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A Culturally Responsive Practice Model for Urban Indian Child Welfare Services

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Mindell
Maria Vidal de Haymes
Dale Francisco
Child Welfare, vol. 82, no. 2, March/April 2003, pp. 201-207
Describes collaboration among a university, a state child welfare agency, and a Native American community organization to develop a culturally driven practice model for urban, Native American child welfare.
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Culture and Language as Social Determinants of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health

Alternate Title
Social Determinants of Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Reports a good health care strategy should include: health professions communicating in the local language, combining local knowledge with modern medicine, community control and development, and use Aboriginal concepts of health in care and policy.
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Culture and Sexual Practices in Response to HIV among Aboriginal People Living On-Reserve in Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ted Myers
Sandra L. Bullock
Liviana M. Calzavara
Rhonda Cockerill
Victor W. Marshall
Cathryn George-Mandoka
Culture, Health & Sexuality, vol. 1, no. 1, January/March 1999, pp. 19-37
Study reports on the cultural variables associated with potentially risky sexual behavior and HIV/AIDS in Aboriginal communities.
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Culture of Poverty Contributes to Illness

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, March 22, 2004, p. B1
Discussion of health concerns among First Nations people, based on statistics from theCanadian Population Health Initiative.
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The Danger of Applying Uniform Clinical Policies across Populations: The Case of Breast Cancer in American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul A. Nutting
Ned Calonge
Donald C. Iverson
Larry A. Green
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 84, no. 10, October 1994, pp. 1631-1636
Study examines the implications of annual screening mammography for cost and mortality in American Indian populations with differing baseline breast cancer rates.
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The Danish Youth Survey 2002: Asking Young People About Sensitive Issues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karin Helwig-Larsen
Vanita Sundaram
Tine Curtis
Helmer Bøving Larsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 147-152
The investigation found that a computer-assisted self-interview (CASI) would improve the accuracy of the data.
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Data and Analytics Summary: Economic Impact of COVID-19

Alternate Title
[Māori Unemployment Modelling]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Te Puni Kōkiri = Ministry of Māori Development
Analysis estimates the additional numbers of unemployed Māori workers as a result of the pandemic and the impact on average real wages of unemployed who regain employment.
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Data as a Strategic Resource: Self-determination, Governance, and the Data Challenge for Indigenous Nations in the United States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Carroll Rainie
Jennifer Lee Schultz
Eileen Briggs
Patricia Riggs
Nancy Lynn Palmanteer-Holder
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, April 2017, pp. 1-31
Article provides two case studies of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and their demographic and socioeconomic data initiatives to create locally and culturally relevant data for decision making.
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Data Colonialism in Canada's Chemical Valley: Aamjiwnaang First Nation and the Failure of the Pollution Notification System

Alternate Title
Yellowhead Institute Special Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vanessa Gray
Beze Gray
M. Fernanda Yanchapaxi
Kristen Bos
M. Murphy

Discusses the area of Ontario where 40 percent of Canada's petrochemicals are processed and refined and where full information about events such as spills, flares, air releases, and even everyday cumulative exposures is not supplied to the First Nation due to the industry-governed notification system and inadequate regulatory legislation.

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Data Sources for Cancer Statistics Among American Indians/Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles R. Key
Thomas M. Becker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, 1992, pp. 51-64
Discusses the accessibility and the limitations of some data. The authors argue that researchers need to be persistent in order to locate pertinent information.
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Data Sovereignty and the Tribal Law and Order Act

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christopher B. Chaney
The Federal Lawyer, vol. 1080-675X, April 2018, pp. 22-25, 67
Discusses the ways in which data collected about criminal justice and legal services interacts with the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) and how that affects notions of tribal sovereignty.
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Death, Dying and Canadian Families

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherine Arnup
Examines the historical experiences of death and dying, the changing role of families in end-of-life care and the “medicalization” of death and dying.
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Death Styles Among Canada's Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George K. Jarvis
Menno Boldt
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 16, no. 14, 1982, pp. 1345-1352
Examines the relationship between alcohol and cause of death using data gathered on 35 reserves and settlements in Alberta.
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The Debate on First Nations Education Funding: Mind the Gap

Alternate Title
Working paper (Policy Studies, Queen's University) ; no. 49
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Drummond
Ellen Kachuck Rosenbluth
Discusses the changes needed to the structure and funding of educational services to meet the needs of Aboriginal students.
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A Decade of Research in Inuit Children, Youth, and Maternal Health in Canada: Areas of Concentrations and Scarcities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda J. Sheppard
Ross Hetherington
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18383
Article examines 72 peer-reviewed articles resulting in several thematic areas: infectious disease, environmental exposure, nutrition, birth outcomes, tobacco, chronic disease, health care policy, human resources, interventions, social determinants, mental health, genetics, injury and dental health.
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Decentralized Nursing Education in Northern Norway: A Basis for Continuing Education to Meet Competence Needs in Rural Arctic Healthcare Services

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mari Wolff Skaalvik
Margrete Gaski
Bente Norbye
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 25328
Study finds a high percentage of nurses engaged in continuing education and employed in positions related to their education.
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Declining Sex Ratio in a First Nation Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Constanze A. Mackenzie
Ada Lockridge
Margaret Keith
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 113, no. 10, October 2005, pp. 1295-1298
Examines the decline in male births among the Aamjiwnaang First Nation community near Sarnia, Ontario.
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Decolonizing Research: Collecting Two-Spirit Data in Culturally Affirming Ways

Alternate Title
KT Connects
Two-Spirit in Health Research
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Harlan Pruden
Webinar presenter discusses Two-Spirit identity and the differences between that and non-Indigenous concepts and understandings of LGBTQI, the Two-Spirit Dry Lab, practical advice on best practices, and recently published guidance. Duration: 47:52.
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Decreases in Suicide Deaths and Attempts Linked to the White Mountain Apache Suicide Surveillance and Prevention System, 2001–2012

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary F. Cwik
Lauren Tingey
Alexandra Maschino
Novalene Goklish
Francene Larzelere-Hinton … [et al.]
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 12, December 2016, pp. 2183-2189
Describes unique system created by the tribe to track and triage deaths, attempts, and ideation, and the community programming developed to identify at-risk youth and increase coping skills and resiliency. Analysis of the data collected showed that the age-adjusted suicide rates had decreased from 40 to 24.7 per 100,000.
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Deepening Knowledge to Inspire Action: Including Aboriginal Perspectives in Teaching Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Nardozi
Jean-Paul Restoule
Kathy Broad
Nancy Steele
Usha James
In Education, vol. 19, no. 3, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 108-122
Comments on the need to address three common questions from teacher candidates, to help encourage teachers to include more Aboriginal perspectives in the classroom.
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Delivering Away From Home: The Perinatal Experiences of First Nations Women in Northwestern Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry O'Driscoll
Len Kelly
Lauren Payne
Natalie St. Pierre-Hansen
Helen Cromarty ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, vol. 16, no. 4, Fall, 2011, pp. 126-130
Study included systematic review of literature about prenatal education and care, and maternal health literacy, as well as interviews with 13 women who had been relocated from remote communities to Sioux Lookout, Ontario to give birth.
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Delivering Equitable Care: Comparing Preventive Services in Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sumit Gupta
Leslie L. Roos
Randy Walld
Dawn Traverse
Matthew Dahl
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 93, no. 12, December 2003, pp. 2086-2092
Suggests guidelines to better reach advantaged and disadvantaged portions of the population.
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Demographic Models Associated with Incarcerated Alaska Native Criminal Offenders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David M. Blurton
Gary D. Copus
Northern Review, no. 20, Summer [Winter], 1999, pp. 41-54
Examines the question of whether most crimes are committed by residents of villages. Data collected through interviews conducted at the Fairbanks Correctional Facility and Spring Creek Correctional Facility in the winter of 1997, as well as examination of pre-sentence investigation reports.
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Demographic, Social, and Mental Health Aspects of American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents in Hawai‘i

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean M. Munnelly
Earl S. Hishinuma
Mark Lee
Myra D. Smith
Kayne McCarthy
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 2, 2018, pp. 20-53
Compares American Indian and Alaska Native youth with non-AI/AN youth in terms of several psycho-social factors of disparity and resiliency. The authors make recommendations for interventions and further studies.
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