Health & Well-Being

Identified five themed groupings of practices based on traditional knowledge, community approaches, collaboration, training and policies for funding programs.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--McGill University, 2017.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2010.

Covers issues associated with provision of services to the visual and hearing impaired, and those with limited mobility and hidden disabilities. Content includes independent living, employment, assertive technology, housing, advocacy, and applicable federal laws.

Describes REKA Trust pilot project conducted with small community on New Zealand's North Island.

Brief fact sheet.

The experiences of three different participants in an intergenerational, multi-week research workshop which explored how the concept of wellness is understood are portrayed through the lenses of a girl, a mother, and a grandmother.

Looks at selected socio-economic trends and examines the multiple dimensions of poverty including lack of financial resources, absence of skills, knowledge, and capabilities to lead a fulfilled life, and social exclusion.

Brief article describes how a workshop helped participants understand concepts of research and how to read and evaluate published research.

Natural Resource Management Thesis (M.N.R.)--University of Manitoba, 2004.

Highlights difficulties which confront researchers when collecting, interpreting and applying health assessment data.

Study focused on three questions: interpretations of health, social, visual and cultural contexts, and barriers and strengths. Sample was 20 individuals.

Examines study of relationships among race/ethnicity, age, and level of educational attainment among drug users.

Discusses the 35 recommendations accepted by the government to address the lasting effects on children, families and communities caused by the forced removal of children under the Aborigines Protection Act 1909.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2005.

Comments on the approach taken by Nunavut's Department of Health and Social Services to promote a healthy life style.

Describes issues such as missing and murdered women, education, health care, and over-representation in the criminal justice system and gives statement of action required by Canada to address each problem.

Announces a new degree that will build on the success of the United Tribes Technical College's Injury Prevention program.

Brief article describes 12 Indigenous students who received scholarships totalling $60,000 during Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Week in Australia.

Film reviews of: 40 Years Celebrating Wounded Knee directed by Christopher Marshall. The Medicine Game directed by Lukas Korver. Shouting Secrets directed by Korinna Sehringer. Spirit in Glass: Plateau Native Beadwork. Winter in the Blood directed by Alex Smith and Andrew J. Smith. Yellow Fever: The Navajo Uranium Legacy directed by Sophie Rousmaniere.

Describes the methods of the study which looked at 686 Aboriginal babies born at the Royal Darwin Hospital between January 1987 and March 1990.

File contains two negatives from a First Aid upgrading class held at the All Saints Residential School in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, April 23, 1963. Scanned image shows a portrait of assembled people, presumably students and/or instructors.

Film questions the validity of continued mining practices which are associated with environmental concerns and health hazards for Canada's Native populations. Accompanying material: Uranium: A Discussion Guide. Duration: 47:59.

Guide to accompany film, Uranium.

Looks at community-building and governance initiatives such as the city of Toronto's Statement of Commitment to Aboriginal Communities, Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto, Anishnawbe Health Toronto, and Native Child and Family Services of Toronto. Excerpt from Well-Being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté. Originally presented at the 2011 National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples.

Study focused on: demographic and mobility patterns, service delivery, culture and identity, issues specific to children, youth, and women, racism, health, and income and poverty. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey. Sample size of 288 respondents.

Study undertaken to provide information for development of strategic resource allocation, understanding of current policy approaches and legislative frameworks, and on-going issues faced by the population in the cities of Thunder Bay, Ottawa, Barrie/Midland/Orillia, Sudbury and Kenora.

Study focused on: education, income, employment, housing, culture and identity, racism, health, issues specific to youth, women and men and provision of social services. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey. Sample size of 280 participants 96 percent of whom were Aboriginal.

Study focused on: education, culture and identity, political representation, housing, economic development, racism, health, economically successful residents, youth issues, and gaps in social services. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey. Sample size of 340.

Study focused on: demographics and mobility patterns, culture and identity, service delivery, racism, health, housing, income and employment, and issues specific to youth and women. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey. Sample size of 441 respondents; 182 participated in qualitative component and 259 participated in quantitative component.

Study focused on: demographics and mobility patterns, service delivery, culture and identity, issues specific to youth and women, racism, and health. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey. Sample size of 425.

Study involved front-line service providers and clients of centre located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in a series of focus groups, sharing circles and pathway building exercises. Themes discusses were: Indigenous traditional knowledge and wellness, cultural healing and service provision; encounters with criminal justice and mental health systems; and promising practices to support reintegration of families.

Topics examined in report are: demographics, data sources, health status, determinants of health, jurisdictional issues, trends in research, and suggested topics for future research.

Study reveals the Aboriginal rate of disabilities is twice the national average.

Divided into six sections: context and background; policy landscape; friendship centre movement; process for collaborative report development; findings and recommendations; and conclusion.

Questions were posed about key factors driving urbanization, impacts on social, economic and cultural cohesions, discrimination, identity, recognition and culture, at risk populations, and Indigenous-led initiatives and state responses.

Outlines the framework for addressing environmental health indicators and presents a case study from northern Saskatchewan using environmental assessment conduct.

Examines a subset of oral literature that teachs listeners about human health concerns, including how to prevent certain illnesses, avoid bodily harm, deal with mental health issues, instruct in sexual matters, discuss spirit-power contact and deal with old age.

Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (Biology) Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2009.

Includes discussion of pilot projects, literature review, and results of consultations with staff from the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority and physicians serving in northern communities.

Describes the process of matching Indian Registry's Status Verification System to the Manitoba Health Registry in order to obtain an accurate picture of First Nations' health status and health services.

Studies four communities in southern Australia using Tregenza's adaptation to the Cost of Living methodology to create a connection between poverty and health.