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Our Health Counts Toronto Fact Sheets

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michelle Firestone
Raglan Maddox
Kelly O'Brien
Chloé Xavier
Janet Smylie
Sara Wolfe … [et al.]]
Survey conducted in 2015-2016 used Respondent Driven Sampling to achieve sample size of 908. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about a wide range of topics including culture, identity, housing, school experience, and parenting.
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Our Home on Native Land: Kitcisakik

Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Danielle Young
Documentary on Algonquin community of Kitcisakik in northern Quebec. Duration: 57:59.
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Our Identities as Civic Power

Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]

Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.

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Our People's Stories

Alternate Title
Nobody Wants to Die. They Want the Pain to Stop: The Mushkegowuk Inquiry into Our Suicide Pandemic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mushkegowuk Council
Personal narratives gathered during a First Nations' inquiry into high number of suicides in Northern Ontario.
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Our Trickster, The School

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adrea Lawrence
Education's Histories, vol. 1, no. 1, May 1, 2014, pp. 1-19
Looks at different thoughts of the "school" by various historians and the relationship to Native American students and educational historians.
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Our Way of Life: Importance of Indigenous Culture and Tradition to Physical Activity Practices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keren Tang
Community Wellness Program
Cynthia G. Jardine.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 211-227
Research project participants highlighted aspects of culture, tradition, participation and the land in defining physical activity.
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Our Words Must Come Back to Us

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inungni Sapujjijiit Task Force on Suicide Prevention and Community Healing
Looks at recommendations to prevent suicide in Nunavut communities based on themes that emerged from community consultations.
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Out of Harm’s Way: Relocating Northwest Alaska Eskimos, 1907–1917

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James H. Ducker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 43-71
Looks at the reasons for displacement in Alaska and why the Bureau of Education's efforts included an emphasis on preparing the local inhabitants for a more urban society, one in which some degree of assimilation and integration would be inevitable.
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Outcome Evaluation of a Public Health Approach to Suicide Prevention in an American Indian Tribal Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip A. May
Patricia Serna
Lance Hurt
Lemyra M. DeBruyn
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 7, July 2005, pp. 1238-1244
Describes a public-health-oriented suicidal-behavior prevention program among youths living on an American Indian reservation, and the success in achieving less suicide attempts.
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Overcoming

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Clifton J. Pecore
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Celebrating 25 Years, Fall, 2014, p. 51
Short story about the ghost of a young boy who walks after enduring a lifetime of suffering.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2003: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision)
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2005 Report

Alternate Title
Second Report on Indigenous Disadvantage
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2007: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2011: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
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Overdose Response Project Knowledge Translation Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Executive Council (MVAEC)
Report highlights insights gathered from focus group discussions with youth, men and women and summarizes recommendations in the areas of response, harm reduction, culture as treatment, and accessing services for each group.
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An Overview of Factors Influencing the Health of Canadian Inuit Infants

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison L. Jenkins
Theresa W. Gyorkos
Kate N. Culman
Brian J. Ward
Gary S. Pekeles
Elaine L. Mills
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 1, 2003, pp. 17-39
Findings stress disproportionately poorer health in the north, and the need for more locally focused research to better reflect realities of northern communities.
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Overview of Ongoing Cohort and Dietary Studies in the Arctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pál Weihe
Peter Bjerregaard
Eva Bonefeld-Jøgensen
Alexey Dudarev
Jónrit Halling ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, 2016, pp. 1-12
Overview of primary results from several research studies on population health from Russia, Norway, Greenland, Finland, Sweden and Canada.
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Overweight in Cree Schoolchildren and Adolescents Associated With Diet, Low Physical Activity, and High Television Viewing

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Luce Bernard
Claudette Lavallée
Katherine Gray-Donald
Hélène Delisle
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 95, no. 7, July 1995, pp. 800-802
Studies children and adolescents from two Cree communities using a dietitian-administered questionnaire to obtain information on foods consumed and activity.
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[Own Yourself: Silent No More]

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marjorie Beaucage
Short video discusses the fact that Oprah Winfrey broke the silence on childhood sexual abuse which was helpful to so many. Duration: 3:15.
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Parachute Playtime

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. J. Mittendorf
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, p. 136
Poem about fun at school.
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Paraprofessional-Delivered Home-Visiting Intervention for American Indian Teen Mothers and Children: 3-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison Barlow
Britta Mullany
Nicole Neault
Novalene Goklish
Trudy Billy ... [et al.]
American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 172, no. 2, February 01, 2015, pp. 154-162
Comments on an intervention which promoted effective parenting, reduced maternal risks and improved child developmental outcomes.
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Parent Engagement and Leadership

Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 134
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Debbie Pushor
Claudia Ruitenberg
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Study results show several themes: staff work to live positive assumptions and beliefs; invitation and hospitality are based on ownership; trust and relationship are addressed by the individual, the school team and broader school community.
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Parental 'Consent' to Child Removal in Stolen Generations Cases

Alternate Title
Past Law, Present Histories
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thalia Anthony
Honni van Rijswijk
Discusses what constituted consent. Chapter from Past Law, Present Histories edited by Diane Kirkby.Discusses what constituted consent. Entire book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 193.
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Parenting With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Rutman
Marilyn Van Bibber
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 351-361
Comments on issues associated with parenting and living with FASD.
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Parents Are Calling For Help!

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 6, 1996, p. 21
Looks at Parent Line, a service offering help parenting children and teenagers.
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