Nutrition

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The Nutrition and Health of the James Bay Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. P. Vivian
Charles McMillan
P. E. Moore
E. Chant Robertson
W. H. Sebrell ... [et al.]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 59, no. 6, December 1948, pp. 505-518
Study recommends improved medical and dental services, improved food supply, and health and nutrition education for the First Nations in this region.
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Nutrition Fact Sheet Series: Inuit Traditional Foods

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Caughey
Joan Killulark
Leanne Webb
Pitsiula Kilabuk
Julia Ogina … [et al.]
Includes information on nutritional value of meat of individual animals and plants, brief instructions for food preparation, comparison of levels of vitamins and minerals found in traditional versus store-bought foods, and several recipes. Revised version.
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Nutrition in Adults and the Aged

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janey Singh
Elizabeth Mardi
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, June 1980, pp. 29-34
Discusses increased health risk of being overweight and how a modern lifestyle is contributing to that.
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Nutrition in Pregnancy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alberta Purantatameri
Therese Bourke
Wilhelmina Purantatameri
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 45-47
Stresses the importance of proper nutrition for women during pregnancy.
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Nutrition Networks '99 Conference

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Whendi Rogers
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 6, November/December 1999, p. 7
Reports on the event, held in Cairns, Australia which attracted 228 delegates and was held under the theme, "Food, Nutrition and Human Rights for Indigenous People".
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The Nutrition North Canada Program

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Niqittiavak Committee
Paper puts forward 15 recommendations to ensure that the program is meeting the needs of Nunavummiut.
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Nutrition North Canada: Real Change is Yet to Come

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
Fred Hill
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 44-48
Examines what the Liberal government has done since coming into power, in October 2015, for the Nutrition North Canada program.
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The Nutrition Program at Milikapiti

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Raelene Mungatopi
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 11-12
Overview of program started for the elderly and young children who were not putting on weight.
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Nutrition Services for Alcohol/Substance Abuse Clients: Indian Health Service's Tribal Survey Provides Insight

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Pelican
Brenda Batchelor
Joan Belshaw
Winston Osborn
James Pearce
Carolyn Przekurat
Pat Schumacher
Karen Strauss
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 94, no. 8, August 1994, pp. 835-836
Examines the need for dietitians as an essential component of treatment and recovery from chemical dependency.
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[Nutrition Toolkit for Early Childhood Programs]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)

Includes practical guide, recipe book, and four weeks of menus for each of the seasons in different regions: East, West, North and South.

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A Nutritional Factor in Windigo Psychosis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vivian J. Rohrl
American Anthropologist, vol. 72, no. 1, New Series, February 1970, pp. 97-101
Argues that there may be a nutritional component to windigo in that the "cure" involved the ingestion of fatty meat.
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Nutritional Problems of Native Canadian Mothers and Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael E. K. Moffatt
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 35, February 1989, pp. 377-382
Contends that resources are needed to educate and counsel First Nations people on nutrition in a culturally appropriate manner.
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Nutritional Qualities of Ooligan Grease: A Traditional Food Fat of British Columbia First Nations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Faustinus Yeboah
Maggie Sedgemore
Scotty Sedgemore
Hing Man Chan
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 9, March 1996, pp. 18-31
Looks at the nutrient composition and the heavy metal concentration of ooligan grease in samples collected from five First Nations communities.
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Nutritional Significance of Two Important Root Foods (Springbank Clover and Pacific Silverweed) Used by Native People on the Coast of British Columbia. Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H.V. Kuhnlein
N.J. Turner
P.D. Kluckner
Ecology of Food and Nutrition, vol. 12, 1982, pp. 89-95
Discusses two plants indigenous to coastal British Columbia, Springbank Clover and Pacific Silverweed, and outlines their nutritional significance for Native peoples.
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Obesity and the Eating Habits of the Aboriginal Population

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Didier Garriguet
Health Reports, vol. 19, no. 1, March 2008, pp. 1-15
Compares data for Aboriginal people living off-reserve and non-Aboriginal people aged 19 to 50 from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition (cycle 2.2).
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Obesity in American-Indian Children: Prevalence, Consequences, and Prevention

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Story
June Stevens
John Himes
Elaine Stone
Bonnie Holy Rock ... [et al.]
Preventive Medicine, vol. 37, Supplement 1: Pathways Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Schoolchildren, December 2003, pp. S3-S12
Looks at occurrences of obesity in children and adults and promotes the need for intervention studies that involve the American-Indian community.
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Obesogenic Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, and Depressive Symptoms in American Indian Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Dennison-Farris
Susan B. Sisson
Lancer Stephens
Amanda S. Morris
R. D. Dickens
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 18-39
Depressive symptoms, beverage intake, fruit and vegetable intake, meal frequency, physical activity, and screen time were self-reported. Sixty-four percent of the 121 youths involved in study were obese. Depressive symptoms were associated with dieting and screen time.
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Observations on the Indigenous Tribes of the N. W. Coast of America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Scouler
Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, vol. 11, 1841, pp. 215-251
Exploratory comments from Dr. Scouler examinations of diet, clothing and living conditions of the Haida of the Queen Charlotte Islands to the Nootka of British Columbia in the early 17th century.
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An Offering: Lakota Elders Contributions to the Future of Food Security

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Paul Brewer II
Mary Kate Dennis
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-22
Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security.
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Old School, New Outlook

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 9, September 2008, p. 9
Discusses the many programs available for students of St. Mary's school including access to health care, bussing, after-school care and much more. Article located by scrolling to page 9.
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Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Profiles and Relationship with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Cree (Eeyouch) of Northern Québec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Françoise Proust
Olivia Drescher
Elhadji A. Laouan-Sidi
Elizabeth Robinson
Michel Lucas ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 30361
Study shows n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids levels measured low in the red blood cells in the study group and the levels may be insufficient to offset the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors.
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An Oral Health Intervention for the Māori Indigenous Population of New Zealand: Oranga niho Māori (Māori oral health) as a Component of the Undergraduate Dental Curriculum in New Zealand

Alternate Title
An Oral Health Intervention for the Maori Indigenous Population of New Zealand: Oranga niho Maori (Maori oral health) as a Component of the Undergraduate Dental Curriculum in New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Broughton
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3, suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 223-228
Discusses Goal 5 which has the objective to develop and integrate Māori content in the undergraduate course.
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Ottawa Experimented on Native Kids

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Napier
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 5, May 2000, p. 1
Records located in the National Archives reveal dental and nutritional studies conducted at residential schools.
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Our Health Counts Thunder Bay Factsheets

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michael Rotondi]
[Stephanie McConkey]
[Michelle Firestone]
[Ramanpreet Brar]
[M. Hardy}
... [et.al]

Survey conducted using Respondent-Driven Sampling resulted in 601 adult and 229 child surveys being completed. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, discrimination, and access to justice.

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Overview of Ongoing Cohort and Dietary Studies in the Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pál Weihe
Peter Bjerregaard
Eva Bonefeld-Jøgensen
Alexey Dudarev
Jónrit Halling ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, 2016, pp. 1-12
Overview of primary results from several research studies on population health from Russia, Norway, Greenland, Finland, Sweden and Canada.
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Overweight in Cree Schoolchildren and Adolescents Associated With Diet, Low Physical Activity, and High Television Viewing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Luce Bernard
Claudette Lavallée
Katherine Gray-Donald
Hélène Delisle
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 95, no. 7, July 1995, pp. 800-802
Studies children and adolescents from two Cree communities using a dietitian-administered questionnaire to obtain information on foods consumed and activity.
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The Paq'tnkek Mi'kmaq and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects

Alternate Title
The Paq'tnkek M'ikmaq and Kat (American Eel) A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
The Paq'tnkek Micmac and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
The Paq'tnkek Mik'maq and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony Davis
John Wagner
Kerry Prosper
Mary Jane Paulette
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 357-388
Provides a review of the culturally important relationship the Mi'kmaq share with the American eel, including for food, ceremonial practices, medicinal purposes, and traditional relations of reciprocity.
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Parallel Information Concerning the Situation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Indigenous Small-numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation

Alternate Title
The Fifth Periodic Report of the Russian Federation to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
IWGIA
Submitted at the 46th Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, May 2-20, 2011.
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