Community

Modes of transport: Komatik sled, Skidoo. [Rankin Inlet, NU]

Photograph depicting a emerging mode of transport;: man on Skidoo. [Rankin Inlet, NU]

Looks at how a continuing history of repeated traumatic events, that have affected entire Aboriginal communities, make it difficult for the process of healing to take place.

Examines how the protagonist reveals her memories triggered by a personal trauma and the larger issues that still haunt the Haisla community.

Looks at inter-generational effects by investigating direct or indirect exposure to trauma experiences of two groups: community members who were residential schools survivors and community members who did not attend residential schools.

Gathering of the 33 First Nations in the Treaty 4 area held annually in Fort Qu'Appelle.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2014.

Results from consultation talks by the Department of Education with Indian/Alaskan Natives in response to 2009 presidential memorandum. Concerns were expressed regarding funding shortages and fragmentation of the systems providing education.

Discusses a program that is available on campus, online and in the community to connect the world of the academy with tribal communities.

Looks at new approaches, theories and methods related to Indigenous knowledge and reviews the literature on the role of community based researchers.

Website provides access to TFN Government: annual reports, service plans, elections, education & development, environment, finance, health & social services, lands, natural resources, administration, enrollment, government services; Law Registry: TFN laws, judicial documents; Treaty: final agreement; Economic Development: reports, employment & business opportunities, newsletters, media; Community: legislative assembly meetings, facilities, community groups, business, catering, commercial, construction, retail; and Information Centre: publications, media releases, community notices,

Booklet relating to the Tsimshian people of northern coastal BC, describing various aspects of Tsimshian culture such as daily subsistence, spirituality, shamanism, family life and legends.

Book review of:The Tsimshian by Margaret Seguin. Scroll down to page 62 to read review.

Argues that respectful long-term research is possible, if proper ethical methodologies are employed.

Outlines two projects that focused on establishing mechanisms to apply Aboriginal knowledge to industrial forest management by providing community training and involvement.

Discusses territorial rights and the need for increased community based control of forest resources.

The first article recounts the author's childhood and young adulthood in the Manitoulin, Ontario area. The second article is entitled "Some Thoughts About Organization and Leadership; From A Paper Presented to the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood, 1967."

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2011.

Recipients of scholarship awards indicate that the program is successful in helping Native American students succeed in college and that the award helps recipients feel supported by a larger Native American community.

Reports results of survey conducted by the Reindeer Herder's Association with individuals from two ethnic communities. Those who identified themselves as Finns focused on matters relating to financial capital and profit. Sami herders spoke more about social, human and cultural capital.

Book review of: Two Houses Half-Buried in Sand by Chris Arnett and Beryl Mildred Cryer. Scroll down to page 133 to read review.

Analyzes Two Spirits, One Journey, Two-Spirited and The Business of Fancy Dancing.

Analyses the films Powwow Highway by David Seals and Medicine River by Thomas King both based on novels of the same title.

Author proposes a series of recommendations for law and policy changes with modifications or additions to present health initiatives to address the needs of children.

Identified five themed groupings of practices based on traditional knowledge, community approaches, collaboration, training and policies for funding programs.

Describes methods used in assessing the potential for sustainable community economic development (CED).

Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2010.

Discusses prevalence, root causes, and health impacts of depression among Aboriginal people in Canada.

Entrepreneurship Thesis (Ph.D.)--Swinburne University of Technology, 2009.

Discussion of characteristics of Aboriginal economic development followed by analysis of the success of Lac la Ronge Indian Band and its Kitsaki Development Corporation.

Paper from: AGSE 2004: Regional Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2004: Proceedings of the First Annual Regional Entrepreneurship Research Exchange edited by L. Murray Gillin, Frank La Pira, and John Yencken.

Discusses effects on long-term brain function and provides information for developing programs for wellness promotion.

Study focused on three questions: interpretations of health, social, visual and cultural contexts, and barriers and strengths. Sample was 20 individuals.

Report identified four common themes: self sufficiency and ownership, community development/infrastructure, curriculum based on Cree culture and values, and increased economic development.

Looks at the how the Indian Act has affected Aboriginal women's status by isolating women from political participation within their communities.

File contains 2 negatives of an unidentified man (possibly a Chief) recieving a plaque from an undintified official at the official opening of the District Chief's Office in Prince Albert, SK, in March, 1988.

Book Review of: Unikkaaqatigiit (Putting a Human Face on Climate Change), by Scot Nickels, Chris Furgal, Mark Buell and Heather Moquin.

Article describes the ways that the appointment and support of a response team made up of local community members allowed for the use of local knowledge to better understand contemporary food systems; authors advocate for the integration of multiple ways of knowing in food safety policy making.

Discusses recommendations from a United Nations conference on effects of racism and discrimination on social and economic relations between Indigenous peoples and countries they live in.

Article examines the challenges of discrimination and the exclusion of Aboriginal views from mainstream Australian society.

Uses the Northwest Community College in British Columbia as an example showing how universities deal with competing interests.

An Unidentified group of people in front of a log building, possibly an Anglican congregation, 19th Century. Probably somewhere in present-day central or southern Saskatchewan.

Historical note:

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Provides guidance of each step in the process: creating a framework, pre-planning, planning, implementation, monitoring and assessment, and adaptation.

Booklet of a study of Vuntakutchin people living at Fort Egbert, Alaska. Topics include habitations, annual movements, food, fishing and hunting, government, funeral ceremonies and names.

Examines project's history, philosophy, structure, events, outcomes and impact.

Study shows mixed results of how Native inner-city residents feel about newcomer refugees. To access article scroll to p. 15.

Looks at two joint ventures ability or inability to contribute the extra dimensions of development in forest management desired by Aboriginal communities.