Related Guides
Featured Resources
- In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health CareThe report, published in November 2020, makes 24 recommendations to address what is a systemic problem, deeply rooted in colonialism.
Key Resources
- PubMed (1946 - present) This link opens in a new windowArticles on Aboriginal health may be hard to find in PubMed due to the use of older subject headings, such as "Indians, North American." See the Articles section for more details.
- iPortal : Indigenous Studies Portal This link opens in a new windowThe Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) has over 25,000 records describing electronic resources: books, articles, theses, documents, photos, archival resources, and maps relevant to Indigenous studies and communities.
- Native Health Database This link opens in a new windowIndexes journal articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations.
- Canada Commons This link opens in a new windowSearchable access to current public documents issued by Canadian public policy and health research agencies and think tanks, as well as books from over 70 Canadian publishers.
- Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America This link opens in a new windowCovers the history & culture of Native North Americans including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, & literacy. Includes books, essays, journal articles, and government documents.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Bibliography (ATSIhealth)Compiled by Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet and produced at Kurongkurl Katitjin (Edith Cowan University Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research). Includes both published and grey literature.
- Native American Ethnobotany - University of MichiganDatabase searchable by plant or medical use/condition
- NatMed Pro This link opens in a new windowAn international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies
UBC Sites
- Indigenous FoundationsIntroduces key topics relating to the histories, politics and cultures of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. .
Cultural Safety and Cultural Competency
- NCCIH Cultural Safety CollectionResources from the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health.
- CulturallyConnected"CulturallyConnected provides practical information and tools to enable health professionals to better support the health of children, youth, women, and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds."
- Indigenous Cultural Safety Collaborative Learning SeriesNational webinar series on Indigenous cultural safety in the health and social services.
- Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis People of Canada (Tri-Council)The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans - Chapter 9 is a framework for ethical conduct of research involving Aboriginal peoples. It is a joint policy of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
- San’yas Training, Indigenous Cultural Competency, Provincial Health Services AssociationBursaries may be available for this training for practicing physicians and residents based in rural BC communities. Please see: http://rccbc.ca/practitioner-support/rural-physicians/jsc-programs/indigenous-cultural-competency-training-program/
- Indigenous Health EquityWebinar series targeted to public health professionals, from the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Includes links to further Indigenous cultural safety modules developed by Cancer Care Ontario.
- Indigenous Relations Behavioural Competencies17 competencies for BC Public Service employees.
Indigenous Health Databases from NCCIH
- Indigenous Health Researchers DatabaseDirectory of researchers affiliated with Canadian universities who have expertise in Indigenous health. Created by the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health.
- Indigenous Health Links DatabaseDirectory of research institutes and organizations conducting Indigenous health research in Canada and internationally. Created by the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health.