Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Māori University Students
Alternate Title
Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Maori University Students
E-Books
Author/Creator
Zaine Akugata-Huntington
Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Ngāi Te Rangi
Ngāti Kahungun ki Te Wairoa
The Importance of Optimism in Maintaining Healthy Aging in Rural Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jordan P. Lewis
Qualitative Health Research, vol. 23, no. 11, November 2013, pp. 1521-1527
Description
Reports that successful aging is based on optimism of four elements: spirituality, emotional well-being, community engagement, and physical health.
The Importance of Spiritual Experiences in First Nations Healing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daria Shewchuk
BC Psychologist, Psychological Services for First Nations, Spring, 2012, pp. 40-44
Description
Comments on the human ability to heal from profound trauma and the role that one's personal spiritual experiences can play in the healing.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 40.
[Improving First Nations and Métis Health Outcomes: A Call to Collaborative Action]
Alternate Title
First Nations and Métis Health: Working Together Towards Excellence Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Working Together Towards Excellence Project Team
Description
Report of Working Towards Excellence Project.
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
In Jesus' Name: Shattering the Silence of St. Anne's Residential School
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Susan G. Enberg
Edmund Metatawabin
Description
In documentary survivors speak about the abuses that took place at the Fort Albany Residential School. Duration: 41:47.
Increasing Employment Rates for Indigenous People with a Disability
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 29
E-Books
Author/Creator
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
The Indian Boarding School Era and Its Continuing Impact on Tribal Families and the Provision of Government Services
Alternate Title
Indian Tribes and Statehood: A Symposium in Recognition of Oklahoma's Centennial
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann Murray Haag
Tulsa Law Review, vol. 43, no. 1, Fall, 2007, pp. 149-168
Description
Discusses: history of the schools, consequences of removal for individuals and their families, impact of child placement services and welfare programs, and potential remedies.
Indian Boarding School Experience, Substance Use, and Mental Health among Urban Two-Spirit American Indian/Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa Evans-Campbell
Karina L. Walters
Cynthia R. Pearson
Christopher D. Campbell
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, Special Issue, September 2012, pp. 421-427
Description
Compares adults who either attended boarding schools or were raised by someone who had attended to those with no boarding school history. Reports higher rates of illegal drug use and alcohol use disorder with an association.
Indian Boarding Schools and the Therapeutic Residential Model
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith A. DeJong
Stanley R. Holder
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006, pp. 1-16
Description
Examines changes in the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs residential schools, and looks at how many students are at risk.
An Indian Perspective of Self-Esteem
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Floy C. Pepper
Steven L. Henry
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 18, no. 2, 1991, pp. 145-197
Description
Looks at Indigenous child development through the use of a medicine wheel.
Includes a report from the Cariboo Tribal Council, today known as the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, entitled "Faith Misplaced: Lasting Effects of Abuse in a First Nations Community".
Indian Residential School Experience: B.C. First Nations Share Critical Incidents Along Their Personal Healing Journeys
Theses
Author/Creator
A. Harriet Palma
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, (Vancouver), 2013.
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement's Common Experience Payment and Healing: A Qualitative Study Exploring Impacts on Recipients
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gwen Reimer
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Has Been Approved
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Residential Schools Settlement
Description
Describes the settlement benefits and how to get them.
Indigenous Education: Creating and Maintaining Positive Health
Alternate Title
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?index=9&did=1140702981&SrchMode=3&sid=1&Fmt=6&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1181747506&clientId=12306&aid=3
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-ann Archibald
Eduardo Jovel
Rod McCormick
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 1-3
Description
Editorial to introduce themed issue on the relationship between health and education gives an overview of the articles contained in it.
Indigenous Footprints Along the Career Journey Between Adolescence and Adulthood
Theses
Author/Creator
Lianne M. Britten
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2006.
Indigenous Girls and the Canadian State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cherry Smiley
Description
Explores issues such as colonization, male violence, the sex trade, poverty, child welfare system, and mental health.
Indigenous Social Work Student Experiences in the Child Welfare Specialization: Exploring the Field Education Encounter
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Lavern Aro
Description
Human and Social Development Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Victoria, 2009.
Innovations in Knowledge Translation: The SPHERU KT Casebook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angela Bowen
Fleur Macqueen Smith
Nazeem Muhajarine
Colleen Anne Dell
Brendan Barrett ... Jeffrey A. Smith ... Darren Nickel ... Sandra Bassendowski
Pammla Petrucka ... Carol Henry ... Paul Hackett
Sylvia Abonyi ... [et al.]
Description
Presents a collection of cases to help academics, researchers, community practitioners and policymakers in the use of knowledge translation.
An Inspiration Named Chubby
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theodore Fontaine
Description
Author's account of his and a friend's time spent in residential schools and how therapeutic talks helped to start the healing journey.
An Interactional Study of Ojibwa Socialization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen T. Boggs
American Sociological Review, vol. 21, no. 2, April 1956, pp. 191-198
Description
Study examines changes in personality functioning due to acculturation.
Intergenerational Survivors in BC: Options in Light of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement: Briefing Note, March 5, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emmy Manson
Kanatiio
Description
Document was created to provide background information for potential meetings of survivors. Includes self-assessment form and guide to interpreting results.
Intergenerational Trauma and Aboriginal Women: Implications for Mental Health During Pregnancy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amrita Roy
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 7-21
Description
Looks at prenatal depression and other mental health issues that may cause serious maternal, fetal and child health consequences.
Intergenerational Trauma From a Mental Health Perspective
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 63-85
Description
Presents a study that looks at links between personal homelessness and intergenerational trauma through a series of interviews with Aboriginal men.
International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012: Proceedings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Piotr Wolski
Heather Gifford
Amohia Boulton
Sue Triggs
Chris Cunningham ... [et al.]
Intervention Model With Indigenous Australians for Non-Indigenous Counsellors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bernard W. S. Fan
Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Health, vol. 3, no. 2, Indigenous Special Issue, 2007, pp. 13-20
Description
Contends cultural factors are only one aspect of encouraging Aboriginal clients to engage in mental health services.
Intervention to Address Intergenerational Trauma: Overcoming, Resisting, & Preventing Structural Violence
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses the best practices for addressing the adverse traumatic experiences from historical oppression.
Inuit Clients and the Effective Helper: An Investigation of Culturally Sensitive Counselling
Theses
Author/Creator
Marja-Liisa Korhonen
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Durham, 2002.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 2012-2013 [Annual Report]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Reports on the the Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit education, health and social development, environment and wildlife, and the Inuit Knowledge Centre.
Inupiat Youth Suicide and Culture Loss: Changing Community Conversations for Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Marin Wexler
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 63, no. 11, December 2006, pp. 2938-2948
Description
Describes participatory action research and offers suggestions to Inupiat's communities current failure, and highest suicide rate in the world.
"Investing in the Future": First Nations Education in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Invitations to Dignity and Well-being: Cultural Safety Through Indigenous Pedagogy, Witnessing and Giving Back!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Richardson
Jeannie Carriere
Vicky Boldo
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety Across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 190-195
Description
Overview of training course given by the authors to children and youth mental health practitioners.
Is There a Need for Healing in the Classroom? Exploring Trauma-Informed Education for Aboriginal Mature Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elaine Mordoch
Rainey Gaywish
In Education, vol. 17, no. 3, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Autumn, 2011, pp. 96-106
Description
Discusses how trauma-informed principles can be useful in the educational system to help educators interact with students who have experienced trauma or violence.
Joining the Circle: A Guide for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Families, and Schools
Alternate Title
A Circle of Caring
E-Books
Author/Creator
COPA (Centre ontarien de prévention des agressions)
Description
Resource developed to encourage involvement in children's education and school, foster a positive environment for school-caregiver interactions, and suggest ways to prevent bullying and violence.
Accompanying Videos:
A Circle of Caring: 21 Short videos
Michif Version.
Inuktitut Version.
Mohawk Version.
The Journey of a Ts'msyen Residential School Survivor: Resiliency, Healing, and Citizenship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kamala Elizabeth Nayar
‘Liyaa’mlaxha [Leonard Alexcee]
BC Studies, no. 183, Autumn, 2014, pp. 63-87
Description
Main content is personal narrative of man from Port Simpson who attended Port Alberni Indian Residential School for four and a half years.
Justice and Healing for Victims of Sexual Abuse in Canadian Indian Residential Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Shamim Adam Abdulla
Description
First Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2013.
Focuses on R. v. O'Connor criminal case, the Blackwater v. et al v. Plint et al civil case adjudication, and Hollow Water Community Holistic Circle Healing initiative.
Kasabonika First Nation Mamow Na-nan-da-we-ki-ken-chi-kay-win: Searching Together Report, March 11-13,2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mamow Sha-way-gi-kay-win North-South Partnership for Children in Remote First Nations Communities
Description
Assessment focuses on six key areas: livelihoods, infrastructure, community participation, education/recreation, children and parents and mental and physical health.
Keeping Culture in Mind: Transforming Academic Training in Professional Psychology for Indian Country
Alternate Title
Contemporary Indigenous Issues Series
Indigenizing the Academy: Transforming Scholarship and Empowering Communities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Description
Chapter from book: Indigenizing the Academy: Transforming Scholarship and Empowering Communities edited by D. A. Mihesuah and A. Cavender.
Discusses the goals of mental health services delivery, indigenizing academic training and the career of medicine person Bull Lodge.
kiskinohamâtôtâpânâsk: Inter-generational Effects on Professional First Nations Women Whose Mothers are Residential School Survivors
Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 236
E-Books
Author/Creator
Roberta Stout
Sheryl Peters
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Kleinian Reparation: A Psycholoanalytic Exploration of Residential School Apology in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Greenberg
Description
Study of Religion Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2012.
Land, Life, and Knowledge in Chisasibi: Intergenerational Healing in the Bush
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ioana Radu
Lawrence (Larry) M. House
Eddie Pashagumskum
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014, pp. [86]-105
Description
Describes the land- and culture-based healing program developed by the Cree Nation of Chisasibi which promotes personal, family and community wellness rooted in the Cree way of life. Participants spend two- to three-weeks at a bush camp located 500 km east the community.
Leading Together: Indigenous Youth in Community Partnership
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen Kakfwi
Stephen Huddart
Duncan McCue
Angela Sterritt
Wawmeesh ... [et al.]
Learning Disabled Adults: Implications for Tribal Colleges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John M. Dodd
J. Ron Nelson
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 3, May 1989, pp. [31-38]
Description
Discussion of problems encountered by learning disabled college students and solutions in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act.
The Legacy of Residential School Abuse
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daria Shewchuk
BC Psychologist, Psychological Services for First Nations, Spring, 2012, pp. 36-38
Description
Argues that in order for psychologists to provide effective psychological treatment for Aboriginal people, they need to understand the profound impact the residential school trauma and its ongoing legacy has had on their people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, Scroll to page 36.
Level 2 Therapeutic Model Site
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brad Spears
David Sanchez
Jane Bishop
Sharon Rogers
Judith A. DeJong
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006, pp. 52-78
Description
Examines one of the first sites funded under the Therapeutic Residential Model Initiative in 2001-2002.
Level 3 Therapeutic Model Site
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith A. DeJong
Joel M. Hektner
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006, pp. 79-122
Description
Looks at an intertribal residential school which enrolled approximately 200 students in grades 5-8 from tribes in the northern Midwest.
Libraries and the First Nations People of Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Bartleman
IFLA Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, 2008, pp. 337-340
Description
Honourable James K. Bartleman discusses his childhood, the conditions of First Nation communities in Canada and his efforts to establish libraries, summer reading camps, and reading clubs in these communities.
Living on the Land: Indigenous Women's Understanding of Place
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kahente Horn-Miller
Shalene Jobin
Carole Lévesque
Denise Geoffroy
Geneviève Polèse ... [et al.]
A Long Way Home: First Nations Adoptions and Repatriations
Theses
Author/Creator
John Martin Doran
Description
Leadership, Adult and Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2016.