First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Description
Discusses some barriers facing Aboriginal children being placed in care including increased number of children being placed in non-Aboriginal homes and lack of funding for social service programs on reserves. Presents recommendations that are inline with the United Nations recommendations.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 63-70
Description
Examines common factors, coping and survival strategies, roles of extended family and friendships, and organizations offering services in the San Francisco Bay area.
Series of lesson plans built around the first-person narrative of a fictitious twelve-year-old boy living in the community of Salluit, Nunavik. Designed for students from 9 to 12 years of age.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 36, no. 3, Spring, 1997, pp. [1-15]
Description
Results indicated mother's association with traditional values improved school outcomes for her children, while the father's association had no appreciable effect.
Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 10, no. 2, 1997, pp. 163-173
Description
Study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) conducted on a Northern Plains reservation found a correlation between test results and prevalence of behavioural problems and substance use, but did not seem to affect academic performance.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 5, September/October 1997, p. 30
Description
Describes culturally sensitive programs being delivered to Indigenous Australians to improve wellness and enhance familiarity with the health care system.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 27, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 449-454
Description
Presents an historical perspective on diabetes in Oji-Cree youth in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario and the shift from female predominance of this disease.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3, Models of Sovereignty and Survival in Alaska, Fall, 2003
Description
Comments on recommendations, made at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, regarding the welfare of the 180 million indigenous children and youth worldwide.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Children and Youth, Issues and Challenges, December 2003, pp. 51-83
Description
Study designed to provide a vehicle for communities to articulate the nature and structure of child care in their community; to provide recommendations for the development of First Nations quality child care programs; and to examine options for First Nations jurisdiction in child care.