Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native North American Resistance and Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases: An Anthropological Approach
Theses
Author/Creator
Linda Anne Larcombe
p. 208
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2005.
Native Women, Violence, Substance Abuse and HIV Risk
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Saylors
Nalini Daliparthy
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 273-280
Description
Outlines the overlap between sexual, physical and substance abuse and increased HIV risk behaviours amid urban Native women in the San Francisco Bay area.
[Natuashish: Struggling with the Hangovers of Old Davis Inlet]
Alternate Title
The National ; February 8, 2005
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Peter Gullage
Description
Reports that virtually no progress had been made in programs and services regarding the Labrador Innu Comprehensive Healing Strategy in the new community of Natuashish.
Duration: 18:36.
A Navajo Legacy: The Life and Teachings of John Holiday
Alternate Title
An NWAC Needs Assessment
The Civilization of the American Indians Series; v. 251
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Holiday
Robert S. McPherson
Need for Equity in Treatment of Substance Use among Indigenous People in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen A. Urbanoski
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 44, November 06, 2017, pp. e1350-e1351
Description
Briefly discusses how Cedar Project study findings show a need for tailored services and policies.
Needs Assessment Guide for Métis Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Centre
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
Looks at a community-based needs assessments model specifically designed for use in Métis communities that would be based on traditional Métis values.
Neil Stonechild: The Boy in the Snow
Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC News in Review, February 2005, pp. 33-44
Description
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review: February 2005.
A Network Approach to Policy Framing: A Case Study of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Browne
Evelyne de Leeuw
Deborah Gleeson
Karen Adams
Petah Atkinson
Rick Hayes
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 172, January 2017, pp. 10-18
Description
Comments on the health inequalities between Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the non-Indigenous population.
Network Patient Health Survey: Aboriginal People's Health Report 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network
Description
Surveyed prison population in New South Wales, Australia.
New Moccasins: Articulating Research Approaches through Interviews with Faculty and Staff at Native and Non-Native Academic Institutions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kindi Harala
Cherry Smith
Craig Hassel
Patricia Gailfus
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, vol. 37, no. 2, March/April 2005, pp. 67-76
Description
Explores perceptions of research and future directions in Aboriginal communities, particularly in relation to nutrition.
New Worlds, New Medicines: Indian Remedies and English Medicine in Early America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Robinson
Early American Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 94-110
Description
Discusses English colonial sceptical attitudes towards Native American herbal medical knowledge.
New Year: New Priorities, New Executive for NRHA
Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, March/April 2005, p. 14
Description
Reports on the change of leadership and revised priorities at the National Rural Health Alliance in Australia.
Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program Evaluation Report
Alternate Title
Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program: Enhanced Health & Community Services for Homeless and At-Risk Aboriginal Populations
Four Winds Wellness Program Evaluation Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michelle Firestone]
[Amy Katz]
[Tessa Jourdain]
[Janet Smylie]
[Jessica Syrette]
Description
Program designed for homeless and under-housed Indigenous peoples living in the downtown mid-west Toronto area. Evaluation consisted of environmental scan, developing a client profile, key informant interviews and focus groups.
Nobody Here Will Harm You: Mass Medical Evacuation from the Eastern Arctic, 1950-1965
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joanne DeCosse
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017
Description
Book review of Nobody Here Will Harm You by Shawn Selway.
Non-Fatal Injuries Among Aboriginal Canadians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Tjepkema
Health Reports, vol. 16, no. 2, March 2005, pp. 9-14
Description
Uses data from 2000/01 and 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), with supplemental statistics from 2000/01 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to compare incidence to non-Aboriginal population.
Non-Reservation Boarding Schools, 1879-1969
Theses
Author/Creator
Carole Ann Jaworski
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Oregon State University, 1975.
The North Queensland Tobacco Project
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dallas Young
Sandra Campbell
Yvonne Cadet-James
Anne Swinbourne
Robyn McDermott
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 5, September/October 2005, pp. 27-29
Description
Reports on the three year collaborative research project to address knowledge, attitudes and resources related to tobacco use.
Northern Indicators 2004
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cheryl Yan
Description
Primary data source for this publication is the Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM 2).
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council & Dennis Franklin
Cromarty High School’s First Annual Joint Report on the
Status & Implementation of Jury Recommendations from
the Inquest into the Deaths of Seven First Nations Youth [2017]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Nishnawbe Education Council
Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School
Description
The youths had relocated from remote communities to Thunder Bay in order to attend high school.
2018 Report.
2019 Report
The Northwest Coast Sisiutl
Theses
Author/Creator
Roderick Paul Paterson
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1975.
Norval Morrisseau: Artist as Shaman
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Barry Ace
Description
Author tries to look beyond the public facade the famous Ojibway painter presented to the world.
NSW Aboriginal Maternal and Infant Health Strategy: Four Aboriginal Students Gain a Place on NSW Inaugural Bachelor of Midwifery at UTS
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sue Hendy
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, March/April 2005, pp. 13-14
Description
Reports on the events leading to the creation of the midwife course at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia.
Nunavut and Canada Live Births by Birth Weight, 2000 to 2014
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #102-4509. Data for 2014 are preliminary.
Nurse Case Manager Effectiveness and Case Load in a Large Clinical Practice: Implications For Workforce Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Wilson
J. Curtis
S. Lipke
C. Bochenski
S. Gilliland
Diabetic Medicine, vol. 22, no. 8, 2005, pp. 1116-1120
Description
Overview of the success experienced by four nurses in improving adherence of diabetes-related examinations, laboratory testing, and short-term glucose control.
Nurses Taking the Lead: A Community Engagement and Knowledge Exchange Forum on Substance Abuse and Addiction in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geoffrey Maina
Brenda Mishak
Anthony de Padua
Gillian Strudwick
Angelica Docabo
Hira Tahir
Nursing Leadership, vol. 30, no. 3, Nursing Leadership: Making a Difference in Mental Health & Addictions, 2017, pp. 80-92
Description
Describes the process and outcomes, and role of nurse scholars in one-day event which involved community leaders, people and families living with addiction, service providers, local stake holders, health professionals, researchers and Indigenous Elders.
Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada II: Registered Nurse National Survey Report
Alternate Title
Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada Two
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martha MacLeod
Norma Stewart
Judith Kulig
Description
Contains statistics on Aboriginal health worker/community health worker and Aboriginal healers. Rural and remote is defined as areas with less than 10,000 core population.
Nursing Practice With Aboriginal Communities: Expanding Worldviews
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Othmar F. Arnold
Anne Bruce
Nursing Science Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 3, July 2005, pp. 259-263
Description
Author advocates an open, inclusive attitude in order to provide the most effective form of health care.
Nutrition North Canada: Real Change is Yet to Come
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
Fred Hill
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 44-48
Description
Examines what the Liberal government has done since coming into power, in October 2015, for the Nutrition North Canada program.
[Nutrition Toolkit for Early Childhood Programs]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Description
Includes practical guide, recipe book, and four weeks of menus for each of the seasons in different regions: East, West, North and South.
Obesogenic Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and Depressive Symptoms in American Indian Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Dennison-Farris
Susan B. Sisson
Lancer Stephens
Amanda S. Morris
R. D. Dickens
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 18-39
Description
Depressive symptoms, beverage intake, fruit and vegetable intake, meal frequency, physical activity, and screen time were self-reported. Sixty-four percent of the 121 youths involved in study were obese. Depressive symptoms were associated with dieting and screen time.
Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in a North American Community-Based Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Y Minuk
Dong-feng Sun
Julia Uhanova
Manna Zhang ... [et al.]
Journal of Hepatology, vol. 42, no. 4, April 2005, pp. 480-485
Description
Study documented the prevalence of the virus in Baker Lake, Nunavut, an isolated Inuit community.
Of the Heart: Scoping Review of Indigenous Youth Suicide and Prevention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rita Henderson
Lindsay Crowshoe
Brittany Johnson
Naomi Parker
Stephanie Perrin ... [et al.]
Description
Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.
'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.
Offenders with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Theses
Author/Creator
Steve Poulin
Description
Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2005.
An Offering: Lakota Elders Contributions to the Future of Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Paul Brewer II
Mary Kate Dennis
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security.
Ontario's History of Tampering and Re-Tampering With Birth Registration Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Gehl
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks into governmental interference with the long form birth registration for unmarried or separated mothers.
Ontario's New Approach to Aboriginal Affairs: Prosperous and Healthy Aboriginal Communities Create a Better Future for Aboriginal Children and Youth
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
Opioid Use in Pregnancy and Parenting: An Indigenous-Based Collaborative Framework for Northwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naana Afua Jumah
Lisa Bishop
Mike Franklyn
Janet Gordon
Len Kelly ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e616-e620
Description
Describes two workshops that looked at issues from the perspectives of research, health care, social service provision and supportive care.
Opioids and Substances of Misuse among First Nations People in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Analytics and Performance Reporting Branch
Alberta Health
Description
Data for: mortality (apparent accidental deaths from fentanyl/non-fentanyl opioids), confirmed drug and alcohol toxicity deaths (both accidental and suicides), opioid dispensing, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and emergency medical response.
Oral Disease Prevalence Among HIV-Positive American Indians in an Urban Clinic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg Goddard
Carolyn Brown
Ahmad Saleen G. Ahmad
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Face of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities , September 2005, pp. 313-319
Description
Study confirms the prevalence of dental disease in American Indian population with HIV/AIDS as compared to general population.
Orphans within Our Family: Intergenerational Trauma and Homeless Aboriginal Men
Theses
Author/Creator
Peter M. Memzies
Description
Adult Education, Community Development and Counselling Psychology Studies in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ontario Institute of Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 2005.
Os-sa-pah-chi-kan / Shapeshifting in the Matrices
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Nicholas
ConunDrumOnline, vol. 2, September 2005, p. [?]
Description
Introduces shamans and shamanism followed by the first of a series of eight short stories.
Otitis Media: Health and Social Consequences for Aboriginal Youth in Canada's North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan D. Bowd
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 1, February 2005, pp. 5-15
Description
Study concludes that health care personnel need to be informed about traditional knowledge and practices in order improve treatment and prevention of middle ear disease.
Our Health Counts: Urban Indigenous Health Database Project: Community Report: Inuit Adults, City of Ottawa
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Firestone
Description
Project gathered information on health, well-being and access to health services that would inform policy planning, delivery of programs, and measurement of outcomes.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.