Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Reports results of environmental scan which involved a literature review of both grey and academic publications, a series of key informant interviews with 20 individuals working in the field. Six topic areas are covered: links between childhood adversity and suicide and promising practices for addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters focusing on children and youth, current supports in the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Timiskaming First Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Production
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Jason Lawrence
Description
Focuses on the community's efforts to deal with Hepatitis C through education, outreach, and healing.
Duration: 27:33.
Proposed Model of Care for the Ngunnawal Bush Healing Farm Australian Capital Territory
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Winnunga Nimmityjah?]
Description
Program based on the 'Living Web Model of Care'.
Psychiatric Research in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986: A Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jouko Miettunen
Marianne Haapea
Lassi Björnholm
Sanna Huhtaniska
Teija Juol ...[et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Systematic literature search of PubMed and Scopus reveals 94 articles on psychiatric research conducted on the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. Research includes information on early predictors of several psychiatric diagnoses, and novel findings related to brain imaging and cognition.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
QTC Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Alternate Title
Qikiqtani Truth Commission Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Truth Commission
Description
Commission was established to create a record of how government policies between 1950 and 1975 affected the Inuit living in the Baffin region. Report based testimonies and interviews, and archival research. Includes recommendations.
Reaching Agreement for an Aboriginal E-health Research Agenda: The Aboriginal Telehealth Knowledge Circle Consensus Method
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M.A. Maar
A. Seymour
B. Sanderson
L. Boesch
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1, January-March 2010, pp. 1-13
Description
Discusses the development of eHealth research agenda initiatives including the knowledge gaps which impede adoption in rural Aboriginal communities in Canada.
Reclaiming Our Voices: Two Spirit Health & Human Service Needs in New York State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. Somjen Fraser
Harlan Pruden
Description
Findings from focus groups showed experiences of homophobic oppression, racism, stigma, and inadequate access to health care.
Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Darwin Otitis Guidelines Group
Peter Morris
Amanda Leach
Pranalia Shah
Sandi Nelson ... [et al.]
Recommendations re Inquest Report for Brian Lloyd Sinclair
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Marc Cormier]
Description
Sinclair was a 45-year-old Aboriginal man who died after sitting for 34 hours waiting for medical attention at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre's emergency department.
Recruiting and Retention Concerns Health Care Team
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hansford
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 22
Description
Explores problems some Aboriginal communities have recruiting and retaining health care professionals.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.
Regional Profiles of First Nations Communities: According to Current Provincial Health Authority Regions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Provides a picture of health care administration governance including Bands, Tribal Councils, health transfer programs and health plans.
Relocating From the Mushkegowuk Territory for Hemodialysis: The Cree Illness Experience and Perceived Quality of Life
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie D. Kolewaski
Margo L. Paterson
Karen E. Yeates
Cheryl E. King-Van Vlack
Pimatiwiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, vol. 8, no. 3, Winter, 2010, pp. 103-150
Description
Study found that in addition to hemodialysis being life-altering, patients also experienced negative clinical interactions from healthcare providers due to misperceptions about beliefs and behaviours.
Report on the Section 4 Review of Southeast Child and Family Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Southern First Nations Network of Care
Description
Review was triggered when a fourteen year girl from Little Grand Rapids First Nation hung herself in a garage in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was in the care of the Agency, which had placed her in the city. Both service delivery and operations were examined.
Research and Policy Priorities for Addressing Prenatal Exposure to Opioids in Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosalyn Singleton
Amanda Slaunwhite
Mary Herrick
Matthew Hirschfeld
Laura Brunner ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article summarizes main themes of a Symposium with health care providers, researchers, elders and public health officials. Focuses on identifying emerging challenges, trends and potential solutions for the increasing number of infants and children affected by prenatal opioid use.
Research Governance in NunatuKavut: Engagement, Expectations, and Evolution
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Bull
Amy Hudson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Case study report examines the evolution of NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) research governance from 2006 to 2018, highlighting community consent contracts and ethical review processes and protocols.
Restricted Access: Aboriginal Women and Health Care in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Amélie Falcon-Borduas
Description
International Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2010.
Returning Birth to Aboriginal, Rural, and Remote Communities
Alternate Title
SOGC Policy Statement No. 251, December 2010
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, vol. 32, no. 12, December 2010, pp. 1186-1188
Description
Policy statement discusses the current state of care and outlines the requirements for successful initiatives to return care to communities.
A Review of Health Care Reform in the United States and in Alaska
Alternate Title
Health Care Reform in the U.S.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn J. Anderson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 5, 2010, pp. 424-436
Description
Review of literature dealing with the goals of optimizing cost, accessibility, and quality at national and state level.
The RIPPLES of Meaningful Involvement: A Framework for Meaningfully Involving Indigenous Peoples in Health Policy Decision-Making
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alycia J. Fridkin
Annette J. Browne
Madeleine Kétéskwēw Dion Stout
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 2019
Description
Study interviews 20 Indigenous and non-Indigenous medical leaders in health and health policy to determine what constitutes meaningful involvement of Indigenous peoples in health policy making. Results suggest that attention to the underlying power dynamics and decolonization of the system itself is a necessary step. Authors use the results to develop a framework for meaningful involvement.
Risk Factors for HIV Disease Progression in a Rural Southwest American Indian Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Iralu
Bonnie Duran
Cynthia R. Pearson
Yizhou Jiang
Kevin Foley
Melvin Harrison
Public Health Reports, vol. 125, Supplement 4, 2010, p. 43–50
Description
Study identified sociocultural factors that contribute to rapid advancement of the disease; discusses the need for traditional healing practices to be included in treatment regimens.
Risk Factors Observed in Health Care System 6 Months Prior to Completed Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tommy Lauth Grundsøe
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study examined medical records of 160 people who completed suicide in Greenland between 2012 and 2015. Findings were compared with a control group of 160 people who had not suicided in order to assess if risk factors could be identified through medical contact in the six months prior to suicide completion.
The Role of ‘Kijigabandan’ and ‘Manadjitowin’ in Understanding Harm Reduction Policies and Programs for Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Colleen Anne Dell
Tara Lyons
Kathleen Cayer
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 109-137
Description
Looks at how the concepts of ‘Kijigabandan’ and ‘Manadjitowin’ can assist Aboriginal social work to address two key barriers that often impede Aboriginal-specific harm reduction discussions, widespread support for abstinence and prohibition, and the belief that harm reduction and Aboriginal culture are incompatible.
The Role of the Elder within a Mainstream Addiction and Mental Health Hospital: Developing an Integrated Paradigm
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Ana Bodnar
Vern Harper
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 87-107
Description
Discusses the role of an Elder in counseling sessions with Aboriginal clinicians trained in Western healing intervention, providing insight into their problems both from an Aboriginal perspective as well as from a western clinical perspective.
Rural360: Incubating Socially Accountable Research in the Canadian North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shabnam Asghari
Thomas Heeley
Anna Walsh
James Rourke
Cheri Bethune
Wendy Graham
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article describes Rural360 as a research incubator which provides funding and support for Northern Newfoundland and Coastal Labrador (NNCL) physicians to design and conduct research which improves accessible and culturally relevant healthcare in NNCL.
Saskatchewan's HIV Strategy 2010- 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
Description
Discusses government strategy which hopes to reduce the number of new infections; improve quality of life in infected individuals and reduce risk factors for acquisition of HIV infection.
Scientific Certainty in a Time of Uncertainty: Predicting Vulnerability of Canada's First Nations to Pandemic H1N1/09
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Spence
Jerry P. White
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-36
Description
World Health Organization announced Indigenous populations at high risk of being infected with H1N1 virus
given clinical evidence to date.
Secular Trends in Treatment and Control of Type 2 Diabetes in an American Indian Population: A 30-Year Longitudinal Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen C. Looker
Jonathan Krakoff
Vickie Andre
Kathy Kobus
Robert G. Nelson
William C. Knowler
Robert L. Hanson
Diabetes Care, vol. 33, no. 11, November 2010, pp. 2383-2389
Description
Discusses how changes in the treatment of diabetes in the Gila River Native American community over the past 30 years coincides with improvements in glycemia, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Self-Location and Ethical Space in Wellness Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Peltier
Louela Manankil-Rankin
Karey D McCullough
Megan Paulin
Phyllis Anderson
Kanessa Hanzlik
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 39-53
Description
Authors discuss the need for researchers to acknowledge and examine their own positionality in relation to health and wellness narratives; suggest that being mindful about the privilege implicit to the position of “researcher” is essential in working respectfully and reciprocally within the community.
Sixth National HIV Strategy: 2010–2013
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing
Social Determinants of Indigenous Health and Indigenous Rights in Policy: A Scoping Review and Analysis of Problem Representation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma George
Tamara Mackean
Fran Baum
Matt Fisher
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Scoping review of literature on Aboriginal health, rights, and health policy highlights issues including the impact of ongoing colonialism, the role of government in rights realization, tokenism, and policies of assimilation. Notes an ongoing failure to move from rights recognition to implementation.
Solution Model for Enhancing the Experiences of Urban First Nations and Métis Patients Accessing and Navigating the Health System for Inflammatory Arthritis Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Barnabe
Jean Miller
Sylvia Teare
Casey Eaglespeaker
Brenda Rolan ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Researchers work with Indigenous patients to record and examine their experience of seeking and receiving care for inflammatory arthritis in an urban Alberta community; make recommendations for improving patient care and patient experience.
Speech, Language and Hearing Services to Indigenous People in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States: A Literature Review and Report on Key Informant Interviews
Alternate Title
Speech, Language and Hearing Services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children in Canada, With a Focus on Children 0 to 6 Years of Age
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Description
Identifies common service barriers and highlights practices that address need for improved and appropriate services.
Standing with Our American Indian and Alaska Native Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People: Exploring the Impact of and Resources for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glenna P. Stumblingbear-Riddle
Ann K. Burlew
Daniel Gaztambide
Michelle R. Madore
Helen Neville
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, 2019, p. Article 1
Description
Authors use an intersectional and trauma-informed approach to engage with the consequences of human trafficking for Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people; they then consider resiliency factors, and make culturally informed recommendations to assist psychologists in working with survivors of trafficking.
Stepping into Governance, Chapter 4
Alternate Title
[Implementing the Vision] ; Chapter 4
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Chapter four of series looks at the Tripartite First Nations Health Plan.
Duration: 9:57.
Strengthening On-the-Ground Service Provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victims/Survivors of Family Violence and Sexual Assault in Victoria
Alternate Title
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Reports on current legal and associated services offered in the state, government initiatives addressing family violence, and results from consultations about experiences with the legal system.
Structures Last Longer than Intentions: Creation of Ongomiizwin – Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing at the University of Manitoba
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Cook
Melanie MacKinnon
Marcia Anderson & Ian Whetter
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Article describes the origins and mandate of Ongomiizwin; highlights the five themes of the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ (RFHS) Reconciliation Action Plan for health science education: (1) Honoring traditional knowledge systems and practices, (2) Safe learning environments and professionalism, (3) Student support, mentorship and retention (4) Education across the spectrum and 5) Closing the gap in admissions.
Stumbling, Not Falling: Reviewing Cultural Competency in Fall Prevention Among Older Indigenous People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Jack
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2019
Description
Reviews the 2011 study Healthy Aging through Fall Prevention among Older Aboriginal People: From Many Voices to a Shared Vision using a lens of cultural competency. Author highlights problematic elements of the study and suggests frameworks that can be used to improve the quality of research.
Suffering like a Broken Toy: Social, Psychological, and Cultural Impacts for Urban American Indians with Chronic Pain
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elise AG Duwe
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 150-186
Description
Qualitative study with mixed methods design; uses in-depth surveys of forty self-identified American Indians living with chronic pain. Paper explores the experience of the participants and the factors of resiliency from which they draw strength.
Summary Findings of an Exploratory Data Gathering Exercise on Māori Suicide in Te Waipounamu
Alternate Title
Summary Findings of an Exploratory Data Gathering Exercise on Maori Suicide in Te Waipounamu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Dallas-Katoa
Varona Golda
Maire Kipa
Raniera Dallas
Helen Leahy
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Digital and Data Sovereignty, July 28, 2019, pp. 49-60
Description
Presents the results of a data collection by health organizations on Te Waipounamu (New Zealand’s South Island). Whānau (families) that were interviewed noted the need for a culturally appropriate approach that included Whānau was needed for not only preventing suicide, but for mental healthcare generally.
Symposium on “Parental Education” at the ICCH17
Alternate Title
17th International Congress of Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Ingemann
Siv Kvernmo
Helle Møller
Pertice M. Moffitt
Shirley Tagalik ...[et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Summary of the presentations included in the Symposium on Parental Education at the 17th International Congress of Circumpolar Health (ICCH17).
System of Wellness, Chapter 1
Alternate Title
[Implementing the Vision] ; Chapter 1
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Chapter 1 of series explaining issues in First Nations health and the efforts to address them.
Duration: 7:39.
Teeth for Life: The First Nations Oral Health Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurel Lemchuk-Favel
Description
Discusses model based on client-centered care and a multi-pillard approach combining health promotion and disease prevention.
Thinking About Aboriginal KT: Learning From the Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research British Columbia (NEARBC)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth A. Estey
Andrew M. Kmetic
Jeffery L. Reading
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 83-86
Description
Looks at a case study to identify areas where future discussion is needed to improve the understanding and meaning of knowledge translation in Aboriginal health research.
Third National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy, 2010–2013
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
‘This Tobacco Has Always Been Here for Us,’ American Indian Views of Smoking: Risk and Protective Factors
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra L. Momper
Mary Kate Dennis
Beth Glover Reed
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
Overview of tobacco use including history, factors of use, and factors of permanent cessation or continued use.
Through the Diamond Threshold: A Community-Based Psycho-Educational Group Training Program for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders among American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rockey R. Robbins
Bryan G. Stare
Brittany M. Riggin
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 1, 2019, pp. 79-105
Description
Describes a culturally relevant, community-based training program designed to increase awareness and promote healing related to substance use disorders. Program centers Indigenous traditions, collectivism, and historical context.
To Serve and To Heal: Native Peoples, Government Physicians, and the Rise of a Federal Indian Health Care System, 1832-1883
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelly Bokosky Silva
Description
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of California San Diego, 2019.
The Toronto Indigenous Health Advisory Circle (TIHAC): Advancing Self-Determined Indigenous Health Strategies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rebeka Tabobondung
Karen Fish