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.
Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples : People to People, Nation to Nation: Highlights from the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Introduction to some of the main themes and conclusions in the final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
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.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 32-36
Description
Looks at statistics for alcohol consumption, drug use, and smoking for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the general population and the impact on policing in remote communities.
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.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 155, no. 11, December 1, 1996, pp. 1581-1583
Description
Editorial discusses the findings of a study done by Dr. Hariet MacMillan and associates, which is published in the same issue (CMAJ: Vol. 155, Issue 11, 1996, pages 1569-1578).
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.