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Condom Use-Related Beliefs In Adolescents of First Nations Communities of Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Djossa Adoun Serge
Marie-Pierre Gagnon
Bernard Roy
Marie-Noëlle Caron
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 6, Winter, 2014, pp. 39-69
Study attempted to formulate recommendations that would be embraced by the target demographic group.
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Conference Prepares Women For Economic Success

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Fiddler
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 1, April 2008, p. 14

Reports that the Annual Aboriginal Women's Conference recommended the need for governments to deal with the issue of economic development for Aboriginal women.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.14.

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Conference Report: The Path to the Good Life: Aboriginal Women's Conference

Alternate Title
The Path to the Good Life: Conference Report
Documents & Presentations
Goals of the conference were to share stories, discuss what is being done and what can be done in Aboriginal communities and discuss plans and priorities for lasting change with each other and government leaders. Conference held March 13-15, 2006.
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Culture and Community in Canada's Isolated Schools

Alternate Title
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for the Study of Educational Administration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Davis
Kirk Anderson
Samina Jamal
Presents survey highlights regarding the success of schools in northern Labrador, Nunavut, northern Saskatchewan, and northern and interior British Columbia.
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Curator's Choice: Gilbert Hay

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mireille Eagan
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 4, winter, 2014, pp. 18-19
Comments on a sculpture that changes images depending on where the viewer is standing. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 18.
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Davis Inlet in Crisis: Will the Lessons Ever Be Learned?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harold Press
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 2, 1995, pp. 187-209
History of the Mushuau Innu including issues of poverty, social disintegration, abuse and federal policy.
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"The Dayspring From on High Hath Visited Us"

Alternate Title
"The Dayspring From on High Hath Visited Us": An Examination of the Missionary Endeavours of the Moravians and the Anglican Church Missionary Society Among the Inuit in the Arctic Regions of Canada and Labrador, 1880s-1920s
Theses
Author/Creator
Davena Davis
Religious Studies Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1987.
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Disparities in Infant Hospitalizations in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Populations in Quebec, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hua He
Lin Ziao
Jill Elaine Torrie
Nathalie Auger
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh ... [et al.]
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 21, May 29, 2017, pp. e739-e746
Reports observations from Fist Nations infants in 12 of 16 disease categories and 7 of 16 disease categories for Inuit infants in Quebec.
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Dorset Settlement and Subsistence in Northern Labrador

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven L. Cox
Arthur Spiess
Arctic, vol. 33, no. 3, September 1980, pp. 659-669
Studies data from central and northern Labrador's Dorset settlement patterns and ways of hunting. Shows breathing hole sealing was not used.
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Draining Energy From The Innu of Nitassinan

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Annette Lutterman
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Rethinking Childhood: Perspectives on Childrens Rights, Summer, 2000
Discusses the impact hydroelectric developments have on the peoples and the ecosystems of remote regions in Québec and Labrador.
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Drinking and Healing: Reflections on the Lost Autonomy of the Innu

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin Samson
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 37-55
Looks at the reasons for heavy drinking in the villages of Sheshatshiu and Davis Inlet, different approaches to healing, and some personal experiences.
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Economic Development and Innu Settlement: The Establishment of Sheshatshit

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James J. Ryan
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pp. 1-25
Examines the decision to create Shehatshit (also known as Sheshatshu) as a permanent settlement for nomadic Innu of Labrador, and the consequences of forcing peoples to abandon their traditional living patterns.
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The Effectiveness of Web-Delivered Learning with Aboriginal Students: Findings From a Study in Coastal Labrador

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Philpott
Dennis Sharpe
Rose Neville
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, vol. 35, no. 3, Fall, 2009, p. [?]
Declining enrolment in rural communities has increased the use of e-learning as a way of curriculum delivery. Data provided will help educators assess whether an online learning environment is viable.
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Elizabeth's Walk: Tshakuesh's Meshkanu

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jane McGillivray
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Sustainable Development, 2001, pp. 34-37
Reports on an annual walk undertaken by a Innu woman in Labrador as an example of a healthy life of balance and perspective. To access this article scroll down to page 34.
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English-Inuit Hostilities at Cape Charles (Labrador) in 1767

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hans J. Rollmann
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Les Inuit au Labrador méridional / Inuit in Southern Labrador, 2015, pp. 189-199
Contends that the hostilities that resulted in the death of three English and 20 Inuit may have been an act of self-defence by the Inuit.
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Estimating Economic Activity in Canada’s Northern Regions

Alternate Title
Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; February 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-201]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Palladini
This report calculates and compares the gross domestic product output in Canada’s Northern regions, including the three territories and the Northern parts of seven provinces, between 1999 and 2009.
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Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marie Wadden
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 84, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 656-659
Book review of: Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory by Lucien M. Turner. Originally published in 1894 as part of the Eleventh Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, 1889-1890.
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Exploring Elders' and Seniors' Perceptions of How Climate Change is Impacting Health and Well-Being in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joshua Ostapchuk
Sherilee Harper
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Victoria L. Edge
Rigolet Inuit Community Government
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 6-24
Interviews revealed recurring themes including climate change observations and impacts on physical, mental and emotional health including feelings of isolation and depression. NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.
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