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Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Labour-Market, Education, and Occupational Distinctions in Friendship Centre and Gap Communities across Canada
Ben Brunnen Uses 2006 census data to analyze characteristics in communities with small, medium, and large Aboriginal communities. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White and Calvin Hanselmann. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Languages in Canada: Trends and Perspectives on
Maintenance and Revitalization
Mary Jane Norris Research based on language data from 1981 to 2001 census. Chapter eleven from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Mobility and Migration: Trends, Recent Patterns, and
Implications: 1971–2001 top
Stewart Clatworthy, Mary Jane Norris Explores various trends: reserve and rural-urban movement, role of migration in Aboriginal populations growth, mobility and turnover. Chapter thirteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Mobility and Migration within Canada's Friendship Centre Areas: Patterns, Levels, and Implications Based on the 2006 Census
Mary Jane Norris, Stewart Clatworthy Catchment-level analysis of associations between mobility and community well-being, as well as individual components of labour force, income, and housing. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White and Calvin Hanselmann. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal People and Community Well-being Off-Reserve
Stewart Clatworthy, Evelyn Peters Uses the Community Well-Being Index (CWB) to compare quality of life for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, and discusses regional differences and changes between 2001 and 2006. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White and Calvin Hanselmann. [Find offline items for Peters, Evelyn J.] More information... (Rating: 2.75, Votes: 20, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Labour Market Outcomes in Canada, 1996
Jeremy Hull Information taken from a longer study commissioned by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND). Chapter eight from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002. More information... (Rating: 3.75, Votes: 4, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Resource Access in Response to Criminal Victimization in an Urban Context top
Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M. Cohen, Jesse L. Cale Provides results from National Community Research Project (NCRP) done between April 2001 and April 2002. Chapter thirteen from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Seniors in Canada
Martin Turcotte, Grant Schellenberg Statistics on demographic trends, culture and language, continuous learning, work and participation in society, living arrangements and housing, and health and well-being. Chapter six of A Portrait of Seniors in Canada 2006. Scroll to page 221 to read chapter. More information... (Rating: 3.82, Votes: 17, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada: A Review of the Evidence top
John H. Hylton Looks at prevalence, gaps in information, and future research. Chapter fourteen from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Single Mothers in Canada, 1996: A Statistical Profile top
Jeremy Hull Presents tabulations based on the 1996 Census of Canada. Chapter nine from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Youth at Risk: The Role of Education, Mobility, Housing, Employment, and Language as Protective Factors for Problem and Criminal Behaviours
Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M. Cohen Combines data from the 2006 census involving risk and protective factors with literature review to form basis for policy/program recommendations. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White and Calvin Hanselmann. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 2, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Analyzing Arctic Social Realities - ArcticStat
Andrée Caron, Gérard Duhaime Chapter 14 from book: The Political Economy of Northern Regional Development, Vol. 1 by Gorm Winther, Gérard Duhaime, Jack Cruise, Chris Southcott, Hans Aage ... [et al.]. Discusses gathering data and metadata and building the ArcticStat databank. More information... (Rating: 3.75, Votes: 4, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Assessing the Net Effects of Specific Claims Settlements in First Nations Communities in the Context of Community Well-Being
Jerry White, Nicholas Spence, Paul Maxim Purpose of study was to design and test research design which would provide a comparison of different types of communities using education, labour force, income, and housing as indicators. Chapter from Aboriginal Well-Being: Canada's Continuing Challenge edited by Jerry P. White, Dan Beavon and Nicholas Spence. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Community Healing and Aboriginal Self-Government
Josée Lavoie, John D. O'Neil, Jeffrey Reading Examines implications of self-government in health for improving provision of services and providing a voice in political health systems. Chapter in book: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues edited by J. H. Hylton. More information... (Rating: 2.69, Votes: 13, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Community Influences on the Mental Health of First Nations Children in Canada
Dafna Kohen, Lisa Oliver Uses findings from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey and census data to investigate the effect of socio-economic characteristics and features of neighbourhood organization. Chapter from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009. More information... (Rating: 1.67, Votes: 6, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Counting the Dead: Estimating the Loss of Life in the Indigenous Holocaust, 1492-Present
David Michael Smith Author considers different estimates for the pre-contact population in the Western Hemisphere as a means of estimating the number of lives lost to colonial factors of violence in the ongoing Indigenous Holocaust. Primarily focuses on United States. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Determinants of Employment among Aboriginal Peoples
Coryse Ciceri, Katherine Scott Examines key factors associated with employment, compares them for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, and looks at probability that full-time jobs match Aboriginal's education and skills. Uses data from the 2001 Census. Chapter one from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Diabetes and First Nations People in Alberta
Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, Ellen L. Toth, Malcolm King, Lynden Crowshoe, Kelli Ralph-Campbell Summarizes, that along with other Canadian provinces, Alberta observes rates of diabetes mellitus incidence among First Nations people to be twice as high as non-First Nations people and treatment and prevention efforts should be directed at younger age groups and women. Chapter nine of: Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2007. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 2, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Diabetes and the Status Aboriginal Population in Alberta
Richard T. Oster, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, Ellen L. Toth, Malcolm King, Lynden Crowshoe ... [et al.] Compares the incidence and prevalence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes among Status Aboriginals and the general population of Alberta from 1995-2007. Chapter 10 from Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2009 More information... (Rating: 1.43, Votes: 14, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Diabetes and the Status Aboriginal Population in Alberta
Richard T. Oster, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, Ellen L. Toth, Malcolm King, Lynden Crowshoe Compares the incidence and prevalence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes among Status Indians and the general population of Alberta from 1995-2009. Chapter 11 from Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2011 More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Economic Development Capacity of Urban Aboriginal Peoples top
Nicholas Spence, Susan Wingert, Jerry White Discussion of educational attainment, labour-force activities, and the implications for program and service delivery needs.. Source for statistics is Statistics Canada's custom tables based on 2006 census for 117 friendship centre catchment areas across Canada. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White, Calvin Hanselmann. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Education and Lifetime Income for Aboriginal People in Saskatchewan
Eric Howe Calculates the average lifetime earnings of Aboriginal males and females contingent on whether or not they earn a high school diploma, attend technical school, or attend university. Chapter nine from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002. [Find offline items for Howe, Eric] More information... (Rating: 1.54, Votes: 39, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Education of Aboriginal Students top
Jim McCarter Makes 5 recommendations, to help aboriginal students succeed in school and reduce the gap in student achievement, to the Ministry of Education and school boards. Chapter 3 section 3.05 of the 2012 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Education Profile of People Living in Aboriginal Friendship Centre Catchment Areas across Canada
Amanda Parriag, Paul Chaulk Looks at statistics for 3,000 Aboriginals and compares them to those for 12 million non-Aboriginals. Educational levels used are: no secondary or post-secondary certificate or diploma, high school diploma, and post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White, Calvin Hanselmann. More information... (Rating: 3.57, Votes: 7, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Educational Assessment of First Nations Students: A Review of the Literature
David Philpott, Wayne Nesbit, Mildred Cahill, Gary Jeffrey Topics covered include culturally appropriate practices, academic achievement, blending qualitative and quantitative approaches, cognitive ability, current practices in First Nations schools, and the Nunavut model. Excerpt from Cultural Diversity and Education: Interface Issues by David F. Philpott, Wayne C. Nesbit, Mildred F. Cahill, and Gary H. Jeffrey. More information... (Rating: 3.75, Votes: 4, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites |
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