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Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
Analysis of 309 responses from seven regions (Yukon, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Atlantic). Questionnaire was intended to gauge respondents experience and data sources, and gather basic information about the community, current housing stock and anticipated future needs.
First Nations People, Métis and Inuit and COVID-19: Health and Social Characteristics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
The Daily, April 17, 2020, pp. 1-5
Description
Reports data on factors which can lead to increased vulnerability to the virus such as geographic isolation and difficulty in accessing health care, pre-existing health issues, poor condition of homes and overcrowding, and multigenerational households.
First Nations Perspectives on Poverty: "It's not in our culture to be poor"
Alternate Title
FNIGC Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda: Summary of Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer British Columbia
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Looks at current statistics for twenty-two indicators and identifies the Health Authority's targets for the future.
Related material: Full Report.
First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) 2002/03: The Peoples' Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
RHS [Regional Health Survey] National Team
Description
Revised second edition.
First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS): Code of Research Ethics
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Committee (FNIGC)
Description
Brief description of the history of the Regional Longitudinal Health Survey and the code of ethics associated with it.
First Nations Revenue Source Research: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Financial Management Board
Description
Study conducted in order to quantify the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous economies.
[First Nations Telehealth Strategic Plan]
Alternate Title
Premières Nations du Québec: Plan Stratégique de Télésanté 2007-2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
Catherine Poser
Jocelyne Picot
Description
"Revision October, 2009."
From Protests, To the Ballot Box, and Beyond: Building Indigenous Power
Alternate Title
[Indigenous Futures Project]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth
Description
Reports information gathered through the Indigenous Futures Survey launched in June 2020.
Funding First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS): A Performance Budget Approach to Well-Being
E-Books
Author/Creator
Helaina Gaspard
Government of Canada Response to SR Questionnaire – COVID-19
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Government of Canada]
Description
Response to questionnaire sent out by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples.
Related material: Annex A: Additional Information Provided by Indigenous Services Canada.
Governmental Fiduciary Failure in Indigenous Environmental Health Justice: The Case of Pictou Landing First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana Lewis
Heather Castleden
Richard Apostle
Sheila Francis
Kim Francis-Strickland
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 61-72
Description
Examines the correlation between the dumping of pulp and paper mill effluent near the Pictou Landing First Nation and the high levels of cancer amongst its Indigenous population.
Guide to the Labour Force Survey in Nunavut's 10 Largest Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Reference document to aid in interpreting the data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Includes glossary.
Harvesting and Country Food: Fact Sheet: 2001
Alternate Title
Analytical Paper (Statistics Canada) ; no. 1
Catalogue no. 89-627-XIE--No. 1
Inuit in Canada: Findings from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Tait
Hauora: Māori Standards of Health IV: A Study of the Years 2000-2005
Alternate Title
Hauora: Māori Standards of Health III: A Study of the Years 1970-1991
Hauora: Māori Standards of Health: A Study of the Years 1970-1984
Māori Standards of Health: A Study of the 20 Year Period 1955-75
E-Books
Author/Creator
Papaarangi Reid
Bridget Robson
Donna Cormack
Fiona Cram
Gordon Purdie ... [et al.]
Description
Healers Need Healing Too: Results from the Good Road of Life Training
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Kelley
Clayton Small
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 2, 2020, pp. [60]-75
Description
Examines the impact of the training, which uses culturally relevant mental health support for healing historical and inter-generational trauma, on mental health professionals working with American Indian communities.
Health and Disability System Review: Final Report = Pūrongo Whakamutunga
Alternate Title
Health and Disability System Review: Executive Overview = He Tirohanga Whānui
Health and Disability System Review: Interim Report = Pūrongo mō Tēnei Wā
Health and Disability System Review: Interim Report = Pūrongo mō Tēnei Wā: Executive Overview
E-Books
Author/Creator
New Zealand Health and Disability Review
Description
Health and Well-Being of Children in Care in British Columbia: Educational Experience and Outcomes
E-Books
Author/Creator
Representative for Children and Youth
Office of the Provincial Health Officer
The Health and Well-Being of the Aboriginal Population in British Columbia: Interim Update [2007]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Description
Statistics for: low birthweight, pre-term births, infant mortality, births to teenage mothers, and disease and injury premature mortality.
Related material:
The Health and Well-being of the Aboriginal Population: Interim Update [2012].
First Nations Health and Well-being: Interim Update [2015].
Health Care Utilization and Costs in Saskatchewan's Registered Indian Population With Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheri L. Pohar
Jeffrey A. Johnson
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 7, no. 126, 2007
Description
Observes that health care costs for both First Nations and the general population with diabetes in Saskatchewan are substantially higher that individuals without the disease.
The Health of Inuit Children: Fact Sheet: 2001
Alternate Title
2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Analytical Paper (Statistics Canada) ; no. 2
Catalogue no. 89-627-XIE
Inuit in Canada: Findings from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne Guèvremont
Dafna Kohen
The Health of the Aboriginal Populations in Montréal
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maude Landry
The Health of the Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Population: A Final Research Report
Alternate Title
Research Report on the Health of the On Reserve Mi’kmaq Population
The Health of the On-Reserve Mikmaq Population in Nova Scotia: Data from 2002-03
[Regional Longitudinal Health Survey Report: Nova Scotia, 2002-2003]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlotte Loppie
Fred Wien
Description
Data from the First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey conducted in 2002-2003.
The Health of the Nova Scotia Mi'Kmaq Population: A Summary Report
Alternate Title
The Health of the On Reserve Mikmaq Population in Nova Scotia: Data from 2002-03
[Regional Longitudinal Health Survey Report: Nova Scotia, 2002-2003: Summary Report]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlotte Loppie
Fred Wien
Description
Data from First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (FNRLHS).
Hearing Loss and Dental Health
Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
[Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hannah Ayukawa
Roger Bélanger
Louis Rochette
Hidden in Plain Sight: The US Government’s Use of the Choctaw Nation as an Environmental Toxics Dumping Ground
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Lambert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 97-112
Description
The author, a member of the Choctaw Nation, investigates the need for more in-depth scientific study of the McAlester Army Ammunitions Plant's contamination on the soil, water and air of the neighbouring Choctaw homeland.
Hidden Strengths of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Mathematics as Measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ke Wu
Rachel Chaphalka
Meredith Hecker
Elizabeth Lask
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 59, no. 2/3, Summer/Fall, 2020, pp. 7-32
Description
Looks at the lack of research in identifying Indigenous students aptitude for math.
Historical Indian Treaties
Alternate Title
[Atlas of Canada, 6th Edition]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
Description
Map of treaties negotiated between 1725 and 1930.
Historical Trends: Registered Indian Population, 1982-2005
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Data listed by region: Alberta, Atlantic, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon, as well as Canada as a whole.
HIV/AIDS Epi Updates
Alternate Title
HIV/AIDS Among Aboriginal Persons in Canada: A Continuing Concern
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division
Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada]
Description
Report published annually; 2007 edition.
Most relevant section located on p. 47-59.
Entire document on one pdf. To access information, scroll to appropriate page.
HIV / AIDS In Saskatchewan: 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Health
Population Health Branch
Description
Report provides historical trend analysis for the past ten years on HIV infections and AIDS to the end of December 2007 in Saskatchewan.
HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse, and Hepatitis Prevention Needs of Native Americans Living in Baltimore: in Their Own Words
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeannette L. Johnson
Jan Gryczynski
Shelly A. Wiechelt
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 19, no. 6, 2007, p. 531–544
Description
Discusses the results from focus group discussions and surveys on the health service needs of Native Americans which conclude the necessity to design culturally appropriate preventive programs.
HIV and AIDS in Canada: Surveillance Report to December 31, 2006
Alternate Title
Le VIH et le Sida au Canada: Rapport de Surveillance en Date du 31, Décembre 2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division
Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Public Health Agency of Canada
Description
Contains some data for Aboriginals.
HIV Risk, Systemic Inequities, and Aboriginal Youth: Widening the Circle for HIV Prevention Programming
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
June Larkin
Sarah Flicker
Ruth Koleszar-Green
Susan Mintz
Michelle Dagnino
et al.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 3, May/June 2007, pp. 179-182
Description
Looks at the insight into systemic Inequities relevant to HIV risk in urban Aboriginal youth and the relevance of this study for prevention education.
Holding the Doors Open: Faculty Perspectives of Their Roles in The Retention of American Indian Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Stacey A. Sherwin
Description
Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2007.
Homicides Involving Native Americans: Arizona Violent Death Reporting System, January 1, 2015-December 31, 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety
Arizona State University
Arizona Violent Death Reporting System
Description
Contains disaggregated data for female, male, age groups, geographic location, educational attainment, marital and veteran status, methods of death, victim to suspect relationship, and circumstances related to the homicide event.
Honour Project Aotearoa
Alternate Title
Honor Project Aotearoa
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leonie Pihama
Alison Green
Carl Mika
Matthew Roskrudge
Shirley Simmonds … [et al.]
Hospitalizations Resulting from Dog Bite Injuries -- Alaska, 1991-2002
Alternate Title
Alaska Dog Bite Injury Hospitalizations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louisa J. Castrodale
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 4, September 2007, pp. 320-327
Description
Concludes that hospitalization rates for dog bites were higher in Alaska, compared to rest of the United States.
Housing and Drinking Water: Qanuilirpitaa? 2017: Nunavik Inuit Health Survey
Alternate Title
Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017: Qanuilirpitaa? = How are we now?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mylene Riva
Christopher Fletcher
Philippe Dufresne
Antoine Lachance
Gina Muckle
Description
Housing Conditions and Associations with Social Outcomes in First Nations Communities in Quebec: Report to the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
E-Books
Author/Creator
[René Iwo
Mylène Riva]
How Statistics Canada Identifies Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Ignorance, Indifference and Invisibility: The Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Alternate Title
[Concordia University Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
LaVerne Monette
Description
Executive Director of the Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (OAHAS) discusses the role of colonization has played in the poor health status of the Aboriginal population and the characteristics of the spread of the disease. Question and answer period follows.
Illuminating Service Experience: A Descriptive Analysis of Injury and Death Reports for First Nations Children and Youth in B.C., 2015 to 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Charlesworth
Description
Uses data on critical injuries and deaths reported to the Representative for Children and Youth when children/youth and/or their families have received (within the prior 12 months), or are receiving government services and compares results to statistics for the non-Indigenous population.
Related Material: Invisible Children: A Descriptive Analysis of Injury and Death Reports for Métis Children and Youth in British Columbia, 2015 to 2017.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Canada's Indigenous Tourism Sector: Insights from Operators
Alternate Title
The Impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s Indigenous Tourism Sector: 2021 Update
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Conference Board of Canada
Description
Provides an updated profile of the sector based on Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada's revised definition, an updated 2020 direct economic footprint of the sector by looking at key performance measures of GDP, employment and business growth under the impact of COVID-19, and reports results of survey of 585 operators.
Related Material: 2021 Update.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Communities: Insights from the Indigenous Navigator
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gabriela Balvedi Pimentel
Maria Victoria Cabrera Ormaza
Pedro Cayul
Description
Data and information collected and shared by indigenous communities in 11 countries.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous People
Alternate Title
Indigenous Futures Project
[Indigenous Futures Survey]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth
Description
Information gathered from the 2020 Indigenous Futures Survey which had 6,460 respondents from across the United States. Focuses on how the pandemic has impacted income, employment, and mental health.
[The Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)
Description
Response to questionnaire sent out by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Māori Land Entities: Part 1: How to Respond
Alternate Title
The Impact of COVID-19 on Maori Land Entities: Part: 1: How to Respond
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deloitte Māori Services
Description
Focuses on Māori economy in sectors such as agriculture, forestry and logging, arts and recreation, and tourism. Topics include business continuity, opportunities and risks, impacts on key sectors and ramifications for cash flow.
Related material:
Part 2: Preparing to Recover
Part 3: Preparing to Thrive
The Impact of COVID-19 on Māori Land Entities: Part 2: Preparing to Recover
Alternate Title
The Impact of COVID-19 on Maori Land Entities: Part 2: Preparing to Recover
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deloitte Māori Services
Description
Information prepared to support Māori freehold land owners in making key decisions. Topics include action points, current economic impact of the pandemic, and how different the COVID-19 recession is to the Global Financial Crisis.
Related material:
Part 1: How to Respond
Part 3: Preparing to Thrive
The Impact of COVID-19 on Māori Land Entities: Part 3: Preparing to Thrive
Alternate Title
The Impact of COVID-19 on Maori Land Entities: Part 3: Preparing to Thrive
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deloitte Māori Services
Description
Provides questions to consider and action points, preliminary views on the current economic impact of the pandemic, assessment of how relevant sectors will re-emerge, rebound economic indicators to monitor and mid-case, worst case, and sustained economic disruption scenario narratives.
Related material:
Part 1: How to Respond
Part 2: Preparing to Recover