Well-being

Discusses model based on client-centered care and a multi-pillard approach combining health promotion and disease prevention.

Study sample consisted of 340 individuals, including respondents to questionnaires, participants in focus groups, and interviewees. Purpose was to gather information for use in developing appropriate programming.

Looks at the brief history of the institution as a precursor to a system of enhanced future treatment facilities.

Explains the need for a theatre where youth could tell their stories and develop their skills and how this became a reality with the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company.

Looks at the executive director of a youth centre and the role he has played in changing the lives of many youth. Article located by scrolling to page 7.

Discusses the impact of contaminants and provides lists of strategies for service providers.

Health and Rehabilitation Sciences thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Western Ontario, 2014.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2003.

Purpose of guide is to support communities in the development of effective resources for suicide prevention.

Brief introduction to journal issue highlights two of the main articles on gifted children and stressed children.

Editorial discussing the urgent need for reconciliation in the field of child welfare.

Conclusions indicate that Aboriginal youth require culturally specific tobacco control strategies in order to achieve the best possible outcome.

Summarizes presentations made at a five day forum in which youth from 62 northern communities shared lived experiences and issues affecting their lives.

Study, based on children 9-12 years of age, reveals three themes: financial future, environmental change, and relations with family and nature.

Child and Youth Advocate for Alberta reports on seven suicides which took place in 2013-2014. Each individual was either involved with Child Intervention Services at the time of their death, or had been within the previous two years. Includes 12 recommendations for improvements to provincial services and programs.

Analysis of calls from Kids Help Line (KHL) reveals different levels of issues compared with non-Indigenous Australians.

Discusses the development of the Network which seeks to enhance child and family services with Indigenous knowledge and values.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Southern Cross University, 2008.

Produced as result of workshops held during the Front Line Voices: Manitobans Working Together to End Child Sexual Exploitation summit. Recommendations and plans of action grouped into four themes: legislation and law enforcement, continuum of services, breaking the silence, and child, youth, family and community empowerment.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2008.

Cultural and Educational Policy Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Loyola University Chicago, 2010.

Discusses prevention strategies for communities, schools, youth/families and addictions as a contributing factor, as well as culturally appropriate practices for dealing with the problem.

Research findings indicate that children who are raised in and aware of their peoples' traditional culture have a greater probability of school success.

Speaker describes process of building and applying the model which guides the Nenan Dane ẕaa Deh Zona Family Services Society in its attempts to see that children are not removed from their families and sent into care. The Society operates in the Peace River area of British Columbia. Duration: 24:46.

Uses data from the Nunanvut Child Health Survey to assess household and nutritional characteristics, as well as reliance on traditional foods.

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2009.

Survey of 262 schoolchildren from grades 6-12 indicated that traditional food consumption levels varied between communities and was related to contaminant concerns.

Results indicate that traditional food (TF) intake has a disproportionate positive impact on the overall nutritional total.

Compares mainstream and Lakota medical practices.

Results indicated mother's association with traditional values improved school outcomes for her children, while the father's association had no appreciable effect.

Discusses the exploitive circumstances of recruitment and how these methods fall within the definition of "trafficking in persons" under Canadian criminal law.

Discusses social issues specific to child welfare decisions regarding Aboriginal children & communities, and the need to strengthen Aboriginal cultural identity.

Discusses each component from a Canada-wide, British Columbia, and First Nations perspective.

Describes the Manitoba First Nation Strengthening Families Maternal Child Health Project which involved national, regional and community-level activities.

"Examines the cultural basis of social support offered by grandmothers in issues of substitute parenting."

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2009.

Looks at the effects of processes and institutions on two cases of transitional justice in democracies through the attempt to remove cultural influences on children and community by isolation from ethnic groups.

Search of literature published between 2010 and 2016 which focused on either Alberta or Canada produced 44 results. Results are arranged under the headings interconnected worldview, development of legal traditions, positive individual and collective identity, and self-determination.

Study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) conducted on a Northern Plains reservation found a correlation between test results and prevalence of behavioural problems and substance use, but did not seem to affect academic performance.

Reviews existing research of alcohol and illicit drug treatments and looks at two integrated treatment programs for Aboriginal women, New Choices and Sheway.

Examines human rights theories to see if a human rights framework can be used to correct differences in health, education and social services provided to Aboriginal communities.

Discusses importance of physical activitiy to culture and the historical efforts of sport organizations and federal legislation to exclude First Nations People from sport participation.

Findings revealed that while positive trends were evident, most subjects considered themselves obese which could have negative psychological impacts.

Compendium, covering both criminal and civil cases, is designed to assist tribal judicial officers and legislators in understanding how some tribal governments have dealt with legal issues surrounding domestic violence cases.

Professional Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2011.