The Journal of Aboriginal Health
Published by the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO), the Journal of Aboriginal Health was established with the intention of fostering a dynamic community of people concerned with issues of Aboriginal health.
Launched in 2004, the peer-reviewed journal includes articles from leading health scholars, academics and Aboriginal community members. In addition to offering in-depth analysis on emerging issues in the field, each issue of the journal includes original research, editorials and suggestions for further reading.
The Journal of Aboriginal Health is offered free-of-charge on NAHO’s Web site. Registered subscribers will receive a free hard-copy version of the journal. To subscribe please send an e-mail to info@naho.ca or managing editor@naho.ca along with your mailing address.
Each issue of the journal has a Guest Editor who solicits appropriate papers from a variety of perspectives. All published articles are peer reviewed. Guest editors are chosen by the journal’s editorial advisory committee.
January 2010, Volume 6, Issue 1
The Decolonization of Health Through Indigenous Knowledge and Practice
Traditional Medicine
There is no uniform approach or generic label assigned to traditional medicine; rather, it is an acknowledgment of the geographic and cultural diversity within Indigenous knowledge. The papers in this journal offer a broad examination of traditional medicine, each sharing a unique Indigenous knowledge approach to understanding what traditional medicine is and its application in contemporary settings. The scope of papers addresses holism as the core foundation of traditional medicine. In the spirit of diversity, each author frames traditional medicine differently and acknowledges the value of these practices.
November 2009, Volume 5
First Nations Communities in Crisis
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In November 2007, several Health Canada officials embarked on a journey, through the First Nation Communities in Crisis Initiative (FNCICI), to better understand what contributes to crisis situations in First Nation communities and how best to address these situations. That journey is expected to lead to the development of an evidence-based framework and action strategies to guide responses to future crisis situations.
With the support of the First Nation and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) of Health Canada, the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) commissioned a series of multi-disciplinary research papers that explore various dimensions of First Nation crisis. This edition of the Journal of Aboriginal Health presents the results of that work, which aims to provoke an informed debate that will support positive change.
December 2009, Volume 4, Issue 2
Aboriginal Women's Health
Building Foundations in Aboriginal Women’s Health Research
Women have always played a central role in Aboriginal health. Since the beginning of time women have brought children into the world, cared for their families and were healers. In my own culture at the time of creation the Sky Woman brought medicines and food with her from the spirit world. It was the clan mother of the Bear Clan who was taught everything the Haudenosaunee needed to know about curing and healing. That is why I am so proud of this edition of the Journal of Aboriginal Health (JAH); women’s voices need to be heard in health research. Madeleine Dion Stout in 2001 argued for an Indigenous research approach that engaged Aboriginal women to address gaps and weaknesses in Aboriginal women’s health research. This edition is a step in that journey.
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