Western Medicine and Australian Indigenous Healing Practices
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Don Gorman
Anne-Maree Nielsen
Odette Best
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, January/February 2006, pp. 28-29
Description
Studies the outcomes of patients treated by both western and Indigenous forms of medicine.
Whānau Hauā: Reframing Disability from an Indigenous Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
MAI Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. [82]-94
Description
Argues that Western individualized medical and social models are incongruent with the Mäori worldview, and that a wholistic, culturally appropriate approach is needed.
What Is Working, What Is Hopeful: Developing Suicide Prevention Strategies with Indigenous Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Masecar
Description
Shares portions of stories and comments collected from representatives from a number of Indigenous communities that have overcome suicide.
Phase II Report.
What is Working, What is Hopeful: Phase II: Supporting Community-Based Suicide Prevention Strategies Within Indigenous Communities: A Proposal
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Masecar
Description
Discusses the three components of the project: resources, research, and training.
Phase One Report.
What Nurses Should Know When Working in Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline H. Foster
Canadian Nurse, vol. 102, no. 4, April 2006, pp. 28-31
Description
Argues that nurses need to understand the specific history, culture and the concept of respect, in Aboriginal terms, within a particular community and then apply this knowledge to their relationships in that community.
What's Killing Our Children? Child and Infant Mortality Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Alternate Title
NAM Perspectives ; March 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teshia G. Arambula Solomon
Felina M. Cordova
Francisco Garcia
Description
Presents information on negative social, behavioral, and environmental factors affecting the mother and child.
What's Next? Three Ways to Add Money to Indian Health and Bigger Fights Ahead
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Trahant
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Trahant Reports, March 23, 2017.
What the People Said: Findings From the Regional Roundtables of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Milroy
Pat Dudgeon
Adele Cox
Gerry Georgatos
Abigail Bray
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 16-32
Description
Looks at the common themes which emerged from the project including the need for self determination and local leadership, the need to consider the social determinants of health, and more.
What We Know and Don't Know about Risk Assessment with Offenders of Indigenous Heritage
Alternate Title
Research Report (Public Safety Canada) ; 2017-R009
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leticia Gutierrez
L. Maaike Helmus
R. Karl Hanson
Research Report (Public Safety Canada)
Description
Related material:
Research Summary.
When the Women Heal: Aboriginal Women Speak About Policies to Improve the Quality of Life
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn Kenny
American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 50, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 550-561
Description
Discussion of the dilemmas when conducting research that is culturally appropriate.
When Your Child Is Sick
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Stephenson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 44-48
Description
Common sense advice for primary health (family) care providers.
Who Me?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chris Martinez
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 1, The Winding Road to Student Success, Fall, 2006, pp. 30-31
Description
Presents a poem titled, Who Me?, written by a student of Fort Peck Community College.
Whose Land is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Glen Coulthard
Russell Diabo
Melina Laboucan-Massimo
Arthur Manuel ...
Melina Laboucan-Massimo
Kanahus Manuel
Beverly Jacobs
Glen Coulthard ...
Murray Sinclair
Pamela Palmater
Description
Contributors discuss the machinery of colonization and resistance movements, and comment on the possibility of reconciliation.
Wicubami: Honoring Alexis Nakota Sioux Ish?awimin through Kinship, Language, Spirit, and Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lia Ruttan
Sherry Letendre
Elizabeth Letendre
Tanja Schramm-Trethowan
Fay Fletcher ... [et al.]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 1, 2017, pp. 87-108
Description
Describes Elders' contributions to a community-based participatory research project, the Nimi Ichinohabi program, on substance abuse prevention for children at the community school.
The Wisdom of Thunder: Indigenous Knowledge Translation of Experiences and Responses to Depression Among Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV
Theses
Author/Creator
Randall Jackson
Description
Social Work Thesis (PhD) -- McMaster University, 2017.
Women at Greatest Risk: Reducing Injection Frequency Among Young Aboriginal Drug Users in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Margo Elaine Pearce
Description
Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2006.
Women Leaders on Leadership: Much to Laud, Much to Lament
Alternate Title
Executive Action (Conference Board of Canada) ; June 2006
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 014-07]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Conference Board of Canada
Description
Discussion on issues of poverty, health care, education, skills training and the labour shortage, foreign policy, and the environment.
Women's Preponderance in Possession Cults: The Calcium-Deficiency Hypothesis Extended
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice B. Kehoe
Dody H. Giletti
American Anthropologist, vol. 83, no. 3, New Series, September 1981, pp. 549-561
Description
Suggests women may be more susceptible to spirit possession cults due to nutritional deficiencies.
Women's Right to Food in the City: Indigenous Single Mothers Confronting Unjust Foodscapes, Poverty, and Racism in Winnipeg
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Veronica Sobie
Description
Environment and Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Working With an Aboriginal Community to Understand Drinking Water Perceptions and Acceptance in Rural New South Wales
Alternate Title
Article 4
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fidelis G. Jaravani
Peter D. Massey
Jenni Judd
Kylie A. Taylor
Jason Allan ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-29
Description
Study looks at the Walhallow Aboriginal community's water supply and their decision to drink rainwater.
The World Council of Churches: Australia, 1981 "Justice For Aboriginals"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Glenn Hennessy
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, September 1981, pp. 51-54
Description
Chronicles controversial visit which reported on the poor living conditions and health outcomes of Australian Aboriginals.
The World Council of Indigenous Peoples Canberra, April 1981
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Glenn Hennessy
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, June 1981, pp. 48-51
Description
Reports on the Third General Assembly of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples set up in 1974.
World Leader in Chronic Disease Self-Management Visits South Australian Aboriginal Health Service (Pika Wiya)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Glenn Giles
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, January/February 2006, pp. 26-27
Description
Describes progress being made in the creation of training programs for Aboriginal health care workers.
Xenoestrogenic Activity in Blood of European and Inuit Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva C Bonefeld-Jorgensen
Philip S Hjelmborg
Thayaline S Reinert
Birgitte S. Andersen
Vladimir Lesovoy
Christian H. Lindh
Lars Hagmar
Aleksander Giwercman
Mogens Erlandsen
Gian-Carlo Manicardi
Marcello Span�
Gunnar Toft
Jens Peter Bonde
Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, vol. 5, no. 12, 2006
Description
Comparison of xenoestrogenic activity in serum in peoples with different levels of persistent organic pollutants (POP) exposure.
The Yellowknife Food Charter: Driving Collaborative Action for Food Security
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carla Johnston
Tracey Williams
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 27-32
Description
Comments on food insecurity in the Northwest Territories and what a food charter is doing address the problem..
Yoik Experiences and Possible Positive Health Outcomes: An Explorative Pilot Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Soile Hämäläinen
Freak Musial
Ola Graff
Torquer A. Olsen
Anita Salamonsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1271590
Description
Looks at the effect traditional music has on health and well-being.
"You Can't Say You're Sovereign If You Can't Feed Yourself": Defining and Enacting Food Sovereignty in American Indian Community Gardening
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Hoover
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 31-70
Description
Discusses how farmers and gardeners define food sovereignty and how the concept has been put into practice to attain the goals of promoting health and traditional culture.
"You Need to Know Where We're Coming From": Canadian Aboriginal Women's Perspectives on Culturally Appropriate HIV Counseling and Testing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Bucharski
Linda I. Reutter
Linda D. Ogilvie
Health Care for Women International, vol. 27, no. 8, August 2006, pp. 723-747
Description
Study identified several requirements including: friendly Aboriginal staff within the HIV testing environment and an understanding of Aboriginal culture, within the framework of modern circumstance and also traditional spirituality.
A Young Man Blinded
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margaret O'Leary
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, March 1981, pp. 22-24
Description
Discusses the difficult transition for a young ringer (stockman) at cattle station in Australia who lost his eyesight in an accident.
Youth and Adult Community Member Beliefs About Inupiat Youth Suicide and its Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Wexler
Brenda Goodwin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 5, 2006, pp. 448-458
Description
Looks at perceived causes and possible preventative steps to address the high Inupiat youth suicide rates in Northwest Alaska.
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