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Author/Creator
Lowitja Institute
Description
Discusses achieving equity in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic: Perspectives from the Barents Area
Alternate Title
AMAP 2017
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
no. 6
Addressing Historic Environmental Exposures along the Alaska Highway
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Godduhn
The Northway Health Study Team
Lawrence Duffy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21187
Description
Results from two pilot studies show numerous pathways to exposure of toxic materials. More research is recommended.
The Argentinian Mother-and-Child Contaminant Study: A Cross Sectional Study Among Delivering Women in the Cities of Ushuaia and Salta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inger Økland
Jon Øyvind Odland
Silvinia Matiocevich
Marisa Viviana Alvarez
Torbjørn Aarsland ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1364598
Description
Overview of the Study on Environment and Reproductive Health which looked at exposure to PTS (persistent toxic substances).
Beyond Physical: Social Dimensions of the Water Crisis on Canada's First Nations and Considerations for Governance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maya Basdeo
Lalita Bharadwaj
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-14
Description
Comments on the unaddressed water issues that persist despite funding initiatives and public awareness.
Bibliography of British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Safyan
BC Studies, no. 177, Spring, 2013, pp. 205-224
Description
Some Aboriginal material included. Lists theses and dissertations published between 2006 and 2012.
"Buckets of Fun!: Empowering Low-income Urban Native American Youth to Make Nutritional Changes Through Container Gardening
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michele Companion
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, Winter, 2013, pp. 1-16
Description
Looks at a pilot program which has promising results and important implications for health care providers and public policy makers.
Climate Change and Food Security in Regional Inuit Centers
Alternate Title
ArcticNet Annual Research Compendium (2013-2014)
Climate Change and Food Security in Regional Inuit Centres
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Ford
Elaine Power
Christopher Furgal
Susan Chatwood
William Gough
Description
Overview of project aimed at Identifying and characterizing the vulnerability and resilience of food systems. Phase two looked at policy linkages and attempted to identify opportunities and priorities for adaptation intervention in high risk populations.
Community-Based Participatory Research Projects and Policy Engagement to Protect Environmental Health on St Lawrence Island, Alaska
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela K. Miller
Viola Waghiyi
Gretchen Welfinger-Smith
Samuel Carter Byrne
Jane Kava
Jesse Gologergen
Lorraine Eckstein
Ronald Scrudato
Jeff Chiarenzelli
David O Carpenter
Samarys Seguinot-Medina
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21656
Description
Findings from a series of exposure assessments indicate the presence of carcinogenic chemicals is cause for concern by local community leaders.
Consultation and Remediation in the North: Meeting International Commitments to Safeguard Health and Well-Being
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Banfield
Cynthia (Cindy) G. Jardine
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21231
Description
Examination of consultation process shows the importance of including all stakeholders to ensure a positive outcome.
Definition of Indigenous Homelessness in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Thistle
Description
Discusses historical and contemporary factors which contribute to high rate of homeless found in the Indigenous population and looks at 12 different dimensions: historic displacement, contemporary geographic separation, spiritual disconnection, mental disruption and imbalance, cultural disintegration and loss, overcrowding, relocation and mobility, nowhere to go, escaping or evading harm, emergency crisis, and climatic refuge,
Demographic Adversities and Indigenous Resilience in Western Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth L. Pratt
Joan C. Stevenson
Phillip M. Everson
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, Reconstructions du passé inuit / Reconstructions of the Inuit Past, 2013, pp. 35-56
Description
Reports on the resilience of Indigenous populations reacting to culturally challenging events such as disease and declining resources in the 19th and 20th centuries.
[Dëneze Interview With Dr. James Daschuk]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dëneze
James Daschuk
Description
Interview with the author of Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life regarding his research on the health disparities between First Nations people and the general population in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Originally aired on CKLB Denendeh Sunrise show Thursday, August 15, 2013.
Duration: 8:20.
Dioxin-Like Compounds and Bone Quality in Cree Women of Eastern James Bay (Canada): A Cross-Sectional Study
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alexandra-Cristina Paunescu
Éric Dewailly
Sylvie Dodin
Evert Nieboer
Pierre Ayotte
Environmental Health, vol. 12, no. 54, 2013, pp. 1-13
Description
Study included 249 women aged 35 to 74 and found increased levels of contaminants in plasma.
Dioxin-Like Compounds are not Associated with Bone Strength Measured by Ultrasonography in Inuit Women from Nunavik (Canada): Results of a Cross-Sectional Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra-Cristina Paunescu
Pierre Ayotte
Éric Dewailly
Sylvie Dodin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 20843
Description
Suggestions that DLC's found in food sources could alter bone strength were found invalid.
Effects of Increase in Temperature and Open Water on Transmigration and Access to Health Care by the Nenets Reindeer Herders in Northern Russia
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philippe Amstislavski
Leonid Zubov
Herman Chen
Pietro Ceccato
Jean-Francois Pekel
Jeremy Weedon
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2, p. article no. 21183
Description
Researchers were able to make a direct connection between climate change and reduced health care access.
Encountering Silence(s): Mitigating the Negative Social Impacts of Construction Camps With Lake Babine Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Hannah Elizabeth Quinn
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2017.
Engagement With Indigenous Communities in Key Sectors
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 23
E-Books
Author/Creator
Janet Hunt
Environmental Exposure as an Independent Risk Factor of Chronic Bronchitis in Northwest Russia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pentti Nieminen
Dmitry Panychev
Sergei Lyalyushkin
German Komarov
Alexander Nikanov
Mark Borisenko
Vuokko L. Kinnula
Tuula Toljamo
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 19742
Description
Research conducted on 200 residents found that chronic coughing was more prevalent among those living in mining areas than those living outside the region.
Extreme Environments: An Integrated Science Learning Unit for Yukon Grade 6 Students
E-Books
Author/Creator
Centre for Youth
Research
Science Teaching and Learning
University of Manitoba
Fall 2013 Report of the Auditor General of Canada [to the House of Commons]: Chapter 6: Emergency Management on Reserves
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Michael Ferguson]
Description
The audit covered the period between September 2012 and August 2013.
First Nations Biomonitoring Initiative: National Results (2011)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Report studies on-reserve First Nations adults living south of the 60th parallel in Canada for exposure levels to environmental chemicals.
First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study: Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
William Batal
Description
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals
Food and Water Security Issues in Russia I: Food Security in the General Population of the Russian Arctic, Siberia and the Far East, 2000-2011
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexey A. Dudarev
Pavel R. Alloyarov
Valery S. Chupakhin
Eugenia V. Dushkina
Yuliya N. Sladkova
Vitaliy
M. Dorofeyev
Tatijana
A. Kolesnikova
Kirill B. Fridman
Lena Maria Nilsson
Birgitta Evengard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21848
Description
Report stresses the priority in improving the supply, accessibility, and contaminant removal within food supplies.
Future Human Health Research Directions for the Canadian Northern Contaminants Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawn G. Donaldson
Meredith S. Curren
Bryan Adlard
Jonathan Provost
Tara Leech
Constantine Tikhonov
Mark Feeley
Scott Tomlinson
Russel Shearer
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 23049
Description
Short discussion of future health priorities and research options regarding the impacts of environmental contamination.
Gastrointestinal Illness in Canada's North: Implications of Climate Change on Current and Future Inuit Health
Theses
Author/Creator
Sherilee L. Harper
Description
Population Medicine Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Guelph, 2013.
Guardian of the Earth: A Portrait of the Environmentalist as a Young Man
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Erin McArdle
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses Earth Guardians, the organization devoted to youth environmental activism, and their current work advocating for a statewide ban on fracking in Colorado. Highlights activist, Xiuihtezcatl Martinez.
A Guide to STS Problem Solving and Informed Social Action in Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
A Guide to Problem Solving and Informed Social Action in Indigenous Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ken Bryson
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Guide developed using The Science, Technology and Society (STS) Panels to provide awareness and solve community issues where the three meet.
The Health and Well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Parental Report From the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007
Alternate Title
The National Survey of Children's Health 2007: American Indians/Alaska Natives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Description
Looks at data for parental perceptions of health from unique communities and environments in seven states and presents indicators in the family environment that may support or threaten families and children.
How Does the Media Portray Drinking Water Security in Indigenous Communities in Canada?: An Analysis of Canadian Newspaper Coverage from 2000-2015
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Lam
Ashlee Cunsolo
Alexandra Sawatzky
James Ford
Sherilee L. Harper
BMC Public Health, vol. 17, 2017, p. article no. 282
Description
Search performed in Windspeaker, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and National Post yielded 256 relevant results. Analysis of articles found limited coverage focused of government responses rather than preventative measures.
Impact of Euro-Canadian Agrarian Practices: In Search of Sustainable Import-Substitution Strategies to Enhance Food Security in Subarctic Ontario, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
N. F. Spiegelaar
L. J. S. Tsuji
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 13, no. 2211, May 08, 2013, pp. 1-17
Description
Investigates the socio-cultural impacts of the Euro-Canadian agrarian initiative on the food systems of Fort Albany First Nation.
Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems & Well-Being: Interventions & Policies for Healthy Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Barbara Burlingame
Grace M. Egeland
Gail G. Harrison
Nancy J. Turner ... [et al.]
The Indigenous World 2013
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Frank Sejersen
Olga Murashko
Johannes Rohr
Stephen Hendrie
Jennifer Preston ... et al.]]
Indigenous World 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shankar Limbu
Albert K. Barume
José Aylwin
Johan Strömgren
Olga Murashko .. [et al.]
Initial Findings from the Implementation of a Community-Based Sentinel Surveillance System to Assess the Health Effects of Climate Change in Alaska
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Driscoll
Tenaya Sunbury
Janet Johnston
Sue Renes
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21405
Description
Results from 91 participants in a one-year study showed that the community-based system is an effective study method and should be expanded nationally.
Injuries in the North - Analysis of 20 Years of Surveillance Data Collected by the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Minh T. Do
Myléne Fréchette
Steven McFaull
Bryany Denning
Mike Ruta
Wendy Thompson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21090
Description
Study results indicated that the physical and climate challenges posed in the northern Canadian setting are factors in a higher injury rate.
The Inuit Food System: Ecological, Economic and the Environmental Dimensions of the Nutrition Transition
Theses
Author/Creator
Tiffannie Kenny
Description
Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Is Arctic Medicine a Distinct Science? A Russian Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dimitrii G. Tikhonov
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21248
Description
Article asserts that Arctic Medicine is indeed a distinct branch of medical science and promoted as such.
The Journal of the Canadian Rheumatology Association (Spring 2013, Volume 23, Number 1)
Alternate Title
The Journal of the Canadian Rheumatology Association: Focus on Aboriginal Health and Rheumatology
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Henry L. Averns
Cheryl Barnabe
Joyce Greene
Harold Boudreau
Alka Bhalla ... [et al.]
Description
Entire journal issue discusses rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis in the Aboriginal population with a focus on care, barriers and gaps. Full issue on one pdf.
[Knowledge Sharing and Best Practices (Part 2)]
Alternate Title
Annual ReSDA Conference ; 3rd
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Patricia Cochran
Description
Speaker talks about conditions of permafrost melt and the effects on the environment and health.
Duration: 19:55.
Part 1.
The Legacy of the Nuxalk Food and Nutrition Program for the Food Security, Health and Well-being of Indigenous Peoples in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Karen Fediuk
Charles Nelson
Elizabeth Howard
Suzanne Johnson
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. [159]-187
Description
Describes program which provides example of how communities use local food systems as a vehicle for health education and wellness promotion.
Maintaining the Ways of Our Ancestors: Indigenous Women Address Food Sovereignty
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessie Cherofsky
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discussion on improving and preserving native food systems that are ecologically sustainable and culturally appropriate.
Manitoba Traditional Foods Initiative Planning and Resource Development Project: A Traditional Foods Resource for Northern and First Nation Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Food Matters Manitoba
Description
Resources available in this guide include: a template guide to developing a traditional food strategy, a list of traditional foods available in Manitoba, a list of barriers experienced that limit access to traditional foods, and results from a Sharing Our Food Stories session.
The Nature of Empires and the Empires of Nature: Indigenous Peoples and the Great Lakes Environment
Alternate Title
Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
John MacKenzie
Heather Marie Annis
Alesha Jane Breckenridge
Lori-Beth Hallock
Karen J. Travers
Brian Rice ...
Lianne C. Leddy ...
David T. McNab ... [et al.]
Indigenous Studies Series
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
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.