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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Aboriginal communities"”.
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Aboriginal Communities in Canada and HIV/Aids: The Voices Must Be Heard
… a theory grounded in the life experiences of Aboriginal community members in Canada that describes the ways in which they have been affected by HIV/AIDS. This theory has incorporated the effects of colonization within Aboriginal communities; although historical, effects of colonization have …
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Socio-Economic Characteristics of Six Aboriginal Communities in Australia: A Comparative Ecological Study
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Fourth world consumer culture: Emerging consumer cultures in remote Aboriginal communities of North-Western Australia
… material culture and lifestyle of the indigenous Aboriginal people of Australia has undergone dramatic change. Based on qualitative fieldwork in three remote Aboriginal communities in north-western Australia, this study examines the emergence of unique consumer cultures that appear to differ …
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Systematic Gender Violence and the Rule of Law: Aboriginal Communities in Australia and Post-War Liberia
The gender-agenda is borderless. Arguably, legal justice for Indigenous girls and women survivors of violence is unfair, inequitable, and sometimes arbitrary. Systematic violence against girls and women pervades cultures and societies; operates at three main levels: institution and state, …
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Systematic Gender Violence and the Rule of Law: Aboriginal Communities in Australia and Post-War Liberia
The gender-agenda is borderless. Arguably, legal justice for Indigenous girls and women survivors of violence is unfair, inequitable, and sometimes arbitrary. Systematic violence against girls and women pervades cultures and societies; operates at three main levels: institution and state, …
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Gudharraa ngalgarra yarringan Shining a light on urbanised disenfranchisement: Exploring the impacts of the Yes I Can Aboriginal adult literacy campaign in an urban setting
A key issue that prevents many Aboriginal communities in Australia from being able to engage in self-determining social and political participation is related to developing English literacy. While many adult literacy programs assume a deficit position in terms of people ‘lacking’ literacy, the …
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Geographies of Containment: Logics of Enclosure in Aboriginal and Asylum Seeker Policies in Australia's Northern Territory
… place for policy struggles over migration and Aboriginal communities over the past ten years. The city offers a lens through which to read geopolitical processes of migration and detention, sovereignty and citizenship, and settler colonialism and consider their consequences for people's …
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A Seat at the Table: A Nonconformist Approach to Grassroots Participation in the Articulation of Health Standards
… of biomedical and ecosystem health in Canadian Aboriginal communities. This is critical, as standards in Aboriginal communities are applied by external regulators. Absence of collaboration between the Aboriginal community, healthcare institutions, and the federal government has perpetuated the …
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Engaging feminism : a pedagogy for Aboriginal peoples
The effects of colonization are still evident in Aboriginal communities. This thesis examines feminism in relation to the colonial experiences of Aboriginal people. Drawing on feminist theories, this thesis explores how the ideology and practices of male dominance were imposed through colonization …
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The environmental niche of Aboriginal infants, possible implications for sudden infant death syndrome
… infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) are highest among Aboriginal infants. In non-Aboriginal communities, the rate of SIDS has decreased after interventions into infant care practices, such as sleeping infants in the supine position. Prior to intervention, it is necessary to know the infant care …
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An evaluation of the development, implementation, feasibility and impact of a tailored intervention to improve the quality of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples attending urban general practice.
BACKGROUND: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) peoples have greater health needs than other Australians and those in urban areas experience greater disease. Approximately 60% of Aboriginal peoples use non-Aboriginal Community Controlled (mainstream) general practice. General …
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Imagery, Technology, and Remote Adult Aboriginal Teacher Candidates: A Brock University Pilot Project
… between imagery, technology, and remote adult Aboriginal teacher candidates through the computer software Elluminate Live. It focuses on the implications that the role imagery plays in third generation distance education with these learners and the new media associated therein. The thesis …
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Addressing Aboriginal disputes in Canada : a new initiative
… is a recurring theme in relations between Aboriginal communities and non-Aboriginal institutions and bodies in Canada. Additionally, many Aboriginal communities are fraught with internal divisions that prevent their leaders from taking consistent policy stands and negotiating effectively …
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Reflections of Reflections of Reflections: A Multi-Case Study of Women Educators' Callings to the High Arctic
… educators who were called to teach in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northwest Territories, Canada, from 1970 to 1985. Placed within a historical context, I set out to understand what called each educator to teach in a cultural context so different from her own in Canada's Arctic. In …
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Didgeridoo Notation
… It plays an integral part in Australian Aboriginal history, spirituality, rituals and ceremonies. Didgeridoo playing is solely based on oral tradition with varying techniques and interpretations among Aboriginal communities. For non-Aboriginal musicians and composers, the didgeridoo lacks …
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In Each Other’s Arms: France and the St. Lawrence Mission Villages in War and Peace, 1630-1730
… Sulpician missionaries a string of village communities in the St. Lawrence Valley. A diversity of peoples, whom the French lumped under the rubrics of “Algonquins”, “Montagnais”, “Hurons”, “Iroquois”, “Abenakis” and “Loups”, migrated to these villages in the hope of bettering their lives in …
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Colonialism’s Impact upon the Health of Métis Elderly: History, Oppression, Identity and Consequences
… I consider the identity regulation imposed upon Aboriginal peoples and extrapolate the impact of colonialism on the health of a sample of elderly Métis. Health, care and access to services are vital social indicators in any society. The traumas of colonialism can be measured by the health of …
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Sacrificial Zone or Living on Borrowed Time: Oil Exploitation in Northern Alberta and its Impact on the Athabasaca Chipewyan First Nation Community
… in northern Alberta. The ACFN is one of many Aboriginal communities that have lived in northern Alberta for centuries. Historically, the community has relied on their natural environment for sustenance. The sources of livelihood for the ACFN have been affected at various levels by the negative …
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Language recovery of the New South Wales South Coast Aboriginal languages
… This research study investigates the traditional Aboriginal languages of the New South Wales South Coast. The languages presented here are Dharrawal, Dharumba, Dhurga and Djirringanj, which were spoken from the southern parts of Sydney and Botany Bay down along the coast, close to the Victorian …
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Language recovery of the New South Wales South Coast Aboriginal languages
… This research study investigates the traditional Aboriginal languages of the New South Wales South Coast. The languages presented here are Dharrawal, Dharumba, Dhurga and Djirringanj, which were spoken from the southern parts of Sydney and Botany Bay down along the coast, close to the Victorian …
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