Representative from Imperial Oil speaks about company's Aboriginal relations guiding principles and guidelines with respect to consultation, workforce and business development and community relations.
CEO of Information and Communications Technology Council speaks about digital technology sector's growth potential and need for talent.
National Aboriginal services lead for AECOM talks about engagement, and small business and employment opportunities in the mining sector.
Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:20:06.
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[CAP Creative Leader Symposium Monique Bateman (TD Bank) and Kelly Lendsay (AHRC)
ncb703Tue, 03/27/2018 - 00:00
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Monique Bateman
Kelly Lendsay
Description
Symposium held March 10th, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario "was intended to initiate ongoing discourse between Aboriginal Peoples and the mainstream business community regarding Aboriginal economic prosperity."
Speakers discuss their personal journeys to success as leaders.
Duration: 1:25:19.
[Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Creative Leaders Symposium]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Nancy Villeneuve
Virginie Bronsard
Mary Jane Loustel
thorvick's method productions
Description
CN Railway human resources representatives describe company's recruitment challenges and strategies, and employment opportunities.
Representative from IBM discusses the company's innovative technology, collaborative initiatives, and the IGNITE program for K-12 students.
Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:11:27.
Symposium held March 10th, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario "was intended to initiate ongoing discourse between Aboriginal Peoples and the mainstream business community regarding Aboriginal economic prosperity."
Speaker discusses his personal journey to success as a leader.
Duration: 25:51.
2015 Nunavut Food Price Survey: Food Groups by Community and Region [Comparison Report]hintherFri, 12/11/2015 - 00:00
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Lists costs in each community and compares prices to the Nunavut average. Categories: vegetables and fruits, milk and alternatives, grain products, and meat and alternatives. Data gathered in March 2015.
Identifies and assesses all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing programs that address psychosocial issues among Australia's Indigenous peoples.
Prevention Science, vol. 16, no. 4, May 2015, pp. 560-567
Description
Looks at variables associated with increased standardized relative risks (SSR) including higher proportions of crowded housing, housing in poor condition, remoteness and more.
Discusses sustainable cultural tourism and the value of product authenticity on Cape Breton Island and provides an overview of some Mi'kmaq First Nations tourism initiatives.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, June 1979, pp. 19-24
Description
Reports on a government program that relocates Australian Aboriginal families from poorer outlying areas into five towns with better employment and education opportunities.
Findings based on literature review, survey (250 respondents), and three case studies. Produced as part of the National Reading Campaign's Aboriginal Policy Initiative.
Researchers gathered information through conducting talking circles at the Edmonton Aboriginal Seniors' Centre and the Operation Friendship Seniors Society. The most common issues were discrimination by landlords and neighbours, difficulties in locating and accessing housing services, and inability to have family members stay. Makes eight recommendations.
Several of the seniors tell their story in this video.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 105, no. 5, May 2015, pp. 891-899
Description
Suicide Prevention American Indian and Alaska Native Task Force of researchers met to identify important factors affecting suicide and outline a research direction in prevention.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, A Special Symposium Issue on Leslie Marmon Silko's , 1979, pp. 13-18
Description
Looks at the role animals play in Leslie Silko's story and its reflections on Indigenous people needing to learn what to accept and what to resist in order to survive.
European Consortium for Political Research General Conference ; 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wilfrid Greaves
Description
Compares how organizations representing the two peoples have characterized security in the North. The Inuit have emphasized environmental protection, preservation of cultural identity and maintenance of political autonomy. The Sami, when dealing with the same sorts of issues, tend not to frame arguments in terms of security.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 38, no. 3, 2015, pp. [1]-25
Description
Looks at techniques teachers can use to develop a place responsive knowledge base that is in line with the community they teach in and to develop meaningful lessons for students.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 36-40
Description
Comments on the need for a strong broadband network enabling artists to connect to the global economy.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 36.