Quebec

Cree Youth Engagement in Health Planning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nickoo Merati
Jonathan Salsberg
Joey Saganash
Joshua Iserhoff
Kaitlynn Hester Moses ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 73-89
Description

Using interviews with Cree youth and Indigenous youth coordinators to look at ways to engage Indigenous youth towards healthier lifestyles.   

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Crime Prevention for First Nations Children aged 0-6 and Families: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)]
Description

Reports results of questionnaires completed by 96 caregivers/administrators, and 83 parents. Question were asked about rates of crime in communities, promotion of social skills, priority initiatives, limitations hindering development of strategies, problem behaviours, issues targeted by prevention and awareness activities, and issues facing community members.

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Critical Survival Lessons For Small Business: What Kahnawake Based Entrepreneurs Have Learned

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Oppheimer
Tom O'Connell
Ron Abraira
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Issue on Sustainability, Summer, 2002, pp. 89-93
Description
Presents the experiences of five small businesses, all in operation for at least three years, which highlight the need for contingency planning.
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Cultural Concepts of Care among Aboriginal People Living with HIV and AIDS: A Study by the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotte Reading
Ryan Brennan
Renée Masching
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 5, Winter, 2013, pp. 24-37
Description
Discusses results of three-year study involving people from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Atlantic region. Information gathered through 35 semi-structured interviews, 11 focus groups, and interviews with eight medical and support professionals.
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Cultural Survival Canada - 15.4

Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, A Decade of CSQ, Winter, 1991
Description
Outlines recent court victories for the Grand Council of the Cree of Quebec, a reneged promise to the Lubicon Cree regarding logging in Alberta, and a fund-raising effort to offset lawyer fees for the people of Kanesatake.
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Culturally Appropriate Care, A Multicultural Task: Assessing the Needs of Inuit Youth in the Care of Child Welfare Services

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah L. Fraser
Cécile Rousseau
Rebecca Kasudluak
Pamela Burmester
Maria José Arauz
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 38-49
Description
Study explored needs of Inuit youth in the care of child welfare services from perspective of educators, therapists, a cultural broker, and the youths themselves. NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.
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Culture and Intercultural Dynamics: The Life Stories of Three Women from Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (Volume II)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Camil Gerard
Anne-Marie Siméon
Yvette Maltais-Jean
Ivy Bradbury
Description
One participant was Aboriginal hunter, one was a French Canadian farmer, and one was an immigrant from England. Focus was on six characteristics: language, religion, social relations, family, intergenerational links, and rites of passage.
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"Dave, Come on": Indigenous Identities and Language Play in Yves Sioui Durand's Hamlet-le-Malécite

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michèle Lacombe
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Library Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [53]-75
Description
Comments on a play that focuses on the contemporary situation of youth in Montreal and the imaginary community of Kinogamish.
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[Deadly Summer: Linking School and Suicide]

Alternate Title
The Journal ; September 17, 1991
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robin Benger
Allen Able
Description
Focusses on rash of suicides in the village of Povungnituk, Nunavik. Duration: 17:18.
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Democratic Ideals Meet Reality: Developing Locally Owned and Managed Broadband Networks and ICT Services in Rural and Remote First Nations in Quebec and Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tim Whiteduck
Brian Beaton
Kevin Burton
Susan O'Donnell
Description

Discusses the need for local control, ownership and management of networks; regional networks and their organizational structures and partnerships; online networks for videoconferencing; research projects; and federal government's First Nations SchoolNet program support.

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Demographic Changes in Nunavik 2006-2016

Alternate Title
Nunivaat Analytics ; February 2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statics for general population and village growth, age of population, and distribution of population by five-year age groups.
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Le Dépistage des Retards de Développement Chez les Jeunes Enfants d’une Communauté des Premières Nations

Alternate Title
[Detecting Developmental Delays in Young Children of a North American Indian Community]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carmen Dionne
Suzie McKinnon
Jane Squires
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 117-123
Description
Study used a sample of 12 teachers involved with 213 Mohawk children between the ages of 29-60 months who attended the Step by Step Child and Family Center of Kahnawake, Quebec. Goal was to assess the Ages and Stages questionnaire as a culturally appropriate tool to recognize young children at risk for social or emotional difficulties. Article in French.
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Developing a First Nations Community Well-Being Partnership On-Site Dialogue Project: Preliminary Findings From A Validation Study of the First Nations Community Well-Being Index in Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tina Dewache
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 63-68
Description
Presents findings from first FNCWB case study based on three objectives: accuracy and agreement with community members, identification of factors affecting quality of life, establishment of communities willing to act as role models. Scroll down to page 63 to read article.
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Developing an e-Community Approach to Broadband-Enabled Community Services in Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gilbert Whiteduck
Anita Tenasco
Susan O'Donnell
Tim Whiteduck
Emily Lockhart
Journal of Community Informatics, vol. 10, no. 2, [Building the First Mile], 2014, p. [?]
Description
Describes how the First Nation is using information and communication technology to support online delivery of education, cultural, health, policing and security services.
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Developmental Screening in a Canadian First Nation (Mohawk): Psychometric Properties and Adaptations of Ages and Stages Questionnaires (2nd Edition)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carmen Dionne
Suzie McKinnon
Jane Squires
Jantina Clifford
BMC Pediatrics, vol. 14, no. 23, 2014, pp. 1-8
Description
Looks at results from tool used by teachers and parents of children between the ages of 9 and 66 months who went to the Child and Family Center.
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Diabetes and Related Metabolic Conditions in an

Aboriginal Cree Community of Quebec, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie-Ludivine Chateau-Degat
Daria Pereg
Grace M. Egeland
Evert Nieboer
Yv Bonnier-Viger
et al.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 33, no. 3, September 2009, pp. 156-162
Description
Looks at a study in the First Nations Cree community of Mistissini, Quebec on the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome.
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