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Document structured into eight categories: table of URLs to related documents and sites; background information; selected journal articles; resources for health care professionals; resources for other professionals; tobacco control strategies; online resources for Aboriginal peoples; and themes found in research and their implications for future investigations.

Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.

Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.

Examines issues and options regarding the development of culturally appropriate accreditation standards. Consists of literature review and survey of 28 organizations, of which 15 were Aboriginal agencies involved in provision of child and family services.

Looks at strategies to protect vulnerable groups from gambling related harm.

Identifies current literature and suggests some areas for further research on issues surrounding gaming.

Looks at Aboriginal health research and how racial discourses continues to impact on Indigenous people's connection to self and to spirit; and discusses how non- Aboriginal researchers and Aboriginal communities need to develop better relationships.

List of resources about Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Current as of 2008.

Looks at identity theory in regards to self identification and discursive identification.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Vanderbilt University, 2013.

General discussion of rights, review and comparison of cases and decisions in Canada and the United States, and a brief summary of social and legislative history in Canada.

Discusses federal laws, court decisions and specific land claims commissions in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia.

Links include sites about land claims, Treaty, case law, business, media, First Nations, Inuit, Metis organizations, and a gateway to many Native American sites.

Book review by: Aboriginal Man and Environments on the Plateau Northwest America by Arnoud H. Stryd and Rachel A. Smith.

Site contains links to Edmonton Public Library catalogue records and brief descriptions of publications that would be of interest to Aboriginal children.

Discussion of findings on Indigenous peoples' mortality rates from the early 1980s to early 1990s.

Asserts that pandemics were not the sole cause of population decline but that disease in conjunction with effects of colonialism such as war, relocation and change in diet led to increased mortality and decreased fecundity. Scroll down to page 310.

Recreation and Leisure Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waterloo, 2009.

Describes how the effects of colonization reduced indigenous populations by as much as ninety per cent in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Presents several factors contributing to the social and psychological distress of aboriginal people elevating substance abuse levels.

Looks at the uprising of the Mayan people against the Mexican Government over the amendment to Article 27 of the Constitution.

Focuses on strategies that promote recruitment and retention such as financial support, transition programs, community delivery, Aboriginal control, and partnerships between mainstream institutions and Aboriginal communities.

Seeks to clarify the special fiduciary relationship and its implications for rights.

Sixth edition. Previous edition entitled Native Peoples: Resources Pertaining to First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Book review of: Aboriginal Populations: Social, Demographic and Epidemiological Perspectives edited by Frank Trovato and Anatole Romaniuk

Provides statistical information on correlates of prevalence and severity derived from eleven descriptive studies, and identifies areas needing further research.

"Fifteenth edition, revised, with valuable additions."

Pubic Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2000.

Book review of Aboriginal Rights Claims and the Making and Remaking of History by Arthur J. Ray.

Highlights the differences between American and Canadian concepts of identity and the effects on the Nisga'a Treaty process.

Focuses on tribal power, resources, and legitimacy.

Law Thesis (LL.M)--University of Manitoba, 1995.

Argues that Aboriginal spirituality is legally constructed outside of the boundaries of religious freedom and discusses problems faced by religious minorities in a Christian dominated society.

Reports that HIV-infected Aboriginal persons and non-Aboriginal persons reacted similarly to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), but Aboriginal persons have a shorter survival rate.

Extensive list (397 pages) of monographs.

2nd edition.

Looks at the higher Aboriginal propensity to attempt and commit suicide. "A Report to the Criminology Research Council on CRC Project 25/96-7".

Reviews research regarding transitional models as well as interviews of students to determine success and gaps in the transition experience. Presents recommendations.

Contains correspondence, or copies of dispatches, of Upper and Lower Canada regarding "Aboriginal Tribes in British Possessions" which also included Australia.

Book review of: The Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature edited by Anita Heiss and Peter Minter.

Promotes the need for culturally sensitive cervical cancer screening programs for Aboriginal women, based on programs available in Canada and the United States.

Argues that Indigenous Archaeology is too subjective to be considered archaeology.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2005.

Argues the report provides an insight into the negative effects of colonialism the persistence of issues in some areas due to the same vested interests being held.

Looks at the emergence of the Canadian comic industry and the superhero genre. Discusses examples like Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Canada Jack, and Johnny Canuck.