Nova Scotia

Table 1: Number of Households On-reserve, by Aboriginal Status

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table shows data for urban and rural areas in Canada as a whole, as well as provinces and territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 2: Age of Primary Household Maintainer, for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table shows data for urban and rural areas in Canada as a whole, as well as provinces and territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 3: Household Types, for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table broken down by owned, rented and band housing in rural and urban areas for Canada as a whole, as well as provinces/territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 4: Labour Force Status of Primary Household Maintainer, for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table broken down into not in labour force, unemployed, employed full-time, and employed part-time in Canada as a whole as well as provinces and territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 5: Household Incomes, for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table shows incomes and source of incomes for urban and rural areas in Canada as a whole, as well as provinces/territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 6: Type of Dwelling and Average Number of Bedrooms for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table shows data for single-detached, apartments and other in rural and urban areas in Canada as a whole as well as provinces/territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 7: Period of Construction of Dwellings for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table covers time periods: prior to 1981, 1981-1996, 1996-2006, and 2006-2011. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 8: Housing Adequacy and Suitability

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table broken down into above and below standards, below suitability and adequacy, and below both in urban and rural areas for Canada as a whole, as well as provinces/territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 9: Adequacy- and Suitability-based Housing Need

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table broken down into living in/access to adequate and suitable, in housing need, below suitability, below adequacy, or both in urban and rural areas for Canada as a whole, as well as provinces/territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Talking Mi'gmaq-Mi'kmaq Dictionary

Alternate Title
Pjila'si: Welcome to Mi'gmaq-Mi'kmaq Online
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Sean Haberlin
Eunice Metallic
Diane Mitchell
Watson Williams
Joe Wilmot
Dave Ziegler
Description
Site provides word search and translation in three dialectsand Listuguj orthography, includes links to songs, stories.
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Traditions: National Gatherings on Indigenous Knowledge: Final Report

E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Heritage
p. 52
Description
Summary of discussions, during May and June of 2005, between the Department of Canadian Heritage and Aboriginal people to develop practical strategies for working in areas where the mandate, expertise and experience of the Department coincide with Aboriginal aspirations.
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Trickster Chases the Tale of Education

Alternate Title
Article 2
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples - Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-[3]
Description
Book review: Trickster Chases the Tale of Education by Sylvia Moore.
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Two-Eyed Seeing and Other Lessons Learned Within a Co-Learning Journey of Bringing Together Indigenous and Mainstream Knowledges and Ways of Knowing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Bartlett
Murdena Marshall
Albert Marshall
Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 2, no. 4, November 2012, pp. 331-340
Description
Discusses the integrative science program for undergraduates at Cape Breton University which brings together traditional Aboriginal and western knowledge.
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Two-Eyed Seeing and the Language of Healing in Community-Based Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marilyn Iwama
Murdena Marshall
Albert Marshall
Cheryl Bartlett
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. 3-23, 116
Description
Looks at a community participation model of research and teaching which draws on the strengths of Indigenous and Western knowledges in efforts to revitalize language and restore relationships with each other and with the land.
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Two-Eyed Seeing: Creating a New Liminal Space in Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Hogue
Cheryl Bartlett
Education Canada, vol. 54, no. 3, [Aboriginal Student Success], Summer, 2014, p. [?]
Description
Looks at combining the strengths of both Indigenous knowledge and Western knowledge for the benefit of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
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Two Paths One Direction: Parks Canada and Aboriginal Peoples Working Together

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Steve Langdon
Rob Prosper
Nathalie Gagnon
George Wright Forum, The, vol. 27, no. 2, 2010, p. 222–233
Description
Examines the unique legal and constitutional relationship with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Parks Canada including the legislative policy and corporate changes that have occurred over the last 30 years.
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Union of Nova Scotia Indians

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Union of Nova Scotia Indians (UNSI)
Description
Website contains information pertaining to economic development, employment opportunities, beneficial social programs and initiatives, and cultural resources and events in Nova Scotia.
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Use of Traditional Mi'kmaq Medicine among Patients at a First Nations Community Health Centre

Alternate Title
Use of Traditional Micmac Medicine among Patients at a First Nations Community Health Centre
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Jane Cook
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, vol. 10, no. 2, Spring, 2005, pp. 95-100
Description
Explores one aspect of cultural care studied through responses to a questionnaire completed by 100 patients.
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Using Qualitative Research to Understand the Sociocultural Origins of Diabetes among Cape Breton Mi’kmaq

Alternate Title
Using Qualitative Research to Understand the Sociocultural Origins of Diabetes among Cape Breton Micmac
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kim D. Travers
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, 1995, pp. [140-143]
Description
Study conducted to test the hypothesis that the longer the contact with Euro-Canadian lifestyles, the higher the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).
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Victoria Rose Paul Investigation Report

E-Books
Author/Creator
Nadine Cooper Mont
Description
Investigation into the death of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq woman who died after suffering a stroke and not receiving prompt medical attention while being held in a police cell in 2009.
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Wabanaki "Family Hunting Territories"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dean R. Snow
American Anthropologist, vol. 70, no. 6, December 1968, pp. 1143-1151
Description
Explores the unique nature of Wabanaki territoriality and argues that this concept existed before the introduction of the fur trade. [alt. sp. Wabenaki]
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['We Are Deeply Sorry' for Abuse in Residential Schools]

Alternate Title
1st Edition ; January 7, 1998
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kas Roussy
Nora Bernard
Jean Knockwood
Reg Moloney
Description
Brief news story discusses history of residential schools, the apology by the Minister of Indian Affairs and some solutions to problems on the Indian Brook Reserve in Nova Scotia. Includes synopsis. Duration: 5:13
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“We are Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey”: An Assessment of the Impact of the Mi'kmaw Knia'matnewey Self-Government Agreement on the Improvement of Education for Participating Mi'kmaw Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Description
Includes brief history of the education authority, overview of its activities, discussion of programming in areas of language and culture at the elementary level, and analysis of success indicators for secondary and post-secondary students.
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Weaving Partnerships: A Framework for Aboriginal Home Care in Nova Scotia: 2010-2011 Resource Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nova Scotia Aboriginal Home Care Steering Committee
Description
Purpose of guide was to document findings and recommendations from the Steering Committee of the Aboriginal Home Care in Nova Scotia Project, provide a common set of definitions to facilitate shared understandings of program scope and purpose among those involved in service planning and delivery, and provide information for all those interested design and delivery of services to the on-reserve population in the province.
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