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.
Income Assistance Receipt among Off-reserve Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jungwee Park
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, October 28, 2019, pp. 47-77
Description
Uses data from the 2012 Aboriginal peoples survey to assess several socio-demographic characteristics of Indigenous people living off-reserve and receiving income assistance (IA). Findings indicate that 12% of Indigenous people living off-reserve receive IA, and that receipt of IA is highly associated with precarity of work, being female, having less than a high school education, and having significantly poorer mental and physical health.
Increasing Employment Rates for Indigenous People with a Disability
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 29
E-Books
Author/Creator
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
[Indian Health Service STD Literature and Resources]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Indian Health Service?]
Description
Also covers sources dealing with pregnancy, substance use, mental health, and HIV/AIDS.
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement's Common Experience Payment and Healing: A Qualitative Study Exploring Impacts on Recipients
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gwen Reimer
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
Indigenous Equity Data
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel Wuttenee
Description
Examines the how the City of Vancouver collects data on overdose rates, substance use, and mental health and wellness in the Indigenous population and inequities related to accessibility to quality health services.
Indigenous Harm Reduction = Reducing the Harms of Colonialism
Alternate Title
Policy Brief (Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Description
Discusses key features of harm reduction practices tailored to Indigenous peoples' circumstances, barriers to implementation and promising practices, and makes six recommendations.
Indigenous Peoples and Dementia in the Nordic Region
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lars Rottem Krangnes
Description
Reports on challenges and proposals emerging from workshop groups at the first Nordic Conference on Indigenous Peoples and Dementia. The challenges identified in terms of provision of services in municipalities were: insufficient knowledge of rights and what they entail, lack of linguistic and cultural expertise, lack of tools for day-to-day work and development of operations, and developing collaborations between Nordic countries.
Indigenous Peoples and Dementia: New Understandings of Memory Loss and Memory Care
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wendy Hulko
Jean E. Balestrery
Danielle Wilson
Star Mahara
Gwen Campbell-McArthur
Jean William
Cecelia DeRose
Estella Patrick Moller ...
Karen Pitawanakwat
Carrie Bourassa ...
Mere Kepa ...
Sophie ""Eqeelana Tungwenuk" Nothstine ... [et al.]
The Indigenous Peoples of Alaska: Appreciating the Role of Elders in Shifting Toward A Strength-Based and Culturally-Appropriate Approach to Mental Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jordan Lewis
Tina Marie Woods
Ruth Zuniga
E. J. R. David
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. xxiii-xxvii
Description
Presents the People Awakening Project as a good example of a strength-based and culturally-appropriate approach.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page xxiii.
Indigenous Perpetrators of Violence: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Offending
Alternate Title
AIC Reports. Research and Public Policy Series ; 105
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joy Wundersitz
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Indigenous Suicide and Colonization: The Legacy of Violence and the Necessity of Self-Determination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keri Lawson-Te Aho
James H. Liu
International Journal of Conflict and Violence, vol. 4, no. 1, Collective Memories of Colonial Violence, 2010, pp. 124-133
Description
Risk factors include loss of culture, acculturative stress and unstable family situations or drug use.
Indigenous Trauma Intervention Research in Canada: A Narrative Literature Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Panofsky
Marla J. Buchanan
Roger John
Alanaise Goodwill
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-24
Description
Examines the results of 11 studies on health care institutions that used culturally appropriate interventions when dealing with Indigenous patients.
Indigenous Utmost Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shaun L. Hains
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 9, 2021, pp. 1-11
Description
Discusses the importance of using Indigenous interventions and methods when dealing with trauma amongst Indigenous populations.
Indigenous Wholistic Theory: A Knowledge Set for Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathy Absolon
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 74-87
Description
Discusses a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual framework rooted in Indigenous epistemologies, worldviews, cultures and traditions for Indigenous based social work practice.
Indigenous Women and Youth in the Sex Trade: A Systematic Review of Culturally Relevant Support Systems for Exiting the Trade
Theses
Author/Creator
Surman Kang
Description
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 2019.
Indigenous Youth Development through Sport and Physical Activity: Sharing Voices, Stories, and Experiences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark W. Bruner
Robert Lovelace
Sean Hillier
Colin Baillie
Brenda G. Bruner ... [et al.].
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 222-251
Description
Study uses 13 sharing circles to engage 99 Indigenous youth aged 15-25 to share their stories and experiences about sports and physical activity. The discussions were analyzed using a two-eyed seeing approach and results indicated that sport and physical activity impacted Indigenous youth physically, cognitively, and emotionally.
Inhalant Abuse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. Baydala
Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 443-448
Description
Highlights new information and provides recommendations for treatment and prevention of volatile substance abuse.
Inquest into the Deaths of: Thirteen Children and Young Persons in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rosalinda Vincenza Clorinda Fogliani
Intergenerational Survivors in BC: Options in Light of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement: Briefing Note, March 5, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emmy Manson
Kanatiio
Description
Document was created to provide background information for potential meetings of survivors. Includes self-assessment form and guide to interpreting results.
Intergenerational Trauma and Aboriginal Women: Implications for Mental Health During Pregnancy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amrita Roy
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 7-21
Description
Looks at prenatal depression and other mental health issues that may cause serious maternal, fetal and child health consequences.
Intergenerational Trauma From a Mental Health Perspective
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 63-85
Description
Presents a study that looks at links between personal homelessness and intergenerational trauma through a series of interviews with Aboriginal men.
Interior Health Knowledge Translation Casebook: Sharing Stories of Evidence-Informed Practice
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Interior Health Research Capacity Enhancement Team
Description
Presents 30 examples of evidence-informed practices from the Interior Health region of British Columbia.
Is There Such a Thing as Indigenous Mental Health? Implications for Research, Education, Practice and Policy-making in Psychology
Alternate Title
Communique (American Pyschological Association. Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carlota Ocampo
Description
Outlines several key elements researchers, educators, practitioners and policy-makers must consider to enhance the psychological well-being of First Nations peoples.
It's Time to Talk
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janet Freeman
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 24-27
Description
Discusses the problem, stigma, and risk factors of suicide, as well as ways to implement a successful prevention program.
The Journey of a Ts'msyen Residential School Survivor: Resiliency, Healing, and Citizenship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kamala Elizabeth Nayar
‘Liyaa’mlaxha [Leonard Alexcee]
BC Studies, no. 183, Autumn, 2014, pp. 63-87
Description
Main content is personal narrative of man from Port Simpson who attended Port Alberni Indian Residential School for four and a half years.
Kaupapa Māori Approaches in Contests Related to Youth Offending / Environmental Scan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evidence Centre - Te Pokapū Taunakitanga
Description
Looks at features of 22 programs which operate to address issues in the areas of conduct problems, reducing re-offending, remand, rehabilitation, and mental health and substance abuse.
Kei te Kōrero he Rongoā = Talking Therapies for Māori: Wise Practice Guide for Mental Health and Addiction Services
E-Books
Author/Creator
Te Pou o Te Whakaaro Nu
Kiskâyitamawin Miyo-Mamitonecikan: Urban Aboriginal Women and Mental Health
Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 215
E-Books
Author/Creator
Roberta Stout
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Description
Report based on interviews conducted with 46 Aboriginal women from Winnipeg and Saskatoon.
Lake St. Martin First Nation Community Members' Experiences of Induced Displacement: "We're Like Refugees"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shirley Thompson
Myrle Ballard
Donna Martin
Refuge, vol. 29, no. 2, 2014, pp. 75-86
Description
Comments on the profound and extensive impacts of the flooding and dislocation.
Land, Life, and Knowledge in Chisasibi: Intergenerational Healing in the Bush
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ioana Radu
Lawrence (Larry) M. House
Eddie Pashagumskum
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014, pp. [86]-105
Description
Describes the land- and culture-based healing program developed by the Cree Nation of Chisasibi which promotes personal, family and community wellness rooted in the Cree way of life. Participants spend two- to three-weeks at a bush camp located 500 km east the community.
The Layered Literary Existence of the Young Adult Native American Man
Theses
Author/Creator
Trenton J. Sorensen
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 2010.
Focuses on The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.
The Life Promotion Project: An Indigenous Community Response to Suicides in Mackay: Final Report
Alternate Title
Suicidal Behaviors in Indigenous Communities in Queensland: Evaluation and Development of Baseline Data
Suicidal Behaviours in Indigenous Communities in Queensland: Evaluation and Development of Baseline Data
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leda Barnett
Elizabeth Kendall
Kathy McKay
Michelle McIntyre
Kairi Kolves
Diego De Leo
Lost in the Shadows: How a Lack of Help Meant a Loss of Hope for One First Nations Girl - Investigative Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
This review details the failure of health professionals and physicians to identify and report a child in need of protection.
Make Healing Happen: It's Time to Act
E-Books
Author/Creator
The Healing Foundation
Description
Discusses the complex needs of Stolen Generation survivors and their descendants.
Māori Cultural Concepts and Service Provision for Homeless Māori Men
Alternate Title
Maori Cultural Concepts and Service Provision for Homeless Maori Men
Theses
Author/Creator
Des Ellis
Description
Psychology Thesis (MSocSc)--University of Waikato, 2010
Maori Identification, Alcohol Behaviour and Mental Health: A Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erin Ebbett
Dave Clarke
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 214-231
Description
Review of literature on the history of alcohol use in New Zealand and impacts on Maori mental health and cultural identity.
Maori Identification, Drinking Motivation and Mental Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dave Clarke
Erin Ebbett
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 145-159
Description
Results of a study showed that Maori identification was significantly correlated with frequency of drinking but not with motivation or mental health.
Maslow's Hierarchy and Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Don Gorman
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 27-29
Description
Identifies the correlation between culture, community and overall wellbeing.
Memories Hold Hands: Perceptions of Historical Trauma and Associated Behavioral and Emotional Responses Among Four Generations of American Indian (Cherokee) Descendants
Alternate Title
Perceptions of Historical Trauma Among American Indian Descendants
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathryn England Aytes
Description
[Educational Leadership] Thesis (D.Ed.)--Fielding Graduate University, 2014.
Mental Health & Addictions Project: Literature Review, 2014: Alberta Region
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ann Gladue-Buffalo
Description
Review identifies the health inequalities between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals and comments on the efforts that must be made to address these disparities.
Mental Health among Sami People with Intellectual Disabilities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hege Gjertsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article summarizes and examines results from the 2017 living condition-survey among people with an intellectual disability in Sami Areas in Norway. Findings indicate that people with an intellectual disability have poorer mental health compared to the general population, and that people who have Sami heritage have further compromised mental health.
Mental Health and Addictions System Performance in Ontario First Nations (2009-2019): Interim Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ICES
Description
Statistics on outpatient and emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and median length of stay of psychiatric hospitalizations
Mental Health and Wellness: Qanuilirpitaa? 2017: Nunavik Inuit Health Survey
Alternate Title
Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017: Qanuilirpitaa? = How are we now?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gina Muckle
Sarah Fraser
Mireille Desrochers-Couture
Camille Pepin
Richard E. Bélanger … [et al.]
Description
Mental Health Interventions for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples in Canada: A Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simon Graham
Krista Stelkia
Cornelia Wieman
Evan Adams
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-24
Description
An overview of 14 studies analyzing anxiety, depression and attempted suicide amongst the Indigenous Canadian populations and the use of culture as a treatment method.
Mental Health of Rural Mi'kmaw Youth: Community Based Participatory Research
Theses
Author/Creator
Adele Ruth Vukic
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2014.
Mental Health Review of the Indigenous Police Services of Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calibrate
Mental Health Services in the Northwest Territories: A Scoping Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aviva Elman
Meghan Etter
Kimberly Fairman
Susan Chatwood
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
This review uses the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum (FNMWC) Model’s Continuum of Essential Services to collect, organize, and assess data on mental wellness services in the NWT. The findings highlight current services and gaps, and guide communities coordinating a full range of services.
Mental Wellness Teams Comprehensive Needs Assessment: Validation of Findings Based on Key Informant Interviews and Focus Groups: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mariette Sutherland
Marion Maar
Aidan Fyffe
Description
Assessment conducted to determine teams' needs with respect to: capacity. governance, infrastructure, training, networking/community of practice, defining practice-based evidence and evaluation.