LibGuides: Indigenous & First Nations Studies: Health &amp; Well-Being

Books

National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
You can search their publication database for articles and other resources they have published.
Indigenous Health Links Database
NCCIH searchable database for Indigenous health organizations across Canada.
iPortal - Health and Well-being
University of Saskatchewan's Indigenous Studies Portal
Research Tool provides links to articles on various health topics.
First Nations Health Authority
First Nations Health Authority provides resources for British Columbia's diverse indigenous population, from nursing services to environmental health.
Indigenous health
Government of Canada website that provides links to different resources, from mental health to family health.
PHSA - Indigenous Health
BC's Provincial Health Services Authority strives to improve the quality of health care for Indigenous people and foster cultural safety. They offer different programs such as the San'yas Indigenous Safety Training.
Native American Ethnobotany Database
University of Michigan's searchable database of plant medicine used by Indigenous and First Nations people in North America.
CINA - Nursing Links
Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association's list of resources for Indigenous health, as well as resources for nurses.

Indigenous Traditions: The New Way Forward
"Indigenous communities have been disciplined at keeping their traditional knowledge and practices alive. It’s something that non-Indigenous people can learn from. Whether it's maintaining the land, using herbs and flowers as medicines, or fighting forest fires and climate change, Indigenous people are demonstrating that the old ways are sometimes the best, and should be preserved."
Qanuilirpitaa? How Are We Now?
"A young Montreal resident from Nunavik joins the largest health survey ever conducted on Nunavik Inuit. Filmed aboard the Amundsen, which has been converted into a floating clinic, the documentary follows Lydia Audlaluk, the main interviewer and intake specialist for the survey. As she greets her extended family and neighbouring communities, we feel the tension between the appeal of traditional life in the North and her return to Montreal where she is building a professional life."
Undrinkable: First Nations Water Crisis
"Access to clean drinking water is a basic human necessity. Yet, there remain a number of First Nation communities living under boil water advisories. Some for more than two decades. In 2015, the federal government promised to fix the unclean drinking water issues on First Nations reserves by March 2021. And while there has been some progress, it has failed to make that promise a reality for many others."