Entitlements and Health Services for First Nations and Métis Women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Policy Brief (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 173
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Author/Creator
Kathy Bent
Joanne Havelock
Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Description
Explains the history of the differences in legal entitlements to health services for First Nations and Métis women.
From the report Entitlements and Health Services for First Nations and Métis Women in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Includes two annotated bibliographies which review emerging literature and identify any gaps or areas for further study, steps to organize a memorial march and a list of women's organizations in Saskatchewan.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 9, September 2010, p. 19
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Profiles the accomplishments of Deborah Chatsis, a member of Ahtahkakoop First Nation, and her appointment as Canada's ambassador to Vietnam.
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 6, June 2010, p. 24
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Comments on a research project, completed by Battlefords Tribal Council Indian Health and researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, looking at how Aboriginal women feel about their bodies.
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 1, January 2008, p. 2
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Looks at Elder Cora Thomson receiving the highest provincial honour, the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, and her sage advice to others.
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 15
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Describes the success of graduates of Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Construction Careers, Women in Trades program.
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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.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 137-160
Description
Examines the relationships between health, social exclusion, and receiving social assistance in Saskatchewan for Aboriginal (off-reserve), and non-
Aboriginal, single mothers.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Womens Health, January 2008, pp. 15-24
Description
Description of the first phase of a project carried out in the Battleford Tribal Council area. Used community-based research methods, including a sharing circle and a focus group.
Based on five years of quantitative research drawn from Sisters In Spirit database; looks at situation in the province compared to the national context.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 28, no. 2/3, Spring, 2010, pp. 63-70
Description
Using the photovoice approach with twelve Aboriginal breast cancer survivors in Saskatchewan to argue the need for more research on the effects of race, gender, and class on cancer care and experiences.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 34, no. 1, 2010, pp. 41-49
Description
Examines the association of high and low birth weight factors for diabetes. To do this First Nations diabetes cases with nondiabetic First Nations controls are compared to other Saskatchewan residents diabetes cases with nondiabetic Saskatchewan controls.
From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Beverley Jacobs
Andrea J. Williams
Description
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.
Identifies importance of goals related to infrastructure, recreation, information and education, and social supports.
Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region".
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 12, December 2010, p. 3
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Presents Myrna Yuzicapi, receipient of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, honoured for her devotion to Aboriginal students and education.
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 3, March 2010, p. 12
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Comments on the disproportionate number of First Nations women developing Type 2 diabetes and the need for early preventative measures.
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Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 40, no. 1, In-home and Community Care for Seniors / Le soin des ainés à la maison et dans la communauté, 2008, pp. 112-125
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Based on interviews with 103 women, study supports need for primary health professionals to offer postnatal screening for women who may be at risk for postpartum depression .
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 28
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Discusses the annual Canadian Sisters in Spirit March which helps to raise awareness of violence against Aboriginal women and honour missing and murdered Aboriginal women.
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 8, August 2008, p. 3
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Looks at a walk to raise awareness of a missing woman, the victim of a murder, and the statistics that suggest Aboriginal women are more likely to be victims of assault.
Article located by scrolling to page 3.
Women of the community go on a retreat due to feeling unappreciated and as a result bring the community closer together in episode 16 of a stop-motion animation series.
Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: Raven Power: Study Guide.
Duration: 24:02.
Based on papers presented at the conference: The West and Beyond : Historians Past, Present and Future, held at the University of Alberta, 19–21 June, 2008.