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Healing Words

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Healing Words, vol. 3, no. 2, Winter, 2001
Description
Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, interviews, poems and various articles, including Aboriginal Women: No Rights to Land or Children by Mabel Nipshank.
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Health and Well-Being for Métis Women in Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith G Bartlett
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. Supplement 1, Aboriginal Health Research and Policy: First Nations-University Collaboration in Manitoba, January/February 2005, pp. S22-S27
Description
Survey found that perceptions of health centred around physical issues, while well-being was a more holistic concept.
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Health Eating in Urban Aboriginal Households May Be Promoted Through Cooking Workshops and By Recognising the Importance of Women's Work, Shared Meals, Time and Cost Management

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Nelson
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, vol. 58, no. 1, Indigenous Health, Well-Being, Social and Economic Inclusion-Closing the Gaps, February 2011, pp. 54-57
Description
Provides a synopsis and commentary of Family Food Work: Lessons Learned From Urban Aboriginal Women About Nutrition Promotion by W. Foley published in Australian Journal of Primary Health, 16, 268-274.
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The Health of Cree, Inuit and Southern Quebec Women: Similarities and Differences

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudette Lavallée
Chantal Bourgault
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 91, no. 3, May/June 2000, pp. 212-217
Description
Research review findings include, higher proportion of young women in north; Aboriginal women had more responsibilities than other women; higher smoking rates among Inuit women; lower cholesterol, higher blood glucose among Cree women.
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Healthy Moms, Babies, and Children: Improving the Health of Aboriginal Populations in Canada

Alternate Title
Recent Promising Practices to Improve the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal Women and Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah A. McNeil
Shivani Rikhy
Amy Johnston
Jodi Siever
Suzanne Tough ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at promising practices for achieving better maternal, reproductive, newborn and child health. From two sources: Recent Promising Practices to Improve the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal Women and Children Call to Action. In Healthy Moms Babies and Children: Improving the Health of Aboriginal Populations in Canada.
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Hearing about the Realities of Intimate Partner Violence in the Northwest Territories from Frontline Service Providers: Final Report

Alternate Title
Northwest Territories Research Project Report for Territorial Stakeholders: Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Report for Territorial Stakeholders
Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Heather Fikowski
Description
Study focused on identifying the needs of women, gaps and associated challenges in service provision, and strategies for developing non-violent communities. It took place over the course of five years and involved individual interviews and focus groups with RCMP, community health nurses, shelter and victim services workers, counsellors and social workers.
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The Heart of One-ness: The Art of Christi Belcourt

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Author/Creator
Joyce Green
Canadian Dimension, vol. 38, no. 6, Nov/Dec 2004, pp. 31-32
Description
Overview of the Métis artists' uses of flowers and beads in her designs to represent identity, diversity, fluidity and authenticity.
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Heeding the Voice of Native Women: Toward an Ethnic of Decolonization

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carrie A. Martell
Sarah Deer
North Dakota Law Review, vol. 81, no. 4, Fall, 2005, pp. 807-822
Description
Exploration of whether Carol Gilligan's discussion of the role of gender in the legal field, In a Different Voice, also applies to Aboriginal women in relation to modern tribal courts.
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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.
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Highlighting Successful Atlantic Indigenous Businesses

Alternate Title
The Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fred Bergman
Description
Study comprised of an online survey and interviews with businesses, government officials, including Economic Development Officers, and organizations that provided financial support. Five main obstacles were identified: economic conditions, high cost of doing business, access to equity or capital, high cost of borrowing, and restrictive government policies.
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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.
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Highway to Healing Drives Native Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Thompson
Herizons, vol. 18, no. 3, Winter, 2005, p. 8
Description
Reports on the Native Women's Association of Canada launch of Sisters in Spirit campaign to fight violence against women.
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Highway to the Valley

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle La Flamme
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 151, Summer, 2012, pp. 55-59
Description
Discusses actors' perspectives on the play The Rez Sisters. The performance at the University of the Fraser Valley reunited the cast from a production staged in 2000.
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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.
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HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal Women in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Judith Ship
Laura Norton
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, Women and HIV/AIDS, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. 25-31
Description
Notes the high rate of new HIV cases and discusses the contributing factors.
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