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Uranium

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Magnus Isacsson
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.
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Uranium Is in My Body

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel L. Spieldoch
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 173-185
Describes how the Navajo fabric of life was disturbed by uranium mining in the 1940s and 1950s and how the United States Government knew the health risks, but neglected to inform Navajo workers.
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Use and Misuse of Tobacco Among Aboriginal Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sam Wong
Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 11, no. 10, December 2006, pp. 681-685
Discusses the high prevalence of use and misuse and the health consequences for users and those exposed to second-hand smoke.
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Use of the Talking Circle for Comanche Women's Breast Health Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily A. Haozous
Valerie Eschiti
Jana Lauderdale
Carol Hill
Connie Amos
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 21, no. 4, 2010, pp. 377-385
Identifies barriers to breast health as being access to information, screening, economics, follow-up, and protecting women
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Using Community Engagement to Inform and Implement a Community-Randomized Controlled Trial in the Anishinaabek Cervical Cancer Screening Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brianne Wood
Ann N. Burchell
Nicholas Escott
Julian Little
Marion Maar ... [et al.]
Frontiers in Oncology, vol. 4, February 2014, pp. 1-11
Comments on a research project that investigated the factors underlying the cervical cancer burden on First Nation women.
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Vital Health Tests Can Save Your Life

Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 9, September 2007, p. 8
Discusses ovarian cancer, nudges women to be tested for this type of cancer, and lists some warning signs. Article located by scrolling to page 8.
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Wapos Bay: The Hardest Lesson

Alternate Title
Wapos Bay: episode 20
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Three boys devise a plan to find love and a young girl becomes obsessed with looking mature in episode 20 of a stop-motion animation series. Duration: 24:00.
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A Whānau Ora Journey of Māori Men With Chronic Illness: A Te Korowai Analysis

Alternate Title
A Whanau Ora Journey of Maori Men With Chronic Illness: A Te Korowai Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacquie Kidd
Veronique Gibbons
Erena Kara
Rawiri Blundell
Kay Berryman
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 2, 2013, pp. 125-141
Research looked at the development of a local conceptual framework exploring the views of men and their families in relation to their healthcare and healthy families.
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When the Data Does Not Match the Story: Do Trauma Histories and Addiction Issues Really Characterize Poor Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Manitoba First Nation Women Living On-Reserve?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brenda Elias
Madelyn Hall
Say P. Hong
Erich V. Kliewer
Lyna Hart
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 1, Holistic Approaches to Preventing HPV Infections and Related Diseases, March 2012, pp. 9-16
Study findings point to the need for culturally appropriate and gender-sensitive communication and health service efforts to achieve higher cancer screening rates.
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Women's Perspectives on Illness when Being Screened for Cervical Cancer

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lise Hounsgaard
Mikaele Augustussen
Helle Møller
Stephen K. Bradley
Suzanne Møller
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21089
Results revealed that women were unprepared for a cervical cancer screening result since they had no symptoms.
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