JISD Volume 03, Issue 01 [Journal of Indigenous Social Development]
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ItemSexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity/Expression Discrimination and Victimization among Self-Identified LGBTQI Native Hawaiians in Hawai‘i(Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2014-08)Little is known about Native Hawaiian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI) people, given the long colonial history of suppressing a variety of indigenous conceptualizations of sexuality, sexual orientation, and gen
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ItemUrban Dwelling American Indian Adolescent Girls’ Beliefs Regarding Health Care Access and Trust(Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2014-08)Indigenous people, specifically American Indians (AI), have historically had a greater mistrust of the medical system compared to their White counterparts. The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions of AI adolescent girls living in an urban,
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ItemMindfulness and the Aloha Response(Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2014-08)In this article, we contend that an ancient, contemplative practice called mindfulness, often associated with the Buddhist tradition, shares much resonance with the indigenous wisdom ofAloha, the lifestyle and livelihood of Native Hawaiians. In fact, we p
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ItemPreventing dentures and putting aside the fry bread: A systematic review of micro, mezzo, and macro conditions for dental health and obesity interventions for Native American youth(Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2014-08)This systematic literature review was focused on childhood obesity and dental health interventions which have relevance to Native American communities. Childhood oral health and obesity have become significant problems across North America and among Nativ
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ItemHunhu: In Search of an Indigenous Philosophy for the Zimbabwean Education System(Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2014-08)The Zimbabwean education system is currently grounded in a philosophy of education that is alien. This means that the education that it offers to the majority of the people in Zimbabwe and the values that it inculcates are alien and cannot result in authe
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ItemTable of Contents(Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2014-08)