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Community Well-Being Index Map

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Index is used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing. Map displays 2016 data on First Nations, Inuit and non-Indigenous communities which can be found be searching or clicking on a marker.
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The Community Well-Being Index: Summary of Trends in Inuit Communities, 1981-2011

Alternate Title
[Strategic Research Directorate Research Brief (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada)]
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Strategic Research Directorate]
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Ratings determined by income level, educational attainment, housing conditions and labour force participation.
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Comorbidity Among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Turner Goins
Courtney S. Pilkerton
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 343-354
Description
Looks at a study identifing the most prevalent chronic conditions, indicating that older American Indians experience higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, back pain, and vision loss compared to national statistics of older adults.
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Comparative Analysis of Clinical, Electrocardiographic, Angiographic and Echocardiographic Data of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Residents of Yakutia With Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalya Vladimirovna Makharova
Michael Ivanovich Voevoda
Faina Fedorovna Lyutova
Irina Andreevna Pinigina
Vera Evstafievna Tarasova
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21219
Description
Findings were felt to be inconclusive, further studies are recommended.
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A Comparative Review of Circumpolar Health Systems

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kue Young
Kathryn Anderson
Gregory Marchildon
Susan Chatwood
Peter Bjerregaard ... [et al.]
Circumpolar Health Supplements, no. 9, 2012
Description
Describes and compares health care systems in the northern regions of the Arctic countries.
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Comparative Use of Biomedical Services and Traditional Healing Options by American Indian Veterans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana Gurley
Douglas K. Novins
Monica C. Jones
Janette Beals
James H. Shore
... [et al.]
Psychiatric Services, vol. 52, no. 1, January 2001, pp. 68-74
Description
Study using a cross-sectional survey of 621 veterans living in the American Southwest and Northern Plains during the period 1992-1995 found that service use depended on need for health care, while choice of the services used depended on availability.
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A Comparison of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Students on the Inter-Related Dimensions of Self-Concept, Strengths and Achievement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Whitley
Edward Rawana
Keith Brownlee
Brock Education , vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 24-46
Description
Looks at school related outcomes and self-concept from a sampling of grade 4 - 8 students in northwestern Ontario. Results indicate Aboriginal students have the same or higher self-worth and competence compared to non-Aboriginal students.
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A Comparison of American Indian and Non-Indian Fourth to Sixth Graders Rates of Drug Use

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly A. Miller
Fred Beauvais
Martha Burnside
Pamela Jumper-Thurman
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, vol. 7, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 258-267
Description
Contends that Native American pre-adolescents have a rate of drug use similar to older youth but, with proper community awareness, it may be possible to reverse use patterns and reduce risks.
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A Comparison of Early Adolescent Behavioral Health Risks among Urban American Indians/Alaska Natives and Their Peers

Alternate Title
Behavioral Health Risks for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Serafini
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis C. Wendt
Brandon Matsumiya
Carolyn A. McCarty
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Study found that Indigenous youth suffered from more depressive symptoms, discrimination, and generalized anxiety, and were more likely to have initiated substance abuse than the rest of the cohort.
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Comparison of Rural Kindergarten Report Card Grades

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Billie J. Thomas
Journal of American Indian Education , vol. 26, no. 2, January 1987, pp. [7-17]
Description
Findings indicate grade differences in different socio-economic groups and various family compositions.
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Comparison of Women Offenders Who Use Opioids Versus Other Types of Substances

Alternate Title
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada) ; RIB-19-09
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Correctional Service Canada
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada)
Description
Uses the Women’s Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse (W-CASA) to provide statistics on those who reported using opioids versus those who used other types of substances in the twelve months prior to arrest.
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A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research

E-Books
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Abstracts of works in the Research Series. Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton. Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
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Complementary Research on Traditional and Customary Child Care Practices/Adoption within Aboriginal Communities in Quebec: Presented to Working Group on Customary Adoption in Aboriginal Communities, Justice Québec

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Québec Native Women Inc.
Description
Results of qualitative survey conducted in response to amendments to the Youth Protection Act which gives courts the power to issue permanent placement orders outside of the immediate family.
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The Complexities of Accessing Care and Treatment: Understanding Alcohol Use by Aboriginal Persons Living With HIV and AIDS

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renée Masching
Coleen Anne Dell
John P. Egan
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh
David Lee
Tracey Prentice
Lyanna Storm
Cliff Thomas
Amy McGee
Hugh Dale-Harris
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 6, 2014, pp. 70-94
Description
Study examined both the perspectives of the health service provider and the Aboriginal person with HIV/AIDS. Almost 50% of patients reported that alcohol played a role in becoming HIV positive.
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Components of Successful HIV/AIDS Case Management in Alaska Native Villages

Alternate Title
Components of Successful HIV / AIDS Case Management in Alaska Native Villages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David D. Barney
Caitlin C. Rosenthal
Tracy Speier
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 16, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 202-217
Description
Describes how qualitative data from 18 key informants, used to identify elements of successful case management, were employed to improve client level outcomes.
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Concentrations and Frequencies of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners in a Native American Population That Consumes Great Lakes Fish

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawn L. Gerstenberger
John A. Dellinger
Larry G. Hansen
Journal of Toxicology. Clinical Toxicology, vol. 38, no. 7, December 2000, pp. 729-746
Description
Study to determine if a potential source for human exposure to hazardous chemicals is the consumption of contaminated fish.
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Conceptions and Dimensions of Health and Well-Being for Métis Women in Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith G. Bartlett
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 107-113
Description
Paper presented at the 12th International Congress on Circumpolar Health discussion on what constitutes health and well-being from the perspective of adult and elder Métis women. Also looks at how these views should be incorporated into Métis designed health surveys.
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Conceptualizing and Measuring Historical Trauma Among

American Indian People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Les B. Whitbeck
Gary W. Adams
Dan R. Hoyt
Xiaojin Chen
American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 33, no. 3/4, June 2004, pp. 119-130
Description
Discusses the connection between historically traumatic events and contemporary stressors on individuals, families, and communities.
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Conceptualizing School Belongingness in Native Youth: Factor Analysis of the Psychological Sense of School Membership Scale

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shadab Fatima Hussain
Benjamin W. Domingue
Teresa LaFromboise
Nidia Ruedas-Gracia
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 3, 2018, pp. 26-51
Description
Study uses scale to assess the feeling of belonging (or lack thereof) experienced by two groups of American Indian students, and test its validity for use with this specific population. Further analysis examines how a sense of belonging might act as a protective factor against health and education disparities.
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