Report concludes the following: First Nation Control of First Nation Education is the ultimate objective, define comparability in terms of educational opportunity, avoid past misinterpretations of the principle of comparability and acknowledge and respect a series of guiding principles pertaining to the use of comparability.
Descriptive analysis provides several important findings centered on risky life style factors, work in sex trade, addictions, homelessness, and elapsed time before disappearance was reported.
Looks at the pros and cons of using the nosological category and the Independent Assessment Process to claim compensation for abuses and wrong doings for victims suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Discusses terms related to personal effectiveness, interpersonal relationships, leadership, and achieving business results. Under each topic includes checklists for achievement of goals and areas for further development.
Looks at research done on various functions of the Downtown Community Court. Contains six reports providing a look at operations by the staff, community stakeholders, and Downtown Community Court (DCC) participants.
Examines the labour market challenges confronting Aboriginal people and attempts to identify strategies that will improve Aboriginal labour market outcomes.
Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voices From the Prairies
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Author/Creator
Jim Silver
Description
Looks at ways to move towards the goal of eliminating spatially concentrated racialized poverty in Prairie cities.
Chapter 11 from Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voices From the Prairies edited by S. McKay, D. Fuchs, I. Brown.
Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Gregory M. Brass
Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
Description
Contends that mental health services and health promotion must be directed at both individual and community levels.
Chapter 20 from Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada by Laurence J. Kirmayer, Gregory M. Brass, and Gail Guthrie Valaskakis.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 8, August 2012, p. 21
Description
Comments on the three day Natural Resources Transfer Act National Summit where delegates discussed ways of sharing resource opportunities with First Nations communities in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba.
Article located by scrolling to page 21.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 7, July 2012, p. 8
Description
Brief profile of a residential school survivor and health support worker whose role was to assist other survivors at the June 2012 Truth and Reconciliation National event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Annual Conference of the Canadian Political Science Association ; 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dwight Newman
Description
Analyzes the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples related to consultation with Indigenous groups and its formations of customary international law.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Canadian Political Science Association, 12-15 June 2012, Edmonton, Alberta.
Discusses how the work of artists such as Norval Morrisseau, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Heather Shillinglaw, and Bill Reid communicate with and educate their audiences.
Chapter fifteen from How Canadians Communicate IV: Media and Politics edited by David Taras and Christopher Wadell.
Looks at the process of storywork which interweaves elder teachings, cultural stories, and personal experiences.
Chapter 15 from How Canadians Communicate IV: Media and Politics edited by David Taras and Christopher Waddell.
Chapter located by scrolling to page 317 or clicking on Chapter 15 on left sidebar.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. 325-352
Description
Looks into the structure of contemporary imperialism, the role Canada plays in an imperial system, and the nature of Canadian society as a Settler society.
Capstone Seminar Series, vol. 2, no. 1, Belonging in Canada: Questions and Challenges, Spring, April 2012, pp. 1-19
Description
Argues that the federal government's Nutrition North Canada program fails to meet the needs of northern residents because it fails to take into account the health and cultural aspects of traditional foods.
BMC Public Health, vol. 12, 2012, p. article no. 952
Description
Study highlights potential barriers toward adoption of healthy behaviours including the environment which was viewed as unfavourable for walking, provided limited access to healthy food, and easy access to tobacco.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2011 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Fall, 2012, pp. 1-27
Description
Contends that methods used to re-structure the Navajo Nation could be adopted by other nations to modify their governance.