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Mortality in Innu communities in Labrador, 1993-2018: a cross-sectional study of causes and location of death [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
In Canada, most people prefer to die at home. However, the proportion of deaths that occur in hospital has increased over time. This study examined mortality rates and proportionate mortality in Innu communities in Labrador, and compared patterns to ...
Russell Dawe, Jack Penashue, John C. Knight, Andrea Pike, Mary Pia Benuen, Anastasia Qupee, Nathaniel J. Pollock   +6 more
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Patshitinikutau Natukunisha Tshishennuat Uitshuau (a place for Elders to spend their last days in life): a qualitative study about Innu perspectives on end-of-life care [PDF]

BMC Palliative Care
Background Indigenous palliative persons and their families often have different values, spiritual traditions, and practices from Western culture and Canadian health systems.
Russell Dawe, Jack Penashue, Mary Pia Benuen, Anastasia Qupee, Andrea Pike, Melanie van Soeren, Carolyn Sturge Sparkes, Mercy Winsor, Kristin Harris Walsh, Hiliary Hasan, Nathaniel Pollock   +10 more
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"The Land Nurtures Our Spirit": Understanding the Role of the Land in Labrador Innu Wellbeing. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
We examined Indigenous views of wellbeing, aiming to understand how the Labrador Innu view influence of land on their health. The Innu live in two First Nation communities (Sheshatshiu and Natuashish) in the subarctic portion of the province of ...
Ward LM, Hill MJ, Antane N, Chreim S, Olsen Harper A, Wells S.   +5 more
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Perfluoroalkyl acid and bisphenol-A exposure via food sources in four First Nation communities in Quebec, Canada [PDF]

Public Health Nutrition, 2023
Objective: To document perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) and bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure in four First Nation communities in northern Quebec compared with the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS Cycle 5 2016–2017) and examine the associations between dietary ...
Claudelle Dubeau, Amira Aker, Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, Pierre Ayotte, Caty Blanchette, Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh, Mélanie Lemire   +6 more
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Una autonomía étnica negociada a tres bandas: el caso de la nación innu de Québec [PDF]

Revista de Antropología Social, 2010
La autonomía regional pluriétnica o gubernamental constituye en la actualidad la reivindicación central de los pueblos autóctonos de América para recuperar sus derechos como sujeto político y acceder al control del territorio y de sus recursos.
Pablo PALENZUELA
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dogs and dog bites in Indigenous northern communities: A mixed methods study [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
IntroductionThe singular relationship developed over the years between northern Indigenous peoples and dogs has been profoundly changed through historical trauma, settlements and increased use of snowmobiles.
Laurence Daigle, Laurence Daigle, Laurence Daigle, André Ravel, Yves Rondenay, Audrey Simon, Audrey Simon, Kabimbetas Noah Mokoush, Cécile Aenishaenslin, Cécile Aenishaenslin, Cécile Aenishaenslin   +10 more
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Barriers and opportunities for improving dog bite prevention and dog management practices in northern Indigenous communities [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Globally, people living in northern Indigenous communities are at higher risk of dog bites than the rest of the population living in North America, with annual incidence ranging from 0.61 to 59.6/10,000 inhabitants.
Laurence Daigle, Laurence Daigle, Laurence Daigle, André Ravel, Francis Lévesque, Kabimbetas Noah Mokoush, Yves Rondenay, Audrey Simon, Audrey Simon, Cécile Aenishaenslin, Cécile Aenishaenslin, Cécile Aenishaenslin   +11 more
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Fostering the conduct of ethical and equitable research practices: the imperative for integrated knowledge translation in research conducted by and with indigenous community members [PDF]

Research Involvement and Engagement, 2018
Plain English summary Integrated knowledge translation is a research approach in which researchers work as partners with the people for whom the research is meant to be of use.
Janet Jull, Melody Morton-Ninomiya, Irene Compton, Annie Picard   +3 more
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Simplified left cardiac sympathetic denervation as an acute strategy for recurrent ventricular tachycardia in multimorbid patients with structural heart disease: A case series [PDF]

Heart Rhythm O2
Background: Cardiac sympathetic denervation as a treatment for drug-refractory ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) involves video-assisted thoracoscopic removal of the stellate ganglion (SG) and thoracic ganglia.
Konstantin Krieger, MD, Innu Park, MD, Thomas Kemper, MD, Christoph Lösel, MD, Beate Schädlich, MD, Raphael Spittler, MD, MSc, Maren Kirchhöfer, MD, Christina Lohrenz, MD, Stefan Meierling, MD, Boris Alexander Hoffmann, MD, BSc   +9 more
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Dystopie, Fragmentation et Filiation dans 'Aquariums' de J.D. Kurtness

Revue Nordique des Études Francophones, 2023
J.D. Kurtness stands out on the indigenous literary scene for her unique style, inspired by dystopian and apocalyptic writing. In Aquariums, the author delivers a fragmented novel of filiation, mixing the different (non-)stories of a lineage and of the ...
Jody Danard
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