For use as part of the Grade Ten Social Studies curriculum. Divided into four chapters: Politics of War, School Life, Tuberculosis, Impact, Consequences & Legacy, as well as preview and post view lessons.
Obesity Research, vol. 3, no. S2, September 1995, pp. 289s-297s
Description
Looks at determinants of obesity and school-based programs directed at obesity in two south-western United States communities. Concludes with recommendations for future research.
Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North
[Art of the state (Montréal, Québec) ; v. 4]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Description
Looks at statistical trends in number of suicides, age, sex, region and community. Discusses past and current research, areas for future study, and seven working hypotheses.
Excerpt from Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle and Frances St-Hilaire.
Concludes that Nunavummiut desire a range of prevention services, from community initiatives focused on primary prevention through to professional care for people at higher risk.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 5, no. 1, First Nations Communities in Crisis, November 2009, pp. 26-42
Description
Explores literature that suggests traditional medicine and indigenous knowledge as protective factors for at risk Aboriginal communities and populations.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 16, no. 1, 2009, pp. 25-38
Description
Relates that nightmares occur in 97% of the Northern Plains Aboriginal veterans and argues that they suffer other aspects of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Explains suicide as the cause of death for one third of Aboriginal youth. Prime Minister Harper suggests that economic development could fix the problem, but the author contends that the issue is too deep rooted for such a quick fix.
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 25-30
Description
Looks at designing a specific health care program that balances main stream design and research while maintaining Aboriginal cultural integrity.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 25.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 4, Tribal College Leadership and Vision, Summer, 2009
Description
Discusses the launch of Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools (DETS), a curriculum designed for K-12, with the purpose being to help American Indian youth learn how to prevent diabetes and to inspire students to pursue a career in the field of health.
Anthropology and Education Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, June 1995, pp. 193-212
Description
Focuses on the development and implementation of a post-secondary health science career preparation program in the context of the contradictions between Indigenous and European approaches to science.
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach For the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1285-1302
Description
Looks at high quality data from Canada, United States, New Zealand and Australia concluding that intervention strategies are lacking for indigenous children.
Results of gathering of representatives from several AIDS organizations, funders, federal and provincial governments, Tripartite First Nations Health Plan staff, and researchers which discusses and identifies strategies and challenges faced in ending the HIV epidemic.
Topics examined in report are: demographics, data sources, health status, determinants of health, jurisdictional issues, trends in research, and suggested topics for future research.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 1, no. 2, October 1987, pp. 16-31
Description
Compares socioeconomic factors, social support, selected clinical characteristics, and more, between First Nations and Anglo Canadian mental health patients.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 20-21
Description
Reports on the review of an Aboriginal community medical service in Wooloongabba in Brisbane by CHASP (Community Health Accreditation Standards Program) and goals of the service.
Using Qualitative Research to Understand the Sociocultural Origins of Diabetes among Cape Breton Micmac
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kim D. Travers
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, 1995, pp. [140-143]
Description
Study conducted to test the hypothesis that the longer the contact with Euro-Canadian lifestyles, the higher the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).
International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, vol. 3, no. 2, August 2009, pp. 191-202
Description
Studies four communities in southern Australia using Tregenza's adaptation to the Cost of Living methodology to create a connection between poverty and health.
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vladimir Randa
Description
Examines the connection between human speech and animals among the Inuit.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach For the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1263-1283
Description
Reviews literature, government reports and immunization guidelines from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, an the United States.
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 69-76
Description
Analyzes community well-being in Manitoba using three measures: self-assessed personal health, reported improvements in family finances, hope for the community's economy.
Scroll down to page 69 to read article.