Conference held May 2007 brought together addiction and mental health workers to share and gain knowledge in the areas of: approaches to healing, programs in place, and training and treatment options.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 55-81
Description
Research conducted over 3 months, involving 21 participants, to examine what are the health-related needs of pre- and postnatal women in Rapid Lake, Quebec and how could these needs be met taking into account available resources.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, January/February 2007, pp. 3-5
Description
Article advocates placing dialysis treatment options as close as possible to people's homes. Relocation can result in cultural isolation and can have an enormous negative impact.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, 10 31, 2019, pp. 54-73
Description
Author shares the Indigenous research methodology that she has created and named “sweetgrass story weaving,” and some of the stories that have been recorded through this process. Includes information on moontime stories, berry fasts, and other women’s rites of passage.
Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John P. Wilson
Description
Looks into the relationship between trauma and culture.
Chapter 1 from Cross-Cultural Assessment of Psychological Trauma and PTSD edited by John P. Wilson and Catherine So-kum Tang.
Listening to First Nations Women’s Expressions of Heart Health: ‘mite achimowin’ Digital Storytelling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
Sarah Wood
Lisa Forbes
Annette S. H. Schultz
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article examines a digital storytelling study which collaborated with First Nations (FN) Women in Manitoba to discuss many of the issues surrounding heart health management including: the relationship between FN and Western Medical knowledges, diet and lifestyle, related health conditions, experiences with healthcare system, residential schools, and relationships with children and grandchildren.
Looks at end-of-life care service models and policies, and advance care planning and identifies current needs, disparities, and services available to Indigenous patients.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article summarizes and examines results from the 2017 living condition-survey among people with an intellectual disability in Sami Areas in Norway. Findings indicate that people with an intellectual disability have poorer mental health compared to the general population, and that people who have Sami heritage have further compromised mental health.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
This review uses the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum (FNMWC) Model’s Continuum of Essential Services to collect, organize, and assess data on mental wellness services in the NWT. The findings highlight current services and gaps, and guide communities coordinating a full range of services.
Assessment conducted to determine teams' needs with respect to: capacity. governance, infrastructure, training, networking/community of practice, defining practice-based evidence and evaluation.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 217-230
Description
Comments on unique aspects of the research study, Building Healthy Mi'kmaq Communities in Prince Edward Island, which focused on the determinants of health, with education considered a strong social determinant.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, October 31, 2019, pp. 19-38
Description
Authors describe Micro-Reconciliation as “a pervasive and transformative moral refashioning of everyday interpersonal interactions between First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Canada’s settler population.” They stress the need for micro-level changes in day-to-day operations to be linked to overall structural reform if they are to be sustainable.
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. 172-176
Description
In this editorial article the author discusses Indigenous rights and Indigenous resistance to colonization and considers the other articles in this journal issue in the context of resistance and sovereignty.
The Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 46, no. 6, June 2007, pp. 282-286
Description
Discusses a study that was conducted to determine changes in Native American high school students' knowledge and opinions about nursing after attending a 6-day residential summer nursing institute.
National Aboriginal Women’s Summit, June 20-22, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Discusses challenges experienced by First Nations women who either have health issues or care for someone who does, and makes recommendations to improve their situation.
The Need for Community-led, Integrated and Innovative Monitoring Programs when responding to the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Kipp
Ashlee Cunsolo
Daniel Gillis
Alexandra Sawatzky
Sherilee L. Harper
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Article considers possible effects of climate change on human health; stresses the need for attending to the mental and physical health effects of climate change, and for integrating local Indigenous knowledges into monitoring programmes in a meaningful way.