Women

Information from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).

Findings showed First Nations women are at an increased risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) compared to other ethnic groups.

Discusses the need for optimal maternal-infant health care to minimize risk factors that predispose individuals to chronic health challenges later in life.

Mrs. Adams is a retired white schoolteacher and was 69 years old at the time of the interview. She tells of her induction as an honorary chief of the Blackfoot reserve and shares her experiences among the Blackfoot.

Evaluation of program aimed at developing effective methods of screening and assessing families during pregnancy, postpartum, and early childhood, For use by Family Visitors working with First Nations.

Discusses the need for health education and resources for those living with HIV and AIDS and the need for preventative education. Duration: 24:05.

Discusses a First Nations Bone Health study that looks at different types of measurement equivalence in two HRQOL instruments among Canadian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women from rural and urban sites in Manitoba.

Reports on the history of health care practices at the facility and the effects on the health of students and staff.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Syracuse University, 2003.

Project looked at barriers to health care service access and results showed patients experienced interconnected barriers to services.

Looks at menopause from the perspective of Australian Aboriginal women.

Discusses the relationship between menstruation and puberty rites.

Study investigated links between cultural identity and well-being for women in danger of sexual exploitation in Fort St. John, Prince George, and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Authors examine the ways that gathering to share knowledge and community affects the wellness of Métis women; focus on themes of (a) Importance of Métis women gathering together; (b) Visiting is changing; (c) Learning-by-doing and kinship; (d) Métis women’s gatherings, community, and wellness; (e) Métis-specific spaces to share stories; and (f) Pride in Métis women’s identity.

Discusses the concerns, ideas and recommendations of Métis women regarding health and well-being, from their own perspectives as Métis women.The paper also discusses the making of policy and research to ensure that they are more relevant to Métis women, their families and communities.

Focuses on women giving birth in settings outside their own culture.

Discusses the need for maternity care services in Aboriginal communities including the recruitment of Aboriginal women into the profession of midwifery.

Shows practices, organizations, and education programs by province/territory.

Reports Aboriginal health workers should receive training in antenatal care as well the female anatomy and sociology, the menstrual cycle, conception and diagnosis of pregnancy.

Relates experiences of an Aboriginal health worker while a participant in an inservice training program on a labour ward.

Autobiographical essay of a woman's journey through childbirth, removal from the family, and re-acquaintance with her daughter.

Two letter comments in response to the article Effects of Racial/Ethnic Misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives by P. Stehr-Green.

Community Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 2010.

A short film depicting the effects of colonization on Indigenous women in Canada. Duration: 5:48.

Criminology and Criminal Justice Thesis (Ph.D.)--Griffith University, 2005.

Transcript of podcast series, Voices from the Field, Episode 4. Provides perspectives of First Nations women regarding heart health. Full podcast.

Podcast provides perspectives of First Nations women regarding heart health. Duration: 14:35. Full Transcript.

Looks at services offered by the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service, staff involved in the programs and the role in the development of a national Indigenous health policy.

Thirty-four female and 23 male participants were asked about human papillomavirus perceptions, experiences and vaccination decision-making strategies. Knowledge level, access barriers, fear of side effects, and poor risk perception were modifiable while cultural influences and adverse historical events were not.

Findings indicate that Aboriginal women are less likely to participate in Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening programs.

Reviewed quantitative and qualitative studies published between 1980 and March 2010. Identified four areas which required further research: longitudinal, population-based studies; validation and modification of appropriate screening tools; cultural diversity and meaning of lived experiences; and development of evidence-informed practices through collaborations with communities.

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the Blood legend about the origin of the moon, sun and morning star.

Summarizes an arts project which aims to address the social, physical, and mental issues involved.

Study conducted to compare premature mortality and potential years of life lost between the two groups. Entire issue on one pdf, To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Story of Gloria and Jasmine Greyeyes of the Muskeg Lake First Nations.

Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2015.

Looks at a program developed to address the prevention needs of American Indian women with breast cancer.

Data from interviews with Lakota and other women on the Pine Ridge Reservation about motherhood management by the State and American Indian Health Service.

Nursing and Midwifery Thesis (Ph.D.)--Flinders University, 2008.

Consists of an interview with Mrs. Lucinda Froman, who is a Mohawk Indian originally from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario. She gives an account of migration from the United States to Canada. She also talks of encounters with evil spirits and how to ward them off.

An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)

Identifies importance of goals related to infrastructure, recreation, information and education, and social supports. Part of a larger project "The Cultural and Visual Context of Healthy Body Weight and Body Image Among Aboriginal Women in the Battlefords Tribal Council Region".

Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education Thesis, (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2008.

An argument against the use of femicide as means to analyze murdered Indigenous women, rather it must go beyond the radical feminist definition to an intersectional framework to make gender as a necessary but not a definitive analytical category.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women share their experiences of breast cancer including diagnosis and treatment. Duration: 13:38.

Activist form the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network discusses the historical roots of the current epidemic and the Positive Aboriginal Women (PAW) research project. Question and answer period follows. Duration: 2:01:06.

Investigation of physicians in the Northwest Territories performing abortions on women without using anaesthesia.

Suggests a relationship between traditional storytellers and research scholars of today sharing information for the community at large.