Comic Book Study: Darkness Calls: English 120-130
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Campbell
Description
Extensive and detailed teacher's guide to accompany a graphic novel aimed at suicide prevention in youth and young adults. The comic book is produced by the Healthy Aboriginal Network.
Comic Book Study: Path of the Warrior: English 120-130
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Campbell
Description
Developed to accompany Richard Van Camp's graphic novel about gangs and physical fitness.
Commentary: Indigenous Health Special Issue
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lily Tonmyr
Cindy Blackstock
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 135-144
Description
Discusses research in Indigenous studies using three themes: worldview and ethics, culturally based research methods and researching both the sources and symptoms of disadvantage.
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 Development Approaches to Safety and Wellbeing of Indigenous Children
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daryl J. Higgins
Community Networking: A Policy Approach to Enhance Aboriginal Child Welfare in Off-Reserve Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Judy Gillespie
Dennis Whitford
Miriam Abel
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2010
Description
Looks at research that shows a "community network" is one model that can promote social change to improve off-reserve Aboriginal child welfare.
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.
Comparative Analysis: Bringing Our Children Home Act (BOCHA) and An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families also known as Bill C-92
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs]
Description
Section by section analysis of the child welfare Act endorsed by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the proposed federal legislation.
A Comparative Analysis of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Homeless Youth in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Katharine Dunn
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2019.
Complementary Research on Traditional and Customary Child Care Practices/Adoption within Aboriginal Communities in Quebec: Presented to Working Group on Customary Adoption in Aboriginal Communities, Justice Québec
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Québec Native Women Inc.
Description
Results of qualitative survey conducted in response to amendments to the Youth Protection Act which gives courts the power to issue permanent placement orders outside of the immediate family.
Complicating the Ideology of Motherhood: Child Welfare Law and First Nation Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marlee Kline
Queen's Law Journal, vol. 18, 1993, pp. 306-342
Description
Discusses the oppressive nature of child welfare systems as they relate to the criteria for "good" mothers imposed by dominant, Western cultural values.
A Comprehensive Approach to Health Promotion for the Reduction of Dental Caries in Remote Indigenous Australian Children: A Clustered Randomised Controlled Trial
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. F. Roberts-Thomson
G. D. Slade
R. S. Bailie
C. Endean
B. Simmons ... [et al.]
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3 suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 245-249
Description
Comments on an intervention that did not produce any significant change in oral health behaviours, clinical measures of oral hygiene, or community programs promoting oral health.
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 Successful Transitions between Postsecondary Education and the Labour Market for Aboriginal Youth in Canada: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephanie Merrill
David Bruce
Amanda Marlin
Description
Literature review identifies secondary information in these areas: barriers to employment, career aspirations, rates of success and factors associated with them, and comparison to non-Aboriginal youth.
Considering Inuit Early Childhood Education - Draft
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Caroline Rowan
Description
Presents updates from Early Childhood Development Working Group by region and looks at items from the National Inuit Early Childhood Education Gathering.
Contemplating Remote Presence Technology for Culturally Safe Health Care for Rural Indigenous Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tanya Holt
Gregory Hansen
Veronica McKinney
Ivar Mendez
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 31-33
Description
Examines the capacity of remote presence robotic technology to overcome barriers of time and distance in providing paediatric health care in rural and remote Aboriginal communities.
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.
Contextual Factors That Influence the Achievement of Australia's Indigenous Students: Results from PISA 2000-2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lisa De Bortoli
Sue Thomson
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.
Correlates of Physical Activity in Young American Indian Children: Lessons Learned From the Wisconsin Nutrition and Growth Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra Adams
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, vol. 16, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 394-400
Description
Conducted health screenings on children aged 3-8 living in northern Wisconsin communities to look at factors affecting pediatric obesity.
Creating Circles of Support for Pregnant Women and New Parents
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Best Start Resource Centre
Description
Provides examples for health and social service providers in Ontario to help pregnant women create a support system. Includes list of resources for programs and services.
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 Identity and Familial Relationships as Protective Factors Against Intimate Partner Violence Among American Indian and Alaska Native Mothers
Theses
Author/Creator
N. Diane Gout
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University, 2010.
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.
Cultural, Socioeconomic, and Health Indicators Among Inuit Preschoolers: Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey, 2007-2008
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. M. Egeland
N. Faraj
G. Osborne
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Circumpolar Special Issue: Human Health at the Ends of the Earth, 2010, pp. 1-13
Description
Health survey of children, aged 3-5 years looks at factors associated with indigeneity, the physical and socio-economic environment, health behaviours and health histories.
Culture and Early Childhood Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Description
Discusses approaches to address culturally defined goals for children's early learning and development.
Article from Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online] edited by R. E. Tremblay, R. G. Barr, R. De V. Peters, M. Boivin.
Culture of Sharing: North Slope Leaders Forge Trail into Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elise Sereni Patkotak
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 30-31
Description
Discussion on the goals of the Tumitchiat Leadership Summit in Barrow, Alaska, including maintaining the Inupiaq culture and encouraging youth to carry on with higher education.
The Culture of Strengths Makes Them Feel Valued and Competent: Aboriginal Children, Child Welfare, and a School Strengths Intervention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keith Brownlee
Edward Rawana
Julia MacArthur
Michelle Probizanski
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 106-113
Description
Discusses the implementation of a culturally sensitive strengths-based intervention approach within an elementary school, and looks at its value to Aboriginal children from the child welfare system.
Current Evidence on Factors That Impact Aboriginal Peoples' Resiliency and Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS
Alternate Title
Population-Specific HIV/AIDS Status Report: Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Public Health Agency of Canada
Description
Chapter 4 of Population-Specific HIV/AIDS Status Report: Aboriginal Peoples. Examines social, economic and behavioural determinants of health.
Customs and Culture - The Current Situation in Relation to Violence Against Aboriginal Women
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eileen Cummings
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 6, November/December 1993, pp. 15-17
Description
Looks at alcohol abuse and violence in Aboriginal communities and how some communities are using community shelter for women, rehabilitation, fewer liquor outlets and night patrols to deal with it.
Cybersafety for an Indigenous Youth Population
E-Books
Author/Creator
K. McClintock
R. McClintock
T. Brown
"Dave, Come on": Indigenous Identities and Language Play in Yves Sioui Durand's Hamlet-le-Malécite
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michèle Lacombe
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Library Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [53]-75
Description
Comments on a play that focuses on the contemporary situation of youth in Montreal and the imaginary community of Kinogamish.
Davis Inlet: Moving From Misery
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
News in Review, March 1993, pp. 6-27
Description
Discusses the social disintegration of an Innu settlement and the possible causes.
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review. March, 1993.
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.
Decomposing Identity: Differential Relationships Between Several Aspects of Ethnic Identity and the Negative Effects of Perceived Discrimination Among First Nations Adults in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Kimberly Matheson
Hymie Anisman
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 16, no. 4, October 2010, pp. 507-516
Description
Looks at the physical and mental health disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples.
Deer Hunting: An Innovative Teaching Paradigm to Educate Indigenous Youth about Physical Literacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sidney Paul
Gareth Jones
Jennifer Jakobi
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Digital and Data Sovereignty, July 28, 2019, pp. 39-48
Description
Study aims to understand the physical activity (PA) involved in deer hunting, and how that activity can be used to help Aboriginal youth learn physical literacy (PL). Results show that deer hunting can easily surpass the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines (CPAG) for maintaining health, and that it creates an opportunity for promoting PL to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit youth.
Demographic and Socioeconomic Outcomes Across the Indigenous Australian Lifecourse: Evidence from the 2006 Census
Alternate Title
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 31
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Mandy Yap
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
The Demonization of Aboriginal Child Welfare Authorities in the News
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Harding
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 35, no. 1, 2010, pp. 85-108
Description
Compares newspaper coverage of the deaths of two Aboriginal children while in care. One was placed by provincial authorities, the other by the Xyolhemeylh agency of the Stó:lö Nation. Survey looked at stories in the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Province, Abbotsford Times, Chilliwack Times and Mission City Record.
Dental Caries in American Indian Toddlers After a Community-Based Beverage Intervention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerardo Maupomé
Njeri Karanja
Cheryl Ritenbaugh
Tam Lutz
Mikel Aickin ... [et al.]
Ethnicity and Disease, vol. 20, no. 4, 2010, pp. 444-450
Description
Study found that simple interventions that target availability of sweetened beverages in American Indian communities proved feasible and may reduce tooth decay.
A Dental Intervention With An Alaskan Native Population: Lessons Learned
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Riedy
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3 , suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 241-244
Description
Comments on the anticipated and unanticipated challenges of conducting the intervention.
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.
Le Dépistage des Retards de Développement Chez les Jeunes Enfants d’une Communauté des Premières Nations
Alternate Title
[Detecting Developmental Delays in Young Children of a North American Indian Community]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carmen Dionne
Suzie McKinnon
Jane Squires
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 117-123
Description
Study used a sample of 12 teachers involved with 213 Mohawk children between the ages of 29-60 months who attended the Step by Step Child and Family Center of Kahnawake, Quebec. Goal was to assess the Ages and Stages questionnaire as a culturally appropriate tool to recognize young children at risk for social or emotional difficulties.
Article in French.
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.
Design and Implementation of a Dental Caries Prevention Trial in Remote Canadian Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosamund Harrison
Jacques Veronneau
Brian Leroux
Trials, vol. 11, 2010, p. article no. 54
Description
Looks at the importance of community collaboration in conducting random trials for dental caries in Aboriginal children.
Developing a More Culturally Appropriate Approach to Surveying Adverse Childhood Experiences among Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexander Luther
Description
Public Health and Health Systems Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2019.
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.
Developing Injury Prevention Indicators for First Nations Children & Youth in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ian Pike
Rose-Alma J. McDonald
Alison Macpherson
Phat Ha/Melissa Deleary
Looee Okalik ... [et al.]
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.