Focuses on incidence, severity, causes, and consequences of violence, and resources available both on- and off-reserve. Qualitative data gathered through focus groups of women and key informant interviews with service providers.
Website contains publications and general information, as well as related links, in an attempt to aid others in understanding the health and health issues of Aboriginal women.
Using a two eyed seeing approach looks at how Aboriginal women shape sports around them and presents findings from interviews held at an Aboriginal women in Canadian sport national roundtable held in 2008.
Discusses the need to develop a national private sector-Aboriginal partnership strategy to ease the labour shortage and ensure First Nations do not miss out on job opportunities.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 4-14
Description
Opening address at the National Conference of the Australian National Association for Mental Health and the National Aboriginal Mental Health Association.
Looks at the emergence of the Canadian comic industry and the superhero genre. Discusses examples like Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Canada Jack, and Johnny Canuck.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006, pp. 123-151
Description
Looks at an off-reservation school that received Therapeutic Residential Model funding for the 2001-2002 school year and choose to use the funds for an intensive academic enhancement effort.
Dance Thesis (M.A.)--The American University, 2006.
Lakota Sioux Ghost Dance of 1890 is used as a case study concerning preservation and documentation of traditional dance regalia and material.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 6, no. 1, Traditional Medicine, January 2010, pp. 58-69
Description
Presents a cross-cultural integration model, based on the experience of the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Ontario, which would assist with the integration of traditional and contemporary health knowledge and practices.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 4, December 1980, pp. 48-49
Description
Two personal narratives from employees of Groote Eylandt Mining Company's Industrial Health Department regarding the upheaval of mining development and the importance of hygiene in disease prevention.
Journal of Family Social Work, vol. 10, no. 4, 2006, pp. 81-101
Description
Investigates the motivations for, and experiences of raising grandchildren. Questions asked about motivation included experiences with: the child welfare system, residential schools, foster care and adoptive placements; and the impact of the Indian Child Welfare Act on kinship care.
Forum on Corrections Research, vol. 18, no. 1, Managing Addictions, June 2006, pp. 9-11
Description
Brief description of a research initiative, an evidence-based substance abuse initiative and problems of addiction, recidivism, programming and evaluation as they apply to Nova Scotia.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, June 1980, pp. 16-24
Description
Discusses use of natural substances for medical needs and how contact with Europeans created significant substance abuse problems with substances from alcohol to sugar.
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 3, Winter, 2010, pp. 35-46
Description
Reviews the health, including HIV infection, of Aboriginal populations in Canada and looks at methods of improving Aboriginal health based on community relevance and involvement.
Examines how organizations serving Aboriginal people can help to create supportive and nonjudgmental environments for two-spirit people living with HIV/AIDS through the development of policies addressing homophobia and raising awareness.
Presents statistical information on the socio-economic conditions faced by Aboriginal women and analyzes the priorities outlined by the Conservative government in terms of addressing these issues.