Ontario

Colonization Road

Alternate Title
CBC Firsthand ; June 18, 2017
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michelle St. John
Jordan O'Connor
Ryan McMahon
Description
Ryan McMahon travels across Ontario talking to Indigenous leaders, lawyers, historians, researchers and policy makers about the building of roads and the effects on Indigenous people and their land. Includes stories about isolation from people of Shoal Lake 40. Duration: 44:07.
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Combating Prescription Drug Addiction a Priority

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shauna Lewis
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 20
Description

Comments on the need for programs and services to address epidemic in Ontario First Nation communities.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.32.

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Coming Full Circle: Looking to Grandmother Moon

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Zinga
Sandra Styres
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. [313-317]
Description
Editorial in special issue discussing historical and contemporary Indigenous education.
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Coming Home to Die: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory Develops Community-Based Palliative Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna Fruch
Lori Monture
Holly Prince
Mary Lou Kelley
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 50-74
Description
Comments on a palliative care model which reduces the disparities in access to quality palliative home care and is grounded in community values and Indigenous culture.
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Commentary: "Inside Looking Out, Outside Looking In"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Koptie
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 59-61
Description
Comments regarding two articles; Margaret Wente's article in the Globe and Mail of October 13, 2007 Section A27 titled "White Guilt, dead children in the name of political correctness" and the response to this article in the next day of the Globe and Mail by Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux' titled "Inside Looking Out, Outside Looking In".
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Common Assessment in the Native Literacy Field

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kate Thompson
Christianna Jones
Pat Powell
Description
Information gathered at a provincial training conference offered by the Ontario Native Literacy Coalition. Presents results from pre-conference survey (questionnaires and forms included in document) and small group discussions.
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Common Genomic Variation in the APOC3 Promoter Associated With Variation in Plasma Lipoproteins

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Hegele
Philip W. Connelly
Anthony J.G. Hanley
Fang Sun
Stewart B. Harris
Bernard Zinman
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, vol. 17, no. 11, November 1997, pp. 2753-2758
Description
Results from study of 509 adult aboriginal Canadians, from an isolated Northern Ontario community, which tested for genotype associations with plasma lipoproteins.
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Commons, Enclosure, and Resistance in Kahnawá:ke Mohawk Territory, 1850–1900

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Rueck
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 352-381
Description
Describes how the Department of Indian Affairs attempted to undermine leaders and gain control of lands by subdividing the reserve into plots which would be individually-owned, with the ultimate goal of dispersing the community.
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Community and Commerce: A Survey of Aboriginal Economic Development Corporations in Ontario

Alternate Title
Research Report (Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business) ; Spring 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
Environics Research Group
Description
Results based on interviews which took place between November 2014 and March 2015 with senior executives of 24 community-owned enterprises. Builds on research conducted in 2013 in Ontario, as well 2011 national survey.
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Community-based Learning Opportunities for Aboriginals Winner, 2004: Connecting Women in Need with ICT Skills

Alternate Title
Case Study (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2004
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 693-04]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Alison Campbell]
Description
Overview of iSisters Technology Mentoring, a program that helps Inuit women obtain technology training to address literacy, basic skills upgrading, and find jobs.
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Community-Based Screening and Triage Versus Standard Referral of Aboriginal Children: A Prospective Cohort Study Protocol

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy L. Young
Mary Jo Wabano
Diane Jacko
Skye P. Barbic
Katherine Boydell ...[et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 27, 2018, pp. 65-86
Description
Proposed study would involve sample of children aged 8 to 18 to evaluate whether using the Aboriginal Children’s Health and Well-being Measure (ACHWM)© screening and triage process would lead to early identification and better emotional outcomes.
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Community Collaboration in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Examples of How Remote First Nations in Northern Ontario Managed the Pandemic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mayheve C. Rondeau
Keira A. Loukes
Michael A. Robidoux
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 18, no. 1, Emerging Research from a Post-Pandemic World, 2023
Description

Examines the community-based strategy to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by Indigenous communities.  

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Community Leader Died Trying to Protect His Wife

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meili
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 6, September 2012, p. 22
Description

Comments on the violent death of Andrew Mixemong, a well-loved friendship centre president.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.38.

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Community Story Circles: An Opportunity to Rethink the Epistemological Approach to Heritage Interpretive Planning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lesley Curthoys
Brent Cuthbertson
Julie Clark
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 173-187
Description
Authors discuss their experience taking part in story circle in northern Ontario and its application as a research method.
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A Comparative Study on Dams and Power-water Diversion Projects across Canada, with Emphasis in Northern Ontario Proposed Water Developments and the Indian People Who Will Be Directly Affected by Their Impacts

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Harry Achneepineskum
Description
The author, a member of the Ogoki (Martin Falls) band in northern Ontario, expresses concern with the Canadian government's plan to dam rivers in Canada and divert the water to the United States. He notes that Aboriginal land will be flooded, according to government proposals.
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A Comparison of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Students on the Inter-Related Dimensions of Self-Concept, Strengths and Achievement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Whitley
Edward Rawana
Keith Brownlee
Brock Education , vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 24-46
Description
Looks at school related outcomes and self-concept from a sampling of grade 4 - 8 students in northwestern Ontario. Results indicate Aboriginal students have the same or higher self-worth and competence compared to non-Aboriginal students.
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Complications of Type 2 Diabetes among Aboriginal Canadians: Increasing the Understanding of Prevalence and Risk Factors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony J.G. Hanley
Stewart B. Harris
Mary Mamakeesick
Ken Goodwin
Edith Fiddler
Robert A. Hegele
John R. McLaughlin
Bernard Zinman
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 27, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 455-463
Description
Expands existing knowledge regarding metabolic and lifestyle risk factors.
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Concept Mapping: Application of Community-Based Methodology in Three Urban Aboriginal Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Janet Smylie
Sylvia Maracle
Connie Siedule
De dwa da dehs nye>s Aboriginal Health Access Centre
Métis Nation of Ontario
Patricia O'Campo
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 4, 2014, pp. 85-104
Description
Research attempts to create accessible and culturally relevant Aboriginal health data in Ontario by employing concept mapping.
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Conchelos, Greg, "Community Based Research"

Documents & Presentations
Description
A copy of an oral history research project report that was designed to help Trent University develop a class in Oral history research methods. Appendix one is the proposed outline for such a class. The report outlines the issues encountered in their oral history research and suggests ways of solving problems.
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