Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Human Health at the Ends of the Earth, 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
Analysis of 22 interviews conducted with members of the First Nation indicated that residents are concerned with a variety of changes in the environment and their ability to use the land.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 3, August 6, 2010, p. article no. 1383
Description
Reviews current services, initiatives & challenges to the delivery of safe maternity services for Aboriginal women in rural and remote areas of Australia.
Focuses on educational reform for Indigenous children in remote and northern Australia to improve educational outcomes. Feedback from participants provides recommendations.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 61, no. 2, Glimpses of Métis Society and History in Northwest Saskatchewan, Fall, 2009, pp. 18-28
Description
Two-part paper first examine the history of Île-à-la-Crosse in the context of mainstream histories, then examines how local community histories have become markers of Aboriginality.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 18.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 258-270
Description
Outlines the research process, key challenges and lessons learned in a collaborative First Nations suicide prevention project conducted with eight north-western Manitoba First Nations communities.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, January 2010, pp. 32-38
Description
Determines there is a need for more effective perinatal and infant care programs in remote First Nations communities to reduce mortality rates.
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3 suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 245-249
Description
Comments on an intervention that did not produce any significant change in oral health behaviours, clinical measures of oral hygiene, or community programs promoting oral health.
Australasian Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Globalising Indigeneity: New Research Directions, 2009, pp. 5-26
Description
Compares and contrasts the experiences of two groups of adult Indigenous students, one from the northern Australian tropics and one from Northwestern Ontario.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 5.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1422, October 26, 2010, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines comprehensive program developed to manage services for elderly Warlpriri people using operating principles of community control and cultural comfort.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Library Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [53]-75
Description
Comments on a play that focuses on the contemporary situation of youth in Montreal and the imaginary community of Kinogamish.
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 42, no. 1, 2010, pp. 56-73
Description
Using feedback from registered nurses working in the Canadian north to Discuss key concepts in dementia care and how this knowledge can be used to improve the care provided.
Moving Population and Public Health Knowledge into Action: A Casebook of Knowledge Translation Stories
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Author/Creator
Sylvia Abonyi
Bonnie Jeffrey
Description
Discusses project which originated with senior health managers at the Prince Alberta Grand Council and the Athabasca Health Authority in northern Saskatchewan with a focus on the knowledge translation component.
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, vol. 35, no. 3, Fall, 2009, p. [?]
Description
Declining enrolment in rural communities has increased the use of e-learning as a way of curriculum delivery. Data provided will help educators assess whether an online learning environment is viable.
Indigenous Affairs , no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 22-27
Description
Examines the evolution and adaptation of customary law for use by African women in their communities to advance their own positions. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.
Pilot project called Looking Out for Dementia involved production of a 16 minute DVD in English and three Indigenous languages (Warlpiri, Kriol, Djambarrpuyngu), an accompanying flip chart in plain English, and a poster publicizing the resource. Evaluation carried out through observation, focus groups and telephone interviews with participants and coordinators of aged services.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. E90-E91
Description
Looks at the charge by public health officials and Aboriginal health experts that environmental conditions, insufficient federal funding, strategies and polices have increased the spread of the swine flu among remote First Nations communities.
Canadian Medical Association, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. 90-91
Description
First Nations communities, public health officials and aboriginal health experts accuse the federal government of being unprepared for the H1N1 influenza in Nunavut and other remote First Nations communities causing the rapid spread of the pandemic.