Taw�w and welcome to the NCCAH Spring 2015 newsletter. These past several months have been both busy and exciting times at the NCCAH! First, we are delighted to announce that our centre has been renewed through to 2020. This allows us to continue developing and sharing accessible, relevant, and timely information on First Nations, M�tis and Inuit health issues.

March was a particularly eventful month for us as we attended a number of regional, national and international events. I had the honour to speak in Yellowknife at the Weaving Our Wisdom - a Territorial Wellness Gathering and in Ottawa at the CIHR's Pathways Annual Gathering: Building Relationships for Moving Forward. We also set up our NCCAH booth at the Toronto Public Health Conference and the International Meeting on Indigenous Child Health, in Ottawa. All of these events are important opportunities that help to inform and share our work, hear health priorities from other regions, and build new networks in Aboriginal public health.

In the coming months, watch for the release of The Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health in Canada: Beyond the Social (Canadian Scholars' Press), edited by myself, Sarah de Leeuw, Charlotte Reading, and Nicole Lindsay. We also have a number of reports, videos, and updated factsheets on Aboriginal health in production, all of which will be available on-line later this spring.

To conclude, this newsletter provides a summary of current resources and upcoming events relevant to First Nations, Inuit, and M�tis peoples' health. Please enjoy and share our re-designed newsletter with your community and networks. Remember to visit the online links, and join us on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or LinkedIn to participate in updates as they happen!

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Margo Greenwood, Academic Leader
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health
 

At the core of the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health's new publication, The nutritional health of First Nations and M�tis of the Northwest Territories: A review of current knowledge and gaps, is the acknowledgement of a growing crisis of chronic diseases, including obesity and diabetes, which has reached epidemic proportions in some Aboriginal communities. The report calls for more research to respond to the diversity of Aboriginal peoples in the NWT, including the impact of socio-economic status and location of residence, so that more targeted and effective health promotion programs and initiatives can be implemented.

(Read the full web story)

The nutritional health of First Nations and M�tis of the Northwest Territories: A review of current knowledge and gaps

The first report in this two-part series, Aboriginal Peoples and Historic Trauma: The process of intergenerational transmission, recognizes that Aboriginal peoples' experiences are rooted in multigenerational, cumulative, and chronic trauma, injustices, and oppression. The effects of trauma can reverberate through individuals, families, communities and entire populations, resulting in a legacy of physical, psychological, and economic disparities that persist across generations.

(Read the full web story)

Aboriginal Peoples and Historic Trauma: The process of intergenerational transmission

Using Blue Quills First Nations College (BQFNC) as a case study, the second report in this series, Addressing the Healing of Aboriginal Adults and Families within a Community-owned College Model, explores the potential for healing strategies within the education domain. It specifically examines how programs and curriculum have the potential to disrupt the intergenerational transmission of trauma within families who are the descendants of survivors of Canada's residential school system.

(Read the full web story)

Addressing the Healing of Aboriginal Adults and Families within a Community-owned College Model

Fact Sheets: Aboriginal racism in Canada

Report: Health inequalities and the social determinants of Aboriginal peoples' health

Report: Cultural Safety in First Nations, Inuit and M�tis Public Health

Do you have a particular NCCAH publication that you or your organization found to be an excellent resource? If so let us know what it was! Email your testimonial to [email protected] with "Publication Testimonial" in the subject line. We welcome your feedback!

Did you know you can request our publications FREE of charge? Send your requests to [email protected] with "Publication Request" in the subject line, which publications you would like, how many and full contact details of the requestor and delivery address. We will do our best to accommodate your requests based on our current available printed inventory.

In support of creating a health community focused on knowledge synthesis, transfer and exchange we have chosen a sampling of current online resources to share. Please note the links provided in the NCCAH newsletters are for general interest only and do not indicate an endorsement. The views expressed in the linked resources do not necessarily represent the views of the NCCAH or our funder the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Send us an email to [email protected] with "Online Resource" in the subject line if you have an online resource or newsletter you would like added to our Spring 2015 newsletter edition.

Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health in Canada - Beyond the Social

"This unique collection, comprised largely of contributions by Indigenous authors, offers the voices and expertise of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis writers from across Canada. The multitude of health determinants of Indigenous peoples are considered in a selection of chapters that range from scholarly papers by research experts in the field, to reflective essays by Indigenous leaders. Appropriate throughout a range of disciplines, including Health Studies, Indigenous Studies, Public and Population Health, Community Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work, this engaging text broadens the social determinants of health framework to better understand health inequality. Most importantly, it does so by placing front and center the voices and experiences of Indigenous peoples." ¹

Edited by Margo Greenwood, Sarah de Leeuw, Nicole Marie Lindsay, and Charlotte Reading.

1. Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health in Canada. (n.d.). Retrieved April 23, 2015, from http://www.cspi.org/books/determinants-of-indigenous-peoples-health-in-canada.

Introduction to Aboriginal Health and Health Care in Canada: Bridging Health and Healing
 

Reports of the Auditor General of Canada - Spring 2015 - Access to Health Services for Remote First Nations Communities
 

Without denial, delay, or disruption: Ensuring First Nations children's access to equitable services through Jordan's Principle
 

UAKN 2014 - 2015 Summary of Research
 

kahwatsire-A response to the emerging crisis between CIHR and the Aboriginal health research community
 

Competencies for Canada's substance abuse workforce
 

2014 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada
 

Is the injury gap closing between the Aboriginal and general populations of British Columbia?
 

Hope, Help, and Healing: A Planning Toolkit for First Nations and Aboriginal Communities to Prevent and Respond to Suicide
 

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in British Columbia, Canada
 

An Environmental Scan of Public Policy and Programs for Young Aboriginal Children in BC: A Cold Wind Blows
 

Improving Access to Quality and Culturally Safe Health Care for Aboriginal Communities in Canada
 

First Peoples, Second Class Treatment: The role of racism in the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada
 

Reconciliation Canada: 2-Year Impact Report 2013-2014
 

Aboriginal Health: Northern Health Updates Spring 2015
 

This section features infographics, interactives, apps or videos that we found interesting or educational. Send us an email if you have multimedia resources you would like included in our next newsletter to [email protected] with "Multimedia Submission" in the subject line.

1) This is a companion Jordans Principle Infographic to the report Without denial, delay, or disruption: Ensuring First Nations children's access to equitable services through Jordan's Principle.

2) The video Yin Kak Honzu - The Earth is Beautiful was presented at the Telling Stories about Storytelling gathering.

3) A full video archive is available from the Weaving our Wisdom - A Territorial Wellness Gathering web site.