Education

Alternate Title
Background Paper (The Joint Center Health Policy Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
Description
Examines status of enrolment, identifies factors which contribute to low rates, and makes recommendations for improvement at both state and federal levels.
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Indigenous Men's Groups: What The Literature Says

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janya McCalman
Komla Tsey
Mark Wenitong
Mary Whiteside
Melissa Haswell
Yvonne Cadet James
Andrew Wilson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, May/June 2006, pp. 9-13
Description
Literature review found that health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male population was the worst of any population segment in Australia.
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Indigenous Men's Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Noel Hayman
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 6, November/December 1998, pp. 6-7
Description
Chronicles health disparities including the 18.5 year difference in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous men.
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Indigenous Men's Health: Access Strategy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aaron Briscoe
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, January/February 2000, pp. 7-11
Description
Examines significant factors to be considered regarding the development of a National Indigenous Men's Health Policy in Australia.
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