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Restoring the Blessings of the Morning Star: Childbirth and Maternal-Infant Health for First Nations Near Edmonton, Alberta

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Dawn Wiebe
Sylvia Barton
Laura Auger
Em Pijl-Zieber
Caroline Foster-Boucher
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, 2015, pp. 47-68
Interviewed 75 Cree and Stoney women and found a feeling of loss and geographic separation from elders, family and community as pregnancy care moved out of the community.
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Results of an Arctic Council Survey on Water and Sanitation Services in the Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan M. Bressler
Thomas W. Hennessy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 77, 2018, p. article no. 1421368
One hundred and forty-two participants from seven Arctic nations described the current status of water, sanitation and hygiene services (WASH), including access to services, notification requirements for water-related infectious diseases, and examples of environmental-change events which impacted provision of services.
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Results of Multiyear International Interlaboratory Comparison Program for Mercury in Human Hair

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
U. S. Gill
H. M. Schwartz
L. Bigras
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 43, no. 4, November 2002, pp. 466-472
Summary results showed a wide range of performance quality and a need for replicate samples to properly assess the effectiveness of analytical methodologies and reliability of results.
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Retaining American Indian/Alaskan Native Students in Higher Education: A Case Study of One Partnership between the Tohono O'odham Nation and Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne E. Campbell
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 46, no. 2, 2007, pp. 19-41
Discusses a successful educational partnership, in which all stakeholders participated, resulting in a student completion rate of over 40%.
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The Retention/Intervention Study of Native American Undergraduates at the University of New Mexico

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Jiron Belgarde
Richard K. LoRé
Journal of College Student Retention, vol. 5, no. 2, 2003-2004, pp. 175-203
Study surveyed students about the use and quality of their experiences with the NASARI (Native American Studies Academic and Retention and Intervention) Program, as well as other Native and non-Native programs.
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Rethinking Governance: Supporting Healthy Development Through Systems-Level Collaboration in Canada's Provincial North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Schiff
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 133-154
Looks at the example of innovative and cost-effective solutions for food and housing gaps caused by economic growth and industrial development in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador.
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Returns of Education Among Northwestern Ontario's Native People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. B. Jankowski
B. Moazzami
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, 1995, pp. 129-161
Regional survey, conducted in 1993, found each additional year of primary and secondary education resulted in a 7.8% increase in earnings and university education showed 31.5% increase in earnings.
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Reverse Discrimination: What Do the Figures Say?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russell V. Boham
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 26, no. 3, May 1987, pp. [1-4]
According to a survey by the Native American Career Education in Natural Resources (NACENR), there was a relationship between minority status and employment, unlike the earlier findings by the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights.
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A Review and Analysis of the Research on Native American Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Willima G. Demmert
David Grissmer
John Towner
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 3, 2006, pp. 5-23
Looks at the paucity of research on Native American students and their educational achievement compared to that of other racial/ethnic groups.
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Review of Existing Data, Research and Safety Action Plans and Strategies to Inform the Strategy for Community Safety and Wellbeing

Alternate Title
Learning from Cabot Square: Developing the Strategy for Community Safety and Wellbeing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network

Describes the situation in the Cabot Square and Peter-McGill areas of Montreal, provides an overview of issues facing the general Aboriginal population and those specific to the Inuit population, and lists initiatives at the provincial, municipal, and local levels.

Updated version.

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Review of the First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) 2002/2003

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
"The purpose of this review was to assess the quality of the research design and the consistency of the research process with the principles of First Nations’ ownership, control, access and possession of research (commonly known as the “OCAP principles”)."
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Review of the Indian Studies Support Program Component of the PSE Program: Final Report Presented to the Joint AFN-INAC PSE Working Group

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katenies Research and Management Services
Chignecto Consulting Group Inc.
Purpose of the study was to evaluate the program administered by Indian and Northern Affairs, the applicability of First Nation University of Canada's structures to other Aboriginal institutes of higher learning, and the benefits of existing Aboriginal intuitions to students.
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Rheumatic Diseases in North America's Indigenous Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine A. Peschken
John M. Esdaile
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 28, no. 6, June 1999, pp. 368-391
Contends that the high prevalence rates of rheumatic diseases seen in this population is probably genetic in origin.
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(RHS) Cultural Framework, February 2005

Alternate Title
Regional Health Survey Cultural Framework, February 2005
[RHS Cultural Framework: Indigenous Intelligence]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)?]
Discusses the meaning of "indigenous intelligence" and compares Aboriginal values and worldviews to Euro-Western.
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RHS Phase 2 (2008/10) Preliminary Results: Adult, Youth, Child

Alternate Title
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) Phase 2 (2008/10) Preliminary Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Results of the only First Nations on-reserve and northern First Nations community longitudinal survey conducted in Canada and only national research initiative under complete First Nations control. Revised second edition.
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Rights of Restoration: Aboriginal Peoples, Creative Arts, and Healing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Archibald
Jonathan Dewar
Carrie Reid
Vanessa Stevens
Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 2010, pp. 2-17
Survey finds that creative arts make a significant contribution to the safety, development and well-being of the participants.
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The RISC Research Project: Injury in First Nations Communities in British Columbia, Canada

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Anne George
Rod McCormick
Chris E. Lalonde
Andrew Jin
Marianna Brussoni
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21182
Project aims to add knowledge regarding injury rates in order to reduce the overall rate.
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Risk Factors and Chronic Conditions Among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations: Research Article

Alternate Title
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 82-003-XPE
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa M. Lix
Sharon Bruce
Joykrishna Sarkar
T. Kue Young
Health Reports, vol. 20, no. 4, December 2009
Study compares major risk factors and chronic conditions in populations not living on reserves in the north and southern areas of Canada.
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Risk Factors for Attempted Suicide among Inuit Youth: A Community Survey

Alternate Title
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report ; no. 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Malus
Laurence J. Kirkmayer
Lucy Boothroyd
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report
Reports results of 99 interviews conducted in1992 with individuals between the ages of 14 and 25 residing in Nunavik.
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Risk Factors for HIV Disease Progression in a Rural Southwest American Indian Population

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Iralu
Bonnie Duran
Cynthia R. Pearson
Yizhou Jiang
Kevin Foley
Melvin Harrison
Public Health Reports, vol. 125, Supplement 4, 2010, p. 43–50
Study identified sociocultural factors that contribute to rapid advancement of the disease; discusses the need for traditional healing practices to be included in treatment regimens.
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Risk Factors for Reactivation of Tuberculosis in Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
I. L. Johnson
M. Thomson
J. Manfreda
E. S. Hershfield
Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 133, no. 12, December 15, 1985, pp. 1221-1224
Study found correlation between registered Indian status and increased risk for reactivation, particularly if the initial incidence was severe.
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Risk Factors in Indigenous Violent Victimisation

Alternate Title
AIC Reports. Technical and Background Paper ; 30
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Risk Factors in Indigenous Violent Victimization
E-Books
Author/Creator
Colleen Bryant
Matthew Willis
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
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Risk Prediction and Re-Offending: Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Offenders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Bonta
Carol LaPrairie
Suzanne Wallace-Capretta
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 39, no. 2, April 1997, pp. [127]-144
Study, which used a sample from Manitoba to determine the validity of Manitoba Risk-Needs Scale, developed for the non-Aboriginal population, found that when applied to Aboriginal offenders, many of the predictors of recidivism were the same.
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Risky Drinking Among Community Pharmacy Customers in New Zealand and Their Attitudes Towards Pharmacist Screening and Brief Interventions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janie Sheridan
Joanna Stewart
Ros Smart
Ross McCormick
Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 31, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 56-63
Study indicated there is a scope for community pharmacists to undertake screening and brief intervention for risky drinking and that customers find this to be acceptable.
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RoadMap Project: Creating Paths for First Nations Prosperity

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
First Nations Financial Management Board

Goal of project is to support self-sufficiency and economic growth, improve fiscal capacity to govern while managing risk, increase transparency and accountability, and clarify governments' responsibility for service provision. Contains links to eight chapters and project summary.

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The Role of Aboriginal Literacy in Improving English Literacy in Remote Aboriginal Communities: An Empirical Systems Analysis With the Interplay Wellbeing Framework

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Byron Wilson
Stephen J. Quinn
Tammy Abbott
Sheree Cairney
Educational Research for Policy and Practice, vol. 17, no. 1, February 2018, pp. 1-13
Present results from survey conducted with Aboriginal people aged 15-34 about community values and priorities.
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