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Clear Goals and a Loving Family Help Youth Succeed

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Black
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, April 1999, p. 3

Brief profile of sixteen year old Alika LaFontaine, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, the Rotary Club Service Award for academics and the Sherwood Co-operative Service Award. All the awards attest to his commitment to academic achievement, career goals, and community service.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.23.

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Closer to Home: Child and Family Poverty in Saskatoon

Alternate Title
CUISR Monograph Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maureen Jackson
CUISR Monograph Series
A study that reveals the demographics and geography of poverty in Saskatoon and the significant disproportion of Aboriginal people living in poverty.
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Closer to Home: Local Care Improves Compliance with RSV Prophylaxis in High-Risk Infants

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosalyn J. Singleton
Dana Bruden
Lisa Brooks
Jenni DeLeon
Anna Vercelline
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 1, 2006, pp. 4-7
Argues that having community health aids administer palivizumab for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) eliminates monthly plane trips to Yukon Kuskokwin Delta Regional Hospital.
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'Closing the Gap': How Maternity Services Can Contribute to Reducing Poor Maternal Infant Health Outcomes For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Kildea
S. Kruske
L. Barclay
S. Tracy
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 3, August 6, 2010, p. article no. 1383
Reviews current services, initiatives & challenges to the delivery of safe maternity services for Aboriginal women in rural and remote areas of Australia.
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Closing the Gap In First Nations Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dominic Giroux
Policy Options, August 2012, pp. 50-53
Discusses conditions and strategies for successfully maintaining change to improve on-reserve education for Aboriginal youth.
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Closing the Gap: Prime Minister's Report 2014

Alternate Title
Closing the Gap Report 2014
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tony Abbot
Outlines the targets made by the Australian government to close the gap in life expectancy, early childhood health, education, and employment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
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Clues to the Causes of Glue Ear

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sharron Hall
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 5, September/October 2007, pp. 4-5
Investigates the causes, treatments and possible preventions of otitis media with effusion (glue ear) which affects hearing and language development.
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Cluster Suicide in American Indian Adolescents

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald W. Bechtold
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 1, no. 3, March 1988, pp. 26-35
Looks at characteristics of adolescent suicide, patterns of suicide, and intervention strategies during a suicide cluster.
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Co-location of a Government Child Welfare Unit in a Traditional Aboriginal Agency: A Way Forward in Working in Aboriginal Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Kreitzer
Jean Lafrance
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 34-44
Discusses family enhancement approaches that combine traditional worldviews and western theories of child and family practice, and the benefits for workers, families, and Aboriginal communities.
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Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety Toolkit

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Abridged Casebook: Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety
Activity Book 1: Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety
Activity Book 2: Coast Salish Laws Relating to Child and Caregiver Nurturance and Safety
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Asch
Tara Williamson
Leslie-Ann Paige
Resources are designed for professionals working with Salish nations, families, caregivers, youth, and communities.
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Collaborating to Improve Child and Youth Mental Health in Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Fraser
Rémy Rouillard
Lucie Nadeau
Léna D'Ostie Racine
Raymond Mickpegak
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, Inuit Health, 2016, pp. 23-41
Looks at various collaborative care models and interviews administrators, clinicians, and Inuit families about expectations for mental health services and care.
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A Collaborative and Trauma-Informed Practice Model for Urban Indian Child Welfare

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy M. Lucero
Marian Bussey
Child Welfare, vol. 91, no. 3, Services for Native Children and Families in North America, May/June 2012, pp. 89-112
Comments on a model which encompasses both systemic and direct practice efforts that assist families facing multiple challenges in creating a stable family life.
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Combining First Nations Research Methods with a World Health Organization Guide to Understand Low Childhood Immunisation Coverage in Children in Tamworth, Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Thomas
Natalie Allan
Paula Taylor
Carla McGrady
Kasia Bolsewicz ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, 2021, pp. 1-21

Looks at the cause of and ways to address the low immunization rates in Indigenous communities in Australia.  

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Comic Book Study: Darkness Calls: English 120-130

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Campbell
Extensive and detailed teacher's guide to accompany a graphic novel aimed at suicide prevention in youth and young adults. The comic book is produced by the Healthy Aboriginal Network.
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Commentary: Indigenous Health Special Issue

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lily Tonmyr
Cindy Blackstock
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 135-144
Discusses research in Indigenous studies using three themes: worldview and ethics, culturally based research methods and researching both the sources and symptoms of disadvantage.
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Commentary: Knowledge Mobilization in the Real World - Seeking Wisdom

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Lafrance
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 1, 2009, pp. 80-88
Discusses the need to address underlying causes of child welfare cases and physical neglect such as poverty, alcohol or substance abuse, emotional disorders and inadequate social support systems.
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Commission Process Opportunity to Move Ahead

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, May 30, 2008, p. A9
Canada's Truth and Reconcilation Commission will focus on the suffering by First Nations and Metis children while at residential schools.
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Community and Child Health Services, W.A.

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gabby Willaway
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, June 1982, pp. 34-38
Describes duties of the Aboriginal health coordinator for Community and Child Health Services including advising the director what Aboriginal communities' health needs and priorities are.
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Community-Based Child Welfare for Aboriginal Children: Supporting Resilience Through Structural Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Nico Trocmé
Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, no. 24, March 2005, pp. 12-33

Identifies the conditions that support First Nations child and family service agencies to implement community-based responses to child maltreatment that honour the strength, wisdom and resiliency embedded in indigenous ways of knowing and being.

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A Community-Based Evaluation of a Culturally Grounded, American Indian After-School Prevention Program: The Value of Practitioner-Researcher Collaboration

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brooke de Heer
Jade K. Heffern
Julianna S. Cheney
Aaron Secakuku
Julie Baldwin
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 27, no. 1, 2020, pp. 1-20
Uses results of parent/caregivers satisfaction interviews and surveys to evaluate the Pathways Youth Program, which integrates culturally appropriate approaches to teaching about health and wellness.
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Community-Based Participatory Research With Aboriginal Children and Their Communities: Research Principles, Practice and the Social Determinants of Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lola Baydala
Lia Ruttan
Jill Starkes
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope For Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [82]-94
Comments on areas for improvement in Canada's performance on Aboriginal child health and wellness focusing on CBPR as a meaningful and equitable research methodology.
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Community-Based Surveillance and Case Management for Suicide Prevention: An American Indian Tribally Initiated System.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary F. Cwik
Allison Barlow
Novalene Goklish
Francene Larzelere-Hinton
Lauren Tingey ... [et al.]
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, June 2014, pp. e18-e23
Overview of system developed by the White Mountain Apache Tribe with assistance from John Hopkins Center for American Indian Health.
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Community Influences on the Mental Health of First Nations Children in Canada

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Dafna Kohen
Lisa Oliver
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 8

Uses findings from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey and census data to investigate the effect of socio-economic characteristics and features of neighbourhood organization. Chapter from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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The Community within the Child: Integration of Indigenous Knowledge into First Nations Childcare Process and Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Maureen Simpkins
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer-Autumn, 2004, pp. 480-498
Presents the results of a study which examined how exposure to Indigenous Knowledge in early childhood influenced both individuals and the community as whole.
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Comparison of the Dietary Intakes of Two Different Groups of Children (Grades 4 to 6) Before and After the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Michelle Jimenez
Olivier Receveur
Mary Trifonopoulos
Harriet Kuhnlein
Gilles Paradis
Ann C. Macaulay
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 103, no. 9, September 2003, pp. 1191-1194
Survey findings indicated a marked increase in the intake of beverages with white-sugar; overall food intake is a complex matter, but the need for more nutrition education about newly available food items is evident.
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Complex Poverty and Home-Grown Solutions in Two Prairie Cities

Alternate Title
Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voices From the Prairies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jim Silver
Looks at ways to move towards the goal of eliminating spatially concentrated racialized poverty in Prairie cities. Chapter 11 from Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voices From the Prairies edited by S. McKay, D. Fuchs, I. Brown.
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