E-Books
Author/Creator
Rebeka Tabobondung
Karen Fish
Toward Peace, Harmony, and Well-Being: Policing in Indigenous Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kimberly R. Murray
Jimmy Sandy Akavak
Harley Crowshoe
Mylène Jaccoud
Laurence J. Kirmayer … [et al.]
Towards a Safer Social Work for Indigenous Peoples Seeking Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Carole-Ann Filiatreault
Description
Social Work Mémoire (MSW) -- University of Ottawa, 2019.
Towards Amaamawi’izing (Collaborating) in Interdisciplinary Allyship: An Example from the Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Randy Jackson
Renée Masching
William Gooding
Aaron Li
Bridget Marsdin ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 11, Soft Launch, Summer, 2021, pp. 170-186
Description
Discusses the process of developing allyship where differences are valued and used to unite Indigenous people and research.
Towards Healthier Indigenous Health Policies? Navigating the Labyrinth for Answers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chelsea A. Gabel
Peter DeMaio
Alicia Powell
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 47-59
Description
"The purpose of this article is to explore how Indigenous people and community stakeholders in Canada understand terms such as self-determination and health and draw conclusions about collaborative efforts between the government and Indigenous communities to support community-controlled health care".
Towards Indigenous Social Work Practice: Addressing Professional Challenges in Working with Homeless Greenlanders in Aalborg, Denmark
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lone Krogh Kjær-Rasmussen
Lisarb Valéria Montes D’Oco
Jordanne Edwards
Gashaye Melaku Tefera
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 8, no. 1, 2019, pp. 19-34
Description
Examines contemporary social work practice in relation to homeless Greelanders and suggests an Indigenous social work model as a culturally relevant alternative that roots interventions in cultural competency, recognition, and participatory action.
Towards Mauri Ora: Examining the Potential Relationship Between Indigenous-Centric Entrepreneurship Education and Māori Suicide Prevention in Aotearoa, New Zealand
Alternate Title
Towards Mauri Ora: Examining the Potential Relationship Between Indigenous-Centric Entrepreneurship Education and Maori Suicide Prevention in Aotearoa, New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Love
Keri Lawson-Te Aho
Shamia Shariff
Jan McPherson
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 116-128
Description
Participants of the Ahikaa programme shared stories of hope and reported the programme as both life-changing and healing.
Towards Understanding and Supporting Marginalized Children and Youth in Ontario: The Case of Growing Up Indigenous
Alternate Title
Supports for Success
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephanie Elliott
Malaika Hill
James Iveniuk
Rumaisa Khan
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Emma Ware
Description
Presents evidence gathered from focus groups involving youth, parents, service providers and community leaders, as well as statistical information, program inventory, and social network analysis. Focuses on indicators related to education, employment, health and mental health, and sense of belonging.
Traditional Animal Foods of Indigenous Peoples of Northern North America: the Contributions of Wildlife Diversity to the Subsistence and Nutrition of Indigenous Cultures
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Murray M. Humphries
Description
Web publication describes and references published literature. Presents data for 527 species, drawing from over 490 ethnographic sources, and additional 91 unique sources reporting nutritional information, and 357 sources containing basic biological information.
Traditional Art In The Health Worker Training Program
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dayalan Devanesen
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, September 1983, pp. 4-8
Description
Describes how artwork can play a role in health worker training in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Traditional Foods and Indigenous Recipes in B.C.'s Public Institutions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Queenswood Consulting Group
Description
Looks at barriers and facilitators to serving traditional foods with a focus on the health care system and post-secondary institutions, and current programs and initiatives. Qualitative study based on interviews with 60 individuals.
Traditional Foods Are Healthy Foods
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsey Andrews
Description
Includes colouring pages, nutritional information, tips for preparation and recipes using plants and animals found in the Northwest Territories.
Training as an Addiction Worker
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pat Dixon
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, June 1983, pp. 26-31
Description
Author reveals thoughts and feelings regarding the training process as well as her experiences growing up in an Aboriginal community in south east Australia.
A Transdisciplinary Approach is Essential to Community-Based Research with American Indian Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Heinzmann
Anna Simonson
DenYelle Baete Kenyon
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 15-41
Description
Authors stress that there is a need for interdisciplinary and collaborative community-centered approaches to research and healthcare programming in Indigenous communities. Article notes that transdisciplinary research is one of the three core values of the Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health, and stress the relevance of the social determinants of health.
Trauma, Child Development, Healing and Resilience: A Review of Literature with Focus on Indigenous Peoples and Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Nicole Sherren
Deanna Yerichuk
Description
Search of literature published between 2010 and 2016 which focused on either Alberta or Canada produced 44 results. Results are arranged under the headings interconnected worldview, development of legal traditions, positive individual and collective identity, and self-determination.
Trauma-Informed, Culturally Relevant Psychological Response in Cases of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Tehee
Royleen J. Ross
Charlotte McCloskey
Iva GreyWolf
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 2, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy and Healthcare, March 2021, pp. 251-263
Description
Discusses the benefits of psychological and cultural responses to the prevention, intervention, and response to missing or murdered Indigenous people cases.
Traumatic Brain Injury of Tangata Ora (Māori Ex-prisoners)
Alternate Title
Traumatic Brain Injury of Tangata Ora (Maori Ex-prisoners)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cherryl Waerea-i-te-rangi Smith
Helena Rattray-Te Mana
Leonie Pihama
John Reid
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 226-234
Description
Screening tool used with 23 men looked at head and neck injuries over the life-course and included age, alteration of consciousness, medical treatment and symptoms. Participants were also asked about impacts on day-to-day living. Results indicate the need for screening by the Department of Corrections and culturally appropriate treatment.
Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Sub-Arctic Region of Norway. Do We Offer an Equal Quality of Care?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Norum
A. Hovland
L. Balteskard
T. Trovik
B. Haug ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1391651
Description
Looks at quality of treatment for myocardial infarction in northern Norway between 2012-2014/15.
Trends in cardiovascular Care and Event Rates among First Nations and Other People with Diabetes in Ontario, Canada, 1996–2015
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Chu
Lu Han
Idan Roifman
Douglas S. Lee
Michael E. Green ... [et al.]
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 47, November 25, 2019, pp. E1291-E1298
Description
Study aims to determine if First Nations people with diabetes have experienced the same decrease in cardiac disease as other people in Ontario. Findings indicate that the incidence of cardiac events has declined among First Nations people with diabetes, but remains higher than other people with diabetes in Ontario.
Trends in Indigenous Mortality and Life Expectancy, 2001-2015: Evidence from the Enhanced Mortality Database
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Trigger Points: Current State of Research on History, Impacts, and Healing Related to the United States’ Indian Industrial/Boarding School Policy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Native American Rights Fund
Truth Respect and Recognition: Addressing Barriers to Indigenous Maternity Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Wanda Phillips-Beck
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 8, February 25, 2019, pp. E209-E215
Description
In response to the study “Prenatal Care among Mothers Involved with Child Protection Services in Manitoba.” Authors note several biases in the study including: failure to discuss negative stereotypes resulting in differential care, and a disregard of resurgent community-led models of care.
Tsilhqot’in in the Time of COVID: Strengthening Tsilhqot’in Ways to Protect Our People
Alternate Title
Dada Nentsen Gha Yatastig = I am Going to Tell You about a Very Bad Disease
E-Books
Author/Creator
Emma Feltes
Jocelyn Stacey
Crystal Verhaeghe
Tuberculosis among Northern Manitoba First Nations, 2008–2012: Program Performance On- and Off-Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Andrew Basham
Brenda Elias
Anne Fanning
Pamela Orr
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 6, December 2019, pp. 688-696
Description
Retrospective review of Tuberculosis (TB) Program performance in northern Manitoba. Information on 149 people diagnosed with TB and 3560 of their contacts was extracted from the Manitoba TB Registry and analyzed. Results indicate that program performance is dependent on residence on or off reserve and that action is needed to address multiple program performance factors.
Tuberculosis in Canada and the United States: A Review of Trends from 1953 to 2015
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samuel Kwaku Essien
Tasha Epp
Cheryl Waldner
Wendy Wobeser
Vernon Hoeppner
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 6, December 2019, pp. 697-704
Description
Study analyzes data collected on Tuberculosis (TB) in North America in order to reveal long term trends surrounding infection rates, HIV coinfection rates, and incidence rates among different ethnicities.
Tuberculosis in the Qu'Appelle Agency: 1885-1926
Theses
Author/Creator
Igor Zverev
Description
Population Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Tuberculosis Transmission in the Indigenous Peoples of the Canadian Prairies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Smit Patel
Catherine Paulsen
Courtney Heffernan
Duncan Saunders
Meenu Sharma ... Malcolm King
Vernon Hoeppner ... Kathleen McMuffin ... Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan ... [et al.]
Plos One, vol. 12, no. 11, 11 14, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Examines tuberculosis transmission in the Canadian prairies to inform a national policy to deal with the disease.
Twenty “Must-Read” Research Articles for Primary Care Providers in Nunavik: Scoping Study and Development of an Information Tool
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vincent Paquin
Glenda Sandy
Gentiane Perrault-Sullivan
Gabriel Fortin
Michel Cauchon ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Project evaluated and selected 20 research articles which were then summarized and presented to 190 health workers and regional stakeholders in Nunavik in 6 thematic emails: Child Development, Infectious Diseases, Traditional and Modern Medicine, Metabolism, Nutrition and Contaminants, and Inuit Perspectives. Article lists were also published online.
Twice as Good: A History of Aboriginal Nurses
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Logan McCallum
Description
Looks at four periods: 1900 to 1945, 1945 to 1969, 1969 to 1989, and 1989 to 2006. Sources include records of Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada, National Archives of Canada, secondary literature, and personal recollections.
Twilight Dancers
Alternate Title
CBC Short Docs
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Theola Ross
Paola Marino
Description
Comments on a group of Indigenous teenagers who use square dancing to help heal from the trauma of a suicide epidemic and bullying in their remote community.
Duration: 16:31.
Two Approaches, One Problem: Cultural Constructions of Type II Diabetes in an Indigenous Community in Yucatán, Mexico
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah M. Frank
T. Elizabeth Durden
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 172, January 2017, pp. 64-71
Description
Study seeks to understand how diabetes is understood and treated in Indigenous settings in rural Yucatán.
Two Members of Congress Get an $8 Billion Favor...That's More Than 10 Times What Indian Health Programs
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Trahant
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Republished from Trahant Reports, May 3, 2017.
Type 2 Diabetes in Canadian Aboriginal Adolescents: Risk Factors and Prevalence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Spurr
Jill Bally
Carol Bullin
Krista Trinder
Journal of Pediatric Nursing, vol. 36, 2017, pp. 111-117
Description
Looks at Indigenous ancestry, family history, obesity, and hypertension as risk factors to increase type 2 diabetes among Indigenous populations.
Under-reporting of Major Birth Defects in Northwest Russia: A Registry-based Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anton A. Kovalenko
Tormod Brenn
Jon Øyvind Ødland
Evert Nieboer
Alexandra Krettek ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1366785
Description
Examines the results of combining two registries from Murmansk County and Norway and Archangelsk County to address the gap from defects not detectable at birth like hearing and mental illness and physicians improper recording.
Understanding Community Crisis Response in Isolated Indigenous Communities: A Community Portrait
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaila de Boer
Description
Social Work Thesis (MSW)--McGill University, 2017.
Understanding Depression among Pregnant Aboriginal Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Amrita Roy
Description
Community Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2017.
Understanding Fall-Risk Factors for Inuvialuit Elders in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia S. Frigault
Audrey R. Giles
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 1, March 31, 2019, pp. 13-27
Description
Study uses the social determinants of Inuit health (SDoIH) as a conceptual framework, conducts 12 semi structured interviews and participant observations to assess how factors of personal health status and conditions, personal health practices and coping skills, physical environments, social support networks, and access to health services affect older Inuvialuit adults’ likelihood of experiencing a fall.
Understanding First Nations Women's Heart Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda Diffey
Lorena Fontaine
Annette S.H. Schultz
Understanding Our Past, Reclaiming Our Culture: Conceptualizing Métis Culture and Mental Health in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique D. Auger
Description
Health Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Understanding Sport, Physical Activity and Wholistic Health in First Nations Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Kieran C.T. Peltier
Description
Kinesiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--Nipissing University, 2021.
Understanding the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hillmarè Schulze
Urvashi Yadav
Understanding the Experiences and Processes of Health Canada's Evacuation Policy for Pregnant First Nations Women in Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Lawford
Description
Feminist and Gender Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Understanding the Impact of Indian Residential Schools on Cultural Identity: Canadian Indigenous Perspectives and Practices of Spirituality: A Qualitative Study with Storytelling as Narrative
Theses
Author/Creator
Carole L. Patrick
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Saybrook University, 2017.
The Unforgotten: A Five-Part Film Exploring the Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Peoples Living in Canada
Alternate Title
The Unforgotten Toolkit: An Educational Guide to Learn About, Reflect on and Dismantle Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Build.Films
Networked Health
Ewan Affleck
Description
Five vignettes explore effects of colonialism and systemic discrimination from birth through to elderhood. Accompanied by Educational Guide. Duration: 35:51.
Unhealhty Choices: The Role of Citizenship in the Federal Government Response to Tuberculosis in Indigenous Populations 1945-2015
Theses
Author/Creator
Ginette Thomas
Description
Social Work with Specialization in Political Economy Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2017.
United by the Problem, Divided by the Solution: How the Issue of Indigenous Women in Prostitution Was Represented at the Deliberations on Canada’s Bill C-36
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoë Goodall
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 31, no. 2, 2019, pp. 232-265
Description
An analysis of the discussion regarding Indigenous sex workers during deliberations for Bill C-36, calling for the eventual abolition of prostitution in Canada. Both those for and against the proposed bill acknowledged the issue of Indigenous women in the sex trade.
"Unlike Their Playmates of Civilization, the Indian Children's Recreation Must be Cultivated and Developed": The Administration of Physical Education at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, 1926-1944
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Braden Paeora Te Hiwi
Historical Studies in Education, Revisiting the Histories of Indigenous Schooling and Literacies, Spring, 2017, pp. 99-117
Description
Looks at the implementation of sport, exercise and recreation as part of an assimilation policy to provide character traits to the students.
Unmet Health Needs and Discrimination by Healthcare Providers among Indigenous People with Multimorbidity - A Respondent-Driven Sampling Study of an Urban Indigenous Population in Toronto, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
George Tjensvoll Kitching
Description
Public Health Thesis (MSc) -- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2017.
Unmet Needs of Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV
Alternate Title
Rapid Response Service (Ontario HIV Treatment Network) ; no. 141
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Danielle Giliauskas]
Description
Brief overview of 58 reviews and primary studies published since 2009 which describe health disparities and lived experiences and various interventions, strategies, and programs that have been used to address unmet needs.