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Author/Creator
Brenda Dobia
Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews
Roberto Parada
Virginia O'Rourke
Shirley Gilbert
Annie Daley
Sue Roffey
Description
Examines a targeted intervention program aimed at enhancing self confidence, social connections and participation during secondary school.
Aboriginal Populations: Social, Demographic, and Epidemiological Perspectives
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anatole Romaniuk
Gustave J. Goldmann
Senada Delic
Ravi B.P. Verma
Eric Guimond ... [et al.]
Arctic Human Development Report: Regional Processes and Global Linkages: Volume II (2010-2014)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joan Nymand Larsen
Gail Fondahl
Timothy Heleniak
Peter Schweitzer
Peter Sköld ... [et al.]
Arctic Social Indicators
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joan Nymand Larsen
Gail Fondahl
Oran Young
Lawrence Hamilton
Peter Bjerregaard ... [et al.]
Description
Follow up report to the 2004 Arctic Human Development Report (AHDR).
Arctic Social Indicators: Measuring Change in Human Development in the Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Olga Sif Guðmundsdóttir
Description
Social and Economic Development Thesis (B.A.) -- Háskólinn á Akureyri, 2007.
Book Review
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Dinwoodie
Anthropological Quarterly, vol. 75, no. 1, Winter, 2001, pp. 229-232
Description
Book review of: Studying Native America: Problems and Prospects edited by Russell Thornton.
A Comparison of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Students on the Inter-Related Dimensions of Self-Concept, Strengths and Achievement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Whitley
Edward Rawana
Keith Brownlee
Brock Education , vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 24-46
Description
Looks at school related outcomes and self-concept from a sampling of grade 4 - 8 students in northwestern Ontario. Results indicate Aboriginal students have the same or higher self-worth and competence compared to non-Aboriginal students.
Cultural Continuity as a Determinant of Indigenous Peoples' Health: A Metasynthesis of Qualitative Research in Canada and the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monique D. Auger
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Social Determinants of Indigenous Well-Being: Building a More Complete Understanding, October 2016, pp. 1-24
Description
Discusses themes coming out of study: "the connection between cultural continuity and health and well-being, conceptualizations of cultural continuity and connectedness, the role of knowledge transmission journeys of cultural (dis)continuity, and barriers to cultural continuity."
Examining Cultural Identification and Alcohol Use among American Indian and Caucasian College Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Martell
Justin Douglas McDonald
Brenda Barragan
Stephanie Ziegler
Victoria Williams
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 2, 2020, pp. [23]-36
Description
Results of study suggest that strengthening identification with culture may help to reduce alcohol consumption. Responses to survey also challenge the stereotype that Indigenous students drink at higher rates than their non-Indigenous peers.
First Nations Health Status Report: Alberta Region 2011-12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wadieh R. Yacoub
Description
Looks at demographic statistics in three treaty areas, social determinants of health, maternal and child health, cancer, communicable diseases and environmental health.
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Regional Longitudinal Health Survey 2002/03: Environmental Health Impact Assessment Survey: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
FNQLHSSC [First Nation of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission] Research Department
Description
Topics included external environment, housing and infrastructure, nutrition, employment and economic development, education, justice and safety, health and social services, identity, and governance.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Growing Up in the Torres Strait Region: A Report from the Footprints in Time Trials
Alternate Title
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
Occasional Paper No. 17
E-Books
Healers Need Healing Too: Results from the Good Road of Life Training
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Kelley
Clayton Small
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 2, 2020, pp. [60]-75
Description
Examines the impact of the training, which uses culturally relevant mental health support for healing historical and inter-generational trauma, on mental health professionals working with American Indian communities.
Improving the Early Life Outcomes of Indigenous Children: Implementing Early Childhood Development at the Local Level
Alternate Title
Issues Paper (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sarah Wise
Our Health Counts Toronto: An Inclusive Community-Driven Health Survey for Indigenous Peoples in Toronto: Draft
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Janet Smylie
Sara Wolfe
Cheryllee Bourgeois]
Description
Survey conducted in 2015-2016 and used Respondent Driven Sampling to achieve sample size of 908. In addition to health questions, participants were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, school experience and parenting.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2014
E-Books
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Placing Individual Health in Context: Report of the 2008/10 RHS Community Survey
Alternate Title
Placing Individual Health in Context: Report of the 2008/10 Regional Health Survey Community Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
July 2015 edition.
A Portrait of Urban Aboriginal Youth In the Waterloo Region and Their Access to Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frederick Lyle Dixon
Brittany Hazell
Description
Focus groups looked at three concepts: local Aboriginal identity, support services and programs, and needed services.
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Muree Martin
Harsha Walia
Description
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
Social Determinants of Inuit Health In Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Looks at key determinants of Inuit health disparities and provides solutions to address those disparities.
Stories on 'Growing Up' From Indigenous People in the ACT Metro/Queanbeyan Region
Alternate Title
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
Occasional Paper No. 20
E-Books
Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic: Results
Alternate Title
SLiCA Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Birger Poppel
Jack Kruse
Gérard Duhaime
Larissa Abryutina
Description
Summarizes responses from interviews conducted with 7,000 Indigenous residents of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and the Chukotka region of Russia.
Toward Thriving Northern Communities
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-128]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Sisco
Carole Stonebridge
Description
Insights into how sustainable prosperity can be achieved in the North.
Urban Aboriginal Task Force: Kenora Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don McCaskill
Kevin Fitzmaurice
Tara Letwiniuk
Joint Steering Committee
Urban Aboriginal Task Force (UATF)
Description
Study focused on: education, income, employment, housing, culture and identity, racism, health, issues specific to youth, women and men and provision of social services. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey.
Sample size of 280 participants 96 percent of whom were Aboriginal.
Urban Aboriginal Task Force: Ottawa Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Steering Committee
Urban Aboriginal Task Force (UATF)
Don McCaskill
Kevin Fitzmaurice
Description
Study focused on: education, culture and identity, political representation, housing, economic development, racism, health, economically successful residents, youth issues, and gaps in social services. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey.
Sample size of 340.
Urban Aboriginal Task Force: Sudbury Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Steering Committee Urban Aboriginal Task Force (UATF)
Description
Study focused on: demographics and mobility patterns, culture and identity, service delivery, racism, health, housing, income and employment, and issues specific to youth and women. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey.
Sample size of 441 respondents; 182 participated in qualitative component and 259 participated in quantitative component.
You Count [2001 Census]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Taillon
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 10, February 2003, p. 17
Description
Reports on aboriginal statistics and the efforts of the mayor of Vancouver to improve the standard of living of the city's growing Aboriginal population.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.17.