Indexes articles on Indigenous health which appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Courier Mail and The Australian.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 13, (pp175-213).

Examines the holistic and spiritual concepts of health among Indigenous peoples in North America and Australia as opposed to western medicine's linear approach.

Uses four instruments (drum, fiddle, flute and rattle) and a storytelling approach to explore the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of the disease. Topics include effects on the body, how the virus spreads, ways to prevent transmission, and treatment procedure. Related material: Participant Manual.

Book review of: Medicine That Walks by Marlene K. Lux.

Statement outlining goals to improve the mental, physical, and spiritual health of Aboriginal families and communities.

Focuses on the risk factors: socio-demographic, upbringing, social relations, lifestyle, school/leisure time, traumatic experiences, and physical and mental health.

Summary report based on Experiences of Racism Survey. Full report: Mental Health Impacts of Racial Discrimination in Victorian Aboriginal Communities.

Findings indicate a significant number of adults with mental health problems are unable to access treatment.

Studies socioeconomic problems with possible psychological effects and the availability of support systems.

Provides health information on exposure to various levels of mercury found in fish.

Study tracked changes in mercury levels and identified potential determinants.

Problems with contaminated fish in Canada.

Message from the Secretary, (Australian) Department of Aboriginal Affairs discussing the expansion of Aboriginal health workers in delivering health care.

Brief introduction from guest editor for themed issue on health and religion.

Brief report on gathering of parents, grandparents, practitioners, educators, Elders, and policy makers which took place in March 2009.

Reports on a study that investigates the low prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Oji-Cree from Northern Ontario.

Study attempts to achieve a balanced outcome in regards to a policy of human health and the sources of traditional foods.

Website contains Métis health literature & statistical databases, publications & resources, and research to advance and promote the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.

Contains links to documents in the subject areas of governance and administration, health, education, statistics, women,and children.

Looks at the annual elections of the Métis Women's Association which also included workshops, exercises in leadership and health and wellness activities. Article located by scrolling to page 10.

Brief report based on data from the 2008 BC Adolescent Health Survey (AHS).

Website contains links to research, the Manitoba Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR) and information on knowledge translation.

Cultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Cape Breton University, 1992. Text in Mi'kmaq.

Discussion of Y chromosome markers that are mainly restricted to North American Aboriginal males.

Providing effective educational services for children suffering from some form of hearing loss.

Connects Traditional Health Knowledge with Manitoba Education's Physical Education and Health Curriculum for Grades 5-8. Contains links to excerpts and full interviews with Elders and Knowledge Keepers from each of the First Nations in Manitoba, teaching guide, recommended websites, and additional resources for each of the topics.

Of the 3 regions studied, 50% of households experienced a change in their membership in the 1 year period in question.

Document outlines policy to manage mineral resources while ensuring environmental and human health impacts are minimized.

Argues that the Dene Nations support sustainable development in the mining industry.

Concludes that the industry's efforts to diffuse criticism based on the environmental and health impacts of salmon aquaculture have failed.

Critique of a series of six papers about the health of the world's Indigenous peoples, that appeared inThe Lancet, and were authored by its Editor in Chief Richard Horton.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--York University, 2015.

A photograph found in Miss J. M. Morton's scrap book (A-792-2) alongside a newspaper clipping of the same photograph as it appeared in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, 8 July 1955. The caption reads: "Miss J. M. Morton, RN, matron of the Indian hospital, presented Dr. Head with a polaroid land camera, with all attachments, on behalf of guests assembled at the Indian hospital to honor him on his retirement."

One photograph taken at North Battleford Indian Hospital that appeared in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, 22 December 1953. It is found on page 13 of the scrap book (A-792-2). The caption reads: "Chief Swimmer is shown here addressing the assembly before the initiation. Left to right are: Miss J. M. Morton, RN, head of the nursing staff; Edwin Wuttunee, Red Pheasant reserve, interpreter; Chief Sam Swimmer; Dr. P. W. Head, superintendent of the Indian hospital; Archdeacon H. E. Hives, Bishop-elect of Keewatin."

A photograph taken at North Battleford Indian Hospital found on page 13 of the scrap book (A-792-2). It is similar to picture A-792-2-pic4.13, and features the same subjects. Left to right, Miss J. M. Morton, Edwin Wuttunee, Sam Swimmer, Dr. P. W. Head, Archdeacon H. E. Hives.

A photograph in a scrap book (A-792-2) on page 19 that shows, left to right, Miss J. M. Morton, unknown, Edwin Awasis, unknown and Charlie Beattie as Santa, taken at North Battleford Indian Hospital on 25 December 1953.

Study concludes that a single gene mutation causes North American Indian Childhood Cirrhosis, a distinct and severe form of familial cholestasis, which occurs in aboriginal children in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec.

Explores the historical context of the current situation and the ways that public health interventions can improve outcomes by promoting active participation in culture, which is a preventative measure against violence and victimization. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 47.

Discusses the shift in health policy and self-government discussions in British Columbia, Ontario and New Zealand.