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Racial Discrimination and Depression Among On-Reserve First Nations People in Rural Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Janzen
Chandima Karunanayake
Donna Rennie
Tarun Katapally
Roland Dyck ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e482-e487
Description
Results of cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of 874 adults living on two Cree reserves in Saskatchewan conducted from May 2012 to August 2013. Found association between interpersonal discrimination and depression.
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Racial Discrimination, Post Traumatic Stress, and Gambling Problems among Urban Aboriginal Adults in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl L. Currie
T. Cameron Wild
Donald P. Schopflocher
Lory Laing
Paul Veugelers
Brenda Parlee
Journal of Gambling Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, September 2013, pp. 393-415
Description
Examines the link between racism and gambling and how it can contribute to post traumatic stress disorder and addictions.
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Smoking, Drinking, and Illicit Drug Use among American High School Seniors, 1976-89

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerald G. Bachman
John M. Wallace
Patrick M. O'Malley
Lloyd D. Johnston
Candace L. Kurth
Harold W. Neighbors
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 81, no. 3, March 1991, pp. 372-377
Description
Study showed lower levels of drug use by most non-White youth, especially Asian Americans and Black Americans, and finds that subgroup differences are felt to be not primarily attributable to family compostion, parents' education, region, or urban-rural distinctions.
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Racial Misidentification of American Indians/Alaska Natives in the HIV/AIDS Reporting Systems of Five States and One Urban Health Jurisdiction, U.S., 1984–2002

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeanne Bertolli
Lisa M. Lee
Patrick S. Sullivan
Public Health Reports, vol. 122, no. 3, May-June 2007, pp. 382-392
Description
Concludes that discrepancies between self-identification and official statistics have resulted in inequitable resource allocation.
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Rapid City Native American Population Needs Assessment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Abdollah Farrokhi
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 2, 1993, pp. 153-173
Description
Investigates the attitudes of Native Americans living in Rapid City, South Dakota regarding issues on the economy, educational services, housing, transportation, recreation and employment.
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Rates of Stillbirth by Gestational Age and Cause in Inuit and First Nations Populations in Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie Auger
Alison L. Park
Hamado Zoungrana
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh
Zhong-Cheng Luo
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 185, no. 6, April 2, 2013, pp. e256-e262
Description
Results of a study shows that stillbirth rates in Aboriginal populations are higher than in the general population and offers evidence that health problems linked to obesity and smoking may be behind the gap.
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Rationale, Design and Methodology for the Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda L. White
Howard I. Goldberg
Tim J. Gilbert
Carol Ballew
James M. Mendlein ... [et. al]
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 127, no. 10S, October 1997, pp. 2078S-2084S
Description
Discussion of survey conducted in 1991 and 1992 which gathered population-based health status information in order to understand prevalence of chronic disease.
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RCMP Research and Evaluation: Branch Research Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcel-Eugène LeBeuf
The Canadian Review of Policing Research, vol. 1, 2004
Description
Looks at identifying current and potential problems that can influence the services provided to the community by the police.
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Re-evaluation of Blood Mercury, Lead and Cadmium Concentrations in the Inuit Population of Nunavik (Quebec): A Cross-Sectional Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Fontaine
Eric Dewailly
Jean-Louis Benedetti
Daria Pereg
Pierre Ayotte
Serge Déry
Environmental Health, vol. 7, no. 1, June 2008, p. article no. 25
Description
Examines the trends in mercury, lead and cadmium exposure from 1992 to 2004 using the data obtained from two health surveys and identifies sources of exposure in 2004.
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Re-Pressing Racism: the Denial of Racism in the Canadian Press

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bohdan Szuchewycz
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 25, no. 4, 2000, pp. [497-515]
Description
Explores how the myth of tolerance has become part of the national identity despite evidence to the contrary; uses the results of a survey conducted on attitudes toward immigration as an illustration of this dichotomy.
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Realistic Expectations: The Changing Role of Paraprofessional Health Workers in the First Nation Communities in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
B. Minore
K. Jacklin
M. Boone
H. Cromarty
Education for Health, vol. 22, no. 2, 2009, pp. 1-9
Description
Interviews First Nations paraprofessional health workers in two northern Ontario communities and looks at proposed national competency-based standards for education, certification, and regulation.
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Rebuilding From Resilience: Research Framework For a Randomized Controlled Trial of Community-led Interventions to Prevent Domestic Violence in Aboriginal Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neil Andersson
Beverley Shea
Carol Amaratunga
Patricia McGuire
Georges Sioui
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 61-88
Description
Discusses research conducted to test and develop protocols to prevent family violence. The research involved using a baseline questionnaire and then a follow up survey two years later.
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Rebuilding Trust: A Community, Multiagency, State, and University Partnership to Improve Behavioral Health Care for American Indian Youth, Their Families and Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica R. Goodkind
Kimberly Ross-Toledo
Susie John
Janie Lee Hall
Lucille Ross ... [et al.]
Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 39, no. 4, May 2011, pp. 452-477
Description
Looks at the behavioural health disparities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) 15-24 year-olds compared with the overall United States Population of 15-24 year olds.
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Recommendations on Northern Infrastructure to Support Economic Development

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Provides statistics on access to all-season roads and regional energy grid, population living in suitable housing, and internet capability in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunatsiavut, and Nunavik.Recommendations focus on coordinated investments, a dedicated investment fund, and supporting community capacity.
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Reconciliation Rhetoric and Realities in the Canadian TRC

Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 83rd, 2011
Reconciliation Rhetoric and Realities in the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dean Peachey
Janna Barkman
Nicki Ferland
Bobbie Whiteman
Description
Reports on the responses of 95 survey participants to the question "What is reconciliation?
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Reconciliation, Social Equity and Indigenous Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra J Eades
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, May/June 2000, pp. 3-4
Description
Reports on a whole range of health and societal yardsticks that influence health inequities for Indigenous Australians.
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The Reconviction Rate of Federal Offenders 2003-02

E-Books
Author/Creator
James Bonta
Tanya Rugge
Mia Dauvergne
Description
Study defined recidivism as a new conviction within two years of release from prison and included all releases from federal prisons during the fiscal years, 1994/95, 1995/96 and 1996/97.
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Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Muree Martin
Harsha Walia
Description
A comprehensive report on the participatory research project funded by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG, MMIW) facilitated through the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC). Project engaged 113 Indigenous and 15 non-Indigenous women drawing on their experience and expertise as survivors of gendered colonial violence.
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Reduced Ratings of Physical and Relational Aggression for Youths With a Strong Cultural Identity: Evidence From the Naskapi People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tara Flanagan
Grace Iarocci
Alexandra D'Arisso
Tarek Mandour
Curtis Tootoosis ... [et al.]
Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 49, August 2011, pp. 155-159
Description
Comments on the increased statistical risk for acts of aggression among groups of minority youths in North America.
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