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Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network (UAKN)
Description
Provides brief information, updates, and progress on initiatives taking place in each of four regions: Western, Prairie, Central, and Atlantic.
2014-2015 Summary of Research [Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network
Description
Provides brief information, updates, and progress on initiatives taking place in each of four regions: Western, Prairie, Central, and Atlantic.
Aboriginal Health Programming Under Siege, Critics Charge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Christopher Webster
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 184, no. 14, October 2, 2012, pp. e739-e740
Description
Discusses the discrepancies surrounding accurate Aboriginal health data.
Aboriginal Social Policy: A Critical Community Mental Health Issue
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Mitchell
Timothy MacLeod
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 33, no. 1, June 2014, pp. 109-122
Description
Examines how researchers and community health practitioners can contribute to transformative change in Aboriginal communities.
The Aged, Disabled and Chronically Ill in the Northwest Territories: Results of a Needs Assessment Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carole Miles-Tapping
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 145-161
Description
Discusses a collaborative study to investigate the health and social service needs of the elderly, chronically ill and disabled.
Anisnabe Kekendazone: Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website promotes national and international Aboriginal health research that is relevant to the well-being of Aboriginal communities, with a focus on prevention of HIV/AIDS, gender and domestic violence, and diabetes and related conditions.
Assessing the Evidence on Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: A Focus on the 2002 NATSISS
Alternate Title
Assessing the Evidence on Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: A Focus on the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey
Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: Assessing Recent Evidence
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 26
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tim Rowse
Jon Altman
John Taylor
Andrew Webster
Alistair Rogers … [et al.]
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
Description
Papers from the conference Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes: Assessing Recent Evidence.
Attitudes and Beliefs Towards HIV and AIDS Among Aboriginal Peoples Living in British Columbia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Schneider
Namaste Marsden
Tobin Copley
Barbara Skaling
Earl Nowgesic
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 183-192
Description
Examines the collected data from educational workshop participants used to examine characteristics associated with positive & negative attitudes and beliefs about those who are living with HIV, based on categories such as age, gender and location.
BC First Peoples 12: Teacher Resource Guide
Alternate Title
British Columbia First Peoples: Teacher Resource Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association
Beyond the Rhetoric: Implementing a Culturally Appropriate Research Project in First Nations Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Hudson
Sharon Taylor-Henley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 93-105
Description
Describes research on social services issues concerning Ojibwa First Nation communities, particularly the high incidence of youth suicide, addiction, and court appearances.
Challenges Created by Data Dissemination and Access Restrictions When Attempting to Address Community Concerns: Individual Privacy Versus Public Wellbeing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Colquhoun
Laura Aplin
Janis Geary
Karen J. Goodman
Juantia Hatcher
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18414
Description
Researchers stress that the construction of communication skills and credible relationships are essential in improving community health outcomes.
Community-Based Participatory Research: An Approach to Intervention Research with a Native American Community.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Holkup
Toni Tripp-Reimer
Emily Matt Salois
Clarann Weinert
Advances in Nursing Science, vol. 27, no. 3, July-September 2004, pp. 162-175
Description
Explores the historical context of CBPR, its definition and principles and their application in a study of elder abuse.
A Community-based Participatory Research Methodology to Address, Redress, and Reassess Disparities in Respiratory Health among First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Punam Pahwa
Sylvia Abonyi
Chandima Karunanayake
Donna C. Rennie
Bonnie Janzen
Shelley Kirychuk
Joshua A. Lawson
Tarun Katapally
Kathleen McMullin
Louise Hagel
Roland F. Dyck
Mark Fenton
Vivian Ramsden
Niels Koehncke ... James A. Dosman
BMC Research Notes, vol. 8, 2015, p. article no. 199
Description
Results based on interview-based surveys and data from 874 individuals from two reserve communities in Saskatchewan.
Community-Engaged and Culturally Relevant Research to Develop Behavioral Health Interventions with American Indians and Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine E. McKinley
Charles R. Figley
Sarah M. Woodward
Jessica L. Liddell
Shanondora Billiot... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 79-103
Description
Article describes a culturally appropriate program development model used with communities in the Southeastern United States. Author illustrate the research and design methodology by describing the development of a resilience-based family-centered substance-abuse and violence prevention program.
Conceptual Understanding of Social Capital in First Nations Communities: An Illustrative Description
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Javier Mignone
John O'Neil
Pimatisiwin, vol. 3, no. 2, Winter, 2005, pp. 7-44
Description
Discusses what would constitute social well being in First Nation communities.
The Conditions of Sustainable Food Security: An Integrated Conceptual Framework
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Anne Godmaire
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2003, pp. 88-127
Description
Discussion of models to make valid assessments of measuring variables.
Dakota Perceptions of Clinical Encounters with Western Health-Care Providers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra K. Sherley-Spiers
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 41-51
Description
Discussion on racism between health care professionals and Native patients.
Decolonizing Disability, Indigeneity, and Poetic Methods: Hanging Out in Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Petra Kuppers
Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, [Special Issue: Disability and Indigeneity], 2013, pp. 175-193
Description
Explores arts-based research methods.
"The Dene Way of Life": Perspectives on Health From Canada's North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Parlee
John O'Neil
Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. Vol. 41, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 112-133, 207
Description
Presents a study developed in collaboration with the Dene community of Lutsel K'e to develop their own framework and indicators for monitoring the health and well-being of their community.
Drivers of Sexual Health Knowledge for Two-Spirit, Gay, Bi and/or Indigenous Men Who Have Sex with Men (gbMSM)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harlan Pruden
Travis Salway
Theodora Consolacion
Jannie Wing-Sea Leung
Aidan Ablona ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 11, Soft Launch, Summer, 2021, pp. 93-113
Description
In response to the lack of research on the experiences of Two-Spirit Indigenous men this study examines the need to better differentiate their experiences with other members of the LGBT community.
Enabling First Nations Children to Thrive
Alternate Title
An Assessment of Major Phases of the Research Methodology Used in IFSD’s First Nations Child and Family Services Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Halaina Gaspard
[Scott Edward Bennett]
Description
Study conducted as a result of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that First Nations children were being discriminated against in the existing child welfare system. Purpose was to: develop reliable data collection, analysis and reporting methodology; provide technical expertise to analyze current agency needs and advice on how to monitor and respond to needs from fiscal and governance perspectives; analyze complete needs assessments; and complete a cost analysis.
Environmental Health and First Nations Women: Research Paper
Documents & Presentations
Description
Key environmental issues include contaminants, food quality, air quality, housing issues, and climate change.
Ethical and Methodological Issues in Research With Sami Experiencing Disability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Line Melbǿe
Ketil Lenert Hansen
Bjǿrn-Eirik Johnsen
Gunn Elin Fedreheim
Tone Dinesen ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 31656
Description
Researchers found four main areas of ethical and methodological issues while conducting the study.
Ethical Professional Practice: Exploring the Issues For Health Services to Rural Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. L. Malone
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 12, no. 1891, February 27, 2012, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses need for respect, non-discrimination, privacy, confidentiality, competence, and daily risk-benefit analysis for general practitioners in rural Aboriginal communities.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
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Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Historical Trauma as Public Narrative: A Conceptual Review of How History Impacts Present-day Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathaniel Vincent Mohatt
Azure B. Thompson
Nghi D. Thai
Jacob Kraemer Tebes
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 106, April 2014, p. 128–136
Description
Discusses the theory of historical trauma and the connection to contemporary health disparities. Also examines a narrative model to address problems of existing historical theories.
HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal People: Problems of Jurisdiction and Funding - A Discussion Paper
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stefan Matiation
Description
2nd edition.
HIV Testing and Confidentiality: Issues for the Aboriginal Community - A Discussion Paper
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stefan Matiation
Description
2nd edition.
Holistic Arts-Based Group Methods with Aboriginal Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debra Recollet
Diana Coholic
Sheila Cote-Meek
Critical Social Work, vol. 10, no. 1, Third Special Issue on Spirituality, 2009, pp. 170-183
Description
Examines the connectedness between Aboriginal alternative healing methods and spiritually-sensitive social work practices.
“I feel safe just coming here because there are other Native brothers and sisters”: Findings from a Community-based Evaluation of the Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Jessica Syrette
Tessa Jourdain
Vivian Recollet
Janet Smylie
Canadian Journal of Public Health , vol. 110, no. 4, August 2019, pp. 404-413
Description
Study evaluates community services available to homeless and at risk Indigenous people in Toronto. Found that the collaborative services model currently in place used inclusive and harm reduction models to create a non-judgmental space; identified program strengths, challenges, and gaps and makes policy recommendations.
Incorporating Intersectionality Theory into Population Health Research Methodology: Challenges and the Potential to Advance Health Equity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greta R. Bauer
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 110, June 2014, p. 10–17
Description
Discusses a quantitative research methodology that challenges incorporation of intersectional theory into health population research and promotes the creation of evidence that is useful in population-level interventions.
Indigenous Children's Health Report: Health Assessment in Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Crengle
Jane Freemantle
Gilbert Gallaher
Daniel McAullay
Kelly McShane
Maile Taualii
Description
Discusses how health assessment data can be applied to improving the health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children.
Indigenous Communities and Evidence Building
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Holly Echo-Hawk
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 269-275
Description
Discusses the trials and tribulations of evidence based practice and the need to develop culturally specific strategies to improve the health of Indigenous communities.
The Indigenous Experience of Work in a Health Research Organisation: Are There Wider Inferences?
Alternate Title
The Indigenous Experience of Work in a Health Research Organization: Are There Wider Inferences?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon K. Chirgwin
Adrienne Farago
Heather d'Antione
Trish Nagle
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-32
Description
Interviews current and past staff to identify positive and negative things that impacted their work life.
Indigenous Health: Applying Truth and Reconciliation in Alberta Health Services
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kienan Williams
Melissa L. Potestio
Val Austen-Wiebe
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. Suppl 1, December 2019, pp. S44-S46
Description
Article examines how Alberta Health Services (AHS) can work to address the health disparities faced by Indigenous peoples in the province. Focuses on collaborative community engagement, relationship building and Indigenous self-determination.
Indigenous History: A Bibliography
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shekon Neechie
Description
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012: Proceedings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Piotr Wolski
Heather Gifford
Amohia Boulton
Sue Triggs
Chris Cunningham ... [et al.]
Interviews with American Indian and Alaska Native People Who Inject Drugs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Leston
Carolyn Crisp
Murilynn Crystal Lee
Elizabeth Rink
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 1, 2020, pp. 64-85
Description
Seven themes emerged which described structural, social, and geographical barriers that affected access to health services and therefore increased risk-taking behaviours.
"It's Hard To Be a Woman!": First Nations Women Living With HIV/AIDS
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Judith Ship
Laura Norton
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 73-89
Description
Looks at the experiences and perspectives of First Nations women living with HIV/AIDS and examines how HIV/AIDS affects their lives differently from the men's lives.
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.
The Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways (MAP) Project:
Using Adolescent Child Protective Services Population-Based Research to Identify Research Questions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Wekerle
Eman Leung
Anne-Marie Wall
Harriet MacMillan
Nico Trocmé
Michael Boyle
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 43-49
Description
Introduction to the Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways (MAP) study, a longitudinal study of active case files of mid-adolescents in a large urban child protective services system, that collects information on the physical and mental health of teens.
Mapping Resilience Pathways of Indigenous Youth in Five Circumpolar Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Allen
Kim Hopper
Lisa Wexler
Michael Kral
Stacy Rasmus ... [et al.]
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 5, Indigenous Youth Resilience in the Arctic, October 2014, pp. 601-631
Description
Introduction to special issue reviewing the resilience theory.
A National COVID-19 Pandemic Issues Paper on Mental Health and Wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Patricia Dudgeon
Kate Derry
Kerry Arabena
Tom Brideson
Sheree Cairney … [et al.]]
Description
Details five key recommendations in the areas of the right to self-determination, health and mental health workforce, social and cultural determinants of health, digital and telehealth inclusion, and Indigenous data sovereignty.
Native Health Research in Canada: Anthropological and Related Approaches
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John D. O'Neil
James B. Waldram
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 1-15
Description
Introduction to this special volume of the Native Studies Review, which focuses on research to address the health needs of Native people.
Northern and Indigenous Health and Healthcare
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Exner-Pirot
Bente Norbye
Sisko Honkala
Eino Honkala
Gert Mulvad
Lalita Bharadwaj
Lori Bradford
Angela Bowen ... Geoffrey Maina ...
Lois Berry ... [et al.]
Northern Québec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Alternate Title
Northern Quebec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martine C. Lévesque
Susan Law
Jill Torrie
Robert Carlin
Lucy Trapper ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Discusses the revelations of studies conducted by the Quebec regional health and social services agency on community engagement in healthcare planning. Highlights the nuanced differences between Cree perspectives and non-Indigenous perspectives and the need for models based in the recognition and elevation of community knowledges and viewpoints.
'Off Welfare....Now What?" Phase II, Part 2: Analysis
Alternate Title
CUISR Monograph Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carmen G. Dyck
CUISR Monograph Series
Description
Examines the impact of labour force attachment programs on the quality of life on participants by analyzing real life experiences Concludes health and well-being of recipients are not promoted.
One Indigenous Academic’s Evolution: A Personal Narrative of Native Health Research and Competing Ways of Knowing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Stewart
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 1, 2009, pp. 57-65
Description
Looks at a personal narrative about a community-based project that explores perceptions, beliefs and experiences regarding mental health and healing from an Indigenous perspective.
Population-Specific HIV/AIDS Status Report: Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Public Health Agency of Canada