Links: First Nations

• BCSS Recordings: Basic information about mental illness recorded in three First Nations languages: Tsilhqot'in, Shuswap and Carrier. Link to audio files
• Aboriginal mental health. This section of the Alberta Mental Health Board provides information on its research activities, initiatives, and publications
• US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: A congressional hearing held February 26, 2009 delved into reasons behind the high suicide rate among Native American teenagers. Read testimony presented at the hearing or view the webcast. Web link
• Traditional and contemporary approaches to youth suicide prevention [PDF, 93 pages] National Youth Council, Assembly of First Nations, 2007
• Aboriginal youth: a manual of promising suicide prevention strategies [PDF, 288 pages] Centre for Suicide Prevention, 2003
• Honouring Life Network: Aboriginal youth suicide resources
• The mental health of indigenous peoples [PDF, 196 pages] Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University, 2001

• Aboriginal health. Collected articles from CMAJ
• Aboriginal Canada portal: Health and social services 
• Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada  
• Eating well with Canada's food guide: First Nations, Inuit and Métis
• First Nations, Inuit & Aboriginal Health. Health Canada
• A guide for health professionals working with aboriginal peoples  [PDF, 15 pages] Janet Smylie et al., 2001 
• Information Centre on Aboriginal Health (Canada) "Information about diseases and disorders highly prevalent in the Aboriginal population"  
• NAHO: National Aboriginal Health Organization
• National Aboriginal Diabetes Association (Canada)
• Visions Aboriginal Health Resource Directory

Tragedy or Triumph: Canadian Public Policy and Aboriginal Addictions. Marie Wadden for the Toronto Star, 2006 Atkinson Series Special Section

MEDLINE Search: Locate articles on the health of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people in Canada. PubMed Search 

Outreach connections: Native health information wiki. Developed by health education professionals working in outreach to Native populations.
 

Other Resources:

• Arctic Health
• American Indian Health 

• Culture Card: American Indian and Alaska Native: A guide to build cultural awareness, 4-page PDF download

• Tribal connections. University of Washington
• Native Health Database. Health and medical issues of American Indian, Alaska Native and Canadian First Nations populations; you can limit your search by tribe, country, state or province.