Articles » General
Author/Creator
John C. Taylor
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, December 1977, pp. 27-39
Description
Presents European and traditional Aboriginal treatment options for certain medical conditions.
National Trachoma and Eye Health Program
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rosie Denholm
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, March 1977, pp. 10-11
Description
Describes a brochure created to aid in the combat trachoma or sandy blight, a debilitating eye condition which affects people in dry, sunny areas of Australia.
The Need for Community-led, Integrated and Innovative Monitoring Programmes when responding to the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Alternate Title
The Need for Community-led, Integrated and Innovative Monitoring Programs when responding to the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Kipp
Ashlee Cunsolo
Daniel Gillis
Alexandra Sawatzky
Sherilee L. Harper
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Article considers possible effects of climate change on human health; stresses the need for attending to the mental and physical health effects of climate change, and for integrating local Indigenous knowledges into monitoring programmes in a meaningful way.
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.
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.
Notes From Overseas: Urban Indian Health Board Inc, San Francisco, California
Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 3, September 1977, pp. 58-60
Description
Reports on health care practices involving Native Americans and offers suggestions from an Australian Aboriginal point of view.
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.
Oranga and Māori Health Inequities, 1769–-1992
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fiona Cram
Beverly Te Huia
Tracee Te Huia
Melissa Matutina Williams
Nathan Williams
Overincarceration of Indigenous People: A Health Crisis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Davinder Singh
Sarah Prowse
Marcia Anderson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 18, May 06, 2019, pp. E487-E488
Description
Authors argue that incarceration is a social determinant of health and that it disproportionately affects Indigenous people because of disparities in rates of incarceration; cite statistical analysis that indicate the specific effects of incarceration and notes historic and contemporary calls to address the situation.
Palliative Care for First Nations People in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Miranda Falk
Description
Nursing Thesis (MSN)--University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2019.
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elba Bendo
Sharnelle JenkinsThompson
Isabelle Busby
Emily Beier
Description
Focuses on seven topics: eight principles of Indigenous child welfare, understanding the overrepresentation of children in care, legal context, root causes, discrepancies in delivery of services, current approaches and recommendations in the area of family violence, current approaches and recommendations in the area of substance use, and improving financial supports for families.
Physician Burnout May Contribute to Racial Bias
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ, vol. 191, no. 34, August 26, 2019, p. E951
Description
Study interviews 3380 second-year residents for self-reported symptoms of burnout; also asks participants to rate their feelings towards black or white people, and measures unconscious bias. Findings suggest that burnout in doctors might be contributing to disparity in patient care.
Portrait of Palliative Care Provided in First Nations Communities in Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
Véronique Rankin
Linda Simon
Postpartum Depression Prevalence and Risk Factors among Indigenous, Non-Indigenous and Immigrant women in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nihaya Daoud
Kristen O’Brien
Patricia O’Campo
Sarah Harney
Evelyn Harney ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health , vol. 110, no. 4, August 2019, pp. 440-452
Description
Uses data from the 2006 Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) to examine the risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) among different demographic groups in Canada. Findings indicate differing factors for different groups; authors suggest tailored approaches to preventing PPD could better protect the mental health of mothers in Canada.
Prevention Education Harm Reduction Report
Alternate Title
Circle of Eagles Lodge Society & Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Harm Reduction Project: Dialogue and Gathering Report
[Circle of Eagles Lodge Society and Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Harm Reduction Dialogue Report]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Sophia Vitalis
Sarah Wood
Kim van der Woerd
Amanda Card
Billie Joe Rogers]
Description
Divided into two parts: first section describes the Circle of Eagles Lodge Society's Circle of Care Harm Reduction for Indigenous Brothers and Sisters on Parole project aimed at addressing the opioid crisis among federal parolees; the second section describes the community dialogue and gathering report.
Principles, Approaches, and Methods for Evaluation in Indigenous Contexts: A Grey Literature Scoping Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kriti Chandna
Michelle M . Vine
Susan J . Snelling
Rachel Harris
Janet Smylie
Heather Manson
Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, vol. 34, no. 1, Spring, 2019, pp. [21]-47
Description
Review conducted to identify principles, approaches, methods, tools and frameworks reported from 2000-2015 in Canada, United States, New Zealand and Australia.
The Problems of Aboriginal Children in Hospital
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Donella Byrnes
John Ward
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, March 1977, pp. 12-18
Description
Chronicles challenges Aboriginal children in Australia face when hospitalized and how they can be overcome.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Research and Policy Priorities for Addressing Prenatal Exposure to Opioids in Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosalyn Singleton
Amanda Slaunwhite
Mary Herrick
Matthew Hirschfeld
Laura Brunner ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article summarizes main themes of a Symposium with health care providers, researchers, elders and public health officials. Focuses on identifying emerging challenges, trends and potential solutions for the increasing number of infants and children affected by prenatal opioid use.
Research Governance in NunatuKavut: Engagement, Expectations, and Evolution
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Bull
Amy Hudson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Case study report examines the evolution of NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) research governance from 2006 to 2018, highlighting community consent contracts and ethical review processes and protocols.
Responding to Intimate Partner Violence: Challenges Faced Among Service Providers in Northern Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa A. Wuerch
Kimberley G. Zorn
Darlene Juschka
Mary R. Hampton
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 34, no. 4, February 2019, pp. 691-711
Description
Discusses results from interview with focus group of services providers in northern Saskatchewan. Identifies lack of safe shelters, transportation, and available services as barriers affecting women survivors.
The RIPPLES of Meaningful Involvement: A Framework for Meaningfully Involving Indigenous Peoples in Health Policy Decision-Making
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alycia J. Fridkin
Annette J. Browne
Madeleine Kétéskwēw Dion Stout
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 2019
Description
Study interviews 20 Indigenous and non-Indigenous medical leaders in health and health policy to determine what constitutes meaningful involvement of Indigenous peoples in health policy making. Results suggest that attention to the underlying power dynamics and decolonization of the system itself is a necessary step. Authors use the results to develop a framework for meaningful involvement.
Risk Factors Observed in Health Care System 6 Months Prior to Completed Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tommy Lauth Grundsøe
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study examined medical records of 160 people who completed suicide in Greenland between 2012 and 2015. Findings were compared with a control group of 160 people who had not suicided in order to assess if risk factors could be identified through medical contact in the six months prior to suicide completion.
Rural360: Incubating Socially Accountable Research in the Canadian North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shabnam Asghari
Thomas Heeley
Anna Walsh
James Rourke
Cheri Bethune
Wendy Graham
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article describes Rural360 as a research incubator which provides funding and support for Northern Newfoundland and Coastal Labrador (NNCL) physicians to design and conduct research which improves accessible and culturally relevant healthcare in NNCL.
Self-Location and Ethical Space in Wellness Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Peltier
Louela Manankil-Rankin
Karey D McCullough
Megan Paulin
Phyllis Anderson
Kanessa Hanzlik
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 39-53
Description
Authors discuss the need for researchers to acknowledge and examine their own positionality in relation to health and wellness narratives; suggest that being mindful about the privilege implicit to the position of “researcher” is essential in working respectfully and reciprocally within the community.
Social Determinants of Indigenous Health and Indigenous Rights in Policy: A Scoping Review and Analysis of Problem Representation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma George
Tamara Mackean
Fran Baum
Matt Fisher
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Scoping review of literature on Aboriginal health, rights, and health policy highlights issues including the impact of ongoing colonialism, the role of government in rights realization, tokenism, and policies of assimilation. Notes an ongoing failure to move from rights recognition to implementation.
Solution Model for Enhancing the Experiences of Urban First Nations and Métis Patients Accessing and Navigating the Health System for Inflammatory Arthritis Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Barnabe
Jean Miller
Sylvia Teare
Casey Eaglespeaker
Brenda Rolan ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Researchers work with Indigenous patients to record and examine their experience of seeking and receiving care for inflammatory arthritis in an urban Alberta community; make recommendations for improving patient care and patient experience.
Standing with Our American Indian and Alaska Native Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People: Exploring the Impact of and Resources for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glenna P. Stumblingbear-Riddle
Ann K. Burlew
Daniel Gaztambide
Michelle R. Madore
Helen Neville
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, 2019, p. Article 1
Description
Authors use an intersectional and trauma-informed approach to engage with the consequences of human trafficking for Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people; they then consider resiliency factors, and make culturally informed recommendations to assist psychologists in working with survivors of trafficking.
Structures Last Longer than Intentions: Creation of Ongomiizwin – Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing at the University of Manitoba
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Cook
Melanie MacKinnon
Marcia Anderson & Ian Whetter
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Article describes the origins and mandate of Ongomiizwin; highlights the five themes of the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ (RFHS) Reconciliation Action Plan for health science education: (1) Honoring traditional knowledge systems and practices, (2) Safe learning environments and professionalism, (3) Student support, mentorship and retention (4) Education across the spectrum and 5) Closing the gap in admissions.
Stumbling, Not Falling: Reviewing Cultural Competency in Fall Prevention Among Older Indigenous People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Jack
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2019
Description
Reviews the 2011 study Healthy Aging through Fall Prevention among Older Aboriginal People: From Many Voices to a Shared Vision using a lens of cultural competency. Author highlights problematic elements of the study and suggests frameworks that can be used to improve the quality of research.
Suffering like a Broken Toy: Social, Psychological, and Cultural Impacts for Urban American Indians with Chronic Pain
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elise AG Duwe
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 150-186
Description
Qualitative study with mixed methods design; uses in-depth surveys of forty self-identified American Indians living with chronic pain. Paper explores the experience of the participants and the factors of resiliency from which they draw strength.
Summary Findings of an Exploratory Data Gathering Exercise on Māori Suicide in Te Waipounamu
Alternate Title
Summary Findings of an Exploratory Data Gathering Exercise on Maori Suicide in Te Waipounamu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Dallas-Katoa
Varona Golda
Maire Kipa
Raniera Dallas
Helen Leahy
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Digital and Data Sovereignty, July 28, 2019, pp. 49-60
Description
Presents the results of a data collection by health organizations on Te Waipounamu (New Zealand’s South Island). Whānau (families) that were interviewed noted the need for a culturally appropriate approach that included Whānau was needed for not only preventing suicide, but for mental healthcare generally.
Symposium on “Parental Education” at the ICCH17
Alternate Title
17th International Congress of Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Ingemann
Siv Kvernmo
Helle Møller
Pertice M. Moffitt
Shirley Tagalik ...[et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Summary of the presentations included in the Symposium on Parental Education at the 17th International Congress of Circumpolar Health (ICCH17).
Systems Thinking and Indigenous Systems: Native Contributions to Obesity Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ihirangi Heke
David Rees
Boyd Swinburn
Tuikaki Waititi
Albie Stewart
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 22-30
Description
Describes two approaches to obesity prevention that are grounded in Mātauranga Māori (Māori worldview), both are systems-centered rather that person-centered. Uses Systems Thinking tools to “translate” Mātauranga Māori systems.
Take a Tip - From Dr. Teddy: Scabies
Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, December 1, p. 26, 55
Description
Provides treatment information regarding scabies infestations.
Through the Diamond Threshold: A Community-Based Psycho-Educational Group Training Program for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders among American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rockey R. Robbins
Bryan G. Stare
Brittany M. Riggin
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 1, 2019, pp. 79-105
Description
Describes a culturally relevant, community-based training program designed to increase awareness and promote healing related to substance use disorders. Program centers Indigenous traditions, collectivism, and historical context.
To Serve and To Heal: Native Peoples, Government Physicians, and the Rise of a Federal Indian Health Care System, 1832-1883
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelly Bokosky Silva
Description
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of California San Diego, 2019.
The Toronto Indigenous Health Advisory Circle (TIHAC): Advancing Self-Determined Indigenous Health Strategies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rebeka Tabobondung
Karen Fish
Towards a Safer Social Work for Indigenous Peoples Seeking Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Carole-Ann Filiatreault
Description
Social Work Mémoire (MSW) -- University of Ottawa, 2019.
A Transdisciplinary Approach is Essential to Community-Based Research with American Indian Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Heinzmann
Anna Simonson
DenYelle Baete Kenyon
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. 15-41
Description
Authors stress that there is a need for interdisciplinary and collaborative community-centered approaches to research and healthcare programming in Indigenous communities. Article notes that transdisciplinary research is one of the three core values of the Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health, and stress the relevance of the social determinants of health.
Truth Respect and Recognition: Addressing Barriers to Indigenous Maternity Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Wanda Phillips-Beck
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 8, February 25, 2019, pp. E209-E215
Description
In response to the study “Prenatal Care among Mothers Involved with Child Protection Services in Manitoba.” Authors note several biases in the study including: failure to discuss negative stereotypes resulting in differential care, and a disregard of resurgent community-led models of care.
Tuberculosis among Northern Manitoba First Nations, 2008–2012: Program Performance On- and Off-Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Andrew Basham
Brenda Elias
Anne Fanning
Pamela Orr
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 6, December 2019, pp. 688-696
Description
Retrospective review of Tuberculosis (TB) Program performance in northern Manitoba. Information on 149 people diagnosed with TB and 3560 of their contacts was extracted from the Manitoba TB Registry and analyzed. Results indicate that program performance is dependent on residence on or off reserve and that action is needed to address multiple program performance factors.