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How systemic racism results in poorer outcomes for First Nations, and what First Nations are doing about it: the example of kidney health [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background End-stage kidney disease continues to disproportionally impact the lives of First Nations peoples. Systemic racism is a key determinant, and manifests as differential access to determinants of health (housing, employment, access to care) and ...
Josée G. Lavoie, Lorraine McLeod, James Zacharias, Tannyce Cook, Reid Whitlock   +4 more
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Recognizing First Nations Jurisdiction and Authority over Public Health for the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority

Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé, 2023
Health outcomes for First Nations people living in community are challenged by the impacts of ongoing colonial laws, practices, and structures. First Nations control over developing community-led solutions is vital to improve overall wellbeing of First ...
Ariel Root, Natalie Hansen, Emily Paterson, Francine Pellerin, Lloyd Douglas, Janet Gordon   +5 more
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Barriers and Levers for the Implementation of OCAP™

International Indigenous Policy Journal, 2014
This article discusses the obstacles to and supports for the implementation of the First Nations Principles of OCAP™, specifically in the context of data holdings within Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and the Government of ...
First Nations Information Governance Centre
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Studies of Physical Parameters of Indigenous Artifacts. Collecting and Preserving the Relating Oral Stories

Engaged Scholar Journal, 2023
The project, supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage, was conducted by scholars from First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), University of Regina (U of R) and Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) in 2018 - 2020, in collaboration with Sturgeon ...
Arzu Sardarli, Evelyn Siegfried, Ida Swan, Tim Panas, Andrei Volodin, Leta Kingfisher , William Patterson , Sandra Timsic   +7 more
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The Vārchive Revolution: The Imperative for Indigenous Truth-Telling and Redefining Heritage Preservation

Lagoonscapes, 2023
The following article discusses Paradise Camp by Samoan-Japanese artist Yuki Kihara, curated by Professor Natalie King which is on exhibition at The Powerhouse, Sydney, Australia throughout 2023. Authors delve into the significance of Paradise Camp as
Sentance, Nathan Mudyi, Poll, Madeline, Gissell, Tammi   +2 more
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Tobacco Smoking Among First Nations Youth Living on Reserve and in Northern Communities: A Mixed Methods Study

International Indigenous Policy Journal, 2020
The prevalence of tobacco smoking among First Nations youth living on reserve and in Northern communities is significantly higher than off-reserve Indigenous youth in Southern communities and non-Indigenous youth, although the majority do not smoke ...
Laura Wright, Colleen A. Dell, First Nations Information Governance Centre   +2 more
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Advancing Indigenous Research Sovereignty: Public Administration Trends and the Opportunity for Meaningful Conversations in Canadian Research Governance

International Indigenous Policy Journal, 2020
Federally funded research in Canada is of significant scope and scale. The implications of research in the colonial project has resulted in a fraught relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Western research.
Keith J. Williams, Umar Umangay, Suzanne Brant   +2 more
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Summary findings from Tracks surveys implemented by First Nations in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, 2018–2020

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2022
Background: The Public Health Agency of Canada’s integrated bio-behavioural surveillance system—Tracks surveys—assesses the burden of HIV, hepatitis C and associated risks in key populations in Canada.
Kathleen Lydon-Hassen, Leigh Jonah, Lisa Mayotte, Ashley Hrabowy, Bonny Graham, Beverley Missens, Amanda Nelson, Mustafa Andkhoie, Deana Nahachewsky, Dharma Teja Yalamanchili, Sabyasachi Gupta, Nnamdi Ndubuka, Ibrahim Khan, Wadieh Yacoub, Maggie Bryson, Dana Paquette   +15 more
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Our People, Our Health: Envisioning Better Primary Healthcare in Manitoba First Nation Communities

International Indigenous Policy Journal, 2021
Recognizing the right of self-determination of Indigenous Peoples is essential to improving the state of community-based primary healthcare of First Nations in Canada.
Grace Kyoon-Achan, Wanda Phillips-Beck, Kathi Avery Kinew, Josée G. Lavoie, Stephanie Sinclair, Alan Katz   +5 more
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The Colonial Project of Gender (and Everything Else)

Genealogy, 2021
The gender binary, like many colonial acts, remains trapped within socio-religious ideals of colonisation that then frame ongoing relationships and restrict the existence of Indigenous peoples.
Sandy O’Sullivan
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