"He Reached across the River and Healed the Generations of Hara": Structural Violence, Historical Trauma, and Healing among Contemporary Whanganui Maori
Theses
Author/Creator
Tarapuhi Bryers-Brown
Description
Cultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2015.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 22, no. 1, 2015, pp. 42-76
Description
Study finds compelling evidence for sustaining a program that delivers positive reinforcement to Native American youth resulting in reduced rates of substance abuse.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 33-50
Description
Reports on bias in healthcare provider's assessment interfering with effective pain care for Indigenous patients and the need for improvement in cultural awareness.
Acta Paediatrica, vol. 104, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 75-83
Description
Study covering grades 6-12 found lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for Sami than Swedish children. A high degree of ethnicity-related negative treatment may partially explain the lower HRQOL.
Human Animal Interaction Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 1, June 2015, pp. 52-75
Description
Case study involving the Saskatchewan-based Cartier Equine Learning Center and the White Buffalo Youth Inhalant Treatment Centre program located on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation.
AIDS and Behavior, vol. 19, no. 9, September 2015, pp. 1720-1734
Description
Searched Medline, Embase and Web of Science for information on four countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Risk factors included childhood abuse, domestic violence, discrimination, and substance use.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 105, no. 3, March 2015, pp. e122-e132
Description
Study conducted between 2005 and 2010 with 292 participants living in 14 Nunavik communities found that likelihood of reducing size of children's meals was higher in crowded households.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 29482
Description
Looks at the high rates HPV infection, cervical cancer and cervical cancer-related mortality in northern Quebec as compared to the Canadian population.
Explores the relationship between loss of food and fears about Indigenous dependency as it played out in central and northern Australia from the 1920s to the 1950s.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 4, September 2015, pp. 1-23
Description
Reports on study that looked at how leading Canadian health researchers enact their programs of Indigenous health research "in a good way" at Canadian universities.
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Creative Leaders Symposium
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Waneek Horn Miller
thorvick's method productions
Silpa Suarak
Eva Obed
Description
Former Olympian, motivational speaker and brand ambassador for Manitobah Mukluks discusses her personal journey to success.
Followed by performance by two Inuit throat singers.
Duration: 1:15:07.
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, vol. 76, no. 3, September 2015, pp. 133-139
Description
Study conducted with 116 students in Grades 1-6 from Alexander First Nation. Found that despite intervention, children did not increase consumption of fruits and vegetables over the long term. Results suggest that improving diet quality must involve home and community food environments.
Documents relating to the “Indian Question”, residential schools, The Bryce Report (health conditions in the schools), the McKenna McBride Commission, further restrictions imposed by the Indian Act, post-war activism, etc.
Backgrounders and primary sources for topics covered in Book One.
Overview summarizes report Current State of the HIV Epidemic among Indigenous People in Ontario which reported on rates of infection, risk factors, health status, and use of services.
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 7, Winter, 2015, pp. 27-[40]
Description
Study included 20 individual and two Indigenous sharing circle interviews, six participant observation sessions, short survey and thematic analysis. Participants resided in either Prince Albert or Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
We Are All One Family: Let's Not Make This "Just a Dream"
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Harlan Pruden
Layha Spoonhunter
Otta Moody
Dominque Briggs
Shea Norris
Description
Webinar panelists discuss their experiences with coming out, interactions with community and family, dealing with challenges, biggest accomplishments, resources that have assisted them, and things that support their mental health.
Duration: 1:28:33.
Central themes included are: Indigenous governance and socio-cultural relationships with water, water allocation and implications for water rights, legal framework for water and territorial rights, and drinking water issues on reserves.
Injury Epidemiology, vol. 2, no. 1, December 2015, pp. 1-12
Description
Study compares risks between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal general population in British Columbia. Shows a decrease in hospitalization injury in both populations for both sexes.
Speaker uses example of Alberta inquiry which dealt with access to health care to illustrate how inquiries, if not structured properly, can produce unsatisfactory results.
Duration: 12:29.
Includes: brief history of Inuit people, settlement, organizations and current situation; overview of mental wellness issues; discussion of research and experience of combining traditional and western health services in Inuit communities; evidence of the effectiveness of traditional practices; overview of current services; and high level recommendations.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 66-87
Description
Study focus on services and preferences, community participation, access to culturally appropriate care, government integration of Indigenous Mapuche culture, and future care.
Department Discussion Paper (Dept. of Economics, University of Victoria) ; DDP1501
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Donna Feir
Description
Uses confidential data from 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey of Children and Youth to look at intergenerational effects of residential schooling. Found children of mothers who had attended the schools scored higher in health, but lower in educational outcomes.