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.
Race Relations, Indigenous Australia and the Social Impact of Professional Australian Football
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Hallinan
Barry Judd
Sport in Society, vol. 12, no. 9, The Social Impact of Sport, 2009, pp. 1220-1235
Description
Looks at how Indigenous athletes, especially in the sports of football and rugby have become symbols for what is perceived by white Australians to be progress in race relations.
Racial Disparities in Health Status: A Comparison of the Morbidity Among American Indian and U.S. Adults With Diabetes
Alternate Title
Racial Disparities in Health Status: A Comparison of the Morbidity Among American Indian and United States Adults With Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan O'Connell
Rong Yi
Charlton Wilson
Spero M. Manson
Kelly J. Acton
Diabetes Care, vol. 33, no. 7, July 2010, pp. 1463-1470
Description
Discussion of the research conducted to compare the morbidity rate of diabetic American Indians and Alaska Natives with the United States population in general.
Racialized Identity and Health in Canada: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerry Veenstra
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 69, no. 4, August 2009, pp. 538-542
Description
Research conducted on 91,123 Canadians aged 25 and older to investigate health effects of racialization in Canada.
Racism, Discrimination and Health Services to Aboriginal People in South West Queensland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Raelene Ward
Don Gorman
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 6, September 2010, pp. 3-5
Description
Study of 27 participants shows racism continues to have an impact on their social and emotional wellbeing.
Racism in the Electronic Age: Role of Online Forums in Expressing Racial Attitudes About American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Steinfeldt
Brad D. Foltz
Jennifer K. Kaladow
Tracy N. Carlson
Louis A. Pagano ... [et al.]
Culture, Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 16, no. 3, July 2010, pp. 362-371
Description
Examines online newspaper forums showing how misinformation is perpetuating stereotypes and racist attitudes towards American Aboriginal people.
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.
Reaching Agreement for an Aboriginal E-health Research Agenda: The Aboriginal Telehealth Knowledge Circle Consensus Method
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M.A. Maar
A. Seymour
B. Sanderson
L. Boesch
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1, January-March 2010, pp. 1-13
Description
Discusses the development of eHealth research agenda initiatives including the knowledge gaps which impede adoption in rural Aboriginal communities in Canada.
Realistic Expectations: The Changing Role of Paraprofessional Health Workers in the First Nation Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
B. Minore
K. Jacklin
M. Boone
H. Cromarty
Education for Health, vol. 22, no. 2, 2009, pp. 1-9
Description
Interviews First Nations paraprofessional health workers in two northern Ontario communities and looks at proposed national competency-based standards for education, certification, and regulation.
The Reason for Crows: A Story of Kateri Tekakwitha
E-Books
Author/Creator
Diane Glancy
Recent Actions by Māori Politicians and Health Advocates for a Tobacco-Free Aotearoa/New Zealand: A Brief Review
Alternate Title
Occasional Paper (Whakauae Research Services) ; 2009/1
Recent Actions by Maori Politicians and Health Advocates for a Tobacco-Free Aotearoa/New Zealand: A Brief Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Gifford
Shane Kawenata Bradbrook
no. 2009/1
Description
Reviews key advocacy approaches and political party policy developments for Indigenous tobacco control.
Reclaiming Our Voices: Two Spirit Health & Human Service Needs in New York State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
M. Somjen Fraser
Harlan Pruden
Description
Findings from focus groups showed experiences of homophobic oppression, racism, stigma, and inadequate access to health care.
Reclaiming the Wasteland: Samson and Delilah and the Historical Perception and Construction of Indigenous Knowledges in Australian Cinema
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brooke Collins-Gearing
M/C Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, 2010, p. [?]
Description
Examines reactions to the 2009 film by Warwick Thornton which is about bravery, hopelessness, optimism, and the struggles of two Indigenous youth, and the dialogues it has created.
Reclaiming Tradition Around The Kitchen Table: a Model for HIV, Hepatitis and Sexual Health Education
Alternate Title
Around The Kitchen Table: a Model for HIV, Hepatitis and Sexual Health Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chee Mamuk Aboriginal Program
Description
Outlines the successes and challenges Chee Mamuk had in the creation of a culturally appropriate traditional model and provides recommendations for future implementations.
Reclaiming Wholeness: Moving From Visions to Actions
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Arlene Moscovitch
Description
Looks at links between housing and tuberculosis, food security, health and mental health well-being Duration: 20:35.
Recognizing & Treating Skin Conditions: How to Recognise and Treat Scabies, Skin Sores, Tinea and Other Skin Conditions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
East Arnhem Regional Healthy Skin Project
Description
Uses photographs and brief descriptions to show and explain different types of skin conditions.
Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on the Management of Otitis Media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Darwin Otitis Guidelines Group
Peter Morris
Amanda Leach
Pranalia Shah
Sandi Nelson ... [et al.]
Reconceiving Notions of Aboriginal Identity
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research Series (Institute on Governance)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carrie Bourassa
Ian Peach
Description
Discusses how colonization and construction of identities have affected the health and well-being of Aboriginal people.
Reconciliation Action Plans: Discussion Paper: From Good Intentions to Action That Works: Measuring the Contribution of Reconciliation Actions in Closing the Gap
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Reconciliation Australia
Description
Discusses measuring the impact plans have on improving social determinants on health and life expectancy for Australians and Indigenous people.
Reconciliation in Aboriginal Child Welfare and Child Health
Alternate Title
Child & Youth Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Fact sheet looks at influences on health outcomes for Aboriginal children and youth and improved child welfare.
Reconciling Indigenous Need With the Urban Welfare State? Evidence of Culturally-appropriate Services and Spaces for Aboriginals in Winnipeg, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geoffrey DeVerteuil
Kathi Wilson
Geoforum, vol. 41, no. 3, May 2010, pp. 498-507
Description
Discussion on the effectiveness of a non-Aboriginal recovery system and the provision of culturally appropriate
services and programs to meet the needs of Aboriginal people.
Recreational Tool Kit for Rural, Northern & Remote Aboriginal Communities: Shared Knowledge & Resources in Recreational Programming
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joni Shawana
Warren Greene
Description
Based on the identified needs of the users as compiled by an expert committee.
Recruiting and Retention Concerns Health Care Team
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hansford
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 22
Description
Explores problems some Aboriginal communities have recruiting and retaining health care professionals.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.
Recruitment and Retention of Inuit Nurses in Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aarluk Consulting
Description
Looks at the strategy developed to address the chronic shortage of nurses in Nunavut.
Redefining How Success is Measured in Aboriginal Learning in Canada
Alternate Title
OECD World Forum on “Statistics, Knowledge and Policy” Charting Progress, Building Visions, Improving Life ; 3rd, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul Cappon
Jarrett Laughlin
Description
Discusses how a holistic approach to lifelong learning can improve community well-being for Aboriginal people.
Rediscovered Self: Indigenous Identity and Cultural Justice
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 56
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ronald Niezen
Reducing Alcohol and Other Drug Related Harm
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dennis Gray
Edward Wilkes
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.
Reflections on End of Life: Comparison of American Indian and Non-Indian Peoples in South Dakota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan L. Schrader
Margot L. Nelson
and Luann M. Eidsness
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 2, 2009, pp. 67-87
Description
Study brings into greater clarity the end of life (EOL) wishes of American Indians residing in South Dakota and compares those perspectives with non-Indian residents.
Reframing Physical Activity Programs for Aboriginal Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Emilea Karhioo
Wellspring, vol. 20, no. 6, December 2009, p. [?]
Description
Comments on the importance of culturally relevant physical activity programs and offers suggestions for implementing such programs.
Regional NNADAP [National Native Alcohol and Drugs Abuse Program] Needs Assessment: First Nations of Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
Research and Aboriginal Psychosocial Intervention Group
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
Regional Profiles of First Nations Communities: According to Current Provincial Health Authority Regions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Provides a picture of health care administration governance including Bands, Tribal Councils, health transfer programs and health plans.
Rehabilitation Challenges for Aboriginal Clients Recovering From Brain Injury: A Qualitative Study Engaging Health Care Practitioners
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle L. Keightley
Ruwan Ratnayake
Bruce Minore
Mae Katt
Anita Cameron
et al.
Brain Injury, vol. 23, no. 3, March 2009, pp. 250-261
Description
Examines a study to better understand health care practitioners’ perceptions of the rehabilitation needs of Aboriginal clients recovering from brain injury.
Rehearsing with Reality: Exploring Health Issues with Aboriginal Youth through Drama
Alternate Title
Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voice from the Prairies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Linda Goulet
Jo-Ann Episkenew
Warren Linds
Karen Arnason
Description
"This chapter describes an innovative approach to engaging Aboriginal youth using theatre workshops to address issues affecting their health, such as peer pressure, addictions, suicide, gangs, and lack of self-esteem."
Chapter 5 from Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voice from the Prairies edited by Sharon McKay, Don Fuchs, Ivan Brown.
Relations Between English Settlers and Indians in 17th Century New England
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Richard Tetek
Description
Offers insight into a period of American history which shaped future relations.
Diploma Thesis towards undergraduate degree--Masaryk University Brno, 2010.
The Relationship Between Fructose Consumption and Risk of Obesity in Two Aboriginal Populations
Theses
Author/Creator
Zohreh Emad
Description
Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Montreal, 2010.
The Relationship Between Socio-economic and Geographic Factors and Asthma Among Canada's Aboriginal Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric J. Crighton
Kathi Wilson
Sacha Senécal
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 2, 2010, pp. 138-150
Description
Studies the health issue of asthma and the increase in prevalence among Aboriginal populations.
Relationship Factors and American Indian Men's Condom Use Intentions
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca Nalle Dick
Description
Health and Human Development Thesis (M.Sc.)--Montana State University, 2009.
Relationships of Ethnicity, Physical Activity and Diet With Adiposity Development in Aboriginal Youth
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristal Dawn Anderson
Description
Kinesiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.
Relocating From the Mushkegowuk Territory for Hemodialysis: The Cree Illness Experience and Perceived Quality of Life
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie D. Kolewaski
Margo L. Paterson
Karen E. Yeates
Cheryl E. King-Van Vlack
Pimatiwiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, vol. 8, no. 3, Winter, 2010, pp. 103-150
Description
Study found that in addition to hemodialysis being life-altering, patients also experienced negative clinical interactions from healthcare providers due to misperceptions about beliefs and behaviours.
Relocation Revisited: Sex Trafficking of Native Women in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Deer
William Mitchell Law Review, vol. 36, no. 2, Indian Law, 2010, pp. 621-682
Description
Looks at issues of enslavement, exploitation and exportation of Native American women over the generations, from pre-colonial to contemporary times.
Remembering our Intimacies : moʻolelo, aloha ʻāina, and ea
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio
Renovating Programs in Support of Lands and Economic Development: Gender Roundtable
Alternate Title
Roundtable on Gender and Aboriginal Economic Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Allan Clarke
Vera Pawis Tabobondung
Beverley O'Neil
Roberta Stout
Nadine Roach ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at the National Association of Friendship Centres and the Friendship Centre Movement perspective on urban Aboriginal economic development and the basic systemic, socio-economic and educational barriers facing urban Aboriginal women.
Report by Lieut. William F. Butler (69th Regt.) of His Journey from Fort Garry to Rocky Mountain House and Back, During the Winter of 1870-71. to Hon. Adams G. Archibald Lieut. Gov. Manitoba, 10th March, 1871.
Alternate Title
Great Lone Land
On Security and Policing in the Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William F. Butler
Description
Excerpt from The Great Lone Land, originally published in 1873.
Report on Implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs
Government of New Brunswick
Report on the Section 4 Review of Southeast Child and Family Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Southern First Nations Network of Care
Description
Review was triggered when a fourteen year girl from Little Grand Rapids First Nation hung herself in a garage in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was in the care of the Agency, which had placed her in the city. Both service delivery and operations were examined.
Representations of Aboriginal Women in Pregnancy Information Sources: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Theses
Author/Creator
Chantal Ritcey
Description
Library and Information Studies Thesis (M.L.I.S.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Reproductive Justice and Indigenous Women in Saskatchewan: Overview and Recommendations
Alternate Title
Policy Brief (Johnson Shoyoma Graduate School of Public Policy)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alana Cattapan
Samantha Moore
Karen Lawford
2021
Description
An examination of Indigenous coerced sterilization, forced evacuations for pregnancies, and child apprehension in Saskatchewan.
Research on the Health of Québec First Nations and Inuit: An Overview 1986 to 2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marie-Jeanne Disant
Mathieu-Olivier Côté
Description
Project review conducted in 2008.
Research on the Health of Québec First Nations and Inuit: An Overview: 20 Years of Research at a Glance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie-Jeanne Disant
Mathieu-Olivier Côté
Description
Brief report provides information which would assist in the development of future studies.