Health & Well-Being

Focuses on educational reform for Indigenous children in remote and northern Australia to improve educational outcomes. Feedback from participants provides recommendations.

Outlines the targets made by the Australian government to close the gap in life expectancy, early childhood health, education, and employment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Looks at the social and cultural impacts of Aboriginal cultural industries and the challenges and opportunities created for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.

Broad overview of the status of Aboriginal health in Canada.

List of scholarly research on historic and contemporary Coast Salish cultures, current as of March 29, 2011.

Resources are designed for professionals working with Salish nations, families, caregivers, youth, and communities.

Investigated the cognitive functioning of 269 adolescents and related their scores to PCBs in their blood.

Presents studies on Indigenous Canadians of the Eastern Arctic to find out how much exposure is required to achieve acclimation.

Attempts to better understand and improve National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN) and other similar networks.

Looks at the effects of personal and collective trauma through a political lens. Scroll down to read paper. Chapter from Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling edited by Suzanne L. Stewart, Roy Moodley, and Ashely Hyatt. Scroll down to read paper.

Argues that there is a strong association between colonization history of First Nations peoples and their state of health and well-being.

Book review of: Colonizing Bodies by Mary Ellen Kelm.

Book review of: Colonizing Bodies by Mary-Ellen Kelm. Scroll down to page 114 to read review.

Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2006.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Austin, 1997.

Identifies some of the perverse Medicaid reforms and suggests strategies for overcoming them.

Discusses the principles of Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP) which define how information can and should be used by researchers, governments and corporations.

Demonstrates genetic variations similar to that of the Oji-Cree may be important in determining obesity-related traits.

Results from study of 509 adult aboriginal Canadians, from an isolated Northern Ontario community, which tested for genotype associations with plasma lipoproteins.

Series of manuals aiming to empower people to better care for their communities through shared information and skills.

Since the launch of the process, 36 projects were funded enabling communities to increase their climate change knowledge.

Power point presentation given at the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund Conference, Sharing of Wisdom Keepers: Translating the AHTF Experience, June 9 - 10, 2010.

Survey conducted to understand the impacts of social, economic and cultural conditions on health and the community. Updated and revised July 25, 2010.

Findings from a series of exposure assessments indicate the presence of carcinogenic chemicals is cause for concern by local community leaders.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Montana, 2013.

Comments on areas for improvement in Canada's performance on Aboriginal child health and wellness focusing on CBPR as a meaningful and equitable research methodology.

Chapter from Child Welfare: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice edited by Kathleen Kufeldt and Brad McKenzie. Material presented as exhibit 131 from the Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry.

Guide for developing plans to deal with short-term situations such as fire, extreme weather conditions, hazardous spills, disease outbreak, search and rescue of missing citizens, and alleged suicide, homicide, assault, etc. Based on the work of Kwanlin Dün First Nation.

Report on the feasibility of applying community development principles to the problems of the Churchill Band of Chipewyan Indians located in the Churchill, MB area. Aspects needing improvement according to the report are employment placement, band government, and animal hide tanning.

Foundation hopes that process will strengthen the ability to secure funding for activities when the Foundation no longer exists.

Examines implications of self-government in health for improving provision of services and providing a voice in political health systems. Chapter in book: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues edited by J. H. Hylton.

Discusses healing in Aboriginal communities and argues that the traditional concept of social security does not work with Aboriginal communities and must be revised to suit their needs.

Provides information on a process to evaluate current and future health needs and programs, enable the establishment of priorities and then facilitate the planning and implementation.

Related Material: First Nations Health Development: Tools for Program Planning and Evaluation: Methods. Guide to Using the Toolkit.

Guide to Using the Toolkit. Methods.

Provides guidelines for assessing current and future health requirements, as well as appropriate programs to address these needs.

Education of Exceptional Children Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1994.

Variables included in report are population, health and vital statistics, income, family structure, education, housing and criminal justice.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Gonzaga University, 1998.

Looks at a study identifing the most prevalent chronic conditions, indicating that older American Indians experience higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, back pain, and vision loss compared to national statistics of older adults.

Purpose of brief compilation is to provide historical and current context for Aboriginal health status. Lists significant legislation and events chronologically, as well as discusses benefits, social determinants of health, gaps in services, etc.

Outlines needs based on the 1991 Aboriginal Peoples Survey and assesses costs for provision of adequate services.

Determines six factors in need of improvement for quality of life (QoL): education and training, justice system, understanding of culture and rights, employment opportunities, community funding, spiritual spaces.