Royal Commission Report of Inquiry: The Death of Bruce Thomas Leslie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Behrendt
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 49, April 1991, p. 25
Description
Discussion of the death of Bruce Thomas Leslie, who died due to a brain hemorrhage while being held in a drunk tank.
The Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI): A Comparison of Cut-Points in First Nations Mi'kmaq and Non-Aboriginal Adolescents in Rural Nova Scotia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Noel
Roisin M. O'Connor
Brock Boudreau
Christopher J. Mushquash
M. Nancy Comeau ... [et al.]
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 336-350
Description
Study assesses the ability of the RAPI to identify problem drinkers.
Saskatchewan's HIV Strategy 2010- 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Ministry of Health
Description
Discusses government strategy which hopes to reduce the number of new infections; improve quality of life in infected individuals and reduce risk factors for acquisition of HIV infection.
Scientific Certainty in a Time of Uncertainty: Predicting Vulnerability of Canada's First Nations to Pandemic H1N1/09
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Spence
Jerry P. White
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-36
Description
World Health Organization announced Indigenous populations at high risk of being infected with H1N1 virus
given clinical evidence to date.
Seal Blood, Inuit Blood, and Diet: A Biocultural Model of Physiology and Cultural Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristen Borrée
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, New Series, March 1991, pp. 48-62
Description
Describes Inuit nutritional models as they relate to their culture, identity and diet selection.
Secular Trends in Treatment and Control of Type 2 Diabetes in an American Indian Population: A 30-Year Longitudinal Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen C. Looker
Jonathan Krakoff
Vickie Andre
Kathy Kobus
Robert G. Nelson
William C. Knowler
Robert L. Hanson
Diabetes Care, vol. 33, no. 11, November 2010, pp. 2383-2389
Description
Discusses how changes in the treatment of diabetes in the Gila River Native American community over the past 30 years coincides with improvements in glycemia, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Selected Nutrients and PCBs in the Food System of the Sahtú (Hareskin) Dene/Métis
Theses
Author/Creator
Natalia E. Doolan
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 1991.
Selected Sources on Aboriginal Issues
Alternate Title
Bibliographica ; no. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cheryl Shindruk
Tom Carter
Self Assessment in Cultural Competency Development: An Aboriginal Child Welfare Orientation
Theses
Author/Creator
Laurie Harding
Description
Indigenous Specialization Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Victoria, 2010.
Self-Esteem (Liking Ourselves)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anthony Dillon
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 3, May/June 2010, pp. 23-24
Description
Looks at the necessity of high self-esteem for sound mental health and includes tips for raising self-esteem.
The Sexual Assault of Intoxicated Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janine Benedet
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 22, no. 2, 2010, pp. 435-462
Description
Looks at how the criminal law of sexual assault deals with cases of women who are intoxicated.
Sexual Coercion, Resilience and Young Māori: A Scoping Review
E-Books
Author/Creator
Helen Moewaka Barnes
Sexual Partner Concurrency and Sexual Risk Among Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender American Indian/Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Cassels
Cynthia R. Pearson
Karina Walters
Jane M. Simoni
Martina Morris
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 37, no. 4, April 2010, pp. 272-278
Description
Examines characteristics of partnership selection, and racial mixing as contributing factors in the spread of HIV.
Shamanism and Christianity: Modern-Day Tlingit Elders Look at the Past
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sergei Kan
Ethnohistory, vol. 38, no. 4, Fall, 1991, pp. 363-387
Description
Examination of Elders' understandings of pre-existing spirituality that missionaries had extensively suppressed by the 1930s.
Sherman Alexie and the New Native American Identity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erick Ortiz
Description
Comments on a prolific Native American author.
Short Film Study 110: Journey of the Healer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Teacher's guide to accompany the short film dealing with traditional healing and spirituality. The film is written, produced and based on a comic book by Steven Keewatin Sanderson. Includes comprehension questions, writing activities, and research activities.
Short Film Study: 120-130: Journey of the Healer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Teacher's guide to accompany the short film dealing with traditional healing and spirituality. The film is written, produced and based on a comic book by Steven Keewatin Sanderson. Includes comprehension questions, writing activities, and research activities.
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre: Research Compilation 2007-2009
Alternate Title
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre: Research Compilation 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Guilfoyle
Len Kelly
Natalie St. Pierre-Hansen
Roger Walker
Helen Cromarty ... [et al.]
Description
Material is full text of peer-reviewed literature.
Six Months With ICEE NSW Aboriginal Eye Care Programme
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Salma Ismail
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 4-5
Description
Comments on travelling eye care clinics to rural Aboriginal communities.
Sixth National HIV Strategy: 2010–2013
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing
The Sixties Scoop: Implications for Social Workers and Social Work Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Alston-O’Connor
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. [53]-61
Description
Discusses the impact of residential schools and the forced removal of children for the purposes of foster care or adoption. Argues that current practices and training must take into account the damage inflicted by the drive for assimilation and incorporate the Aboriginal worldview when dealing with clients.
Smallpox and American Indians Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James C. Riley
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, vol. 65, no. 4, October 2010, pp. 445-477
Description
Looks at smallpox studies to see why the disease was deadlier for American Indians in North America than for Europeans.
Smoking Kills: The Introduction of Tobacco Smoking into Aboriginal Society with a Particular Focus on the Hunter Region of Central Eastern New South Wales from 1800 to 1850
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Greg Blyton
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 2010, pp. 2-10
Description
Looks at the derogatory effects of tobacco on the Aboriginal people in Australia and elsewhere.
The Social Causes of American Indian Homicide as Revealed by the Life Experiences of Thirty Offenders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ronet Bachman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 1991, pp. 469-492
Description
Study examines the interview responses of 30 Indigenous Americans who have been convicted of murder to understand different factors that have contributed to their crime. Results find social disorganization, economic deprivation, a subculture of violence, cultural conflict, perceived powerlessness, substance abuse, and internalized colonialism to all be contributing factors.
Social Determinants of Mental Health and Well-Being Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Alternate Title
Mental Health and Well-Being Among Aboriginal Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Wingert
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2010.
Social Network Differences in Alcohol Use and Related Behaviors Among Indian and Non-Indian Students, Grades 6-12
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Britt Finley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 3/4, 1989, pp. 33-48
Description
Reviews the results of survey data gathered from a sample of 2,234 students to determine the most effective prevention programs.
Social Support and Decision-Making: The Inuit in the Biomedical System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacques Grondin
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, p. 17–40
Description
Discussion on Native patients' dependency on clinical encounters in the health service system as opposed to use of alternative methods with relation to medical evacuations and southern hospitalizations.
The Society of Indian Psychologists
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gayle Morse
Pamela Deters
Jacqueline Gray
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. lxix-lxxi
Description
Comments on the 23rd annual retreat and convention of the Society of Indian Psychologists.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page LXIX to access.
Socioeconomic and Environmental Effects on Public Behavior: The Case of Inuit Suicide
Theses
Author/Creator
Camilius Chike Egeni
Description
Public Policy and Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--Walden University, 2010.
Socioeconomic Status and Self-Reported Asthma in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian Adults Aged 18-64 Years: Analysis of National Survey Data
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan Cunningham
International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 9, no. 18, August 2010, pp. 1-11
Description
Results based on data from The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) and the National Health Survey (NHS).
Some Bush Medicines From Yikaniwuy (Collected by Hilton Jones)
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 1989, pp. 25-26
Description
Looks at traditional medicines collected from the bush used to treat minor skin ailments and infections.
Some Kava Problems at Elcho Island
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 1989, pp. 10-11
Description
Reports on the benefits and detriments of drinking Kava.
Sources and Manifestation of Occupational Stress as Reported by Fulltime Teachers Working in a BIA School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Booney Vance
Susan Miller
Sam Humphreys
Francine Reynolds
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 2, January 1989, pp. [21-31]
Description
No significant differences between genders or races were reported, stress factors reported included inadequate salary and lack of recognition.
Special Study of the National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jill Anne Chouinard
Katherine Moreau
Sandra Parris
J. Bradley Couins
Description
Looks at the success, implementation and relevance of an initiative developed in response to an increasing rate of suicide among First Nations and Inuit youth.
Speech, Language and Hearing Services to Indigenous People in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States: A Literature Review and Report on Key Informant Interviews
Alternate Title
Speech, Language and Hearing Services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children in Canada, With a Focus on Children 0 to 6 Years of Age
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Description
Identifies common service barriers and highlights practices that address need for improved and appropriate services.
Spider Weaving: STI/HIV Prevention Using Popular Theatre and Action Research in an Indigenous Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Josephine Auger
Description
Public Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Spirit Beings, Mental Illness, and Murder: Fur Traders and the Windigo in Canada's Boreal Forest, 1774 to 1935
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawn Smallman
Ethnohistory, vol. 57, no. 4, 2010, pp. [571]-596
Description
Looks at how Hudson's Bay Company traders viewed the Algonquian belief in the cannibal spirit, windigo.
Spirit Doctors
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's resource for documentary written and directed by Marie Burke about Mary and Ed Louie, two Sqilxw (Okanagan) traditional healers.
Spirit Menders: The Expression of Trauma in Art Practices by Manitoba Aboriginal Women Artists
Theses
Author/Creator
Leah Marisa Fontaine
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Spiritual Grief and Loss After an Amputation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marion Bateup
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, July/August 2010, pp. 20-22
Description
Describes how better care for amputee patients can be provided when patients' spiritual and cultural beliefs are understood by the caregivers.
Spiritual Rediscovery Key to Healing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shannon Avison
Saskatchewan Indian, July/August 1989, p. 10
Description
From a series of interviews about health, this article reveals one woman's struggle with mental illness and discusses some differences between medical treatment and traditional healing.
Sporting Opportunities for Aboriginal Men in Melbourne's Western Suburbs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren Clinch
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, July/August 2010, pp. 8-9
Description
Comments on the accessibility and cost of sports and recreational activities as being barriers for Aboriginal men.
The State of Knowledge of Aboriginal Health: A Review of Aboriginal Public Health in Canada: Annotated Bibliography (2000-2009)
Documents & Presentations
Description
Includes both peer-reviewed and grey literature from eight scientific databases, government agencies, organizations, universities, and research centres.
Stepping into Governance, Chapter 4
Alternate Title
[Implementing the Vision] ; Chapter 4
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Chapter four of series looks at the Tripartite First Nations Health Plan.
Duration: 9:57.
Sterilization Racism and Pan-Ethnic Disparities of the Past Decade: The Continued Encroachment on Reproductive Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas W. Volscho
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 17-31
Description
Compares and discusses the rates of sterilization of African America women, American Indian women, and European American women.
Strengthening Community-Based Approaches to HIV/AIDS and STI Screening, Treatment & Prevention Among Atlantic First Nation People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey Steenbeek
Marni Amirault
Gabe Saulnier
Cheryl Morris
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 3, Winter, 2010, pp. 17-28
Description
Looks at developing a plan that would help Maritime Aboriginal communites improve sexual health.
Strengthening On-the-Ground Service Provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victims/Survivors of Family Violence and Sexual Assault in Victoria
Alternate Title
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Reports on current legal and associated services offered in the state, government initiatives addressing family violence, and results from consultations about experiences with the legal system.
The Strong Teeth Study: Background, Rationale and Feasibility of Fluoridating Remote Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. J. Spencer
R. Bailie
L. Jamieson
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3 suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 250-256
Description
Discusses the potential of fluoridation to contribute to the oral health in Indigenous Australians.
Stuck at the Border of the Reserve: Self-Identity and Authentic Identity amongst Mixed Race First Nations Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Jaime Mishibinijima Miller
Description
[Sociology and Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Guelph, 2010.