Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 27-57
Description
Study focused on three questions: interpretations of health, social, visual and cultural contexts, and barriers and strengths. Sample was 20 individuals.
American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 48, no. 3-4, 2011, pp. 426-438
Description
Presents a study which demonstrates that family life is essential to Inuit conceptions of well-being and that interventions for mental health promotion should be community-based and family centered.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 1, 2010, pp. 61-71
Description
Contends that a higher rate of hospitalization and mortality occurs in Aboriginal communities compared to non-Aboriginal communities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Canadian Political Science Association Conference; 82nd, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joanne Heritz
Description
Looks at the movement between reserve and city (labelled as 'churn') and the concerns submitted to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People and the Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 123-133
Description
Study of 60 young Indigenous mothers examines the association between setting and attaining goals and indicators of health behavior change. After six month of intervention it was found that goal attainment was not significantly associated with behavior change despite participants exhibiting confidence in completing goals and increased sense of agency.
The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 140, no. 10, 2010, pp. 1839-1845
Description
Study investigated the prevalence of, and risk factors (gender, age, vitamin D intake, and socioeconomic status) for low vitamin D in 16 Arctic communities.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 10-14
Description
Modified speech by Chief Wayne Christian talking about the history of his community, and how state policies, legislation and laws have affected a way of life for his people. The article also illustrates, through narrative, the importance of re-learning cultural practices.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 151-171
Description
Study of 56 Indigenous youth uses focus groups and a strengths based perspective to understand what gives them hope and how they demonstrate this hope to others in their community.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 6, no. 2, 2011, pp. 35-46
Description
Looks at a description of moral courage in child protection, the authors experiences in the child welfare field, and stories of the uplifting effects on children when moral courage is displayed.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 9, September 2011, p. 2
Description
Comments on the educational programs available at the park which include Tipi Raising, Bison Jump and guided trail walks that tie into school curriculums.
Article found by scrolling to page 2.
Community members take part in a scheme to help keep a family from moving to the big city in this feature length stop-motion animation film.
Duration: 72:11.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 131-139
Description
Pasifika youth (aged 18-25) are interviewed in focus groups in which they express their distress about the diminishing presence of Indigenous language use and preservation, article notes that there is no comprehensive language policy to preserve these languages and that losing them has profound negative effects for the youth of culturally marginalized communities.
Discusses Indigenous family structures, factors unique to Indigenous children, contemporary examples, challenges faced by parents, and models of practice.
Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 20, Science Education in Preschools and Primary Schools: Classrooms, Teachers, and Children, October 2011, pp. 566-578
Description
"This article presents results from Ah Neen Dush, a sustained and transformative professional development program for Head Start teachers on an American Indian Reservation."
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, July/August 2010, pp. 14-15
Description
Introduces a culturally appropriate community development program, which focuses on providing information about child abuse, child sexual abuse and family violence.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses electronic medical records data to compare the weight status of Nuuk children beginning school with that of the rest of Greenland children born in 2011. An analysis of body mass index (BMI) data indicated a higher rate of obesity in the general population of children than in those living in Nuuk.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 168-179
Description
Article draws on author’s work with youth who are learning new ways to practice Indigenous Ainu culture in an urban center in Japan; focuses on cultural practice and revitalization, decolonization and self-determination.
Working Paper (Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network) ; no. 78
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marc Frenette
Description
Using the Youth in Transition Survey (which excluded people who lived on-reserve or in the North) author found that 90 percent of the university attendance gap was associated socio-economic and academic characteristics.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 119-136
Description
Discussion, at the structural level, about the kind of education that is provided to Canada’s Indigenous peoples. The article also discusses a social activist, Shannen Koostachin, and her campaign to engage in social action in order to pressure the federal government to build a new school.
Timeline from the General Enfranchisement Act to the Indian Act and pertinent court cases and decisions which resulted in legislation to amend the Act.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 2011, pp. 99-113
Description
Discusses the practice of, procedures for, and the ethics of obtaining a child`s consent when undertaking research that may affect the community. One of the recommendations discussed is that any child who signs should be surrounded by family or other community members.