Frequency and Intensity of Physical Activity are Associated With Insulin Resistance in First Nations Children and Adolescents in Two Remote Villages in Northern British Columbia, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Marc Mitchell
Description
Physical Education Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2008.
Plan for promoting educational success of Native American students focuses on measuring the progress of relationships between government, tribes and schools districts and supporting a curriculum based on tribal history, culture and government.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study of 31 adolescents aged 12-16; used semi-structured interviews to investigate how Greenlandic adolescents perceive gambling, and to pilot test the Lie/Bet screening-instrument.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 1, Winter, 2019, pp. 101-132
Description
Examines how, between 1900 and the 1930s, some of the female students at Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon were able to advocate for and affect change in their curriculum and in the limitations on their access to education.
Primary focus of recommendations was education, both on and off-reserve. The youths had relocated from their home communities to Thunder Bay in order to complete high school.
Looks at how white women were involved in the removal of American Indian children to boarding schools and that their involvement implicated them in one of the most cruel, yet largely unexamined, policies of colonialism within the American West.
Looks at the arguments put forth by Constable Harwig, Constable Senger and the Saskatoon Police Association to contest the Commissioner's findings and recommendations.
He Tirohanga Ki Te ōritenga Hauora O Te Māori = A View on Māori Health Equity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Health Quality & Safety Commission [New Zealand]
Description
Examines inequities between the Māori and non-Māori population throughout five stages of the life course: maternity and birth, childhood, youth, adults, and older people.
Harm Reduction Journal, vol. 5, no. 35, November 19, 2008
Description
Cohort composed of 529 individuals residing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Found that Aboriginal participants were more than two times as likely to be infected with disease.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, March/April 1994, pp. 18-19
Description
Looks at the reasons for removal, the loss of culture and identification, and continuing effects on adult children. Also discusses the organization Link-Up that assists Aboriginal people in finding their family.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2008, pp. 4-14, 174
Description
Looks at popular interpretations of the Huron childhood experience and finds that the historical representations regarding disrespect and freedom, associated with children, are simply not true.
Authors conducted key informant interviews with people who had known five homeless individuals who had died within the previous three years to develop a "lifeline map" of the subject's experiences from childhood to death. Significant events such as family separation and apprehension by child welfare agencies, relationships, instances of violence, incarceration, and hospitalizations were tracked to gain a picture of their lives and insight into the events leading up to their deaths.
Special issue of: Horizons, vol. 10, no. 1, March 2008, offering insights into emerging trends, opportunities and policies related to Aboriginal youth population.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, vol. 29, no. 1, January-February 2008, pp. 62-75
Description
Longitudinal study conducted with 4307 students and average age ranged from 10.2 to 19.1 years old. Results were separated into five categories: always, preciously, subsequently, inconsistently and singly declared. Found that identification was related to whether or not they graduated from high school.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2019, p. Article 1
Description
Discusses outcomes of an seven-week participatory activity program for First Nations and Métis women and girls. Participants were given an opportunity to discuss the impact of trauma on adults' abilities to model healthy adult behaviours and life skills to their children; also considers ways to make positive change.
Designed to inform individuals and organizations who are trying to understand and support Indigenous Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ communities. Includes two modules, activity book, seven activities, three Two-Spirit leadership profiles, and links to resources.
Website for the art and creative writing competition for Indigenous youth. Includes links to past winners' submissions, guidelines for submissions, information about prizing, and section for teachers.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, October 28, 2019, pp. 78-103
Description
Author examines the experience of Indigenous mothers who are also involved in the Canadian penal system and are parenting through visitation, in-prison programs, or while on parole; makes recommendations for improving the experience of women who are mothering from, in or after prison.