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I Can Make a Difference and so Can You!

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Flynn
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 7-11
Speech presented for a Youth to Youth Summit in September, 2017.
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"I Can't Deal With This Alone": Support for Aboriginal Men and Women Living with HIV

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy Mill
Louanne Keenan
Denise Lambert
Kecia Larkin
Ken Ward
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, Supplemental Edition, Winter, 2008, pp. 17-29
Comments on a study of 31 Aboriginal individuals living with HIV, which reports a strong support system as a critical need following diagnosis of the disease. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 17.
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I Dream, I Believe, I Am

Alternate Title
Annual Creative Leaders Aboriginal Economic Prosperity Symposium ; 1st, 2015
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Creative Leaders Symposium
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Waneek Horn Miller
thorvick's method productions
Silpa Suarak
Eva Obed
Former Olympian, motivational speaker and brand ambassador for Manitobah Mukluks discusses her personal journey to success. Followed by performance by two Inuit throat singers. Duration: 1:15:07.
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IAP Claimants More Than Double Than Expected Number

Alternate Title
Independent Assessment Process Claimants More Than Double Than Expected Number
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 2, May 2012, pp. 9-10

Comments on the over 30,000 former residential school students who have submitted claims seeking compensation for physical, sexual and emotional abuse.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

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“If you do not birget [manage] then you don’t belong here”: A Qualitative Focus Group Study on the Cultural Meanings of Suicide among Indigenous Sámi in Arctic Norway

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jon Petter Anders Stoor
Gro Berntsen
Heidi Hjelmeland
Anne Silviken
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Study uses five open-ended focus group discussions to examine the issue of suicide in Sámi communities; participants identified 6 themes relating suicide in Sámi communities: “Sámi are treated negatively by the majority society”, “Some Sámi face negative treatment from other Sámi”, “The historic losses of the Sámi have turned into a void”, “Sámi are not provided with equal mental health care” , “The strong Sámi networks have both positive and negative impacts” and “‘Birgetkultuvvra’ might be a problem.”
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“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cooper
S Michelle Driedger
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2019, p. Article 1
Discusses outcomes of an seven-week participatory activity program for First Nations and Métis women and girls. Participants were given an opportunity to discuss the impact of trauma on adults' abilities to model healthy adult behaviours and life skills to their children; also considers ways to make positive change.
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The Im/possibility of Recovery in Native North American Literatures

Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Lynn Van Styvendale
English and Film Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010. Looks at four narratives: Jeannette Armstrong’s Slash, Sherman Alexie’s Indian Killer, Tomson Highway’s Kiss of the Fur Queen, and Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous People

Alternate Title
Indigenous Futures Project
[Indigenous Futures Survey]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth
Information gathered from the 2020 Indigenous Futures Survey which had 6,460 respondents from across the United States. Focuses on how the pandemic has impacted income, employment, and mental health.
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The Impact of Mental Health Problems on Indian Communities [Chapter] III

Alternate Title
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, [Monograph No. 3, pp. 88-108]
Mental Health Programs for American Indians: Their Logic, Structure, & Function
[Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health] ; Monograph 3, 1990
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gordon Neligh
Looks at the formula and diagnostic groupings used to plan a health care program for mental health patients.
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The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Pregnancy

Alternate Title
Sexual Abuse Curriculum for Aboriginal Doula Training
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tamara Fritzsche
Training guide for Aboriginal doulas supporting women who have suffered childhood sexual abuse.
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The Impact of Suicide Contagion and Intergenerational Segregation on Youth and Young Adults in Remote Indigenous Communities in Northern Territory, Australia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leonore Hanssens
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 40, January-December 2016, pp. 38-47
Data for research obtained from National Coroners Information System and Northern Territory Coroner’s Office, and covers years 1981-2010; 1991-2010 and 2001-2010. Argues that since Elders have little or no suicide rate, their involvement with youth could have a positive effect. Discusses several programs currently in operation.
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The Impact of the Sweat Lodge Ceremony on Dimensions of Well-Being

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeannette Wagemakers Schiff
Kerrie Moore
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 3, January 2006, pp. 48-69
Results from a study measuring the impact of the sweat lodge ceremony on the spiritual and emotional well-being of individuals who participated, showed a marked positive increase.
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The Impact of Training Indigenous Facilitators for a Two-Eyed Seeing Research Treatment Intervention for Intergenerational Trauma and Addiction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa Naseba Marsh
David C. Marsh
Lisa M. Najavits
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 4, 2020, pp. 1-20

Discuss the training of Indigenous facilitators to use traditional Indigenous medicine in compliment with contemporary treatments to reduce the effects of intergenerational trauma.  

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Impacts of COVID-19 on Stolen Generations Survivors

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marumali Program
Based on findings of a survey with 60 respondents about the effect of restrictions on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities in terms of 23 social and emotional wellbeing indicators.
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Impairments, Activity Limitations and Participation Restrictions: Prevalence and Associations Among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Rusch
Stephanie Nixon
Arn Schilder
Paula Braitstein
Keith Chan
Robert S. Hogg
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, vol. 2, no. 46, September 6, 2004, p. [?]
Survey conducted to determine best directions in support and care programs, policy and research.
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Implementation of the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum Framework

Alternate Title
Issues of Substance Conference ; November, 2017
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Carol Hopkins
Director of the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation explains how to use the strength-based Framework to support individuals with additions and mental health issues. Presentation given at the Issues of Substance Conference, 2017. Duration: 1:18:59.
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The Importance of Spiritual Experiences in First Nations Healing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Daria Shewchuk
BC Psychologist, Psychological Services for First Nations, Spring, 2012, pp. 40-44
Comments on the human ability to heal from profound trauma and the role that one's personal spiritual experiences can play in the healing. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 40.
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Improving Mental Health Services for Urban First Nations: Policy Issues Relevant to Health Care Reform

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Peters
Lou Demerais
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Mental Health in Aboriginal Communities, Fall, 1997, pp. 29-36
Looks at the partnership between First Nations community workers and mainstream mental health service providers with the goal of providing better service to their clients.
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In-Hospital Mortality, Length of Stay, and Discharge Disposition in a Cohort of Rural and Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John M. Clements
Stephanie J. Rhynard
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 3, 2018, pp. 78-91
Study uses data from the 2012 National Inpatient Sample to identify disparities between the two groups in terms of alcohol abuse, depression, diabetes, and post-traumatic stress related health concerns.
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In the Trenches: Traditional Healer’s Understanding of Health and Healing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gus Hill
Indigenous Social Work Journal, vol. 10, Issues That Relate to Indigenous Relations, 2016, pp. 25-39

Examines traditional Indigenous healing methods and healers are need more today to help with Indigenous emotional, spiritual, physical and mental health. To view article scroll down to page 25.

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