New Brunswick

Description and evaluation of "Our Youth, the Voice of the Future" project which was aimed at providing self-development for at-risk teens. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.

Overview of consultations held with the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community in May and June of 2005 to review new guidelines. Recommendations provided.

Suggests there could be large economic gains from further investments to improve Aboriginal education.

Discusses the Peter Paul case and examines treaty knowledge in the mid 20th Century.

Examines the unique role that universities can play in helping to maintain both the Micmac (Mi'kmaq) and Maliseet languages in Indigenous communities in the Maritimes to assist in the preservation of culture and communication between generations.

Explores traditional beliefs used in conservation management in relation to decisions from the Supreme Court.

Collaborative Program in Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2008.

Looks at projections between 2011 and 2036 under various scenarios.

"Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition".

Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Laval University, 2004.

Includes timeline of major events, statistics on pre-pandemic and current market status of lobster, snow crab, northern shrimp, oyster, scallop, and Atlantic halibut, federal government aid overview, projections for state of the industry in the near and moderate future, and recommendations.

Highlights the health, financial and socio-economic risks and vulnerabilities for communities, individuals, and businesses.

Purpose of study is to help guide First Nations communities in developing policies, procedures and controls that will ensure effective fisheries management.

Finds that compassion and nondisciminatory attitudes were more important than ethnic knowledge in the hospital culture.

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1998.

Comparison of American and Canadian case law regarding Indigenous claims to treaty protected logging.

Anthropology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--St. Francis Xavier University, 2011.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 2002.

Outlines the process of decolonizing the thinking and teaching practice in order to make science education relevant, meaningful, and respectful for First Nations students

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New York at Buffalo, 2002.

Discusses the justice system in Elsipogtog, New Brunswick centered around the Healing to Wellness court and its unique features.

Atlantic Canada Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 1993.

Looks at the experiences and processes undertaken to organize the 1999 AIDS Walk Canada in communities across the Atlantic Region.

Traces conflicts between Maritime First Nations, commercial and sports fishers, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in New Brunswick.

Overview of early learning policies and programs in provinces and territories as well as from other countries.

Information from interviews with chiefs, community officials and businesses and existing knowledge. Includes statistics on the pandemic's effect on community well-being, individual and community-owned businesses, the Atlantic First Nations fishery, employment, community program resources, health outcomes, food security, and use of relief supports.

Discusses how Indigenous languages are being extinguished and the right to MTM (mother tongue-medium) education.

Historical background and submissions to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding a 1963 dam built on-reserve and its effect on the First Nation's fishing rights, and obligations owed by Canada. ICC recommended the claim not be accepted for Specific Claims Policy due to compensation already received. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]

Counselling Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of New Brunswick, 2017.

Examines the discourse around two different contested pipeline projects; discusses rhetorical elements including the difference between “claimed” and “government sanctioned” spaces, and whether the perspectives are consistent with or counter to mainstream perspectives. Highlights the differences in worldviews, understandings of cause and effect, and conceptualizations of time and space and the role these differences play.

Project's objective was to build research capacity. Phase one consisted of on-line survey to establish baseline information. Phase two consisted of case studies conducted in four communities; involved interviews with 39 entrepreneurs and focus group discussions with 40 non-entrepreneurs.

Discusses Burnt Church Youth Culture Camps, which bring youth together with Elders, police officers and visitors to take part in gatherings and teachings.

Looks at 10 partnerships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal companies emerging in Atlantic Canada and the objectives, benefits & challenges for them to increase opportunities for community economic development.

Provides links to information submitted by the twenty national and regional First Nations and other Aboriginal organizations in their reports.

Report combines information gathered from in-depth qualitative interviews in three case study communities and quantitative data about patterns of non-prescription substance use and non-insured health benefits prescribed medications.

Cross reference sheet regarding the franchise for Indians.

Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."

Presents case studies for effective solutions to moisture and mold problems in housing.

Describes the development and administration of Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk network, which provides broadband services to 30 Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and Innu First Nation communities.

Data sources: 2007-2011 First Nation and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from 2008-2010 First Nation Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS), Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Statistics Canada are also included.

Information from First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (regional and national) program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database for years 2008 to 2012. Data from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Statistics Canada are also included.

Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, Regional Health Survey, Aboriginal Peoples' Survey, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2009 to 2013.

Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, First Nations Regional Health Survey, First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2010 to 2014.

Data sources: 2011 to 2016 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency are also included.

Investigates types of models that could be used to successfully devolve First Nations Inuit Health Branch programs and services to First Nations. Provides overview of existing models of control over federal health resources in Canada and internationally as well as models that exist in other service areas.

Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals