Women

Contends that changes to biomedical practices will be necessary to meet health care needs of the Inuit population. Part of Proceeding of the International Conference on Circumpolar Health (13th); Maternal Health Session.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2009.

Inuit birth policies relating to the increased medical control over childbirth through the introduction of medical services by the Federal Government.

Coping mechanisms identified by study may have implications for health policy and programs.

Study in 1968/69 at Phoenix Indian High School by Arizona State University that looks at socially withdrawn female students and the significance of group counselling.

Information is given on the advantages of breastfeeding, care during pregnancy, after birth care, and nutrition and health.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Calgary, 2001.

Discusses the most culturally appropriate methods for counselling female Australian Aboriginal patients.

Focuses on women who have suffered from the residential school system and other aspects of colonization.

Study conducted focus groups and interviews with 21 women to modify a brief program for screening and prevention of prenatal alcohol use.

Provides examples for health and social service providers in Ontario to help pregnant women create a support system. Includes list of resources for programs and services.

Focuses on the methodological challenges and accomplishments associated with project entitled Visualizing Breast Cancer. Chapter 13 in the book Doing Cross-Cultural Research: Ethical and Methodological Perspectives edited by Pranee Liamputtong.

Discussion by Elders who express regrets at loss of traditional customs and values and desire a return of schools on reserves ; a need to preserve Indian ceremonies and Indian medicines ; concerns about problems with alcohol recur throughout.

Elders discuss a variety of matters relating to Indian culture and traditions and what can be done to retain or regain these. Most topics are touched on only briefly

Elders discuss concerns regarding: loss of Indian culture and traditions; failure to educate young Indians in traditionalways; young well-educated chiefs who will not take advice from elders.

Discussion of Indian ceremonies: how these are passed on from generation to generation; the role of women. Tipis: particular kinds of tipis; decorated tipis; tipis inrelation to death customs. No date given but probably January 1974, same as the others in this series.

Discussion of: Role of elders in setting young people on the right road ; Importance of breast-feeding and giving up alcohol ; Need for a tipi on each reserve, to be kept for prayer, pipe ceremonies and the counselling of the young.

Series of 15 short videos (approx. 5 min. each) on a variety of topics.

Community-based study conducted in two Cree communities found that participants equated "healthy foods" with "traditional foods".

Looks at being prepared for possible poor health especially for women. Article located by scrolling to page 9.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Montana, Missoula 2005

Looks at usability testing for a shared decision making (SDM) tool, the Ottawa Personal Decision Guide (OPDG) for use between the client and health care provider with Aboriginal women at the Minwaashin Lodge.

Data collected in two communities through interviews and detailed observations.

Counseling Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Dakota, 1998.

A look at how Navajo cultural and social structures helped Indigenous mothers and families with disabled children .

Reports on beliefs about breastfeeding from interviews and how many of the notions expressed are unique to the Navajo culture.

Family Nurse Practitioner (M.N.)--Montana State University, 2008.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1980.

Discusses the importance of understanding cultural, emotional, historical, and spiritual aspects of Aboriginal people in order to provide quality and competent health care.

Training module contains sections for facilitors and students, and illustrates concepts underpinning culturally safe care using Case-Based Learning.

Thesis (Ph.D.)-- University of Western Australia, 2016.

Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

Sociology and Equity Studies in Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 1998.

Study examines the implications of annual screening mammography for cost and mortality in American Indian populations with differing baseline breast cancer rates.

Advances the theory that Inuit do not appear to suffer from dystocia because of their hunter-gatherer origins; the theory being that they are more adaptable to dietary change.

Presents findings from a culturally centered study using photovoice to create a decolonized perception of health and wellness.

Article examines 72 peer-reviewed articles resulting in several thematic areas: infectious disease, environmental exposure, nutrition, birth outcomes, tobacco, chronic disease, health care policy, human resources, interventions, social determinants, mental health, genetics, injury and dental health.

Examines a program developed for urban Native women that focuses on restoring a sense of sacred interconnection and developing spiritual practices incorporating traditional teachings.

Author questions whether tribal government should prosecute crimes committed against Native American women and girls rather than a foreign government.

Comments on the need for nurses to develop culturally safe and respectful ways of working in partnership with Aboriginal colleagues and clients.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1997.

Examines some of the steps taken, and the successes and challenges of making midwifery care available to women, particularly for those who live outside of Winnipeg.

Study included systematic review of literature about prenatal education and care, and maternal health literacy, as well as interviews with 13 women who had been relocated from remote communities to Sioux Lookout, Ontario to give birth.

Compares and contrasts childbirth narratives of Aboriginal women and ethnographers.

Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montana, 1997.

Comments on the anticipated and unanticipated challenges of conducting the intervention.

Looks at a comparative analysis between the explanatory model of HIV illness, and a conventional biomedical paradigm of HIV disease, to provide insights relevant to the planning, prevention, and treatment of the Aboriginal population.