International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 15-24
Description
Paper offers a cautionary note on the importance of understanding culture and context when conducting First Nations health research with large data sets and outlines some approaches to research that can ensure appropriate development of research questions and interpretation of research findings.
Statistics on communicable diseases, infant mortality, morality rates due to cancer, heart attack and stroke, and potential years of life lost to suicide and unintentional injury.
Reports results of document search and interviews with representatives from regional First nations data governance centres. Focus of environment scan and research included: state and history of initiatives, regional considerations around the government-First Nation relationship, and regional data sovereignty, Nation building and intergovernmental relationships.
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 76-96
Description
Interviews with five First Nations Elders to gain a better understanding of health, healthy eating and ideal body image and the relationship to the well-being of youth.
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals
Examines selected issues in health and social service fields and proposes a restructuring of service delivery to meet the needs of First Nations communities.
Covers topics such as research ethics, development of First Nations institutions, establishment of regional centres, Regional Longitudinal Health Survey, technology applications, and training/capacity development.
Plan includes both short and long-term recommendations to alleviate problems with quantity and quality of housing and community infrastructure. Six elements: sustainable funding, institutional development, information and research capacity, financing, land management, and human resources.
Race, Ethnicity and Education, vol. 20, no. 4, 2017, pp. 446-462
Description
"Article provides guidance to curriculum designers, textbook writers, teachers and administrators participating in the decolonization of education in Canada".
Uses four examples to illustrate how European-style and Aboriginal-run museums are dealing with issues surrounding the presentation of identity.
Paper presented at Hybrid Entities: Intersections 2005 conference hosted by the Joint York University/ Ryerson College Graduate Programme in Communication and Culture.
Information for four age groups: adults (over 18), youth (12-17), and parents or guardians of children age 0 to 5 and 6 to 11. Thirty First Nations from Ontario participated and survey was conducted between November 2013 and May 2015.
First Nations National Building Officers Association
Description
Provides information on incentives, pricing options, engaging in community consultation (includes example of 13 slides which could be used in a presentation), and mechanisms for dispute resolution.
Website provides student resource for First Nation and Inuit communities at time of first contact across North America. Includes maps and is organized by language.
Discussion and reference document covering applications, policy and financial questions and a glossary of technical terms related to the provision of distance medical services.
A photo of First Nations Theme (Sapp) painted on power box at 3rd Avenue North and 25th Street East by Sara Dueck. Painting shows First Nations People in varied styles of traditional clothing.
A photo of First Nations Theme (Sapp) painted on the other side of the power box at 3rd Avenue North and 25th Street East by Sara Dueck. Painting shows First Nations People in varied styles of traditional clothing.
Comments on the sacrifices of Aboriginal service men and women who made the greatest per capita contribution to the armed forces during the First and Second War and the Korean conflict.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 1, Aboriginal Health Research and Policy: First Nations-University Collaboration in Manitoba, January/February 2005, pp. S13-S16
Description
Discusses attempts to improve overall health status by promoting more holistic care.
Reports on the history of Aboriginal involvement in the federal political process going back to the first federally obtained right to vote, granted in 1960.