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A Public Health Approach to Suicide Attempts on a Sioux Reservation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Betty J. Claymore
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 1, no. 3, March 1988, pp. 19-24
Description
Study provides baseline data to be used for intervention in reducing suicide attempts and to prepare a profile of suicide attempters.
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Public Health Should Promote Co-operative Housing and Cohousing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Lubik
Tom Kosatsky
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 2, April 2019, pp. 121-126
Description
Advocates models of housing based on First Nations’ Longhouses in order to promote social cohesion and combat social isolation. Argues that this strategies would be especially helpful to seniors.
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Quality of Life of Some Under-Represented Survey Respondents: Youth, Aboriginals and Unemployed

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alex C. Michalos
Julie Anne Orlando
Social Indicators Research, vol. 79, no. 2, November 2006, pp. 191-213
Description
Surveys found differences in how the three groups ranked their quality of life; unemployed respondents ranked lower than Aboriginal respondents; the strongest predictors for life satisfaction for Aboriginal respondents were friendship and self-esteem.
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The Question of Louis Riel’s Insanity

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olive Knox
Transactions of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, no. 6, Series 3, 1949-1950, p. [?]
Description
Considers evidence and critical questions regarding, if or when Riel became mentally ill.
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Racial Discrimination and Depression Among On-Reserve First Nations People in Rural Saskatchewan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bonnie Janzen
Chandima Karunanayake
Donna Rennie
Tarun Katapally
Roland Dyck ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e482-e487
Description
Results of cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of 874 adults living on two Cree reserves in Saskatchewan conducted from May 2012 to August 2013. Found association between interpersonal discrimination and depression.
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Racial Discrimination, Post Traumatic Stress, and Gambling Problems among Urban Aboriginal Adults in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl L. Currie
T. Cameron Wild
Donald P. Schopflocher
Lory Laing
Paul Veugelers
Brenda Parlee
Journal of Gambling Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, September 2013, pp. 393-415
Description
Examines the link between racism and gambling and how it can contribute to post traumatic stress disorder and addictions.
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Dementia Risk Among Older Type 2 Diabetic Patients: The Diabetes and Aging Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth R. Mayeda
Andrew J. Karter
Elbert S. Huang
Howard H. Moffet
Mary N. Haan
Rachel A. Whitmer
Diabetes Care, vol. 37, no. 4, April 2014, pp. 1009-1015
Description
Findings showed that African Americans and Native Americans had a 40-60% greater risk of dementia compared to Asians and lesser differences with Hispanics and Caucasians.
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Racism in the Electronic Age: Role of Online Forums in Expressing Racial Attitudes About American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Steinfeldt
Brad D. Foltz
Jennifer K. Kaladow
Tracy N. Carlson
Louis A. Pagano ... [et al.]
Culture, Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 16, no. 3, July 2010, pp. 362-371
Description
Examines online newspaper forums showing how misinformation is perpetuating stereotypes and racist attitudes towards American Aboriginal people.
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The Rationale for Developing a Programme of Services by and for Indigenous Men in a First Nations Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie George
Melody Morton Ninomiya
Kathryn Graham
Sharon Bernards Samantha Wells
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 158-167
Description
Article summarizes the results of the mixed-methods research conducted in Kettle & Stoney Plain First Nation that focused on the mental health needs of Indigenous Men. Research examines the factors that contribute to mental health issues, the experience of men seeking supports and services, and identifies ways to address mental health in this community.
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Razing of Old Mission House a Symbol of Healing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 132, no. 1, January 2006, p. 1
Description
Demolition of building on the North Caribou Reserve viewed as symbolic by those abused by Anglican priest Ralph Rowe.
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(Re)settlement, Displacement, and Family Separation: Contributors to Health Inequality in Nunavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey
The Northern Review, no. 42, Northern Inequalities - Global Processes, Local Legacies, 2016, pp. 47-68
Description
Looks at effects on health of Inuit families caused by intergenerational trauma of settlement relocation, required attendance in residential school, and the evacuation during the tuberculosis epidemic during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Reading Between the Lines - Therapy Through Art

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 9-10
Description
Discusses working with Aboriginal clients who were removed from their families as babies and young children.
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Reading Coolibah's Story: As Told by Coolibah to John Boulton

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Boulton
Journal of the European Association for Studies of Australia, vol. 4, no. 1, Indigenous Marriage, Family and Kinship in Australia:The Persistence of Life and Hope, 2013, pp. 48-64
Description
Looks at the impact of history on the health and welfare of Coolibah and his family and Aboriginal people in general.
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Reading from the Heart Out: Chief Bromden through Indigenous Eyes

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kimberly Rae Connor
Concentric, vol. 37, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 231-253
Description
Re-reading of the American classic, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, exploring author's choice to narrate the story from the perspective of the character of the Native American chief.
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Realist Review of Programs, Policies and Interventions to Enhance the Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-Being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People Living in Out-of-Home Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sophie Lindstedt
Kristen Moeller-Saxone
Carly Black
Helen Herrman
Josef Szwarc
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-30
Description
Study of policies and programs for children 12 to 18 in out of home care includes: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Child Placement Principle, cultural support plans, aboriginal self-determination through Aboriginal Community controlled organizations, family group decision-making, four programs within a therapeutic care model, and mentoring through the Panyappi Program.
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Rebuilding Trust: A Community, Multiagency, State, and University Partnership to Improve Behavioral Health Care for American Indian Youth, Their Families and Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica R. Goodkind
Kimberly Ross-Toledo
Susie John
Janie Lee Hall
Lucille Ross ... [et al.]
Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 39, no. 4, May 2011, pp. 452-477
Description
Looks at the behavioural health disparities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) 15-24 year-olds compared with the overall United States Population of 15-24 year olds.
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Reclaiming Our Roots: Accomplishments and Challenges

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet King
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 297-301
Description
Looks at the Mental Health Services Act and challenges involved in getting funding for cultural intervention programming.
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