Documentary aboutthe scars and legacy of residential schools on the First Nations Reserve of Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island In Georgian Bay Ontario.
Duration: 59:29.
Discusses appropriate health care treatment and support by community prevention practitioners, volunteers and organizations for Trans-People or Two-Spirit people with HIV/AIDS.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 2-3, 2008, pp. 179-189
Description
Identifies if Aboriginal health research conducted within the field of social sciences reflects the population and geographic diversity of the Aboriginal population.
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 233-242
Description
Looks at the experiences of Ava C. Baker with the community aquatics program in Nunavut and shows how a dialogical approach to northern research can improve the quality of aquatic programs.
Risk Analysis, vol. 28, no. 6, 2008, pp. 1497-1506
Description
Argues that risk assessment methods which were developed to estimate maximum safe exposures for the general population are not adequate when dealing with populations that rely more heavily on hunting, fishing and trapping as primary food sources.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 56, no. 3, 2008, pp. 654-660
Description
Describes four wild berries traditionally consumed by Native American and First Nations communities and the health benefits derived from their consumption.
Aboriginal Healing in Canada: Studies in Therapeutic Meaning and Practice
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Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
Description
Chapter in book: Aboriginal Healing in Canada: Studies in Therapeutic Meaning and Practice edited by James B. Waldram.
Looks at program administered by the Nelson House Medicine Lodge located on the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 12, December 2008, p. 9
Description
Comments on the importance of a good self image and the positive health attributes that come from having good self-esteem.
Article located by scrolling to page 9.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 3, Fall, 2008, pp. 108-110
Description
Book review of: Potawatomi Tracks (The Ballad of Vietnam and Other Stories) by Larry Mitchell.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 108.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 14, no. 3, 2008, pp. 24-48
Description
Objective of the study was to describe the predictors of substance use relapse of American Indian (AI) women up to one year following substance abuse treatment.
Diabetes Care, vol. 31, no. 9, September 2008, pp. 1837-1841
Description
Discusses the research conducted to ascertain the risk factors and prevalence for diabetic neuropathy among adult members of the Sandy Lake First Nation.
Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 15, no. 3, April 2008, pp. 139-145
Description
When compared to non-Aboriginal children, results show Aboriginal children have a lower occurrence of diagnosis by a health professional but similar instances of asthma like symptoms.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 32, no. 1, March 2008, pp. 46-52
Description
Discusses a study of factors affecting the prevalence of diabetes among a Cree population in Northern Quebec and presents concerns from clinical and public health perspectives.
Health Education Research, vol. 23, no. 2, April 2008, pp. 272-286
Description
Discusses the first multi-institutional diabetes prevention program for children and adults in Ontario. The program is called Zhiiwaapenewin Akino'maagewin: Teaching to Prevent Diabetes.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 2, February 2008, p. 1, 7
Description
Looks at a group of diabetics who meet once a week to snowshoe together in an effort to improve their health.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 7.
Investigation into circumstances under which the 14-year-old committed suicide and the social factors that played a part in her death, as well as recommendations for preventing similar events.
Environmental Health, vol. 7, no. 1, June 2008, p. article no. 25
Description
Examines the trends in mercury, lead and cadmium exposure from 1992 to 2004 using the data obtained from two health surveys and identifies sources of exposure in 2004.