Journal of Aboriginal Health, Communities in Crisis
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Health Canada collaborated with NAHO to commission 12 research papers on First Nations Communities at-risk and in crisis
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Journal of Aboriginal Health, Communities in Crisis
- 1. Journal of Aboriginal Health “ Communities in Crisis” Volume 5 Paulette C. Tremblay, PhD September 9, 2010
- 6. Language and Culture as Protective Factors for At-Risk Communities Onowa McIvor and Art Napolean November 2009, Volume 5, Issue 1, pp.6-25 Literature Review : Examined studies on the use of language or culture and the effects on the health of Aboriginal People.
- 9. Community Resilience: Models, Metaphors and Measures Laurence Kirmayer, Megha Sehdev, Rob Whitley, St éphane Dandeneau & Colette Isaac November 2009, Volume 5, Issue 1, pp.62-117 Assessed definitions of resilience,examined links between resilience and social capital, and considered interventions that promote resilience and well-being in Aboriginal communities.
- 13. Traditional Medicine and Restoration of Wellness Strategies Dawn Martin Hill November 2009, Volume 5, Issue 1, pp.26-42 Literature Review – Examined traditional medicine and Indigenous knowledge as protective factors for Aboriginal populations and communities.
Editor's Notes
- ALL INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES IN CANADA ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING EXTINCT. AT THE TIME OF CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS, ABOUT 450 ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS WERE BEING USED, CATEGORIZED INTO 11 LANGUAGE GROUPS ACROSS CANADA. IN THE LAST 100 YEARS, AT LEAST 10 OF CANADA’S ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES HAVE BECOME EXTINCT. NOW, ABOUT 60 LANGUAGES ARE STILL SPOKEN AS PART OF THE 11 LANGUAGE GROUPS. ONLY 3 OF THESE ARE PREDICTED TO FLOURISH AND REMAIN PART OF COMMUNITUY LIFE: CREE, INUKTITUT, AND ANISHNAABE.
- LAND & HEALTH - A WAY OF SEEING THE WORLD, BASED ON THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE. IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO GAIN A DEEPER SENSE OF IDENTITY AND LIVE A BALANCED LIFE AND THIS CREATES PATHWAYS TO HEALTH AND WHOLENESS. 2) TRADITIONAL MEDICINE - TRADITIONAL HEALING OFTEN MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. IT DEPENDS ON THE WAY TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IS USED AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. 3) SPIRITUALITY- SPIRITUALITY CAN OFTEN BE THE ENTRY POINT TO CULTURAL REDISCOVERY. ”LANGUAGES ARE THE WINDOW TO THE SOUL OF THE CULTURE” THE AUTHORS WRITE. 4) TRADITIONAL FOODS- SOME STUDIES SHOW THE CLEAR BENEFITS OF NATURAL AND UNPROCESSED FOODS. ANY ELDERS BELIEVE THAT EATING “TRADITIONAL FOODS” IS A WAY TO BE HEALTHY. BUT THE REALITY OF TODAY’S WORLD MEANS THAT FISH AND WILDLIFE MAY BE POLLUTED, ACCESS TO HUNTING AND HARVESTING LANDS MAY BE LOST, AND BOTH PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES MAY BE FADING AWAY. 5) TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES - ABORIGINAL CULTURES ARE NOT STATIC – THEY CHANGE OVER TIME. COMMUNITIES NEED TO DEFINE FOR THEMSELVES WHAT CULTURE IS AND HOW CAN IT BE USED TO PROMOTE HEALTH AMONG THEIR PEOPLE. 6) LANGUAGE - IT’S A POPULAR BELIEF THAT LANGUAGE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE TRUE INDIGENOUS IDENTITY AND CULTURE. MORE STUDIES ARE NEEDED IN THE AREA OF LANGUAGE AS A PROTECTIVE FACTOR.
- TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE CAN BE A PRO-ACTIVE STRATEGY. THE PLACE WHERE HEALING MAY BEST OCCUR IS WITHIN THE CEREMONY - IDEAS AND BELIEFS EMERGE AND ARE SUSTAINED THROUGH PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES.