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Denver Indian Family Resource Center: Research Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robin Leake
Discusses the activities of the Rocky Mountain Quality Improvement Center (RMQIC) project which was designed to prevent removal and out-of-home placement of children who have become involved with the child welfare system due to parental substance abuse and child neglect.
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Desistance and Identity Change Among Aboriginal Females

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John D. Hundleby
Barbara M. Gfellner
Darrell Racine
Identity, vol. 7, no. 3, 2007, pp. 225-253
Comments on a group of women who left a life of problems and antisocial behaviour and adopted a positive view of themselves.
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"Dirty Domestics and Worse Cooks": Aboriginal Women's Agency and Domestic Frontiers, Southern Australia, 1800-1850

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynette Russell
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 28, no. 1 & 2, 2007, pp. 18-46
Discussion on the domestic relationships of Aboriginal women and non-Aboriginal men who worked in the sealing industry. The article also discusses how the women were able to maintain traditional activities and practices, and how the teaching of native languages ensured the cultural and physical survival of the Aboriginal community.
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Doing Public History in Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Alternate Title
National Council for Public History Keynote Address
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Milloy
The Public Historian, vol. 35, no. 4, November 2013, pp. 10-19
"The author discusses his experience with Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, charged with writing a history of the residential school system for First Nations students in Canada and with producing an archive accessible to both scholarly researchers and the public."
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Domestic Violence and Tribal Protection of Indigenous Women in the United States

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gloria Valencia-Weber
Christine P. Zuni
St. John's Law Review, vol. 69, no. 1-2, Symposium: Womens Rights As International Human Rights, Winter-Spring, 1995, pp. 69-170
Explores the issue of physical abuse of women in Native American societies that seek to achieve balance or harmony in all relationships.
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Donna's Story

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Donna Gamble
Donna Gamble speaks candidly as a mother and an outreach worker about her motivations and ongoing struggle with addiction. Duration: 50:35.
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Doorways to Home: Indigenous/Newcomer Neighbourhood Dialogues

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessie Sutherland
Canadian Issues, Aboriginal Immigrant Relations Today, Summer, 2012, pp. 11-14
Focuses on program to address everyday challenges, such as housing, abuse, and loneliness in British Columbia. To access article scroll to p. 11.
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The Downtown Eastside and Aboriginal Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawna Narayan
Selina Demetrick
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 165-168
Authors examine the intersecting social, economic, racial, and colonial/systemic factors that create a reality for Indigenous women living in the Vancouver DTES that includes elevated incidences of poverty, violence, substance use, and health concerns. Provide commentary and recommendations surrounding the creation of policy, programs, and interventions.
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Dream Wheels: A Novel

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joseph Bauerkemper
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 113-114
Book review of: Dream Wheels by Richard Wagamese.
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Drugs of Opulence and Drugs of Dispossession

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barbara Flick
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, September/October 1998, pp. 7-9
Compares how status and wealth are linked to the drugs that are consumed by different socio-economic groups around the world.
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The Economics of Indigenous Deprivation and Proposals for Reform

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Helen Hughes
Issue Analysis, no. 63, September 23, 2005, pp. [1]-[20]
Looks into reforming the policies that are causing deprivation so that Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders can access the same choices and living standards as other Australians.
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Editorial

Alternate Title
Éditorial
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Boyd
Kim Brooks
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 19, no. 1, 2007, pp. 2-[?]
Discusses how sentencing circles function in relation to abused women, and international law as it pertains to trafficking.
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Editorial: [Indigenous Affairs: Indigenous Women]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathrin Wessendorf
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 4-7
Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on the external social pressures which affect traditional gender structures and Indigenous women. To access this article, scroll down to page 4.
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Editorial: Resilience and Triumph: Moving Forward in a Good Way

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madelynn Slade
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 5-6
Highlights the theme of the issue that focuses on children and youth.
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Editors' Introduction: Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Saylors
Nelson Jiim Ana Vanesa Plasencia
Derek Smith
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 241-246
Overview of issue articles highlighting traditional support and innovative projects for healthier lifestyles, the state of HIV in communities, information on current rates of HIV, substance use, STIs and other risk factors.
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Elder Abuse in American Indian Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Briana Anisko
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 3, 2009, pp. 43-51
Introduces the notion that by the year 2030 one to two million elders will be sixty-five years or older and many may be subject to abuse or neglect.
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Elder Abuse Issues in Indian Country

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. Yvonne Jackson
Teresa Sappier

Presents findings from the Elder Abuse Survey conducted with Tribal Judges, Title VI Program Directors and Tribal Elders and review of elder abuse codes. Also includes a model tribal elder protection code, examples of abuse, and discussion of traditional cultural practices and their impact.

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Elder Gerry Oleman: Healing the Impacts of Colonization

Alternate Title
[The Impacts of Colonization on Me, My Family, My Community and Healing the Impacts of Colonization]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gerry Oleman
Presenter proposes that a healthy and strong mind is the start of the decolonization process. Duration: 4:00:38
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Ending Violence against Native Women

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Indian Law Resource Center
Comments on a project that partners with Native women's organizations and Indian and Alaska Native nations to end violence against women and girls.
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