Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cynthia Howard
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 163-180
Description
Examines the need for culturally appropriate mental health services for the prevention of Aboriginal youth suicide and the importance of positive youth development to foster healthy mental, emotional, social, spiritual and physical development.
Suicide and Desert Men: The Power and Protection of kanyirninpa (holding)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian McCoy
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S63-S67
Description
Looks at value where by older people grow up to protect younger people and if it can offer any insight or response to the high rates of suicide among young Aboriginal men.
Suicide and Suicidal-Related Behaviors Among Indigenous Pacific Islanders in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Iwalani R. N. Else
Naleen N. Andrade
Linda B. Nahulu
Death Studies, vol. 31, no. 5, May/June 2007, pp. 479-501
Description
Describes common patterns and differences among the populations.
Suicide Attempts among Indigenous Sami Adolescents and Majority Peers in Arctic Norway: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Silviken
Siv Kvernmo
Journal of Adolescence, vol. 30, no. 4, August 2007, pp. 613-626
Description
Looks at risk factors such as socio-demographic conditions, emotional/behavioural problems, and parent-child relationship.
Suicide by Greenlandic Youth, in Historical and Circumpolar Perspective
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jack Hicks
Description
Provides a summary of suicide by Greenland and Alaska Indigenous youth and how social determinants can effect those numbers.
Chapter in Children and Youth in Greenland - An Anthology edited by W Kahlig & N Banerjee
Suicide Clusters within American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Description
Review based on published research, discussions with subject matter experts and interviews with representatives from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Indian Health Service (IHS).
Suicide Ideation and Attempts Among First Nations Peoples Living On-Reserve in Canada: The Intergenerational and Cumulative Effects of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Jane McQuaid
Amy Bombay
Opal Arilla McInnis
Courtney Humeny
Kimberly Matheson ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 62, no. 6, 2017, pp. 422-430
Description
Looks at links between Indian Residential School attendance, family, and suicidal thoughts and attempts by Aboriginal adults.
Suicide Prevention Education: Indigenous Youths' Perspectives on Wellness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patti Ranahan
Felice Yuen
Warren Linds
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 15-28
Description
Presents findings from a research project that involved a wellness workshop.
Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities: Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP)
Description
Purpose of review was to discover if there were successful interventions for promoting prevention and providing postvention support and look at the effectiveness of evaluation frameworks developed for these programs.
Updated version.
Suit the Situation: Comparing Urban and On-Reserve Aboriginal Youth Preferences for Effective HIV Prevention Messaging
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Paul Restoule
Amy Campbell McGee
Sarah Flicker
June Larkin
Christine Smillie-Adjarkwa
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 3, Winter, 2010, pp. 5-16
Description
Contends that increased success of HIV prevention programs will be achieved by targeting the programs to specific audiences.
Summary of Indigenous Health: Cardiovascular Health Status
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Ride
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 7-10
Description
Looks at the various types of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Indigenous Australians, the risk factors for CVD, and the high prevalence.
Summary of Indigenous Health: End-Stage Renal Disease
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Neil Thomson
Sasha Stumpers
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, January/February 2007, pp. 33-35
Description
Provides review of current literature, statistical information and comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
Summary of Indigenous Health: Injury
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Neil Thomson
Ineke Krom
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 20-22
Description
Summary of injuries article series reviews current literature and provides statistical information about Indigenous health.
Summary of Indigenous Women's Health Status
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jane Burns
Caitlin M. Maling
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 26-29
Description
Overview of the health condition of women in the Torres Strait Islanders community, including statistical information about population, mortality, birth rates and health risk factors.
Summary of Input from Aboriginal Communities and Organizations on Consultation and Accommodation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Mann
Description
Summary of views on the federal policy approach by First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities that took part in the engagement process under the Canada Action Plan on Consultation and Accommodation. Emerging themes include continued engagement and collaborations, broad interpretations and clear standards, and mutual understanding of Indigenous perspectives.
Summary of the Clinical Review of the Cases of Infant Misidentification at Norway House Hospital
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Creery
Maura Davies
Description
Investigated how two pairs of babies born at the hospital came to be misidentified and were therefore raised by their non-biological parents. Concluded that the identification process was flawed, identification band procedure was not applied consistently and bands were not placed on the babies in the room where they were delivered.
Summary of What We Heard: Challenges, Suggestions and Best Practices in Inuit Government Employment: Nunavummiut Perspectives from Nunavut Stakeholder Engagement Sessions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Summary Report: A Shared Voice: Engaging First Nation and Inuit Communities in the Development of Culturally Appropriate Asthma and Allergy Education Materials and Resources for Youth and Their Families
Alternate Title
A Shared Voice
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Asthma Society of Canada
Description
Looks at the relevance of existing asthmas education materials and identifies how these materials could be adapted to better suit the needs of the communities.
Summary Review of Aboriginal Over-representation in the Child Welfare System: Final
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Valerie J. Galley
Description
Provides statistics on number of children in care, and child abuse and neglect; discusses factors contributing to removal and highlights successful programs.
Summary Review of the Manitoba Child Welfare System
for the Saskatchewan Child Welfare Review Report: Final Submission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carrie Bourassa
Description
Short history of the circumstances that motivated the changes which have taken place in the Manitoba system.
Summative Evaluation of the Contribution for Inuit Counselling in the South: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evaluation
Performance Measurement
and Review Branch
Audit and Evaluation Sector
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Looks at the program, covering periods between 2005-06 and 2009-10.
Summative Evaluation of the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB): Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Description
Looks at the evaluation surrounding the Aboriginal business participation in government procurement including rationale and relevance, design and delivery, impact and success, cost effectiveness, lessons learned, and alternatives.
Summative Evaluation Report: Infrastructure Canada Program: First Nations Component: Final Version
Documents & Presentations
Description
Reviews key findings on the effects of supporting green and local infrastructure to improve the environment of First Nations communities, promote long-term economic growth, and upgrade infrastructure.
Summer Habitat Use by Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache) in Five Streams on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation
Theses
Author/Creator
Lorena Lai Lin Wada
Description
Renewable Natural Resources Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1991.
The Summer of 1990
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs
Description
Reveals findings and recommendations from a hearing surrounding the events that took place at Kanesatake and Kahnawake during the summer of 1990.
Reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and it is reproduced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.
Summons
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Gansworth
The Kenyon Review, vol. 32, no. 1, New Series, Winter, 2010, pp. 67-68
Description
Poem.
Sundance Style: Dancing With Cowboys in Aritha van Herk's (New) West
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine Ann Roberts
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 26-52
Description
Looks at the various and multiple descriptions of the Canadian West used in van Herk's work.
SUNTEP: An Investment in Saskatchewan's Prosperity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eric Howe
Supervision of Indigenous Research Students: Considerations for Cross-cultural Supervisors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denis Wilson
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 256-265
Description
Uses two vignettes reflecting Maori students composite experiences where perceived or actual power imbalances took place. Includes nine strategies to use when supervising Indigenous students researching Indigenous peoples.
Supply of Kava: Is it Another ‘Aboriginal’ Offence?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Flynn
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 53, 1991, p. 63
Description
Dismissal of a charge for supplying Kave, contrary to s.19 of the Consumer Protection Act, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Kava is the name given to a drink prepared from the root of the piper methysticum plant.
Support for Aboriginal Urban Migrants Vital
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, January 19, 2007, p. A11
Description
States that the support networks that exist on reserve should be extended to people living off-reserve, in the larger urban centres.
Support for First Nations' Land Claims Amongst Members of the Wilderness Preservation Movement: the Potential for an Environmental Justice Movement in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna L. Robinson
D. B. Tindall
Erin Seldat
Gabriela Pechlaner
Local Environment, vol. 12, no. 6, December 2007, pp. 579-598
Description
Examines the relationship between identification with the environmental movement and support for First Nations' land claims in order to determine the potential for an environmental justice movement in British Columbia.
Support Needs of Aboriginal Foster Parents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Viktoria Ivanova
Jason Brown
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 32, no. 12, December 2010, pp. 1796-1802
Description
Results from 83 interviews identified five themes: system supports, specialists, education through sharing, cultural and community supports, and recreational resource support. Compares results to available literature.
Support the Call to Abolish the Indian Act
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marc Storms
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 12
Description
Reflects on a speech given at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Meeting in July 2010 encouraging all Canadians to work together to improve the lives and future of First Nation's people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Supporting Aboriginal Athletes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Miranda Vitello
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 1, Samburu Under Attack, Spring, 2010
Description
Discussion of sport, and of Aboriginal inclusion and participation in the Olympic Games.
Supporting Aboriginal Student Success: Report of the LE,NONET Research Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sarah Hunt
Chris Lalonde
Yvonne Rondeau
Supporting Aboriginal Student Success: Self-Esteem and Identity, A Living Teachings Approach
Alternate Title
Running Head: Aboriginal Self-Esteem and Identity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Rose Toulouse
Description
Examines the relationship between Aboriginal self-esteem and educational attainment and the connection between the physical, emotional/mental, intellectual and spiritual domain.
Supporting First Nations Secondary Students Studying Away From Home: A Case History of Policy Gone Awry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerald Paquette
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2007, pp. 88-111
Description
Comments on a review, survey findings, and analysis of the Northern Nishnawhe Education Council policies of secondary education programs and services for First Nations people.
Supporting Indigenous Culture in Ontario's Long-term Care Homes: Needs Assessment and Ideas for 2017-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Cragg Consulting
CLRI [Centres for Learning
Research and Innovation] Program
Description
Reports results of literature review, discussions with stakeholders, and issues identified by advisory group.
Supporting Native American Students along STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Math] Education Pathways: Findings from an Exploratory Study of South Dakota's Educational Landscape
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Becky Carroll
Heather Mitchell
Pamela Tambe
Mark St. John
Description
Study examined learning experiences of students in mathematics and science programs, barriers to continuing education in those fields, and existing supports for transition process. Contains stories of four individuals.
Supporting Strong First Nation Education Governance: Standards Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council (FNEC)
Description
2nd edition.
Supporting the Bereavement Needs of Pacific Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand Following a Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jemaima Tiatia-Seath
Roy Lay-Yee
Martin von Randow
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 129-141
Description
Results of a Pacific community survey that specifically addresses the communities suicide postvention needs.
Survey of Dissertations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 207-218
Description
Review essay of themed theses/dissertations.
Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic: Results
Alternate Title
SLiCA Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Birger Poppel
Jack Kruse
Gérard Duhaime
Larissa Abryutina
Description
Summarizes responses from interviews conducted with 7,000 Indigenous residents of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and the Chukotka region of Russia.
Survey of Periodicals
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Les Inuit et le Changement Climatique / The Inuit and Climate Change, 2010, pp. 183-186
Description
Bibliography of themed journal articles
Survey of Periodicals
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka/Chukotka, 2007, pp. 395-404
Description
Brief bibliography contains Inuit and northern themed articles.
A Survey of the Literature on Aboriginal Language Learning and Teaching
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Ottmann
Survey on Indigenous Teachers Manitoba Report 2017
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Teachers' Questionnaire Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Inclusion Directorate, [Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning]
Description
Survey asked questions about ancestry, cultural-linguistic identity, participation in professional learning activities, language fluency, knowledge of specific Indigenous subject areas, and comfort level in integrating Indigenous perspectives in the classroom.
Related Material:
Survey to Identify and Evaluate Indian Sacred Sites and Traditional Cultural Properties in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Office of the State Archaeologist]
Description
Discusses a project to create a state-wide system for site identification and documentation of American Indian sacred sites.
Survival, Transformation, and Renewal in Mending Skins
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Archuleta
The Kenyan Review, vol. 32, no. 1, New Series, Winter, 2010, pp. 170-174
Description
Book review of: Mending Skins by Eric Gansworth.