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International Indigenous Conference on Addiction Free Lifestyles

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 5, September/October 1992, pp. 4-7
Comments on various topics by different speakers at The Healing Our Spirit Worldwide Indigenous Conference Promoting Addiction Free Lifestyles held in Edmonton, July 1992.
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Interpersonal Violence among Women Seeking Welfare: Unraveling Lives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Anne Lown
Laura A. Schmidt
James Wiley
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 8, August 2006, pp. 1409-1415
Compares experiences of interpersonal violence among women with dependent children applying for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and single women without dependent children applying for General Assistance.
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Interpersonal Violence and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Alternate Title
The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook on Psychology of Violence
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jane E. Palmer
Michelle Chino
Focuses on child abuse and neglect, and sexual and intimate partner violence. Excerpt from: The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook on Psychology of Violence edited by Carlos A. Cuevas and Callie Marie Rennison.
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Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Disorders among American Indian Women From Southwest Tribes in Primary Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Duran
John Oetzel
Tassy Parker
Lorraine Halinka Malcoe
Julie Lucero
Yizhou Jiang
American Indian and Alaska Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, vol. 16, no. 2, 2009, pp. 11-27
Investigation of intimate partner violence with mental disorders among 234 Aboriginal female primary care patients in Alaska
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Intimate Partner Violence in the Canadian Territorial North: Perspectives From a Literature Review and a Media Watch

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Heather Fikowski
Marshirette Mauricio
Anne Mackenzie
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21209
A summary of the literature and media review indicates a initial position on which further research and public education is recommended.
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Introduction: Native Women and State Violence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Luana Ross
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 1-7
Introduces articles on violence against Native women.
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Inuit Concepts of Mental Health and Illness: An Ethnographic Study

Alternate Title
[Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report ; no. 4]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Christopher Fletcher
Ellen Corin
Lucy Boothroyd
Identifies Inuit knowledge and perspectives and the basis of mental health problems with explanations for the behaviour.
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Inuit Housing and Homelessness: Results From the International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008

Alternate Title
Housing and Homeless Inuit in the Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine Minich
Helga Saudny
Crystal Lennie
Michele Wood
Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory
Zhirong Cao
Grace M. Egeland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 5, 2011, pp. 520-531
Discusses the imminent need for adequate shelter for the homeless in Inuit communities.
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Investigating the Linkages between FASD, Gangs, Sexual Exploitation and Woman Abuse in the Canadian Aboriginal Population: A Preliminary Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Totten
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 9-22
Study on prenatal alcohol abuse in the lives of young Aboriginal women and the connections between that abuse and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, sexual abuse, extreme violence, and gangs.
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Is Canada Peaceful and Safe for Aboriginal Women?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita Olsen Harper
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 25, no. 1-2, Ending Woman Abuse, Winter/Spring, 2006, pp. 33-38
Discussion of the legislative gap in protecting a spouse's right to equal division of matrimonial real property on-reserve and other human rights issues which leave Aboriginal women at economic and social disadvantage.
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Iskwew: Empowering Victims of Wife Abuse

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerri Dickson
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 115-135
Discusses a project to empower women to become independent of domestic violence through mutual help groups and building a network of co-operation among social agencies and community-based organizations.
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"It Runs in the Family": Intergenerational Transmission of Historical Trauma Among Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives in Culturally Specific Sobriety Maintenance Programs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurelle L. Myhra
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 18, no. 2, 2011, pp. 17-40
Comments on empowering families and communities to draw on their cultural strengths to stop the pattern of substance and physical abuse.
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“It’s a lot of work, and I’m still doing it”: Indigenous Perceptions of Help after Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Amanda Maranzan
Roseanna Hudson
Rosemary Scofich
Melody McGregor
Rachel Seguin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 27, 2018, pp. 140-156
Researchers used talking circles, interviews and survey to learn from participants about types of spiritual, physical, and emotional practices which helped them with the healing process.
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Last Resort

Alternate Title
APTN Investigates ; season 10
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Christopher Read
Holly Moore
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
Investigative report on the physical and mental abuse suffered by young male offenders, most of whom were Indigenous, at a northern Saskatchewan wilderness camp run by the Ranch Ehrlo organization during the 1970s. The wilderness experience was thought to address behavioural Issues. Duration: 23:50.
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Legacy of Residential Schools: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women

Alternate Title
From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Beverley Jacobs
Andrea J. Williams
Describes the findings of the Sisters in Spirit initiative and work with grieving families. Chapter from From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools edited by Marlene Brant Castellano.
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Legacy of the Bear's Lip

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Hodgson
Canadian Literature , no. 167, pp. 154-156
Book review of: Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman by Ruby Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson. This is the life story of "the only Native woman in Canada serving a twenty-five-year sentence for first-degree murder". Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 154 to access review.
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Legal Drugs are Misused as Well

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 8, December 2002, pp. 20-21

Attributes unresolved sexual abuse as the underlying problem which when not dealt with could lead to the high levels of First Nations peoples abusing prescription drugs as a means of coping with emotional issues.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.24.

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Lemon Pie and Finding Ali

Alternate Title
One Native Life
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 5, September/October 2007, pp. 8-9
Author shares a life changing experience.
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