HIV/AIDS among Aboriginal Persons in Canada: A Continuing Concern
E-Books
Author/Creator
[HIV/AIDS Epidemiology and Surveillance
Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Population and Public Health Branch
Health Canada]
Description
Report published annually; 2003 edition.
Most relevant sections located on p. 31-41..
Entire document on one pdf. To access information, scroll to appropriate page.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 168, no. 8, April 15, 2003, pp. 958-960
Description
Letter to the editor indicates that HIV infection is a significant public health problem and one that is increasingly affecting economically disadvantaged groups.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, January/February 2003, p. 14
Description
Briefly reviews the video, Contemporary Issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: HIV, Hepatitis and Sexual Health produced by the Australasian Society of HIV Medicine (ASHM).
AIDS and Behavior, vol. 15, no. 1, January 27, 2011, pp. 214-227
Description
Literature review shows Aboriginal populations who use illicit drugs and are street youth or female sex trade workers have higher HIV occurrences and frequency when compared to non-Aboriginal drug users.
HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2011
Articles » General
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports, vol. 23, 2011, pp. 1-84
Description
Summarizes information about diagnosed HIV infection and AIDS and is used to help focus on prevention, plan services, provide resources, develop policy, and monitor trends.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 172-176
Description
Author argues that gun museums—especially those attached to academic institutions—serve to silence the Indigenous voice regarding the history of the American West, promote a white-supremist agenda, and function as a tool of ongoing colonialism in the United States.
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.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 302-308
Description
Looks at the effectiveness of treatment, prevention and recovery programs at the Family & Child Guidance Clinic of the Native American Health Center located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 37, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 63-84
Description
Uses a conversation between two fictitious characters to illustrate aspects of the author's term "word bundles" as it relates to Indigenous concepts of community and storytelling.
Discusses the introduction of the fur trade in Southern Alberta and the role of the Siksika leader.
Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 81.
Journal of Military and Veterans' Health, vol. 27, no. 1, 2019, pp. 101-111
Description
Search of five databases (CINAHL, Homeless Hub, PsycINFO, ScienceDirect, SCOPUS) and The Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health yielded only 32 research articles on the topic. Authors conclude that further research is urgently needed.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 1-36
Description
Discusses recent tribal, state, and congressional legislative efforts to identify and recognize the service of Native Americans who served in the Armed Forces during a foreign conflict and who transmitted secret coded messages for tactical military operations during World War I and World War II, using native tribal language.
Authors conducted key informant interviews with people who had known five homeless individuals who had died within the previous three years to develop a "lifeline map" of the subject's experiences from childhood to death. Significant events such as family separation and apprehension by child welfare agencies, relationships, instances of violence, incarceration, and hospitalizations were tracked to gain a picture of their lives and insight into the events leading up to their deaths.
Honoring Our Ancestors by Trailblazing a Path to the Future: Interim Report of the Joint Advisory Committee on Fiscal Relations: For Engagement Purposes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Advisory Committee on Fiscal Relations
Description
Makes 24 recommendations based set of principles which includes respect for treaties, autonomy, sustainability, sufficiency, predictability, accountability, objectivity and efficiency.
Looks at social determinants effecting health and Aboriginal child outcomes in access to health care, dental health, medical conditions, school attendance and performance, and family emotions and behavior.
Honoring Sacred Relationships: Wise Practices in Indigenous Social Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University nuhelot’įnethaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills
Description
Information arranged under eight themes: spirituality, ceremony and culture; relationships; ethical space; identity, lived experience and knowing; circles; protocol and policy; lifelong learning; and becoming an ally.