Parents discuss concerns for the health of their children and develop a project to promote mental and physical fitness in the village of Old Crow.
Duration: 55:00.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 135-145
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Project aimed at improving access to traditional-based health services found health and education practices are intertwined and recommends restoring more traditional-based practices into the mainstream.
"This project established a research and knowledge translation (KT) network between two Aboriginal communities, a health region and three tertiary educational institutions in Saskatchewan".
Outlines a draft model for individuals and communities to follow and looks at the protection and promotion of traditional healing practices and knowledge.
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 9, no. 8, 2006, pp. [1013]-1019
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Describes how Indigenous peoples in 12 rural regions and their academic partners have approached protecting, using , developing and sustaining local food system knowledge for community health and well-being.
Contemporary Nurse, vol. 22, no. 2, 2006, pp. 214-217
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Discusses the integration of cultural worldviews and Indigenous healing practices in order to understand Native Hawaiians and the importance of healing and protecting Indigenous cultures for future generations.
Contemporary Nurse, vol. 22, no. 2, 2006, pp. 174-177
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Opinion piece concerning the poor health of Aboriginal people in Australia from the perspective of a Research Associate in the Aboriginal Health Research Unit at Flinders University.
RCAP 32 contains files from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Waswanipi, Quebec. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations on a variety of subjects such as education, health care, unemployment, child and family welfare, and the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
File contains a conversation between Commissioners Erasmus, Robinson, Terry Legge, Wilbert Wesley, Christina Delaney, Elie Chilton, and Phoebe Sutherland at the Northern Lights School in Moosonee, Ontario. The wide ranging conversation addresses a variety of topics including educational policy, cultural retention and rejuvenation, and social problems.
File contains a presentation by Abe Okpik. Okpik discusses the significance of midwifery to the Inuit people, and on Baffin Island in particular. He also discusses traditional knowledge and its importance in contemporary midwifery. Following the presentation are some comments on it by Commissioners Mary Sillet and Rene Dussault.
File contains a presentation by Chief Allan Happyjack and Jack Blacksmith that first provides a brief history of Waswanipi. Their presentation covers a wide range of issues, including the justice system and policing, hunting and trapping, the environment and health care. The speakers believe that the Canadian and Quebec governments have either ignored, set aside or in breach of major sections of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
File contains a presentation by Lionel Whiteduck, Director, Health and Social Services, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Council. Whiteduck discusses his personal experiences with health delivery across the country, gives a brief historical background to health delivery in traditional society, discusses the need to integrate traditional ideas with modern technologies, discusses some of the social and health issues facing Aboriginal communities such as high suicide rates, the importance of self esteem, funding and juridisdicitonal concerns.
Resource manual created for resource providers, to address risks and support for families with young children. Includes current research, case scenarios, strategies and recommendations.