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Participation in a Culturally Grounded Program Strengthens Cultural Identity, Self-Esteem, and Resilience in Urban Indigenous Adolescents

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda Hunter
Mikah Carlos
Felix B. Muniz
Velia Leybas Nuño
Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 29, no. 1, 2022, pp. [1]-21
Description
Examines the Native Spirit after-school program that focuses on Indigenous cultural values and activities to improve the health of Indigenous youth.
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Partnering to Build a Social Co-operative for Aboriginal Women Transitioning From Prison

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Harris
Jaqueline McLeod Rogers
Journal of Co-operative Studies, vol. 47, no. 1, Summer, 2014, pp. 25-38
Description
Looks at the Eagle Woman's Lodge transition house which offers educational and training opportunities for Aboriginal women who are coming out of provincial corrections facilities, federal prisons, and drug treatment centers.
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The Path to the Milky Way Leads through Los Angeles

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joy Harjo
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, Special Issue on American Indians and the Urban Experience, 1998, p. 441
Description
Poem about how the city named for angels appears naked and stripped of anything resembling the shaking of turtle shells or the songs of human voices.
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Pathways to Homelessness: Rural-Urban Migration & Housing Insecurity in Yellowknife and Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Prosperity: Voices From the Northern Governance and Economy Conference, 2013, pp. [51-55]
Description
Examines several factors behind migration of Indigenous northerners to urban centres: concentration of economic opportunities in urban centres and scarcity of housing in small northern settlements.
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Pathways to Mino Biimadiziwin in the City: A Profile of Urban Aboriginal Economic Success in Sudbury

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin FitzMaurice
Suzanne Shawbonquit
Description
Research conducted with 82 participants and involved in-depth interviews, sharing and discussion circles, and individual sharing of life stories. Criteria was household income over $40,000, not employed in the social services sector, and coming from a diversity of backgrounds. Information collected about demography, perceptions of home and community, Aboriginal cultures in the city, racism and internal discriminations, supports and challenges in professional life, economic and political relations, defining success and future aspirations.
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Patterns of Hopelessness Among American Indian Adolescents: Relationships by Levels of Acculturation and Residence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa D. LaFromboise
Karen Albright
Alex Harris
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 16, no. 1, January 2010, pp. 68-76
Description
Reports American Indians living on reservations and those who have bicultural competence have less hopelessness than those living in non-reservation areas.
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"People Try and Label Me as Someone I'm Not": The Social Ecology of Indigenous People Living with HIV, Stigma, and Discrimination in Manitoba, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta L. Woodgate
Melanie Zurba
Pauline Tennent
Carla Cochrane
Mike Payne
Javier Mignone
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 194, December 2017, pp. 17-24
Description
Based on study that looked at barriers such as access to supports and long and short-term health services.
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Perceptions and Use of Community - and School-Based Behavioral Health Services Among Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Youth and Families

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Salvador
Jessica Goodkind
Sarah Feldstein Ewing
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 3, Strength-based Approaches to Wellness in Indian Country, 2016, pp. 221-247
Description
Study looks at awareness of services and supports, privacy and confidentiality, initiation of services, importance of family and friends as supports, school support, and loss/lack of cultural practices.
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Perceptions of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia among Aboriginal Peoples in Ontario: Sudbury Community Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristen Jacklin
Wayne Warry
Melissa Blind
Description
Outlines findings from interviews, focus groups, and participant observations involving 18 individuals as well as relevant information from academic literature. Goal was to gain understanding of local community's perceptions concerning symptoms and meaning of the disease, practices relating to detection, treatment and care, and healthy aging.
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Perceptions of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia among Aboriginal Peoples in Ontario: Thunder Bay Community Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristen Jacklin
Wayne Warry
Devin Dietrich
Description
Outlines findings from interviews, focus groups, and participant observations involving 30 individuals as well as relevant information from academic literature. Goal was to gain understanding of local community's perceptions concerning symptoms and meaning of the disease, practices relating to detection, treatment and care, and healthy aging.
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Personal, Social, and Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Native American Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice L. Thompson
Venita K. Wolfe
Novaline Wilson
Marla N. Pardilla
Georgia Perez
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 25, no. 3, Supplement 1 Physical Activity in Women from Diverse Racial/Ethnic Groups, October 2003, pp. 53-60
Description
Detailed quantitative survey personal, social environmental, and physical environmental factors that influence physical activity levels.
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Perspectives and Realities

Alternate Title
Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples ; Vol. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Volume 4 of Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
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Physical Activity Experiences of Aboriginal Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tara-Leigh F. McHugh
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 7-26
Description
Surveyed eight high school students for their attitudes toward physical activity. Five themes developed: unstructured participation, relationships, expense, community support, and benefits.
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Physician Utilization and Urban Native People in Saskatoon, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James B. Waldram
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 30, no. 5, 1990, pp. 579-589
Description
Through means of a survey involving 142 Aboriginal and 84 non-Aboriginal respondents, author compared frequency and type of physician service used. Analysis showed that socio-economic rather than cultural factors influenced behaviour.
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A Piece of Me

Alternate Title
UBC Museum of Anthropology Pacific Northwest Sourcebook Series
[MOA Sourcebooks]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jamie Attig-Blankinship
Kizzy Black
Brian Charlie
Elvis Chevrefils
Francine Cunningham
Carly Dickinson
Robin R. R. Gray
Nigel Grenier ... [et al.]
Description
Catalogue to accompany exhibition of works by youth in the Native Youth and Overly Creative Minds programs. Revised edition.
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Pig Girl: An Indigenous Woman’s Perspective Through “Scriptive Things”

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lyn Trudeau
Brock Education Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Aesthetic Interventions: Implications for Social Justice Through Art and Performance , 2018, pp. 49-62
Description
Using Robin Bernstein's theory of "scriptive things" to discuss Colleen Murphy's 2013 stage production Pig Girl and its negative reaction from the Indigenous community.
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Plain Talk 12: First Nations Urban Life

Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Briefly lists some of the characteristics of the urban population and explains why accurate information is not readily available.
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Plans for Clinic Raise Fears of Privatization in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Spurgeon
British Medical Journal, vol. 328, no. 7446, April 24, 2004, p. 972
Description
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation's plans for an MRI clinic on an urban reserve in Saskatoon face opposition from radiologists and the provincial government.
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The Play-At-Home Program at Doubleview

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Augustsson
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, March 1985, pp. 13-15
Description
Nurse employed by Community Health Services in Western Australia describes her job visiting families to promote play in a child's development.
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