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Older Māori: Downsizing Experiences, Outcomes and Needs

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fiona Cram

Discusses responses gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted with 12 key informants and 29 individuals aged between 61 and 91 years old regarding decision-making about current and future retirement accommodation.

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On Indigenous Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allan Luke
Teaching Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Special Issue: Indigenous Education, 2009, pp. 1-5
Introduction to special issue presenting research on Indigenous education and policies in Native American, Maori, Aborigine and Torres Strait Island education systems.
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On Reading Grace's Potiki

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva Rask Knudsen
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 13, no. 2, Thematic Issue: About Indigenous Literatures, June 2011, pp. 1-10
Discusses how indigenous knowledge is overlooked by non-Indigenous scholars when it comes to the subject of marginalizing and resistance in the 1986 novel, Potiki by Māori writer Patricia Grace.
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Oral Health and the Aboriginal Child: Knowledge Transfer Site

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Oral Health and the Aboriginal Child
Compilation of resources about improving oral health in children from various organizations and perspectives. Reports that a shocking number of children still suffer extensive tooth decay in both urban and remote First Nations and Inuit communities.
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An Oral Health Intervention for the Māori Indigenous Population of New Zealand: Oranga niho Māori (Māori oral health) as a Component of the Undergraduate Dental Curriculum in New Zealand

Alternate Title
An Oral Health Intervention for the Maori Indigenous Population of New Zealand: Oranga niho Maori (Maori oral health) as a Component of the Undergraduate Dental Curriculum in New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Broughton
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3, suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 223-228
Discusses Goal 5 which has the objective to develop and integrate Māori content in the undergraduate course.
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Oral History and Public Memories

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rosemary Block
Aboriginal History , vol. 34, 2010, pp. 305-307
Book review of: Oral History and Public Memories edited by Paula Hamilton and Linda Shopes. Review located by scrolling to page 305.
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Our Way Home: A Report to the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy: Repatriation of Aboriginal People Removed by the Child Welfare System: Executive Summary

Alternate Title
AHWS: Repatriation of Aboriginal: Executive Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
Stevenato and Associates
Janet Budgell
Purpose of the project was to: gain understanding of key issues and concerns; identify repatriation models being implemented; review successful approaches and determine applicability in Ontario; develop a demographic profile of adoptees and foster children; consult with service providers, individuals, and Elders; and recommend a repatriation model for Aboriginal people in Ontario.
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Outlaws and Citizens: Indigenous People and the ‘New Media Nation’

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Alia
International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, vol. 5, no. 1 & 2, 2009, p. 39–54
Discusses the evolution of technologies used to restore and create space to preserve languages and cultures while communicating across cultural, political, and geographical boundaries.
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Overcoming Dualistic Pedagogy: Reframing Māori–Pākehā Histories for New Zealand Students

Alternate Title
Overcoming Dualistic Pedagogy: Reframing Maori–Pakeha Histories for New Zealand Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edgar A Burns
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 209-217
Discusses prior practices of teaching history in the context of the Māori–Pākehā (Māori–White) or them—us dichotomies they create; and the challenges to that binary way of thinking. Explore new methods for teaching history that breakdown narratives of modernization, settler colonization, and racialized beliefs of superiority.
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Pacific University Graduates in New Zealand: What Helps and Hinders Completion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reremoana Theodore
Mele Taumoepeau
Karen Tustin

Megan Gollop
Charlotte Unasa
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 138-146
Study asks 365 Pacific University Graduates to identify factors that helped or hindered them with the completion of their degrees. Participant identified external, institutional, and personal factors that either supported or interfered with their completion.
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Pandemic Experiences and Impacts of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Indigenous Communities: Preliminary Knowledge Synthesis

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alanaise Goodwill
Jeannie Morgan
Corinne Mckay
Looks at previous experiences of contagious disease, impact of social determinants of health, gendered experiences of mental health, effect of physical distancing and quarantine, and existing MHSU (Mental Health and Substance Use Services) and how they might inform COVID-19 health services. Related material: Executive Lay Summary Report: Knowledge Synthesis: COVID-19 in Mental Health and Substance Use.
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Partnership, Production & Exchange of Knowledges

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mere Kepa
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 4, no. 2015, 2014, pp. 1-7
Looks at factors contributing to successful aging in the project, Life and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study in New Zealand.
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Pasifika Youth Empowerment Programme: A Potential Public Health Approach in Tackling Obesity-health Related Issues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ridvan Tupai-Firestone
Anna Matheson
Danielle Prapavessis
Mischa Hamara
Keawe'aimoku Kaholokula ... [et al.]
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 63-72
Describes program methodology and results. Participants identified three causes of obesity: poor diet, lack of education, and lack of physical activity, and developed preventative action plans.
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Pathways to the International Market for Indigenous Screen Content: Success Stories, Lessons Learned from Selected Jurisdictions and a Strategy for Growth

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maria De Rosa
Marilyn Burgess
Consists of results of literature search, survey of Indigenous festivals and distribution networks, case studies of popular productions (including box office receipts, audience reach, sales and awards when possible), and interviews with thirty-one stakeholders.
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PATU: Fighting Fit, Fighting Fat! The Hinu Wero Approach

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Forrest
Lee-Anne Taylor
Jennifer Roberts
Maria Pearson
Donna Foxall
Sue Scott-Chapman
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 3, 2016, pp. 282-297
Looks at group exercise that promotes physical activity.
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Perceived Health Benefits From a Commitment to Speak te reo Māori in the Home: Four Women's Perspectives

Alternate Title
Perceived Health Benefits From a Commitment to Speak te reo Maori in the Home: Four Women's Perspectives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma Mapihi Campbell
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 1, Summer, 2013, pp. 57-70
Discusses the wellbeing that comes from speaking Māori for the speaker, family members and for the community.
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Performing Aboriginalities: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simona Achitei
Journal of New Zealand Literature, no. 24, Part 2: Special Issue: Comparative Approaches to Indigenous Literary Studies, 2007, pp. 117-134
Compares two plays Gulpilil by David Gulpilil and Tales of the Urban Indian by Darrell Dennis to show different perspectives of what it means to be Aboriginal.
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Piecing Together Māori, Word by Word

Alternate Title
Piecing Together Maori, Word by Word
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Erin McArdle
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Discusses the efforts to revitalize culture and language through community-based radio and television.
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Pilot of Te Tomokanga: A Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Evaluation Tool For an Indigenous Population

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kahu McClintock
Graham Mellsop
Tess Moeke-Maxwell
Chris Frampton
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-11
Looks at evaluation tool which recognizes the importance of culture and spirituality, providing a balance between four dimensions: family, physical, cognitive or intellectual and spiritual.
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Placing Aboriginal Kidney Disease in Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen P. McDonald
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 186, no. 2, February 4, 2014, pp. 93-94
Findings were found to be quite similar in Canada and Australia with renal disease increasing progressively with increasing age.
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Policy Levers for Improving Outcomes for Off-Reserve

Alternate Title
Colloquium on Improving the Educational Outcomes of Aboriginal People Living Off-Reserve
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen Raham
Looks at the research in eight domains that influence Aboriginal learning outcomes; the implications for policy in each of these domains; and examines a set of ten policy recommendations to strengthen the success of Aboriginal learners across the system.
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Policy Options Paper for an Urban and Rural Indigenous Housing Strategy: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cassandra Vink
Academic and grey literature review conducted on: key issues; principles and desired outcomes; recent historical programs and policies; program and policy recommendations; and international program and policy examples. Options were then examined to determine whether they aligned with principles and desired outcomes, as well as feasibility and viability in current social context.
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