Psychological Services, vol. 12, no. 2, May 2015, pp. 83-91
Description
Looks at collaborative, community based development of an intervention program for treating substance use disorders that are opposite of the usual treatments.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 5, July/August 2015, pp. 271-276
Description
Focused on culturally-specific factors such as spirituality, knowledge of an Aboriginal language, membership in Métis organizations, and participation in cultural events. Sample of 6,610 adults.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 77-99
Description
Discusses a model for economic development designed for the unique needs of Indigenous communities. Involves combination of four factors: community, spirituality, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.
Social Determinants of Food and Nutrition: Determinants of Diet for Urban Aboriginal Youth: Implications for Health Promotion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Serene T. Kerpan
M. Louise Humbert
Carol J. Henry
Health Promotion Practice, vol. 16, no. 3, May 2015, pp. 392-400
Description
Two themes emerged: positive cultural influences including family, food sharing, school and traditional food; and barriers such as lack of transportation, location of residence and income.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 5-27
Description
Discusses how the Mexican-U.S. border has impacted this bi-national group's perceptions of identity and transnational relationships by looking at the experiences of ceremonial leader José Matus.
Compilation of interviews conducted with Aboriginal social media users in Australia to investigate emerging cultural expressions expressed around death.
Canada's History, vol. 95, no. 3, June-July 2015, p. 13
Description
Brief article describes the first baptism of Aboriginals ceremony which took place June 24, 1610 in Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia).
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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.
Discusses the use of Ownership, Control, Access and Possession and Utility, Self-Voicing, Access and Inter-relationality Framework as guidelines to ensure ethically appropriate communication.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 1-32
Description
Looks at recognition of life within human remains and objects through the writings of Heid Erdrich, LeAnne Howe, and Allison Adelle Hedge Coke in the context of the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.