Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, June 1983, pp. 9-12
Description
Investigates how non-Aboriginal sisters were able to consult with Aboriginal health workers to formulate a relevant language method to better inform parents about the proper time to bring their children in for immunizations.
Report summarizes progress of an Indigenous community research project that is creating an Aboriginal pedagogy framework for teaching First Peoples' languages in Western New South Wales, Australia.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, March 1989, pp. 14-18
Description
Includes interviews with Aboriginal medical students at the University of Newcastle about the courses, separation from families and homesickness, and finding accommodations.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, June 25, 2019
Description
Study assesses policy and practice documents relating to health literacy in three different countries to assess how Indigenous knowledge has been integrated into healthcare systems. Results showed that active integration and promotion of Indigenous health knowledge is limited.
Article reports on the findings of three case studies conducted in Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand; shows that health systems in these countries have not addressed barriers to health care arising from multiple factors (or aggravated forms) of discrimination, such as the intersection between disability and indigeneity. Makes recommendations for improvement.
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 49-58
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"This paper aimed to highlight the systemic and theoretical barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have been bereaved by suicide".
NADA Practice Resource: Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Guidelines for Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in a Non-Aboriginal Setting
Article reports on a Koorie art club that eventually evolved into an art class; discusses elements and approaches implemented that allowed the class to become a site of exploration and self-discovery for the youth that participated.
Search was performed for academic and non-academic Indigenous sources published between 2000 and 2016 and identified over 150 documents, books, and papers.
Aboriginal History, vol. 7, no. 2, 1983, pp. 196-200
Description
Book reviews of 5 books:
Service Delivery to Remote Communities edited by P. Loveday.
Service Delivery to Outstations edited by P. Loveday.
Aboriginal Arts and Crafts and the Market edited by P. Loveday and P. Cooke.
The NAC Election in the Northern Territory 1981 by P. Loveday and D. Jaensch.
Yugul: An Arnhem Land Cattle Station by Steven Thiele.
Review located by scrolling to page 196.
Article reframes the discussion surrounding mental health recognizing that Indigenous peoples have a holistic view of health that encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and environmental spectrum of wellbeing. Notes implications for government policy and for frontline practice.