American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 113-125
Description
Discusses how colonization has disrupted communities' relationship with the land, efforts to restore the connection on the reservation, and how ideas about tradition and sustainability are linked to food sovereignty.
Systematic Reviews, vol. 6, 2017, p. article no. 34
Description
Proposed review will involve search of indexed databases and a comprehensive list of non-indexed and grey literature sources. Inclusion criteria to be: research studies related Indigenous health and wellbeing; include a majority of Indigenous people; documented intervention; and outcomes.
Aboriginal Culture as Intervention: Sharing How Aboriginal Culture is Part of the Healing Journey from Addictions
[Honoring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]
[Honouring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Betty McKenna
Description
Discusses the role of spirituality and mother earth in the process of healing.
Duration: 12:52.
Part of a project headed by Dr. Colleen Dell, University of Saskatchewan Research Chair in Substance Abuse.
[Aboriginal Culture as Intervention: Sharing How Aboriginal Culture is Part of the Healing Journey from Addictions]
[Honoring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]
[Honouring Our Strengths: Aboriginal Culture as Intervention in Addictions Treatment]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Campbell Papequash
Description
Author of The Yearning Journey: Escape from Alcoholism discusses the role of culture in recovery from addictions.
Duration: 18:40.
Presented as part of project headed by Dr. Colleen Dell, University of Saskatchewan Research Chair in Substance Abuse.
Emerging Long Term Services and Support in Indian Country: Caregiver Training in Indian Country
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kaufman & Associates
Description
Includes literature review focused on need for and benefits of training and assessment of existing programs, recommendations, and a profile of an innovative program.
Ethnohistory, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 1976, pp. 129-145
Description
Contends that the destruction or dispersal of many tribes during the seventeenth century did not result from the fur trade but rather from smallpox and other forces.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 36, no. 1, February 2012, pp. 19-24
Description
Population based study compared diabetes incidence, prevalence and mortality by year, age, and sex between First Nations and non-First Nations children aged 0 to 19.
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.
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 3, Fostering Cultural Safety across Contexts, September 2017, pp. 179-189
Description
Discusses how two organizations, the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH) and Northern Health, have approached incorporating Indigenous knowledge about health and wellness into their healthcare practices.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 36, no. 4, August 2012, pp. 175-180
Description
Three themes emerged from sharing circles involving 24 participants: balancing traditional/cultural ways with westernized medicine, lack of accessibility, and coping with the disease.
Journal of Primary Prevention, vol. 38, no. 1-2, April 2017, pp. 105-119
Description
Study examines the associations between culturally specific factors and current smoking off-reserve First Nations and Métis aged 15-17 years old compared to non-Indigenous Canadian youth.