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The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Health Strategy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Karen Adams
Sandy Angus
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, July/August 2010, pp. 32-34
Comments on action areas and strategies based on issues brought forward by representatives of each State and Territory at the Australian Women's Health Network National Conference.
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Native American Women and HIV/AIDS: Building Healthier Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Irene S. Vernon
Pamela Jumper Thurman
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. 352-423
Discusses the prevalence of HIV and AIDS among Native American women, and outlines some of the social, cultural and psychological risks for becoming infected.
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Native Family Violence in Lethbridge

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan Wierzba
Betty Bastien
Elsie Bastien
Native Studies Review, vol. 7, no. 1, 1991, pp. 133-146
Discusses project activities developed to identify needs of battered wives and proposes solutions through literature search, agency survey, client surveys and training workshops.
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Native Women's Association of Canada

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Provides information about the organization as well as links to publications and programs dealing with Aboriginal women's issues.
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Natural Ways of Healing Always Work the Best

Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2009, p. 9
Describes the seven ways the Creator gave humans to heal naturally including crying and laughing. Article located by scrolling to page 9.
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Neighbourhood Contexts and Low Birthweight: Social Disconnection Heightens Single Parents Risks in Saskatoon

Alternate Title
Neighborhood Contexts and Low Birth Weight: Social Disconnection Heightens Single Parents Risks in Saskatoon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nazeem Muhajarine
Lan T. H. Vu
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 100, no. 2, 2009, pp. 134-134
Discusses the neighborhood factors that influence low birth weights.
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Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in Canada: Results of a 3-Year National Prospective Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhonda Y. Kropp
Thomas Wong
Louise Cormier
Allison Ringrose
Sandra Burton
et al.
Pediatrics: Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, vol. 117, no. 6, June 2006, pp. 1955-1962
Examines the national incidence of neonatal herpes simplex virus and found that many women had no genital herpes simplex virus history before delivery.
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Ngua Gundi (Mother and Child) Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rhonda Dorman
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 5, September/October 1997, pp. 2-6
Study looked at 100 Australian Aboriginal women who were giving birth at Rockhampton Base Hospital in Queensland.
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Nitsiyihkâson: The Brain Science Behind Cree Teachings of Early Childhood Attachment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Pazderka
Brenda Desjarlais
Leona Makokis
Carly MacArthur
Sharon Steinhauer ... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Special Issue: Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 53-65
Looks at project developed to help parents understand the importance of behaviours that promote attachment with their infants and children, and the traditional teachings that support these practices.
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Nokoms Had Their Own Stash of Medicines

Alternate Title
Reflections
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria Campbell
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 2, February 2011, p. 5
Looks at how mothers relied on wild herbs, berries and other natural ingredients to doctor their children. Article found by scrolling to page 5.
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Northern Community Members' Perceptions of FAS/FAE: A Qualitative Study

Alternate Title
Northern Community Members' Perceptions of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Fetal Alcohol Effects: A Qualitative Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura O. Kowalsky
Marja J. Verhoef
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 149-168
Examines the different levels of understanding and the barriers to dealing with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE).
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Notokwe Opikiheet - "Old-Lady Raised": Aboriginal Women's Reflections on Ethics and Methodologies in Health Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kim Anderson
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 6-12
Drawing on interviews with seven grandmothers, author argues that Aboriginal women have played a vital role in managing health and wellness in their communities.
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NT Icon Takes Out AMA's Top Award

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, July/August 1998, p. 16
Brief feature on Lorna Fejo, the co-ordinator of the Northern Territory's "Strong Women, Strong Babies, Strong Culture" program.
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Nursing Care and Beliefs of Expectant Navajo Women (Part 1)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
B. Carol Milligan
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 2, Spring, 1984, pp. 83-101
Examines health care practices for pregnant Navajo women and the need for more culturally sensitive approaches to help reduce mortality rates. Part 1 of 2.
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Nursing Care and Beliefs of Expectant Navajo Women. (Part 2)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
B. Carol Milligan
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 3, Summer, 1984, pp. 199-210
Examines health care practices for pregnant Navajo women and the need for more culturally sensitive approaches to help reduce mortality rates for Navajo women and infants. Part 2 of 2.
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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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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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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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The Nyirripi Grandmothers' Women's Health Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nola Wilson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, May/June 1999, pp. 3-4
Reports on how the Alice Springs Remote Health Service Women's Health Unit provides local women with the resources to direct their own community health program.
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Obesity and Obesity-Associated Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Indigenous Nenets Women from the Rural Nenets Autonomous Area and Russian Women from Arkhangelsk City

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalia Petrenya
Magritt Brustad
Liliya Dobrodeeva
Fatima Bichkaeva
Gulnara Lutfalieva .... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 23859
Study finds no difference in prevalence of obesity between Indigenous Nenets and urban Russian females.
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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 Aboriginal Women

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cyril Coaby
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, March 1983, pp. 48-59
Presents changes that have occurred in recent past to lifestyles of Australian Aboriginal women and how health workers are assisting them.
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Obesity Risks: Towards an Emerging Inuit Pattern

Alternate Title
Obesity Risks Among Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie-Ludivine Château-Degat
Eric Dewailly
Guylaine Charbonneau
Elhadji A. Laouan-Sidi
Angelo Tremblay
Grace M. Egeland
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 2, 2011, pp. 166-177
Study's goal was to provide overviews of anthropometric data and the relationship between the data and risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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Obscured Obstetrics: Indigenous Midwives in Western Canada

Alternate Title
Recollecting: Lives of Aboriginal Women of the Canadian Northwest and Borderlands
The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kristin Burnett
Gives accounts of Indigenous midwives aiding the births of European-Canadian women who were distanced from familial support. Chapter 6 from Recollecting: Lives of Aboriginal Women of the Canadian Northwest and Borderlands edited by Sarah Carter and Patricia McCormack.
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