Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Jane McQuaid
Amy Bombay
Opal Arilla McInnis
Courtney Humeny
Kimberly Matheson ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 62, no. 6, 2017, pp. 422-430
Description
Looks at links between Indian Residential School attendance, family, and suicidal thoughts and attempts by Aboriginal adults.
Suicide Mortality among American Indians and Alaska Native, 1999-2009
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mose A. Herne
Michael L. Bartholomew
Rose L. Weakhkee
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S336-S349
Description
Looks at national and regional suicide rates.
Suicide Prevention Education: Indigenous Youths' Perspectives on Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patti Ranahan
Felice Yuen
Warren Linds
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 15-28
Description
Presents findings from a research project that involved a wellness workshop.
Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities: Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP)
Description
Purpose of review was to discover if there were successful interventions for promoting prevention and providing postvention support and look at the effectiveness of evaluation frameworks developed for these programs.
Updated version.
Suicides in the Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Populations in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northwestern Russia, and Associated Socio-Demographic Characteristics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yury A. Sumarokov
Tormod Brenn
Alexander V. Kudryavtsev
Odd Nilssen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 24308
Description
Statistics reveal suicide rates were higher among the indigenous population than the non-indigenous population.
Summary: 2004 Annual Surveillance Report: HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmissible Infections in Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann McDonald
editor
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 6, November-December 2004, pp. 8-9
Description
Report from the Director, of the (Australian) National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research chronicles disease trends in Australia.
Summary and Analysis of Bridges and Foundations: CURA
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Thomarat
Description
Examines activities, inner workings and results of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing and the Community University Research Alliances (CURA).
Summary Findings of an Exploratory Data Gathering Exercise on Māori Suicide in Te Waipounamu
Alternate Title
Summary Findings of an Exploratory Data Gathering Exercise on Maori Suicide in Te Waipounamu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Dallas-Katoa
Varona Golda
Maire Kipa
Raniera Dallas
Helen Leahy
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Digital and Data Sovereignty, July 28, 2019, pp. 49-60
Description
Presents the results of a data collection by health organizations on Te Waipounamu (New Zealand’s South Island). Whānau (families) that were interviewed noted the need for a culturally appropriate approach that included Whānau was needed for not only preventing suicide, but for mental healthcare generally.
Summary of Conference Reporter: The Honourable Richard Scott
Alternate Title
Between Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in: Reflections from the Centre of Turtle Island
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Richard Scott
Description
Presented by Former Chief Justice of Manitoba, Distinguished Jurist in Residence, University of Manitoba.
Duration: 27:28.
Summary of Hartwig v. Commission of Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Death of Neil Stonechild
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Law Society of Saskatchewan
Description
Looks at the arguments put forth by Constable Harwig, Constable Senger and the Saskatoon Police Association to contest the Commissioner's conclusions.
Summary of Indigenous Health: Diabetes Mellitus
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellie Kirov
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 13-15
Description
Article profiles diabetes as it impacts the Indigenous population of Australia.
Summary of Indigenous Health: Eye Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jane Burns
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 5, September/October 2004, pp. 32-34
Description
Provides statistical information on eye health conditions in the Australian Indigenous population.
Summary of Indigenous Health: Respiratory Disease
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellie Kirov
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, March/April 2004, pp. 15-18
Description
Attempts to provide specific information on respiratory diseases affecting Australian Indigenous people.
Summary of Key Findings from the A-Track Pilot Survey (2011-2012)
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Public Health Agency of Canada?]
Summary of the Clinical Review of the Cases of Infant Misidentification at Norway House Hospital
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Creery
Maura Davies
Description
Investigated how two pairs of babies born at the hospital came to be misidentified and were therefore raised by their non-biological parents. Concluded that the identification process was flawed, identification band procedure was not applied consistently and bands were not placed on the babies in the room where they were delivered.
Summary of What We Heard: Challenges, Suggestions and Best Practices in Inuit Government Employment: Nunavummiut Perspectives from Nunavut Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Summary Report (Pre-Summit Workshop on Inuktut Language Writing Systems Standardization March 25-26, 2014 Marriot Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario)
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discussion on how to proceed with standardizing the Inuktut Atausiq writing system.
Summary Report: Rural, Remote and Northern Women's Health: Policy and Research Directions
Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 73
[Project (National Rural and Remote Women's Health Study) ; no. 1]
[Project (National Rural and Remote Women's Health Study) ; no. 2]
[Project (National Rural and Remote Women's Health Study) ; no. 3]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rebecca Sutherns
Marilou McPhedran
Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Christine Dallaire
Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
Pauktuutit Inuit Women’s Association
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Summer Residential Program Experiences as Perceived by Gifted Diné Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jiaxi Wu
Marci Gentry
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 2, 2014, pp. 66-84
Description
Looks at experiences of low income students participating in the university based program at Purdue University.
"The Sunday Flag is Up!": Western Arctic Aboriginal Cultures and the Sports of the Fur Traders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Heine
Journal of Sport History, vol. 41 , no. 2, Summer , 2014, pp. 313-329
Description
"This paper examines processes of cultural contact and change in the Canadian western Arctic resulting from the dual impacts of the fur trade and of missionary activities between 1850 and 1940."
SUNTEP: An Investment in Saskatchewan's Prosperity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eric Howe
Superb Storytellers: Aboriginal Arts & Stories Competition Celebrates Decade of Excellence
Articles » General
Canada's History, vol. 94, no. 5, October/November 2014, pp. 54-58
Description
Features two award-winning stories: Tarnikuluk by Aviaq Johnston and Tears by Andrea Lanouette.
Supernatural: Neil Campbell & Beau Dick
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roy Arden
Description
Brief curator's essay for the exhibition of the same name held at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver.
Supervision of Indigenous Research Students: Considerations for Cross-cultural Supervisors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denis Wilson
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 256-265
Description
Uses two vignettes reflecting Maori students composite experiences where perceived or actual power imbalances took place. Includes nine strategies to use when supervising Indigenous students researching Indigenous peoples.
Support for Indigenous Peoples in the Agriculture and Agri-Good Industry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pat Finnigan
Luc Berthold
Alistair MacGregor
Pierre Breton
Earl Dreeshen … [et al.]
Support for Māori Whānau and Pacific and Asian Families and Significant Others Who Have Been Affected by Suicide Attempts: An Analysis of the Published and Grey Literature
Alternate Title
Support for Maori Whānau and Pacific and Asian Families and Significant Others Who Have Been Affected by Suicide Attempts: An Analysis of the Published and Grey Literature
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathryn Henare
Penny Ehrhardt
Description
Resources were located using database and Google searches, recommendations from key informants, and personal communications.
Supporting Indigenous Culture in Ontario's Long-term Care Homes: Needs Assessment and Ideas for 2017-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Cragg Consulting
CLRI [Centres for Learning
Research and Innovation] Program
Description
Reports results of literature review, discussions with stakeholders, and issues identified by advisory group.
Supporting Sobriety among American Indians and Alaska Natives: A Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI)
Description
Synthesis of academic and grey literature gathered from sources such as websites, online documents, government reports and presentations. Five themes were identified: cultural care, client-centered care, skills building, community-support and healing traumas for recovery, well as program or activity descriptions.
Supporting Strong First Nation Education Governance: Standards Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council (FNEC)
Description
2nd edition.
Supporting the Bereavement Needs of Pacific Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand Following a Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jemaima Tiatia-Seath
Roy Lay-Yee
Martin von Randow
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 129-141
Description
Results of a Pacific community survey that specifically addresses the communities suicide postvention needs.
Supreme Court Declares Aboriginal Title in Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin Junger
Joan M. Young
Brittnee Russell
Brent Ryan.
McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, June 2014, pp. [1]-8
Description
Comments on the first time Aboriginal title had been declared under a framework in existence for decades.
Surveillance Systems Monitoring HIV/AIDS and HIV Risk Behaviors Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Alternate Title
Surveillance Systems Monitoring HIV / AIDS and HIV Risk Behaviors Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeanne Bertolli
A. D. McNaghten
Michael Campsmith
Lisa M. Lee
Richard Leman ... [et al.]
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 16, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 218-237
Description
Examined data from the national surveillance systems and found that youth and women are particularly vulnerable to the continued spread of HIV infection.
Survey of Urban Housing Needs of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alan B. Anderson
Description
Basic information gathered for use developing a program to provide urban housing for its band members. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Survey of Urban Native Kids Encouraging
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, July 16, 2004, p. A13
Description
Examines Statistics Canada's 2004 survey on Aboriginal youth.
Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description
Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
Related Material:
Surveying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Strategies and Methodologies of the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Alternate Title
Proceedings of Statistics Canada Symposium ; 2004
Statistics Canada International Symposium Series. Proceedings
Symposium 2004: Innovative Methods for Surveying Difficult-to-reach Populations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Webster
Alistair Rogers
Dan Black
Description
Discusses survey design, operations and outputs with reference to 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey and the 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey.
Paper from Symposium 2004: Innovative Methods for Surveying Difficult-to-reach Populations.
Surveying American Indians with Opt-In Internet Surveys
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebekah Herrick
Jeanette Morehouse Mendez
Ben Pryor
James A. Davis
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 3, Summer, 2019, pp. 281-305
Description
Study examines the potential for using opt-in internet surveys as means to study the political attitudes and behaviors of Indigenous people in the United States.
"Survival kicks in ... and that's that": Exploring the Pathways of Aboriginal Women Into, Through and Out of the Gang Lifestyle
Theses
Author/Creator
Jasmine Brazil
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2014.
Survival on Dialysis among American Indians and Alaska Natives with Diabetes in the United States, 1995-2010
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nilka Ríos Burrows
Pyone Cho
Kai McKeever Bullard
Andrew S. Narva
Paul W. Eggers
American Journal of public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S490-S495
Description
Uses patient data from the US Renal Data System to compare AI/AN population to other racial /ethnic groups to explain survival differences among the groups,
Survival Schools: The American Indian Movement and Community Education in the Twin Cities
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Diane Wishart
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 206-208
Description
Book review of Survival Schools by Julie L. Davis.
Survivance: An Indigenous Social Impact Game
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth LaPensée
Description
Interactive Arts and Technology Thesis (Ph.D)--Simon Fraser University, 2014
Survivance as an Indigenously Determined Game
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth LaPensée
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 3, 2014, pp. 263-275
Description
Examines development, design, and playtesting outcomes of game adapted from multimedia health and wellness program project, Discovering Our Story
Survivance, Signs, and Media Art Histories: New Temporalities and Productive Tensions in Dana Claxton’s Made To Be Ready: A Review Essay
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Polyck-O'Neill
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 129-144
Description
Review of exhibition held at Simon Fraser University's Audain Gallery in 2016.
Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story: Teaching American Indian Rhetorics
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michelle Nicole Boyer-Kelly
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 190-192
Description
Book review of Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story edited by Lisa King, Rose Gubele, and Joyce Rain.
Surviving Childhood Trauma: First Nations Novels and the Indian Residential School
Theses
Author/Creator
Jay Lewyn
Description
English Literature Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2017.
Focuses on Porcupines and China Dolls by Robert Arthur Alexie, Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway, and Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese.
Surviving on Hope is Not Enough: Women's Health, Poverty, Justice and Income Support in Manitoba
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rhonda Wiebe
Paula Keirstead
Description
Examines how provincial and local policies concerning income support affect women’s health.
Published by the Prairie Women's Centre for Excellence
Surviving the Residential School System: Resisting Hegemonic Canadianness in Tomson Highway's The Kiss of the Fur Queen
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Richard J. Lane
Description
Chapter from Reconfigurations: Canadian Literatures and Postcolonial Identities edited by Marc Maufort and Franca Bellarsi. Looks at "reclaiming memory" in relation to the use of trickster camp in the novel.
Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Boyd Cothran
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 110-111
Description
Book review of: Surviving Wounded Knee by David W. Grua.
Surviving Wounded Knee: The Lakotas and the Politics of Memory
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Mclean
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter, 2017, p. 73
Description
Book review of: Surviving Wounded Knee by David W. Grua.
Survivors Organizing Government Position Under Attack
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 11, February 2004, p. 9
Description
Commentary on the Canadian government's position that it won't compensate for the loss of language and culture of those who attended Indian residential schools. Some prominent survivors are organizing to form a national organization that will represent and give a voice to former students.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.