$1.14 Billion Strong: Indigenous Economic Performance in Atlantic Canada

Alternate Title
Final Report: Promoting Atlantic Indigenous Economic Performance and Business Partnerships
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Corinne MacLellan
Darlene McCulloch
Ron L'Esperance
Thomas McGuire]
Description
Report's objective was to quantify the financial contributions of communities, businesses and economic development activities to provincial Gross Domestic Product in the region.
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2006 Census Housing Series: Issue 9—Inuit Households in Canada

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 10-019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Includes general profile and information on housing characteristics and level of core housing need.
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Aboriginal-Held Forest Tenures In Canada: 2002-2003

Documents & Presentations
Description
Looks at the results of research undertaken to assess forest tenure as one indicator of Aboriginal participation in the management and economic aspects of forestry. The document also assess the progress made in achieving increased Aboriginal participation in the forest sector.
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Aboriginal Households in Canada, by Aboriginal Identity, Location and Tenure, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011, [2006, 2001]

Alternate Title
Canadian Housing Observer
[Aboriginal Housing Conditions]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table broken down into on-reserve and in Census Metropolitan Areas, and by owners, renters, band housing for Canada as a whole and provinces/territories. Each Census year on separate tab. Source: CMHC (National Household-based housing indicators and data).
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Aboriginal Identity (8), Housing Suitability (6), Condition of Dwelling (4), Number of Persons per Room (5), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Area of Residence (10) and Age Groups (10) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey

Alternate Title
2011 National Household Survey: Data Tables: Aboriginal Peoples
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table. Each variable can be searched.
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Aboriginal Labour Market Database

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Centre for the Study of Living Standards]
Description
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 Peoples

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Description
Information on the history and culture of the four Aboriginal groups who inhabit Newfoundland: the Inuit, Innu, Micmac and the Metis.
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Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador
Description
Information on the Beothuks, Innu, Mi'kmaq and Inuit of Newfoundland and Labrador. Topics include history, culture, land use, land claims and impact of non-Aboriginal activities.
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Aboriginal Peoples and Governance in Newfoundland and Labrador: A Report for the Governance Project, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Adrian Tanner
John C. Kennedy
Susan McCorquodale
Gordon Inglis
Description
Includes discussion of historical context, contemporary (1994) population and socio-economic conditions, funding arrangements and jurisdictions, and recommendations for facilitating movement towards self-government.
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Acceptance of Manufactured Housing in First Nations’ Communities in Atlantic Canada

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 05-017
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Ausra Burns
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Project's goal was to identify barriers, opportunities, and economic and social development derived from adoption of prefabricated houses. Includes research highlight and full report.
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Against the Odds: An Update on Aboriginal Nursing in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Description
Summary of progress for the years 2001-2006. Ninety-one schools were surveyed regarding the number of seats available/filled, location of access programs, special admission categories, nature of support programs, and number of Aboriginal faculty.
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APCFNC Elders Project: Honouring Traditional Knowledge, 2009-2011

Alternate Title
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat Elders Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gwen Bear
Isaac Metallic
Frank Augustine
Clarence Gould
Ben Sylliboy ... [et al.]
Maurice Sacobie ...
Albert Marshall ...
John Henry Isaac ...
Josie Augustine ...
Gilbert Sewell ...
Murenda Marshall ...
John R. Sylliboy ...
Doug Knockwood ... [et al.]
Description
Transcripts of speeches delivered at two Elders gatherings.
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Appendix Table 2: The Adequacy, Suitability, and Affordability of Off-reserve Status Indian Households, Canada, Provinces and Territories; 2011

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 10: The Housing Conditions of Off-reserve Status Indian Households]
[Off-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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The Arctic: Gender Issues

Alternate Title
Info Series (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 08-09E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Clara Morgan]
Description
Looks at relationship between gender issues and the environment, economic conditions, domestic violence, health, housing, homelessness and politics.
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The Arctic: Northern Aboriginal Peoples

Alternate Title
InfoSeries (Library of Parliament)
Publication (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 08-10E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Tonina Simeone]
Description
Comments on some of the key challenges for northerners and their governments.
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Labour Force Participation Strategies

Alternate Title
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lori Ann Roness
Description
Five components: literature review, surveys of Aboriginal service providers and employees/non-employees and non-Aboriginal employers, data review of strategies/programs, best practices, and evaluation and recommendations.
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The Atlantic Aboriginal Post-Secondary Labour Force

Alternate Title
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program (AAEDIRP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Bruce
Amanda Marlin
Mary Beth Doucette
Description
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) is a policy research organization that analyzes and develops culturally relevant alternatives to federal policies that impact on the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Innu Aboriginal communities and peoples.
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Atlantic Indigenous Labour Market Initiative: Preparing Today's Youth for Future Employment

Alternate Title
Atlantic Indigenous Labor Market Initiative: Preparing Today's Youth for Future Employment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ron L’Esperance
Thomas
McGuire
Darlene McCulloch
Stephen Coyle
Corinne MacLellan … [et al.]
Description
Presents key findings and conclusions resulting from research and an outreach and engagement process with relevant stakeholders. Includes findings from an online survey, an analysis of current and future labour supply and demand dynamics in the region, and the implications for an Aboriginal Employment Strategy.
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Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat

Alternate Title
APCFNC
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs
Description
Website offers an events calendar, Atlantic Policy Congress files, current news, media releases, employment opportunities, and links to First Nations organizations regionally and nationally.
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Being Outside of the Box: Audiology in Northern Québec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Ayukawa
Andrea Makiuk Roy
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 38, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 2, Summer, 2014, pp. 218-223
Description
Comments on the high prevalence of hearing loss due to otitis media and noise exposure.
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The Beothuk on the Eve of their Extinction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald H. Holly
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 37, no. 1, 2000, pp. 79-96
Description
Conceptualizes the Beothuk as active players pursuing social objectives in a malicious environment.
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Best Practices in Indigenous Recruitment and Retention: Challenges and Opportunities for the Canadian Coast Guard - Atlantic Region: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Hennessey
Karen Travers
Description
Identifies systemic and individual barriers and presents a cross-section of qualitative and quantitative research conducted by government, academics, and non-profit organizations, as well as those similar in structure to the Coast Guard. Best practices, trends and key strategies for engaging, attracting, hiring and retaining Indigenous peoples are also discussed.
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Beyond Everyone's Horizon Stand the Naskapi

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
José Mailhot
Ethnohistory, vol. 33, no. 4, Fall, 1986, pp. 384-418
Description
History of the word Naskapi in relation to Aboriginal peoples of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula.
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Birth Outcomes in the Inuit-Inhabited Areas of Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zhong-Cheng Luo
Sacha Senécal
Fabienne Simonet
Éric Guimond
Christopher Penney
Russell Wilkins
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 3, February 23, 2010, pp. 235-242
Description
Discusses the high rates of preterm birth, stillbirth and infant death in Inuit-inhabited areas of Canada compared with the rest of the country and the interventions necessary to improve maternal and infant health.
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[Book Reviews]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nathaniel Pollock
Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 126-128
Description
Review of: Where the Pavement Ends: Canada's Aboriginal Recovery Movement and the Urgent Need for Reconciliation by Marie Wadden.
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