Well-being

Health Sciences Thesis (M.S.)--University of Lethbridge, 2009.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--California State University, Long Beach, 1997.

Discussion of how narratives of frontline child protection social workers with Cree First Nation worldviews and Western perspectives can be used to help improve child welfare services.

Human Development Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Fielding Institute, 1997.

Focuses on seniors' perspectives.

Findings indicate that native Hawaiian drug prevention strategies should originate in culturally significant community locations and incorporate multi generational teaching and learning.

Discusses the effectiveness of the RFL questionnaire in assessing youth suicide risk and as a tool for addressing the gap between European therapies and traditional healing.

Authors examine the Lōkahi Wheel’s potential as a culturally sensitive tool for use with families engaged in non-voluntary involvement with Hawai’i’s child welfare system.

Discusses use of the study by First Nations child welfare agencies to identify ways of making the agencies more useful to First Nations decision-makers.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.

Report divided into two parts: Part one: Voices of Front-line AECD (Aboriginal Early Childhood Development) Workers in BC; Part 2: Communities Working Together for a Common Goal: Integration and Coordination of AECD Programs .

Argues that failure to recognize the importance of culture and traditions in matters of child custody has resulted in the racism in child welfare law.

Discusses successful programs and practices used to enhance victims services in the United States.

Study attempts to calculate the lifetime occurrences of potentially traumatic events (PTDs) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and evaluate the relationship between them and sociodemographic factors.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1995.

Discusses issues of human rights abuse towards Aboriginal women and children, and describes how various policies and practices have had a negative impact on many lives.

Discusses a national action plan to address gaps in current policies, programs and services to stop violence against Indigenous women and girls and to fulfil Canada’s international human rights obligations.

Findings indicate that there was a dramatic reduction in the probability of violence when risk was offset with protective factors.

Looks at data gathered from children, youth, caregivers, and other stakeholders regarding involvement with the child welfare system and identifies issues that are contributing to the over-representation of Aboriginal young people in the system. Presents 8 recommendation to improve outcomes.

Includes comprehensive literature review and results from engagement process which involved seven participant groups, key informant interviews and 24 focus groups. Five themes emerged: programs and services (family centered), honouring youth (child centered), capacity building (community centered/stewardship), practice approach (guardianship), and systemic factors (all functions).

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Victoria, 2012.

Excerpt from: The Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development.

City Planning Thesis (M.C.P.)--University of Manitoba, 2005.

Highlights the presentations of Indigenous youth sharing their stories and knowledge on life challenges.

Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2006.

Looks at the plan of care structure, what is important to the child, and the importance of a good relationship with the worker.

Study of 56 Indigenous youth uses focus groups and a strengths based perspective to understand what gives them hope and how they demonstrate this hope to others in their community.

Chronicles development and discusses key features of the initiative.

Studies the particular Indigenous research method of self-location to better comprehend violence prevention.

Briefly describes the program which informs remote Aboriginal Australian communities on the benefits of childhood immunization programs.

Looks at a description of moral courage in child protection, the authors experiences in the child welfare field, and stories of the uplifting effects on children when moral courage is displayed.

Statistics from various sources gathered to assist tribes in developing public health programs and priorities.

Poster of close-up of a sleeping Aboriginal baby. Subtitle: Preserve the land for all children and love it...Anishinabe.

Pasifika youth (aged 18-25) are interviewed in focus groups in which they express their distress about the diminishing presence of Indigenous language use and preservation, article notes that there is no comprehensive language policy to preserve these languages and that losing them has profound negative effects for the youth of culturally marginalized communities.

Disaggregated data from the 2020 Indigenous Futures Survey regarding identity, health and wellbeing, culture and community, and visibility, justice and dismantling racism.

Discusses Indigenous family structures, factors unique to Indigenous children, contemporary examples, challenges faced by parents, and models of practice.

Documentary about a landmark discrimination case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada against Indian and Northern Affairs Development Canada in 2007 about the treatment of First Nations children. Duration: 2:42:53.

Looks at socio-historical conditioned challenges confronting Aboriginal fathers.

Found photo novella technique to be a useful method when trying to gain insight into youth's stories and perspectives.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2014.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--James Cook University, 2004.

Article presents the evolution in a baby's recommended nutritional needs as they progress through various developmental stages.

Study uses electronic medical records data to compare the weight status of Nuuk children beginning school with that of the rest of Greenland children born in 2011. An analysis of body mass index (BMI) data indicated a higher rate of obesity in the general population of children than in those living in Nuuk.

Overview of the International Journal of Indigenous Health and First Nations Health Authority's co-produced special thematic issue featuring research articles about First Nations and Indigenous community health and wellness.

Editorial introduction to issue 13:1 "A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities"

Argues more emphasis should be placed on deferring childbearing to decrease child poverty and welfare dependency.

Psychology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2012.