Library Guides @ VIU: Indigenous Peoples' Health &amp; Wellness: Books, Articles &amp; More from the Library

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Selected titles from the Library collection:

Coming Full Circle: Spirituality and Wellness among Native Communities in the Pacific Northwest by Suzanne Crawford O'Brien
Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health in Canada: Beyond the Social by Margo Greenwood, Sarah De Leeuw, Charlotte Reading (Editors)
Call Number: RA 450.4 I53 D48 2015
Cowichan
Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada by Laurence J. Kirmayer (Editor); Gail Guthrie Valaskakis (Editor); Georges Henry Erasmus
Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems and Well-Being by Harriet V Kuhnlein
Introduction to Aboriginal Health and Health Care in Canada by Vasiliki Douglas
Legacy: Trauma, Story and Indigenous Healing by Suzanne Methot

Selected VIU Library Databases

Canada Commons (formerly desLibris Books & Documents Online) This link opens in a new window
Public documents and eBooks from Canadian publishers
PsycINFO (Psychological Abstracts) This link opens in a new window
PsycINFO, the American Psychological Association?s (APA) resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. It contains citations and summaries dating as far back as the early 1800s. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from periodicals in more than 27 languages.
MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Index and full text linking for medical journals.

Web Resource Databases

iPortal: Indigenous Studies Portal Research Tool
Includes articles, book reviews, oral history, theses, websites, and more with a primary focus on Indigenous peoples in Canada
Native Health Database | UNM Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center
Bibliographic information and abstracts of articles, reports, and surveys related to the health and health care of First Nations, Alaska Natives, and American Indians.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar (VIU access) This link opens in a new window
Searches link to VIU resources where applicable. Search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.

Selected Indigenous Journals

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
Peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal sharing research from Indigenous perspectives
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
Refereed scientific journal that publishes empirical research, program evaluations, case studies, dissertations, and articles in the behavioral, social, and health sciences relating to the mental health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives
International Indigenous Policy Journal
Peer reviewed journal that aims to address issues pertaining to Indigenous Peoples throughout the world, including health, educational attainment, development, and social welfare.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Peer reviewed and open access journal specializing in circumpolar health with an articulated interest in the health of Indigenous peoples.
International Journal of Indigenous Health
Peer-reviewed, open-access journal sharing health research across disciplines
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing Te Mauri – Pimatisiwin
Peer reviewed open access journal that shares multi-disciplinary Indigenous knowledge and research experience on the broadly defined topic of Indigenous wellbeing.
Oshkaabewis Native Journal
An interdisciplinary journal in the Ojibwe language at Bemidji State University
Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis Thinkers
An open-access journal dedicated to uplifting Métis voices, stories, and research that features community stories, poetry, visual culture, book reviews, and scholarly papers. The name Pawaatamihk was gifted by Métis Elder Verna DeMontigny; translated from Michif and Ininimowin, signifies, "collective dreaming," or “a group of people dreaming."

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