American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 22, no. 1, 2015, pp. 42-76
Description
Study finds compelling evidence for sustaining a program that delivers positive reinforcement to Native American youth resulting in reduced rates of substance abuse.
Suggests that mental health promotion which focuses on youth and community empowerment is likely to have
a large effect on health and wellbeing in Aboriginal communities.
Acta Paediatrica, vol. 104, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 75-83
Description
Study covering grades 6-12 found lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for Sami than Swedish children. A high degree of ethnicity-related negative treatment may partially explain the lower HRQOL.
Story of a fist-time mother who consults two sources for information: her doctor for scientific view of birth and her grandmother for nurturing and traditional support.
For use with Healthy Pregnancy: Jenny's Story: Student Activities.
Human Animal Interaction Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 1, June 2015, pp. 52-75
Description
Case study involving the Saskatchewan-based Cartier Equine Learning Center and the White Buffalo Youth Inhalant Treatment Centre program located on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 2, 2003, pp. 130-141
Description
Results show that individuals from the inland community had a diet based on traditional foods which the coastal community did not have but both groups had a high intake of sugar and fat.
Discusses the history non-native social workers within Aboriginal communities and the beginning of First Nations' control of child welfare.
Duration: 7:11.
Reconciliation through Indigenous Education: Unit 2 Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Description
Introduces the topic of the history of residential schools in Canada and provides strategies and resources for teaching this topic. Unit 2 of 6.
Duration: 24:40.
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care , vol. 21, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 449-454
Description
Study based on interviews with eight participants from across forty-three communities and focused on five key prevention issues: definition, types of activities, prevention levels, target groups, and facilitation and barriers.
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. lx-lxiii
Description
Looks at Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) as an effective treatment model for parents who either have difficulty with appropriate parenting skills or children with behavioural problems.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page lx.
Honoring the Strength of Our Sisters: Increasing Access to Human Rights Justice For Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Description
Overview of what the Canadian Human Rights Commission heard at a series of roundtables attended by individuals and representatives from Indigenous women's organizations and service organizations. Twenty-one barriers were identified as well ideas for overcoming them.
Looks at the recommendations that were generated by youth, researchers, practitioners and policy makers in four workshops during the seminar.
"November 7-8, 2009. Conference Report"
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 105, no. 3, March 2015, pp. e122-e132
Description
Study conducted between 2005 and 2010 with 292 participants living in 14 Nunavik communities found that likelihood of reducing size of children's meals was higher in crowded households.
Australian Journal of Politics and History, vol. 49, no. 2, 2003, pp. 155-163
Description
Discusses how many Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families and cultural heritage as a result of Australian government laws, policies and practices.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 7-27
Description
Concludes that "early childhood educators should encourage and support Indigenous parents', families', and communities' efforts to ensure that their children acquire their Indigenous languages and cultures by identifying, embracing and incorporating Indigenous perspectives on how children learn in early childhood programs and classrooms".
Awarding-Winning Novelist on the Link Between Residential Schools and the Devastation of Native Suicide
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
Maclean's, vol. 123, no. 25/26, July 5, 2010, pp. 20-23
Description
Award-winning novelist believes that there is a direct correlation between the high Aboriginal youth suicide-rate and the legacy of residential schools.
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, vol. 76, no. 3, September 2015, pp. 133-139
Description
Study conducted with 116 students in Grades 1-6 from Alexander First Nation. Found that despite intervention, children did not increase consumption of fruits and vegetables over the long term. Results suggest that improving diet quality must involve home and community food environments.
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Looks at: family law, cultural awareness and services, child protection and the legal system, family violence law, victim assistance, impact of being a witness, police response and restorative justice.