Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael A. Friedman
Description
Discusses the mental health consequences to Native Americans caused by the derogatory use of the Washington football team's name.
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Participation in 19th Century Medicine Shows
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerry Biron
Whispering Wind, vol. 42, no. 1, August/September 2013, pp. 6-15
Description
Describes how promoters used Aboriginals to attract potential customers through images, names of products, and as performers.
HbA.sub.1c Levels Among American Indian/Alaska Native Adults
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan S. Gilliland
Janette S. Carter
Betty Skipper
Kelly J. Acton
Diabetes Care, vol. 25, no. 12, December 2002, pp. 2178-2183
Description
Highest (HbA.sub.1c) levels were found in the youngest age group; the authors believe it will increase future morbidity and mortality rates.
He Kanawai Pono no ka Wai (A Just Law for Water): the Application and Implications of the Public Trust Doctrine in In re Water Use Permit Applications
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keala C. Ede
Ecology Law Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, 2002, pp. 283-314
Description
Discusses the Hawaii Supreme Court decision to subject all the state's fresh water regulation to a wide range of public interest concerns regarding in water.
He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Māori Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention
Alternate Title
He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Maori Wellbeing and Suicide Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ngaropi Cameron
Leonie Pihama
Jocelyn Millard
Awhina Cameron
Bry Kopu
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 105-115
Description
Research project aimed to explore and share a knowledge base that could inform practice in relation to Taranaki Māori suicide.
Healing Aboriginal Family Violence Through Aboriginal Storytelling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna Lester-Smith
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 4, 2013, pp. 309-321
Description
Comments on an organization, Warriors Against Violence Society, and their model for healing.
Healing Among the Lakota Sioux: Towards an Understanding of Indigenous Healing Ceremonies
Theses
Author/Creator
Sheila Renee Simons
Description
Health Education and Recreation Thesis (Ph.D.)--Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 2002.
Healing at Home: Developing a Model for Ambulatory Alcohol "Detox" in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Brett
Angela Dawson
Rowena Ivers
Leanne Lawrence
Sarah Barclay ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 24-38
Description
Comments on the support of family and community as being key to recovery from alcohol dependence.
Healing From Complex Trauma and Abuse: An Exploration of Integrated Western and Traditional Indigenous Mental Health Services at Anishnawbe Health Toronto
Theses
Author/Creator
Allison Jane Reeves
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2013.
Healing Fund Benefits Poor, Abused
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jane Davidson
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 3, March 2002, p. 11
Description
Women's program in Melfort, Saskatchewan receives monies from fund established to deal with problems caused by residential schools.
The Healing Has Begun: An Operational Update from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Documents & Presentations
Description
Presents brief articles concerning residential school misconceptions and history, current efforts to address impacts, work of the foundation, and challenges that lay ahead.
[Healing Histories: Stories from Canada's Indian Hospitals]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Hankard
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013, pp. 181-183
Description
Book review of: Healing Histories by Laurie Meijer Drees.
[Healing Histories: Stories From Canada's Indian Hospitals]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris Dooley
Oral History Forum, vol. 33, 2013, pp. 1-4
Description
Book review of: Healing Histories: Stories From Canada's Indian Hospital by Laurie Meijer Drees.
Healing Histories: Stories from Canada's Indian Hospitals
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laurie Meijer Drees
Healing of the Canoe Curriculum Training Manual
Alternate Title
HOC Curriculum Training Manual
Healing of the Canoe: A Life Skills Curriculum Training for Native Youth
Culturally Grounded Life Skills for Youth Curriculum
Three-site Healing of the Canoe Survey Results, 2018-2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suquamish Tribe
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington
Description
Developed to address problems of youth suicide and substance abuse through a sense of cultural belonging and revitalization.
Healing Ourselves: Culture and Behavioral Health at Tribal Colleges and Universities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Crazy Bull
Tribal College Journal of Amerian Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 2, Tribal and Behavioral Health, Winter, 2013
Description
Briefly discusses how post-secondary institutions are attempting, through research and programming, to address the mental and physical health issues faced by Native Americans.
Healing Plants: Medicine of the Florida Seminole Indians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Janie A. Hall
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 396-398
Description
Book review of Healing Plants by Alice M. Snow and Susan E. Stans.
Healing Racism in Canadian Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 46, November 20, 2017, pp. e1408-e1409
Description
Highlights Saskatoon Health Region's external review into allegations of Indigenous women being coerced into having tubal ligations, and the interim report on the death of Brian Sinclair, who was ignored for 34 hours in a Winnipeg hospital's emergency department.
Healing the Soul Wound: The Retraditionalization of Native Americans In Substance Abuse Treatment
Theses
Author/Creator
Yvonne Edwards
Description
Clinical Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 2002.
Healing the Spirit: Exploring Sexualized Trauma and Recovery among Indigenous Men in Toronto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Reeves
Suzanne Stewart
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
Study conducted in collaboration with Anishnawbe Health Toronto involved six men and ten community healers. Discusses social constructions of masculinity and how they affect help-seeking behaviours and mental health outcomes.
Healing the Wounded Inner Child of the Residential School Experience
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joan V. Miller
Description
Discusses the holistic healing process used in therapeutic sessions given through Ganohkwásra Family Assault Support Services.
Healing Through Culture For Incarcerated Aboriginal People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashley Hyatt
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013, pp. 40-53
Description
Contends that cultural healing, by providing inmates with access to Elders and sacred medicines, can improve the Aboriginal incarceration rate.
Healing Through Photography: A Reflection on the Brightening Our Home Fires Project in the Remote Hamlet of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Goose
Dorothy Badry
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 1, Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), 2013, pp. [161]-170
Description
Project related to prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) by giving a voice to unheard voices on areas of health.
Healing through Traditional Language
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julia Bomberry
Description
Discusses use of traditional language to help heal at a therapeutic retreat offered by Ganohkwásra Family Assault Support Services.
The Health and Health Care Use of Registered First Nations People Living in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patricia Martens
Ruth Bond
Laurel Jebamani
Charles Burchill
Noralou Roos ... [et al.]
The Health and Health Care Use of Registered First Nations People Living in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patricia Martens
Ruth Bond
Laurel Jebamani
Charles Burchhill
Noralou Ross … [et al.]
Description
1st edition.
Second edition titled The Health Status of and Access to Healthcare by Registered First Nations People in Manitoba.
Health and Society in Chukotka: An Overview
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexey A. Dudarev
Valery S. Chupakhin
Jon Øyvind Odland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Special Issue: Arctic Health in Russia, 2013, p. article no. 20469
Description
Study states that since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the population shrunk by two thirds with corresponding increases in mortality due to younger emigration.
The Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia
Alternate Title
Report on the Health of British Columbians: Provincial Health Officer’s Annual Report 2001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer [British Columbia]
Description
Looks at health status, community environments, healthy growth and development, physical environment, health services, and disease and injury prevention. Identifies areas where significant health benefits can be made.
Related material: Pathways to Health and Healing (Second Report).
The Health and Well-being of American Indian and Alaska Native Children: Parental Report From the National Survey of Children's Health, 2007
Alternate Title
The National Survey of Children's Health 2007: American Indians/Alaska Natives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Description
Looks at data for parental perceptions of health from unique communities and environments in seven states and presents indicators in the family environment that may support or threaten families and children.
The Health and Well-Being of Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Workers: Results from a National Australian Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann M. Roche
Vinita Duraisingam
Allan Trifonoff
Amanda Tovell
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 44, January 2013, pp. 17-26
Description
Findings highlight the importance of implementing workforce development strategies that focus on achieving culturally appropriate, equitable and supportive organizational conditions for Indigenous drug workers.
Health Aspects of Arctic Exploration: Alaska's Medical History Based on the Research Files of Dr. Robert Fortuine
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen Murray
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2, p. article no. 21264
Description
Brief article describes 10 of Dr. Fortuine's most significant publications out of the134 articles he published during his career.
Health Care Experiences Of Indigenous People Living With Type 2 Diabetes In Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristen M. Jacklin Rita I. Henderson
Michael E. Green
Leah M. Walker
Betty Calam
Lynden J. Crowshoe
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 3, January 23, 2017, pp. 106-112
Description
Study findings indicate that health care relationships can be repaired when medical practitioners demonstrate empathy, humility and patience.
Health Conditions Before Columbus: Paleopathology of Native North Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debra L. Martin
Alan H. Goodman
The Western Journal of Medicine, vol. 176, no. 1, January 2002, pp. 65-68
Description
Overview of health conditions and the quality of life before contact and colonization suggest that iron deficiency and infectious diseases from common micro-organisms were the largest contributors to morbidity and mortality.
Health Hardware Design: A Design Research Journey Towards a Healthier Australian Indigenous Living Environment
E-Books
Author/Creator
Christian Tietz
Health Inequities Experienced by Aboriginal Children With Respiratory Conditions and Their Parents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miriam Stewart
Malcolm King
Roxanne Blood
Nicole Letourneau
Jeffrey R. Masuda ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 45, no. 3, Vulnerable Populations, 2013, pp. 6-27
Description
Findings based on interviews with 46 Aboriginal children/adolescents and 51 parents or guardians.
The Health of Canadians - The Federal Role: Final Report on the State of the Health Care System in Canada. Volume Six: Recommendations for Reform
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael J. L. Kirby
Marjory LeBreton
Catherine S. Callbeck
Joan Cook
Jane Cordy ... [et al.]
The Health of Canadians - The Federal Role: Interim Report on the State of the Health Care System in Canada. Volume Two: Current Trends and Future Challenges
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael J. L. Kirby
Marjory LeBreton
Catherine S. Callbeck
Joan Cook
Jane Cordy ... [et al.]
Description
Chapter Five - The Health of Aboriginal Canadians.
To access chapter scroll to p. 57.
The Health of the Off-Reserve Aboriginal Population
Alternate Title
[How Healthy are Canadians? Annual Report 2002]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Tjepkema
Health Reports, vol. 13, Supplement, 2002, pp. 1-[17]
Description
Compares Aboriginal to non-Aboriginal population in Canada in terms health status and behaviours, and health care utilization.
Statistics from 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Health of Young Aboriginal Children Living Off Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine M. Werk
Xinjie Cui
Suzanne Tough
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 2, 2013, pp. 197-213
Description
Study used the data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's survey and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to analyze current status and social determinants of health.
Health Perspectives of Canadian Inner City Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal People Living with HIV and AIDS
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Payam Sazegar
David Tu
Doreen Littlejohn
Archie Myran
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 5, Winter, 2013, pp. 40-56
Description
Survey undertaken to identify challenges faced by individuals dealing with the diseases. Responses shaped development of a Self Management Support program run by the Vancouver Native Health Society.
Health Professionals Working With First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Consensus Guideline
Alternate Title
Consensus Clinical Practice Guideline ; no. 293, June 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don Wilson
Sandra de la Ronde
Simon Brascoupé
Alisha Nicole Apale
Lucy Barney ... [et al.]
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, vol. 35, no. 6, Supplement 2 - Health Professionals Working With First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Consensus Guideline, June 2013, pp. S1-S52
Description
Gives Canadian professionals knowledge to better provide culturally safe and improved health care.
Health Sciences for Indigenous Students at the University of Sydney
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alex Barlow
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 6, November-December 2002, p. 24
Description
Describes health program offerings which include dentistry, health sciences, medicine, nursing and pharmacy.
Health Services Use and Lifestyle Choices of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen Whelan
Donald J. Wright
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 84, May 2013, pp. 1-12
Description
Looks at two possible explanations for health care disparities among Australian populations.
Health Status of Native People Living in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tatiana Burtseva
Tatiana Uvarova
Maya Savvina
Viktor Shadrin
Sergei Avrusin
Vyacheslav Chasnyk
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21166
Description
Findings from the study on over 1,000 people revealed that disease prevalence among Natives living in the Republic is very high compared to the overall population. Further study is needed.
Health Status Report: 2010-2015 [Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority]
Alternate Title
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Communicable Diseases
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Community Well Being
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Immunization
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Organizational Profile and Geography
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Population Profile
Health Status Report : 2010-2015: Vital Statistics
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority
Description
Health, Time and Doing Time: Potential Impacts of the Safe Streets and Communities Act (Former Bill C-10) on the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in BC
Alternate Title
Office of the Provincial Health Officer Special Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P.R.W. Kendall
Description
Looks at the interrelationships between social determinants of health, risk and protection factors and the multi-generational impact of residential school experiences and argues that the Bill will worsen the over-representation of Aboriginal peoples in the correctional facilities. Concludes with nine recommendations which focus on relationships, crime prevention and diversion, and monitoring and evaluation.
The HealthInternet Café: A Partnership Approach to Sharing Indigenous Health Information
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sam Burrow
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, January/February 2002, p. 28
Description
Briefly describes Café that was offered at the 33rd Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) Conference aimed at introducing conference participants to online health technology and services.
Healthy Aboriginal Child Development and Health Promotion/Chronic Disease Prevention: Prospects for Integration and Intersectoral Coordination
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Moselle
Jessica Ball
Description
Focuses on how Healthy Child Development programs can be integrated with health promotion in entire communities.
Companion document: Contributions of Culture and Language in Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities to Children’s Health Outcomes: A Review of Theory and Research.
Healthy Aging in Place: Environmental Scan Île-à-la-Crosse
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bonnie Jeffery
Shanthi Johnson
Nuelle Novik
Sylvia Abonyi
Diane Martz
Juanita Bacsu
Sarah Oosman
Description
Looks at a study that examines the supports and barriers of healthy aging for seniors in rural and northern communities.
Healthy Foods for Navajo Schools: Discoveries From the First Year of a Navajo Farm to School Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shawn Newell
Description
Discusses program linking a farm with a Navajo community-based charter elementary school and looks at general issues which should be considered when forming such a partnership.