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Factors Associated With American Indian Teens' Self-Rated Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tassy Parker
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 11, no. 3, 2004, pp. 1-19
Findings reveal that variance between individuals correlates with family financial status, school achievement and marijuana use.
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Factors Associated with Successful Functioning in American Indian Youths

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hiie Silmere
Arlene Rubin Stiffman
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 3, 2006, pp. 23-47
Examines environmental and cultural factors related to successful functioning in a stratified random sample of 401 American Indian youths.
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Factors Influencing the Pursuit of Educational Opportunities in American Indian Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris L. Fore
John M. Chancey
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 8, no. 2, 1998, pp. 50-59
Examines factors influencing students' decisions to pursue higher education. Findings suggest those who proceed to higher education have a better grasp of their academic abilities and are more likely to be supported by others in their pursuits.
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Failure of Mainstream Well-being Measures to Appropriately Reflect the Well-being of Indigenous and Local Communities and its Implications for Welfare Policies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kamaljit K. Sangha
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, Winter, 2019
Criticizes the way that the majority of contemporary measures of well-being fail to consider the role that natural systems and the natural environment play in many, especially Indigenous, people’s health. Proposes a framework for considering the influence of these factors and advocates for health policy that considers them.
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Family and Youth Vulnerability to Suicidal Behaviour in First Nations: A Comparison of Reserve and Non-Reserve Groups

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michel Tousignant
Nathalie Morin
Livia Vitenti
Antoine Bibaud De Serres
Arlene Laliberté
International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, Special Issue on Youth Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice, 2014, pp. 70-88
Looks at an analysis of the epidemiology of suicide in Aboriginal communities, presents the evidence relating family factors to suicide and follows with statistics from welfare agencies on First Nations.
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Family Intervention in Indigenous Communities: Emergent Issues in Conducting Outcome Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Turner
Matthew Sanders
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S39-S43
Contends services targeting the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous children are inadequate and there is a need to build a skilled workforce with quality degree training for Indigenous primary healthcare field workers.
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Family Networks and Health among Métis Aged 45 or Older

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela L. Ramage-Morin
Evelyne Bougie
Health Reports, vol. 28, no. 12, December 2017, pp. 12-20
Used data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. Found that older age, lower education and non-participation in the labour force were associated with strong networks, and those who reported strong networks were more likely to report positive mental health.
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Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile, 2015

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marta Burczycka
Shana Conroy
Juristat, vol. 37, no. 1, February 16, 2017, pp. [1]-77
Statistics from the General Social Survey, Incidence-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and its Trend Database, and the Homicide Survey.
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Fathering in the Shadows: Indigenous Fathers and Canada's Colonial Legacies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 624, Fathering Across Diversity and Adversity: International Perspectives and Policy Interventions, July 2009, pp. 29-48
Looks at history and demographics of communities where there is a lack of care by fathers. Presents a multidimensional vision for positive change.
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The Feasibility and Applicability of the Australian (WASC-Y) Model of Suicide Prevention/Intervention for Use in Nunavut

Alternate Title
Mental Health Task Force: Government of Nunavut: The Feasibility and Applicability of the Australian (WASC-Y) Model of Suicide Prevention/Intervention for Use in Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shirley Tagalik
Margaret Joyce
Research shows there are advantages to adopting assessment tool and using it in culturally appropriate ways for Inuit. Recommendation are given for development and delivery.
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Feasibility Assessment of the Service Delivery Model

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth M. Coll
Gerald Mohatt
Pamela L LeMaster
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 11, no. 2, 2004, pp. 99-108
Describes project goals and community resources within the model.
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Federal Budget Invests Heavily in Research, Indigenous Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Eggertson
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 11, March 19, 2018, p. E341–E342.
Discusses the health-related allocations of the 2018 Canadian Federal Budget, including: Tuberculosis prevention and treatment, culturally informed addiction treatment, clean drinking water on reserves, a Métis national health strategy, medical services in remote communities.
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Federally Sentenced Aboriginal Women in Maximum Security: What Happened to the Promises of "Creating Choices"?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
SkyBlue Morin
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 2020, pp. 92-128

Reprint of a contracted report including recommendations, based on 1997-1998 interviews in the Springhill Institution, Prison for Women, the Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies) and the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Report notes significant drop in percentage of Aboriginal women incarcerated during period of report writing.

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The Fetal Alcohol Crisis

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Candis McLean
Report Newsmagazine (BC Edition), vol. 27, no. 10, September 25, 2000, pp. 32-36
Highlights prevention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, a Transformative Journey

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rae Mitten
Justice as Healing , vol. 14, no. 1, 2009, pp. [1]-8
Argues the disease is a result of social problems and that punishment is inappropriate because those affected experience intellectual and cognitive deficiencies which leave them unable to learn from consequences.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Suicidality in a Healthcare Setting

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael R. Baldwin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, Supplement 1, 2007, pp. 54-60
Found that 6% of adolescents evaluated by the Alaska Native Medical Center had been seen for self-harm related conditions due to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
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Final Report on the Evaluation of the Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aarluk Consulting
Looks at 8 areas of commitment set out in the Action Plan: focused and active approach to suicide prevention, strengthened continuum of mental health services, youth skills, suicide prevention training, research on suicide and suicide prevention, communication and information sharing, healthy development in early childhood, and community development activities.
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Final Report: Profile of the State of Indian Children and Youth in Support of the Domestic Policy Council Workgroup on Indian Youth

Alternate Title
Profile of the State of Indian Children and Youth in Support of the Domestic Policy Council Workgroup on Indian Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael H. Trujillo
Leo J. Nolan
Deborah Melton
Walter Hillabrant
Judy Earp ... [et al.]
"The goal of this study was to collect and organize existing information and to develop a set of recommendations to assist in the development of coordinated Federal policy."
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Findings From a Process Evaluation of an Indigenous Holistic Housing Support and Mental Health Case Management Program in Downtown Toronto

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Jessica Syrette
Teyohá:te Brant
Marie Laing
Steve Teekens
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2021, pp. 139-150

Looks at the Mino Kaanjigoowin (MK) program at Na-Me-Res (Native Men’s Residence) as model to provide help for the health of urban Indigenous people. 

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Fine Day Interview #25

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr.) Mandelbaum
Fine Day
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with Fine Day where he gives a very general description of traditional lifestyle.
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First Nation and Métis Youth Perspectives of Health: An Indigenous Qualitative Inquiry

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
JoLee Sasakamoose
Andrea Scerbe
Illa Wenaus
Amanda Scandrett
Qualitative Inquiry, vol. 22, no. 8, 2016, pp. 636-650
Describes methodology and results of project involving 14 youth from Treaty 4 and 6 territories and Métis communities from across Saskatchewan which was hosted by the Fred Sasakmoose Aboriginal Youth Leadership and Wellness Program.
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First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2012

Alternate Title
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Atlantic Region Health Status Report, 2013
FNIHB Atlantic Region Health Status Report, 2010-2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Data sources: 2007-2011 First Nation and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from 2008-2010 First Nation Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS), Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Statistics Canada are also included.
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