Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Gunstone
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-11
Description
Article examines the issue of lack of Indigenous people occupying management and governance positions at Australian universities.
The Influence of Self-Efficacy and Cultural Identification Upon Alcohol Use Among American Indians
Theses
Author/Creator
Matthew J. Taylor
Description
Clinical Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-St. Louis, 1997.
Injuries in the North - Analysis of 20 Years of Surveillance Data Collected by the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Minh T. Do
Myléne Fréchette
Steven McFaull
Bryany Denning
Mike Ruta
Wendy Thompson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21090
Description
Study results indicated that the physical and climate challenges posed in the northern Canadian setting are factors in a higher injury rate.
Intake of Nutrients and Food Sources of Nutrients Among the Navajo: Findings From the Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Ballew
Linda L. White
Karen F. Strauss
Lois J. Benson
James M. Mendlein
Ali H. Mokdad
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 127, no. 10S, October 1997, pp. 2085S-2093S
Description
Summary of results of a study conducted using a representative sample from the Navajo Reservation.
Interventions for Indigenous Peoples Making Health Decisions: A Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Jull
James Crispo
Vivian Welch
Heather MacDonald
Simon Brascoupe
Yvonne Boyer
Dawn Stacey
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 3, 2013, pp. 539-554
Description
Results of a systematic literature review on effective interventions aimed to support healthier lifestyle choices and improved health for Indigenous people.
Inuit Attitudes Toward Deviant Behavior: A Vignette Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Christopher M. Fletcher
Lucy J. Boothroyd
The Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, vol. 185, no. 2, February 1997, pp. 78-86
Description
Six different cases of a man with strange behaviour were presented to Inuit adults to be rated for a willingness to live, work or hunt with him.
Inuit Concepts of Mental Health and Illness: An Ethnographic Study
Alternate Title
[Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report ; no. 4]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Christopher Fletcher
Ellen Corin
Lucy Boothroyd
Description
Identifies Inuit knowledge and perspectives and the basis of mental health problems with explanations for the behaviour.
Inuit Research Comes to the Fore
Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 3
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robert M. Bone
vol. 3
Description
Looks at the Inuit Database, created from custom tabulations from the 2001 Census material.
Chapter ten from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Inuit-Specific Tuberculosis (TB) Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Discusses prevention, control, and care programs in the Inuit regions of Canada.
Ipperwash: The Tragic Failure of Canada's Aboriginal Policy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Edward J. Hedican
[Ipperwash: The Tragic Failure of Canada's Aboriginal Policy]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kent Roach
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, 2013, pp. 171-173
Description
Book review of: Ipperwash by Edward J. Hedican.
Isolation and Community Well-Being
Alternate Title
[Strategic Research Directorate Research Brief (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Strategic Research Directorate
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AANDC)
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.
Issues Surrounding Cyber-Safety for Indigenous Australians
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Catryna Bilyk
Alex Hawke
Michael Danby
Nola Marino
Graham Perrett ... [et al.]
The Journal of the Canadian Rheumatology Association (Spring 2013, Volume 23, Number 1)
Alternate Title
The Journal of the Canadian Rheumatology Association: Focus on Aboriginal Health and Rheumatology
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Henry L. Averns
Cheryl Barnabe
Joyce Greene
Harold Boudreau
Alka Bhalla ... [et al.]
Description
Entire journal issue discusses rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis in the Aboriginal population with a focus on care, barriers and gaps. Full issue on one pdf.
Kinship, Family, and Exchange in a Labrador Inuit Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kirk Dombrowski
Bilal Khan
Emily Channell
Joshua Moses
Kate McLeann ... [et al.]
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 50, no. 1, 2013, pp. 89-104
Description
Uses social network approach to analyze data from 330 interviews. Argues that past emphasis on traditional vs. store-bought items misses importance of reciprocal vs. one-way giving.
Labour Force Activity for the Total Population 15 Years and Over, for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2011 National Household Survey
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistics. Includes definitions on second tab.
Source: 2011 National Household Survey.
[Labour Force by Occupation and Industry for 15 Years and Over for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2011 NHS (National Household Survey)]
Alternate Title
Labour Force by Industry (NAICS) for 15 Years and Over, for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2011 National Household Survey
Labour Force by Occupation (NOC) for 15 Years and Over, for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2011 National Household Survey
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistics. Source: 2011 National Household Survey.
Labour Market Outcomes
Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Matthew Gray
Monica Howlett
Boyd Hunter
Description
Characteristics analyzed were: hours of work, whether employment was in public or private sector, self-employment, occupation and industry sector. Draws comparisons with non-Indigenous population.
Labour Market Prospects for the Métis in the Canadian Mining Industry
Alternate Title
CSLC Research Report ; 2013-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evan Capeluck
Andrew Sharpe
Description
Comments on opportunities and barriers for participation in the mining industry.
Learning from Lives That Have Been Lived: [Nunavut Suicide Follow-Back Study 2005-2010]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eduardo Chachamovich
Monica Tomlinson
Description
Goal was to identify reasons behind death in order to comprehend, predict and prevent suicide in the future. Looks at lives of individuals who committed suicide and those with comparable backgrounds still living to identify risk and protective factors.
Legacy of Colonialism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Stafford
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1997, p. [?]
Description
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (Australia) found incarceration rates of Aborigines was disproportionately high in 1991 and rates have continued to increase. Death rates were proportionate with non-Aborigines, those dying had low literacy skills, poor health, and were marginalized socio-economically.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Lessons From the 'Bucket Brigade': Using Social Ecology and Empowerment Models to Address Nutritional Education and Cultural Invigoration Among Urban Native American Adults
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michèle Companion
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, Summer, 2013, pp. 1-16
Description
Comments on a successful pilot program that found people want more information on nutritional options, community gardening and other skills to encourage a healthier lifestyle.
Life Support in High Age: Northern Norway 1865-1900
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ingunn Elstad
Journal of Family History, vol. 38, no. 2, April 2013, pp. 140-165
Description
Looks at how Sami 80 years and older supported themselves before economic modernization. Uses nineteenth-century census registrations and ethnographic sources.
Literacy Matters: Unlocking the Literacy Potential of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sonya Gulati
Description
Outlines the social and economic problems associated with low literacy rates among Aboriginal peoples, and identifies best practices to address these issues.
Living Document: Indigenous Cultural-Linguistic Framework: Anish gaie tolamang waiwnit tci zhiikonang, Mi waa izhichigeyeg weweni Kesé kon fè dbon (What We are Doing in a Good Way in Algonquin, Ojibwa and Michif Languages)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah Chansonneuve
Arlene Hache
Description
Resource document to facilitate Indigenous cultural competence and cultural safety among service providers, educators, and policy makers.
The Long Term Effects of Indian Residential Schools on Human and Cultural Capital
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Donna Feir
Description
Findings suggest that attendance at a residential school improved economic and educational outcomes but also reflected a decrease in participation in traditional activities and Aboriginal language use.
Manitoba's Aboriginal Populations: Projected 1991-2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Bureau of Statistics
Description
Concluding projections see growth by 59.5 percent.
Māori Medium Kaiako Survey
Alternate Title
Maori Medium Kaiako Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
Research Division
Ministry of Education
Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: The Challenges and Opportunities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Long
Vernon Hoeppner
Pamela Orr
Martha Ainslie
Malcolm King
Sylvia
Abonyi
Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, July-August 2013, pp. 223-230
Description
Compares the occurrence of tuberculosis and the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis from 2007 to 2008 in non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal people in relation to where they live.
Measurement of Iron Deficiency in Infants: Implications for Screening in a High Risk Population
Theses
Author/Creator
Clare A. Hopkins
Description
Community Health Science, Medicine Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1997.
Measures of Language Outcomes Using the Aboriginal Children's Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne C. Findlay
Dafna E. Kohen
Health Reports, vol. 24, no. 1, January 2013, pp. 10-16
Description
Goal of study was to describe how responses from parents/guardians could be used as language indicators.
Measuring the Well-Being of Aboriginal People: An Application of the United Nations Human Development Index to Registered Indians in Canada, 1981-2001
Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Martin Cooke
Daniel Beavon
Mindy McHardy
vol. 1
Description
Examines data from census years 1981 to 2001 to identify whether any progress had been made in narrowing disparities in education, life expectancy, and income.
Chapter three from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends
Articles » General
Juristat, vol. [33], no. [1], February 25, 2013, pp. [1]-120
Description
Some information specific to Aboriginal women.
Mental Health Impacts of Racial Discrimination in Victorian Aboriginal Communities: Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angeline Ferdinand
Yin Paradies
Margaret Kelaher
Description
Summary report based on Experiences of Racism Survey. Full report: Mental Health Impacts of Racial Discrimination in Victorian Aboriginal Communities.
Mental Health Impacts of Racial Discrimination in Victorian Aboriginal Communities: The Localities Embracing and Accepting Diversity (LEAD) Experiences of Racism Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angeline Ferdinand
Yin Paradies
Margaret Kelaher
Description
Discusses experiences, impacts, implications of racism and strategies for change.
A Methodological Model for Exchanging Local and Scientific Climate Change Knowledge in Northeastern Siberia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan A. Crate
Alexander N. Fedorov
Arctic, vol. 66, no. 3, September 2013, pp. 338-350
Description
Analyzes findings from “Knowledge Exchanges,” involving the Viliui Sakha, native agropastoralists, regional scientific specialists, a cultural anthropologist, and a permafrost scientist.
Métis Women at Risk: Health and Service Provision in Urban British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sonia D. Wesche
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 2, 2013, pp. 187-196
Description
Study investigated links between cultural identity and well-being for women in danger of sexual exploitation in Fort St. John, Prince George, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Miqqut Project: Joining Literacy, Culture and Well-Being through Non-formal Learning in Nunavut: Research Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shelley Tulloch
Quluaq Pilakapsi
Gloria Uluqsi,
Adriana Kusugak
Cayla Chenier
Kim Crockatt
Description
Looks at non-formal traditional skills programs with embedded literacy offered in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.
Mobility
Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Francis Markham
Description
Discusses Australian mobility patterns, how they may vary across time, place and other characteristics, and compares them to patterns of the non-Indigenous population.
Mortality Trends Among Alaska Native People: Successes and Challenges
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Holck
Gretchen Ehrsam Day
Ellen Provost
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21185
Description
Examines mortality rates from the 2004-2008 time period for Alaska Natives/American Indians (AN/AI) and compares them to the overall population. Findings showed a 33% higher mortality rate compared to the rest of the population.
Motivators of Educational Success: Perceptions of Grade 12 Aboriginal Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Preston
Tim Claypool
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 4, 2013, pp. [257]-279
Description
Using interviews with Indigenous high school students from Urban Saskatchewan schools to discuss the need for more Indigenous pedagogy from educators .
Much More Than Paperwork: Proper Planning Essential to Better Lives for B.C.'s Children in Care: A Representative's Audit on Plans of Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
Of 100 case files examined, 60 involved Aboriginal children.
Myths and Methods in Abenaki Demography: Abenaki Population Recovery, 1725-1750
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Ghere
Ethnohistory, vol. 44, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 511-534
Description
Historical study of population levels including migration, impact of conflicts, diseases and epidemics.
National Household Survey Dictionary, 2011
Alternate Title
Catalogue No. 99-000-X2011001
E-Books
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
The National Indigenous Australians' Sexual Health Strategy, 1996-97 to 1998-99: A Report of the ANCARD Working Party on Indigenous Australians' Sexual Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian National Council on AIDS & Related Diseases (ANCARD) Working Party on Indigenous Australians' Sexual Health
The Nations 2013: Aboriginal Populations in Quebec [Map]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Lists toponym, band name, and number of residents and non-residents.
A Native American Community Initiative to Prevent Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
V. L. Hood
B. Kelly
C. Martinez
S. Shuman
R. Secker-Walker
Ethnicity and Health, vol. 2, no. 4, November 1997, pp. 277-285
Description
Description of the formation of a coalition formed in the Mohawk community of Akwesasne and their programs to reduce dietary fat and increase physical activity in children.
The Native American Experience in Higher Education: Turning Around the Cycle of Failure II
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert N. Wells
Description
Results of survey conducted at 30 colleges and universities serving the largest percentage of Native American students. Purpose was to investigate which factors contributed to educational success or failure.
The Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey [NHNS]: Research That Can Make a Difference
Alternate Title
Findings and Implications of the Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim Byers
John Hubbard
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 127, no. 10S, October 1997, pp. 2075S-2077S
Description
Examines findings dealing with prevalence and prevention of chronic diseases, clinical treatment services and health promotion.
Neoliberalism and Homelessness in the Western Canadian Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael G. Young
Joshua M. Moses
Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, vol. 4, no. 2, Autumn, 2013, pp. 7-22
Description
Discusses the inability to provide adequate housing and addiction and mental health services to those in need and the approaches to take to care for the vulnerable.