On the Ojibwa Woman

Landes, Ruth

doi:10.1086/202234

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“…Culturally, Indian women come from a tradition of self-sufficiency and sovereignty in their health care and in the birth of their children. They have been taught at puberty to care for themselves and their children, both physically and spiritually (Landes, 1969;Nietzhammer, 1977). The Ojibwa women interviewed in this study speak of themselves as leaders, as bearing responsibility for the preservation of their families and their communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

American Indians, Stress, and Alcohol

Pd¹

1989

AIANMHR

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Several not so surprising difficulties were encountered: specifically, process issues, low English literacy, and uncertain follow through by physicians. Nonetheless, Goldwasser and Badger were able to demonstrate that such screening is feasible for a significant portion of the patient population and that a substantial number of those completing the screener, in this case, the General Health Questionnaire, reported symptomatology that warranted further inquiry by a health professional. Evidence is mounting that large percentages of medical patients suffer from mental health problems that are often undetected by providers. Consequently, the management of psychiatric illness in primary care settings has captured the attention of the broader scientific community. Witness, for example, the recent National Institute of Mental Health "Depression Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment" (DART) initiative. Given the stigma that continues to plague Indian/Native mental health programs, efforts to detect serious psychological dysfunction among Indian and Native medical patients and to treat them appropriately in the clinics where they are first seen hold considerable promise for success.In course of that epidemic. It also summarizes a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention that proceeds in several phases and that may be adapted to other community settings.The fourth and last article in this issue, "An Investigation of Health Decision-Making Skills Among American Indian Adolescents", by Okwumabua, Okwumabua, and Duryea, speaks to a very specific and poorly understood mechanism that underpins many of the preventive interventions being promoted for Indian/Native adolescents at high risk of alcohol, drug abuse, or mental health problems. Working with a small sample of seventh graders, the authors examined their decision-making skills in regard to a series of health and social matters. The students proved to be equally efficacious in their ability to make decisions across both types of situations. However, some intriguing differences arose in the nature of the decisionmaking errors committed, largely with respect to the steps taken in analyzing and implementing responses to problematic social situations. Further work along these lines may prove useful in adapting various intervention strategies to this special population. Abstract: This study presents a trial in which the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was introduced among general medicine clinic patients on a Navajo Indian reservation in Chinle, Arizona, to test its utility in enhancing recognition of significant psychiatric problems. It was found useful in alerting physicians to suicidal patients, and in identifying risk factors such as household size and number of children for symptoms of anxiety and depression. The few problems encountered in administration of the screening tool could easity be overcome.As a fourth-year medical student, one of the authors (H.G.) completed a five-week family and community medicine rotation in Chinle, Arizona. While there, he examined...

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Section: Discussion and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

American Indians, Stress, and Alcohol

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1989

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“…Consider the conceptual barriers against framing a feminist interpretation of flood damages in Anishinabek territories: anthropologist Ruth Landes mused that "trapping is the chief economic activity of the Ojibway" in her 1938 publication of Ojibway Women. 10 She observed Anishinabek women in the Treaty #3 District and concluded that "males are trained to shoulder economic responsibilities" in areas where game is scarce and muskrat and beaver provide essential proteins. 11 Ernestine Friedl echoed Landes' masculinist perspective in 1975 when she claimed that "game was the group's most valuable resource."…”

Section: Mots-clés Méthylmercure Insécurité Alimentaire Santé Reprmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…10 She observed Anishinabek women in the Treaty #3 District and concluded that "males are trained to shoulder economic responsibilities" in areas where game is scarce and muskrat and beaver provide essential proteins. 11 Ernestine Friedl echoed Landes' masculinist perspective in 1975 when she claimed that "game was the group's most valuable resource." 12 Historically, scholarship has considered women's contributions as secondary to men's attempts at fending off hunger in Anishinabek territories.…”

Section: Mots-clés Méthylmercure Insécurité Alimentaire Santé Reprmentioning

confidence: 99%

From Milk-Medicine To Public (Re)Education Programs: An Examination Of Anishinabek Mothers’ Responses To Hydroelectric Flooding In The Treaty #3 District, 1900–1975

Luby

2015

Canadian Bulletin of Medical History

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Abstract. This paper explores how Anishinabek women managed their households during the hydroelectric boom of the 1950s and provides new insight into flooding impact analyses. To date, historians have sought to understand how hydroelectric development compromised "subsistence" living. Research has addressed declining fish and game populations and the corresponding decline in male employment. But, what do these trends mean once the nets and traps have been emptied? By focusing on the family home, we discover that hydroelectric power generation on the Winnipeg River disrupted the environment's ability to provide resources necessary to maintain women's reproductive health (especially breast milk). Food shortages caused by hydroelectric development in the postwar era compromised Anishinabek women's ability to raise their children in accordance with cultural expectations. What emerges from this analysis is a new lens through which to theorize the voluntary enrolment of Anishinabek children in residential schools in northwestern Ontario.Keywords. methylmercury, food insecurity, reproductive health, hydroelectricity Résumé. Cet article explore la manière avec laquelle les femmes anishnabeks ont géré leur foyer au cours du boom hydroélectrique des années 1950 en plus d'apporter de nouveaux éclairages aux analyses concernant l'impact des inondations. Jusqu'à maintenant, les historiens ont cherché à comprendre comment le développement hydroélectrique compromettait les moyens de « subsistance » de ces populations. Les recherches se sont intéressées aux liens entre le déclin des populations de poissons et de gibiers et celui de l'emploi chez les hommes adultes. Mais, que signifient ces tendances une fois que les filets et les pièges ont été vidés ? En nous concentrant sur les ménages, nous découvrons que la production de courant hydroélectrique sur la rivière Winnipeg a déstabilisé la capacité de l'environnement à fournir les ressources nécessaires au maintien de la santé reproductive des femmes (spécialement le lait maternel). Les pénuries alimentaires causées par le développement hydroélectrique d'après-guerre ont compromis la capacité qu'avaient les femmes anishnabeks à élever leurs enfants en accord avec leurs attentes culturelles. De cette analyse émerge un angle nouveau par lequel aborder l'inscription volontaire des enfants anishnabeks dans les internats du nord-ouest de l'Ontario.

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“…On the subject, Ruth Landes mentioned the case of the famous Ojibwa Part-Sky-Woman runner who, according to legend, had the vision of a cloud during her youth, from which she received her speed, lightness and strength. 28 The secret of success, she would say, lay with the cloud, to which she used to talk and which made her feel like she was running 'on air'. During a vision or a dream, contact was established with the spirits, whose power bestowed strength and protection.…”

Section: American Indian Women and Ritual Propitiatory Gamesmentioning

confidence: 99%