Listening to the Stories of American Indians at Oregon State Hospital
Theses
Author/Creator
Cynthia A. Prater
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pacific University, 2012.
Literature Review: Marginalising Maori Adolescent Parents
Alternate Title
Marginalising Maori Parents
Literature Review: Marginalizing Maori Adolescent Parents
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Jurisich Strickett
Description
Topics of brief review include heath overview, international and national research and studies, services and support, and access to information.
Living Conditions, Quality of Life, Adherence and Treatment Outcome in Greenlandic HIV Patients
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karin Ladefoged
Mikael Andersson
Anders Koch
Thomas Rendal
Millie Rydbacken
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18639
Description
Investigation revealed that compared to other locations, HIV transmission is by heterosexual contact and is diagnosed at middle aged.
Long-term Management of Asthma in First Nations and Inuit Children: A Knowledge Translation Tool Based on Canadian Paediatric Asthma Guidelines, Indented For Use By Front-Line Health Care Professionals Working in Isolated Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Kovesi
Brenda Louise Giles
Hans Pasterkamp
Paediatrics & Child Health, vol. 17, no. 7, Healing Winds: Aboriginal Child and Youth Health in Canada, Aug./Sept. 2012, pp. e46-e64
Description
Shows how to effectively control asthma in children.
A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Antarctic Residence on Energy Dynamics and Aerobic Fitness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alister Simpson
Veronica Maynard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17227
Description
The year long study found that the 21 subjects did increase body weight and fat in winter.
Mammographic Screening in Sami Speaking Municipalities and a Control Group: Are Early Outcome Measures Influenced by Ethnicity?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jan Norum
Solveig Hofvind
Carsten Nieder
Edrun Andrea Schnell
Ann Ragnhild Broderstad
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18205
Description
Findings indicated that Sami people have a greater rate of participation in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) in spite of a lower risk of breast cancer.
Managing Two Worlds Together. Stage 2: Patient Journey Mapping Tools
E-Books
Author/Creator
Janet Kelly
Judith Dwyer
Brita Pekarsky
Tamara Mackean
Eileen Willis ... [et al.]
Manufacturing the Self-Healing Subject: Aboriginal Health Funding in Canada’s Era of “Truth and Reconciliation”
Alternate Title
Munk School Briefings: Comparative Program on Health and Society, Lupina Foundation Working Paper Series, 2011-2012
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arie Molema
Māori and Pain: A Literature Review
Alternate Title
Maori and Pain: A Literature Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoe C. McGavock
Helen Moewaka Barnes
Tim McCreanor
AlterNative, vol. 8, no. 2, 2012, pp. 163-175
Description
Contends that it is most likely that Māori people carry a disproportionate burden of pain due to other health disparities.
Māori Kuia in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Perceptions of Marae and How Marae Affects Their Health
Alternate Title
Maori Kuia in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Perceptions of Marae and How Marae Affects Their Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annemarie Gillies
Shirley Barnett
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 1, Summer, 2012, pp. 27-37
Description
Looks at a study of older Māori women that concludes health is connected to place and space.
Māori Social Workers: Experiences within Social Service Organisations
Alternate Title
Maori Social Workers: Experiences within Social Service Organisations
Theses
Author/Creator
Awhina Netta Ramari Hollis-English
Description
Sociology, Gender and Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Otago, 2012.
Māori Social Workers: Experiences within Social Service Organisations
Alternate Title
Maori Social Workers: Experiences within Social Service Organisations
Theses
Author/Creator
Awhina N. R. Hollis-English
Description
Social Work and Community Development Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Otago, 2012.
Marginalization and Coercion: Canada's Evacuation Policy for Pregnant First Nations Women Who Live on Reserves in Rural and Remote Regions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Lawford
Audrey Giles
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 3, Winter, 2012, pp. 327-340
Description
Argues that the evacuation policy is not based entirely on the wellbeing of the mother and infant but also an attempt to civilize and assimilate First Nations.
Marginalized: The Aboriginal Women's Experience in Federal Corrections
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; APC 33 CA (2012)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mandy Wesley
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
Maternal Child Health Status in Nunavut [1999 to 2011]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Health
Government of Nunavut
Description
Information from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
The Meaning of the Client Experience at a Health Centre Within a First Nations Community in Southern Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather K. Krohn
Description
Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2012.
Medevac and Beyond: The Impact of Medical Travel on Nunavut Residents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cameron McKenzie
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 80-88
Description
Study shows that current medical transfer system does not fully meet psychosocial needs of Inuit patients and their families.
NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.
The Media and Indigenous Policy: How News Media Reporting and Mediatized Practice Impact on Indigenous Policy: A Preliminary Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kerry McCallum
Michael Meadows
Lisa Waller
Michelle Dunne Breen
Holly Reid
Medicine and Traditional Plants
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Six Nations Farmers Market and Garden
Description
Extensive list of plants used by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois).
Memorializing Colonial Power: The Death of Frank Paul
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherene H. Razack
Law and Social Inquiry, vol. 37, no. 4, Fall, 2012, pp. 908-932
Description
Analyzes an inquiry into the death of an aboriginal man in police custody.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Characteristics Among a Clinical Sample of Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Youths in a Large California Metropolitan Area: A Descriptive Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel L. Dickerson
Carrie L. Johnson
Community Mental Health Journal, vol. 48, no. 1, February 2012, pp. 56-62
Description
Comments on the need to enhance culturally relevant mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention programs for urban American Indian/Alaska Native youth.
Metabolic Profile in Two Physically Active Inuit Groups Consuming Either a Western or a Traditional Inuit Diet
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thor Munch-Andersen
David B. Olsen
Hans Søndergaard
Jens R. Daugaard
Anette Bysted
Dirk L. Christensen
Bengt Saltin
Jørn W. Helge
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17342
Description
Study found that diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance was not found in Inuit on a traditional or a western diet probably due to the positive influence of high levels of physical activity.
Métis Youth Health in BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[S. Tsuruda
A. Smith
C. Poon
C. Hoogeveen
E. Saewyc]
Description
Brief report based on data from the 2008 BC Adolescent Health Survey (AHS).
MFN Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
Alternate Title
Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Manitoba
Description
Website contains links to research, the Manitoba Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR) and information on knowledge translation.
Mikisew Cree First Nation Indigenous Knowledge and Use Report and Assessment for Shell Canada's Proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion, Pierre River Mine, and Redclay Compensation Lake
Alternate Title
MCFN Indigenous Knowledge and Use Report for JPME, PRM, and RCL
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Craig Candler
Firelight Group Research Cooperative
Description
Baseline data collected from 163 individual interviews and 8 oral interviews to determine Indigenous knowledge and land use for the proposed "Shell Projects".
Minododazin: Translating an Algonquin Tradition of Respect into Youth Well-Being in Rapid Lake, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Kooiman
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Franco Carnevale
Carolina Pineda
Waylon Nottaway
Serge Vignola
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 1, Summer, 2012, pp. 1-15
Description
Study finds that social change is necessary to help youth learn respect for themselves, their community, their land, and their heritage.
Modern Contact Investigation Methods for Enhancing Tuberculosis Control in Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victoria J. Cook
Lena Shah
Jennifer Gardy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18643
Description
Advocates the implementation of new approaches to reduce disease incidence.
Montreal Urban Aboriginal Health Needs Assessment
Alternate Title
MUAHC 2012 Needs Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chantal Robillard
Eva Monson
Jennifer Mavritsakis
Description
Study carried out to assess gaps approporate services and provide evidence to support establishment of holistic health centre.
Mortality From Smallpox: The 1780s Epidemic in the Hudson's Bay Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann M. Carlos
Frank D. Lewis
Explorations in Economic History, vol. 49, no. 3, July 2012, pp. 277-290
Description
Analysis and reassessment of the claim of 60 to 90% mortality rates, due to small pox. Three approaches were used to evaluate the likely rates of mortality due to small pox and the results conclude that the percent is more likely under 20%.
Mortality Rates Among Children and Teenagers Living in Inuit Nunangat, 1994 to 2008
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa N. Oliver
Paul A. Peters
Dafna E. Kohen
Health Reports, vol. 23, no. 3, July 2012, pp. 1-6
Description
Compares mortality rates in 1 to 19 year old residents of Inuit Nunangat to the rest of Canada.
Moving Towards Nahi: Addressing Health Equity in Research Involving Indigenous People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette J. Browne
Madeleine Dion Stout
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 44, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Health and Health-Care Equity, 2012, pp. 7-10
Description
Comments on the approach to be taken when conducting research in partnership with Indigenous people.
The Muskrat and the Global Turtle: Looking into the Phenomenon of Indigenous Youth's Suicide in Northern Canada Using the Land Detachment Theory
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Shaune F. Rice
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2012.
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My Story: Indigenous Women and Breast Cancer
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marilyn Hennaway
Topsy O'Keefe
Ivy Weston
Priscilla Williams
Beryl Buller
Betty Wales
Description
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women share their experiences of breast cancer including diagnosis and treatment.
Duration: 13:38.
Mycoplasma Genitalium Presence, Resistance and Epidemiology in Greenland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dionne C. Gesink
Gert Mulvad
Ruth Montgomery-Andersen
Upaluk Poppel
Stephan Montgomery-Andersen
Aka Binzer
Lee Vernich
Gillian Frosst
Flemming Stenz
Elizabeth Rink
Ove Rosing Olsen
Anders Koch
Jørgen Skov Jensen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18203
Description
Study determined a high prevalence rate of sexually transmitted infections (STI) at 19%. More research is recommended in order to formulate an appropriate policy response.
N'ginaajiiwimi: A Decolonizing Perspective on the Impacts of HIV and AIDS on Aboriginal People
Alternate Title
[Concordia University Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Doris Peltier
Description
Activist form the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network discusses the historical roots of the current epidemic and the Positive Aboriginal Women (PAW) research project. Question and answer period follows.
Duration: 2:01:06.
Naming the Beat Begins: Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Conley Stone McAnally
Whispering Wind, vol. 41, no. 3, 2012, pp. 26-27
Description
Comments on naming traditions.
Nanabush Storytelling as Data Analysis and Knowledge Transmissions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jaime Cidro
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 2, 2012, pp. 159-169
Description
Suggests a relationship between traditional storytellers and research scholars of today sharing information for the community at large.
Narrative Tactics: Windigo Stories and Indigenous Youth Suicide
Theses
Author/Creator
Gerald P. McKinley
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2012.
National Colloquium on Racism, Cultural Safety and Aboriginal Peoples' Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Cusack
Description
Reports on presentations and panel discussion held by researches and Aboriginal health organizations in Ottawa.
National Guide to a Preventive Health Assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
E-Books
Author/Creator
Penny Abbott
Anne Chang
Justin Coleman
Sophie Couzos
Emma Fitzsimons ... [et al.]
Description
2nd edition.
National Social Programs Manual
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Navigating the Currents of Change: Transitioning to a New First Nations Health Governance Structure
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Interim Fist Nations Health Authority
Description
Provides a framework for effective management of change and transition to a new structure and vision for future health governance.
"Never Meant to Be": Porcupines and China Dolls as a Fetal-Alcohol Narrative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Hoy
Mosaic: A Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature, vol. 45, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 95-112
Description
Discusses whether some character's behaviours could be construed as being based in FASD, or whether it only appears to be because of the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools.
New Book From Guest a Real Page-Turner
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christine McFarlane
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 22
Description
Book review of: Outcasts of River Falls by Jacqueline Guest.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.
NNAPF Discussion Paper: Integration of Literature Review and NNAPF Documents Indigenous Governance in the Context of Canadian Healthcare
Alternate Title
Native Nations Addictions Prevention Foundation Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dina Gilio-Walker
Description
Examines various elements of indigenous culturally based governance and its applicability to mental health and addictions programs in Canada.
No Association Between Temperature and Deaths From Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases During the Cold Season in Astana, Kazakhstan - The Second Coldest Capital in the World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrej M. Grjibovski
Nassikhat Nurgaliyeva
Aliya Kosbayeva Bettina Menne
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 19769
Description
Contrary to other European studies findings from this study do not show a relationship between low temperatures and increased heart disease mortality.
No Running Water
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Contains links to a series of articles and video news reports which discuss the deplorable health and sanitary conditions that exist in northern Manitoba communities due to lack of potable water.
Northern Healthy Food Initiative
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Healthy Food Initiative (NHFI)
Description
Overview of activities generated by program that provides funding for community-based regional food systems projects such as food programs, greenhouse pilot projects, gardens and food business development in northern Manitoba.
The Northern Norway Mother-and-Child Contaminant Cohort Study: Implementation, Population Characteristics and Summary of Dietary Findings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Sofie Veyhe
Solrunn Hansen
Torkjel M. Sandanger
Evert Nieboer
Jon Ǿyvind Odland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18644
Description
Findings indicated study group exhibited minimal variance with overall population.