Table II.

Categories of information extracted from articles including general aspects and specific questions

Data extraction categories	Questions asked
Article information	First author
	Year
	Journal
Geographic	Study site – community, state/territory/province, country
	Objectives
	Methodology/study design
	Measures used
	Other methods notes
	Timeframe of study
Study population	Indigenous group (Yu'pik, Sami, Inuit)
	Size of study population
	Age
	Gender considered
Protective factors and causal mechanisms	What are the protective factors identified?
	Why? Pathways through which these factors protect/increase resiliency
	Mental health behaviours discussed (outcomes to avoid)
	Key results
Wording	Explicitly stated that these are protective factors? (wording)
	Is the word “resilience” used in the article?
Recommendations and take home messages	Recommendations
	Intervention/prevention thoughts?
	Strategies, interventions, or best practices within communities that promote strong mental health in the younger generation?
	Are the recommendations based on protective factors?
	Lessons that can be applied to future Indigenous youth-related mental health research and work?
Other	Other notes
	Introductory material useful to setting the stage
	Weaknesses – what was not included?