International Journal of Equity in Health, vol. 16, 2017, p. article 52
Description
Search of fourteen electronic databases for reviews about Aboriginal and Torres Islanders' health yielded 55 journal articles and 21 Australian Government commissioned evidence review reports.
Article concludes that it is important to publish failures as well as successes based on a case of conflict between environmental institutions and reindeer owners of the development of a national park.
Discusses using participatory action research (PAR) methodology, developing culturally appropriate research, communication and data protocols, and working with intermediary organizations to help build relationships. Concludes with a list of best practices.
Chapter from The Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods, 2nd edition, edited by Nigel G. Fielding, Raymond M. Lee, and Grant Blank.
Forensic Behavioural Sciences and Justice Studies Initiative
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carolyn Camman
Myles Ferguson
Ronda Appell
J. Stephen Wormith
Description
An evaluation of the Correctional Service Canada's initiatives and polices to address the over representation of Indigenous people within the Canadian criminal justice system. The University of Saskatchewan was asked to provide an external environmental scan to help inform further planning and policy decisions.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 15-24
Description
Paper offers a cautionary note on the importance of understanding culture and context when conducting First Nations health research with large data sets and outlines some approaches to research that can ensure appropriate development of research questions and interpretation of research findings.
Reports results of document search and interviews with representatives from regional First nations data governance centres. Focus of environment scan and research included: state and history of initiatives, regional considerations around the government-First Nation relationship, and regional data sovereignty, Nation building and intergovernmental relationships.
Website contains links, some with access to the full text of presentations, from a conference which explores intellectual thought and cultural development of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Many of the presenters were Canadian.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 67-100
Description
Looks at a scientific theory of language and learning between linguistic researchers, postcolonial scholars, and Aboriginal language activists to preserve and teach Algonquian languages.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Professional commentary in which the author describes how psychiatrists working with Indigenous people in Canada can draw on Fanon’s work on the intersections of colonialism, racism, and psychiatry in order to provide higher quality mental health care services.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 55-58
Description
Discusses some of the issues of the beginnings of Native and Indigenous studies. The article also suggests that what one needs to look at more precisely is at what people mean when they talk about those beginnings, namely specific figures and practices within indigenous traditions.
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 29, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 37-47
Description
Examines whether the approved environmental assessment for the Victor Diamond Mine in northern Ontario was properly scoped using criteria identified by the Government of Canada.
American Anthropologist, vol. 119, no. 3, September 2017, p. 448–463
Description
Describes methods and initial results for documenting history of cultural landscapes at three sites in British Columbia: Hauyat, Laxgalts’ap (Old Town) and Dałk Gyilakyaw (Robin Town).
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 641-674
Description
Focuses on three aspects of the Commission's research: the fact that the Commission had its origins in litigation, the methodological issues concerning collection of archival documents and survivors' statements, and that the narrative does not pay a great deal of attention to differences within the system.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 102, no. 2, March/April 2011, pp. 112-117
Description
Looks at the need for a holistic health indicator model for baseline health assessment and impact prediction of industralization, etc. in Canadian indigenous communities.
Looks at the key tools for working on horizontal outcome focused projects; at conducting a document analysis of the legislation, policies and practices related to each tool; and developing a framework and implementation strategy to identify how the horizontal tools could be applied to produce integrated services in support of First Nations community development.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010, pp. 137-155
Description
Explores the writer's use of narrative inquiry, autoethnography, and Indigenous research paradigms to address her research on Indigenous spirituality and her journey with learning the Cree language.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 28, no. 2/3, Spring, 2010, pp. 63-70
Description
Using the photovoice approach with twelve Aboriginal breast cancer survivors in Saskatchewan to argue the need for more research on the effects of race, gender, and class on cancer care and experiences.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 362-373
Description
Contends that a Community Based/Tribally Based Participatory approach (CBPR/TPR) was the best practice approach and was congruent with the community's Tribal culture.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research; Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-19
Description
Looks at data from health researchers, research ethics board representatives, financial services administrators and Mi'kmaw community health directors.
CMEC Technical Workshop on Pan-Canadian Aboriginal Data ; 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
CMEC (Council of Ministers of Education Canada)
Description
Looks at a workshop held to examine the state of data on Aboriginal education and to recommend the next steps to improve the availability of such data on Aboriginal learners across Canada.
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-12
Description
Discusses research practice model which is based on that indigenous ways of knowing, cultural practices, and provides pathways to strengthening community-based programs through collaborative research.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 269-275
Description
Discusses the trials and tribulations of evidence based practice and the need to develop culturally specific strategies to improve the health of Indigenous communities.
Literature review conducted to explore three topics: primary methodological approaches used by researchers, extent of participation by Indigenous peoples and organizations, and institutional, organizational, and human capital competencies and gaps in Canada, and how they compare to those in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, 2011, pp. 40-48
Description
Looks at the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities taking a leadership role in the process of developing Indigenous health policy and programs.