E-Books
Author/Creator
Sahar Bajis
Gregory Dore
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.
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
NISPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Firelight Research
Description
Study includes results of literature review, working group and key informant interviews, and an environmental scan of actions and interventions. Focus is on Inuit youth and report is organized around six topic areas: links between childhood adversity and suicide, and promising practices with respect to addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters, current supports within the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat: NIPSPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Reports results of environmental scan which involved a literature review of both grey and academic publications, a series of key informant interviews with 20 individuals working in the field. Six topic areas are covered: links between childhood adversity and suicide and promising practices for addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters focusing on children and youth, current supports in the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Timiskaming First Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Production
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Jason Lawrence
Description
Focuses on the community's efforts to deal with Hepatitis C through education, outreach, and healing.
Duration: 27:33.
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.
Promoting Healthy Medication Use Through Indigenous Knowledge Sharing: A Coyote Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gina Gaspard
Carrie Gadsby
Cindy Preston
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2021, pp. 166-176
Description
Looks at the creation of a traditional Coyote story as a strategy to address Polypharmacy, "when multiple medications are being taken and the benefits no longer outweigh the risks", for Indigenous patients.
Protecting and Defending our People: Nakni tushka anowa (The Warrior's Path) Final Report. APA Division 45 Warrior’s Path Presidential Task Force (2020)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Aiello
Danna Bismar
Saskias Casanova
Jesus Manuel Casas
Doris Chang ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 8, 2021, pp. 1-47
Description
A Report on the need for changes in the psychology field when dealing with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) citizens.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Psychiatric Research in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986: A Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jouko Miettunen
Marianne Haapea
Lassi Björnholm
Sanna Huhtaniska
Teija Juol ...[et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Systematic literature search of PubMed and Scopus reveals 94 articles on psychiatric research conducted on the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. Research includes information on early predictors of several psychiatric diagnoses, and novel findings related to brain imaging and cognition.
Psychological First Aid for COVID-19 Frontline Workers in American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health
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.
Psychosocial Correlates of Suicide Ideation and Attempt among Inuit from Nunavut, Nunatsiavut and Inuvialuit
Theses
Author/Creator
Cassandra Poirier
Description
Psychiatry Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2017.
Public Health Should Promote Co-operative Housing and Cohousing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Lubik
Tom Kosatsky
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 2, April 2019, pp. 121-126
Description
Advocates models of housing based on First Nations’ Longhouses in order to promote social cohesion and combat social isolation. Argues that this strategies would be especially helpful to seniors.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Putting Indigenous Harm Reduction to Work: Developing and Evaluating “Not Just Naloxone”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Levine
Andrea Medley
Alexa Norton
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2021, pp. 244-266
Description
Evaluates the use of more traditional holistic culturally sensitive approaches to address harm reduction for Indigenous people and communities.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Moses Dirks
Julia Sargent
Tracy Stewart
Suanne Unger
Description
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
Qualitative Identification and Characterization of Self-reported Symptoms Arising in Humans during Experimental Exposure to Cold Air
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rita Sjöström
Lars Söderström
Carolina Klockmo
Alexander Patrician
Thomas Sandström ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study aims to describe and categorize symptoms experienced by people exposed to cold air. 50 distinct symptoms were reported by 34 participants, symptoms were grouped into ten sub-categories and two major categories; airway versus whole body symptoms.
A Qualitative Study on Stigma and Discrimination Experienced by Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV or Having TB at Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Secretariat of the International Indigenous HIV and AIDS Working Group
Quantification of Interplaying Relationships between Wellbeing Priorities of Aboriginal Peoples in Remote Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosalie Schultz
Stephen J. Quinn
Tammy Abbott
Sheree Cairney
Jessica Yamaguchi
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, June 25, 2019
Description
Study examines the priorities that Indigenous people living in remote communities in Australia have for defining their own well-being and how they rank those priorities in their own understandings of health.
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
Quilting Allyship in a Time of COVID
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Mellor
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 11, Soft Launch, Summer, 2021, pp. 3-21
Description
Discusses how the COVID pandemic provided the opportunity to establish a community of allies to provide access to health services. This discussion could be used to help Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS.
Racial Discrimination and Depression Among On-Reserve First Nations People in Rural Saskatchewan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Janzen
Chandima Karunanayake
Donna Rennie
Tarun Katapally
Roland Dyck ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e482-e487
Description
Results of cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of 874 adults living on two Cree reserves in Saskatchewan conducted from May 2012 to August 2013. Found association between interpersonal discrimination and depression.
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Smoking, Drinking, and Illicit Drug Use among American High School Seniors, 1976-89
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerald G. Bachman
John M. Wallace
Patrick M. O'Malley
Lloyd D. Johnston
Candace L. Kurth
Harold W. Neighbors
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 81, no. 3, March 1991, pp. 372-377
Description
Study showed lower levels of drug use by most non-White youth, especially Asian Americans and Black Americans, and finds that subgroup differences are felt to be not primarily attributable to family compostion, parents' education, region, or urban-rural distinctions.
Rapid Qualitative Assessments of COVID-19 Health Needs in Three Aboriginal Communities in NSW
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Megan Blaxland
Joanne Bryant
Mitchell Beadman
Kristy Gardner]
Description
Participating communities were in the Campbelltown, Cranebrook and LIthgow areas of New South Wales, Australia.
A Rare Case of Warrdenburg Syndrome with Unilateral Hearing Loss Caused by Nonsense Variant c.772C>T (p.Arg259*) in the MITF Gene in Yakut Patient from the Eastern Siberia (Sakha Republic, Russia)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nikolay A. Barashkov
Georgii P. Romanov
Uigulaana P. Borisova
Aisen V. Solovyev
Vera G. Pshennikova ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study confirm the association of pathogenic variants in the MITF gene with WS type 2 and expanded data on the variability of audiological features of the WS.
The Rationale for Developing a Programme of Services by and for Indigenous Men in a First Nations Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie George
Melody Morton Ninomiya
Kathryn Graham
Sharon Bernards Samantha Wells
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 158-167
Description
Article summarizes the results of the mixed-methods research conducted in Kettle & Stoney Plain First Nation that focused on the mental health needs of Indigenous Men. Research examines the factors that contribute to mental health issues, the experience of men seeking supports and services, and identifies ways to address mental health in this community.
Realist Review of Programs, Policies and Interventions to Enhance the Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-Being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People Living in Out-of-Home Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sophie Lindstedt
Kristen Moeller-Saxone
Carly Black
Helen Herrman
Josef Szwarc
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-30
Description
Study of policies and programs for children 12 to 18 in out of home care includes: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Child Placement Principle, cultural support plans, aboriginal self-determination through Aboriginal Community controlled organizations, family group decision-making, four programs within a therapeutic care model, and mentoring through the Panyappi Program.
Reclaiming Power and Place: Executive Summary of the Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1b
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming What Is Sacred: Addressing Harm to Indigenous Elders and Developing a Tribal Response to Abuse in Later Life
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lauren J. Litton
Victoria Ybanez
Description
Topics include general overview, defining and understanding the problem, complexities and considerations, and potential strategies. Also includes tools to enhance conversation and planning.
Recommendations re Inquest Report for Brian Lloyd Sinclair
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Marc Cormier]
Description
Sinclair was a 45-year-old Aboriginal man who died after sitting for 34 hours waiting for medical attention at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre's emergency department.
Reconciling America's Research Response to Binge Drinking
among American Indians and Alaskan Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erica Kiemele
Colleen Dell
Carol Hopkins
Joel Beckstead
John Fromson
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 28, no. 3, 2017, pp. 860-868
Description
Examines the use of culture as a form of methodology to measure the impact of treatments for binge drinking amongst Indigenous people.
Reconciling Community-Based Indigenous Research and Academic Practices: Knowing Principles is not Always Enough
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melody E. Morton Ninomiya
Nathaniel J. Pollock
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 172, January 2017, pp. 28-36
Description
"In this paper, we make visible three dilemmas from a case study in which Indigenous health research frameworks provided limited guidance or were unclear about how to balance community priorities with Indigenous research principles".
Recovery's Roots Can Be Found in Indian Country: [Final Edition]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
Calgary Herald, November 24, 1991, p. B4
Description
Discusses the Calgary Sober Walk.
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Muree Martin
Harsha Walia
Description
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service: 20 Years On
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gary Foley
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 4, July/August 1991, pp. 4-8
Description
An overview of the medical service which has grown from a shopfront clinic in 1971 to 50 employees throughout New South Wales.
Reducing Opioid Overdose Deaths in Minnesota: Insights from One Tribal Nation
Alternate Title
National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) Minnesota HotSpot Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenna Greenfield
Erin Russell
Hannah Youngdeer
Melissa Walls
Clinton Alexander
Description
Study conducted in collaboration with the Gaa-waabaabiganikaag (White Earth Nation) performed five fatality reviews and held four focus group discussions to identify risk and protective factors.
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of the Unemployed
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Workers
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Parenting Skills
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Anne-Marie Nadeau
David Emond]
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Young Parents in School
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Reflections on Acts of Allyship from a Collaborative Pilot of Dried Blood Spot Testing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Danielle Atkinson
Rachel Landy
Raye St. Denys
Kandace Ogilvie
Carrielynn Lund ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 11, Soft Launch, Summer, 2021, pp. 153-169
Description
Looks at a Métis perspective of allyship through the dried blood spot testing (DBST) pilot in Métis communities.
Reflexivity and the Insider/Outsider Discourse in Indigenous Research: My Personal Experiences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Abukari Kwame
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 218-225
Description
Author uses five case studies based on fieldwork with traditional healers and users of healthcare services to illustrate how a researcher may be viewed in different contexts.
A Regeneration of Spirit: The NSW Aboriginal Health Promotions Programs
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 6, November/December 1991, pp. 4-7
Description
Presents successful evaluation of pilot project in ten communities that were isolated, lacked services, had poor health, and poor living conditions.
Regional Consultation Process on the Reform of the Income Assistance: Final Report: Quebec Region
Alternate Title
Placing Client Wellness at the Heart of Services
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Regional Report of Inquiry in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania
Alternate Title
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
[Parliamentary paper ; no. 1991/131]
E-Books
Author/Creator
J.H. Wootten