Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 4, July/August 1992, pp. 12-15
Description
Journal invited to speak at the International Indigenous Conference held in Edmonton, Alberta in 1992. Donnaleen Campbell shares thoughts on the opening ceremonies and keynote address by Tom Porter.
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2009, pp. 105-120
Description
Looks at British Columbia’s mountain pine beetle infestation that threatens First Nation communities and the impact it will have on cultural values and livelihoods.
Aboriginal History, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992, pp. 150-153
Description
Book review of: Health and Healing in Tropical Australia and Papua New Guinea edited by Roy MacLeod and Donald Denoon.
Review located by scrolling to page 150.
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 2, Winter, 2009, pp. 63-84
Description
Reports the key recommendations that would help provide Aboriginal Transgender/Two Spirit people with the dignity of an everyday life free of anxieties regarding health and safety.
Document aimed at informing health planners, administrators and leadership on how health information can be used when developing and delivering programs and services.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 4, no. 2, Aboriginal Womens Health, December 2009, pp. 17-23
Description
Discusses significant differences in access to health care services based on treaty and historical entitlements and the importance of taking these differences into account for health research.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 2, February 2009, p. 3
Description
Looks at the importance of Métis people participating in a survey to collect data which will be used to improve health care for those in need in a timely fashion.
Article located by scrolling to page 3.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 7, no. 1, Summer, 2009, pp. 99-115
Description
Outlines a study conducted to identify why current health measurement systems are ineffective in contributing to Indigenous health planning at the community or regional level.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, p. 8
Description
Discusses ensuring your children's immunizations are up to date, exercising with your children and watch for warning signs of the Swine Flu or H1N1.
Article found by scrolling to page 8.
Includes tips on making recipes healthier, how to choose healthier options, recipes for groups, healthy lunch ideas and more. Targeted at families living in British Columbia.
Recent Promising Practices to Improve the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal Women and Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah A. McNeil
Shivani Rikhy
Amy Johnston
Jodi Siever
Suzanne Tough ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at promising practices for achieving better maternal, reproductive, newborn and child health.
From two sources:
Recent Promising Practices to Improve the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal Women and Children
Call to Action. In Healthy Moms Babies and Children: Improving the Health of Aboriginal Populations in Canada.
Discussion of the epidemic of sexual violence against Native American women and the work that women are doing to bring about change for sexual assault victims.
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, vol. 3, no. 2, 2009, pp. 59-66
Description
Goals of study were to differentiate diagnoses of infection, determine the comprehensiveness of patient assessment and treatment, and identify patient care in need of improvement.
Australasian Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Globalising Indigeneity: New Research Directions, 2009, pp. 129-147
Description
Analyzes the continuities between the Story of Scarface and the contemporary historical novel Fools Crow.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 129.
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 1, January 2009, pp. 77-106
Description
Highlights that communalism is found in households with highly developed social hierarchies, as opposed to households where social hierarchies were less developed.
Canadian Native Law Reporter, vol. 1, 1992, pp. 40-69
Description
Examines a poorly reasoned decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, the Bear Island case in which there is a lack of analysis and failure to apply established principles of Aboriginal title, and departs from existing case law.