The Journal of Primary Prevention, vol. 33, no. 4, August 2012, pp. 175-185
Description
Overview of a family based cultural home-mentoring intervention which addresses several lifestyle factors affecting the child and caregiver in American Indian tribes in Wisconsin.
BC Psychologist, Psychological Services for First Nations, Spring, 2012, pp. 18-21
Description
Offers an example of a client's emotional experiences of a rupture with the relationship with the therapist.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 18.
Story of a fist-time mother who consults two sources for information: her doctor for scientific view of birth and her grandmother for nurturing and traditional support.
For use with Healthy Pregnancy: Jenny's Story: Student Activities.
Issue Analysis (Centre for Independent Studies) ; no. 122
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sara Hudson
Description
Examines the findings from the report Everybody's Business: Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Community Stores and questions some of the recommendations.
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 246, no. 2/3, 2000, pp. 261-269
Description
Contends that normal levels of some nutritional elements were found in wild rice plants from northern Wisconsin while other nutritional elements, arsenic and lead, had higher levels and could be problematic for human health.
States that of the reported cases in 1999, 78% were members of a First Nations band. It is important to note that previous outbreaks were linked to inadequate water supplies on reserves.
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jino Distasio
Gina Sylvestre
Susan Mulligan
Description
Chapter 6.3 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis.
Lists questions asked under the themes of identification, household composition, mobility, education, language, labour market activities, traditional activities, income, health and housing.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17898
Description
Findings indicate individuals with four Nenet grandparents had a 90% probability of having adult-type hypolactsia while those with only one Nenet grandparent had only a 28% chance.
Discusses a unique course of study offered at the Children of the Earth School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Medical Careers Exploration Program gives students "hands-on" experience in various aspects of medical field.
Duration: 27:29.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 151, Summer, 2012, pp. 55-59
Description
Discusses actors' perspectives on the play The Rez Sisters. The performance at the University of the Fraser Valley reunited the cast from a production staged in 2000.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 5, May 2010, p. 9
Description
Discussion of the anniversary celebration for the longest standing church in Saskatchewan located in Stanley Mission.
Article found by scrolling to page 9.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 195-214
Description
Looks at history of the two-spirited people, their suppression and oppression by both religious authorities and state policies. The article also discusses how homophobia and AIDS-related stigma impact two-spirited people and Aboriginal communities.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 90, no. 3, March 2000, pp. 344-351
Description
Suggests that the epidemic of alcohol-related problems among many Native North Americans are sought in cultural responses to European arrival, the role of alcohol in frontier society, and colonial and postcolonial policies.