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Healing the Wounds of School by Returning to the Land: Cree Elders Come to the Rescue of a Lost Generation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Roué
International Social Science Journal, vol. 58, no. 187, March 2006, pp. 15-24
Description
Attempts to understand whether young Crees, in a situation of double social exclusion, can complete their schooling while also gaining command of traditional knowledge and know-how.
The Health of Cree, Inuit and Southern Quebec Women: Similarities and Differences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudette Lavallée
Chantal Bourgault
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 91, no. 3, May/June 2000, pp. 212-217
Description
Research review findings include, higher proportion of young women in north; Aboriginal women had more responsibilities than other women; higher smoking rates among Inuit women; lower cholesterol, higher blood glucose among Cree women.
Health Risk Assessment for Inuit Newborns Exposed to Dioxin-like Compounds Through Breast Feeding
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Ayotte
G. Carrier
É. Dewailly
Chemosphere, vol. 32, no. 3, 1996, pp. 531-542
Description
Looks at the transfer of dioxin-like compounds while breast feeding, and the impact their body burden has on Inuit from birth to 75 years of age.
Healthy Lifestyle Indicators in Children (Grades 4 to 6) from the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra Adams
Olivier Receveur
Marlon Mundt
Gilles Paradis
Ann C. Macaulay
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 29, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 403-409
Description
Analysis of diet, physical activity, hours spent watching television and community based interventions.
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Hearing Screening Outcomes in Inuit Children in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Ayukawa
Pierre Lejeune
Jean François Proulx
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 309-311
Description
Study examines initial failed hearing tests with results of current tests and the type of hearing loss involved.
High Blood Cadmium Levels are Not Associated with Consumption of Traditional Food Among the Inuit of Nunavik
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maritza Rey
Fernand Turcotte
Claude Lapointe
Eric Dewailly
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, vol. 51, no. 1, May 1997, pp. 5-14
Description
Attributes high cadmium levels found in Inuit to smoking rather than consumption of liver and kidneys of caribou and sea mammals.
High Mercury Levels in Indian and Inuits (Eskimos) in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clarence T. Charlebois
Ambio, vol. 7, no. 5/6, Toxics and Their Control: A Special Issue , 1978, pp. 204-210
Description
Examines mercury levels in fish and game, contamination compensations, and levels in excess of 200 ppb among Canadian Aboriginal peoples.
High Rates of Infant Macrosomia: A Comparison of a Canadian Native and a Non-Native Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shaila Rodrigues
Elizabeth J. Robinson
Michael S. Kramer
Katherine Gray-Donald
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 130, no. 4, April 2000, pp. 806-812
Description
Discussion of the high rate of "big baby syndrome" among the Cree of James Bay.
Highlight Summary Report: Virtual Roundtable on First Nation Citizenship Featuring Artistic Presentations From First Nations Artists
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Proceedings from the second Virtual Roundtable on First Nation Citizenship held June 20, 2011. Roundtable featured discussion on First Nation citizenship, identity, and Nationhood.
Historic Metis Communities of Ontario: An Evaluation of Evidence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jennifer Adese
Daryl Leroux
Darren O'Toole
Description
Examines documents used to support three communities' assertion that they should be considered part of the Métis nation. They are: historic Georgian Bay Métis community; historic Mattawa Métis community; and historic Sault Ste Marie Métis community.
An Historical Introduction to Métis Claims in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Leonard Taylor
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 151-181
Description
Historical overview of government responses to claims and discussion of the recognition of Métis rights and interest in land.
History of Manawan - Part One
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Documents how a way of life has changed.
Duration: 20:34.
History of Manawan - Part 2.
History of Manawan - Part Two
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Discusses the death of Aboriginal customs, independence and dignity.
Duration: 21:00.
History of Manawan Part 1.
HIV/AIDS, Colonialism and Aboriginal Youth in Canada: Implications for HIV Prevention Work
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Smillie-Adjarkw
June Larkin
Sarah Flicker
Jean-Paul Restoule
Ruth Koleszar-Green ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 5, Winter, 2013, pp. 95-113
Description
Reports findings of study involving urban and on-reserve populations in Ontario and Quebec.
Holocene Shoreline Occupations and Water-level Changes at Lac Mégantic, Québec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brad Loewen
Claude Chapdelaine
Pierre J. H. Richard
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 29, no. 2, 2005, pp. 267-288
Description
Discusses shoreline problems in a site with a 12,000-year-long cultural sequence.
L'Homme-Caribou: l'Analyse Ethnoscientifique du Mythe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Clément
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, 1991, pp. 49-93
Description
Montagnais myth, The Caribou-Man, undergoes ethnoscientific analysis using Indigenous knowledge to understand mythical elements. (Abstract in French/English, article in French only)
Honouring Our Elders: A History of Eastern Arctic Archaeology
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Daniel Gendron
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 521-525
Description
Book review of: Honouring Our Elders edited by William W. Fitzhugh, Stephen Loring and Daniel Odess.
“Hope is Absolute”: Gang-Involved Women - Perceptions from the Frontline
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jana Grekul
Petrina LaRocque
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 2011, pp. 132-160
Description
Discusses the gendered nature of gangs and risk factors that contribute to Aboriginal gang involvement, and examines quality prevention approaches needed to help young women, in particular, to leave the gang lifestyle.
Household Crowding and Food Insecurity among Inuit Families with School-Aged Children in the Canadian Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maria Ruiz-Castell
Gina Muckle
Éric Dewailly
Joseph L. Jacobson
Sandra W. Jacobson
Pierre Ayotte ... [et al.]
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 105, no. 3, March 2015, pp. e122-e132
Description
Study conducted between 2005 and 2010 with 292 participants living in 14 Nunavik communities found that likelihood of reducing size of children's meals was higher in crowded households.
Household Food Insecurity and Canadian Aboriginal Women's Self-efficacy in Food Preparation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Genevieve Mercille
Oliver Receveur
Louise Potvin
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice & Research, vol. 73, no. 3, Fall, 2012, pp. 134-140
Description
Study looked at Atikamek women's confidence in their ability to prepare balanced dishes using store-bought food.