Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 2 negatives from a ceremony held at the Prince Albert Indian Metis Friendship Centre to commemorate the official opening of the Iskwew program for abused women.
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.
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-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus among Aboriginal North Americans
Alternate Title
Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus among Aboriginal North Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emoke J. E. Szathmáry
Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 23, October 1994, pp. 457-482
Description
Discusses known factors for diabetes and need for prevention strategies, including difficulties this presents because all the factors responsible for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus are not yet known.
Northern Communities: The Prospects for Empowerment
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies) ; no. 25
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Lynda Lange
John D. O'Neil
Harald W. Finkler
William E. Rees ... [et al.]
Occasional Publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies)
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
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 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 Services for Alcohol/Substance Abuse Clients: Indian Health Service's Tribal Survey Provides Insight
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Pelican
Brenda Batchelor
Joan Belshaw
Winston Osborn
James Pearce
Carolyn Przekurat
Pat Schumacher
Karen Strauss
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 94, no. 8, August 1994, pp. 835-836
Description
Examines the need for dietitians as an essential component of treatment and recovery from chemical dependency.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair Working Group
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Annette J. Browne
Emily Hill
Barry Lavalee
Josée Lavoie
Mary Jane Logan McCallum]
Description
Group formed to examine the role of racism in Sinclair's death and the subsequent inquest. The 45-year-old Aboriginal man died while awaiting treatment in the Health Sciences Centre Emergency Department. He had been in the department for 34 hours.
Overdose Data and First Nations in BC: Preliminary Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Statistics for overdose events from January 31, 2015 - November 30, 2016 and for overdose deaths from January 31, 2015 - July 31, 2016.
Sources: BC Coroners Service, Drug and Poison Information Centre, BC Emergency Health Services/Ambulance Service and emergency department visits at hospitals; supplemented by information from Centre for Disease Control.
A Palaeopathological Analysis of an Historic Inuit Population From Southern Baffin Island, N.W.T.
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne Keenleyside
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Alberta, 1998.
Participation and Support - Associations with Swedish Pupils' Positive Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Warne
Kristen Snyder
Katja Gillander Gådin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1373579
Description
Looks at health-promoting influences on school environments like peer, teacher and parental support, affluence and classroom participation.
Pattern of Mortality in Western Australian Aboriginals, 1983-1989
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margherita Veroni
Michael Gracey
Ian Rouse
International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 23, no. 1, 1994, pp. 73-81
Description
Found much higher mortality rates for Aboriginals in all age groups except 75+ and for most diseases except cancer.
"People Try and Label Me as Someone I'm Not": The Social Ecology of Indigenous People Living with HIV, Stigma, and Discrimination in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta L. Woodgate
Melanie Zurba
Pauline Tennent
Carla Cochrane
Mike Payne
Javier Mignone
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 194, December 2017, pp. 17-24
Description
Based on study that looked at barriers such as access to supports and long and short-term health services.
The Perceptions of First Nations Participants in a Community Oral Health Initiative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kavita R. Mathu-Muju
James McLeod
Leeann Donnelly
Rosamund Harrison
Michael I. MacEntee
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, no. 1, 2017, p. article no. 1364960
Description
Interviews caregivers enrolled in the program whose children got preventative care at home (0-2) vs. at school (5-7).
Perspectives of Accessing and Providing Prenatal Nutrition Care in a Rural First Nations Community: A Collaborative, Qualitative Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca Mercer
Description
Human Nutrition Thesis (M.S.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Perspectives of Water and Health Using Photovoice with Youths Living on Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori E. A. Bradford
Rebecca Zagozewski
Lalita A. Bharadwaj
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 178-195
Description
Looks at the use of photovoice and postervoice to connect with and provide a voice to Indigenous youth in regards to water and health issues on their reserves.
The Peyote Way: Implications for Culture Care Theory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen W. Huttlinger
Dennis Tanner
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 5, no. 2, Winter, 1994, pp. 5-11
Description
Describes the theory of Culture Care to assess, understand and plan care for an aphasic Navajo male who followed traditional ways.
Physiological Consequences of Acculturation: A 20-year Study of Fitness in an Inuit Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andris Rode
Roy J. Shephard
European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, vol. 69, no. 6, December 1994, pp. 516-524
Description
Examination of data from study on physical health of adults in Igloolik, Northwest Territories shows a deterioration due to a sedentary lifestyle.
Plain Talk 8: First Nations Quality of Life
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Looks at perspective as an important aspect when defining quality of life and provides 10 components of First Nation quality of life.
Prevalence and Associated Factors of COPD among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yelena Bird
John Moraros
Razi Mahmood
Savenaz Esmaeelzadeh
Nway Mon Kyaw Soe
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, vol. 12, 2017, pp. 1915-1922
Description
A study to determine the prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (OBCD) among the 35-year-old Indigenous people in Canada.
Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Chronic Bronchitis in First Nations People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Punam Pahwa
Chandima P. Karunanayake
Donna C. Rennie
Joshua A. Lawson
Vivian R. Ramsden ... [et al.]
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, vol. 17, 2017, pp. [1]-10
Description
A study on the determinants that impact the prevalence of chronic bronchitis among Indigenous people compared to the rest of the Canadian population.
The Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking and The Evaluation of an Anti-Smoking Guide Among Cree Indian School Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Joyce Pickering
Description
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 1988.
Preventing Dementia in Indigenous Peoples by Aging Well: Advice from Older Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Kristen Jacklin]
Description
Brief booklet gives ideas for staying active and engaged in order to maintain and enhance physical and mental well-being.
Preventing Substance Abuse Among American-Indian Adolescents: A Bicultural Competence Skills Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Schinke
Mario A. Orlandi
Gilbert J. Botvin
Lewayne D. Gilchrist
Joseph E. Trimble ... [et al.]
Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 35, no. 1, January 1988, pp. 87-90
Description
Discusses development of an preventive intervention approach to substance abuse and reports data from an outcome study.
PRIDE: Substance Abuse Education/Intervention Program
Alternate Title
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, [Monograph No. 4, pp.122-133
Calling From The Rim: Suicidal Behavior Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents
[Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health] ; Monograph 4
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Norm Dorpat
Description
Describes the Positive Reinforcement in Drug Education program implemented during the 1988-1989 school year.
The Primary Cost of Drug Abuse: What Indian Youth Pay for Drugs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geraldine Loretto
Fred Beauvais
Eugene Oetting
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 2, no. 1, 1988, pp. 21-32
Description
Looks at survey results of representative youth to determine what is spent on drugs and alcohol in one year on reservations in the United States.
Profiling the eNuk Program
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alexandra Sawatzky
Ashlee Cunsolo
Oliver Cook
Dan Gillis
Inez Shiwak ... [et al.]
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 18-22
Description
Looks at Inuit strategy for monitoring and responding to the impacts of environmental change on health and wellbeing in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut.
Project Jewel
Alternate Title
Project Jewel: Helping Aboriginal People Re-Discover Their Value
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sarah Rogers
Faith Raymond
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 41-44
Description
Program works with individuals to manage stress, grief, trauma, or any other emotions they are experiencing.
Projecting Prevalence, Costs and Evaluating Simulated Interventions for Diabetic End Stage Renal Disease in a Canadian Population of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal People: An Agent Based Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Gao
Nathaniel D. Osgood
Ying Jiang
Roland F. Dyck
BMC Nephrology, vol. 18, pp. [1]-14
Description
Examines case numbers projections and costs of Diabetes-Related End Stage Renal Disease to identify the resources and interventions required to deal with the disease that disproportionately affects Indigenous peoples.
Promising Practices In Eskasoni
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Darko Sikman
CANCON
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Description
Members of the Eskasoni Mi'Kmaw Nation talk about their community's experience with harm reduction and addictions treatment and recovery.
Duration: 36:38.
Promoting Community Conversations about Research to End Suicide: Learning and Behavioural Outcomes of a Training-of-Trainers Model to Facilitate Grassroots Community Health Education to Address Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Wexler
Lucas Trout
Suzanne Rataj
Tanya Kirk
Roberta Moto ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1345277
Description
Evaluates training of intervention facilitators in Northwest Alaska to develop local capacity for early response to suicide care.
Protect Our Children: Find Out About Hepatitis B
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Medical Service Co-Operative
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, September 1988, pp. 35-41
Description
Comments on book about Hepatitis B, how it spreads, problems it can cause, prevention, and immunization of babies.
Psychometric Examination of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale with Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc Shure
R. Turner Goins
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 1-13
Description
Looks at the reliability and factor structure of full and shortened depression scales.