Information from First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (regional and national) program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database for years 2008 to 2012. Data from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Statistics Canada are also included.

Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, Regional Health Survey, Aboriginal Peoples' Survey, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2009 to 2013.

Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, First Nations Regional Health Survey, First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2010 to 2014.

Results for adults, youth and children.

Looks at survey conducted to determine the nature of counsellor training needed by First Nations people and the rationale for the survey.

Study coordinated by the health centre with some support from academic partners, assessed the types of programming Elders would be interested in, and what they saw to be barriers to participation. Researchers offered participants several options to encourage survey participation including language and location of interview; a well-respected Elder was hired to conduct the interviews.

Website contains resources and information on traditional healing practices including nutrition, physical health, emotional and spiritual well-being, and all aspects related to healing from the effects of colonization.

Information from the BC Ministry of Health Health System Matrix database. Includes hospital, physician, chronic conditions, home and residential care service data.

Looks at health issues affecting First Nations people and describes the pattern of health care utilization.

Topics include: changing the approach to mental health and wellness; steps to implementation of the Framework; understanding culturally defined standards of care; key concepts; the Framework in practice; collaborations; and implementation opportunities.

Looks at developing mental health services by and for First Nations which include traditional, cultural and mainstream approaches.

Compared results of First Nations women living on reserve to those from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) and found higher rates of depression but lower rates of alcohol consumption.

Examines the impact of work on the physical and mental health of six Child and Family Service (CFS) Social Workers in the First Nations agencies.

Dietetics and Nutrition Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida International University, 2007.

Study findings indicate that those suffering hunger and food insecurity were more likely to be women, Aboriginals and living with children.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2011.

Reports findings from study to identify the relationship between food, security, ethnicity, health, and nutrition.

Poem themes of strength, power and beauty. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 56 to read article.

Applied Psychology & Human Development Thesis (Ed.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2014.

Introduces the subject of the book. Foreword from Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada edited by Laurence J. Kirmayer, Gail Guthrie Valaskakis. To locate article, scroll to page xi.

Foreword in the book: Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration With Counselling Psychology edited by Suzanne L. Stewart, Roy Moodley and Ashley Hyatt. Looks at mental health policies, practices and institutions in Aboriginal communities.

Looks at subjects researched and how research has changed from 1976 to 2016.

Briefly discusses the historical connection between plains cultures and the horse, and looks at mental health programs that are incorporating horse therapy.

Professional commentary in which the author describes how psychiatrists working with Indigenous people in Canada can draw on Fanon’s work on the intersections of colonialism, racism, and psychiatry in order to provide higher quality mental health care services.

Report discusses reasons for high suicide rates, risk factors, protective factors for developing resilience and more.

Uses narrative analysis to explore attitudes toward protective cardiovascular health behaviours. Findings highlight contributing factors such as historical trauma, discrimination and forced urbanization. The authors suggest that health promotion and interventions should contextualize historic traumas and integrate Indigenous knowledge and cultural practices.

Looks at how psychiatry can best capitalize on its growing debate regarding the role of culture in care offered to First Nations and Inuit youth who abuse substances.

Excerpt from: Educational Mosaics: Sharing Our Work and Findings: Moving into the Mosaic: Research, Curriculum, and Pedagogy: Exploring Applications edited by Zana M. Lutfiyya, Karen E. Smith, and Stan B. Straw. A grandmother, mother and daughter talk about three life stages. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 65.

Description of community-based research project which took place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and combined methods such as photovoice, talking circle interviews, and Indigenous methodologies. Goal was to identify challenges and indicators for healthy youth in an urban environment.

Pilot project with Wuri-Wurlinjang staff interviewing family members of people that had died in Katherine township in 1992.

Introduction to the articles of Issue 100, Spring 2006 and the cover story concerning sewing art of Esther Bryan. Issue also includes articles on physical fitness and mental health, learning the language, and fish stories from Jose Kusugak.

Looks at the challenges of incorporating Aboriginal spirituality into the helping process, and examines how to explore and integrate spirituality with individuals, families and communities.

Explanation of important features of behavioral health issues for American Indian and Alaska Natives.

Intended for use for secondary school students with film: Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing.

Discusses the federal government's funding cuts in 2010 to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and the effects on organizations such as the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal which provided healing support from the trauma of residential schools.

Looks at the historical context of Indigenous gambling, how these traditions have been maintained and how they continue to influence contemporary gambling practices. Chapter 20 from Journey to Healing: Aboriginal People With Addiction and Mental Health Issues edited by Peter Menzies and Lynn F. Lavallée.

Presents an experiment as to whether the gambling of American Indian and non-American Indian participants would be sensitive to the actions or ethnicity of another gambler.

Argues there is a need to improve the way data is collected to decrease health care disparities and better monitor programming. The article finds that only 42% of measures of health care quality and access tracked in the National Heathcare Disparities Report could be used to assess disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Traditional healers, clinically trained service people and cross-cultural mental health people gathered to discuss the use of Indigenous healing practices in combination with contemporary mental health therapy for Native Americans.

Summarizes lessons learnt from a project that facilitated the discussion on issues of survival in the academy and social work programs; and discusses experiences of personal and collective healing.