Alternate Title
Comparative Program on Health and Society Lupina Foundation Working Paper Series, 2009-2010
Monk School Briefings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Krista Maxwell
Olympians Call to Close the Gap Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Health
Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 3, May/June 2007, p. 25
Description
Brief article discusses the efforts of Australian Olympic athletes to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal citizens.
A Participatory Case Study of Primary Healthcare for Aboriginal Peoples in an Urban Setting
Theses
Author/Creator
Nelly D. Oelke
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2010.
Physician Burnout May Contribute to Racial Bias
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ, vol. 191, no. 34, August 26, 2019, p. E951
Description
Study interviews 3380 second-year residents for self-reported symptoms of burnout; also asks participants to rate their feelings towards black or white people, and measures unconscious bias. Findings suggest that burnout in doctors might be contributing to disparity in patient care.
A Positive Approach to Addressing Indigenous Male Suicide in Australia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mick Adams
Billy Danks
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 28-31
Description
Comments on enormous burden change has placed on Aboriginal and Torres Strait people resulting in displacement of traditional male role as main family provider.
Promoting the Wellbeing of Indigenous People in Mental Health and Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Innocent F. Okozi
Andrea Sainab Nael
Maria Cristina Cruza-Guet
Communique, August 2010, pp. vii-xii
Description
Highlights contemporary challenges facing Indigenous peoples including American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page vii.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Putting a Human Face on Child Welfare: Voices From the Prairies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nico Trocmé
Sharon McKay
Michael Ungar
Shelley Thomas Prokop
Cindy Blackstock ... [et al.]
A Qualitative Study on Stigma and Discrimination Experienced by Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV or Having TB at Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Secretariat of the International Indigenous HIV and AIDS Working Group
Racism Against First Nations People and First Nations Humour as a Coping Mechanism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren Dokis
Totem, vol. 15, no. 1, 2007, pp. 58-66
Description
Looks at racism, assimilation, and culture loss in relation to the psychology of humour as a positive management mechanism.
Racism, Discrimination and Health Services to Aboriginal People in South West Queensland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Raelene Ward
Don Gorman
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 6, September 2010, pp. 3-5
Description
Study of 27 participants shows racism continues to have an impact on their social and emotional wellbeing.
Racism in the Electronic Age: Role of Online Forums in Expressing Racial Attitudes About American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Steinfeldt
Brad D. Foltz
Jennifer K. Kaladow
Tracy N. Carlson
Louis A. Pagano ... [et al.]
Culture, Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 16, no. 3, July 2010, pp. 362-371
Description
Examines online newspaper forums showing how misinformation is perpetuating stereotypes and racist attitudes towards American Aboriginal people.
Reclaiming Our Voices: Two Spirit Health & Human Service Needs in New York State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. Somjen Fraser
Harlan Pruden
Description
Findings from focus groups showed experiences of homophobic oppression, racism, stigma, and inadequate access to health care.
Reclaiming Power and Place: Executive Summary of the Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1b
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Muree Martin
Harsha Walia
Description
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
Respecting Culture and Honoring Diversity in Community Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frances E. Racher
Robert C. Annis
Research and Theory for Nursing Practice, vol. 21, no. 4, 2007, pp. 255-270
Description
Discusses challenges and strategies for respecting culture, ethnicity and honoring diversity when working within a community.
Restricted Access: Aboriginal Women and Health Care in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Amélie Falcon-Borduas
Description
International Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2010.
The RIPPLES of Meaningful Involvement: A Framework for Meaningfully Involving Indigenous Peoples in Health Policy Decision-Making
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alycia J. Fridkin
Annette J. Browne
Madeleine Kétéskwēw Dion Stout
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 2019
Description
Study interviews 20 Indigenous and non-Indigenous medical leaders in health and health policy to determine what constitutes meaningful involvement of Indigenous peoples in health policy making. Results suggest that attention to the underlying power dynamics and decolonization of the system itself is a necessary step. Authors use the results to develop a framework for meaningful involvement.
Sentencing Disparity: Aboriginal Canadians, Drunk Driving and Age
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Weinrath
Western Criminology Review, vol. 8, no. 2, October 2007, pp. 16-28
Description
Study uses a sample of 237 male drunk drivers sentenced to custody for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in Alberta from 1989-1991.
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre: Research Compilation 2007-2009
Alternate Title
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre: Research Compilation 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Guilfoyle
Len Kelly
Natalie St. Pierre-Hansen
Roger Walker
Helen Cromarty ... [et al.]
Description
Material is full text of peer-reviewed literature.
Social Determinants of Indigenous Health and Indigenous Rights in Policy: A Scoping Review and Analysis of Problem Representation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma George
Tamara Mackean
Fran Baum
Matt Fisher
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Scoping review of literature on Aboriginal health, rights, and health policy highlights issues including the impact of ongoing colonialism, the role of government in rights realization, tokenism, and policies of assimilation. Notes an ongoing failure to move from rights recognition to implementation.
Solution Model for Enhancing the Experiences of Urban First Nations and Métis Patients Accessing and Navigating the Health System for Inflammatory Arthritis Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Barnabe
Jean Miller
Sylvia Teare
Casey Eaglespeaker
Brenda Rolan ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Researchers work with Indigenous patients to record and examine their experience of seeking and receiving care for inflammatory arthritis in an urban Alberta community; make recommendations for improving patient care and patient experience.
Stigma Project: The Influence of Stigma on Access to Health Services by Persons with HIV Illness: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judy Mill
Wendy Austin
Jean Chaw-Kant
Claudette Dumont-Smith
Nancy Edwards ... [et al.]
Description
Objectives of study were to explore practices within healthcare that were perceived to be stigmatizing, develop design to eliminate these practices, and describe process to re-align services to reflect this design.
Strain, Emotion, and Suicide Among American Indian Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa L. Walls
Constance L. Chapple
Kurt D. Johnson
Deviant Behavior, vol. 28, no. 3, 2007, pp. 219-246
Description
Tests Robert Agnew's general strain theory to explain suicide in minority groups. Results shows how coercive parenting, caretaker rejection, and negative school attitudes contribute to youth suicide.
Structural Violence and Social Suffering Among the San in Southern Africa
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Renée Sylvain
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 16-21
Description
Explores consequences resulting from ethnic discrimination, racism, sexism, exploitation, poverty and political violence.
To access this article, scroll down to page 16.
Submissions of United Native Nations Society on the Final Phase of the Frank Paul Inquiry: December 14-15, 2010
Alternate Title
Frank Paul Inquiry: William H. Davies, Q.C. Commissioner Appointed under the Public Inquiry Act, S.B.C., 2007, c.9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
A. Cameron Ward
Neil Chantler
Description
Inquiry looked into circumstances surrounding the death of a Mi'kmaq man who was removed from Vancouver Police Department lock-up, left in an nearby alley and subsequently died of exposure and hypothermia.
A Syllabus for History after the TRC
Alternate Title
A Syllabus for History After the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Historical Association
Description
Goal of document is to "gather together materials on Indigenous history in and around Canada that might be useful for people teaching, researching, writing history or working in public history".
Current as of 2019.
Truth Respect and Recognition: Addressing Barriers to Indigenous Maternity Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Wanda Phillips-Beck
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 8, February 25, 2019, pp. E209-E215
Description
In response to the study “Prenatal Care among Mothers Involved with Child Protection Services in Manitoba.” Authors note several biases in the study including: failure to discuss negative stereotypes resulting in differential care, and a disregard of resurgent community-led models of care.
Two Per Cent is No Solution, Secret Report
Alternate Title
Two Percent is No Solution, Secret Report
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 2, May 2007, p. 8
Description
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine contends that government funding for First Nations basic services is inadequate.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Two-Spirited People and Social Work Practice: Exploring the History of Aboriginal Gender and Sexual Diversity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Alaers
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 63-79
Description
Examines the history of Aboriginal cross-gender roles and discusses approaches to improve the quality of social work practices by including traditional Aboriginal practices and worldviews.
Unsettling the Politics of Exclusion: Aboriginal Activism and the Vancouver Downtown East Side
Alternate Title
Beyond Statistics: Urban Indigenous Politics
[Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 82nd, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Donna Schatz
Description
Discusses the history, demographic composition, social problems of the area and the community groups that seek to address these issues.
Urban Aboriginal Task Force: Barrie/Midland/Orillia Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Steering Committee
Urban Aboriginal Task Force (UATF)
Don McCaskill
Kevin Fitzmaurice
Description
Study focused on: demographic and mobility patterns, service delivery, culture and identity, issues specific to children, youth, and women, racism, health, and income and poverty.
Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey. Sample size of 288 respondents.
Urban Aboriginal Task Force: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Steering Committee Urban Aboriginal Task Force (UATF)
Description
Study undertaken to provide information for development of strategic resource allocation, understanding of current policy approaches and legislative frameworks, and on-going issues faced by the population in the cities of Thunder Bay, Ottawa, Barrie/Midland/Orillia, Sudbury and Kenora.
Urban Aboriginal Task Force: Kenora Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don McCaskill
Kevin Fitzmaurice
Tara Letwiniuk
Joint Steering Committee
Urban Aboriginal Task Force (UATF)
Description
Study focused on: education, income, employment, housing, culture and identity, racism, health, issues specific to youth, women and men and provision of social services. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey.
Sample size of 280 participants 96 percent of whom were Aboriginal.
Urban Aboriginal Task Force: Ottawa Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Steering Committee
Urban Aboriginal Task Force (UATF)
Don McCaskill
Kevin Fitzmaurice
Description
Study focused on: education, culture and identity, political representation, housing, economic development, racism, health, economically successful residents, youth issues, and gaps in social services. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey.
Sample size of 340.
Urban Aboriginal Task Force: Thunder Bay Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Steering Committee
Urban Aboriginal Task Force (AFT)
Don McCaskill
Kevin Fitzmaurice
Description
Study focused on: demographics and mobility patterns, service delivery, culture and identity, issues specific to youth and women, racism, and health.
Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey. Sample size of 425.
Voice of a Leader: If You Truly Believe Children Are Our Future - the Future is Now
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Chistian
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 10-14
Description
Modified speech by Chief Wayne Christian talking about the history of his community, and how state policies, legislation and laws have affected a way of life for his people. The article also illustrates, through narrative, the importance of re-learning cultural practices.
Way of the Warrior
Alternate Title
WPT Documentaries (Wisconsin Public Television)
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Patty Loew
Description
Documentary on the role of Native Americans in the military campaigns of World War I and II, and the Korean and Vietnam conflict.
Duration: 56:14.
'We Worry About Survival': American Indian Women, Sovereignty, and the Right To Bear and Raise Children in the 1970s
Theses
Author/Creator
Meg Devlin O'Sullivan
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.
The West and Beyond: New Perspectives on an Imagined Region
Alternate Title
The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gerald Friessen
Lyle Dick
Winona Wheeler
Matt Dyce
James Opp
Kathryn McKay
Amber Dean... [et. al.]
Description
Based on papers presented at the conference: The West and Beyond : Historians Past, Present and Future, held at the University of Alberta, 19–21 June, 2008.
Yukon First Nation Mental Wellness Workbook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Duu Chuu Management
Marilyn Van Bibber
Tandi Brown
Heather Holland
Description
Workbook was designed to create a toolkit of resources for front line workers, and health and social directors and staff.