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Tiwi Health

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 4, July/August 2001, pp. 4-10
Description
Describes the administrative structure and healthcare practices at Bathurst Island, located 60 kilometres from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
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To Our Readers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Don Eastwell
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, March 1986, p. 2
Description
Brief profile of the work of hostels in Australian urban centres for Aboriginal patients seeking alcohol abuse treatment.
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Tools for IINA (LIFE): The Journey of the IINA Curriculum to the Glittering World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vivian Arviso
Dorinda Welle
GloJean Todacheene
Janet Slowman Chee
Gloria Hale-Showalter
Shirley Waterhouse
Susie John
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue: Reproductive health programs for youth, 2012, pp. 124-139
Description
Presents the process used to create a community-based curriculum for disease prevention and health promotion designed for use in grades 4-6, by a group of Diné educators.
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Tools of Resiliency: Addressing the Wellbeing Needs of Indigenous People by Honouring Culture as Treatment

Alternate Title
Tools of Resiliency: Addressing the Well-Being Needs of Indigenous People by Honouring Culture as Treatment
Tools of Resiliency: Addressing the Wellbeing Needs of Indigenous People by Honoring Culture as Treatment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Primary Health Care Council
Description

Purpose of study was to collect and analyze data on Indigenous community-governed Mental Health and Addictions programs in Ontario.

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Torres Strait Nurses - The First Graduation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Cawte
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 11-13
Description
Describes the graduation ceremony which combined the European nurses' graduation with the traditional Torres Island feast.
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Toward an Understanding of Suicide in First-Nation Canadians

Alternate Title
Clinical Insight: Toward an Understanding of Suicide in First-Nation Canadians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John R. Cutcliffe
Crisis, vol. 26, no. 3, 2005, pp. 141-145
Description
Argues that to understand suicide in First Nations there must be more of a shift away from the current quantitative methods to that of qualitative, including listening to the voices of the people themselves.
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Toward Culturally Safe Evidence-Informed Decision-Making for First Nations and Inuit Community Health Policies and Programs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia K. Wiebe
Rolina P. van Gaalen
Kathy Langlois
Eric Costen
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 1, 2013, pp. 17-26
Description
Review of literature undertaken in the context of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada. Focused on design and implementation of guidelines, tools, and protocols.
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Towards a New Relationship: Toolkit for Reconciliation/Decolonization of Social Work Practice at the Individual, Workplace, and Community Level

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Working Group of the British Columbia Association of Social Workers
Description
Objectives: encourage dialogue, raise awareness regarding history and future of First Nations peoples in Canada, promote recognition of impacts of colonization, work towards respectful and meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, and promote the Commission's recommendations to advocate for systemic change.
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Towards an Aboriginal Knowledge Place: Cultural Practices as a Pathway to Wellness in the Context of a Tertiary Hospital

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alasdair Vance
Janet McGaw
Jo Winther
Moira Rayner
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 244-261
Description
"This paper argues that new models of research practice and policy are required that are inclusive of Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, and being".
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Towards an Experiential Analysis of Shamanism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry G. Peters
Douglass Price-Williams
American Ethnologist, vol. 7, no. 3, August 1980, pp. 397-418
Description
Examines shamanic ecstatic states from a psychiatric and comparative perspective.
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Towards Healthier Indigenous Health Policies? Navigating the Labyrinth for Answers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chelsea A. Gabel
Peter DeMaio
Alicia Powell
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 47-59
Description
"The purpose of this article is to explore how Indigenous people and community stakeholders in Canada understand terms such as self-determination and health and draw conclusions about collaborative efforts between the government and Indigenous communities to support community-controlled health care".
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Towards Indigenous Social Work Practice: Addressing Professional Challenges in Working with Homeless Greenlanders in Aalborg, Denmark

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lone Krogh Kjær-Rasmussen
Lisarb Valéria Montes D’Oco
Jordanne Edwards
Gashaye Melaku Tefera
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 8, no. 1, 2019, pp. 19-34
Description
Examines contemporary social work practice in relation to homeless Greelanders and suggests an Indigenous social work model as a culturally relevant alternative that roots interventions in cultural competency, recognition, and participatory action.
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Traditional Art In The Health Worker Training Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dayalan Devanesen
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, September 1983, pp. 4-8
Description
Describes how artwork can play a role in health worker training in the Northern Territory, Australia.
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Traditional Healing Methods With First Nations Women in Group Counselling

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie L. Heilbron
Mary Alice Julius Guttman
Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, vol. 34, no. 1, Counselling First Nations People in Canada, 2000, pp. 3-14
Description
Examines the Healing Circle ceremony and other Aboriginal beliefs for their effect on the counselling operations and the healing process.
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Traditional Indian Healers in Northern Manitoba: An Emerging Relationship with the Health Care System

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Gregory
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 163-174
Description
Examines the relationship between non-Native nurses with traditional healers and elders in northern communities and discusses the relevance of traditional healing approaches to medicine for Aboriginal people.
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Traditional Medicine for Canada's First Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Raymond Obomsawin
Description
Discussion of systematic destruction and suppression of traditional medicine, traditional Aboriginal concepts on health restoration, the integration of Indigenous and western medicine, the Western Pacific Regional initiative on traditional medicine, and a viable traditional medical system.
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Training Effective Interpreters for Diabetes Care and Education: A New Challenge

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melvina McCabe
Dorothy Gohdes
Frank Morgan
Joanne Eakin
Cheryl Schmitt
Diabetes Educator, vol. 32, no. 5, September/October 2006, pp. 714-720
Description
Describes a pilot project to improve knowledge, attitudes and skills of ad hoc translators, who deal with Native Americans with limited English proficiency.
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A Transdisciplinary Approach is Essential to Community-Based Research with American Indian Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Heinzmann
Anna Simonson
DenYelle Baete Kenyon
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 15-41
Description
Authors stress that there is a need for interdisciplinary and collaborative community-centered approaches to research and healthcare programming in Indigenous communities. Article notes that transdisciplinary research is one of the three core values of the Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health, and stress the relevance of the social determinants of health.
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Traumatic Brain Injury of Tangata Ora (Māori Ex-prisoners)

Alternate Title
Traumatic Brain Injury of Tangata Ora (Maori Ex-prisoners)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cherryl Waerea-i-te-rangi Smith
Helena Rattray-Te Mana
Leonie Pihama
John Reid
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 226-234
Description
Screening tool used with 23 men looked at head and neck injuries over the life-course and included age, alteration of consciousness, medical treatment and symptoms. Participants were also asked about impacts on day-to-day living. Results indicate the need for screening by the Department of Corrections and culturally appropriate treatment.
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Treating American Indians / Alaskan Native Elders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melvina McCabe
Geriatric Times, vol. 2, no. 6, November/December 2001, p. [?]
Description
Brief discussion of diseases prevalent in the American Aboriginal population and on culturally appropriate communication methods when dealing with elderly patients.
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Treaty 6: Traditional Life, Making of Treaty 6, Contemporary Life

Alternate Title
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Treaty 6
Treaty 6
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Heritage Community Foundation
Description
Website contains information on Treaty 6 including history, traditions, and customs of the Cree Nation, the Nakoda Nation, the Saulteaux Nation & the Chipewyan. The website also has information on the contemporary life of the First Nations peoples, retracing such issues as land claims, life on reserves, and the efforts to promote cultural healing.
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