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Aboriginal Institutions of Higher Education: A Struggle for the Education of Aboriginal Students, Control of Indigenous Knowledge, and Recognition of Aboriginal Institutions: An Examination of Government Policy

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Institutes' Consortium
Analyzes governmental response to development of Aboriginal-controlled post secondary institutions by comparing support given to Aboriginal institutions compared to other provincial institutions. Gives recommendations for policy and legislative support.
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The Aboriginal Issue in Canadian Foreign Policy, 1985-1994

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [107]-134
Looks at the links between foreign policy, Indigenous peoples and Quebec. Scroll down to page 107 to read article.
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Aboriginal Issues in Career Development/Counselling

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC)?]
Literature review topics include demographic issues, isolated communities, access to higher education, workforce development, and entrepreneurship.
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Aboriginal Issues Missing From Speech

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, April 10, 2006, p. B1
Reactions from various Aboriginal leaders in response to the 2006 Speech from the Throne.
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Aboriginal Issues on Back Burner in Campaign

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, September 19, 2008, p. A11
Explores reasons why there is a low First Nations voter turnout in federal elections and why this trend has to stop.
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Aboriginal Justice

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Debra Parkes
Reports that years after Supreme Court decision regarding sentencing in Gladue, Aboriginal over-representation has increased, not decreased due to systemic discrimination in policing and prosecution, and a lack of resources for providing community healing based justice. Duration: 6:25.
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Aboriginal Justice and the Charter

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Natalie Oman
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 47, no. 2, June 2014, pp. 403-405
Book review of: Aboriginal Justice and the Charter by David Milward.
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Aboriginal Justice: Introduction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gilles Létourneau
University of British Columbia Law Review, vol. 26, Special Edition: Aboriginal Justice, 1992, pp. 1-3
Highlights the five papers in volume, which were originally commissioned as background studies to the Law Reform Commission's report Aboriginal Peoples and Criminal Justice: Equality, Respect and the Search for Justice.
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Aboriginal Justice Learning Network

Articles » General
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 2, Summer, 1997, p. [?]
Brief description of this initiative, which formed part of the federal government's Aboriginal Justice Strategy. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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Aboriginal Justice Uses Healing Approach

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Penni Mitchell
Herizons, vol. 12, no. 4, Winter, 1999, pp. 9-[?]
Reports on the launch of an Aboriginal program that offers an offender in Canada an alternative form of justice in a culturally appropriate environment.
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The Aboriginal Labour Force in Western Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Luffman
Deborah Sussman
Perspectives on Labour and Income, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2007, pp. 13-27
Examines Aboriginal people's labour market experiences and the challenges and opportunities for their future employment growth.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Bulletin (Vol. 1, no. 2, June, 2012)

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Bulletin (Vol, 4, no. 1, Spring, 2015)

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, brief article on women entrepreneurs, and programming update.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Bulletin (Volume 2, Issue 1, Fall 2012)

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Bulletin (Volume 2, Issue 2, Spring 2013)

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Bulletin (Volume 3, Issue 1, Fall 2013)

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Bulletin (Volume 3, Issue 2, Spring 2014)

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Database

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Centre for the Study of Living Standards]
Presents 33 tables showing economic indicators by Canada, by province, by gender, by age group, and employment by industry, occupation and educational attainment.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Information in Canada: An Overview

Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2015-15
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fanny McKellips
CSLS Research Report
Identifies and assesses sources of statistical information which would assist Friendship Centres in fulfilling their mandate to provide training and employment opportunities, enhance social development, and build human resource capacity.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Performance in Canada: 2007-2011

Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2012-04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for the Study of Living Standards
CSLS Research Report
Examines market performance using data from the Labour Force Survey and discusses the implications of future labour market developments for Aboriginal Canadians.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Programming: A Scoping Review

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alisa Harrison
Purpose of report is to provide overview of best practices and highlight recurring issues in British Columbia, other parts of Canada and Australia. Looked at annual and symposium reports, internal documents and literature reviews.
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Aboriginal Language Knowledge and Youth Suicide

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darcy Hallett
Michael J. Chandler
Christopher E. Lalonde
Cognitive Development, vol. 22, 2007, pp. 392-399

Reports suicide rates dropped to zero where band members spoke their own language.

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An Aboriginal Languages Act: Reconsidering Equality on the 40th Anniversary of Canada's Official Languages Act.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie Galley
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 35-42
Uses the NWT Official Languages Act, as an example, to show it is possible to revitalize 55 Aboriginal languages using statutory legislation. Scroll down to page 35 to read article.
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Aboriginal Languages in Canada

Alternate Title
Census in Brief ; no. 3
Language, 2011 Census of Population
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stéphanie Langlois
Annie Turner
Statistics on number of languages, main languages within families and number of speakers, geographic concentration and distribution of speakers, and number who speak their mother-tongue at home.
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Aboriginal Languages in Canada: Trends and Perspectives onMaintenance and Revitalization

Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 3
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Norris
vol. 3

Research based on language data from 1981 to 2001 census.

Chapter eleven from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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Aboriginal Languages of Canada

Alternate Title
Contemporary Linguistics Analysis: An Introduction
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Eung-Do Cook
Darin Flynn
Discusses Canada's First Nations nine language families, the separate language family of the Inuit and the mixed language of the Métis. Chapter nine from Contemporary Linguistics Analysis: An Introduction by William O'Grady, John Archibald.
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Aboriginal Languages within Canada's Friendship Centre Areas: State, Diversity, Prospects and Implications, 2006 Census

Alternate Title
Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: [Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Norris
Focuses on language learning, maintenance, and revitalization in 304 communities across the country. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White and Calvin Hanselmann.
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Aboriginal Lateral Violence

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Focuses on toxic behaviours directed at Aboriginal co-workers.
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