Alternate Title
[Briefs for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marina Smelyanskaya
no. 4
Description
Information about Tuberculosis. Topics include epidemiology, sociocultural and structural barriers to diagnosis and treatment, data gaps and perceptions of health, and recommendations for taking action.
Killing the Indian in the Child: Materialities of Death and Political Formations of Life in the Canadian Indian Residential School System
Theses
Author/Creator
Bryanne Huston Young
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.
Know Your Status: A Tool Kit for HIV Programs in Saskatchewan First Nations
Alternate Title
Know Your Status: A Toolkit for HIV Programs in Saskatchewan First Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Saskatoon Tribal Council Health & Family Services?]
Description
Brief discussion of community engagement and readiness, education, harm reduction, testing, treatment, client support and case management, and surveillance.
The Language of Shamans: Communication as Physical, Symbolic and Subtle
Alternate Title
Language and Identity = Langue et Identité
PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association ; 1999
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marilyn Walker
Description
Explores the terms 'shamanism' and 'language' and considers how the physical and metaphysical realms are integrated through shamanic language.
Chapter from PAMAPLA 23: Papers From the Twenty-Third Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association edited by Wendy Burnett and Robert Adlam.
Chapter located by scrolling to page 117.
Lead and the Environment: An Approach to Educating Adults
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
Evert Nieboer
Jim D. Karagatzides
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 38, no. 2, Winter, 1999, pp. [25-38]
Description
Study found program produced a major attitude change in the Cree people who participated.
The Learning Circle as a Research Method: The Trickster and Windigo in Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Herbert Nabigon
Rebecca Hagey
Schuyler Webster
Robert MacKay
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Incorporating Traditional Values in Social Work, April 1999, pp. 113-137
Description
Looks at how the Aboriginal research process and the Learning Circle, with the use of the trickster and windigo, affects the community experiences and perceptions of emotional issues. The article also examines the questions emanating from the medicine wheel.
Living Tensions of Co-Creating a Wellness Program and Narrative Inquiry alongside Urban Aboriginal Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Schaefer
Sean Lessard
Brian Lewis
LEARNing Landscapes , vol. 10, no. 2, Fostering Health and Well-Being in Education, 2017, pp. 271-285
Description
Discusses three-year study involving creation of an after school health and wellness program (Growing Young Movers) using the narrative inquiry methodology.
Long Term Evaluation of the Health Transfer Initiative: Major Findings
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rick Browning
Adje van de Sande
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Incorporating Traditional Values in Social Work, April 1999, pp. 153-162
Description
Summarizes the major findings of a study conducted by the Institute for Human Resource Development for Medical Services Branch to transfer control of health services and budgets to First Nations communities.
LTSS in Our Community: Assisted Living: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Long Term Services and Support in Our Community: Assisted Living: Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kauffman & Associates
Description
Looks at three programs: Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, Pueblo of Isleta, and the Yukon Koyukuk Elder Assisted Living Consortium and discusses their experiences with program development and sustainability, state licensing, Medicaid certification, and regulations, resident payment policy, staff and training, and cultural considerations.
LTSS Research: Cognitive Assessment Tools
Alternate Title
Best Practices: Cognitive Assessment Tools
Long Term Services and Support Research: Cognitive Assessment Tools
Long Term Services and Support Research: Cognitive Assessments: Literature Review
LTSS Research: Cognitive Assessments: Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Description
Discusses cultural considerations when testing Indigenous patients suffering from dementia and gives brief descriptions of six commonly used tests.
Related Material:
LTSS Research: Cognitive Assessments: Literature Review.
Maori Voices in the Construction of Indigenous Models of Counselling Theory and Practice
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Maarie Amohia Love
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 1999.
Māori Women's Perspectives of Leadership and Wellbeing
Alternate Title
Maori Women's Perspectives of Leadership and Wellbeing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stacey Ruru
Maree Roche
Waikaremoana Waitoki
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 5-14
Description
Looks at how Māori female leaders maintain their wellbeing while involved in leadership roles.
Measles at the 64th Parallel
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gus A. Mertens
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 161, no. 12, December 14, 1999, pp. 1551-1553
Description
Describes a measles outbreak in the 1950s in what is now Nunavut.
Medicinal Flora of the Alaska Natives: A Compilation of Knowledge from Literary Sources of Aleut, Alutiiq, Athabascan, Eyak, Haida, Inupiat, Tlingit, Tsimshian, and Yupik Traditional Healing Methods Using Plants
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ann Garibaldi
Description
Includes illustration, physical description, scientific and traditional names, symptoms treated and applications for each plant.
Mental Health Needs Assessment of Off-Reservation American Indian People in Northern Arizona
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Chester
Patricia Mahalish
James Davis
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 8, no. 3, 1999, pp. 25-40
Description
Findings indicate a significant number of adults with mental health problems are unable to access treatment.
Mental Health Needs Assessment of Tucson's Urban Native American Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Veronica Evaneshko
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 8, no. 3, 1999, pp. 41-61
Description
Studies socioeconomic problems with possible psychological effects and the availability of support systems.
Methylmercury: A New Look at the Risks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn R. Mahaffey
Public Health Reports, vol. 114, no. 5, September/October 1999, pp. 396-399, 402-413
Description
Discussion on mercury exposure risks to humans and wildlife, and how mercury is distributed in the environment.
Mite Achimowin (Heart Talk): First Nations Women Expressions of Heart Health Study
Alternate Title
Voices from the Field Podcast Series ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lorena Fontaine
Annette Schultz
Lisa Forbes
Description
Transcript of podcast series, Voices from the Field, Episode 4.
Provides perspectives of First Nations women regarding heart health.
Full podcast.
Mite Achimowin (Heart Talk): [First Nations Women Expressions of Heart Health Study]
Alternate Title
Voices From the Field Series ; 4
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Lorena Fontaine
Annette Schultz
Lisa Forbes
Description
Podcast provides perspectives of First Nations women regarding heart health.
Duration: 14:35.
Full Transcript.
Miýo-pimatisiwin Developing Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Theory (ICRT): Improving Indigenous Health and Well-Being
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
JoLee Sasakamoose
Terrina Bellegarde
Wilson Sutherland
Shauneen Pete
Kim McKay-McNabb
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 2, 2017, pp. 1-16
Description
Examines using the Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Theory as a decolonizing way to research health, education, governance and policies.
Mold in Housing: Information for First Nation Builders and Renovators
Alternate Title
Mold in Housing Series
Mould in Housing Series
Mould in Housing: Information For First Nation Builders and Renovators
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Revised version. Originally published in 2011.
Mold in Housing: Information for First Nation Housing Managers
Alternate Title
Mold in Housing Series
Mould in Housing Series
Mould in Housing: Information For First Nation Housing Managers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Revised version. Originally published in 2011.
More Than Just Flesh: The Arts as Resistance and Sexual Empowerment
Theses
Author/Creator
Camille Usher
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2017.
Nashine Ginwenimazawin: Constant Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shelley Vanderhoef
Description
Information for Aboriginal people with AIDS who are in need of palliative care and their caregivers. Covers physical, spiritual/traditional, emotional, and mental aspects.
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards User Guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Native Deacon, Husband Off to Lytton
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 10, December 1999, p. 3
Description
Catherine Morrison, the youngest ordained Aboriginal woman in North America, to be sent to British Columbia diocese, which was the site of residential school named in lawsuit.
Native Illness Meanings: Depression and Suicide
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Anne Walker
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Toronto, 1999.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Outreach: A Report to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Communities
Alternate Title
NIH Publication ; 98-4341
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Claudia Sanchez Glover
Felicia Schanche Hodge
Anne P. Lanier
Janet Kelly
James Berner ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at the problem of cancer in Native American communities and provides information on what works for prevention and control.
Network Patient Health Survey: Aboriginal People's Health Report 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network
Description
Surveyed prison population in New South Wales, Australia.
Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program Evaluation Report
Alternate Title
Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program: Enhanced Health & Community Services for Homeless and At-Risk Aboriginal Populations
Four Winds Wellness Program Evaluation Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michelle Firestone]
[Amy Katz]
[Tessa Jourdain]
[Janet Smylie]
[Jessica Syrette]
Description
Program designed for homeless and under-housed Indigenous peoples living in the downtown mid-west Toronto area. Evaluation consisted of environmental scan, developing a client profile, key informant interviews and focus groups.
The Nitinaht Chronicles
Alternate Title
Film Title: The Nitinaht Chronicles
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Schuyler Webster
Lucilla Douglas
Helen Goddard
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Applying Circles in Aboriginal Social Work Practice, 1999, pp. 163-164
Description
Film review of the 1998 film The Nitinaht Chronicles.
North American Indian Alliance Mental Health Needs Assessment Report
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lloyd Barron
Linda L. Oge
Joseph Markovich
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 8, no. 3, 1999, pp. 13-24
Description
Explores the health needs that have not been met and seeks input regarding additional services.
Northern Community Members' Perceptions of FAS/FAE: A Qualitative Study
Alternate Title
Northern Community Members' Perceptions of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Fetal Alcohol Effects: A Qualitative Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura O. Kowalsky
Marja J. Verhoef
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 149-168
Description
Examines the different levels of understanding and the barriers to dealing with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE).
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
Cromarty High School’s First Annual Joint Report on the
Status & Implementation of Jury Recommendations from
the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
Nunavut and Canada Live Births by Birth Weight, 2000 to 2014
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #102-4509. Data for 2014 are preliminary.
Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada II: Registered Nurse National Survey Report
Alternate Title
Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada Two
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martha MacLeod
Norma Stewart
Judith Kulig
Description
Contains statistics on Aboriginal health worker/community health worker and Aboriginal healers. Rural and remote is defined as areas with less than 10,000 core population.
Nutrition North Canada: Real Change is Yet to Come
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
Fred Hill
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 44-48
Description
Examines what the Liberal government has done since coming into power, in October 2015, for the Nutrition North Canada program.
Obesogenic Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and Depressive Symptoms in American Indian Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Dennison-Farris
Susan B. Sisson
Lancer Stephens
Amanda S. Morris
R. D. Dickens
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 18-39
Description
Depressive symptoms, beverage intake, fruit and vegetable intake, meal frequency, physical activity, and screen time were self-reported. Sixty-four percent of the 121 youths involved in study were obese. Depressive symptoms were associated with dieting and screen time.
Of the Heart: Scoping Review of Indigenous Youth Suicide and Prevention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rita Henderson
Lindsay Crowshoe
Brittany Johnson
Naomi Parker
Stephanie Perrin ... [et al.]
Description
Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.
Offenders' Social-Cognitive Skills as Predictors of Criminality and Recidivism
Theses
Author/Creator
Theresa Anne Van Domselaar
Description
Psychological Foundations in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 1999.
An Offering: Lakota Elders Contributions to the Future of Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Paul Brewer II
Mary Kate Dennis
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security.
An Ojibway Cultural Perspective on the Illness Cancer and Related Pain
Theses
Author/Creator
Diana P. Barkwell
Description
Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 1999.
The Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge for Eskwewuk: Is Correctional Practice Consistent with Healing Practice?
Theses
Author/Creator
Melita Annie Caissie
Description
Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1999.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
Opioid Use in Pregnancy and Parenting: An Indigenous-Based Collaborative Framework for Northwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naana Afua Jumah
Lisa Bishop
Mike Franklyn
Janet Gordon
Len Kelly ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e616-e620
Description
Describes two workshops that looked at issues from the perspectives of research, health care, social service provision and supportive care.