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The Roles and Status of Men and Women in Nineteenth Century Omaha and Pawnee Societies: Postmodernist Uncertainties and Empirical Evidence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Wishart
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. 509-518
Description
Author examines writings from a variety of historical sources—including those penned by explorers, historians and anthropologists—in an attempt to cultivate some increased understanding of the gender roles and power dynamics in early 19th century Omaha and Pawnee societies.
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Romantic Savage

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Littlecrow-Russell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, Summer, 2000, p. 455
Description
Poem dealing with romantic stereotypes of Indigenous men.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Joanasie Maniapik

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Joanasie Maniapik, representative of "the men's group in Pangnirtung" who states that the laws of the Canadian Government are not the ways of the Inuit. Maniapik calls for a separate Royal Commission on justice in the North. Rene Dussault, Co-Chair, says that previous commissions have dealt with particular justice issues and with the future government of Nunavut
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Evangeline Francis, New Brunswick Native Women's Council

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Description
File contains a presentation by Evangeline Francis regarding the system First Nations peoples lived under before contact with Europeans. Francis discusses the roles men and women played in family life and how those roles were "eroded away over the years by the oppression. She emphasizes the victimization of Aboriginal women and the need for Aboriginal men to heal. She introduces Elizabeth Levi, the next speaker.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Marie Pitawanakwat and Carol Martin, Szhibeegen Training Services

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie Pitawanakwat
Carol Martin
Description
File contains a presentation by Marie Pitawanakwat and Carol Martin relating to "the relationship within and among ourselves, the Native people," because of their experiences as Aboriginal women and businesswomen. They have experienced oppression and paternalism from Aboriginal men relating to starting their own businesses. They believe self-government cannot be achieved when Aboriginal men do not consider Aboriginal women as their equal. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
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Settlers, Cyborgs, and Indians: An Exploration of Shifting Identities in First Nations Second World War Veterans

Alternate Title
The Role of Symbols in Canadian Myths and Identity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Benning
Capstone Seminar Series, vol. 2, no. 1, Belonging in Canada: Questions and Challenges, Spring, April 2012, pp. [1]-18
Description
Discusses the impact of military service on men; they experienced equality during their military service, but when they returned to Canada they found racist attitudes unchanged.
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The Sexual Health of Indigenous Gay Men and Transgender People

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bruce Forrest
Aboriginal and islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 12-13
Description
Reports Western mainstream health services are not meeting the need of Aboriginal people. First published in Venerology: The Interdisciplinary, International Journal of Sexual Health, Volume 8, Number 1, February 1995, pp. 13-14.
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She Has Great Spirit: Insight Into Relationships between American Indian Dads and Daughters

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marin James Reinhardt
Jan Perry Evenstad
Susan Faircloth
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, vol. 25, no. 7, The Comanche Nation: Relationships, Responsibility, Redistribution, and Reciprocity, 2012, pp. 913-931
Description
Focus on common themes involving spirituality, identity and staying true to cultural values.
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Smoking Correlates among Inuit Men and Women in Inuit Nunangat

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Dafna E. Kohen
Health Reports, vol. 29, no. 3, March 2018, pp. 3-10
Description
Statistics from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. Some correlates appear to be sex-specific, and findings identify some of the protective and risk factors.
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“So we tell them”: Articulating Strong Black Masculinities in an Urban Indigenous Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan Mukandi
David Singh
Karla Brady
Jon Willis

Tanya Sinha
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 253-260
Description
Authors work to contribute to the field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander masculinities in Australia by foregrounding and privileging how these men perceive themselves. Study considers interviews with 13 men and discusses “Indigenous masculinities rooted in place; a relationality motivated by an intergenerational sense of responsibility; a nuanced idea of acting hard.”
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The Story of Our Kids Need Dads Who...Posters and the Skills and Strengths of Indigenous Dads, Uncles, Pops and Brothers DVD

Alternate Title
From Health Worker to Health Worker...Across Australia The Story of Our Kids Need Dads Who...Posters and the Skills and Strengths of Indigenous Dads, Uncles, Pops and Brothers DVD
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Craig Hammond
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 5, September/October 2004, pp. 8-11
Description
Describes the evolution of the project from a poster campaign to a video for Australian communities with Indigenous fathers.
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Straight Talk: Two Spirit Erasure as the Price of Sovereignty in James Welch’s The Heartsong of Charging Elk

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lydia R. Cooper
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 96-120
Description
Discusses the absence of positive representations of gay men in contemporary Indigenous novels generally, and Welch’s novel specifically. Speculates that the editing out of non-heteronormative or queer identities is a result of colonial social structures in which the price of personhood is the performance of straight masculinity.
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A Study Comparing Aboriginal Two Spirit Men Who Utilize AIDS Service Organizations Compared to Those Who Do Not: A Research Study Conducted by Two-Spirited People of the 1st Nations: September 2004--August 2005

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Author/Creator
Art Zoccole
Ted Myers
Description
In addition to usage statistics gathered from individuals in four geographic areas, study incorporated factors such as age, sexuality, education, and other demographic characteristics.
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A Study of Indigenous Boys and Men

Alternate Title
[Fieldscan (RISE for Boys and Men of Color) ; 7
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy
Jessica A. Solyom
Jeremiah Chin
Amanda Tachine … [et al.]
Description

Attempts to identify, highlight and outline educational and social programs and interventions which address needs of 12- to 25-year-olds. Specifically looks what initiatives have been developed, where they have occurred, and what guiding principles and practices have led to success.

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Suicide among Reindeer Herding Sámi in Sweden, 1961–2017

Alternate Title
Suicide among Reindeer Herding Sami in Sweden, 1961–2017
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lars Jacobsson
Jon Petter A. Stoor
Anders Eriksson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1754085 , April 20, 2020
Description
Study uses data from the National Board of Forensic Medicine to analyze suicides amongst reindeer herding Sámi in Sweden; considerations include: time of year, method, age, gender, and region.
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Suicide and Desert Men: The Power and Protection of kanyirninpa (holding)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian McCoy
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S63-S67
Description
Looks at value where by older people grow up to protect younger people and if it can offer any insight or response to the high rates of suicide among young Aboriginal men.
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Suicide in the Northern Territory, 1981-2002

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary-Anne L. Measey
Shu Qin Li
Robert Parker
Zhiqiang Wang
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 6, December 2006, pp. 26-30
Description
Retrospective analysis finds rates are rising with young Indigenous and elderly non-Indigenous men showing the greatest increase.
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Susceptibility to Hypoxia and Breathing Control Changes after Short-Term Cold Exposures

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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lyudmila T. Kovtun
Mikhail I. Voevoda
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, p. article no. 21574
Description
Study on 24 healthy men found that hypoxic ventilatory responses (HVR) and hypercapnic ventilatory responses (HCVR) increased and the probability of hypoxia decreased after cold acclimation.
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Sweat Lodge Ceremonies for Jail-Based Treatment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Phillip Gossage
Louis Barton
Lenny Foster
Larry Etsitty
Clayton LoneTree ... [et al.]
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 33-42
Description
Discusses the outcomes of using sweat lodge ceremonies in treating criminal offenses bases on data collected from 190 men between 18 and 64 years of age.
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Systems of Conflict Resolution within First Nations Communities: Honouring the Elders, Honouring the Knowledge

Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patricia L. Tait
Description
Discusses program run by the Prince Albert Grand Council for reintegration of men who have come into conflict with law, program for youth on the Whitefish First Nation, and various initiatives undertaken by the Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA).
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Tackling Tobacco through Rugby in Tonga

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Siu 'I Vahamama'O Fangupo
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 16-18
Description
Discusses tobacco control policies that have been implemented to reduce the male daily smoking rate of 62%.
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Time Trend by Region of Suicides and Suicidal Thoughts among Greenland Inuit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Bjerregaard
Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, Special Issue: Suicide and Resilience in Circumpolar Populations , 2015, p. article no. 26053
Description
Results of study show suicide rates were higher for men than women while the prevalence of suicidal thoughts was higher among women.
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“To Fight against Shame through Love”: A Conversation on Life, Literature, and Indigenous Masculinities with Daniel Heath Justice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam McKegney
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 62-80
Description
Interview with Cherokee author who discusses personal, familial, cultural, social, literary, and popular expectations about American Indians. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 62.
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Transmission of Environmental Knowledge and Land Skills among Inuit Men in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tristan Pearce
Harold Wright
Roland Notaina
Adam Kudlak
Barry Smit .. [et al.]
Human Ecology, vol. 39, no. 3, 2011, pp. 271-288
Description
Concludes that land skills continue to be transmitted most often from older to younger generations through observation and apprenticeship in the environment.
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Traumatic Brain Injury Among American Indians/Alaska Natives -- United States, 1992-1996

Alternate Title
Traumatic Brain Injury Among American Indians / Alaska Natives -- United States, 1992-1996
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
N. Adekoya
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 288, no. 1, July 3, 2002, pp. 37-39
Description
Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports male injury rates were 2.5 times the female rate and fatally injured Native Americans and Alaska Natives were amongst lowest seat belt users of any United States ethnic group.
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Traumatic Brain Injury of Tangata Ora (Māori Ex-prisoners)

Alternate Title
Traumatic Brain Injury of Tangata Ora (Maori Ex-prisoners)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cherryl Waerea-i-te-rangi Smith
Helena Rattray-Te Mana
Leonie Pihama
John Reid
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 226-234
Description
Screening tool used with 23 men looked at head and neck injuries over the life-course and included age, alteration of consciousness, medical treatment and symptoms. Participants were also asked about impacts on day-to-day living. Results indicate the need for screening by the Department of Corrections and culturally appropriate treatment.
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