Well-being

Reviews the case numbers of various STDs/STIs among American Indian/Alaska Native youth and how media messaging seems to be concentrated on HIV/AIDS.

Argues that a unique combination of factors may be contributing to this infection pattern.

Outlines key findings and recommendations from analysis conducted with stakeholders concerning school health nutrition (SHN) and HIV activities.

Analysis of a 2006 RCMP discussion report on poverty in Aboriginal communities argues that to improve the situation education, skills training, and employment are needed.

Applied Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2007.

Gender Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2015.

Discusses the social disparity factors that contribute to poorer health outcomes for Indigenous Australian children.

Study of policies and programs for children 12 to 18 in out of home care includes: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Child Placement Principle, cultural support plans, aboriginal self-determination through Aboriginal Community controlled organizations, family group decision-making, four programs within a therapeutic care model, and mentoring through the Panyappi Program.

Language and Literacy Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2010.

Drawing on the Language Shift and Retention Project, article explores the personal, familial, and academic costs of Indigenous language loss.

Looks at three campaigns run by the Caring Society that seek to get equity in education, services and child welfare funding for First Nations.

Fact sheet looks at influences on health outcomes for Aboriginal children and youth and improved child welfare.

Discussion on the over representation of Aboriginal children in the care of child welfare. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 15.

Discusses why reconciliation in child welfare is needed, what reconciliation can mean in the context of child welfare, and identifies key values to guide reconciliation in child welfare.

Bibliography with a concentration on developing practices which meet the needs of Aboriginal children, parents, and communities. Each source is accompanied by a brief description of concept and content.

Submission to Standing Committee on the Status of Women.

Chapter 3 from: Putting a Human Face on Child Welfare: Voices from the Prairies edited by Ivan Brown, Ferzana Chaze, Don Fuchs, Jean Lafrance, Sharon McKay and Shelley Thomas Prokop.

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

Speaker talks about need for continued advocacy for First Nations children's right to the same level of services as other Canadian children and the human rights complaint against the Federal government. Duration: 55:04.

Discusses how Indigenous authors narrate personal experiences to document the removal of Aboriginal children from their parents.

Overview of program started by Vancouver Parks Board in partnership with the Vancouver Native Health Society and Board of Education to promote physical activity.

Report provides a survey of programs and compensation packages established though out Canada to provide compensation to individuals who suffered from institutional child abuse.

Results indicate that community-centered approaches are promising in reducing health disparities for Alaska Native children.

Examines the practice of placing Aboriginal children with non-Aboriginal families and argues that this is part of a long-term policy of assimilation.

Describes the First Nations Partnership Program (FNPP) conceived after a request was made by the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (Saskatchewan) to develop an early childhood care and development program.

Sample consisted of 130 programs or services in 30 communities. Covered educational disabilities as well as physical.

Comments on the role dietitians play in helping communities to improve their knowledge of nutrition and to understand how to make healthy food choices that promote good health.

Discussion on the development of a post secondary program in Recreation and Tourism Leadship, specifically designed for Aboriginal youth in central Alberta.

Links to a video that describes the programming which creates opportunities for families to participate in ceremonial and land-based ways of knowing and healing. Rekindling the Sacred Fire... Duration: 21:19

Park, Recreation, and Tourism Resources Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2001.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 2004.

Study discusses reasons why youth are resisting use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs in their communities.

Examines issues relating to Indigenous perspectives on child and youth mental health.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Johns Hopkins University, 2003.

Analysis of multi chemical exposure among adolescent girls suggests that the attainment of the first menstrual period may be sensitive to relatively low levels of lead and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) congeners.

Study involved 207 students recruited from two secondary schools located in the Innu communities of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean and Côte Nord, Quebec.

Kinesiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.

Social Welfare Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 1999.

Looks at federal and state policies, social work practices, racial and class ideologies and links to wide spread adoptions.

Describes the history of the RAATSICC in Queensland, Australia in 1991 to 2002 when it offered 41 children activity services in most remote communities.

Studies the use of marijuana by Indigenous youth in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Looks at the impact of Remote Presence Robotic Technology in expediting treatment and reducing the need for transport for Indigenous youth in remote communities.

Describes whaling practices and the need for protected areas.

Discusses attempts to balance the benefits of proactive measures with increased costs and extended hospital stays in distant locations.