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.
Promonting Improved Mental Health for Canada's Indigenous Peoples: A Curriculum for Psychiatry Residents and Psychiatrists
Author/Creator
IPAC-RCPSC Psychiatry Curriculum Development Working Group
Description
Sections for facilitators and learners and list of readings and resources. Aim is to promote understanding of pervasive and ongoing health disparities, and educate health care providers about social, political, linguistic, economic and spiritual realms occupied by patients.
Promoting Culturally Safe Care for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Patients: A Core Curriculum for Residents and Physicians
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
IPAC-RCPSC Core Curriculum Development Working Group
Description
Sections for facilitators and learners and list of readings and resources. Aim is to promote understanding of pervasive and ongoing health disparities, and educate health care providers about social, political, linguistic, economic and spiritual realms occupied by patients.
Promoting, Developing, and Sustaining Sports, Recreation, and Physical Activity in British Columbia for Aboriginal Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rosalin Hanna
Description
Shows how physical activity programs have a positive effect on mental wellness and disease prevention.
Promoting the Wellbeing of Indigenous People in Mental Health and Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Innocent F. Okozi
Andrea Sainab Nael
Maria Cristina Cruza-Guet
Communique, August 2010, pp. vii-xii
Description
Highlights contemporary challenges facing Indigenous peoples including American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page vii.
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'.
Protecting Our Mob From the Pandemic: Deployment of an Indigenous-Led Specialist Mobile Flu Clinic Team in Response to an Emerging Public Health Threat (H1N1 09 Swine Flu)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Keith 'Bunda' Hunter
Chris Kewley
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 33, no. 6, November/December 2009, pp. 30-33
Description
Looks at successful treatment against a strain of influenza affecting vulnerable Indigenous communities in rural and remote areas of New South Wales.
Providing a Birth Support Program for Women of the North Island Region, Vancouver Island: An Aboriginal Midwifery Demonstration Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stefan Grzybowski
Jude Kornelsen
Shelagh Levangie
Description
Reports results of consultations with 115 participants in eight communities and makes recommendations for developing a local midwifery service.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
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.
Psychological Distress Among Plains Indian Mothers With Children Referred To Screening For Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tassy Parker
Marcello A. Maviglia
Phyllis T. Lewis
J. Phillip Gossage
Philip A. May
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, vol. 5, no. 22, 2010, p. [?]
Description
Attempts to fill knowledge gap regarding occurrence, characteristics and relationship to drinking problems. Recommends community support and education as part of a prevention strategy.
Psychotherapy and Traditional Healing for American Indians: Exploring the the Prospects for Therapeutic Integration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
The Counseling Psychologist, vol. 38, no. 2, 2010, pp. 166-235
Description
Compares Gros Ventre healing tradition and Eduardo Duran's culture-specific psychotherapy for American Indians.
Public Health Should Promote Co-operative Housing and Cohousing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Lubik
Tom Kosatsky
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 2, April 2019, pp. 121-126
Description
Advocates models of housing based on First Nations’ Longhouses in order to promote social cohesion and combat social isolation. Argues that this strategies would be especially helpful to seniors.
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
Putting the ‘Last-Mile’ First: Re-framing Broadband Development in First Nations and Inuit Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Susan O’Donnell
Richard Smith
Jason Woodman Simmonds
Brian Walmark
Description
Looks at how First Nations and Inuit communities are using broadband networks and information and communication technologies; and discusses the broadband projects and federal broadband Initiatives in First Nations and Inuit communities.
Qanukkanniq? The GN Report Card: Analysis & Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
North Sky Consulting Group
Description
Overview of government services in Nunavut resulting from a series of public consultations.
Qaujijausimajuni Tunngaviqarniq: Using Knowledge and Experience as a Foundation for Action: A Discussion Paper on Suicide Prevention in Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Working Group For A Suicide Prevention Strategy For Nunavut
Description
Looks at the development of suicidal behaviour and effective ways of reducing deaths. Includes recommendations for a prevention strategy.
The Qikiqtani Truth Commission: Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Truth Commission
Description
Sources relevant to the Commission's research.
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.
Qualitative Identification and Characterization of Self-reported Symptoms Arising in Humans during Experimental Exposure to Cold Air
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rita Sjöström
Lars Söderström
Carolina Klockmo
Alexander Patrician
Thomas Sandström ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study aims to describe and categorize symptoms experienced by people exposed to cold air. 50 distinct symptoms were reported by 34 participants, symptoms were grouped into ten sub-categories and two major categories; airway versus whole body symptoms.
A Qualitative Study on Stigma and Discrimination Experienced by Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV or Having TB at Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Secretariat of the International Indigenous HIV and AIDS Working Group
Quantification of Interplaying Relationships between Wellbeing Priorities of Aboriginal Peoples in Remote Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosalie Schultz
Stephen J. Quinn
Tammy Abbott
Sheree Cairney
Jessica Yamaguchi
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, June 25, 2019
Description
Study examines the priorities that Indigenous people living in remote communities in Australia have for defining their own well-being and how they rank those priorities in their own understandings of health.
Quanuippitali?: The International Polar Year Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey: 2007-2008
Alternate Title
Canadian International Polar Year (IP) Inuit Health Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
G. M. Egeland
Description
Summary of survey on health standing and living conditions of preschool Inuit children living in sixteen communities in Nunavut.
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
Quest for Cultural Safety: A Grounded Theory Study of Cultural Spaces Between Aboriginal Patients and Hospital Nurses
Theses
Author/Creator
Caroline Helen Foster-Boucher
Description
Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Race Relations, Indigenous Australia and the Social Impact of Professional Australian Football
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Hallinan
Barry Judd
Sport in Society, vol. 12, no. 9, The Social Impact of Sport, 2009, pp. 1220-1235
Description
Looks at how Indigenous athletes, especially in the sports of football and rugby have become symbols for what is perceived by white Australians to be progress in race relations.
Racial Disparities in Health Status: A Comparison of the Morbidity Among American Indian and U.S. Adults With Diabetes
Alternate Title
Racial Disparities in Health Status: A Comparison of the Morbidity Among American Indian and United States Adults With Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan O'Connell
Rong Yi
Charlton Wilson
Spero M. Manson
Kelly J. Acton
Diabetes Care, vol. 33, no. 7, July 2010, pp. 1463-1470
Description
Discussion of the research conducted to compare the morbidity rate of diabetic American Indians and Alaska Natives with the United States population in general.
Racialized Identity and Health in Canada: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerry Veenstra
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 69, no. 4, August 2009, pp. 538-542
Description
Research conducted on 91,123 Canadians aged 25 and older to investigate health effects of racialization in Canada.
Racism, Discrimination and Health Services to Aboriginal People in South West Queensland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Raelene Ward
Don Gorman
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 6, September 2010, pp. 3-5
Description
Study of 27 participants shows racism continues to have an impact on their social and emotional wellbeing.
Racism in the Electronic Age: Role of Online Forums in Expressing Racial Attitudes About American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Steinfeldt
Brad D. Foltz
Jennifer K. Kaladow
Tracy N. Carlson
Louis A. Pagano ... [et al.]
Culture, Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 16, no. 3, July 2010, pp. 362-371
Description
Examines online newspaper forums showing how misinformation is perpetuating stereotypes and racist attitudes towards American Aboriginal people.
A Rare Case of Warrdenburg Syndrome with Unilateral Hearing Loss Caused by Nonsense Variant c.772C>T (p.Arg259*) in the MITF Gene in Yakut Patient from the Eastern Siberia (Sakha Republic, Russia)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nikolay A. Barashkov
Georgii P. Romanov
Uigulaana P. Borisova
Aisen V. Solovyev
Vera G. Pshennikova ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study confirm the association of pathogenic variants in the MITF gene with WS type 2 and expanded data on the variability of audiological features of the WS.
The Rationale for Developing a Programme of Services by and for Indigenous Men in a First Nations Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie George
Melody Morton Ninomiya
Kathryn Graham
Sharon Bernards Samantha Wells
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 158-167
Description
Article summarizes the results of the mixed-methods research conducted in Kettle & Stoney Plain First Nation that focused on the mental health needs of Indigenous Men. Research examines the factors that contribute to mental health issues, the experience of men seeking supports and services, and identifies ways to address mental health in this community.
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.
Realistic Expectations: The Changing Role of Paraprofessional Health Workers in the First Nation Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
B. Minore
K. Jacklin
M. Boone
H. Cromarty
Education for Health, vol. 22, no. 2, 2009, pp. 1-9
Description
Interviews First Nations paraprofessional health workers in two northern Ontario communities and looks at proposed national competency-based standards for education, certification, and regulation.
The Reason for Crows: A Story of Kateri Tekakwitha
E-Books
Author/Creator
Diane Glancy
Recent Actions by Māori Politicians and Health Advocates for a Tobacco-Free Aotearoa/New Zealand: A Brief Review
Alternate Title
Occasional Paper (Whakauae Research Services) ; 2009/1
Recent Actions by Maori Politicians and Health Advocates for a Tobacco-Free Aotearoa/New Zealand: A Brief Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Gifford
Shane Kawenata Bradbrook
no. 2009/1
Description
Reviews key advocacy approaches and political party policy developments for Indigenous tobacco control.
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.
Reclaiming Power and Place: Executive Summary of the Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1b
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming the Wasteland: Samson and Delilah and the Historical Perception and Construction of Indigenous Knowledges in Australian Cinema
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brooke Collins-Gearing
M/C Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, 2010, p. [?]
Description
Examines reactions to the 2009 film by Warwick Thornton which is about bravery, hopelessness, optimism, and the struggles of two Indigenous youth, and the dialogues it has created.
Reclaiming Tradition Around The Kitchen Table: a Model for HIV, Hepatitis and Sexual Health Education
Alternate Title
Around The Kitchen Table: a Model for HIV, Hepatitis and Sexual Health Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chee Mamuk Aboriginal Program
Description
Outlines the successes and challenges Chee Mamuk had in the creation of a culturally appropriate traditional model and provides recommendations for future implementations.
Reclaiming Wholeness: Moving From Visions to Actions
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Arlene Moscovitch
Description
Looks at links between housing and tuberculosis, food security, health and mental health well-being Duration: 20:35.
Recognizing & Treating Skin Conditions: How to Recognise and Treat Scabies, Skin Sores, Tinea and Other Skin Conditions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
East Arnhem Regional Healthy Skin Project
Description
Uses photographs and brief descriptions to show and explain different types of skin conditions.
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.
Reconceiving Notions of Aboriginal Identity
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research Series (Institute on Governance)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carrie Bourassa
Ian Peach
Description
Discusses how colonization and construction of identities have affected the health and well-being of Aboriginal people.
Reconciliation Action Plans: Discussion Paper: From Good Intentions to Action That Works: Measuring the Contribution of Reconciliation Actions in Closing the Gap
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Reconciliation Australia
Description
Discusses measuring the impact plans have on improving social determinants on health and life expectancy for Australians and Indigenous people.
Reconciliation in Aboriginal Child Welfare and Child Health
Alternate Title
Child & Youth Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Fact sheet looks at influences on health outcomes for Aboriginal children and youth and improved child welfare.