Community-Based Surveillance and Case Management for Suicide Prevention: An American Indian Tribally Initiated System.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary F. Cwik
Allison Barlow
Novalene Goklish
Francene Larzelere-Hinton
Lauren Tingey ... [et al.]
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, June 2014, pp. e18-e23
Description
Overview of system developed by the White Mountain Apache Tribe with assistance from John Hopkins Center for American Indian Health.
Community Resilience Factors Among Indigenous Sámi Adolescents: A Qualitative Study in Northern Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristine Nystad
Anna Rita Spein
Benedicte Ingstad
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 5, Indigenous Youth Resilience in the Arctic, 2014, pp. 651-672
Description
Looks at the connection to environment, Sámi language competence, and reindeer husbandry as factors in community resilience.
Comparison of American Indian and Non-Native BASC-2 Self-Report-Adolescent Scores
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Georgette Yetter
Victoria M. Foutch
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 14-38
Description
Looks at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) scores in relation to acculturation strategies.
A Comparison of Early Adolescent Behavioral Health Risks among Urban American Indians/Alaska Natives and Their Peers
Alternate Title
Behavioral Health Risks for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Serafini
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis C. Wendt
Brandon Matsumiya
Carolyn A. McCarty
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Study found that Indigenous youth suffered from more depressive symptoms, discrimination, and generalized anxiety, and were more likely to have initiated substance abuse than the rest of the cohort.
Condom Use-Related Beliefs In Adolescents of First Nations Communities of Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Djossa Adoun Serge
Marie-Pierre Gagnon
Bernard Roy
Marie-Noëlle Caron
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 6, Winter, 2014, pp. 39-69
Description
Study attempted to formulate recommendations that would be embraced by the target demographic group.
Conducting Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native Communities: On-the-Ground Perspectives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Vena A-dae Romero
Dana Eldridge
Vicky Karhu]
Description
Three case studies illustrate the use of the Food Sovereignty Assessment Tool: Cochiti Pueblo, Diné Policy Institute, and the Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative.
Considerations for Indigenous Child and Youth Population Mental Health Promotion in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
Contemporary Practice of Traditional Aboriginal Child Rearing: A Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Muir
Yvonne Bohr
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 66-79
Description
Looks at Aboriginal child rearing practices to determine if traditional ways are still in use and if so, how these practices differ from mainstream child rearing.
The Context and Causes of the Suicide of Indigenous People in Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pat Dudgeon
Tom Calma
Christopher Holland
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 5-15
Description
Looks at the increasing Indigenous suicide rate and suggests that the current approach to prevention is not working.
Cora Sanderson Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Cora Sanderson
Janet R. Fietz
Archdeacon J.E. McKay
Indian History Film Project
Description
Cora Sanderson and Archdeacon J.E. McKay tell of their lives in the bush and in La Ronge.
Correlates of Physical Activity among First Nations Children Residing in First Nations Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Janssen
Lucie Lévesque
Fei Xu
First Nations Governance Centre
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 105, no. 6, November/December 2014, pp. 412-417
Description
Factors examined: demographics, use of language and involvement in culture, community size and culture, school attendance, chronic conditions, and family structure, socio-economic status, and culture. Uses data from the 2008/10 First Nations Regional Health Survey.
Cost of Doing Nothing: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marina Puzyreva
John Loxley
Coverage Trends for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joan Alker
Karina Wagnerman
Andy Schneider
Description
Predicts rates will rise if there are cuts made to the Medicaid program.
Coyote's Way: Missy Whiteman's Indigenous New Media
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angelica Lawson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 1, Digital Indigenous Studies: Gender, Genre, and New Media, Spring, 2017, pp. 100-115
Description
Looks at a female Native American filmmaker who is reaching Native American youth through film.
Cultivating the Arctic's Most Valuable Resource: An Analysis of Barriers to High School Completion Among Inuit Youth in Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Melanie O'Gorman
Manish Pandey
Description
Looks at 50% dropout rate for Nunavut youth and delves into reasons for it.
Cultural Permanence for Indigenous Children and Youth in Care: Advancing Knowledge and Current Practices for Promoting Resiliency and Belonging
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen Bennett
Description
Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Victoria, 2014.
Culture as Catalyst: Preventing the Criminalization of Indigenous Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Melanie Bania
Description
Topics include context, healing journey and resiliency theory, culturally appropriate evidence-informed practices and examples of programs in Canada and the United States.
Culture, Housing, Remoteness and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Development: Evidence from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
Alternate Title
Working Paper (Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation) ; CW028
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alfred Michael Dockery
Working Paper (Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation)
De/colonizing Preservice Teacher Education: Theatre of the Academic Absurd
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Spy Dénommé-Welch
M. Kristiina Montero
Journal of Language and Literacy Education, vol. 10, no. 1, Literacy and/For Social Justice, Spring, 2014, pp. 136-165
Description
Looks at social justice as viewed through First Nations, Métis and Inuit children's literature.
Decolonizing Indigenous Child Welfare: Comparative Perspectives
E-Books
Author/Creator
Terri Libesman
Defining Positive Mental Wellbeing for New Zealand-Born Cook Islands Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eliza T. Puna
Jemaima Tiatia-Seath
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 97-107
Description
Interviews with 21 youth discovered that maintaining social and cultural connections was crucial to mental wellbeing.
Delegated Aboriginal Agencies: How Resourcing Affects Service Delivery
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bernard Richard
Description
Looks at experiences of social workers in agencies providing guardianship and protective services to children and families within and outside Indigenous communities and reports how current funding arrangements affect availability of supports.
Dental Caries and Weight Among Children in Nuuk, Greenland, at School Entry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Signe Sloth Madsen
Vicky Jenny Rebecka Wetterstrand
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1311535
Description
Looks at the link between weight and dental cavities in children born between 2005-2007.
Depictions of Success: Voices From Grade 12 Aboriginal Students
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tim R. Claypool
Jane P. Preston
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2014, pp. 67-82
Description
Based on student interviews, paper reports that success was an individual phenomenon indicated by past experiences and personal ambitions.
A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Adolescent Girls' Well-being in Northern Finland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Varpu Wiens
Helvi Kyngäs
Tarja Pölkki
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 24792
Description
Study identifies four main categories of well-being: health as a resource, a beneficial lifestyle, positive experience of life course, and favourable social relationships.
A Descriptive Quantitative Study of 7- and 8-Year-Old Children's Outdoor Recreation, Cold Exposure and Symptoms in Winter in Northern Finland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hanna Rasi
Heli Kuivila
Tarja Pölkki
Risto Bloigu
Hannu Rintamäki ... [et a.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1298883
Description
Describes recreation, cold exposure and symptoms.
Developing Injury Indicators for First Nations and Inuit Children and Youth in Canada: A Modified Delphi Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
I. Pike
R. J. MacDonald
S. Piedt
A. K. Macpherson
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, vol. 34, no. 4, November 2014, pp. 203-209
Description
Expert and community stakeholders said indicators related to motorized vehicle collisions, mortality, and hospitalization rates were most likely to prove useful and prompt action.
Development of Ojibwe (Anishinaabemowin) Speech Phase 1: Developing a Word List to Evaluate Speech Development
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Elizabeth Kidd
Description
Audiology and Speech Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2014.
Developmental Screening in a Canadian First Nation (Mohawk): Psychometric Properties and Adaptations of Ages and Stages Questionnaires (2nd Edition)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carmen Dionne
Suzie McKinnon
Jane Squires
Jantina Clifford
BMC Pediatrics, vol. 14, no. 23, 2014, pp. 1-8
Description
Looks at results from tool used by teachers and parents of children between the ages of 9 and 66 months who went to the Child and Family Center.
Digital Storytelling With First Nations Emerging Adults in Extensions of Care and Transitioning From Care in Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlyn Loretta Bennett
Description
Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2016.
Discussion Paper Regarding a Saskatchewan First Nations Suicide Prevention Strategy
Alternate Title
Saskatchewan First Nations Suicide Prevention Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' Mental Health Technical Working Group
Description
Looks at the high rate of First Nations suicide and discusses a strategy to take constructive action to address suicidal behavior.
Disparities in Canadian Indigenous Health Research on Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nina C. Di Pietro
Judy Illes
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, vol. 35, no. 1, January 2014, pp. 74-81
Description
Identifies research publications on ASD (autism), CP (cerebral palsy and FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder). Shows most research reports found are on FASD and are not a true representation of childhood disorders.
Disparities in Infant Hospitalizations in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Populations in Quebec, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hua He
Lin Ziao
Jill Elaine Torrie
Nathalie Auger
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh ... [et al.]
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 21, May 29, 2017, pp. e739-e746
Description
Reports observations from Fist Nations infants in 12 of 16 disease categories and 7 of 16 disease categories for Inuit infants in Quebec.
Diverse Family Characteristics of Aboriginal Children Aged 0 to 4: Census of Population, 2016
Alternate Title
Census in Brief
E-Books
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Tamara Hudon
Vivian O'Donnell
Diversity Considerations for Promoting Early Childhood Oral Health: A Pilot Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Prowse
Robert J. Schroth
Alexandria Wilson
Jeanette M. Edwards
Janet Sarson ... [et al.]
International Journal of Dentistry, 2014, pp. 1-10
Description
Interviews parents and caregivers from four cultural groups.
"Diversity is our Strength"? Memory, Trauma and Social Critique in Contemporary Canadian Literature by Indigenous Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Evie Peters
Description
English Literary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Radboud University Nijmegen, 2017.
Domestic Sex Trafficking and Exploitation of Aboriginal Women and Girls: Exploring the Legacy of Colonialism in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nina Koebel
Description
Looks at why Aboriginal women and girls are most susceptible to trafficking, what Canada is doing in response and current policies. Also provides recommendations and argues for decriminalization of prostitution.
Drowning in the Social Determinants of Health: Understanding Policy's Role in High Rates of Drowning in Aboriginal Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey R. Giles
Lauren Brooks Cleator
Tricia McGuire-Adams
Francine Darroch
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 & 2, 2014, pp. 198-213
Description
Comments on the serious public health problem and the need to address root causes.
Ear Disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 35
E-Books
Author/Creator
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
Earlier Onset of Complications in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison B. Dart
Patricia J. Martens
Claudio Rigatto
Marni D. Brownell
Heather J. Dean ... [et al.]
Diabetes Care, vol. 37, no. 2, February 2014, pp. 436-443
Description
Study evaluates the risk of complications in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth with type 2 diabetes.
Early Childhood Education and Care for Aboriginal Children in Canada
Alternate Title
Moving Childcare Forward Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jane Preston
Description
Policy brief taken from the article Aboriginal Early Childhood Education in Canada: Issues of Context published Journal of Early Childhood Research, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2012.
Edinizing, Naadizewin, Minomaadiziwin, Miinawaa Kendaasewin: Establishing an Urban Great Lakes Indigenous Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Estrella Torrez
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 53, no. 2, 2014, pp. 85-103
Description
Discusses the Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program located in Lansing, Michigan. Outlines each component of curriculum, discusses it's significance, and provides example of how it is applied.
Editorial: Resilience and Triumph: Moving Forward in a Good Way
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madelynn Slade
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 5-6
Description
Highlights the theme of the issue that focuses on children and youth.
Educating Native America: Breaking Down Barriers for Native Americans in Education.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Chock
Jenny Suh
Description
Examines why graduation rates are lower for Native American Indians.
Education: 5.16 Grade Progression of Children and Youth in Care (CYIC) [British Columbia, for Fiscal Year 2016/17]
Alternate Title
Performance Indicators Children and Youth in Care (CYIC)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)
Government of British Columbia]
Description
Data for Indigenous and general population on: progression by school district, appropriateness of grade, high school completion; and results of Foundation Skills Assessment for reading, writing numeracy, Grades 4 and 7.
Education for Elimination in Nineteenth-Century Hawai'i: Settler Colonialism and the Native Hawaiian Chiefs' Children's Boarding School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Kaomea
History of Education Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 2, May 2014, pp. 123-144
Description
Connects the decline in ali'i births to the residential Hawaiian missionary run Chiefs' Children's School where colonial Puritan policies eventually put an end to future generations of Hawaiian rulers.
Education Partnerships Program: NAN Counseling Studies - Counselling Study, Counselling Program Strategy
Alternate Title
Life Long Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
Study found a lack of integrated service delivery regarding youth mental health in the Province of Ontario.
Effectiveness of Traineeships and Apprenticeships for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population
Alternate Title
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse Resource Sheet ; no. 31
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Clare Brennan
Mandy Yap
The Effects of a Community and School Sport-Based Program on Urban Indigenous Adolescents' Life Skills and Physical Activity Levels: The SCP Case Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louisa R. Peralta
Donna O'Connor
Wayne G. Cotton
Andrew Bennie
Health, vol. 6, no. 18, October 2014, pp. 2469-2480
Description
Looks at the impact of community and school sport programs.