Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry George Harder
Travis Holyk
Virginia L. Russell
Tammy Klassen-Ross
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 21-32
Description
Looks at factors contributing to youth suicide including self-esteem and depression. Joint venture between the Carrie Sekani Family Services and the Northern British Columbia University.
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.
No Quiet Place [Part 1]
Alternate Title
Review Committee on Indian and Métis Adoptions and Placements: Final Report to the Honourable Muriel Smith, Minister of Community Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edwin C. Kimelman
Description
Examines the issue of Aboriginal children from Manitoba being placed for adoption in non-Aboriginal homes in other provinces and the United States.
Part 2.
[No Quiet Place, Part 2]
Alternate Title
[Review Committee on Indian and Métis Adoptions and Placements: Final Report to the Honourable Muriel Smith, Minister of Community Services]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Edwin C. Kimelman]
Description
Examines the issue of Aboriginal children from Manitoba being placed for adoption in non-Aboriginal homes in other provinces and the United States.
Part 1.
No Time For Mark: The Gap Between Policy and Practice
Alternate Title
Special Investigation Report (Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth) ; May, 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Pringle
Description
Report looks into the death of Evander Lee Daniels while in the care of the Ministry of Social Services.
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.
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 Territory Aboriginal Health Forum: A Historical Review: Prepared for the Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum and the Lowitja Institute
Alternate Title
Funding, Accountability and Results (FAR) Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jeannie Devitt
Judith Dwyer
Angelita Martini
Edward Tilton
Northern Territory Aboriginal Health Forum
Lowitja Institute
Description
One of five publications that report on the work of the Funding, Accountability and Results (FAR) project.
"Not everyone has that support": An Evaluation of a Series of Harm Reduction and AOD Awareness Activities within Victorian Aboriginal Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Chris Halacas
Bill Genat
K. Barney]
Nunavik in Figures 2015: Full Version
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Sébastien Lévesque
Andrée Caron
Nunavut Acts On Recommendations For Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Eggertson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 187, no. 18, December 08, 2015, p. 1346
Description
Reports on how the Nunavut Government is responding to the high rate of suicide in the territory.
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.
Nunavut Live Births by Region and Sex, 1999/2000 to 2013/2014
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical table.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) tables 051-0064, 051-0013, 051-0062 and 051-0001.
Nunavut Suicides a "Public Health Emergency"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Eggertson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 187, no. 16, November 03, 2015, p. E462
Description
Reports on government and public reaction to a corner's jury report repeating a call for urgent help to combat Nunavut's suicide rate which is 9.8 times that of Canada.
Nurse-Family Partnership: Is It a Fit for First Nations Communities in BC?: A Report from the BC First Nations and Aboriginal Maternal and Child Health Promising Practices Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah Schwartz
Description
Looks at the home visiting program developed for the White Earth Nation, Minnesota to assess its applicability to the British Columbia context.
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 & Indigenous Education Integration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janet M. Thurston
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, vol. 5, no. 10, 2015, pp. 9-15
Description
Contends that nursing education curriculum that integrates traditional nursing with Aboriginal learning systems will benefit future diverse populations by increasing access to culturally sensitive health care workers.
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.
Nutrients In Native Foods of Southeastern Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen M. Drury
Journal of Ethnobiology, vol. 5, no. 2, Winter, 1985, pp. 87-100
Description
Comments on the analysis of twenty foods indigenous to southeastern Alaska and reports the high nutritional content found in these foods.
Nutrition North Canada: A Solution to Northern Canadian Food Insecurity?
Theses
Author/Creator
David Bray
Description
Public Policy Capstone Project (MPP)--University of Calgary, [2015].
Nutrition North Canada: Failure and Facade Within the Northern Strategy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Madeleine Chin-Yee
Benjamin H. Chin-Yee
University of Toronto Medical Journal, vol. 92, no. 3, 2015, pp. 13-18
Description
Looks at the flaws in the Nutrition North Canada (NNC) program.
The Nutrition North Canada Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Niqittiavak Committee
Description
Paper puts forward 15 recommendations to ensure that the program is meeting the needs of Nunavummiut.
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.
The Nutritional Health of the First Nations and Métis of the Northwest Territories: A Review of Current Knowledge and Gaps
Alternate Title
Emerging Priorities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regine Halseth
Description
Looks at the demographic profile of the Northwest Territories and summarizes literature relevant to nutritional health of the Déne and Métis populations.
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.
Observing the Changing Health of Circumpolar Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kue Young
Susan Chatwood
Peter Bjerregaard
Arctic, vol. 68, no. 5, Supplement 1: Arctic Observing Summit 2013, 2015, pp. 1-5
Description
Ties together the elements associated in observational health analysis in circumpolar regions. Results are hoped to aid in further refinement of monitoring systems.
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.
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.
Older Men Gardening on the Marae: Everyday Practices for Being Mãori
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pita King
Darrin Hodgetts
Mohi Rua
Tiniwai Te Whetu
AlterNative, vol. 11, no. 1, 2015, pp. 14-28
Description
Describes how gardening helps these elders find a reconnection and a sense of belonging through gardening.
One Health: A Strategy for Resilience in a Changing Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce A. Ruscio
Michael Brubaker
Joshua Glasser
Will Hueston
Thomas W. Hennessy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27913
Description
Comments on the impact of climate change on the health of Arctic inhabitants and looks at ways of assessing the interface between human-animal-environment.
One Little, Too Little: Counting Canada's Indigenous People for Improved Health Reporting
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Elias
Karen Busby
Pat Martens
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 138, August 2015, pp. 179-186
Description
Looks at an approach which demonstrates a feasible, inclusive way to report on the health of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Ontario First Nations Oral Health Survey: Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Reports on data gathered from eight communities: Constance Lake, Lac Seul, Mohawks of Akwessasne, North Caribou Lake, Six Nations of the Grand River, Walpole Island, Webequie, and Wunnumin.
Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA)
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Womens Association
Description
Website provides information about the organization. Includes links to programs, policies, resources, and publications to empower and support Aboriginal women and their families.
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.
Ontological Security, Movement, and Well-Being: Teetł'it Gwich'in Experiences of Life Transformations
Theses
Author/Creator
Thea Luig
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2015.
[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.
Orthodontic Treatment Need of Adolescents in the Island Community of Haida Gwaii, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Asef Karim
Jolanta Aleksejuniene
Edwin H. K. Yen
Mario Brondani
Arminee Kazanjian
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 51-65
Description
Assesses need for orthodontic treatment in elementary schools in Skidegate and Masset.
Our Health Counts: Access to Health Risk Factors and Its Relationship to Diabetes in an Urban First Nations Population
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael Willard Beckett
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (MSc) -- York University, 2015.
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 Health, Our Way Conference Keynote Address]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Pat Anderson
Description
Keynote speaker at AMSANT's 'Our Health Our Way' conference in Alice Springs, November 2014. Conference celebrated 40 years of Aboriginal community-controlled health services in the Northern Territory.
Duration: 31:55.
Our Hearts on Our Street: Neechi Commons and the Social Enterprise Centre in Winnipeg
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tyler Pearce
Wanda Wuttunee
Universitas Forum, vol. 4, no. 2, April 2015, pp. 1-11
Description
Looks at two undertakings using community economic development principles that have sought to change an area.
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.
Our Men, Our Healing: Creating Hope, Respect and Reconnection. Evaluation Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation
Our Men, Our Healing: Creating Hope, Respect and Reconnection. Evaluation Report. Executive Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation
Description
Evaluates the implementation and early development of three pilot healing programs for men from 2013 to 2015.
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Peter Butt
Robert Henry
Roger Bland
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-65
Description
Report reviews suicide data for Saskatchewan's Indigenous populations.