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State of World's Indigenous Peoples [vol. 2]: Indigenous Peoples' Access to Health Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Priscilla Santau Migiro
Mukta Lama
Ketil Lenert Hansen
Myriam de Rocio Conejo Maldonado
Collin Tukuitonga
Oksana Buranbaeva]
Description
Reports on the African region, Asia, the Arctic, Central and South America, Caribbean region, North America, Pacific region, and the Russian Federation.
Statement on Indian Health Policy
Alternate Title
Comminiqué (Health and Welfare Canada) ; 1979-88
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
David Crombie
Description
Stated goal of policy is to "achieve an increasing level of health in Indian communities, generated and maintained by the Indian communities themselves" and that it rests on three pillars: community development, relationship between "Indian" population and the Federal Government, and Canadian healthcare system.
Includes letter sent from Minister of Health and Welfare to Noel Starblanket, President of the National Indian Brotherhood.
A Statistical Report on the Health of First Nations in British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pacific Region Medical Services Branch, Health Canada
Description
Information compiled from a number of sources, including Medical Services Branch, the Department of Indian Affairs, divisions of the Provincial Ministry of Health including Hospital Programs and Vital Statistics, and the 1991 Statistics Canada Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS).
Stature Analysis of Perris Indian School Students, 1894-99
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean A. Keller
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring , 2001, pp. 109-140
Description
Research compares height measurements of various populations testing the assumption that the taller the population the better the overall health; findings suggest other variables should also be considered..
Stolen Sisters, Second Class Citizens, Poor Health: The Legacy of Colonization in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendee Kubik
Carrie Bourassa
Mary Hampton
Humanity & Society, vol. 33, no. 1/2, May 2009, pp. 18-34
Description
Examines issues facing Aboriginal women such as poverty, ill-health, violence and sexual exploitation. Authors agree with recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People.
Stories For Sharing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Oomera (Coral) Edwards
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 5, September/October 1998, pp. 19-21
Description
Interview with health worker who instructs individuals on how to employ spiritual solutions to overcome life's challenges.
Stories For Sharing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrew White
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 6, November/December 1999, pp. 26-27
Description
Describes the experiences of a first year graduate medical student who sought out first hand Indigenous issues.
Stories For Sharing: A Dedicated Life
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marian Kickett
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 4, July/August 2003, pp. 4-8
Description
Personal narrative from an Aboriginal health advocate who describes the evolution of Aboriginal health services in Australia.
Stories For Sharing: Elaine's Story
Articles » General
Author/Creator
[Elaine Walker]
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 5, September/October 2003, pp. 3-7
Description
Veteran Indigenous Australian health worker recollects her time growing up on the outskirts of Sydney and how she became a health worker.
Stories For Sharing - Freda's Story
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Emma Collins
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 3, May/June 1998, pp. 24-27
Description
Presents account from senior Aboriginal health worker from Northern Australia regarding experiences growing up in the outback.
Stories That Nourish: Minnesota Anishinaabe Wild Rice Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amelia V. Katanski
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 71-91
Description
Looks at how works by writers such as Jim Northrup, Heid Erdrich, Linda LeGarde Grover, and Gerald Vizenor illustrate the connection between story, culture, and knowledge.
"Straight from the Heavens into Your Bucket": Domestic Rainwater Harvesting as a Measure to Improve Water Security in a Subarctic Indigenous Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Mercer
Maura Hanrahan
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1312223
Description
Discusses project to improve water access for the Inuit community of Black Tickle-Domino, Labrador.
Strategies to Improve Health Coverage and Narrow the Equity Gap in Child Survival, Health, and Nutrition
Alternate Title
Equity in Child Survival, Health, and Nutrition 1
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mickey Chopra
Alyssa Sharkey
Nita Dalmiya
David Anthony
Nancy Binkin
The Lancet, vol. 380, no. 9850, October 2012, pp. 1331-1340
Description
Proposes a three-step approach to improvement of the effective coverage of essential interventions.
Strengthening Aboriginal Health Through a Place-Based Learning Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John F. Anderson
Basia Pakula
Victoria Smye
Virginia Peters (Siyamex)
Leslie Schroeder
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 7, no. 1, Social Networks and Health, March 2011, pp. 42-54
Description
Looks at the Sts’ailes Primary Health Care Project, a participatory community-academic research partnership, that provides programs and services to identify and meet the primary health care and wellness needs of the Aboriginal clients who reside in the region.
Strengthening Âhkamêyimo among Indigenous Youth: The Social Determinants of Health, Justice, and Resilience in Canada's North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Osemis Isbister-Bear
Andrew R. Hatala
Erynne Sjoblom
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 76-89
Description
Literature review of academic articles published between 2000 and 2016 which deal with resilience from an Indigenous perspective.
Stretched Beyond Human Limits: Death By Poverty in First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela D. Palmater
Canadian Review of Social Policy, no. 65-66, Poverty Reduction Strategies: What a Difference an Economic Crisis Makes, 2011, pp. [112]-127
Description
Looks at conflicting Federal policy objectives; assimilation or self-determination to address issues of poverty.
Structural Racism and Indigenous Health: What Indigenous Perspectives of Residential School and Boarding School Tell Us? A Case Study of Canada and Finland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra A. Juutilainen
Ruby Miller
Lydia Heikkilä
Arja Rautio
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, June 2014, pp. 1-18
Description
Study based on interviews with 25 individuals from the Six Nations of the Grand River in Canada and 20 individuals from the Inari municipality in Finland.
The Structure of Diversity within New World Mitochondrial DNA Haplogroups: Implications for the Prehistory of North America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ripan S. Malhi
Jason A. Eshleman
Jonathan A. Greenberg
Deborah A. Weiss
Beth A. Schultz Shook
Frederika A. Kaestle
Joseph G. Lorenz
Brian M. Kemp
John R. Johnson
David Glenn Smith
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 70, no. 4, April 2002, pp. 905-919
Description
Study analyzes genetic material to propose the origins, time of tribalization, population expansion and migration patterns of Native North Americans before recorded history.
Study Guide: Shannen and the Dream for a School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Wilson
Description
To accompany book about the young activist from Attawapiskat, Ontario who campaigned for a new school to replace one that had been contaminated by a massive diesel leak in the late 1970s.
Related material Still Waiting in Attawapiskat video.
A Study of Recurring Mold Problems on the Roseau River Reserve, Manitoba: Final Draft
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Boles
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Evaluation and recommended solutions for sample study of eight homes which had suffered basement seepage or flooding.
Studying Health in Greenland: Obligations and Challenges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Bjerregarrd
Gert Mulvad
Jørn Olsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 1, 2003
Description
Describes the five institutions involved, their specific areas of research, and why study done here has global significance.
Studying To Be A Doctor At Newcastle University
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jill Gordon
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, March 1986, pp. 3-7
Description
Reports on the creation of four spots at the medical school for Australian Aboriginal students at Newcastle University in New South Wales.
Subject Resources For Aboriginal Health & Healing
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Health & Healing
UBC Library Subject Resources For Aboriginal Health & Healing
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website contains links to article indexes, associations/societies, web and internet sites, statistics, electronic journals and more.
Success For Aboriginal Health Management Training Program Graduates
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Zane Rice
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, January/February 2003, pp. 20-22
Description
Description of the Masters program in Health Management offered at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia.
Successful Aging through the Eyes of Alaska Natives: Exploring Generational Differences Among Alaska Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jordan P. Lewis
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 385-396
Description
Examines the concept of successful aging from an Alaska Native perspective that is designated when an individual has demonstrated wisdom because of the experiences he or she has gained throughout life.