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Disability

Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Mandy Yap
Matthew Gray
Uses data from 2006 and 2011 Australian censuses to analyze geographic and demographic distribution of disability within Indigenous population and compare results to non-Indigenous population.
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Disability Among Canada's Aboriginal Peoples in 1991

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward Ng
Health Reports, vol. 8, no. 1, Summer, 1996, pp. 25-31
Comments on Aboriginal Canadians having a disproportionate rate of serious health problems including disabilities.
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Disease and the Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jas. G. Townsend
Scientific Monthly, vol. 47, no. 6, December 1938, pp. 479-495
Traditional curing methods practised before introduction of western medicine.
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Disparities in Data For American Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy A. Rhoades
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 1, 2006, pp. 70-74
Advocates standardized data collection to minimize racial inequities in health care outcomes.
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Disparities in Infant Health among American Indians and Alaska Natives in US Metropolitan Areas

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Grossman
Laura-Mae Baldwin
Susan Casey
Brigitte Nixon
Walter Hollow
L. Gary Hart
Pediatrics, vol. 109, no. 4, April 2002, pp. 627-641
Retrospective cohort study of geographic variation rates in infant mortality, low birth weight, prenatal care, and the availability of maternal-child health care found considerable variation.
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Distribution of ApoB/apoA-1 Ratio and Blood Lipids in Sami, Kven and Norwegian Populations: The Saminor Study

Alternate Title
The ApoB/apoA-1 in Sami, Kven and Norwegian Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tove Nystad
Egil Utsi
Randi Selmer
Jan Brox
Marita Melhus
Eiliv Lund
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 1, 2008, pp. [68]-83
Findings revealed that middle aged Sami have elevated levels of apoB/apoA-1 ratio and total cholesterol compared with the overall Norwegian population.
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Distribution of Y Chromosomes Among Native North Americans: A Study of Athapaskan Population History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ripan Singh Malhi
Angelica Gonzalez-Oliver
Kari Brit Schroeder
Brian M. Kemp
Jonathan A. Greenberg ... [et al.]
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 137, no. 4, December 2008, pp. 412-424
Study results suggest the Y chromosome population structure of Native North America was significantly altered by European admixture which has resulted in a decreasing gradient of haplogroup R from the northeast to the southwest of North America.
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Documents: Introduction

Alternate Title
Document One: Department of Indian Affairs Canada, Ottawa, October 13th, 1926
Document Two: Department of Indian Affairs Canada, Office of the Deputy Superintendent General, Ottawa, Ottawa, October 13th, 1926
[Document One]: Health and Disease at the Norway House Indian Agency
[Document Two]:Report of Medical Services to Indians Located Along the Line of the Canadian National Railways from Cochrane, Ont. to La Tuque, Que., June to October, 1926
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
James B. Waldram
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 233--274

Introduction and two archival items on social and economic conditions of Aboriginal people. The first report is on the socio-economic conditions that contributed to the spread of tuberculosis, and the economic measures needed to be taken to improve the lives of the Swampy Cree Indians. The second report is an account of the socio-economic conditions of Aboriginal people and recommendations for improving their health status.

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Does Indigenous Health Research Have Impact? A Systematic Review of Reviews

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Irian Kinchin
Janya Mccalman
Roxanne Bainbridge
Komla Tsey
Felecia Watkin Lui
International Journal of Equity in Health, vol. 16, 2017, p. article 52
Search of fourteen electronic databases for reviews about Aboriginal and Torres Islanders' health yielded 55 journal articles and 21 Australian Government commissioned evidence review reports.
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Does More Equitable Governance Lead to More Equitable Health Care?: A Case Study Based on the Implementation of Health Reform in Aboriginal Health Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Kelaher
Hana Sabanovic
Camille La Brooy
Mark Lock
Dean Lusher
Larry Brown
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 123, December 2014, p. 278–286
Discusses the importance of participation from Aboriginal community and community controlled organizations in local governance and the impact for improving health equity.
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Don't Lose Sight of Your Vision

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barry MacNamara
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 6, November-December 2001, pp. 12-13
Discusses the role that Vision Care NSW (VCNSW) plays in New South Wales, Australia in distributing glasses to qualified low income recipients.
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"Douglas Awasis, Raymond Pete, Edgar Pete and Gordon Angus with Santa."

Images » Photographs
A photograph in a scrap book (A-792-2) that appears alongside the same photograph as it appeared in a North Battleford newspaper on 7 January 1954. Part of the caption reads: "The youngsters pictured above added much to the festivities by dancing an Indian pow wow for him. From left to right they are Douglas Awasis, Raymond Pete, Edgar Pete and Gordon Angus" Santa is played by Charlie Beattie.
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Dr. A.B. Stewart Papers - Napoleon Venne Correspondence. - 1923-1924.

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Napoleon Venne
Dr. A.B. Stewart
This folder contains correspondence relating to a pension increase request for Napoleon Venne, shot by Almighty Voice on 26 May 1897. Venne sought medical aid for his wound from Dr. A.B. Stewart, and Stewart wrote a letter of support in 1924 for Venne's request for a pension increase. Venne was turned down. Also includes a letter from William Bleasdell Cameron about the capture of Big Bear.

Historical note:

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[Dr. Lee Wilson University of Saskatchewan, Indigenous Science]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Lee Wilson
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Podcast of interview with the first Métis student to earn a Ph.D at the university. He discusses his research in chemistry and its applications in Aboriginal communities for the improvement of water quality. Duration: 34:35.
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"Dr. P. W. Head and Family"

Images » Photographs
A photograph of superintendent Dr. P. W. Head and his family at his retirement from the North Battleford Indian Hospital, July, 1955. Taken from Miss J. M. Morton's scrap book (A-792-2)
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"Dr. Philip W. Head and Archdeacon Hives."

Images » Photographs
A photograph taken at the North Battleford Indian Hospital that appeared in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, 22 December 1953. The caption reads: "DR. HEAD, left, on behalf of the hospital staff, presents Archdeacon Hives with a parting gift on the eve of his departure to assume his new duties as Bishop of Keewatin."
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Draft 2nd Edition of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

Alternate Title
Draft Second Edition of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples
TCPS Draft 2nd Edition
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics
Contains general guidelines as well as chapter specific to Aboriginals. Scroll to p. 91 for chapter 9.
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Drinking Water Management: Health Risk Perceptions and Choices in First Nations and Non-First Nations Communities in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Waldner Lalita Bharadwaj
Ryan Plummer
Blair Carter
Rebecca Zagozewski ... [et al.]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 11, no. 6, 2014, pp. [5889]-5903
A study on the health risks of rural communities tap water and its correlational to the purchasing of bottled water.
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Drinking Water Quality in Indigenous Communities in Canada and Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori E. A. Bradford
Lalita A. Bharadwaj
Udoka Okpalauwaekew
Cheryl L. Waldner
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 32336
Review indicates there is a need for more research funding and inquiry to inform policy decisions for improvements of water quality and health-related outcomes.
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Drug List

E-Books
The file contains two booklets entitled "Drug List No. 3: Standard Medical and Surgical Supplies." The booklets contain a list of drugs with the description "This list is intended for the guidance of Indian Agents, Doctors, Principals of Indian Residential Schools, Nurses, Field Matrons and Dispensers, in making requisitions for drugs and surgical supplies for the treatment of Indians." One copy is the original, the other a later revised edition.
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[Duck Lake Agency] Outgoing Correspondence Ledger

Documents & Presentations
A ledger containing a detailed calendar of outgoing correspondence from the [Duck Lake Agency.] Correspondence subjects include medical and school admissions, building and housing construction, and grocery, stationery and agricultural purchases. This ledger contains information relating to private and legal matters of individuals, therefore only a small sample of pages is available for viewing.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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