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American Indian and Alaska Native Cancer Data Issues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Burhansstipanov
James W. Hampton
Martha J. Tenney
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, 1999, pp. 217-241
Description
Highlights the specific cancer sites, mortality and variable incidence rates of several Aboriginal nations.
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American Indian and Alaska Native Data in Federal Data Collections

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlann Unger
Benjamin Simon
Malka Pattison
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, 2018, pp. 1-16
Description
Inventory and assessment of datasets collected by the American government; examines subjects, contents and accessibility, highlights data gaps and makes recommendations for future collection, storage and dissemination.
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American Indian Family Caregivers' Experiences with Helping Elders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori L. Jervis
Mathew E. Boland
Alexandra Fickenscher
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 355-369
Description
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.
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American Indian Women, HIV/AIDS, and Health Disparity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Irene S. Vernon
Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 42, 2007, p. 741–752
Description
Discusses the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among Native American women, and offers recommendations to address existing health disparities.
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American Indians and Crime

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence A. Greenfeld
Steven K. Smith
Description
A comprehensive statistical analysis of the effect and repercussions of violent crime among Native Americans as both victims and offenders.
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American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002

Alternate Title
American Indians and Crime: A Bureau of Justice Statistics Statistical Profile, 1992-2002
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steven W. Perry
Description
Findings reveal that the rate of violent crime from self reported victimizations for Native Americans and Alaska Natives is more than twice the national average.
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Answers to your questions about American Indians - Booklet. - May 1969.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Description
This booklet answers questions concerning the relationship between Aboriginals, Aleuts and Inuit and the United States Federal Government. Answers cover numerous areas: Legal status of Indians, Indian lands, the purpose of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, economic status, health, education, and law and order on reservations. Also includes lists of selected readings, publications, and museum locations.
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Antiretroviral Therapy Treatment Interruption among Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV in Canada – A Building Bridges Study Guided by Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise Jaworsky
Flo Ranville
Valerie Nicholson
Roberta Price
Carol Kellman ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 9, Winter, 2018, pp. 22-37
Description
Using data collected by Canadian Observational Cohort (CANOC) to compare the risk of interruption and quality of HIV treatment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants.
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Arctic Human Development Report

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce Forbes
Arctic, vol. 59, no. 2, June 2006, pp. 223-226
Description
Book review of: Arctic Human Development Report by Níels Einarsson, Joan Nymand Larsen, Annika Nilsson, Oran R. Young.
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The Arctic: Northern Aboriginal Peoples

Alternate Title
InfoSeries (Library of Parliament)
Publication (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 08-10E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Tonina Simeone]
Description
Comments on some of the key challenges for northerners and their governments.
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Arctic-The North

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a report on arctic gas and its importance to northern Indigenous persons, a grant incentive program for prospectors and developers to assist Indigenous persons, a speech relating the shocking conditions of Indigenous peoples in the North, and a letter entitled "Northern Armed Force, asserting that an arctic force should be established with Inuit recruits.
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Assessing the Needs of Urban American Indians in North Texas: A Community-Based Participatory Research Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Conrad
Maria Scannapieco
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 28, no. 2, 2021, pp. [33]-51
Description
Looks at trust building create through a needs assessment research project with feedback from university researchers, urban inter-tribal center and other community partners in Northern Texas.
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Atlas of Canada 6th Edition (archival version): Aboriginal Peoples circa 1823

Alternate Title
Atlas of Canada 6th Edition, 1999 – 2009 (archival version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
Description
Distribution of Aboriginal peoples at the height of British rule when the Hudson's Bay Company dominated the fur trade. Shows linguistic families, population and the extent of the area know to Europeans. Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and accompanying text.
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Atlas of Canada, 6th Edition (archival version): Inuit Population, 1996

Alternate Title
Atlas of Canada 6th Edition, 1999 – 2009 (archival version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Resources Canada
Description
Shows distribution, by census subdivision, of the 41,000 people identifying themselves as Inuit in the 1996 Census. Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and accompanying text.
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The Atlas of Canada: Aboriginal Population and Forested Areas

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
Description
Shows the distribution of the Aboriginal population (including Indians, Metis and Inuit) in comparison to the location of forests. Data from Atlas of Canada, 6th edition. Scroll down to choose download option.
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Atlas of Urban Aboriginal People

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Description
Website contains information on Aboriginal population distribution and socio-economic characteristics in six western Canadian cities.
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Attitudes and Beliefs Towards HIV and AIDS Among Aboriginal Peoples Living in British Columbia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Schneider
Namaste Marsden
Tobin Copley
Barbara Skaling
Earl Nowgesic
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 183-192
Description
Examines the collected data from educational workshop participants used to examine characteristics associated with positive & negative attitudes and beliefs about those who are living with HIV, based on categories such as age, gender and location.
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