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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
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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Two Skunks

Alternate Title
One Native Life
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
Canadian Dimension, vol. 42, no. 2, March/April 2008, pp. 20-21
Author tells a story about a retreat he attended in northern Ontario.
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Type 2 Diabetes in Youth in Manitoba, Canada, 1986 to 2002

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather J. Dean
Elizabeth A.C. Sellers
T. Kue Young
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 27, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 449-454
Presents an historical perspective on diabetes in Oji-Cree youth in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario and the shift from female predominance of this disease.
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U.C.C.M Police

Web Sites » Organizations
United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin (U.C.C.M.) Tribal Council's regional police service is comprised of six First Nation communities on Manitoulin Island, Ontario.
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Understanding Local Food Behaviour and Food Security in Rural First Nation Communities: Implications for Food Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mirella L. Stroink
Connie H. Nelson
Journal of Rural and Community Development, vol. 7, no. 3, 2012, pp. [65]-82
Study conducted with three Ontario communities: Ginoogaming First Nation, Aroland First Nation, and Eabametoong First Nation. Summarizes associations of behavior with health and well-being, and outlines how behaviour is occurring and what variables are associated with it.
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Unique Huron Ornamental Bands: Wampum Cuffs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marshall Joseph Becker
Material Culture Review, vol. 66, Fall, 2007, pp. 59-67
Discusses the 13 surviving examples of the glove "gauntlets", their history, characteristics and possible functions.
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University Offering New Options for Art Students

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barb Nahwegahbow
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 11, February 2013, p. 14

Announces the Aboriginal Visual Culture Program which focuses on how to make art and the history of that process.

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

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"Unlike Their Playmates of Civilization, the Indian Children's Recreation Must be Cultivated and Developed": The Administration of Physical Education at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, 1926-1944

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Braden Paeora Te Hiwi
Historical Studies in Education, Revisiting the Histories of Indigenous Schooling and Literacies, Spring, 2017, pp. 99-117
Looks at the implementation of sport, exercise and recreation as part of an assimilation policy to provide character traits to the students.
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Unpacking Our White Privilege: Reflecting on Our Teaching Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Burleigh
Sarah Burm
In Education, vol. 19, no. 2, [Indigenous Education] in Education, Pt. 1, Autumn, 2013, pp. 108-119
Explores some of the experiences, challenges and opportunities of teaching and living in a First Nations community.
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Unpacking the Black Box: A Deconstruction of the Programming Approach and Physical Activity Interventions Implemented in the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lucie Lévesque
Gisèle Guilbault
Treena Delormier
Louise Potvin
Health Promotion Practice, vol. 6, no. 1, January 2005, pp. 64-71
Study evaluated project which integrated 10 school- and community-based strategies to perform 47 interventions.
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Update From Cultural Survival (Canada) - 14.3

Alternate Title
Update From CS Canada
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, Cambodia, Fall, 1990
Looks at the placement of a military training facility that would impact the Innu people of Labrador, logging in Barriere, Quebec, the James Bay dispute, and the demands of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai of northern Ontario being met.
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Urban Aboriginal Task Force: Barrie/Midland/Orillia Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joint Steering Committee
Urban Aboriginal Task Force (UATF)
Don McCaskill
Kevin Fitzmaurice
Study focused on: demographic and mobility patterns, service delivery, culture and identity, issues specific to children, youth, and women, racism, health, and income and poverty. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey. Sample size of 288 respondents.
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Urban Reality of Type 2 Diabetes Among First Nations of Eastern Ontario: Western Science and Indigenous Perceptions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hasu Ghosh
Journal of Global Citizenship & Equity Education, vol. 2, no. 2, 2012, pp. [158]-181
Looks at diabetes as a product of economic and social conditions as well as issues of self-esteem and self-worth originating from a colonial past. Provides recommendations for the future.
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Use of Ethnographic Methods for Applied Research on Diabetes Among the Ojibway-Cree in Northern Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Gittelsohn
Stewart B. Harris
Krista L. Burris
Louisa Kakegamic
Laura T. Landman ... [et al.]
Health Education & Behavior, vol. 23, no. 3, August 1996, pp. 365-382
Studies how cultural beliefs influence health behaviors regarding diabetes in order to develop a community based intervention program.
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Using Participatory Action Research to Understand the Meanings Aboriginal Canadians Attribute to the Rising Incidence of Diabetes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Boston
Steven Jordan
Elizabeth MacNamara
Karne Kozolanka
Emily Bobbish-Rondeau
et al.
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 18, no. 1, 1997
Discusses lessons that can be learned from collaborative inquiry and the advantages of involving the people of the communities that are affected when conducting studies involving Aboriginal groups.
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Using SWOT Analysis to Inform Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Strategies for a Remote First Nations Community in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Skinner
Rhona M. Hanning
Celine Suthlerland
Ruby Edwards-Wheesk
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
American Journal of Health Promotion, vol. 26, no. 6, The Science of Lifestyle Change, July/August 2012, pp. e159-e170
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis in Fort Albany, Ontario identified 32 themes which could then be transformed into 12 strategies.
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Using the First Nations Medicine Wheel as an Aid to Ethical Decision Making in Health Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette Schroeter
Nicole Brunton
Kara Kakekagumick
Helen Cromarty
Barbara Linkwich
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 179-191
Study uses thematic and NVivo 10 analysis to review the structured interviews of 30 study participants; most participants found the Medicine Wheel to be a useful framework for health-care decision making.
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Using the Self-Directed Search with American Indian High School Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Hurlburt
William Schulz
Lyle Eide
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [34-41]
Study found Holland's Self-Directed Search moderately reliable and stable. Test could prove appropriate for use with Aboriginal students.
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Utilization of the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect in First Nations Child Welfare Agencies in Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lil Tonmyr
Susan Jack
Sandy Brooks
Betty Kennedy
Peter Dudding
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 1, 2009, pp. 38-46
Discusses use of the study by First Nations child welfare agencies to identify ways of making the agencies more useful to First Nations decision-makers.
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Utilizing Technologies to Promote Education and Well-Being

Alternate Title
Case Study 1: Video Conferencing and Remote and Rural First Nations
Case Study 2, Part 1: Digital Education in Remote Aboriginal Communities
Case Study 2, Part 2: Keewaytinook Internet High School Review (2003-2008)
The Kuhkenah Network (K-Net)
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Penny Carpenter
Susan O’Donnell
Brian Walmark
Brecken Rose Hancock
Brian Walmark ... [et al.]
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 6

Provides introduction to K-Net (Kuhkenah Network) and presents four case studies exploring its use in wastewater treatment, health, education and video conferencing. Chapter eight from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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Vegetable and Fruit Intakes of On-Reserve First Nations Schoolchildren Compared to Canadian Averages and Current Recommendations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison Gates
Rhona M. Hanning
Michelle Gates
Kelly Skinner
Ian D. Martin
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 9, no. 4, Childhood Obesity: Prevention and Treatment, April 2012, pp. 1379-1397
Main cohort consisted of 443 students in grades 6-8 in seven First Nations communities. Results showed poor intakes of vegetables, fruit and related nutrients and high intakes of "other foods". Prevalence rates of overweight and obesity exceeded those of the general population.
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Verdict Explanation: Jamie Goodwin and Ricardo Wesley, March 6 to 21, 2009

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Eden
Presents a brief synopsis and interpretation of the issues presented at the inquest, the verdict, and recommendations made by the jury. The two men died while in custody on January 8, 2006, when a fatal fire broke out in the cellblock area of the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service ("NAPS") detachment in Kashechewan.
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