journal article

Colonialism as a Broader Social Determinant of Health

Author's Abstract, Page 1:

"The social determinants of health are the environmental causes of ill health that affect populations. They point to evidence that highlights higher susceptibility to illness and disease as a product of particular socio-economic and physical environments. Considering these environments are socially constructed, it seems reasonable to conceptualize addressing these determinants through the generation of social welfare policy and infrastructural adjustments.

Racial Discrimination and Depression among On-reserve First Nations People in Rural Saskatchewan

Author's Abstract, Page 482:

"To determine among rural-dwelling on-reserve Saskatchewan First Nations people whether racial discrimination is associated with depression, and in turn, if this relationship is moderated by gender. As a component of a community-based participatory research project, a cross-sectional, interviewer-administered survey of 874 adults living on 2 Cree First Nation reserves in rural north-central Saskatchewan was conducted during May-August in 2012 and 2013.

The Mental Health of Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A Critical Review of Research

From the Author's Abstract, Page 93:

"Many scholars assert that Indigenous peoples across the globe suffer a disproportionate burden of mental illness. Research indicates that colonialism and its associated processes are important determinants of Indigenous peoples’ health internationally. In Canada, despite an abundance of health research documenting inequalities in morbidity and mortality rates for Indigenous peoples, relatively little research has focused on mental health.

Disrupting the Continuities Among Residential Schools, the Sixties Scoop, and Child Welfare: An Analysis of Colonial and Neocolonial Discourses

 Authors' Abstract, Page 1:

"We analyze how colonial and neocolonial discourses position Indigenous peoples and communities as inherently sick and damaged and naturalize Euro-Canadian notions of family. Further, we examine neoliberal discourses of risk and how these colonial, neocolonial, and neoliberal discourses operate within society, policy, and practice to contribute to the number of Indigenous children in the care of the child welfare system today.

Canada's Mother-Child Program and Incarcerated Aboriginal Mothers: How and Why the Program is Inaccessible to Aboriginal Female Offenders

This article discusses the disproportionate representation of Indigenous women in prisons, how it effects both mothers and children, and how the Mother-Child Program was inaccessible to incarcerated mothers.


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The Thatcher Government in Saskatchewan and the Revival of Metis Nationalism, 1964-71.

From the Author's article, Page 213:

"The 1960s was a significant decade in the history of the relationships between the government of Saskatchewan and Aboriginal peoples. Premier Ross Thatcher, who led the Liberal party to victory in the April 1964 provincial election, had a strong personal interest in the Plight of Indians and Metis, and his government undertook a number of initiatives intended to improve their living conditions. At the same time, Indians and Metis themselves experienced a political awakening and became more assertive.

The Intergenerational Effects of Relocation Policies on Indigenous Families

Author's Abstract, Page 1272:

"This research uses life course perspective concepts of linked lives and historical time and place to examine the multigenerational effects of relocation experiences on Indigenous families. Data were collected from a longitudinal study currently underway on four American Indian reservations in the Northern Midwest and four Canadian First Nation reserves where residents share a common Indigenous cultural heritage.

States of Emergency: Confronting the Erasure of Indigenous Women and Two-spirited People in HIV Movements.

Excerpt from Introduction, Page 32-33:

"Statistics on HIV in Canada do not include trans, gender-nonconforming, and two-spirited people because testing clinics that report their data to PHAC collect only binary gender information, so clients are forced to place themselves in one of two gender categories. Including two-spirited youth in the analysis of HIV means recognizing that two-spirited youth often migrate from their home communities to cities to escape homophobia, stigmatization, and discrimination.

Being Indian: Strengths Sustaining First Nations Peoples in Saskatchewan Residential Schools

Abstract from the Authors, Page 127:

"This qualitative study asked the question: what were the strengths that contributed to the survival of First Nations peoples during their stay in residential schools? Six elders who are survivors of residential schools in southern Saskatchewan were asked to respond in narrative form to this research question. Analysis of interviews revealed that, drawing on community-building skills of First Nations cultures, they created their own community with each other within the confines of this oppressive environment.

Stolen Generosity and Nurturance of Ignorance: Oh Canada, Our "Home" is Native Land

Author's Abstract, Page 46:

"The relations between immigrants and First Nations people must be examined in light of the fact that, regardless of whether we are born into settler states or we are immigrants who choose to occupy Indigenous territories, as settlers we benefit from the usurpation of Indigenous territories and the continuing oppression of Indigenous peoples.