First Nations and Inuit Regional Health Survey

E-Books
Author/Creator
Jeff Reading
Ken Svenson
Christopher Lafontaine
John O'Neil
Kue Young
Brenda Elias ... [et al.]
Description
Survey results are categorized by: children's health, elder health, chronic diseases, activity limitations, dental health, and search for wellness.
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First Nations Child & Family Services: Breaking the Silence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pete Hudson
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 29, no. 1, 1997, pp. 161-172
Description
Full potential of child agencies is not realized due to reluctance to acknowledge difficulties and barriers and limited control faced by agencies.
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The First Nations Forestry Program: A Legacy of Collaboration

Articles » General
Author/Creator
[Raymond Buxton]
The Bridge: Newsletter from the Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, Commemorative Issue, September 2010, pp. [1]-12
Description
Newsletter from the Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre on the First Nations Forestry Program that has successfully assisted First Nations communities to build forestry capacity and improve economic conditions throughout British Columbia.
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First Nations People and AIDS: A Study of Social Work Knowledge in Northern Quebec

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Francois Boudreau
Adje van de Sande
Marc Roulier


Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 165-182
Description
Examines a study conducted on the level of knowledge by health and social service professionals, working with First Nations people on issues of HIV and AIDS, which suggests the need for AIDS prevention programs.
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First Nations Policing Sector Study: Module 2 & 3 Summary Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sixdion
Description
Module two breaks down responses to questionnaires in terms of challenges arising from: social conditions, tripartite agreements, political environment, by-law enforcement, lack of technological resources, and media coverage of issues. Module three is comparative analysis of factors such as level of service, budgets, and community demographics. Setting the Context Access Modules 4 &
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First Nations Wholistic Policy and Planning Model: Discussion Paper for the World Health Organization Commission on Social Determinants of Health

Alternate Title
AFN Discussion Paper for WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeffrey L. Reading
Andrew Kmetic
Valerie Gideon
Description
Discussion on the historic, cultural, social, economic and political forces affecting health and creating disparities that First Nations peoples experience.
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First Nations Women in Northern Ontario: Health, Social, and Community Priorities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Amanda Maranzan
Alice Sabourin
Christine Simard
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-13
Description
Data findings demonstrate that promoting health and well-being in First nations women, begins with improving and understanding socio-economic conditions.
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First Nations Women Make Wellness First Priority

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tanis Doe
Herizons, vol. 7, no. 1, April 30, 1993, pp. 10-[?]
Description
Highlights the First Nations Women and Wellness Conference in Vancouver, B.C. that began to identify wellness in a radical, new way.
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First Peoples Child and Family Review, Special Issue: Celebrating 15 Years of Wisdom

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc St. Dennis
Cindy Blackstock
Raven Sinclair
Kathy Absolon
Suzanne Stewart
Estelle Simard
Robina Thomas
Jacquie Green ...
Marlyn Bennett
Margaret Kovach
Nicole Muir
Yvonne Bohr
Elizabeth Fast ... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 14, no. 1, June 06, 2019
Description

Issue features 15 of the most popular contributions published since volume 1 in 2004.

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First Voices: An Aboriginal Women's Reader

E-Books
Author/Creator
Patricia D. Monture
Patricia D. McGuire
Beverley Jacobs
Alice Olsen Williams
Nora Bothwell
Lana Whiskeyjack ...
Kim Anderson
Renée E. Mzinegiizhigo-kwe Bédard
Lina Sunseri ...
Joane Cardinal-Shubert
Alex Wilson ...
Rita Joe ...
Deborah McGregor ...
Winona LaDuke ...
Monique Mojica ...
Michelle Cameron
Mary Sillet
Patti Doyle-Bedwell
Carol Leclair ...
Rosemarie Kuptana
Caroline L. Tait ...
Apryl Gladue ...
Sharon D. McIvor
Fran Sugar ...
Shirley Ida Williams-Pheasant
Osennontion
Skonaganleh:rá
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The Fiscal Body of Sovereignty: To 'Make Live' in Indian Country

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shiri Pasternak
Settler Colonial Studies, vol. 6, no. 4, October 2016, pp. 317-338
Description
Examines how Canada investigated and distorted Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence's band finances as a way to discredit her demands that governments respect her community's treaty rights.
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The Flying Grandmother Scheme

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Collins
Marion Kickett
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 32-33
Description
Describes a social support initiative that provides temporary care for young Aboriginal children whose parents are incapacitated by hospitalization or other situations.
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Food and Water Security Issues in Russia II: Water Security in General Population of Russian Arctic, Siberia and Far East, 2000-2011

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexey A. Dudarev
Eugenia V. Dushkina
Yuliya N. Sladkova
Pavel R. Alloyarov
Valery S. Chupakhin
Vitaliy M Dorofeyev
Tatjana A. Kolesnikova
Kirill B. Fridman
Birgitta Evengard
Lena M. Nilsson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 22646
Description
Findings showed that in selected regions water sources were highly polluted, indicating a urgent need for enforceable standards for water quality.
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Food and Water Security Issues in Russia III: Food and Waterborne Diseases in the Russian Arctic, Siberia and the Far East, 2000-2011

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexey A. Dudarev
Vitaliy M. Dorafeyev
Eugenia V. Dushkina
Pavel R. Alloyarov
Valery S. Chupakhin
Yuliya N. Sladkova
Tatjana A. Kolesnikova
Kirill B. Fridman
Lena Maria Nilsson
Birgitta Evengard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21856
Description
Findings showed that water sources in select regions were highly polluted and affecting people's health, indicating a urgent need for enforceable standards for water quality
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