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Author/Creator
[Kenneth M. Dye]
200 Years of Unfinished Business
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pat Swan
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, December 1988, pp. 29-40
Description
Looks at the removal of Aboriginal children and the continuing effects on mental health and lack of culturally appropriate programs.
Achievement Motivation and Academic Achievement of Native American Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pauline Rindone
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 1, October 1988, pp. [1-8]
Description
College graduates responses to questionnaire indicated family motivation and encouragement were the most important factors contributing to academic success.
AMBER Alert in Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Walters
Melissa Blasing
Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 21-34
Description
An examination of the need for and successful implementation of AMBER Alert systems in communities throughout the United States.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 21.
At a Crossroads: The Roadmap from Fiscal Discrimination to Equity in Indigenous Child Welfare
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jennifer Charlesworth
The Battle over Baby K.; Native Americans Resist Adoption of their Children by Non-Indians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Lacayo
Time, vol. 131, no. 18, May 2, 1988, p. 64
Description
Issues arising from the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act in the United States.
Beyond the Rink: Anti-Indigenous Discrimination Policies in Hockey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marina Noce-Saporito
Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal, vol. 53, no. 3, 2021, pp. 71-85
Description
Looks at the need for an inclusive and thoughtful policy-making process to address discrimination experienced by Indigenous hockey players.
Bill 15, An Act to amend the Youth Protection Act and other legislative provisions: For a Law Worthy of Our Children: Joint Brief
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leila Ben Messaoud
Wyatt Dumont
Building Bandwidth: Preparing Indigenous Youth for a Digital Future
Alternate Title
RBC Thought Leadership
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Bank of Canada
Description
Report developed from consultations with Indigenous youth, leaders, employers and other stakeholders and findings from the RBC Future Launch participant surveys which included 2,000 Indigenous respondents.
Centering A Métis Grandmothers’ Knowledge: Story of Grandmothers’ Teachings and Métis Child Welfare in B.C.
Theses
Author/Creator
Shelley Angela LaFrance
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Victoria, 2021.
Characteristics of Academically Successful Alaska Native Students in Anchorage Junior High Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Jeanne Longley
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alaska, 1988.
Child and Family Well-Being Law Making Resource Bundle
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Designed for First Nations wanting to establish their own laws in response to the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (Bill C-92).
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Infants in Canada in 2019
Alternate Title
First Nations/Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2019
FN/CIS 2019
FN/CIS 2019: Focus on Developmental Stages Series
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged One to Three Years Old in Canada in 2019
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged Four to Seven Years Old in Canada In 2019
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 8-11 Years Old in Canada in 2019
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 220
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 220
CWRP Information Sheet ; no 221
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 221
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 222
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 222
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 223
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 223
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 12-15 Years Old in Canada in 2019
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 224
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 224
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Fallon
Nicolette Joh-Carnella
Marie Saint-Girons
Cluster Suicide in American Indian Adolescents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald W. Bechtold
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 1, no. 3, March 1988, pp. 26-35
Description
Looks at characteristics of adolescent suicide, patterns of suicide, and intervention strategies during a suicide cluster.
Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety Toolkit
Alternate Title
Abridged Casebook: Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety
Activity Book 1: Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety
Activity Book 2: Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Asch
Tara Williamson
Leslie-Ann Paige
Description
Resources are designed for professionals working with Salish nations, families, caregivers, youth, and communities.
Combining First Nations Research Methods with a World Health Organization Guide to Understand Low Childhood Immunisation Coverage in Children in Tamworth, Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Thomas
Natalie Allan
Paula Taylor
Carla McGrady
Kasia Bolsewicz ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-21
Description
Looks at the cause of and ways to address the low immunization rates in Indigenous communities in Australia.
Crime Prevention Programs in Canada: Examining Key Implementation Elements for Indigenous Populations
Alternate Title
Research Report (Public Safety Canada) ; 2021-R001
Research Summary (Public Safety Canada) ; 2021-S001
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hannah Cortés-Kaplan
Laura Dunbar
Research Report (Public Safety Canada)
Description
Related material: Research Summary.
Cultural and Cognitive Considerations in the Prevention of American Indian Adolescent Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa D. Lafromboise
Delores Subia Bigfoot
Journal of Adolescence, vol. 11, 1988, pp. 139-153
Description
Examines personal variables and situational demands and how these play a role in the coping process of suicide.
Cultural Context in Communicative Interaction of Inuit Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Martha Borgmann Crago
Description
Human Communication Disorders Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1988.
Cultural Developments in Muskeg Lake and the Implications for Career Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Harry James Lafond
Description
Indian and Northern Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1988.
Cultural Permanency Planning : Colonization and its Legislative Impacts on Historical and Current Trends in Indigenous Child Welfare Practice
Alternate Title
Cultural Permanency Planning: Colonization and its Legislative Impacts on Historical and Current Trends in Indigenous Child Welfare Practice
Theses
Author/Creator
Wilhelmina Kardux
Description
Social Work Major Paper (MSW) -- University of Fraser Valley, 2022.
Dealing With Breakdown in Aboriginal Families in Western Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marian Kickett
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, December 1988, pp. 46-48
Description
Discusses problems training health workers to recognize changes in behavior and personality.
Decolonization Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katelynne Herchak
Description
Co-developed with youth, publication is designed to spark conversations, give advice for collaborating with communities and promoting a role for Indigenous youth in leadership.
Related material:
Facilitator Guide.
Denouncing the Continued Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in Canadian Child Welfare: Findings from the First Nations/ Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Fallon
Rachael Lefebvre
Nico Trocmé,
Kenn Richard
Sonia Hélie ... [et al]
Discipling the Innut: Social Form and Control in Bush, Community and School
Theses
Author/Creator
James J. Ryan
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1988.
Ear Disease and Hearing Problems - FM Radios Help School Children Hear
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sue Quinn
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, September 1988, pp. 26-29
Description
Looks at how the ear hears, middle ear disease and using FM radio amplification equipment in the classroom.
The Etiology of Otitis Media Among Inuit Children: An Anthropological Approach [English Summary]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rose Dufour
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1988, [1989], pp. 71-77
Description
Summary of an ecological approach, that incorporates environmental, cultural & historical data with biological data, to help understand the causes of acute ear infections.
Evaluating the Impact of a Culturally Sensitive Art Program on the Resilience, Perceived Stress, and Mood of Urban American Indian Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vesna Pepic
Suzanne McWilliams
Shaylynne Shuler
Heather J. Williamson
Aaron Secakuku
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 29, no. 1, 2022, pp. [37]-58
Description
An analysis of a culturally oriented art therapy program's impact on Indigenous youth's health.
Facebook Usage among Urban Indigenous Youth at Risk
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Channarong Intahchomphoo
André Vellino
Odd Erik Gundersen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 2, 2021, pp. 103-130
Description
Examines the Facebook posts of at risk Indigenous youth from Ottawa, Ontario and how the platform is used a means to vent to or each out to their peers.
Family Group Conference: An Indigenous-Based Evaluation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Anthony Hart
Elisa Lacerda-Vendenborn
Don Robinson
FBI Resources in Missing Person Cases
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Bedford
Alethea Duncan
Christina Palazzolo
Joseph P. Shevlin
Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 149-158
Description
A description of Federal Bureau of Investigation specialized units that can be invaluable in cases of missing, abducted, or murdered victims. They are: Child Abduction Rapid Deployment, the Behavioral Analysis Units dealing with crimes against children, and crimes against adults, and the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 149.
The Fears of Navajo Children: Adaptation or Pathology?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank D. Tikalsky
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 2, no. 2, 1988, pp. 27-31
Description
Studies fear as a cultural pattern with regards to fear response, structure, and frequency.
Feasibility and Acceptability of Virtual Implementation of a Sexual Reproductive Health Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hima Patel
Kristin Masten
Rachel Chambers
Abagail Edwards
Laura Fleszar ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 29, no. 2, Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Research with American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, 2022, pp. [63]-84
Description
Looks at the shift to virtual health care through the Respecting the Circle of Life (RCL) program during the COVID pandemic.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Alaska, 1977 through 1992: An Administrative Prevalence Derived From Multiple Data Sources
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace M. Egeland
Katherine A. Perham-Hester
Bradford D. Gessner
Diane Ingle
James E. Berner
John P. Middaugh
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 88, no. 5, May 1988, pp. 781-786
Description
Argues that there is an apparent high prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in Alaska, cautions that use of a single data-source can lead to underestimates.
First Nations Health and Wellness Colouring Book
Alternate Title
First Nations Health and Wellness Coloring Book
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mackenzie Anderson
Erin Anderson-Bruce
Leo Beam
Cliff Bear
Emma Jane Bedard ... [et al.]
First Nations Population Health & Wellness Agenda
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer British Columbia
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Description
Related material: Summary of Findings.
First Nations/Quebec Incidence Study of Child Maltreatment and Serious Behaviour Problems Investigated by Child Protection Services in 2019
Alternate Title
Report FN/QIS-2019
Author/Creator
Sonia Hélie
Description
Uses a weighted sample of 2,211 First Nations children and 34,575 non-Indigenous children extracted from administrative databases of institutions which provided child protection services.
First Nations Youth Smoking: Factors Associated with Resilience
Alternate Title
FNIGC Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
A Fitness Appraisal of Tenth Grade Northern Saskatchewan Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas G. Ryan
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1988.
From Breath to Beadwork: Lessons Learned From a Trauma- Informed Yoga Series With Indigenous Adolescent Girls Under Youth Protection
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica W. G. Barudin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 21-37
Description
Examines the use of culture with yoga and meditation as means to help at-risk Indigenous youth.
[Group of Children Playing in Snow Bank Next to School]
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans Dommasch
Description
Colour photograph taken at Cape Churchill, MB, November 1988-1989.
[Group of Children Playing in Snowbank Next to School]
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Hans Dommasch
Description
Colour photograph taken at Cape Churchill, MB, November 1988-1989.
Hāhā-uri, hāhā-tea: Māori Involvement in State Care 1950-1999
Author/Creator
Catherine Savage
Paora Crawford Moyle
Larissa Kus-Harbord
Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
Anne Hynds
Kirimatao Paipa ...
Joanne Maraki ... [et al.]
Description
"Independent research commissioned by the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry."
The Health Status of Indian Children: Problems and Prevention in Early Life
Alternate Title
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, Monograph No.1, pp. 244-289
Behavioral Health Issues Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: Explorations on the Frontiers of the Biobehavioral Sciences
[Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health] ; Monograph 1, 1988
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Philip A. May
Description
Discusses some behavioral and environmental changes that would contribute to health improvement in children between conception and 14 years of age.
Help for Missing American Indian and Alaska Native Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John F. Clark
Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 5-20
Description
Outlines the benefits of using the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and AMBER Alert systems to help protect and recover abducted Indigenous children.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 5.
Helping Communities Address Suicide and Violence: The Special Initiatives Team of the Indian Health Service
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lemyra M. DeBruyn
Karen Hymbaugh
Norma Valdez
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 1, no. 3, March 1988, pp. 56-65
Description
Looks at the history of the team, the method of operation and some of the projects the SIT has been involved with since its founding in 1987.
Home Environment Characteristics of Successful Navajo Readers
Theses
Author/Creator
David Hartle-Schutte
Description
Elementary Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of Arizona, 1988.
Honouring Indigenous Women’s and Families’ Pregnancy Journeys: A Practice Resource to Support Improved Perinatal Care Created by Aunties, Mothers, Grandmothers, Sisters, and Daughters
Alternate Title
Honoring Indigenous Women’s and Families’ Pregnancy Journeys: A Practice Resource to Support Improved Perinatal Care Created by Aunties, Mothers, Grandmothers, Sisters, and Daughters
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Perinatal Services BC
Description
Discusses six key principles for healthcare providers: cultural safety and humility; self-determination; trust through relationship; respect; anti-Indigenous racism; and strength and resilience-based practice.
“I'll struggle, and I'll fall…I'll have my days, but it's okay”: Indigenous Women Surviving the Sixties Scoop
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janani Kodeeswaran
Maggie Campaigne
Anita C. Benoit
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, 2022
Description
Looks at Indigenous women reconnecting with their own culture.
I Want To Tell You A Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild)
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 114-121
Description
A discussion of how colonialism created the conditions that were used to justify the removal of Indigenous children from their families, both historically and in modern times. The author use her own personal story as means to discuss its effects.