Urban Aboriginal Wellbeing, Wellness and Justice: A Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre Needs Assessment Study for Creating a Collaborative Indigenous Mental Resilience, Addictions and Justice Strategy: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
L. Jane McMillan
Pamela Glode-Desrochers
Description
Study involved front-line service providers and clients of centre located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in a series of focus groups, sharing circles and pathway building exercises. Themes discusses were: Indigenous traditional knowledge and wellness, cultural healing and service provision; encounters with criminal justice and mental health systems; and promising practices to support reintegration of families.
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Urban Canada: Sociological Perspectives

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert K. Whelan
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 37, no. 3, Autumn, 2007, pp. 400-403
Description
Book review of: Urban Canada: Sociological Perspectives edited by Harry H. Hiller.
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Urban Clan Mothers: Key Households in Cities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Lobo
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3/4, Urban American Indian Womens Activism, Summer/Fall, 2003, pp. 505-522
Description
Focuses on women who are strong, but low key activists, who extend many services to other urban community members and play many different roles to the people around them.
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Urban First Nations Health Research Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Annette J. Browne
Heather McDonald
Denielle Elliott
Description
Topics examined in report are: demographics, data sources, health status, determinants of health, jurisdictional issues, trends in research, and suggested topics for future research.
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Urban Indigenous People: Not Just Passing Through

Alternate Title
Urban Indigenous People: 2019 Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Discusses historical and contemporary reasons for migration to urban centres, the lack recognition of an urban presence based on the belief that identity and cities are incompatible because Indigeneity is solely defined by a relationship to the land, and how this attitude, coupled with government policy, has resulted in the lack of culturally appropriate supports and services available.
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Urban Living is Not Associated with Better Birth and Infant Outcomes among Inuit and First Nations in Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fabienne Simonet
Russell Wilkins
Maureen Heaman
Janet Smylie
Patricia Martens
et al.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 25-31
Description
Looks at the differences in rural versus urban birth and infant outcomes for Indigenous peoples in Quebec.
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Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing: The Next Step

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daniel J. Brant
Catherine Irwin-Gibson
Description
Reports on results of survey of housing providers conducted between the end of December 2018 and March 2019; explains the changing demographics of Indigenous populations; and gives the background to the Urban Native Housing Program and the Rural and Native Housing Programs and discusses the implications of the expiry of Operating Grants under them.
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Urbanization and Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Responses for the Questionnaire from the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Association of Friendship Centres
Description
Questions were posed about key factors driving urbanization, impacts on social, economic and cultural cohesions, discrimination, identity, recognition and culture, at risk populations, and Indigenous-led initiatives and state responses.
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Use of Biomedical Services and Traditional Healing Options Among American Indians: Sociodemographic Correlates, Spirituality, and Ethnic Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas
K. Novins
Janette Beals
Laurie A. Moore
Paul Spicer
Spero M. Manson
AI-SUPERPFP Team
Medical Care, vol. 42, no. 7, July 2004, pp. 670-679
Description
Survey results done on 2,595 people from two different tribes that examined the use of biomedical services and traditional medicine for both physical health and psychiatric problems.
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Use Your Voice Ta’Kaiya Blaney Speak - and Sing - Her Hope for the Future

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ta’Kaiya Blaney
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Young environmentalist discusses her views and her song, Shallow Waters which highlights how an oil spill in the northwest coast could tragically end the traditional way of life for many coastal First Nations and devastate all marine and coastal life and habitat.
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Using a Narrative Approach to Understanding the Frontline Practices and Experiences of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Child Protection Workers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherri Pooyak
Yvonne Gomez
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 2, 2009, pp. 10-17
Description
Discussion of how narratives of frontline child protection social workers with Cree First Nation worldviews and Western perspectives can be used to help improve child welfare services.
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Using in CHASP in Aboriginal Health

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barry Watson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 20-21
Description
Reports on the review of an Aboriginal community medical service in Wooloongabba in Brisbane by CHASP (Community Health Accreditation Standards Program) and goals of the service.
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Using Participatory Action Research to Understand the Meanings Aboriginal Canadians Attribute to the Rising Incidence of Diabetes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Boston
Steven Jordan
Elizabeth MacNamara
Karne Kozolanka
Emily Bobbish-Rondeau
et al.
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 18, no. 1, 1997
Description
Discusses lessons that can be learned from collaborative inquiry and the advantages of involving the people of the communities that are affected when conducting studies involving Aboriginal groups.
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Using the Lōkahi Wheel: A Culturally Sensitive Approach to Engage Native Hawaiians in Research Contexts

Alternate Title
Using the Lokahi Wheel: A Culturally Sensitive Approach to Engage Native Hawaiians in Research Contexts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tammy Kaho‘olemana Martin
Meripa Godinet
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 7, no. 2, 2018, pp. 22-40
Description
Authors examine the Lōkahi Wheel’s potential as a culturally sensitive tool for use with families engaged in non-voluntary involvement with Hawai’i’s child welfare system.
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Valentine's Day Tragedy in Davis Inlet

Alternate Title
Canada at Five ; February 17, 1992
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Conrad Lutes
Description
Describes how six children were killed in a house fire while their parents were out at a Valentine's Day party. Duration: 1:36.
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Valentine's Story

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Valentine Clumpoint
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, June 1985, pp. 43-46
Description
Personal account of struggles with alcohol abuse and recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous in Queensland, Australia.
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Validation of a Culturally Appropriate Social Capital Framework to Explore Health Conditions in Canadian First Nations Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Javier Mignone
Brenda Elias
Madelyn Hall
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-18
Description
Discussion of the data collected from First Nations communities in Manitoba focusing on bonding aspects and the Implications on research and policy.
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Verdict Explanation: Jamie Goodwin and Ricardo Wesley, March 6 to 21, 2009

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Eden
Description
Presents a brief synopsis and interpretation of the issues presented at the inquest, the verdict, and recommendations made by the jury. The two men died while in custody on January 8, 2006, when a fatal fire broke out in the cellblock area of the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service ("NAPS") detachment in Kashechewan.
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Verna Richards Interview 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Verna Richards
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Verna Richards ran the La Ronge Cafe in the 1950s and 1960s. She knew many of the local Indian and Metis people including Brady and Norris.
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Victims of Trafficking in Persons: Perspectives from the Canadian Community Sector

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Oxman-Martinez
Marie Lacroix
Jill Hanley
Description
Reports results of interviews with 40 frontline workers about: characteristics of trafficking, victims' protection and prevention needs, agencies' responses to trafficking, and gaps and barriers in providing services. Aboriginals were one of the target populations in the study.
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Views of First Nation Elders on Memory Loss and Memory Care in Later Life

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Hulko
Evelyn Camille
Elisabeth Antifeau
Mike Arnouse
Nicole Bachynski
Denise Taylor
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 317-342
Description
Looks at the research on dementia and the relationships between the community and the health care system, from the perspectives of First Nation peoples.
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Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Girls: An Issue Paper

Alternate Title
National Aboriginal Women' Summit, June 20-22, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women’s Association of Canada
Description
Describes the impacts of violence, current policies, strategies, action plans, and presents recommendations.
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Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada: Review of Reports and Recommendations--Executive Summary

Alternate Title
[Review of Reports and Recommendations on Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pippa Feinstein
Megan Pearce
Description
Analyzed 58 documents which examined causes of violence and made recommendations about how to address the issue. Related documents: Master List of Recommendations. Analysis of Implementation.
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Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada: A Colonial Legacy or Tragedy?

Alternate Title
Crossing Borders Conference ; 2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caitlyn McComb
Description
Looks at the concepts of gendered disposability and Indigenous dysfunction which underlie acts of violence, analyzes how this manifests itself in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, and discusses the story of Sara de Vries, a woman who was murdered by Robert Pickton.
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Violence Against Women and Due Diligence: Applying the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Cotton Field Framework to the Case of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olívia Radics
De iurisprudentia et iure publico / Journal of Legal and Political Sciences, vol. 7, no. 1, 2013, pp. [1]-23
Description
Discusses statistics, historical, social and economic context of the issue, Canadian state's investigations, and specific responses and observations by international treaty bodies.
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Violence Perpetration Among Urban American Indian Youth: Can Protection Offset Risk?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda H. Bearinger
Sandra Pettingell
Michael D. Resnick
Carol L. Skay
Sandra J. Potthoff
John Eichhorn
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, vol. 159, no. 3, March 2005, pp. 270-277
Description
Findings indicate that there was a dramatic reduction in the probability of violence when risk was offset with protective factors.
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