Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Healing
Description
Website contains resources and information on traditional healing practices including nutrition, physical health, emotional and spiritual well-being, and all aspects related to healing from the effects of colonization.
First Nations Health Status & Health Services Utilization: Summary of Key Findings 2009/09 - 2014/15
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Description
Information from the BC Ministry of Health Health System Matrix database. Includes hospital, physician, chronic conditions, home and residential care service data.
First Nations Youth Suicide Prevention Curriculum
E-Books
Author/Creator
Amy Alberton
From Breath to Beadwork: Lessons Learned From a Trauma- Informed Yoga Series With Indigenous Adolescent Girls Under Youth Protection
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica W. G. Barudin
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 1, Honouring the Sacred Fire: Ending Systemic Racism toward Indigenous Peoples, 2021, pp. 21-37
Description
Examines the use of culture with yoga and meditation as means to help at-risk Indigenous youth.
From the Inside Out: Spirituality as the Heart of Aboriginal Helping in [Spite of ?] Western Systems
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy Stevens
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 181-197
Description
Looks at the challenges of incorporating Aboriginal spirituality into the helping process, and examines how to explore and integrate spirituality with individuals, families and communities.
The Fundamentals of Funding Healing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maya Rolbin Ghanie
Canadian Dimension, vol. 44, no. 5, September 2010, pp. 12-13
Description
Discusses the federal government's funding cuts in 2010 to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and the effects on organizations such as the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal which provided healing support from the trauma of residential schools.
Gathering, Telling, Preparing the Stories: A Vehicle for Healing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Starks
Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi
M. Jenise Comer
Carmen Ortiz-Hendricks
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 1, February 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
Summarizes lessons learnt from a project that facilitated the discussion on issues of survival in the academy and social work programs; and discusses experiences of personal and collective healing.
Get Out of the Way, and Let Aboriginal People Get on With Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 7, October 2010, pp. 16-17
Description
Looks at a workshop held at Alert Bay, British Columbia to promote an understanding, by the media, about the health issues affecting Aboriginal people and their resiliency in the face of adversities.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.
Getting to Know O’Connor: Experiencing the Ecosystemic Play Therapy Model With Urban First Nations People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wanda Boyer
The Family Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, 2010, pp. 202-207
Description
Looks at the history of Ecosystemic Play Therapy (EPT) and its compatibility to help Indigenous youth.
Giving Voice to Cultural Safety of Indigenous Wildland Firefighters in Canada: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Turtle Island Consulting Services
Description
Reports results from an online survey (102 respondents) and four virtual circle sessions. Findings grouped under organizational characteristics, work-related illnesses/injuries, and work experiences. Concludes with areas for future research and program and policy recommendations.
Giving Voice to Historical Trauma Through Storytelling: The Impact of Boarding School Experience on American Indians
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara K. Charbonneau-Dahlen
Description
Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010.
[Government of Canada 2019 Update on Response to Recommendations of the Chief Coroner of Ontario's Recommendations from Inquest into Deaths of Seven First Nations Youths]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Indigenous Services Canada]
Description
Primary focus of recommendations was education, both on and off-reserve. The youths had relocated from their home communities to Thunder Bay in order to complete high school.
Growing Our Children Up Strong and Deadly: Healing for Children and Young People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Healing Foundation
Description
Looks at developing new approaches to the healing needs of children.
The Harmful Psychological Effects of the Washington Football Mascot
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.
He Kohikohinga Rangahau: A Bibliography of and Māori Psychology Research
Alternate Title
He Kohikohinga Rangahau: A Bibliography of and Maori Psychology Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hinekura Hollis
Erana Cooper
Virginia Braun
Pikihuia Pomare
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 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 Residential School Trauma: The Case for Evidence-Based Policy and Community-Led Programs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marlene Brant Castellano
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 11-31
Description
Looks at the key findings of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, and its relevance to residential school experience.
Healing the Soul Wound: Trauma-Informed Counseling for Indigenous Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eduardo Duran (Tiospaye Ta Woapiye Wicasa)
Description
Second Edition
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 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.
Health Advocacy: Counting the Costs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Dyall
Maria Marama
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 190-204
Description
Comments on the discrimination faced by the Indigenous population of New Zealand within the health services.
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 Care Utilisation Changes among Alaska Native Adults After Participation in an Indigenous Community Programme to Address Adverse Life Experiences: A Propensity Score-matched Analysis
Alternate Title
Health Care Utilization Changes among Alaska Native Adults After Participation in an Indigenous Community Program to Address Adverse Life Experiences: A Propensity Score-matched Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lily Ray
Bobbi Outten
Katherine Gottlieb
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1705048, December 20, 2019
Description
Study examines participation in Family Wellness Warriors Initiative (FWWI) and whether it changes how Indigenous Alaskans use healthcare services. FWWI participants showed a 36% reduction in total system visits, a 70% reduction in substance use visits, and a 40% reduction in emergency department visits.
Health & Indigenous Elders
Alternate Title
Linkages (Centre for Studies in Aging & Health)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Studies in Aging & Health
Description
Brief list of resources.
"Last reviewed December 2019."
Health of American Indian and Alaska Native Elders in California
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Delight E. Satter
Steven P. Wallace
Andrea N. Garcia
Lauren M. Smith
Description
Examines health risks, health status and health services use utilizing comprehensive population-level health data. Primary source is the 2007 California Health Interview Survey.
The Health Status of and Access to Healthcare by Registered First Nations People in Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alan Katz
Kathi Avery Kinew
Leona Star
Carole Taylor
Ina Koseva … [et al.]
Description
2nd edition.
First edition published under the title The Health and Health Care Use of Registered First Nations People in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study.
Healthy Brain Initiative: Road Map for Indian Country
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alzheimer's Association
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Description
Developed to assist tribal governments in understanding how Alzheimer's and dementia occurrence and the need for caregiving is affecting their communities and provide information on different public health strategies and opportunities for community action.
"The Heartbeat of Our People": How Blueback Sockeye Salmon Influences Tribal Well-Being
Theses
Author/Creator
Sophia Amberson
Description
Marine and Environmental Affairs Thesis (M.M.A.)--University of Washington, 2013.
Help-Seeking Behaviours of Adults from Sexual and Gender Minorities Living with Psychological Distress
Theses
Author/Creator
Jad Sinno
Description
Psychiatry Thesis (MSc) -- Dalhousie University, 2019.
Historicizing Health Inequities: Healing the Vestiges of Residential Schooling
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sara Mohammed
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2010
Description
Looks at a brief history of residential schooling and two different healing interventions.
HIV/AIDS and Indigenous Peoples: Final Report of the 5th International Policy Dialogue, October 21-23, 2009
E-Books
Author/Creator
International Affairs Directorate
Homeless Aboriginal Men: Effects of Intergenerational Trauma
Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Description
Study sample consisted of 16 men ranging from 26 to 55 years who used the services of the Na‐Me‐Res emergency hostel in downtown Toronto.
Chapter 6.2 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis
Honouring Life Network: Your Source for Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Resources
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
Website contains suicide prevention information, news, general resources and research reports for First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth across Canada.
Honouring Lives: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie Laing
Michelle Firestone
Jessica Syrette
Description
Authors conducted key informant interviews with people who had known five homeless individuals who had died within the previous three years to develop a "lifeline map" of the subject's experiences from childhood to death. Significant events such as family separation and apprehension by child welfare agencies, relationships, instances of violence, incarceration, and hospitalizations were tracked to gain a picture of their lives and insight into the events leading up to their deaths.
Hope and Resilience: Suicide Prevention in the Arctic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Organizing Committee
Peter Bjerregaard
Gert Mulvad
Flemming Stenz
Stina W. Berthelsen ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at the recommendations that were generated by youth, researchers, practitioners and policy makers in four workshops during the seminar.
"November 7-8, 2009. Conference Report"
Housing Needs and Challenges for Rural and Urban (Off-Reserve) Indigenous Peoples
Alternate Title
Phase 2: Data Analysis Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Big River Analytics
Description
Utilizes data from the Census of Population, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and the Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
Housing Strategies That Improve Indigenous Health Outcomes
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 25
E-Books
Author/Creator
Vicki-Ann Ware
Hua Oranga: Service Utility Pilot of a Mental Health Outcome Measurement for an Indigenous Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kahu McClintock
Ana Sokratov
Graham Mellsop
Te Kani Kingi
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 2013, pp. 1-14
Description
Reports on the use an Indigenous mental health outcome measurement which contributes to the skill and expertise of clinicians treating Māori patients.
The Hurting
Alternate Title
Awarding-Winning Novelist on the Link Between Residential Schools and the Devastation of Native Suicide
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
Maclean's, vol. 123, no. 25/26, July 5, 2010, pp. 20-23
Description
Award-winning novelist believes that there is a direct correlation between the high Aboriginal youth suicide-rate and the legacy of residential schools.
['I Honoured Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)]
Alternate Title
'I Honored Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)
Theses
Author/Creator
[Danielle E. Alcock]
Description
[Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Western University, 2019.]
The Iceberg Healing Manual
E-Books
Author/Creator
Meeka Arnakaq
“If you do not birget [manage] then you don’t belong here”: A Qualitative Focus Group Study on the Cultural Meanings of Suicide among Indigenous Sámi in Arctic Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jon Petter Anders Stoor
Gro Berntsen
Heidi Hjelmeland
Anne Silviken
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses five open-ended focus group discussions to examine the issue of suicide in Sámi communities; participants identified 6 themes relating suicide in Sámi communities: “Sámi are treated negatively by the majority society”, “Some Sámi face negative treatment from other Sámi”, “The historic losses of the Sámi have turned into a void”, “Sámi are not provided with equal mental health care” , “The strong Sámi networks have both positive and negative impacts” and “‘Birgetkultuvvra’ might be a problem.”
“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cooper
S Michelle Driedger
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2019, p. Article 1
Description
Discusses outcomes of an seven-week participatory activity program for First Nations and Métis women and girls. Participants were given an opportunity to discuss the impact of trauma on adults' abilities to model healthy adult behaviours and life skills to their children; also considers ways to make positive change.
‘Ike Hawai‘i: A Training Program for Working with Native Hawaiians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kai Duponte
Tammy Martin
Noreen Mokuau
Lynette Paglinawan
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 1, February 2010, pp. 1-24
Description
Discusses a training model to help integrate Indigenous world views into social work education and practice.
The Im/possibility of Recovery in Native North American Literatures
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Lynn Van Styvendale
Description
English and Film Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Looks at four narratives: Jeannette Armstrong’s Slash, Sherman Alexie’s Indian Killer, Tomson Highway’s Kiss of the Fur Queen, and Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road.
The Impact of the Residential School, Child Welfare System and Intergenerational Trauma Upon the Incarceration of Aboriginals
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael Gauthier
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Queen's University, 2010.
Impacts of COVID-19 on Stolen Generations Survivors
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marumali Program
Description
Based on findings of a survey with 60 respondents about the effect of restrictions on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities in terms of 23 social and emotional wellbeing indicators.