Open Journal of Nursing, vol. 2, no. 2, June 2012, pp. [143]-148
Description
Brief review of nine principles for community based participatory research and offers a description of the context of a long-term relationship with Standing Buffalo First Nation in Saskatchewan.
Journal of Rural and Community Development, vol. 7, no. 3, 2012, pp. [65]-82
Description
Study conducted with three Ontario communities: Ginoogaming First Nation, Aroland First Nation, and Eabametoong First Nation. Summarizes associations of behavior with health and well-being, and outlines how behaviour is occurring and what variables are associated with it.
Health & Place, vol. 18, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 1025-1033
Description
Presents themes coming out of interviews with community members about their views on health care services at Indian Health: native place, place like home, and place of relational care.
American Journal of Health Promotion, vol. 26, no. 6, The Science of Lifestyle Change, July/August 2012, pp. e159-e170
Description
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis in Fort Albany, Ontario identified 32 themes which could then be transformed into 12 strategies.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 9, no. 4, Childhood Obesity: Prevention and Treatment, April 2012, pp. 1379-1397
Description
Main cohort consisted of 443 students in grades 6-8 in seven First Nations communities. Results showed poor intakes of vegetables, fruit and related nutrients and high intakes of "other foods". Prevalence rates of overweight and obesity exceeded those of the general population.
Guide for conducting research in a appropriate way though partnership using relationship building, cultural learning, communication, trust and reciprocity. Provides examples of successful partnerships.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Outlines activities undertaken in three priority areas: enhanced capacity building and training, enforceable standards and protocols, and infrastructure investments. Also summarizes capital investments and outcomes of recent inspections of systems.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-23
Description
Examines three issues: need to establish stronger legal and ethical frameworks, need to raise biodiversity/water security profile, need to improve cross-cultural understanding.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 49, no. 1, 2012, pp. 3-17
Description
Looks at the origins of names for the Indigenous people of the Lower Kenai Peninsula of Alaska and explains the difficulties encountered when deciding which term is most appropriate.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 12, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 205-215
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Examines the fragmentary nature of Native American literature and argues that the literature represents but a tiny fraction of Indigenous diversity and life.
Document aimed at developing workers' knowledge of world views, skill sets to deal with Aboriginal individuals and communities and ability to act as advocates of systemic change.
Arbutus Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Focus on Indigenous Governance, 2012, pp. 6-19
Description
Reviews scholarship on British Columbia resettlement, examines the Saanichton Marina court case, and discusses ongoing disputes over recognition of the Douglas Treaties.
Focuses on the third objective of the report which is to engage Aboriginal women in setting priorities and set the direction for future work on Aboriginal women's issues in Yukon. Held October 13 and 14, 2012, Whitehorse, Yukon.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 23-41, 224
Description
Discusses the history of settler control for Indigenous education and how local Native communities now design and institute culturally appropriate curricula for their youth in the educational system.