Post Traumatic (Stress) Strength

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anthony Dillon
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, January/February 2009, pp. 22-25
Description
Discusses impact of being victim of a traumatic event and how post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can last a very long time.
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Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Documentary looks at treatment centre in St. Albert, Albert, the despair of addiction as well as the strength, courage and healing that takes place. Duration: 29.27.
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Power and Place in the North American West

Alternate Title
The Emil and Kathleen Sick Lecture-Book Series in Western History and Biography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard White
John M. Findlay
James P Ronda
James F. Brooks
John Lutz ... [et al.]
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Power, Culture, Economy Indigenous Australians and Mining

Alternate Title
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 30
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jon Altman
Robert Levitus
David F. Martin
Katherine Trebeck
Sarah Holcombe … [et al.]
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
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Prairie Indians and the 1918 Influenza epidemic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen Lux
Native Studies Review, vol. 8, no. 1, 1992, pp. 23-33
Description
Examines impact of epidemic and suggests high death rate was not the result of biological invasion but of poor living conditions, poor nutrition and lack of access to medical care.
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Predictors of Obesity Among Métis Children: Socio-economic, Behavioural and Cultural Factors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin J. Cooke
Piotr Wilk
Kenneth W. Paul
Shelley L. H. Gonneville
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. 4, July/August 2013, pp. e298-e303
Description
Looks at household structure and income, parental education, food insecurity, language, cultural activities and parental residential school attendance as factors predicting obesity.
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Pregnancy Prevention among American Indian Men Ages 18 to 24: The Role of Mental Health and Intention to Use Birth Control

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Rink
Kris FourStar
Jarrett Medicine Elk
Rebecca Dick
Lacey Jewett
Dionne Gesink
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue: Reproductive health programs for youth, 2012, pp. 57-75
Description
Study concludes that the best time to educate young American Indian men about pregnancies and the use of birth control is during their adolescence.
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Pregnant Teenagers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Glenn Hennessy
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 15-17
Description
Comments on decline in birth rate after the family planning clinic in Bourke, Australia which prior to this had one of the highest Aboriginal birthrates in the world.
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Premature Mortality Due to Suicide, Homicide, and Motor Vehicle Accidents in Health Service Delivery Areas: Comparison of Status Indians in British Columbia, Canada, With all Other Residents

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
F. Stephen Bridges
Julie C. Kunselman
Psychological Reports, vol. 97, no. 3, December 2005, pp. 739-749
Description
Findings indicated women's deaths from homicide and motor vehicle accidents and men's suicide rate exceeded that of all other groups.
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Preparatory Report from the Sami Parliament in Sweden/Sámediggi/Sámedigge/Saemiedigkie/Sametinget for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Ms.Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Prior to Her 2015 August visit to Sápmi and Sweden

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
India Reed Bowers
Description
Some of issues discussed are women's rights and circumstances, resource extraction, lack of legal-political structures for self-determination and Sweden's Race Biology and eugenics programs.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Rising Among Aboriginal Youths

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Christopher Webster
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 184, no. 12, September 4, 2012, pp. e647-e648
Description
Examines the inappropriate use of medically prescribed drugs by young Aboriginals.
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Presentation by Blair Paul, Membertou Reserve

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Blair Paul
Description
File contains a presentation by Blair Paul of the Membertou First Nation. Paul, a social worker from Sydney, Nova Scotia, addresses what he sees as the roots of Aboriginal social problems in Canada. In his report Paul discusses intergenerational failed policies by the government of Canada which have disenfranchised and alienated Aboriginal peoples.
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Prevalence and Severity of Intimate Partner Violence in Women Living in Eight Indigenous Regions of Mexico

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosario Valdez-Santiago
Martha Híjar
Rosalba Rojas Martínez
Leticia Ávila Burgos
María de la Luz Arenas Monreal
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 82, April 2013, p. 51–57
Description
Presents results of the study on the physical, sexual, or psychological harm of violence by a partner and the related socioeconomic and demographic variables.
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Prevalence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors Related to Household Food Security in Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noreen D. Willows
Paul Veugelers
Kim Raine
Stefan Kuhle
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, pp. 1150-1156
Description
Uses data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2. Nutrition (CCHS 2.2) to compare characteristics of off-reserve Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal households.
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Preventing Aboriginal Youth Gang Involvement in Canada: A Gendered Approach

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 8
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 3rd, 2009
Exploring the Urban Landscape
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mark Totten
Description
Examines the gendered nature of gangs, risk factors that contribute to Aboriginal gang involvement; and prevention approaches needed to help young women to leave the gang lifestyle. Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
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Preventing Dentures and Putting Aside the Fry Bread: A Systematic Review of Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Conditions for Dental Health and Obesity Interventions for Native American Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rodney C. Haring
Warren Skye
Brenda L. Battleson
Nina Wampler
Maxine Brings-Him-Back–Janis
Myra Muramoto
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 3, no. 1, August 2014, pp. 1-15
Description
Examine the findings and results of a review to identify commonalities between obesity prevention and oral health interventions relevant to Native American children, their families, and their communities.
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The Primary Cost of Drug Abuse: What Indian Youth Pay for Drugs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geraldine Loretto
Fred Beauvais
Eugene Oetting
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 2, no. 1, 1988, pp. 21-32
Description
Looks at survey results of representative youth to determine what is spent on drugs and alcohol in one year on reservations in the United States.
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A Primer on Nunavut

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Senior Judge
[Nunavut]
Description
Designed to acquaint visiting Deputy Judges with information on prevailing socio-economic conditions. 5th edition.
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