Theses
Author/Creator
Judith A. Clarke
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 1992.
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
Alternate Title
Wai 2575, #B25
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.
Palliating Inside the Line: The Effects of Borders and Boundaries on Palliative Care in Rural Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Giesbrecht
Valorie A. Crooks
Heather Castleden
Nadine Schuurman
Mark Skinner
Allison Williams
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 168, November 2016, pp. 273-282
Description
Examines the everyday lived experiences of those giving and receiving rural palliative care.
Palliative Care for First Nations People in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Miranda Falk
Description
Nursing Thesis (MSN)--University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2019.
Participatory Visual Methods for American Indian Communities and Mental Health Conversations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Kelley
LaDawn Kay Medicine Bull
Gary LaFranier
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 1, 2016, pp. 47-64
Description
Explored the use of visual methods as a methodology to uncover experiences, knowledge and context of mental health and substance abuse.
Path to Prevention: Recommendations for Reducing Chronic Disease in First Nations, Inuit and Métis
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cancer Care Ontario
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.
Perceptions and Use of Community - and School-Based Behavioral Health Services Among Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Youth and Families
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Salvador
Jessica Goodkind
Sarah Feldstein Ewing
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 3, Strength-based Approaches to Wellness in Indian Country, 2016, pp. 221-247
Description
Study looks at awareness of services and supports, privacy and confidentiality, initiation of services, importance of family and friends as supports, school support, and loss/lack of cultural practices.
Performance Indicators for Maternity Care in a Circumpolar Context: A Scoping Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Rich
Thomsen D'Hont
Janice Linton
Kellie E. Murphy
Jeremy Veillard ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, 2016, p. article no. 31470
Description
Reviews literature for maternal health indicators. Shows local priorities for maternity care are not taken into consideration.
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
Positive Aging: Indigenous Peoples Aging With HIV/AIDS
Theses
Author/Creator
Chaneesa Ryan
Description
Health, Aging, and Society Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2016.
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.
Powerful Communities, Health Communities: A Twenty Year Journal of Healing and Wellness
Alternate Title
[Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future Forum, November 2016]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Amy Bombay
Christopher Mushquash
William Mussell
Description
Paper given at the Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future Forum, dialog and conference marking the 20th anniversary of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, November 2-3, 2016.
Pregnancy & Foetal Alcohol Syndrome: An Information Guide for Health Workers
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, May/June 1992, pp. 24-26
Description
Discusses the effects of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and prescribed, illegal and restricted drugs on the fetus.
Prescription Opioid Prescribing, Use/Misuse, Harms and Treatment among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: A Narrative Review of Available Data and Indicators
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cayley Russell
Michelle Firestone
Len Kelly
Christopher Mushquash
Benedikt Fischer
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 16, no. 4, 2016, p. article no. 3974
Description
Reviewed literature from journal publications, public reports and grey literature published from 2000 to 2015. Found that information was extremely limited, fragmented, inconsistent, and most often ad hoc or cross-sectional snap shots which did little to track over-time trends or comparisons with non-Aboriginal population.
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.
Promising Practices in Indigenous Communities in Saskatchewan
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Jake Hanna
Jason Lawrence
Description
Focuses on AIDS initiatives developed by and for Aboriginals such as the Cree Haven Treatment Centre located on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation and the All Nations Hope organization.
Duration: 21:50.
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.
Psychological-Mindedness and American Indian Trauma: Interviews with Service Providers from a Great Plains Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William E. Hartmann
Joseph P. Gone
American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 57, no. 1-2, 2016, pp. 229-242
Description
Shows how cultural assumptions can encourage perspectives based on psychological concepts, limiting social, economic, and political aspects of health determinants.
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
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Descriptive of Phase II
E-Books
Author/Creator
Emille Grantham
Queensland Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Education Program
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janie Smith
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, May/June 1992, pp. 6-9
Description
Provides student review of program.
Raising the Standards of Aboriginal Health Care
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 4, July/August 1992, pp. 6-7
Description
Looks at the training of Aboriginal doctors at the University of Newcastle.
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: Health Care Priorities in Northern Ontario Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
Briefing Note (Northern Policy Institute) ; no. 7
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julie Duff Cloutier
Nichola Hoffman
Kristen Morin
John Dabous
Description
Focuses on improved access and integration of culturally appropriate health care services.
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.
Resiliency Within: An Action Plan for Suicide Prevention in Nunavut 2016/2017
Documents & Presentations
Description
Overview of eight commitments to develop and engage stakeholders and Nunavummiut communities.
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.
Returning to Reciprocity: Reconceptualizing Economics and Development Through an Indigenous Economics for the Twenty-First Century
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Christina A. Clamp
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall, 2016, p. [?]
Description
Looks idea of what contemporary societies would be like if they functioned according to traditional economic values.
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.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 54: Battlefords' Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 50 contains files from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Battlefords' Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, North Battleford, Saskatchewan. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations relating to a variety of Aboriginal organizations, agriculture, health care, addictions, the provincial government, the Roman Catholic Church, education and women's and justice issues. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 70: Wendake, Quebec City, Quebec
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Wendake, Quebec City, Quebec, on Wednesday, November 18, 1992. Includes presentations by the Huron-Wendat Nation, other Aboriginal organizations and several academics. For detailed presentation titles see file. File is an English translation of the original French transcript.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Antonia Jack
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Antonia Jack
Description
Jack describes her negative experiences with the health care system in attempting to be treated for back pain. She states that the policy for chiropractic help discriminates against Aboriginal people who need medical attention as soon as possible, not months later.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Mary Evik (Via Translator)
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an individual presentation by Mary Evik, resident of Pangnirtung, who provides historical background on health services in the community. Evik believes the old hospital that operated from the 1950s-1970s gave superior care to Pangnirtung and area residents, and feels the present nursing station is an inadequate band-aid solution to caring for residents.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Anne Rochon, and Vicki Van Wagner, Interim Regulatory Council on Midwifery
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Anne Rochon Ford, Vicki Ann Wagner, Interim Regulatory Council on Midwifery. The two presenters discuss their organization (funded by the province of Ontario), their work with Aboriginal peoples, jurisdictional issues, the loss of the traditional Aboriginal midwife in Aboriginal society, the desire to incorporate new practices with old, and related issues. They also discuss community birthing centres so that midwifes could be both trained and utilized in a culturally appropriate setting.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Cheryl Starr, Saskatchewan Indian Youth Advisory Council
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Cheryl Starr whose organization working in conjunction with the National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Prevention Program. She is a strong advocate of the numerous Aboriginal youth conferences happening more frequently in Saskatchewan and Canada, and feels this forum is critical for youth to speak for themselves and lobby for positive changes affecting them and their families. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief Allan Happyjack and Jack Blacksmith, Waswanipi Nation Council
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Chief Allan Happyjack and Jack Blacksmith that first provides a brief history of Waswanipi. Their presentation covers a wide range of issues, including the justice system and policing, hunting and trapping, the environment and health care. The speakers believe that the Canadian and Quebec governments have either ignored, set aside or in breach of major sections of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Henoch Obed, Labrador Inuit Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a presentation by Henoch Obed focusing on his organization's mandate to reduce the percentage of substance abuse among the Inuit population of Labrador. The organization encourages and assists the Labrador Inuit to live independent lifestyles without the misuse and abuse of alcohol and/or other drugs by offering community-based programs in prevention, treatment and aftercare. Obed recommends to the Commission that the federal government continues to give the Labrador Inuit control over monies for service programs.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Herb Manak
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Herb Manak. Manak discusses two concerns: health care in Labrador, and services for the disabled. Manak relates his own experiences with health care in Labrador, and suggests more accessibility for disabled people.