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Community-Based Health Research Led by the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

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Community-Based Health Research Led by VGFN
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sonia Wesche
Roseanne C. Schuster
Pam Tobin
Cindy Dickson
Darcie Matthiessen ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 396-406
Description
Discusses an exceptional research partnership which studied food security.
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Importance of Traditional Foods For the Food Security of Two First Nations Communities in the Yukon, Canada

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Importance of Traditional Foods in Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roseanne C. Schuster
Eleanor E. Wein
Cindy Dickson
Hing Man Chan
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 3, 2011, pp. 286-300
Description
Concluded that while overall frequency of consumption had not changed, certain groups of foods had been affected due to changes in availably.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 68: Old Crow Community Centre, Old Crow, Yukon

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RCAP 68 contains files for a sitting of the Royal Commission for Aboriginal Peoples in the Old Crow Community Centre, Old Crow, Yukon. Subjects include hunting and trapping, alcohol and drug abuse, education, land claims and self-government, and lack of employment and housing. Each submission can be viewed individually on this site.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Alice Frost, Resident, Old Crow, Yukon

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File contains an individual presentation by Alice Frost relating to the necessity of elders teaching the Vuntut Gwitch'in language to youth and to social problems in Old Crow. Frost states that her community's social problems must be solved before "land claims is settled because we need educated people to run our self-government." A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Colin Bairsto, Resident, Old Crow, Yukon

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File contains an individual presentation by Colin Bairsto addressing the land claims issue and the voluminous and complex documents that accompany the land claims process. The presenter feels that because the Vuntut Gwitch'in people have an oral tradition rather than a written tradition, "they want to be out on the land without having to worry about what the rules and the regulations and interpretations of the agreement are." A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Danny Kasi, Resident, Old Crow, Yukon

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File contains an individual presentation by Danny Kasi focusing on self-government and and the ways that First Nations may achieve it - through First Ministers conferences, the Supreme Court of Canada and "the world court." Kasi also briefly discusses education and the lack of housing in his community. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Don Sax

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File contains an individual presentation by Don Sax, a businessman-turned-Anglican clergyman with nine years experience living in the Canadian North. Sax sees a need for the recovery of Aboriginal and Inuit culture and also the lack of communications for Northern businesses to expand and be financially viable. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Helen Charlie, Resident, Old Crow, Yukon

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File contains an individual presentation by Helen Charlie focusing on education in Old Crow. She states the elementary school teaches students how to sew, cook, fish, hunt, trap and numerous other traditional ways of the Vuntut Gwich'in First Nation. She calls on the Commission to help secure a high school in Old Crow, which she feels would encourage students to remain in school and hopefully lead to post-secondary education. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Marion Nukon, Resident, Old Crow, Yukon

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File contains an individual presentation by Marion Nukon focusing on the ineffective alcohol ban in Old Crow. She states the ban cannot work if there are no youth workers, organized sports programs and community activities for adults. Nukon believes unemployment is a large contributing factors to the social problems in Old Crow. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Rae Stephensen, Manager, Co-Op Store, Old Crow, Yukon

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File contains an individual presentation by Rae Stephensen relating to education, health and housing problems in Old Crow, Yukon. He focuses on education and the need for more high schools and post-secondary institutions in northern Yukon. A lengthy question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Randall Tetlichi

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File contains an individual presentation by Randall Tetlichi that touches on a number of subjects, including self-government, residential schools, the loss of Aboriginal languages, substance abuse, health services, economic development and education. A lengthy question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Roy Moses, Elder

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File contains an individual presentation by Roy Moses offering a different perspective on life in the bush in the 1930s and 1940s. He states that the "people who dream about let's go back to our traditional way must have been told a fairy tale somewhere." Moses describes his childhood and believes that progress has been made to better the lives of Aboriginal and Inuit people today. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Shawn Bruce, Resident, Old Crow, Yukon

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File contains an individual presentation by Shawn Bruce focusing on the necessity of teaching the Vuntut Gwitch'in language to youth to ensure it does not become extinct. Bruce is frustrated with the division in his family due to Bill C-31 and rulings by the Old Crow council that have determined the speaker's sisters to be Indian and one brother as non-status. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Vickey Josie

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File contains an individual presentation by Vickey Josie relating to alcohol and drug abuse in Old Crow, Yukon. She states that the youth of her community are unable to view adults as role models when a significant portion of the adult population has substance abuse problems. Josie believes the community ban on alcohol is not working and calls on the Commission for help to battle these social problems. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Alfred Charlie, Elder, Old Crow, Yukon

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File contains a presentation by Alfred Charlie relating to the valuable role elders play in passing down traditions and language to the youth of his community. He is disappointed that the youth must travel to the south to complete high school and any post-secondary education. Charlie also briefly discusses land claims, oil production and employment. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Marvin Frost on behalf of Grafton Njootli, Vuntut Gwitch'in First Nation

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File contains a presentation by Marvin Frost that begins with a brief biographical sketch of Grafton Njootli, longtime political leader with the Vuntut Gwitch'in First Nation. Frost touches on a number of issues, including justice, alcohol abuse, taxation, unfulfilled treaty obligations and health problems. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Mary Jane Moses, Community Health Representative, Old Crow, Yukon

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File contains a presentation by Mary Jane Moses relating to health services in Old Crow. Because of the high turnover of nurses, Moses suggests shorter rotations for nurses in the district to prevent burnout. Moses also recommends that courses on Aboriginal and Inuit culture be included in the education of nurses who work in the North. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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