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[Webisode 8: Tony Nobis]

Alternate Title
Thinking Positive
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Valerie Pringle
Tony Nobis
Coordinator of Volunteer Services and Development at 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations organization, located in Toronto, discusses the high rates of AIDS in Aboriginal communities and challenges associated with HIV. Duration: 5:55.
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[Week 8: From Challenges to Strengths and Resilience]

Alternate Title
MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Daphne Hutt-MacLeod
Sharon Rudderham
Daphne Hutt-MacLeod and Sharon Rudderham from Eskasoni Health Centre speak about how their community is responding to the health and wellness of their residents. Presentations begin at 27:45. Duration: 2:46:33.
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Weigelli: Alcohol and Other Drug Rehabilitation Centre - Cowra

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, January/February 1999, pp. 9-10
Examines two facilities in rural and remote areas of Australia which both attempt to treat the individual as well as the communities at large.
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What are the Odds?: Community Readiness for Smoke-Free Bingos in First Nation Communities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter James Hutchinson
Joan L. Bottorff
Natalie Chambers
Roberta Mowatt
Dennis Wardman
Debbie Sullivan
Wanda Williams
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 7, no. 1, Social Networks and Health, March 2011, pp. 32-41
Looks at the findings of a study to establish tobacco control policies and create smoke-free public spaces in First Nations communities.
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What Are the Predictors of Volatile Substance Use in an Urban Community of Adults Who Are Homeless?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracy DeBoer
Jino Distasio
Corinne A. Isaak
Leslie E. Roos
Shay-Lee Bolton ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 34, no. 2, 2015, pp. 37-51
Compares socio-demographic status, mental health, physical health and traumatic experiences between homeless individuals who do and do not utilize volatile substances.
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When the Data Does Not Match the Story: Do Trauma Histories and Addiction Issues Really Characterize Poor Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Manitoba First Nation Women Living On-Reserve?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brenda Elias
Madelyn Hall
Say P. Hong
Erich V. Kliewer
Lyna Hart
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 1, Holistic Approaches to Preventing HPV Infections and Related Diseases, March 2012, pp. 9-16
Study findings point to the need for culturally appropriate and gender-sensitive communication and health service efforts to achieve higher cancer screening rates.
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[White Man Water and Interview with Erica Prussing]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Erica Prussing
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Interview with an author about her book White Man Water and research on the Northern Cheyenne First Nation. Duration: 29:32.
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Whose Land is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Taiaiake Alfred
Glen Coulthard
Russell Diabo
Beverly Jacobs
Melina Laboucan-Massimo ... [et al.]
Contributors discuss the machinery of colonization and resistance movements, and comment on the possibility of reconciliation.
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Why Not Antabuse?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Greg Simms
Morison Tarrant
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, June 1984, pp. 52-54
Patient and doctor describe the treatment regimen for the anti-alcohol drug and why it doesn't often get prescribed for Aboriginal patients.
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Wicubami: Honoring Alexis Nakota Sioux Ish?awimin through Kinship, Language, Spirit, and Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lia Ruttan
Sherry Letendre
Elizabeth Letendre
Tanja Schramm-Trethowan
Fay Fletcher ... [et al.]
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 1, 2017, pp. 87-108
Describes Elders' contributions to a community-based participatory research project, the Nimi Ichinohabi program, on substance abuse prevention for children at the community school.
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Widening the Circle: Collaborative Research for Mental Health Promotion in Native Communities

Alternate Title
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report ; no. 8
Widening the Circle: Developing Partnerships for Aboriginal Mental Health Conference 1997
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caroline Oblin
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Elisapie Tookalak
Laverne Gervais-Contois
Liesel Urtnowski ... [et al.]
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report
Proceedings of conference which focused on assessment of current programs in communities, efficacy of program types and how research can improve services and prevention.
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The Wiidookowishin Program: Results From a Qualitative Process Evaluation of a Culturally Tailored Commercial Tobacco Cessation Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda M. Bosma
Joanne D'Silva
Amanda L. Jansen
Nathan R. Sandman
Rozanne L. Hink
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 21, no. 1, 2014, pp. 18-33
Looks at the success of a smoking cessation program adapted from the American Lung Associations' "Freedom From Smoking" curriculum.
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William & Helen Trudeau 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
William Trudeau
Helen Trudeau
Tony Snowsill
Christine Welsh
Ernest Debassigae
Indian History Film Project
Mrs. Trudeau talks about being adopted and the schooling she received as a child. Mr. Trudeau talks about growing up on the farm, and later working in the lumber and fishing industries. Interpreter : Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber : Joanne Greenwood.
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Willie Eagle Plume Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Willie Eagle Plume
Harry Shade
Indian History Film Project
Includes an account of the signing of Treaty #7; allocation of lands;leasing land to Mormons; trust fund.
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Willie Scraping White Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Willie Scraping White
Harry Shade
Indian History Film Project
A brief description of the signing of Treaty 7, and how the Mormons came to live in Cardston.
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Winnipeg Tragedy Reveals Real Victims of Abuse

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, August 16, 1996, p. A5
Discusses a young woman, addicted to solvents, who was placed in the care of the state in order to protect her unborn child.
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Wisdom and Influence of Elders: Possibilities for Health Promotion and Decreasing Tobacco Exposure in First Nations Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colleen Varcoe
Joan L. Bottorff
Joanne Carey
Debbie Sullivan
Wanda Williams
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 2, March/April 2010, pp. 154-158
Discusses smoking practices and health risks for First Nations pregnant and parenting women and their children, and looks at culturally-relevant strategies to support tobacco reduction.
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Women Acknowledged For All That They Survived

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 10

Comments on stories heard at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission event held in Saskatoon, June 2012, especially those of women abused while at residential schools and when they returned to their communities.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.

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The Women's Circle Comes Full Circle

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Saylors
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 59-62
Looks at the impact of a substance abuse facility (Friendship House) through interviews with staff and clients.
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Working Up a Smoking Policy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Summer May Finlay
Lyn Briggs
Karen Adams
Gilian Fletcher ... [et al.]
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, May/June 2011, pp. 7-9
Shares the approach taken by the Victoria Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation for policy development.
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Workshop 12 Transcription Notes

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Smith Atimoyoo
Harry Broba
Choco Lachance
Ernest Tootoosis
Alex Bonaise
Indian History Film Project
Elders present songs and prayers with discussion about the loss of traditions and values, evils of alcohol, role of elders, etc. Also stories of adventures in intertribal warfare ; a story of a man who married a thunderwoman.
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[The Yearning Journey: Escape From Alcoholism]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ella Pappas-Matthews
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 1, 2013, pp. 243-245
Book review of: The Yearning Journey: Escape From Alcoholism by Campbell Papequash with Maury Fraser.
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You Count [2001 Census]

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Taillon
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 10, February 2003, p. 17

Reports on aboriginal statistics and the efforts of the mayor of Vancouver to improve the standard of living of the city's growing Aboriginal population.

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

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