Sandy Lake

Investigation into adiponectin, leptin, C-reactive protein, interleukin 6, and serum amyloid A, individually or in combinations, and finding that low baseline adiponectin is associated with increased risk of incident type 2 diabetes independent of leptin, C-reactive protein, interleukin 6, serum amyloid A, and obesity.

Argues that there must be internal community development of structures and institutions before initiatives can be effectively carried out. In addition, the article discusses four specific programmes in: Indian Brook, Nova Scotia, Sandy Lake and Attawapiskat in Northern Ontario, and Metropolitan Toronto.

Assessment of 236 youths age 10 to 19 in the Oji-Cree community of Sandy Lake, Ontario.

The study found that allelic variants of 4 genes are associated with variation in plasma lipoprotein traits in young aboriginals from Sandy Lake.

Study done between 1993 and 1995 with people from Sandy Lake in northern Ontario.

Corrections to article on study done between 1993 and 1995 with people from Sandy Lake in northern Ontario. Second Erratum.

Topics include: Aboriginal and Elders' perspectives on water, jurisdiction over water-works, comparison of federal and provincial water treatment regulation, progress report for improving water quality and treatment issues (1995-2001), case studies (Attawapiskat, Beausoleil, and Sandy Lake First Nations and Six Nations of the Grand River Territory), and findings and recommendations. Submission to the Walkerton Inquiry Commission.

Studies the ß-cell response to elevation of plasma free fatty acids and to compare this response to that of nondiabetic Caucasian subjects.

Discusses the discovery of a gene mutation among residents of Sandy Lake Reserve, Ontario.

Two generations ago diabetes was unknown in Sandy Lake, now there is a high prevalence of diabetes caused by genetic and environmental factors, such as a more sedentary lifestyle, a higher caloric intake diet of saturated fats and sugars.

Study looks at why diabetes is five times higher then the national average in Sandy Lake a reserve in northern Ontario.

Indian and Northern Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1989.

Study compares genetic and environmental attributes of the Sandy Lake Oji-Cree and the Keeewatin Inuit in an attempt to explain disease prevalence in the two communities.

Looks at the incidence of type 2 diabetes in the Sandy Lake First Nation (Ontario) and evaluates prospective associations with metabolic syndrome and its components.

Discussion of the Sandy Lake School diabetes prevention program for Ojibway Cree children in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades.

Discusses the research conducted to ascertain the risk factors and prevalence for diabetic neuropathy among adult members of the Sandy Lake First Nation.

Discussion of diabetes in the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community of Kahnawake and the Oji-Cree community of Ne gaaw saga'igan (Sandy Lake) in Northwestern Ontario.

Study conducted to determine the prevalence of elevated c-reactive protein and the association between obesity and diabetes in a community with very high prevalence of type II diabetes.

Methodology used in a prevalence study of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the aboriginal population of an isolated northwestern Ontario community.

Looks at the presence or absence of the metabolic syndrome in 515 Sandy Lake Oji-Cree survey participants and discusses the risk of Type 2 diabetes.