Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Browne
Evelyne de Leeuw
Deborah Gleeson
Karen Adams
Petah Atkinson
Rick Hayes
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 172, January 2017, pp. 10-18
Description
Comments on the health inequalities between Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the non-Indigenous population.
Network Patient Health Survey: Aboriginal People's Health Report 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network
Description
Surveyed prison population in New South Wales, Australia.
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-clinical Determinants of Medevacs in Nunavut: Perspectives from Northern Health Service Providers and Decision-makers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leah McDonnell
Josée G. Lavoie
Gwen Healey
Sabrina Wong
Sara Goulet
Wayne Clark
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses 90 in-depth interviews to explore the determinants of medevac decision-making from the perspective of frontline care providers; finds that possible factors that influence the decision include: the care provider’s experience, staffing levels, access to diagnostic/treatment related equipment.
The Non-Thrifty Genotype
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John S. Allen
Susan M. Cheer
Current Anthropology, vol. 37, no. 5, December 1996, pp. 831-842
Description
Argues that the thrifty genotype hypothesis for diabetes presupposes the presence of a non-thrifty genotype.
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
Northern Québec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Alternate Title
Northern Quebec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martine C. Lévesque
Susan Law
Jill Torrie
Robert Carlin
Lucy Trapper ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Discusses the revelations of studies conducted by the Quebec regional health and social services agency on community engagement in healthcare planning. Highlights the nuanced differences between Cree perspectives and non-Indigenous perspectives and the need for models based in the recognition and elevation of community knowledges and viewpoints.
Not a One-Size-Fits-All Approach: Building Tribal Infrastructure for Research through CRCAIH
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Buffalo
Jessica Heinzmann
DenYelle Baete Kenyon
Kathryn Blindman
Simone Bordeaux ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 42-70
Description
Provides information about The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health (CRCAIH): originally created in 2013 to foster tribal partnerships in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota with a focus on research review, regulation, and data management. Authors note the role of the partners in the expansion of local, community-based research infrastructure that serves the community it is situated in.
NSW Government Aboriginal Family Health Strategy Launched
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, January/February 1996, p. 19
Description
Looks at the strategy developed to address violence and sexual assault using holistic and culturally sensitive methods.
The NSW Health Partnership Agreement
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 17-18
Description
Discusses the partnership between the New South Wales government, Community Controlled Medical Services and Aboriginal communities and the development of a State Aboriginal health policy.
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 and Canada Live Births by Birth Weight, 2001 to 2018
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical table.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #13-10-0422-01. Data for 2018 is preliminary.
Nunavut Deaths by Month, 1999 to 2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Data from 1999 to 2012 are final and 2013 to 2016 have been updated.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database, Special Tabulation.
Nunavut Deaths Subject to Autopsy, 1999 to 2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Death Database, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #13-10-0716-01.
Nunavut Leading Causes of Death, 2000 to 2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical table.
Nunavut Live Births 2001 to 2018 (8 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Live Births and Fetal Deaths (Stillbirths) by Type (Single or Multiple), 2001 to 2018
Nunavut Live Births and Fetal Deaths by Weeks of Gestation, 2001 to 2018
Nunavut Live Births by Age of Mother, 2001 to 2018
Nunavut Live Births by Marital Status of Mother, 2001 to 2018
Nunavut Live Births by Month, 2001 to 2018
Nunavut Live Births by Place of Occurrence, 2001 to 2018
Nunavut Live Births by Sex, 2001 to 2018
Nunavut Live Births by Sex, Mean and Median Birth Weights in Grams, 2001 to 2018
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Data from Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth Database, and CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) tables. Data for 2018 is preliminary.
Nunavut Suicides by Region, Sex, Age Group and Ethnicity, 1999 to 2018
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Office of the Chief Coroner, Department of Justice, Government of Nunavut.
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.
Nutrient-Health Associations in the Historic and Contemporary Diets of Southwest Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicolette I. Teufel
Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, vol. 6, no. 2, June 1996, p. 179
Description
Studies the nutritional characteristics and associated lifestyle factors that affect the mortality and morbidity rates of Native Americans.
Nutrition and Cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim Byers
Cancer, vol. 78, no. 7, Supplement Article, October 1, 1996, pp. 1612-1616
Description
Review of published literature to: summarize relationship between diet and cancer, summarize what is known about historical and current diet, and consider correlation between nutrition and risk of cancer.
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 Nutrition Program at Milikapiti
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Raelene Mungatopi
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 11-12
Description
Overview of program started for the elderly and young children who were not putting on weight.
Nutritional Qualities of Ooligan Grease: A Traditional Food Fat of British Columbia First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Faustinus Yeboah
Maggie Sedgemore
Scotty Sedgemore
Hing Man Chan
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 9, March 1996, pp. 18-31
Description
Looks at the nutrient composition and the heavy metal concentration of ooligan grease in samples collected from five First Nations communities.
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.
Obstetrical Care in the Baffin Region, NWT: Geographical, Medical and Cultural Perspectives
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine Earnshaw
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfred Laurier University, 1996.
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.
On Being Two-Spirited in Eeyou Istchee
Theses
Author/Creator
Patrice Larivée
Description
Nursing Thesis (MScN)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2019.
One Health in the Circumpolar North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karsten Hueffer
Mary Ehrlander
Kathy Etz & Arleigh Reynolds
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article examines historical, environmental and cultural factors that relate to health disparities in Northern Canada and Alaska; discusses the One Health framework as a model with the potential to engage the world-view of Indigenous peoples and improve resilience in communities facing effects of climate change.
Ontario First Nations Aging Study: Overview & Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Walker
Kristen Jacklin
Melissa Andrew
Susan Bronskill
Janey Smylie ... [et al.]
Description
Highlights findings from three sources of information: conversations about aging well with Anishinaabemowin language speakers and older Anishinaabeg from Manitoulin Island, First Nations Regional Health Survey, Phase 2, and health services data for all First Nations people with status and listed in the Indian Register with federal government.
Ontario First Nations Regional Health Survey Phase III: People's Report
Alternate Title
Ontario First Nations Regional Health Survey Phase 3: People's Report
RHS Phase III Peoples' Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
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
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[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 among First Nations in Ontario: A Report of Current Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Description
Statistical information on number of prescriptions, number of prescriptions by type, rates of opioid-related hospitalization and emergency department visits, and mortality
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.
Oral Health Beliefs and Oral Hygiene Behaviours among Parents of Urban Alaska Native Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka
Jamuir M. Robinson
Robert Greenlee
Amany Refaat
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study of 100 parents of AI/AN children 71 months or younger attending outpatient paediatric primary care appointments found that the odds of regular child toothbrushing were 49.10 times higher when the parent brushed their own teeth regularly.
Oranga and Māori Health Inequities, 1769–-1992
Alternate Title
Wai 2575, #B25
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fiona Cram
Beverly Te Huia
Tracee Te Huia
Melissa Matutina Williams
Nathan Williams
"Our Healing Starts with Our Women": Wolamsotuwakonol of the Indian Residential School Experience
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda E. Reid
Description
Nursing Thesis (MN)--University of New Brunswick, 2019.
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.
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in BC
Alternate Title
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Beringia Community Planning Inc.]
Description
Related Material:
Toolkit Resources.
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.