Cultural Sensitivity

"A Report on the Third Year of the B.C. Tripartite Framework Agreement on First Nation Health Governance Implementation".

"A report on the fourth year of the B.C. Tripartite Framework Agreement on First Nation Health Governance Implementation".

"A report on the progress of the integration and improvement of health services for First Nations in British Columbia".

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.

Describes the graduation ceremony which combined the European nurses' graduation with the traditional Torres Island feast.

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.

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.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2001.

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.

"This paper argues that new models of research practice and policy are required that are inclusive of Indigenous ways of knowing, doing, and being".

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2007.

Examines shamanic ecstatic states from a psychiatric and comparative perspective.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 1991.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 2002.

Fact sheet for nurses.

Describes outbreak of gastroenteritis among visitors to a central Australian Aboriginal community.

"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".

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.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--Laurentian University, 2018.

Study explores Inuit women's perspectives on their health and well-being to support local efforts to identify priorities.

Outlines the success of the annual healing gathering hosted by the Nekaneet First Nation.

Focuses on development of the Noojmowin Teg Health Access Centre from 1998 to 2008.

Describes how artwork can play a role in health worker training in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Provides context for non-Aboriginal heath workers on how Aboriginal clients process death emotionally.

Mathematics and Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Cologne, 2011.

Examines the Healing Circle ceremony and other Aboriginal beliefs for their effect on the counselling operations and the healing process.

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.

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.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 2014.

Describes a pilot project to improve knowledge, attitudes and skills of ad hoc translators, who deal with Native Americans with limited English proficiency.

Explores the logic, theory, assumptions, and goals of Transcultural Nursing Theory.

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.

Demonstrates ways social workers can acknowledge cultural values when addressing partner violence.

Agreement between Aboriginal leaders, federal and provincial governments signed November, 2005. Goals included extending life expectancy, reducing suicide, diabetes and infant mortality.

Looks at ways for First Nations people to access traditional healers while following bureaucratic protocols.

Discussion of the Okanagan Nation Transition Emergency House (ONTEH) which provides women and children access to healing, counselling and employment programs.

Aim of the paper is to increase interest relating to topics regarding the translation of research tools for use in health research on Aboriginal peoples.

Contends that Western approaches to trauma and evidence-based approaches have limited application in Indigenous communities. Duration: 5:34:05.

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.

Brief discussion of diseases prevalent in the American Aboriginal population and on culturally appropriate communication methods when dealing with elderly patients.

Discusses a conference which provides information for participants in improving health and behavioral health care.

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.

Discusses response for culturally appropriate mental health services in relation to the treaty and outcomes expected by Maori and health workers.

Looks at designing a specific health care program that balances main stream design and research while maintaining Aboriginal cultural integrity. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 25.

Study aims to determine if First Nations people with diabetes have experienced the same decrease in cardiac disease as other people in Ontario. Findings indicate that the incidence of cardiac events has declined among First Nations people with diabetes, but remains higher than other people with diabetes in Ontario.

Explains the Native American viewpoint that it is important to use traditional philosophies of healing in contemporary social work.

Results indicated that implementation of model appeared to decrease hospitalization rates.

Promotes the use of media technologies as tools to deliver health education to American Indian/Alaska Native youth and young adults.

Looks at policies and recommendations to facilitate local tribal programs uniquely designed to promote spiritual and cultural traditions.