Alternate Title
Phase 3 First Nations Regional Health Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Information Governance & Data Projects
Union of Nova Scotia Indians
Description
Presents results for adults, youth and children. Under each there are sections dealing with demographics, indicators and predictors of personal health and wellness, health care, and community health and wellness.
Version 2.0.
Aboriginal Children's Hurt & Healing (ACHH) Initiative: First Nation Community Health Video
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Children's Hurt & Healing (ACHH) Initiative
John R. Sylliboy
Margot Latimer
Sharon Rudderham
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2019, p. [12]
Description
Links to short video which discusses the ACHH's research on helping healthcare professionals to understand pain and hurt from a Mi'kmaw perspective. Research done in collaboration with Artist Alan Syliboy, illustrates how participants think about and express pain.
ACHH Initiative
Duration 5:03
An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children, youth and families: Does Bill-92 Make the Grade?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naiomi Walqwan Metallic
Hadley Friedland
Sarah Morales
Jeffery Hewitt
Aimée Craft
Description
Analyzes and assigns grades to the Bill in five areas: national standards, accountability, funding, jurisdiction, and data collecting and reporting.
Related material: Factsheet: Overview and Recommendations
An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families: Technical Information Package
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Active & Safe: Preventing Unintentional Injury to Aboriginal Children and Young People in NSW: Guidelines for Policy and Practice
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kathleen Clapham
Keziah Bennett-Brook
Christine Erskine
Rebecca Ivers
Kate Hunter … [et al.]
American Indian & Alaska Native Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive through Connection to Family and Cultural Identity: Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Generations United
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
Description
Developed with the goal of assisting non-Indigenous staff to gain cultural competency through an understanding of family and kinship systems and historical and contemporary contexts, as well as providing information on the services available for support.
Animkee
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Schlonies
M'Wikwedong Youth Group
Carlos E. Sanchez-Pimienta
Jeffrey Masuda
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2019, p. [10]
Description
Links to a short video in which the narrator speaks about his experience with mainstream education and mental health institutions, and his more positive experience with culturally-based healing practices.
Animkee
Duration: 2:35
Antenatal Care Use and Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mothers and Their Babies: 2016-2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Applying Lessons from the U.S. Indian Child Welfare Act to Recently Passed Federal Child Protection Legislation in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hayley Hahn
Johanna Caldwell
Vandna Sinha
International Indigenous Policy Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, The COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Peoples, 2020, pp. 1-32
Description
Looks at the passing of Canada's Bill C-92 and what it could learn from the United States' Indian Child Welfare Act in regards to the well-being and care of Indigenous children.
Assessing the Interest and Cultural Congruence of Contingency Management as an Intervention for Alcohol Misuse Among Younger American Indian Adults
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine A. Hirchak
Jalene Herron
Sean M. Murphy
Dennis Donovan
John M. Roll ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 38-57
Description
Qualitative study uses focus groups to examine the interest in, and potential strategies for culturally and developmentally adapted contingency management (CM) for Indigenous youth aged 18-29.
Assessing the Research on Early Childhood Home Visiting Models Implemented with Tribal Populations; Part 1: Evidence of Effectiveness
Alternate Title
Assessing the Research on Early Childhood Home Visiting Models Implemented with Tribal Populations; Part 2: Lessons Learned about Implementation and Evaluation
OPRE Report ; no. 2020-164
OPRE Report ; no. 2020-165
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrea Mraz Esposito
Armando Yanez
Rebecca Coughlin
Emily Sama-Miller
Description
"Original Report Published: February 2011".
Related Material: Part 2: Lessons Learned about Implementation and Evaluation.
Becoming Self-in-Relation: Coming of Age as a Pathway towards Wellness for Urban Indigenous Youth in Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Mellor
Denise Cloutier
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 15, no. 2, 2020, pp. 3-22
Description
Discusses the importance of a culturally relevant framework during the coming of age period for Indigenous youth.
Beyond a Dreamcatcher: Improving Services for Indigenous Justice-Involved Youth with Substance Use Challenges: A Youth-Led Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
McCreary Centre Society
Description
Study cohort consisted of 160 survey respondents and 288 focus group participants. Topics included barriers to accessing and successfully completing treatment, suggestions for overcoming them, and promising practices.
Beyond Survival: A Review of the Literature on Positive Approaches to Understanding and Measuring Indigenous Child Well-Being
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathleen Jamieson
Description
Search was performed for academic and non-academic Indigenous sources published between 2000 and 2016 and identified over 150 documents, books, and papers.
Bill C-92 Compliance Guide for Social Workers and Service Providers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Koren Lightning-Earle
Hadley Friedland]
Description
Bill C-92: : An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families which came into force on January 1, 2020, established national minimum standards for Child and Family Service provision to Indigenous children and families.
Born into My Grandmother's Hands: Honouring First Nations' Birth Knowledge and Practice in North Yukon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel Olson
Charlotte Moores
Kathleen Cranfield
Description
Looks at traditional childbirth practices of the Vuntut Gwitchin, Trondëk Hwëch’in, and Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nations.
Brief on COVID-Response and Recovery Issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Families in Contact with Child Protection Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Secretariat of National Aboriginal & Islander Child Care Inc. (SNAICC)
Description
Brief discussion of issues as well as recommendations in seven key areas: access to technology; service workforce and funding arrangements; mental health; family violence; prevention and early intervention; support for kinship carers; and family and cultural contact, reunification and permanent care.
California American Indian / Alaska Native Maternal and Infant Health Status Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
California Department of Public Health
Maternal
Child and Adolescent Health Division
Description
Looks at 14 indicators.
Celebrating Our Magic: Resources for American Indian/Alaska Native Transgender and Two-Spirit Youth, Their Relatives and Families, and Their Health Care Providers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alessandra Angelino
Center for Native Child and Family Resilience: Environmental Scan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carlos Alcaraz
Jeremy Braithwaite
Matt Burnstein
Anthony J. Ernst
Emily Fisher … [et al.]
Description
Identifies community-level research initiatives and demonstrations of cultural and practice-based strategies for prevention and intervention. Findings are organized around models, and strengths and challenges are listed for each model.
Child Maltreatment in Native American and Alaska Native Communities: A Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Children's Advocacy Center
Description
Annotated list of material published between 1978 and 2016.
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Infants in Canada in 2019
Alternate Title
First Nations/Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2019
FN/CIS 2019
FN/CIS 2019: Focus on Developmental Stages Series
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged One to Three Years Old in Canada in 2019
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged Four to Seven Years Old in Canada In 2019
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 8-11 Years Old in Canada in 2019
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 220
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 220
CWRP Information Sheet ; no 221
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 221
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 222
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 222
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 223
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 223
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 12-15 Years Old in Canada in 2019
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 224
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 224
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Fallon
Nicolette Joh-Carnella
Marie Saint-Girons
Children Living in Households with Members of the Stolen Generations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Closing the Gap Report 2019
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Government
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety Toolkit
Alternate Title
Abridged Casebook: Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety
Activity Book 1: Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety
Activity Book 2: Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Asch
Tara Williamson
Leslie-Ann Paige
Description
Resources are designed for professionals working with Salish nations, families, caregivers, youth, and communities.
Combining First Nations Research Methods with a World Health Organization Guide to Understand Low Childhood Immunisation Coverage in Children in Tamworth, Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Thomas
Natalie Allan
Paula Taylor
Carla McGrady
Kasia Bolsewicz ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-21
Description
Looks at the cause of and ways to address the low immunization rates in Indigenous communities in Australia.
A Community-Based Evaluation of a Culturally Grounded, American Indian After-School Prevention Program: The Value of Practitioner-Researcher Collaboration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brooke de Heer
Jade K. Heffern
Julianna S. Cheney
Aaron Secakuku
Julie Baldwin
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 1, 2020, pp. 1-20
Description
Uses results of parent/caregivers satisfaction interviews and surveys to evaluate the Pathways Youth Program, which integrates culturally appropriate approaches to teaching about health and wellness.
Contemplating Remote Presence Technology for Culturally Safe Health Care for Rural Indigenous Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tanya Holt
Gregory Hansen
Veronica McKinney
Ivar Mendez
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 31-33
Description
Examines the capacity of remote presence robotic technology to overcome barriers of time and distance in providing paediatric health care in rural and remote Aboriginal communities.
Cree Relationship Mapping: nêhiyaw kesi wâhkotohk – How We Are Related
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leona Makokis
Kristina Kopp
Ralph Bodor
Ariel Veldhuisen
Amanda Torres
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 44-61
Description
Provides a cultural roadmap to assist service providers working with Indigenous communities.
Cybersafety for an Indigenous Youth Population
E-Books
Author/Creator
K. McClintock
R. McClintock
T. Brown
A Decade of Data: Findings from the First 10 Years of Footprints in Time
Alternate Title
Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
E-Books
Author/Creator
Department of Social Services [Australia]
Deer Hunting: An Innovative Teaching Paradigm to Educate Indigenous Youth about Physical Literacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sidney Paul
Gareth Jones
Jennifer Jakobi
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Digital and Data Sovereignty, July 28, 2019, pp. 39-48
Description
Study aims to understand the physical activity (PA) involved in deer hunting, and how that activity can be used to help Aboriginal youth learn physical literacy (PL). Results show that deer hunting can easily surpass the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines (CPAG) for maintaining health, and that it creates an opportunity for promoting PL to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit youth.
Denouncing the Continued Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in Canadian Child Welfare: Findings from the First Nations/ Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Fallon
Rachael Lefebvre
Nico Trocmé,
Kenn Richard
Sonia Hélie ... [et al]
Developing a More Culturally Appropriate Approach to Surveying Adverse Childhood Experiences among Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexander Luther
Description
Public Health and Health Systems Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2019.
Discrimination Against First Nations Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Manitoba: The Case of Pinaymootang First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Luna Vives
Vandna Sinha
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, January 14, 2019
Description
Article presents findings of a research conducted in collaboration with Pinaymootang First Nation between 2015 and 2017; researchers use formal and informal interviews to detail the barriers and subsequent impacts faced by First Nation children with special needs and their caregivers in seeking healthcare services.
Documenting Resiliency of American Indian Youth: Preliminary results from Native PRIDE’s Intergenerational Connections Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Kelley
Clayton Small
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 1, 2020, pp. 1-8
Description
Using a Sources of Strengths scale (SOS) to measure the strengths of Indigenous youth based on age and gender.
Early Childhood Development among First Nations: The Case for Early Intervention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Taylor Rubens-Augustson
Description
Discusses disparate outcomes in health, socioeconomic, and family welfare between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, the importance of early childhood in determining life trajectory, current programs, need for performance data, and future directions.
Early Years Indigenous Cultural Safety Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC Ministry of Children and Family Development
Description
Includes information on online training courses, experiential learning, websites, videos and podcasts, and a set of fact sheets on pertinent topics along with related online supplemental readings.
Enabling First Nations Children to Thrive
Alternate Title
An Assessment of Major Phases of the Research Methodology Used in IFSD’s First Nations Child and Family Services Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Halaina Gaspard
[Scott Edward Bennett]
Description
Study conducted as a result of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that First Nations children were being discriminated against in the existing child welfare system. Purpose was to: develop reliable data collection, analysis and reporting methodology; provide technical expertise to analyze current agency needs and advice on how to monitor and respond to needs from fiscal and governance perspectives; analyze complete needs assessments; and complete a cost analysis.
Evaluation of a Pilot Paediatric Concussion Telemedicine Programme for Northern Communities in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael J. Ellis
Susan Boles
Vickie Derksen
Brenda Dawyduk
Adam Amadu ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study of 20 participants assesses the effectiveness of a telemedicine programme in managing the remote diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of concussion patients. At the study’s conclusion 90% of participants met criteria for clinical recovery and close to $41 000 of treatment cost had been avoided.
Evaluation of an Entrepreneurship Education Intervention for American Indian Adolescents: Trial Design and Baseline Sample Characteristics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francene Larzelere
Lauren Tingey
Allison Ingalls
Feather Sprengeler
Sean Parker ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 1-20
Description
Study examines the outcomes of a strengths-based Entrepreneurship Education program conducted with Aboriginal youth and articulates how a participant’s baseline socio-demographic, socio-cultural, and family/household characteristics are shown to influence outcomes.
Exploring the Health and Well-Being of Children and Youth in Winneway, Québec
Alternate Title
Exploring the Health and Well-Being of Children and Youth in Winneway, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Kutcher
Priscilla Pichette
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Franco A. Carvenvale
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 115-132
Description
Ethnographic study of 15 youth, aged 6 -17; uses Indigenous decolonizing framework to examine data collected through interviews with the youth to examine their views on and primary concerns related to health and well-being. Findings indicate that Winneway youth have a multidimensional understanding of health and well-being and view themselves as having agency; their concerns include “poor eating choices, difficulty expressing emotional and mental concerns, how children and youth treat others, and youth participation in unhealthy behaviours.”
Facebook Usage among Urban Indigenous Youth at Risk
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Channarong Intahchomphoo
André Vellino
Odd Erik Gundersen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 2, 2021, pp. 103-130
Description
Examines the Facebook posts of at risk Indigenous youth from Ottawa, Ontario and how the platform is used a means to vent to or each out to their peers.
Feasibility and Ethical Issues: Experiences and Concerns of Healthcare Workers Regarding a New RSV Prophylaxis Programme in Nunavik, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Armelle Lorcy
Rodica Gilca
Eve Dubé
Marie Rochette
Gaston De Serres
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1742564, March 19, 2020
Description
Study interviews 20 health care workers (HCW) to assess their opinions and attitudes about the implementation of a palivizumab programme. Results indicate that HCW have multiple concerns and that effective implementation would require consultation with Inuit communities, more data on the effectiveness of palivizumab, and more resources for HCW.
A Feasibility Evaluation of the Urban Native Youth Leaders Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Kelley
Bethany Fatupaito
Morgan Witzel
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 21-37
Description
Describes a mixed-methods evaluation of a culturally grounded program for urban Indigenous (American Indian) youth. Results demonstrate that the project was feasible, and the team makes recommendations for future project based on what was learned.
Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies ; 97
E-Books
Author/Creator
Samir Shaheen-Hussain
First Nations Health and Wellness Colouring Book
Alternate Title
First Nations Health and Wellness Coloring Book
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mackenzie Anderson
Erin Anderson-Bruce
Leo Beam
Cliff Bear
Emma Jane Bedard ... [et al.]
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 Population Health & Wellness Agenda
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer British Columbia
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Description
Related material: Summary of Findings.
First Nations Youth Smoking: Factors Associated with Resilience
Alternate Title
FNIGC Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)