Journal of Counseling & Development, vol. 83, no. 3, Summer, 2005, pp. 284-291
Description
Looks at a different perspective for the counseling profession to use based on American Indian perspectives on leadership and relational-cultural theory.
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.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 18-41
Description
Looks at the evolution of institutional structures of western health care in First Nations communities in southern Alberta and the women who were central in the creation and operation of these facilities.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 237-257
Description
Author draws on historical manuscripts and ethnological studies of Cherokee spiritual and wellness practices; works to articulate the interaction between the healer, the patient, and the framework of cultural and spiritual beliefs around wellness and healing.
Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, vol. 22, no. 3, July 1994, pp. 153-164
Description
Looks at the clown characters of Kachinas, the Heyokas, and the Society of the False Faces and implications for use with nonverbal communication and learning styles.
Research review article aims to understand the theoretical utility of and wise practices for conducting land-based cultural-wellness retreats for Indigenous peoples with HIV, HCV, or both. Advocates for land-based programming as a means to address disparities in health outcomes and decolonize healthcare.
A Consultation Journey: Developing a Kaupapa Maori Research Methodology to Explore Maori Whanau Experiences of Harm and Loss Around Birth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kendall Stevenson
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 54-62
Description
Methodology designed to keep participants safe involved five components: whānau (family), wāhi haumaru (providing a safe space), whakaaro (engaging in Māori philosophies),
kaitiaki (being empathetic), and hononga (building and maintaining relationships).
Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 8, no. 5, 1985, pp. 439-458
Description
Focuses on contemporary women artists and writers and how their artistic creations have played a role in the healing process for themselves and others.
Anthropology & Medicine, vol. 6, no. 3, 1999, pp. 405-421
Description
Interviews patients, family, primary care providers and language interpreters to look at cultural interpretations of mortality, disease prognosis, and perspectives for end of life decisions.
A culturally derived framework of values-driven transformation in Maori economies of well-being (Nga hono ohanga oranga)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Wolfgramm
Chellie Spiller
Ella Henry
Robert Pouwhare
AlterNative, vol. 16, no. 1, March 2020, pp. 18-28
Description
Article contributes to a comprehensive, literature review of Māori economies and of Māori well-being and extends understanding of “economies of well-being" to include relational dimensions derived from Māori worldviews and knowledge systems.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 241-246
Description
Overview of issue articles highlighting traditional support and innovative projects for healthier lifestyles, the state of HIV in communities, information on current rates of HIV, substance use, STIs and other risk factors.
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 179-189
Description
Discusses how two organizations, the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH) and Northern Health, have approached incorporating Indigenous knowledge about health and wellness into their healthcare practices.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 14-15
Description
Reports on information day held at Barmah State Forest for community representatives, youth, elders and health workers on the latest HIV/AIDS prevention and health promotion education.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 30, no. 4, Therapeutic Use of Hallucinogens, October-December 1998, pp. 333-341
Description
Discusses four perspectives of psychotherapy; the western paradigm, the shamanic rituals of divination, folk religious ceremonies and "hybrid" rituals.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 302-308
Description
Looks at the effectiveness of treatment, prevention and recovery programs at the Family & Child Guidance Clinic of the Native American Health Center located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Agriculture and Human Values, vol. 15, no. 2, June 1998, pp. 133-138
Description
Looks at the concept of one medicine, the relationship between the doctor and horse in the Cheyenne, and the intimacy between people and their horses in the Navajo or Apache.
Critical Public Health, vol. 10, no. 2, 2000, pp. 243-256
Description
Examines the holistic and spiritual concepts of health among Indigenous peoples in North America and Australia as opposed to western medicine's linear approach.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 50, December 17, 2018, pp. E1466-E1467
Description
Authors note that the current drug overdose crisis disproportionately affects Indigenous people as a result of a legacy of colonialism, racism and intergenerational trauma; argue that reconciliation with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples must include dismantling structural conditions which produce drug-related harms, and that current harm-reduction models must integrate Indigenous cultural values.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 4, July/August 1993, pp. 19-22
Description
Paper presented at the The Otitis Media in Childhood Conference. Compares Aboriginal perceptions in remote communities about hearing loss to non-Aboriginal western thinking.
The Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 7, no. 4, November 1999, pp. 229-236
Description
Reviews customary Aboriginal health practices based on social and spiritual dysfunction and discusses how this information can provide a framework of understanding for Western medical systems.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 159-212
Description
Book reviews of:
Captive Arizona, 1851–1900 by Victoria Smith
Caring and Curing: A History of the Indian Health Service by James P. Rife and Alan J. Dellapenna
Conversations with Sherman Alexie edited by Nancy Peterson
Documents of Native American Political Development, 1500s to 1933 edited by David E. Wilkins
Encounters on the Passage: Inuit Meet the Explorers by Dorothy Harley Eber
Give Me Eighty Men: Women and the Myth of the Fetterman Fight by Shannon D. Smith
Indian Alliances and the Spanish in the Southwest, 750–1750 by William B.
Looks at results from participatory interviews of Aboriginal women at the Minwaashin Lodge about their health decision making experiences. Results were arranged in a Medicine Wheel framework for presentation and grouped in four themes.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 87-104
Description
Authors completed a literature review—including the field notes of health researchers—to determine which model of engagement, Sharing Circles or Focus Groups, was more appropriate in Indigenous communities. Research suggests that given the focus on ceremony, relationship building and respect Sharing Circles are more appropriate for Indigenous communities.