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Adverse Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality According to Registered First Nations Status and First Nations Community Residence across Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gabriel D. Shapiro
Amanda J. Sheppard
Tracey Bushnik
Michael S. Kramer
Angela Mashford-Pringle ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 5-6, December 2018, pp. 692-699
Description
Used data from the 2006 Canadian Birth-Census Cohort for 13,506 pregnant First Nations women; found disparities in birth outcomes for those women living on compared to off reserve, and between those with status compared to those without.
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Adverse Health Effects of Experiencing Food Insecurity among Greenlandic School Children

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgit Niclasen
Max Petzold
Christina W. Schnohr
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20849
Description
Young boys aged 11 to 12 years of age, from lower income households, were found to have the greatest risk of food insecurity.
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Advice To the Next Generation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jose A. Kusugak
Inuktitut, no. 91, 2002, pp. 2-11
Description
Excerpts from a speech given by John Kusugak at the February 2002 NIYC Summit (National Inuit Youth Council)
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Afterword: Directions in Indigenous Resilience Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neil Andersson
Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 201-208
Description
Studies found that Aboriginal resilience was greater than they could measure under specific funding projects, but that what worked with one type of adversity, in one community, may not work well in another.
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Akwe:go Wholistic Longitudinal Study (AWLS): Phase 1: Baseline Report: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sylvia Maracle
Magda Smolewski
Celeste Hayward
Lindsay Kretschmer
Kim Anderson
Cassandra Matta
Description
Reports results from first year of twenty-year study on the impact of program designed to provide physical, mental, emotional and cultural supports to children between the ages of 7-12. Research sites were Red Lake, Timmins, Sudbury, Midland, and Niagara, Ontario. Related Material: Phase II, 2015-2017.
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Akwe:go Wholistic Longitudinal Study (AWLS): Phase II, 2015-2017

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Reports results from second phase of a twenty-year study on the impact of program designed to provide physical, mental, emotional and cultural supports to children between the ages of 7-12. Research sites were Red Lake, Timmins, Sudbury, Midland, and Niagara, Ontario. Related Material: Phase I Baseline Report: Final Report.
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Alaska Native Epidemiology Center

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Epidemiology Center
Description
Website links to health data, programs, projects, resources, and publications.
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Alaska Native Maternal and Child Health: Trends and Data

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alaska Native Epidemiology Center, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Description

Statistics on birth rates, characteristics of parents, prenatal risk and protective factors, birth outcomes and infant and child mortality.

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An Alcohol Abuse Early Intervention Approach with Mi’kmaq

Adolescents

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher J. Mushquash
M. Nancy Comeau
Sherry H. Stewart
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 17-26
Description
Describes the development and results of an intervention program, which found that students who participated in it drank less, engaged in less binge-drinking episodes, had fewer alcohol-related problems, and were more likely able to abstain from alcohol use.
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Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use Problems in American Indian Youth: Multiple and Interactive Determinants, and Their Implications

Alternate Title
National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work ; 19th, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ManSoo Yu
Description
Examines multiple potential determinants in adolescents - psychiatric disorders, positive familial, social and cultural environments. Results will aid in intervention/prevention strategies.
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Alcohol Dependence and Conduct Disorder among Navajo Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen J. Kunitz
K. Rubin Gabriel
Jerrold E. Levy
Eric Henderson
Kathleen Lampert
Joanne McCloskey
Gilbert Quintero
Scott Russel
Alan Vince
Journal of Studies on Alcohol, vol. 60, no. 2, March 1999, pp. 159-[?]
Description
Study probes the relationship between conduct disorder prior to age 15 and subsequent alcohol dependence among Navajo adults.
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Alcohol-Related Birth Effects and Aboriginal Peoples: Prevention, Identification and Intervention Services

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Description
Discusses the challenges faced by Aboriginal peoples on the issue of substance abuse by pregnant women and alcohol-related birth effects. The article also looks at ways to improve and better coordinate prevention and intervention services that address the effects of alcohol and tobacco exposure on the fetus and on young children.
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Alice Springs Child Health Unit

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kerry Kirke
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, September 1979, pp. 4-17
Description
Reports on events leading up to creation of the Alice Springs Health Unit and discusses various primary health care strategies.
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American Indian & Alaska Native Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive through Connection to Family and Cultural Identity: Toolkit

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Generations United
National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
Description
Developed with the goal of assisting non-Indigenous staff to gain cultural competency through an understanding of family and kinship systems and historical and contemporary contexts, as well as providing information on the services available for support.
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American Indian Grand Families: A Qualitative Study Conducted with Grandmothers and Grandfathers Who Provide Sole Care for Their Grandchildren

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Cross
Angelique G. Day
Lisa G. Byers
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 371-383
Description
Examines the role of American Indian grandparents who assume custodial responsibility of providing sole care for their grandchildren and the stressors and rewards of providing that care.
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Anaemia In Woorabinda

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Carseldine
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, September 1986, pp. 32-34
Description
Examines approaches taken in a campaign to ensure reduction of children suffering from anaemia.
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Animkee

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Schlonies
M'Wikwedong Youth Group
Carlos E. Sanchez-Pimienta
Jeffrey Masuda
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2019, p. [10]
Description
Links to a short video in which the narrator speaks about his experience with mainstream education and mental health institutions, and his more positive experience with culturally-based healing practices. Animkee Duration: 2:35
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