Women

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 1997.

Describes how the arrival of aspirin played a role in the collapse of Aboriginal knowledge of herbal medicines. Statistical results showed 45% of women in a small community consuming aspirin daily with anecdotal evidence indicating an even higher rate.

Comments on recommendations for development of breast cancer resources for Canadian Aboriginal women.

Contends that macrosomic infants of First Nations women have an elevated risk of postneonatal deaths.

Describes a collaborative project involving three Queensland, Australia institutions striving to better support breastfeeding and improving infant nutrition practices.

Study finds a lack of awareness and knowledge and misconceptions consistent with that of other non-Indigenous populations.

Examines the steps in developing an equality-seeking action plan for resolution of the multiple barriers and challenges in Aboriginal housing policies and related issues.

Describes series of circumstances that took place to facilitate the production of the women's health promotion video in Queensland, Australia.

Looks at challenges of documenting factors of poor health outcomes for Aboriginal women aged 40-65 living both on and off the reserve.

Reports on a research project that explores the impacts of physical activity on the well-being of Aboriginal women.

Interviews with nine elderly Sami women over the age of 85 revealed a common narrative of having the ability to make use of available opportunities.

Reviews responses to survey in which sample consisted of service providers, representatives of community partner organizations, and two focus groups; identifies best practices and makes recommendations. WISE Project deals with women living in the downtown East/South areas of Vancouver, with focus on Aboriginals.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Case Western Reserve University, 1999.

Twelve units to be completed over five days. Introductory material, pregnancy, labour and delivery, postpartum support, and breastfeeding are covered.

Article describes the role of the aboriginal doula, which is to provide emotional support, physical comfort and assistance in obtaining information before, during and just after childbirth.

Looks at the historical uses of forced sterilization and abortion on indigenous women including Native Americans, Tibetans and indigenous Peruvians.

Personal narratives from family members who run a bed and breakfast in Prince George, B.C. Duration: 13:23.

Illustrates and reviews how three First Nations women's stories contribute to a national research project and how this method differs from a conventional western scientific approach.

Study concludes that there is a strong need for better behavioural health programming and support services for at risk youth in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002.

Suggests that Aboriginal, low income and older women experience disparities when it comes to cancer care in Ontario.

Explains use of wild strawberries, red raspberries and juniper berries.

Discusses the medicalization of women’s in health in Mexico; articulates considerations of separation from traditional healthcare providers and practices, invasive Western practices surround pregnancy and birth, and discrimination against Indigenous and/or Afro-descendant women. Analyzes the way that poor women use the phrase “being cut” to describe “multiple experiences of frustration, mistreatment, and violence during childbirth.”

Speech by the President of the Native Women's Association of Canada at the Teach-In on Indigenous Peoples' Resistance to Economic Globalization, November 2006. (8:34 minutes)

Brief list last updated May 2005.

Describes the results of a 6 week trial which attempts to integrate current and traditional cultures in a positive manner.

Discusses contributing factors such as poverty, access to health care, physical illness, and organizational and systemic effects.

Focuses on the need for multifaceted, community-based prevention programs.

Looks at bioethical aspects of prenatal DNA diagnosis of hereditary diseases.

Mass Communications Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007.

Comments on a health care program that aims to improve outcomes for Aboriginal mothers and their infants.

Book review of Birth on the Land edited by Beverley O'Brien.

Discusses the high rates of preterm birth, stillbirth and infant death in Inuit-inhabited areas of Canada compared with the rest of the country and the interventions necessary to improve maternal and infant health.

Study looks into rural Aboriginal womens' experiences of birthing and maternity care. To access article, scroll to page 101.

Reviewed 18 articles. Looked at the components of models, which were most effective and what were the barriers and facilitators of successful implementation and sustainability.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2003.

Applied Psychology and Human Development (Ph.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2013.

Explores the relationship between place of birth and spiritual connections to land and water.

Descriptive study to determine if obesity and self-reported diabetes rise with increasing geographic accessibility to urban centres.

Discusses the health compromising behaviours that are engaged in because young women are dissatisfied with their bodies.

Kinesiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Explores how body-related experiences of young Aboriginal women living in urban and reserve settings has been researched but not those of young Aboriginal women living in rural settings.

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.

Comments on a research project, completed by Battlefords Tribal Council Indian Health and researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, looking at how Aboriginal women feel about their bodies. Article found by scrolling to page 24.

Descriptive study using comparison of interviews and questionnaires.

Examines the connection between body and technology and wellness. Also seeks understanding of why local residents consider traditional activities a solution to social problems such as substance abuse.

Study conducted to look at causes of Aboriginal women's higher risk of fracture.