Abuse

Profiles Métis hockey player, Theo Fleury, and his new book which reveals his abuse, addictions, and fight for sobriety. Article found on page 1 and scrolling to page 31.

Comments on the child abuse crisis in Australia and the need for programs and services to end the abuse.

Public Policy Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Arkansas, 2008.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 1997.

Examines the violence that is directed towards Native Americans.

Reports how racism is damaging the province's future economic and social viability.

Comments on an action plan proposed for addressing violence against Indigenous women.

Highlights how the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) is experienced and understood by female survivors involved in the process.

Examines the depoliticization of violence against women in indigenous communities in Canada and in Scandinavia.

Looks at the ways in which Indigenous women and men are differently situated in relation to processes of self-determination.

Provides four recommendations: recognize the inherent resilience of these communities, encourage sustainable investment, understand the sources of risk, and ensure that assessment processes follow key principles.

Fictional account of a teenage northern Aboriginal girl who learns to detect and prevent signs of violence in her life. Duration: 28:00.

Social Work, Indigenous Specialization Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Victoria, 2014.

Discusses violence against Indigenous women resulting from global economic restructuring based on two cases: missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, and the death of Private Piestewa, a Hopi woman.

Based on information gathered from Grandmothers in research circles. Participants were asked about traditional practices, what was happening in their communities, and what was needed to move forward.

Comments on a community agency, WAVS, that leads the way in family violence awareness, healing intervention and prevention.

Examines the impact of colonialism on Indigenous women and children.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Social Work Practicum/Thesis (M.S.W.)--The University of Manitoba, 2000.

Booklet explains the law in general and options under the settlement agreement for survivors against their abusers and the Government of Canada.

Highlights the latest information on harm reduction principles, policies and programs in British Columbia.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2014.

Book review of: The Hated Protector by Lindsey Arkley. Review located by scrolling to page 305.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2009.

Offers some guidelines for non-First Nations therapists working with First Nations clients. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.

Data from 40 parents and 9 elders promoted holding onto cultural values, holding the family together, getting through school and getting a job.

Poem.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Gonzaga University, 1996.

Looks at a culturally-based, healing process, for understanding and recovering from a traumatic experience. Duration: 59:40.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--Carleton University, 1997.

Discusses unique health care challenges facing status and non-status seniors and recommends considerations in 4 areas; socioeconomic conditions, under use of health services, jurisdiction and elder abuse.

Examines health care utilization patterns and finds Native Hawaiian women with the highest rates of depression as well as sexual, physical, and emotional abuse.

Nursing Thesis (D.N.Sc.)--Rush University, 1993.

Argues that this population group is at greater risk of poorer health than heterosexual adolescents and is in need of targeted health and social services.

Offers an example of a client's emotional experiences of a rupture with the relationship with the therapist. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 18.

Looks at data on domestic violence and sexual violence affecting Alaska Native people of all ages and stages of life and the services provided.

Looks at possible causes of suppression of emotion in aboriginal populations.

Looks at the history of the team, the method of operation and some of the projects the SIT has been involved with since its founding in 1987.

Discussion of the epidemic of sexual violence against Native American women and the work that women are doing to bring about change for sexual assault victims.

Book review of: Hey Monias! by Stewart Dickson. Scroll down to page 167 to access the article.

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.

Looks at the history of death, massacre and violence towards Aboriginal people.

Investigation into the disappearance and murdered women on highway 16 in northern British Columbia known to the locals as the highway of tears. Duration 39:12.

Article examines the stories of four deceased Aboriginal women: Victoria Rose Paul, Loretta Saunders, Nora Bernard, and Tanya Jean Brooks. Argues policing, mental health and addiction, and socioeconomic fragility contribute to the vulnerability of Indigenous women and discusses these issues in the context of the Marshal Inquiry, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, and the national calls for reconciliation.

Discusses the significance of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's long-awaited apology to residential school survivors.

Overview of the social, economic and environmental factors that contribute to HIV-related health disparities for Native women and girls.