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| Fall greetings to each and all! We have entered the migrating season and all throughout the skies are the songs and voices of chattering geese on their yearly journey south. Here in northern British Columbia, the fall has brought some reprieve from the devastating forest fires of the summer, however First Nations peoples and communities continue to be displaced as a result of the fires. Our changing climate and the ensuing health implications for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and communities has become front and center as a determinant of health. At the NCCAH, we continue to work to disseminate evidence-based resources on Indigenous determinants of health, including reports, factsheets webinars and podcasts. Most recently, we have shared our knowledge products either through exhibition booths or presentations at the Canadian Institutes for Public Health Inspector's (CIPHI) Annual Education Conference (Saskatoon, SK, September 16-19, 2018); the 3rd Annual Health Policy Conference: Exploring the challenges and successes in health policy-making, services delivery, and care for vulnerable populations in Ontario and Canada (Toronto, ON, September 19, 2018); the Canadian Medical Health Association's National Conference: Ahead by a Century (Montreal, QC, October 22-24, 2018); the Outdoor Play & Early Learning Policy Research Invitational Symposium (Toronto, ON, October 24-26, 2018); the 8th Annual First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) National Conference (November 5-7, 2018, Banff, AB); and the Northern BC Research and Quality Conference: Engaging Partners in Healthcare Improvement (Prince George, BC November, 6-8, 2018). We will be attending other events over the course of the fall including the Canadian Society for International Health's (CSIH) 24th Canadian Conference on Global Health (Toronto, ON, November 19-21, 2018); and Les Journées annuelles de santé publique (JASP) (December 4-5, 2018, Montreal, QC). Marking the ten year anniversary since the death of Brian Sinclair, Drs. Mary Jane Logan McCallum and Adele Perry presented in the webinar Structures of Indifference: An Indigenous Life and Death in a Canadian City, on September 21, 2018. This webinar was co-hosted by the NCCAH and the National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHP). Our next webinar, taking place on December 4, 2108, Separate Beds: A History of Indian Hospitals in Canada, 1920s - 1980s, will be presented by Dr. Maureen Lux. This will be co-hosted with the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID). Our latest podcast, Indigenous Research Fireside Chat: A Conversation on Governance and Indigenous Research, including guests Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Bonnie Healy, is now on-line. Stay tuned for more podcasts from our "Voices from the Field" series. In closing, I would like to acknowledge our thousands of Twitter followers! Please continue to enjoy and share our knowledge resources with your community and networks, and if you have not already done so, join us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Vimeo, YouTube, SoundCloud, Pinterest, or ISSUU to participate in updates as they happen! Be sure to visit our website or subscribe to our mailing list to receive notifications of newly released NCCAH resources, upcoming webinars and our regular quarterly newsletters. If you are interested in knowing about any of our publications, please see our Resources Booklet. On behalf of all the staff at the NCCAH, I hope you enjoyed the beauty of the autumn months. Meegwetch Margo Greenwood, Academic Leader
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The Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework Supporting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and families is one of the pillars of the work at the NCCAH. As such, we are pleased to see the September 17, 2018 release of the federal government's Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework, which sets out a shared vision for providing high-quality, culturally-rooted, language-based, accessible, and affordable early learning and child care programs in Indigenous communities. Read the web story |
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NCCAH partners on a SSHRC/CIHR five-year initiative We are very pleased to be a partner on the five year Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) initiative, Cultural Agility in Northern BC's Healthcare System: Increasing Indigenous Employment Participation and Responsiveness to Indigenous Well-being. This grant was launched October 1, 2018 at the Two Rivers Gallery in Prince George, BC. Read the web story |
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| Attended Events |
Upcoming Events |
| CIPHI National AEC Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, September 16-19, 2018. Conference web site link
3rd Annual Health Policy Conference Toronto, Ontario, September 19, 2018.
Conference web site link
Canadian Medical Health Association National Conference: Ahead by a Century Montreal, Quebec, October 22-24, 2018.
Conference web site link
Outdoor Play & Early Learning Policy Research Invitational Symposium Toronto, Ontario, October 24-26, 2018.
Symposium web site link
8th Annual FNHMA National Conference Banff, Alberta, November 5-7, 2018.
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Northern BC Research and Quality Conference Prince George, British Columbia,
November 6-8, 2018.
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Canadian Society for International Health's (CSIH) 24th Canadian Conference on Global Health Toronto, Ontario, November 19-21, 2018. Conference web site link
Les Journées annuelles de santé publique (JASP) Montreal, Quebec, December 4-5, 2018.
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Separate Beds: A History of Indian Hospitals in Canada, 1920s - 1980s A NCCAH and NCCID webinar, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 - 11:00-12:30 PST / 2:00-3:30 EST
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Please visit the online NCCAH calendar of events, which highlights conferences, workshops, and other events of interest in the field of Indigenous Health including regional, national and global listings. Send us an email to [email protected] with "Calendar Submission" in the subject line if you have an event you would like added to our calendar. |
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| New NCCAH Resources |
Voices from the Field - Episode 08 - Indigenous Research Fireside Chat: A Conversation on Governance and Indigenous Research This episode focuses on an Indigenous Research Fireside Chat: A Conversation on Governance and Indigenous Research with guests Dr. Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Bonnie Healy. This conversation was hosted by the Office of Indigenous Affairs at the University of Winnipeg in partnership with the First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba. It took place on April 11th, 2018 at the University of Winnipeg. Listen to the podcast |
Voices from the Field - Episode 08 - Indigenous Research Fireside Chat: A Conversation on Governance and Indigenous Research |
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Indigenous Peoples in Canada In 2015, the United Nations released a new 15-year agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Unlike its predecessor, the Millennium Development Goals Agenda, which focused on eradicating hunger and poverty in only the poorest countries, the SDGs Agenda aims to eradicate poverty in all its forms everywhere, while also addressing the global challenge of sustainable development. This report provides a brief history of the SDGs and an overview of Indigenous peoples in Canada. It then assesses the current state of progress on the SDG targets for Indigenous peoples in Canada and suggests ways that the SDG agenda can be used to improve Indigenous peoples' socio-economic and health outcomes. Read the report and web story |
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Indigenous Peoples in Canada |
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Addressing the challenge of latent tuberculosis infection among Indigenous peoples in Canada This paper provides a review of the literature on the prevalence and treatment of LTBI among Indigenous populations in Canada. It begins by providing a brief history of TB as experienced by Indigenous peoples, including an overview of the factors that increase their vulnerability to the disease and the current policies and practices in place to control and eliminate TB in Canada. It then describes the prevalence of LTBI, the effectiveness of treatment interventions, and the barriers to effective treatment in this population. The paper concludes by identifying some promising strategies for overcoming some of these barriers. Read the report and web story |
Addressing the challenge of latent tuberculosis infection among Indigenous peoples in Canada |
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Overcoming barriers to culturally safe and appropriate dementia care services and supports for Indigenous peoples in Canada This paper aims to identify the challenges and burdens Indigenous people in Canada face in accessing culturally safe and appropriate dementia care services and supports, and suggests ways of overcoming these challenges. It begins by providing an overview of the general challenges Indigenous seniors face in accessing health services, then summarizes the literature on Indigenous perspectives of aging well and caring for loved ones with dementia, as understanding these perspectives is essential for developing programs and services that are responsive to their needs. Key elements of a culturally safe framework for dementia care for Indigenous communities and examples of innovative dementia care services for Indigenous peoples concludes the paper. Read the report and web story |
Overcoming barriers to culturally safe and appropriate dementia care services and supports for Indigenous peoples in Canada |
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| Request NCCAH Knowledge Resources |
| Did you know you can request NCCAH publications free of charge? Send your request to us by filling out the "Request this Publication" form found at the bottom of each online publication page, indicate how many copies you'd like, a note about how you will utilize the resource, your name and mailing address. We will do our best to accommodate your request based on our current available printed inventory. If you have multiple publication requests, please use the "Publication Request" text link found in the top right hand corner of the NCCAH web site. Do you have a particular NCCAH publication that you or your organization found to be an excellent resource? If so, we would appreciate you letting us know what it was and how you found it useful, by filling out the "Publication Feedback" form. We welcome your feedback. All NCCAH materials can be reproduced in whole or in part with appropriate attribution and citation. These materials are to be used solely for non-commercial purposes. To measure the impact of these materials, we would appreciate your informing us of their use by filling out the "Publication Use Notification" form, including information about whether you distributed the resource to others, quoted it or cited it. |
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| How to use the ISSUU reader and request NCCAH publications |
| The NCCAH responsive web site utilizes a customized responsive PDF reader from the digital content platform ISSUU. Web site visitors can now read, search within, download, and easily share NCCAH knowledge resources without leaving the web site. We have created an overview document to explain the different ISSUU reader tools and provide instructions on how to order single or multiple publications from the NCCAH web site. Read the instructions | View ISSUU on the NCCAH Facebook page |
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| Online Resources |
| In support of creating a health community focused on knowledge synthesis, transfer and exchange we have chosen a sampling of current online resources to share. Please note the links provided in the NCCAH newsletters are for general interest only and do not indicate an endorsement. The views expressed in the linked resources do not necessarily represent the views of the NCCAH or our funder the Public Health Agency of Canada. Send us an email to [email protected] with "Online Resource" in the subject line if you have an online resource you would like added to our next newsletter. |
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Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Cities: Lessons from Critical Praxis-Oriented Research edited by F. Klodawsky, J. Siltanen, C. Andrew |
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by B. Joseph |
Structures of Indifference: An Indigenous Life and Death in a Canadian City by M. Logan McCallum and A. Perry |
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Upstream Medicine: Doctors for a Healthy Society edited by A. Bresnahan, M. Brindamour, C. Charles and R. Meili |
Separate Beds: A History of Indian Hospitals in Canada, 1920s-1980s by M. Lux |
Canadian Geographic: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada |
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International Journal of Qualitative Methods - Thinking and Researching Relationally: Enacting Decolonizing Methodologies with an Indigenous Early Childhood Program in Canada by A. Gerlach |
International Indigenous Policy Journal (IIPJ), Vol. 9, Issue 4, 2018 |
Health Policy, Vol. 122, Issue 8 - Socioeconomic inequalities in health among Indigenous peoples living off-reserve in Canada: Trends and determinants |
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Cultural Survival Quarterly - Sustaining Our Lands and Lifeways, Vol. 42, Issue 3, September 2018 |
The Northern Review, No. 48, 2018 |
Indigenous Mentorship Network of the Pacific Northwest (IMN-PN) Newsletter, November 2018 |
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Caring Society Newsletter, Fall 2018 |
National Aboriginal Diabetes Association (NADA) Newsletter, November 2018 |
GlobalChild Newsletters 2018 |
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Lowitja Institute - Changing the Narrative in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research: Four Cooperative Research Centres and the Lowitja Institute: The story so far |
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) - A Common Vision for increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary living in Canada: Let's Get Moving |
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) - Tuberculosis Services In'ati Is'ick (Paddling Together) Community Programming Guide |
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Indigenous Approaches to FASD Prevention: Reconciliation and Healing |
Speech-Language & Audiology Canada - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Services for First Nations Position Statement |
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) - Indigenous women and their human rights in the Americas |
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The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) - The Indigenous World 2018 |
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) Manitoba - Living in the City: Documenting the lived experiences of the Island Lake Anishininew People |
Government of Canada - Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework |
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The Report of the Expert Panel on the Deaths of Children and Youth in Residential Placements, September 2018 |
The O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary - Raising Canada: A report on children in Canada, their health and wellbeing |
Historica Canada - Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide |
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KAIROS Canada - Winds of Change: Education for Reconciliation, A Report Card of Provincial & Territorial School Curriculum |
CCUNESCO - Indigenous languages in Canada: What you need to know |
Government of Northwest Territories - NWT Aboriginal Languages Plan: A Shared Responsibility 2018-2022 |
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| Online Multimedia |
| This section features infographics, interactives, apps or videos that we found interesting or educational. Please note the links provided in the NCCAH newsletters are for general interest only and do not indicate an endorsement. The views expressed in the linked resources do not necessarily represent the views of the NCCAH or our funder the Public Health Agency of Canada. Send us an email if you have multimedia resources you would like included in our next newsletter to [email protected] with "Multimedia Submission" in the subject line. |
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| 1) The documentary film "We can't make the same mistake twice", by Alanis Obomsawin, focuses on the case filed by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada against Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada in 2007. 2) View a series of short videos by Indigenous youth presented at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The short films were produced by the Wapikoni Mobile initiative, a traveling studio for training and audiovisual creation in Indigenous communities. 3) The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Unikkausivut - Sharing our Stories collection of more than 100 documentaries and animated films represents a unique audiovisual account of the life of the Inuit living across the 4 Canadian regions of Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut and Inuvialuit. 4) The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Indigenous Cinema collection, launched in March of 2018, features films produced between 1968 and 2017 with 130 titles in English and 90 titles in French that offer a range of Indigenous perspectives from across Canada. 5) APTN Face-to-Face host Dennis Ward speaks with Adele Perry and Mary Jane Logan McCallum, co-authors of the book Structures of Indifference: An Indigenous Life and Death in a Canadian City. 6) CBC Indigenous host Lenard Monkman sat down with guests Tara Williamson, Ryan Beardy and Danielle Morrison to talk about the obstacles that Indigenous post-secondary students face, Indigenization of campuses, and what tips they have for students trying to finish school. (Jasmine Kabatay/CBC). |
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