Nutrition

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Specific Patterns of Food Consumption and Preparation Are Associated with Diabetes and Obesity in a Native Canadian Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel Gittelsohn
Thomas M. S. Wolever
Stewart B. Harris
Robert Harris-Giraldo ... [et al.]
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 128, no. 3, March 1998, pp. 541-547
Study examined the relationship between patterns of food intake and fattiness of food preparation and occurrence of the two conditions in northwestern Ontario.
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Spina Bifida, Folate Metabolism, and Dietary Folate Intake in a Northern Canadian Aboriginal Population

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Arbour
Benedicte Christensen
Treena Delormier
Robert Platt
Brian Gilfix
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 4, 2002, pp. 341-351
Concludes that there is no evidence of altered folate metabolism and it is essential that culturally appropriate public health efforts continue to increase the intake of folic acid to reduce spina bifida.
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Springtime Macronutrient Intake of Alaska Natives of the Bering Straits Region: The Alaska Siberia Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Markham Risica
Elizabeth D. Nobmann
Laura E. Caulfield
Cynthia Schraer
Sven O. E. Ebbesson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 3, 2005, pp. 222-233
Compares the higher carbohydrate and lower protein dietary intake, in 2005, to the historically reported diets in the early 20th Century.
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Stable Isotope Evidence for Maize Horticulture and Paleodiet in Southern Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Anne Katzenberg
Henry P. Schwarcz
Martin Knyf
F. Jerome Melbye
American Antiquity, vol. 60, no. 2, April 1995, pp. 335-350
New data obtained from bone collagen at six prehistoric sites provides evidence of changes in subsistence patterns such as consumption and importance of maize and animal protein in the diet.
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The Star People

Alternate Title
iGrow Readers
Documents & Presentations

Teacher resource for The Star People: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson. Target age is Kindergarten to Grade 3.

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Stepping Up Indigenous Knowledge and Technologies for Higher Incomes for Women in Rural Tanzania: A Case of Food Processing and Storage

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Phocus Lesseri
Jehovaness Aikaeli
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 95-132
Data collected in 2016 suggests that food processing activities in these areas are largely primary— they are meant to help with transportation and/or storage and are completed by hand. Poor food storage facilities are shown to discourage any increase in farm production. Authors make recommendations for different food storage methods.
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Stories For Sharing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Noell Clarey
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, January/February 1998, pp. 11-12
Stresses the importance of proper nutrition in the diet of Indigenous individuals living in remote Australian communities.
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Stories of Yukon Food Security

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jody Butler Walker
Norma Kassi
Katelyn Friendship
Molly Pratt
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 33-38
Comments on the high rate of food insecurity, almost 20% of children.
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The Story of Three Sons From The West

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adrian Cheng
Wayne John
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, May/June 2000, p. 21
Presents story about healthy lifestyle choices through proper nutrition in rural Australia.
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The Stott Site. - Report. - 1985.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Historic Resources Branch
Manitoba Culture
Heritage and Recreation
Pamphlet about the Stott site, an important bison kill location for pre-contact Aboriginals located near present-day Brandon, MB.

Historical note:

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Strategies to Improve Health Coverage and Narrow the Equity Gap in Child Survival, Health, and Nutrition

Alternate Title
Equity in Child Survival, Health, and Nutrition 1
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mickey Chopra
Alyssa Sharkey
Nita Dalmiya
David Anthony
Nancy Binkin
The Lancet, vol. 380, no. 9850, October 2012, pp. 1331-1340
Proposes a three-step approach to improvement of the effective coverage of essential interventions.
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Strong Women Programs

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephanie Berida
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 9-10
Brief description of program started in Port Keats south west of Darwin.
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Struggles, Strengths and Solutions: Exploring Food Security with Young Aboriginal Moms

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cyndy Baskin
Bonnie Guarisco
Ruth Koleszar-Green
Nadya Melanson
Cheryl Osawamick
esurio, vol. 1, no. 1, March 2009, pp. 1-20
Discusses a research project which aimed to determine factors affecting food security of young Aboriginal mothers and offers social policy recommendations, strategies and ideas for research in order to improve their lives.
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Students Cooking Their Way into the Job Market

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Bruner
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 8, November 2008, p. 17

Discusses how, in an effort to improve the health and well-being of Aboriginals, Chef Andrew George revamped the employment training program in culinary arts.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.17.

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A Successful Diabetes Prevention Study in Eskimos: The Alaska Siberia Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sven O. E. Ebbesson
Lars O. E. Ebbesson
Michael Swenson
John M. Kennish
David C. Robbins
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 4, 2005, pp. 409-424
Sums up the success of a four year intervention study that revealed health screening, combined with counseling, results in significant improvements of risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Alaskan Eskimos.
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Sugar Abuse

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, December 1984, pp. 46-49
Discusses in evolutionary terms, the rapid changes in the diet of Aboriginal Australians and how current individuals can modify their eating habits positively.
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Sugar Addiction

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Djagamara
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, June 1980, pp. 25-28
Reports on how changing diets have produced a less healthier modern human. Asks the question whether sugar is an indulgence or an addiction.
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Summary of Indigenous Health: Overweight and Obesity

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jane Burns
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 5, September/October 2005, pp. 11-13
Article reviews current literature on the subject and re-analyzes it to provide clearer comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
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Summer Diabetes Programs a Healthy Hit

Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 15, no. 2, Reclaiming Native Health, Winter, 2003
Describes the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College annual summer science program which includes diabetes education.
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Survival Skills from the 1800s

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patsy Cameron
Phyllis Pitchford
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, December 1985, pp. 7-8
Describes the diet and lifestyle of the inhabitants of the Furneaux Islands, located just north of Tasmania in the Bass Strait.
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A Systematic Review on Research into the Effectiveness of Group-Based Sport and Exercise Programs Designed for Indigenous Adults

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth L. Pressick
Marion A. Gray
Rachel L. Cole
Brendan J. Burkett
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, vol. 19, no. 9, September 2016, pp. 726-732
Shows that group-based programs that include nutrition and exercise or sport components are beneficial for short to intermediate term health outcomes.
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Tackling Food Security Issues in Indigenous Communities in Canada: The Manitoba Experience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Fieldhouse
Shirley Thompson
Nutrition & Dietetics, vol. 69, no. 3, 2012, pp. 217-221
Narrative review draws on international literature and Canadian research and practice. Concludes that community-based action combined with structural changes and supportive policies are needed to facilitate healthy living and chronic disease prevention.
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Taking a Life Course Perspective on Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in First Nations Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Kmetic
Jeffrey Reading
and Elizabeth Estey
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 40, no. 3, Chronic Illness Management, 2008, pp. 58-78
Examines the long term effects of risk factors that are prevalent during gestation, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and adult life on developmental health and later disease risk.
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Tales of Long Ago

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rae Mick
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, March/April 2006, p. 9
Short recollection of the diet and lifestyle of Aboriginal Australians in the 1940s.
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Task Force Two Calls for Pan-Canadian Approach to Physician Resources

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Kondro
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 174, no. 13, June 20, 2006, p. 1827
Recommendations to promote recruitment and retention of physicians and to attract health care workers to serve Aboriginal peoples and isolated communities.
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Thinking Food Security "Outside the Box"

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Johanna Tuglavina
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 42-43
Comments on locals needing the same good quality food as the employees living and working at the mine site.
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Through the Lens of Our Cameras: Children's Lived Experience with Food Security in a Canadian Indigenous Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. K. Genuis
N. Willows
Alexander First Nation
C. Jardine
Child, vol. 41, no. 4, July 2015, pp. 600-610
Discusses results from Photovoice study involving 26 elementary school children. Five findings emerged: dualistic understanding of health vs. unhealthy foods; packaged foods predominated; importance of family; traditional foods viewed as healthier, but few appeared in photographs; despite lack of photographs, children liked to eat fruits and vegetables when available at home.
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To Our Readers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bruno Hawes
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, March 1983, pp. 2-3
Brief article for themed issue on food.
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To Our Readers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Cawte
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, December 1986, p. 2
Brief introductory article to themed issue on AIDS and articles on Queensland health issues.
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Tom Yellowhorn Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Tom Yellowhorn
Albert Yellowhorn
Indian History Film Project
Describing poverty on the Indian reserves, and problems with Indian agents.
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Tomatoes on Vines at La Ronge

Images » Photographs
A photo tomatoes on the vine at La Ronge. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
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Tools for Healthy Tribes

Alternate Title
American Indian Healthy Eating Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The American Indian Healthy Eating Project in Partnership with Seven American Indian Tribes in North Carolina
To provide assistance to improve access to healthy, affordable foods and develop a plan towards eating and living for community change.
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The TOTS Community Intervention to Prevent Overweight in American Indian Toddlers Beginning at Birth: A Feasibility and Efficacy Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Njeri Karanja
Tam Lutz
Cheryl Ritenbaugh
Gerardo Maupome
Joshua Jones ... [et al.]
Journal of Community Health, vol. 35, no. 6, December 2010, pp. [667]-675
Study demonstrates that interventions to prevent excess adiposity in infants and toddlers are both feasible and acceptable to American Indian/Alaskan native peoples.
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