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'Black Velvet' and 'Purple Indignation': Print Responses to Japanese 'Poaching' of Aboriginal Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Liz Conor
Aboriginal History , vol. 37, 2013, pp. 51-76
Looks at media coverage of the incident and use of the term, 'Black Velvet'. Note from author: "Terms historicised in this article remain offensive and have continuing power to offend. This article attempts to dispel and challenge the meanings conveyed by the term ‘Black Velvet’ by tracing its use in print media and thereby intervening in the attitudes it disseminated"
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The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karmen Crey
BC Studies, no. 205, Spring, 2020, pp. 109-110
Discusses Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn's film The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open set in Vancouver, BC. The film is about the interactions between two Indigenous women in a lower income neighborhood.
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A BRCA1 Mutation in Native North American Families

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander Liede
Elaine Jack
Robert A. Hegele
Steven A. Narod
Human Mutation, vol. 19, no. 4, April 2002, pp. 460-[463]
Study, which reports on two families with the same BRCA1 mutation, finds the first evidence of a BRCA1 mutation that is specific to North American aboriginal people.
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Breaking the Silence on Violence Against Indigenous Girls, Adolescents and Young Women: A Call to Action Based on an Overview of Existing Evidence from Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America

Documents & Presentations
Report addresses call from United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues (UNPFII) for United Nations agencies and the United States to contribute to the study of violence against girls and women, particularly in areas where armed conflict is taking place.
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Breast-Feeding and Anemia: Let's Be Careful

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John C. Godel
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 3, February 8, 2000, pp. 343-344
Discusses anemia and iron deficiency in nine month old James Bay Cree infants.
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Breastfeeding among the Ontario James Bay Cree: A Retrospective Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ray Black
Marshall Godwin
David Ponka
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 2, March/April 2008, pp. 98-101
Discusses a study on low breastfeeding rates and looks at identifying specific socioeconomic circumstances that are associated with the lack of breastfeeding among Cree mothers.
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Bridging the Gaps: Reducing Barriers for Mi'kmaq Women and Families During Childbirth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Whitty-Rogers
Joan Evans and Josephine Etowa
Journal of Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, vol. 11, no. 1, Maternal Health and Well-Being, Spring/Summer, 2009, pp. 122-135
Looks at kind of experiences women had giving birth in a non-Aboriginal health care setting in Nova Scotia.
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Bringing Birth Home

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Beth Gallagher
Emanuel Lowi
Canadian Geographic, vol. 117, no. 1, January/February 1997, pp. 50-[?]
Describes an innovative midwifery program in northern Quebec which allows women to give birth in their own community.
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Bringing Ethics Review Home to Cowichan: Indigenizing Ethics Review in British Columbia, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cowichan Tribes
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2021, pp. 70-81

Using the investigation into high preterm births amongst the Cowichan to examine collaborative research reviews that follow the OCAP principles.  

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Canadian Aboriginal Fertility

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Juhee Suwal
Frank Trovato
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 25, no. 1, 1998, pp. 69-86
Analyzes the cumulative fertility of Canadian Aboriginal women as compared to non-aboriginal Canadian women.
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Canadian First Nations Women's Beliefs about Pregnancy and Prenatal Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth H. Sokoloski
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 27, no. 1, April 1995, pp. 89-100
Findings indicate that First Nations women don't regularly attend prenatal care, with the reasons most often cited including transportation problems and communication difficulties.
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“Catching a Child”: Giving Birth Under Nomadic Conditions. The Methods of Pre- and Postnatal Care of the Nenets and Mothers and Babies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Vylka Ravna
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Article summarizes anthropological research into the Indigenous knowledge system (IKS) surrounding pregnancy and birth of the Tundra Nenets people. Author articulates the importance of these IKS and advocates for their continued use alongside mainstream healthcare models.
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The Cedar Project: Historical Trauma, Sexual Abuse and HIV Risk Among Young Aboriginal People Who Use Injection and Non-injection Drugs in Two Canadian Cities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
For the Cedar Project Partnership
Margo E. Pearce
Wayne M. Christian
Katharina Patterson
Kat Norris
et al.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 66, no. 11, June 2008, pp. 2185-2194
Examines the link between sexual abuse and negative health outcomes such as mental, sexual and drug-related vulnerabilities.
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Celebrating Birth: Aboriginal Midwifery in Canada

Alternate Title
Celebrating Birth: Aboriginal Midwifery in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Includes topics such as the history of Aboriginal midwifery in Canada, contemporary practices, current Initiatives, training options and programs.
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