Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 26, no. 2, January 1987, pp. [18-28]
Description
Findings indicated adolescent Native American females had significant and unique problems when compared to Native American males and non-Native American girls.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [62]-81
Description
Comments on the recommendations for intervention found in peer-reviewed literature and "grey" sources.
Highlights contemporary challenges facing Indigenous peoples including American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page vii.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 43, no. 6, 2007, pp. 429-437
Description
Looks at the impact and cultural appropriateness of program concluding with decreased rates of behaviour problems and dysfunctional parenting practices.
Speaker talks about need for continued advocacy for First Nations children's right to the same level of services as other Canadian children and the human rights complaint against the Federal government.
Duration: 55:04.
Dialogue of 120 community leaders identified shared principles and approaches to support injustices in Canadian society. Presents a speech by a holocaust survivor.
Duration: 15:11.
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 72-82
Description
Argues that healing is a critical component of any intervention. The article also gives a short history of residential school trauma and recent government initiatives aimed at preserving traditional Aboriginal healing practices.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 70-93, 174
Description
Discussion on the development of a post secondary program in Recreation and Tourism Leadship, specifically designed for Aboriginal youth in central Alberta.
Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 46, 2011, pp. 107-113
Description
Outlines the role of Indigenous culture and its intersection with Western approaches to recovery in YSAP’s (Youth Solvent Addiction Program) operation of nine residential treatment centers for youth.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 265-286
Description
Summarizes research project, Traditional Pathways to Health developed in partnership with teachers to help Aboriginal youth identify factors impacting their health and wellness using video as a tool of understanding.
Evaluation and Program Planning, vol. 66, 2018, pp. 156-164
Description
Looks at the program Promoting Life Skills for Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) which is focused helping youth gain skills to become leaders in their communities.
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) Phase 2 (2008/10) Preliminary Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
Results of the only First Nations on-reserve and northern First Nations community longitudinal survey conducted in Canada and only national research initiative under complete First Nations control.
Revised second edition.
Toronto Star journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths, Tanya Talaga, talks about how she came to write the book about the deaths of seven First Nations high school students, the story of Chanie Wenjack, who died while running away from a residential school and what these stories say about Canadian society and history.
Duration: 1:13:35.