Health of Young Aboriginal Children Living Off Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine M. Werk
Xinjie Cui
Suzanne Tough
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 2, 2013, pp. 197-213
Description
Study used the data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's survey and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth to analyze current status and social determinants of health.
Health-Related Quality of Life in Indigenous Sami Schoolchildren in Sweden
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lotta Omma
Solveig Petersen
Acta Paediatrica, vol. 104, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 75-83
Description
Study covering grades 6-12 found lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for Sami than Swedish children. A high degree of ethnicity-related negative treatment may partially explain the lower HRQOL.
The Health, School, and Social Outcomes of Off-Reserve First Nations Children of Teenage Mothers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Guèvremont
Dafna Kohen
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 & 2, 2014, pp. 29-53
Description
Study concludes children born to teenage mothers are more likely to have dental problems, less likely to do well in school and more likely to fail a grade.
Health Status of Native People Living in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tatiana Burtseva
Tatiana Uvarova
Maya Savvina
Viktor Shadrin
Sergei Avrusin
Vyacheslav Chasnyk
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21166
Description
Findings from the study on over 1,000 people revealed that disease prevalence among Natives living in the Republic is very high compared to the overall population. Further study is needed.
Health, Time and Doing Time: Potential Impacts of the Safe Streets and Communities Act (Former Bill C-10) on the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in BC
Alternate Title
Office of the Provincial Health Officer Special Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P.R.W. Kendall
Description
Looks at the interrelationships between social determinants of health, risk and protection factors and the multi-generational impact of residential school experiences and argues that the Bill will worsen the over-representation of Aboriginal peoples in the correctional facilities. Concludes with nine recommendations which focus on relationships, crime prevention and diversion, and monitoring and evaluation.
The Healthy Children, Strong Families Intervention: Design and Community Participation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra K. Adams
Tara L. LaRowe
Kate A. Cronin
Ronald J. Prince
Deborah P. Wubben ... [et al.]
The Journal of Primary Prevention, vol. 33, no. 4, August 2012, pp. 175-185
Description
Overview of a family based cultural home-mentoring intervention which addresses several lifestyle factors affecting the child and caregiver in American Indian tribes in Wisconsin.
Healthy Living and Aboriginal Women: The Tension Between Hard Evidence and Soft Logic
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Madeleine Dion Stout
Centres of Excellence for Women's Health Research Bulletin, vol. 4, no. 2, Spring, 2005, pp. 16-20
Description
Comments on the health and social disparities faced by Aboriginal women.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 16.
Heroes for the Helpless: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Canadian National Print Media's Coverage of the Food Insecurity Crisis in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bradley Hiebert
Elaine Power
Canadian Food Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, December 2016, pp. 104-126
Description
Examines coverage in two newspapers: The Globe and Mail and the National Post over a 14-year period between April 1, 1999 to September 1, 2013. Analysis suggests that reports reinforced perceptions about the Inuit as Other by focusing on issues such as hunger, poverty and income.
Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust: The Untold Story of the Genocide of Aboriginal Peoples
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Friends and Relatives of the Disappeared
Description
Includes links to: articles, stories of survivors, video clips, order form for book Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust, and documentary Unrepentant: Kevin Annett and Canada's Genocide.
High Prevalence of Medicine-Induced Attempted Suicides Among Females in Nuuk, Greenland, 2008-2009
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lars Heymann Bloch
Gitte Hansen Drachmann
Michael Lynge Pedersen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21687
Description
Findings revealed that the overall suicide rate was high particularly among adolescent women. Policies to improve living conditions are highly recommended.
The Highway of Tears
Alternate Title
VPRO Documentary
[Where Women Go Missing in Canada]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Emy Koopman
VPRO
Description
Documentary about the dozens of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls who have disappeared on the stretch of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Focuses on the family of Ramona Lisa Wilson, whose murder remains unsolved after twenty-five years.
Duration: 50:10.
The Highway of Tears Symposium: Recommendations Report
Alternate Title
A Collective Voice for Those Who Have Been Silenced
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lheidli T’enneh First Nation
Carrier Sekani Family Services
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
Prince George Native Friendship Center
Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment & Training Association
Description
Victim profiles and situation analysis, recommendations for prevention, emergency planning, victim family counselling and community development and support.
A Historic Overview of Two Spirited People: A Context for Social Work and HIV/AIDS Services in the Aboriginal Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Céleste Le Duigou
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 195-214
Description
Looks at history of the two-spirited people, their suppression and oppression by both religious authorities and state policies. The article also discusses how homophobia and AIDS-related stigma impact two-spirited people and Aboriginal communities.
Historical and Contemporary American Indian Injustices: The Ensuing Psychological Effects
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Talia Nelson
Description
Looks at the results of historical colonization on the mental, emotional, social, and physical health of American Indians.
Psychology Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.
Historical, Cultural and Social Determinants of Health for Native Women: HIV/AIDS and Native American Women
Alternate Title
Presentation at the 4th Annual HIV/AIDS Conference for Health Professionals: Women of Color Living Positive, Tukwila, Washington, April 20, 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karina L. Walters
Description
Overview of the social, economic and environmental factors that contribute to HIV-related health disparities for Native women and girls.
The Historical Roots of a Frontier Alcohol Culture: Alaska and Northern Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Ehrlander
Northern Review, no. 32, Spring, 2010, pp. 63-103
Description
Discusses the linkage between the frontier culture and alcohol abuse, and the higher rates of consumption among Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals in Alaska and Northern Canada.
Historical Trauma Among Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: Concepts, Research, and Clinical Considerations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart
Josephine Chase
Jennifer Elkins
Deborah B. Altschul
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices , October-December 2011, pp. 282-290
Description
Examines the cumulative impacts of historical trauma and discusses research and clinical innovations aimed at the mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health disparities of the Native American people.
Historical Trauma as Public Narrative: A Conceptual Review of How History Impacts Present-day Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathaniel Vincent Mohatt
Azure B. Thompson
Nghi D. Thai
Jacob Kraemer Tebes
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 106, April 2014, p. 128–136
Description
Discusses the theory of historical trauma and the connection to contemporary health disparities. Also examines a narrative model to address problems of existing historical theories.
The Historical Trauma Response Among Natives and Its Relationship With Substance Abuse: A Lakota Illustration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 7-13
Description
Examines the link between intergenerational trauma and substance abuse; and discusses approaches to incorporate historical trauma theory in the treatment, research and evaluation of unresolved grief.
Hitchhiking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Billboards on the Highway of Tears
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine Morton
Canadian Journal of Sociology, vol. 41, no. 3, Special Issue: Canadian Mobilities/ Contentious Mobilities, 2016, pp. 299-329
Description
Argues that because hitchhiking is characterized as "bad mobility" it supports the idea that Indigenous women are willing, available and blame-worthy victims. Further argues that morality has become entangled with mobility in terms of responses that attempt to stop the activity.
HIV/AIDS, Colonialism and Aboriginal Youth in Canada: Implications for HIV Prevention Work
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Smillie-Adjarkw
June Larkin
Sarah Flicker
Jean-Paul Restoule
Ruth Koleszar-Green ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 5, Winter, 2013, pp. 95-113
Description
Reports findings of study involving urban and on-reserve populations in Ontario and Quebec.
HIV Among Indigenous Peoples: A Review of the Literatureon HIV-Related Behaviour Since the Beginning of the Epidemic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel Negin
Clive Aspin
Thomas Gadsden
Charlotte Reading
AIDS and Behavior, vol. 19, no. 9, September 2015, pp. 1720-1734
Description
Searched Medline, Embase and Web of Science for information on four countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Risk factors included childhood abuse, domestic violence, discrimination, and substance use.
HIV Incidence and Prevalence Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katrina C. Duncan
Charlotte Reading
Alexandra M. Borwein
Melanie C. M. Murray... [et al.]
AIDS and Behavior, vol. 15, no. 1, January 27, 2011, pp. 214-227
Description
Literature review shows Aboriginal populations who use illicit drugs and are street youth or female sex trade workers have higher HIV occurrences and frequency when compared to non-Aboriginal drug users.
HIV Prevalence Among Aboriginal British Columbians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert S Hogg
Steffanie Strathdee
Thomas Kerr
Evan Wood
Robert Remis
Harm Reduction Journal , vol. 2, no. 26, December 24, 2005, p. [?]
Description
Estimate found that 1 in every 100 Aboriginals over age 15 was living with HIV in 2001 with the majority being men, injection drug users and gay and bisexual persons.
HIV Prevention, Early Intervention, and Health Promotion: A Self-Study Module for Health Care Personnel Serving Native Americans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura Oropeza
Lucy Bradley-Springer
Steven Johnson
Description
Discusses the natural history of HIV disease, cultural factors, belief systems, traditional healing and prevention education. The self-study includes case studies, study questions and "lessons learned".
HIV Prevention For Aboriginal Women in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Renée Masching
Doris Peltier
Tracey Prentice
Randy Jackson
Prevention In Focus, vol. 6, Summer, 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses ways to engage women and communities in order to prevent new exposures and the progression of AIDS in people living with HIV.