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 Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
National Library of Medicine [U.S.]
Description
Website with links to: exhibition, interviews, timeline, lesson plans and other resources.
Naturopathic Medicine for Improved Health Care within Canadian Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dugald Seely
Deborah Kennedy
Sigrid Brobys
Johanne McCarthy
Rishma Walji
Kieran Cooley ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses results of four investigations: systematic review of literature on use of naturopathic or complementary medicine; qualitative study on impact and conduct of naturopathic medicine at an Aboriginal community clinic; telephone survey of Aboriginal Health Centres across Ontario; and comparative assessment of approaches used in naturopathic and traditional Aboriginal medicine.
Ndaawin Project
Alternate Title
Building the Evidence. Evaluation Summaries ; 2007-ES-13
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Crime Prevention Centre
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.
Negotiating Health and Illness: An Inuit Example
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Anarye Blake
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1978.
Negotiating Identities: Inuit Tuberculosis Evacuees in the 1940s-1950s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ebba Olofsson
Tara L. Holton
Imaapik "Jacob" Partridge
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 32, no. 2, Franz Boas et les Inuit / Franz Boas and the Inuit, 2008, pp. 127-149
Description
Examines how relocation affected the identity of Inuit and other Indigenous people.
Neonatal Vitamin A Deficiency and Its Impact on Acute Respiratory Infections Among Preschool Inuit Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Cameron
Frédéric Dallaire
Carole Vézina
Gina Muckle
Suzanne Bruneau
et al.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 2, March/April 2008, pp. 102-106
Description
Discusses the severity of respiratory infections in preschool Inuit children from neonatal vitamin A deficiency.
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 Environments for Aboriginal Research BC
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Network Environments for Aboriginal Research BC
Description
Links include Aboriginal Health Research Abstracts Database, Resources and Publications, Funding and Awards, and Job Opportunities.
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.
"A New View of Body Image": A School-Based Participatory Action Research Project With Young Aboriginal Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Tara-Leigh F. McHugh
Description
Kinesiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.
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.
Nipiy Wasekimew / Clear Water: The Meaning of Water, From the Words of the Elders; The Interconnections of Health, Education, Law and the Environment
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Darlene Sanderson
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
No Gift: Tobacco Policy and Aboriginal People in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Debbie Pearce
Deborah Schwartz
Lorraine Greaves
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 Compos Mentis: a Meta-Historical Survey of the Historigraphic Narratives of Louis Riel's "Insanity""
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gregory Betts
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 38, 2008, pp. 15-40
Description
Discusses council's insanity defense and psychologist's findings during the trial and after his death.
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 Northern Population Development: Colonization and Mortality in Swedish Sápmi, 1776-1895
Alternate Title
The Northern Demographic Transition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Sköld
Per Axelsson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 1, 2008, pp. [28]-44
Description
Compares population development changes between Sami and non-Sami as well as the South and North Sami.
Norway House Residential School and Tuberculosis, 1900-1946
Alternate Title
Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand
RAL-e ; no.3, 2008
Research in Anthropology & Linguistics-e ; no. 3, 2008
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Melissa Stoops
Description
Looks at TB impact in one residential school.
Chapter 12 from: Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Judith Littleton, Julie Park, Ann Herring and Tracy Farmer.
Scroll down to page 149 to read chapter.
Notes From Overseas - American Indians, Alaskan Natives - Transcultural Barriers To Treatment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Ryan
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, December 1978, pp. 53-61
Description
Observational article reports on the lack of cultural awareness by health care workers often resulting in less than satisfactory outcomes.
Notokwe Opikiheet - "Old-Lady Raised": Aboriginal Women's Reflections on Ethics and Methodologies in Health Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kim Anderson
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 6-12
Description
Drawing on interviews with seven grandmothers, author argues that Aboriginal women have played a vital role in managing health and wellness in their communities.
Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004: Survey Highlights
Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mélanie Anctil
Louis Rochette
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.
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.
Nutrition and Food Consumption Among the Inuit of Nunavik
Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
[Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carole Blanchet
Lois Rochette
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 Positive: An Incentive Program in Saskatoon Elementary Schools: A Case Study & Preliminary Process Evaluation
Theses
Author/Creator
Brenda E. Thompson
Description
Pharmacy and Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.
Nyunu Dukul - Kiru Ngakaku (Looking After Your Brain) Brain Injury Project in Far North Queensland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cedric Friday
Jasmine Accoom
Sharon Smith
Susan Gauld
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 5, September/October 2008, pp. 4-6
Description
Describes how the Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service strived to find out what are the ongoing needs and supports for people with brain injury and their loved ones.
Obesity and the Eating Habits of the Aboriginal Population
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Didier Garriguet
Health Reports, vol. 19, no. 1, March 2008, pp. 1-15
Description
Compares data for Aboriginal people living off-reserve and non-Aboriginal people aged 19 to 50 from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition (cycle 2.2).
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.
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.
Of Warrior Chiefs and Indian Princesses: The Psychological Consequences of American Indian Mascots
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie A. Fryberg
Hazel Rose Markus
Daphna Oyserman
Joseph M. Stone
Basic and Applied Social Psychology, vol. 30, no. 3, 2008, p. 208–218
Description
Case studies examine the consequences of American Indian mascots on Native high school and college students, as well as community members.
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.
The Office of the Chief Coroner's Death Review of the Youth Suicides at the Pikangikum First Nation, 2006-2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bert Lauwers
Description
Reviews the deaths of 16 youths, ages 10-19, who died by suicide on the remote Ontario reserve.
Old School, New Outlook
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 9, September 2008, p. 9
Description
Discusses the many programs available for students of St. Mary's school including access to health care, bussing, after-school care and much more.
Article located by scrolling to page 9.
Once Upon a Time in the Big City
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kristine Sinclair
Visions, vol. 5, no. 1, Aboriginal People, Summer, 2008, pp. 19-20
Description
Presents a story of a top student turned drug addict and how she turned her life around.
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.
[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.
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 Healthy Journey: A Collection of First Nations Children’s Perspectives
Documents & Presentations
Description
Publication designed for use in the education of children.
Our Home on Native Land: Cumberland House
Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ed Watson
Description
Documentary on the Cree Nation of Northern Saskatchewan and the Village of Cumberland House.
Duration: 59:43.
Our Home on Native Land: Pauingassi
Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jonathan Craven
Description
Documentary on the Ojibwa community of Pauingassi, Manitoba.
Duration: 59:29.
Our Home on Native Land: Wikwemikong
Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Johnathan Craven
Description
Documentary aboutthe scars and legacy of residential schools on the First Nations Reserve of Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island In Georgian Bay Ontario.
Duration: 59:29.