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HIV in Aboriginal Communities

Alternate Title
[HIV & Psychiatry: A Training and Resource Manual]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marie-Josée Brouillette
Henry Chuang
Kenneth Citron
Marlyn Cook
Peter L De Roche ... [et al.]
Argues that working effectively with Aboriginal peoples requires cross-cultural competency, ability to deal with complex needs, and respect for traditional spirituality and beliefs about healing. Chapter sixteen of: HIV & Psychiatry: A Training and Resource Manual edited by Marie-Josée, Kenneth Citron.
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HIV Prevention in an Aboriginal Community in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Basanti Majumdar
Dale Guenter
Gina Browne
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care , vol. 21, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 449-454
Study based on interviews with eight participants from across forty-three communities and focused on five key prevention issues: definition, types of activities, prevention levels, target groups, and facilitation and barriers.
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HIV Research in the Prairies: A Compendium

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paula Migliardi
A compilation of materials in the areas of social sciences, epidemiology, and clinical and basic sciences for people living with HIV and those at risk.
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Holistic Community Development: Wellness for the Collective Body

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerin Gould
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, 2006, pp. 59-74
Explores the well-being and health of First Nation's communities and suggests an holistic healing approach to counter pressures brought on by colonization.
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A Holistic Model for the Selection of Environmental Assessment Indicators to Assess the Impact of Industrialization on Indigenous Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie A. Kryzanowski
Lynn McIntyre
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 102, no. 2, March/April 2011, pp. 112-117
Looks at the need for a holistic health indicator model for baseline health assessment and impact prediction of industralization, etc. in Canadian indigenous communities.
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Holistic System of Care: A Ten-Year Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ethan Nebelkopf
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 302-308
Looks at the effectiveness of treatment, prevention and recovery programs at the Family & Child Guidance Clinic of the Native American Health Center located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Hōmai Tō Hono: Connecting Customary, Conventional and Spiritual Healing Practices Within a Rural-based Māori Community

Alternate Title
Homai To Hono: Connecting Customary, Conventional and Spiritual Healing Practices Within a Rural-based Maori Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rāwiri Tinirau
Annemarie Gillies
Rachael Tinirau
AlterNative, vol. 7, no. 2, 2011, pp. 163-176
Research project looks at use of health services by the elderly in Rānana, Whanganui River.
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The Home Care Service of New South Wales

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barbara Asplet
Maudie Morgan
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 6-7
Describes the changes that are taking place with hiring of Aboriginal health workers in order to better respond to the needs of their clients.
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Honoring Children, Making Relatives: The Cultural Translation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for American Indian and Alaska Native Families

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dolores Subia BigFoot
Beverly W. Funderburk
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 309-318
Overview of evidence-based treatment model that has been re-worked to sustain Alaska Native traditional beliefs.
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Honouring Indigenous Culture-as-Intervention: Development and Validity of the Native Wellness Assessment TM

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carina Fiedeldey-Van Dijk
Margo Rowan
Colleen Dell
Chris Mushquash
Carol Hopkins
Barb Fornssler
Laura Hall
David Mykota
Marwa Farag
Bev Shea
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, vol. 16, no. 2, 2016, pp. 181-218
Discusses project undertaken to develop and measure effectiveness of culture-as intervention, specifically in the area of First Nation's alcohol and drug treatment programs and overall wellness. The study Honoring Our Strengths: Culture as Intervention in Addiction Treatment ran from 2012 to 2015 and data was collected in year three from 177 volunteer clients at 12 treatment centres. Scroll down to read article.
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Honouring Indigenous Women’s and Families’ Pregnancy Journeys: A Practice Resource to Support Improved Perinatal Care Created by Aunties, Mothers, Grandmothers, Sisters, and Daughters

Alternate Title
Honoring Indigenous Women’s and Families’ Pregnancy Journeys: A Practice Resource to Support Improved Perinatal Care Created by Aunties, Mothers, Grandmothers, Sisters, and Daughters
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Perinatal Services BC
Discusses six key principles for healthcare providers: cultural safety and humility; self-determination; trust through relationship; respect; anti-Indigenous racism; and strength and resilience-based practice.
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Honouring Sacred Relationships: Wise Practices in Indigenous Social Work

Alternate Title
Honoring Sacred Relationships: Wise Practices in Indigenous Social Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
University nuhelot’įnethaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills
Information arranged under eight themes: spirituality, ceremony and culture; relationships; ethical space; identity, lived experience and knowing; circles; protocol and policy; lifelong learning; and becoming an ally.
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How a Lifecourse Approach Can Promoted Long-term Health and Wellbeing Outcomes for Māori

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reremoana Theodore
Mihi Ratima
Will Edwards
Andrew Sporle
Lisa Te Morenga
... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Data and Digital Sovereignty, July 28, 2019, pp. 15-25
Authors note the lack of lifecourse research that relating to Māori people; discuss current approaches and stress the need for Māori leadership in the collection, analysis, management, and governance of longitudinal data that can be used to inform health and social policy to guide programmes and interventions that support positive Māori outcomes throughout life.
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How and When Health-care Practitioners in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Deliver Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention, and Why They Don't: A Qualitative Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anton Clifford
Anthony Shakeshaft
Catherine Deans
Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 31, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 13-19
Looks into reducing the burden of alcohol-related harm by targeting the barriers to the delivery of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.
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How Primary Health Care Can Better Support the Families of Aboriginal Australians in Contact with the Criminal Justice System: A Human Rights Approach

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dea Delaney-Thiele
Jane E. Lloyd
Penny Abbott
Eileen Baldry
Elizabeth McEntyre ... [et al.]
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 40, January-December 2016, pp. 25-33
Examines impact of incarceration and return to community on family members and discusses results of the SPRINT (Services and Primary health care needs for Recently released Inmates in Need of Treatment and health management) study.
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How to Partner with Indigenous Communities and Organizations to Conduct Technology Development Research: A Guide for Working with Communities to Develop and Adapt Technology to Age in Place

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristen Jacklin
Melissa Blind
Andrine M. Lemieux
Karen Pitawanakwat
Melinda Dertinger
Recommends using a community-based participatory action research approach throughout a project - from product development to evaluation.
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The Human Genome Project and the Issue of Biodiversity

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Priscilla Settee
pp. 184-190
Article presented at The Gender of Genetic Futures: The Canadian Biotechnology Strategy, Women and Health Proceedings of a National Strategic Workshop held at York University, February 11-12, 2000.
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A Human Rights Based Approach to Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tom Calma
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, May/June 2006, pp. 33-34
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner and member of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, sets out a human rights approach in order to achieve health equality for Indigenous Australians within 25 years.
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Humanizing Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement in Health Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John R. Sylliboy
Richard B. Hovey
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 192, no. 3, January 20, 2020, pp. E70-E72

Discusses the FIRST model of engagement: Family (recognizing the extended family of a patient), Information (communication that is respectful), Relationship (building positive relationships), Safe Space (understanding cultural safety) and Treatment (providing options for treatment, both traditional medicine and standard clinical treatment).

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I Breath for Them

Alternate Title
All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward, Lecture 4
[2018 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Tanya Talaga
Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the fourth of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Saskatoon. In this lecture Talaga links the similarities between contemporary nations with a history of colonization and describes some of the effects for Indigenous peoples and communities. In this Lecture Talaga focuses specifically on healthcare and the disparity in the quality of care available to Indigenous peoples. Duration: 53:59
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“I feel safe just coming here because there are other Native brothers and sisters”: Findings from a Community-based Evaluation of the Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Jessica Syrette
Tessa Jourdain
Vivian Recollet
Janet Smylie
Canadian Journal of Public Health , vol. 110, no. 4, August 2019, pp. 404-413

Study evaluates community services available to homeless and at risk Indigenous people in Toronto. Found that the collaborative services model currently in place used inclusive and harm reduction models to create a non-judgmental space; identified program strengths, challenges, and gaps and makes policy recommendations.

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“I’m here and I’m going to do what I’m going to do”: What Is an HIV Older?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea F.P. Mellor
Natasha K. Webb
Sherri Pooyak
Val Nicolson
Chad Dickie ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 9, Winter, 2018, pp. 66-72

Discusses using the experience and reflections of long-term Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS to create culturally sensitive support and interventions for patients.

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I’taamohkanoohsin (everyone comes together): (Re)connecting Indigenous people experiencing homelessness and substance misuse to Blackfoot ways of knowing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Victor
Melissa Shouting
Chelsey DeGroot
Les Vonkeman
Mark Brave Rock
Roger Hunt
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 42-59
Assesses the impact of a culture-centered healing program for urban Indigenous people living with addictions and homelessness. Results indicate that attendees experienced a safe space which in which relationships were strengthened, and felt connected to others and to their own spirits; program was informed by a two-eyed seeing approach and provided meaningful activities away from substance.
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“I would prefer to have my healthcare provided over a cup of tea any day”: Recommendations by Urban Métis Women to Improve Access to Health and Social Services in Toronto for the Métis Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renée Monchalin
Janet Smylie
Cheryllee Bourgeois
Michelle Firestone
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 217-225
Reports on recommendations made by urban Métis women for improving access to health and social services in Toronto. Recommendations include: Métis presence, holistic interior design, Métis specific or informed service space, welcoming reception/front desk, and culturally informed service providers.
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ICEE/AHMRC NSW Aboriginal Eye and Visioncare Program, Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
B. Layland
B. Holden
K. Evans
S. Bailey
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 4, no. 247, February 5, 2004, pp. 1-9
Reports on project success which was due to Aboriginal community controlled health services, sensitivity to community and cultural needs, and adequate funding for program sustainability.
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Identifying and Achieving Consensus on Health-Related Indicators of Climate Change in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey Akearok
Sara Holzman
Judy Kunnuk
Nina Kuppaq
Zoe Martos ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 289-299
Study works to identify human health indicators of climate change, focusing on factors relevant to the Canadian arctic. 20 indicators were identified using the The Piliriqatigiinniq Community Health Research Model; indicators focused on four key themes: 1) environmental health; 2) morbidity and mortality; 3) population vulnerability; and 4) mitigation, adaptation, and policy.
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Identifying and Overcoming the Barriers to Aboriginal Access To General Practitioner Services in Rural New South Wales

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Andrews
Peter Simmons
Ian Long
Ross Wilson
Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 10, no. 4, 2002, pp. 196-201
Proposed solutions include focusing on outreach clinics, prewinter immunization, bulk-billing, cultural awareness training, employing aboriginal staff and increased interaction between professional staff and Aboriginal health workers.
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