Provides summary of past and current policies and programs in Canada, discusses initiatives in Aboriginal communities and common themes or objectives, looks at international Indigenous communities for similarities in concerns and challenges and how they are responding.
The Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilians
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Betty Bastien
Jürgen W. Kremer
Rauna Kuokkanen
Patricia Vickers
Description
Looks at three geographical areas and several groups including Sami, Tsimshian, and Niisitapi and where initial colonial violence has given way to other forms of violence.
Chapter from The Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilians edited by Stanley Krippner and Teresa M. McIntyre.
Looks at the recommendations that were generated by youth, researchers, practitioners and policy makers in four workshops during the seminar.
"November 7-8, 2009. Conference Report"
All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward, Lecture 4
[2018 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Tanya Talaga
Description
Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the fourth of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Saskatoon.
In this lecture Talaga links the similarities between contemporary nations with a history of colonization and describes some of the effects for Indigenous peoples and communities. In this Lecture Talaga focuses specifically on healthcare and the disparity in the quality of care available to Indigenous peoples.
Duration: 53:59
European Review of Native American Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, 2006, pp. 1-6
Description
Discusses historical and contemporary developments in the fields of education and language and examines the current endeavors toward Indigenous autonomy among the Sámi and First Nations people.
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, 2016, pp. 1-10
Description
"This compendium includes ten reports outlining baccalaureate level nursing programs, delivered in all corners of the Circumpolar North, that have unique but often analogous challenges and contexts".
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II]
[Section Four: Expressions of Self-Determination in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and Northern Scandinavia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hans-Jørgen Wallin Weihe
Description
Overview of the importance of kinship relations, attitudes about child-rearing, education systems, and leisure activities in Greenland, the North Atlantic, and northern Scandinavia.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Colloquium on Improving the Educational Outcomes of Aboriginal People Living Off-Reserve
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen Raham
Description
Looks at the research in eight domains that influence Aboriginal learning outcomes; the implications for policy in each of these domains; and examines a set of ten policy recommendations to strengthen the success of Aboriginal learners across the system.
Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic: Living Conditions and Quality of Life among Inuit, Sami and Indigenous Peoples of Chukotka and the Kola Peninsula
Abstracts and selected papers. Topics were grouped in four areas: global food policy and food safety issues; food production and economic development; food production and sustainable practices; and global perspectives in advancing food security in the Circumpolar world.