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Land Rights, Sovereignty, and Health

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, March 1990, pp. 5-13
Taken from presentation given to the National Aboriginal Health Strategy Working Party by the Victorian Aboriginal Health Services Co-operative Limited.
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Laughter Truly is The Best Medicine

Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 3, March 2008, p. 9
Looks at taking care of our bodies by eating healthy, exercising and by including laughter in our day. Article located by scrolling to page 9.
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Lead Content in Autopsy Liver Tissue in Samples from Greenlandic Inuit and Danes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nils Milman
Jens Laursen
Keld-Erik Byg
Henning Sloth Pederson
Gert Mulvad
Jens Carl Hansen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, no. 4, Special Issue: eHealth, 2004, pp. 314-321
Shows Greenlandic Inuit had higher levels of liver lead content than the Caucasian Danes and Inuit men had higher lead content than Inuit women.
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Lead Shot Contribution to Blood Lead of First Nations People: The Use of Lead Isotopes to Identify the Source of Exposure

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
Bruce C. Wainman
Ian D. Martin
Celine Sutherland
Jean-Philippe Weber
et al.
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 405, no. 1/3, November 2008, pp. 180-185
Concludes that lead-contaminated game bird meat is a significant source of exposure for First Nation Cree of the western James Bay region.
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Leprosy and the Aboriginal Health Worker: Part 2

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Hargrave
Ronnie Lindsay Gamarang
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, December 1978, pp. 22-26, 62
Examines the challenges of delivering health services to isolated communities in Northern Territory, Australia.
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Letters To The Editor

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 4, July/August 2004, p. 3

Several letters to the editor commenting on various Indigenous health initiatives taking place in Australia.

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Letters To The Editor

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sheila van Holst
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, January/February 1997, p. 2
Presents reader feedback concerning past content.
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Level and Temporal Trend of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Greenlandic Inuit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Manhai Long
Rossana Bossi
Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, p. article no. 17998
Study findings conducted with 284 subjects suggest that sources other than seafood intake may contribute to elevated perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in Nuuk Inuit than non-Nuuk Inuit.
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Level of Selected Toxic Elements in Meat, Liver, Tallow and Bone Marrow of Young Semi-Domesticated Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus Tarandus L.) From Northern Norway

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ammar Ali Hassan
Charlotta Rylander
Magritt Brustad
Torkjel M. Sandanger
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18187
Results show that the highest level of contaminants was found in the liver with indications of low elevated risk associated with consumption.
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The Life of the Copper Eskimos

Alternate Title
Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 ; vol. 12, pt A
Southern Party, 1913-16, Canadian Arctic Expedition
The Copper Eskimos
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Diamond] Jennes
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Life Satisfaction among Aboriginal Peoples in the Canadian Prairies: Evidence from the Equality, Security and Community Survey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh
Sabina Sloman
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 2016, pp. 1-34
Reports on two surveys that solicit life satisfaction assessments from Aboriginal respondents and compares inferences from the data to those of the general Canadian population.
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Lifestyles, Diets, and Native American Exposure Factors Related to Possible Lead Exposures and Toxicity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stuart Harris
Barbara L. Harper
Environmental Research, vol. 86, no. 2, June 2001, pp. 140-148
Argues that examination of traditional diets which result in exposure, poor food diets which increase absorption and possible exposure to lead paint is needed to assess potential correlations with blood lead levels.
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Linkage Analysis of X-linked Cleft Palate and Ankyloglossia in Manitoba Mennonite and British Columbia Native Kindreds

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon M. Gorski
Karen J. Adams
Patricia H. Birch
Bernard N. Chodirker
Cheryl R. Greenberg
Paul J. Goodfellow
Human Genetics, vol. 94, no. 2, August 1994, pp. 141-148
Studies additional linkage analyses on a B.C. family and in a newly identified Manitoba Mennonite family with X-linked cleft palate and ankyloglossia.
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Literature Review of the Interplay between Education, Employment, Health and Wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Remote Areas: Working towards an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Framework

Alternate Title
Working Paper (Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation) ; CWO13
E-Books
Author/Creator
Oanh K. Nguyen
Sheree Cairney
Working Paper (Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation)
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Little Red Spirit, Aboriginal Head Start Program

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda DeRiviere
Assessment of program for children between three and six which is based on six key components: culture and language, education, health promotion, nutrition, social support, and parental involvement.
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Living Well: Aboriginal Women, Cultural Identity and Wellness

Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 79
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alex Wilson
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Discussion of the positive impact of cultural identity on the wellness of Aboriginal women in Manitoba and the ways they have retained/used cultural values, teachings and knowledge in their efforts to heal their communities.
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Locally Harvested Foods Support Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Sufficiency in an Indigenous Population of Western Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bret Luick
Andrea Bersamin
Judith S. Stern
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 22732
Contends that despite living at a high latitude, with limited sun exposure, the Yup'ik population is provided with adequate vitamin D found in locally harvested food.
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The Long Tent of Life

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Settee Jr.

Describes the Anishinaabeg approach to the quest to live a long, healthy life (Medewiwin), how it is connected to the ceremonial lodge and the physical structure of the lodge itself. One of three articles published in the Selkirk Chronicle in 1887 under the title Indian Mythology.

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Looking Back on Darwin

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pat Owen
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, March 1979, pp. 47-48
Reflects on the First National Aboriginal Health Workers Conference held October 1978.
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Loss of Land Could Threaten Health of Sámi People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Morris
Lancet, vol. 374, no. 9683, July 4, 2009, pp. 15-16
Brief article discusses the implications of thawing permafrost and increased industrial activity for Sami traditional way of life and culture.
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Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Hospitalizations Among American Indian/Alaska Native Children and the General United States Child Population

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric M. Foote
Rosalyn J. Singleton
Robert C. Holman
Sara M. Seeman
Claudia A. Steiner ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 29256
Concludes that while the lower respiratory tract infection associated hospitalization rate declined, the American Indian/Alaska Native child rate remained higher that the general U.S. child population rate.
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Main Findings of the 2015 RHS

Alternate Title
Main Findings of the 2015 Regional Health Survey [Quebec]
Quebec First Nations Regional Health Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
Summary of results from Quebec portion of the Phase 3 First Nations Regional Health Survey.
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