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A Systematic Review of Physical Activity Levels in Native American Populations in Canada and the United States in the Last 50 Years

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. J. A. Foulds
D. E. R. Warburton
S. S. D. Bredin
Obesity Reviews, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2013, pp. 593-603
Review investigates if Native American populations achieve the recommended physical activity levels and concludes there is a need to increase physical activity.
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Teaching Tools to Engage Anishinaabek First Nations Women in Cervical Cancer Screening: Report of an Educational Workshop

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ingeborg Zehbe
Brianne Wood
Pamela Wakewich
Marion Maar
Nicholas Escott ... [et al.]
Health Education Journal, vol. 75, no. 3, April 2016, pp. 331-342
Workshop results indicate that an educational health promotion event for community women needed to be held prior to inviting them to the cervical screening trial.
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Teenage Pregnancies in East Pilbara Aboriginal Communities

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sylvia Lockyer
Elaine Kite
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 26-29
Discuss the factors that led to the creation of research program to improve Aboriginal reproductive health outcomes. NOTE: pdf displays incorrect information (vol. 30 no.6 November/December 2006)
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Think Pink! Stop Breast Cancer

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sarah Murdoch
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 6, November/December 2008, pp. 14-16
Describes the annual campaign efforts in support of breast cancer research in the Aboriginal community.
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Third National Women's Health Conference Recommendation

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, January/February 1996, pp. 23-24
Conference held in 1995 looks at the imbalance in health circumstances of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and provides recommendations to address the situation through policy changes and funding.
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Thomas McKenzie Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Thomas McKenzie
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
He talks about traditional lifestyle while growing up in northern Saskatchewan and compares life today with life when he was a child.
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"Today we are not Good at Talking About These Things": A Mixed Methods Study of Inuit Parent/Guardian-Youth Sexual Health Communication in Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Rink
Ruth Montgomery-Anderson
Mike Anastario
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 1, Sharing Knowledge Across Nations, 2014, pp. 83-98
Study finds education and community based efforts are necessary for educating the youth of Greenland in STI risk-prevention behaviours.
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Traditional Healing Methods With First Nations Women in Group Counselling

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie L. Heilbron
Mary Alice Julius Guttman
Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, vol. 34, no. 1, Counselling First Nations People in Canada, 2000, pp. 3-14
Examines the Healing Circle ceremony and other Aboriginal beliefs for their effect on the counselling operations and the healing process.
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Transcending Jurisdictions: Developing Partnerships For Health in Manitoba First Nation Communities

Alternate Title
Circumpolar Voices
Partnerships For Health in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Eni
Wanda Phillips-Beck
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 434-439
Describes the Manitoba First Nation Strengthening Families Maternal Child Health Project which involved national, regional and community-level activities.
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Trauma, Substance Abuse, and HIV Risk Among Urban American Indian Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karina L. Walters
Jane M. Simoni
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 5, no. 3, HIV/AIDS and Ethnic Minority Women, Families, and Communities, August 1999, pp. 236-248
Study found that found that domestic violence and physical or sexual abuse were more relevant than attitudes toward the disease itself.
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Trend Setting in Manitoba: The Challenge of Designing the First Nations Maternal Child Health Strengthening Families Program in Manitoba

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rachel Eni
Tara Prakash
Sacha Senécal
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 25-30
Looks at designing a specific health care program that balances main stream design and research while maintaining Aboriginal cultural integrity. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 25.
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Triangle of Risk: Urban American Indian Women's Sexual Trauma, Injection Drug Use, and HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane M. Simoni
Shalini Sehgal
Karina L. Walters
AIDS and Behavior, vol. 8, no. 1, March 2004, pp. 33-45
Findings suggest that as part of HIV prevention and intervention, clinicians and outreach workers should routinely perform assessments on trauma and make appropriate referrals when needed.
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Truth Respect and Recognition: Addressing Barriers to Indigenous Maternity Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Wanda Phillips-Beck
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 8, February 25, 2019, pp. E209-E215

In response to the study “Prenatal Care among Mothers Involved with Child Protection Services in Manitoba.” Authors note several biases in the study including: failure to discuss negative stereotypes of Indigenous people resulting in differential care, and a disregard of resurgent Indigenous community-led models of care.

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Tu Mai Te Oriori, Nau Mai Te Hauora! A Kaupapa Māori Approach to Infant Mental Health: Adapting Mellow Parenting for Māori Mothers in Aotearoa, New Zealand

Alternate Title
Tu Mai Te Oriori, Nau Mai Te Hauora! A Kaupapa Maori Approach to Infant Mental Health: Adapting Mellow Parenting for Maori Mothers in Aotearoa, New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mera Penehira
Lyn Doherty
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 3, Winter, 2012, pp. 367-382
Looks at a parenting program to improve relationships between children and their parent/caregiver.
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Turning Around the Intergenerational Impact of Residential Schools on Aboriginal People: Implications for Health Policy and Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Smith
Colleen Varcoe
Nancy Edwards
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 37, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 38-60
Describes the perspectives of community-based stakeholders on their experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating care for pregnant and parenting Aboriginal women and families.
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Two Perspectives on the Etiology of Pibloktoq

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Lister
Lambda Alpha Journal of Man, vol. 20, 1989, pp. 111-129
Looks at a disorder known as Arctic Hysteria which affects different cultural groups living in circumpolar regions.
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Under-treatment, Over-treatment, and Coerced into Treatment: Identifying and Documenting Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Logan McCallum
Yvonne Boyer
Aboriginal Policy Studies , vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. 190-193
Looks at the reports Tubal Ligation in the Saskatoon Health Region: The Lived Experience of Aboriginal Women and Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair working Group.
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Understanding the Intergenerational Effects of Colonization: Aboriginal Women With Neurological Conditions-Their Reality and Resilience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie Bourassa
Melissa Blind
Devin Dietrich
Eric Oleson
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Valuing Indigenous Peoples in Health Research, 2015, pp. 3-20
Looks at the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual condition of Aboriginal women with a neurological condition and relationship to their caregivers.
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Understanding the Role of Indigenous Community Participation in Indigenous Prenatal and Infant-Toddler Health Promotion Programs in Canada: A Realist Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Maritt Kirst
Kelly McShane
Michelle Firestone
Sara Wolfe
Patricia O'Campo
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 150, 2016, pp. 128-143
Study reviewed 17 articles and six reports about effective programs and their positive impacts. Found that high levels of community involvement were linked to better outcomes across a range of indicators.
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United by the Problem, Divided by the Solution: How the Issue of Indigenous Women in Prostitution Was Represented at the Deliberations on Canada’s Bill C-36

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoë Goodall
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 31, no. 2, 2019, pp. 232-265
An analysis of the discussion regarding Indigenous sex workers during deliberations for Bill C-36, calling for the eventual abolition of prostitution in Canada. Both those for and against the proposed bill acknowledged the issue of Indigenous women in the sex trade.
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