Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roe Bubar
Donna Rouner
Irene S. Vernon
Marilee Long
Belinda C. Aungie
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 2, 2015, pp. 53-67
Description
Reviews the case numbers of various STDs/STIs among American Indian/Alaska Native youth and how media messaging seems to be concentrated on HIV/AIDS.
Re-Visiting The Sixties Scoop: Relationality, Kinship, And Honouring Indigenous Stories
Theses
Author/Creator
Natasha Stirrett
Description
Gender Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2015.
Recession Beyond Economic Means of Indians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, May 29, 2009, p. A13
Description
Brief comments on three stories regarding the recession, a child custody case, and an animal rights incident.
Reclaiming Wholeness: Moving From Visions to Actions
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Arlene Moscovitch
Description
Looks at links between housing and tuberculosis, food security, health and mental health well-being Duration: 20:35.
Recommendations for Aboriginal Economic Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Economic Development Board
Description
Presents recommendations that would provide support for significant and sustained Aboriginal economic development and an immediate stimulus to address the current economic crisis.
Reconciliation, Repatriation and Reconnection: A Framework for Building Resilience in Canadian Indigenous Families
Theses
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Description
Human Ecology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2009.
Registered Indian Status (3), Area of Residence (6), Age Groups (8), Sex (3) and Selected Demographic, Cultural, Labour Force, Educational and Income Characteristics (238), for the Total Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
Alternate Title
Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population
[2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based Tabulations]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table. Each variable can be searched.
"A Relationship and Interchange of Experience": H. B. Hawthorn, Indian Affairs, and the 1955 BC Indian Research Project
Alternate Title
The First Hawthorn Report, The Indians of British Columbia: A Survey of Social and Economic Conditions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Byron King Plant
BC Studies, no. 163, Autumn, 2009, pp. 5-31
Description
Discusses the historical development, operation and implications of the project which was a comprehensive survey of Aboriginal life, society and economy.
Remembering the Civil Service: Work and Life Stories of Indigenous Labourers in the Canadian Federal Civil Service
Theses
Author/Creator
Alisha Seguin
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2015.
Report of the Inquiry Concerning Canada of the Committee of the Elimination of Discrimination against Women under Article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Alternate Title
United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations' Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Description
Inquiry into the Canadian government's response to issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women.
Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Hanson
Description
Brief history of the schools in Canada and the legacy of cultural abuse.
Resilience and Aboriginal Communities in Crisis: Theory and Interventions
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michel Tousignant
Nibisha Sioui
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 5, no. 1, First Nations Communities in Crisis, November 2009, pp. 43-61
Description
Looks at the challenges faced by Canadian Aboriginal communities and discusses the need for healing and long-range solutions.
Resource Development Sector Barriers and Opportunities: Summary of the Findings of the Aboriginal Women Literature Review and Survey Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Identifies barriers to doing business or becoming employed, opportunities for employment, companies directly employing Aboriginal women, what is being done to facilitate participation, impacts of development, and types of training needed.
Response, Responsibility, and Renewal: Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Journey
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jose Kusugak
Rene Dussault
Sophie Pierre
James Igloliorte
Susan Crean ... [et al.]
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
Restoring the Balance: First Nations Women, Community, and Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cynthia C. Wesley-Esquimaux
Cleo Big Eagle
Eric Guimond
Yvonne Boyer
Kim Anderson
Jo-ann Archibald
Emma LaRocque
Anita Olsen Harper
Marlene Brant Castellano
Gaye Hanson
Viviane Gray
Sherry Farrell Racette
Mary Jane Norris
Returning Tribal Government to Traditional Principles Appropriately for the Twenty-First Century: The Ongoing Experience of Navajo Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 20, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 1-22
Description
Discusses the importance of incorporating relevant traditional values in contemporary governance and options for revising the Navajo government.
Review of Best Practices in Labour Market Forecasting With an Application to the Canadian Aboriginal Population
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2015-16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jasmin Thomas
CSLS Research Report
Description
Contends that the most crucial foundation for any labour market forecasting model is the manpower requirements approach.
A Review of the Potential Impacts of the Métis Human Resources Development Agreements in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2009-1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean-François Arsenault
Andrew Sharpe
CSLS Research Report
Description
Provides an independent review of both the direct and indirect impacts of federal investments in Metis labour force development institutions, programs and services.
Revisiting the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Towards Reconciliation: The Future of Indigenous Governance
Alternate Title
Revisiting RCAP: Towards Reconciliation: The Future of Indigenous Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Description
Summary of conference discussions which focused on six themes: state of reconciliation; imaging possibilities, assessing priorities for immediate action, identifying best practices, restoring trust to relationships with governments, and building relationships with industry.
Risky Business: Child Protection in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Heidi Hebditch
Description
Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Victoria, 2015.
Risky Business: Democratising Success and the Case of Federally Sentenced Aboriginal Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Marie Poon
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.
The Road to Economic Stability for Aboriginal People: We Need a National Conversation on Standards for Infrastructure ...
Alternate Title
Commentary (Macdonald-Laurier Institute) ; May 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken S. Coates
Description
Based on testimony before the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, April 21, 2015.
A Roadmap to Recognition for Aboriginal Institutes in Ontario: Position Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Institutes Consortium
Description
Looks at the vital role the Aboriginal Institutes play in closing the educational gap and meeting labour market needs, the funding challenges they are facing, and short and long-term goals.
Safeguarding the Future and Healing the Past: The Government of Canada's Response to the Law Commission of Canada's Report: Restoring Dignity: Responding to Child Abuse in Canadian Institutions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Justice Canada
Description
Discusses the issue of institutional abuse in Canada, provides assessments of possible approaches to meeting the needs of survivors, and makes recommendations in continuing efforts to develop more effective policies and programs.
Sakawew Partnership Encourages Aboriginal Employment in Sask.
Alternate Title
Sakawew Partnership Encourages Aboriginal Employment in Saskatchewan
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 12, December 2009, p. 19
Description
Discusses the commitment of a diverse group of business, community, government and First Nation officicials to increase Aboriginal employment in Saskatchewan's growing economy.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
Scabies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Banerji
Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 20, no. 7, 2015, pp. 395-398
Description
Looks at the causes, treatment, and prevention of a disease that disproportionately affects Indigenous communities in Canada.
Seasonal Prevalence and Determinants of Food Insecurity in Iqaluit, Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yang Guo
Lea Berrang-Ford
James Ford
Marie-Pierre Lardeau
Victoria Edge ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27284
Description
Study finds that food insecurity is three times higher than the national average in Inuit communities.
Seeing Clearly: A Community-Based Inquiry Into Vision Care Access for a Rural Northern First Nation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lindsey S. Brise
Sarah de Leeuw
Canadian Journal of Optometry, vol. 77, no. 2, [2015], pp. 34-43
Description
Looks at the state of eye care, access, barriers, and social determinants in a community in Northern British Columbia.
Serious Effort Required to Tackle Child Poverty
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, December A13, 2009, p. A13
Description
Contends that higher population growth, less funding to agencies and lack of employment contribute to poverty among Aboriginal people.
Sexual Abuse in Canadian Aboriginal Communities: A Broad Review of Conflicting Evidence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Delphine Collin-Vézina
Jacinthe Dion
Nico Trocmé
Pimatisiwin, vol. 7, no. 1, Summer, 2009, pp. 27-47
Description
Questions whether Aboriginal children are experiencing significantly lower rates of sexual abuse than their parents did or if abuse is being underreported.
Sexual Colonialism: Aboriginal Women and Gendered Violence
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Derek Warwick
Transcending Silence, Spring, 2009, p. [?]
Description
Argues that not all women experience violence in the same way or to the same extent and analyses should take race into consideration.
“Sexual Savages:” Christian Stereotypes and Violence against North America’s Native Women
Alternate Title
Religion and Men's Violence against Women
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Alexandra (Sandi) Pierce
Description
Contrasts British male colonial attitudes to women in general and Indigenous women in particular to their status in traditional Indigenous societies; traces the development of stereotypes about both men and women; looks at the impacts of government-church alliances, the role of contemporary media and incidence and types of violence perpetrated against Indigenous women; and argues that restoring safety will mean recognizing and attempting to correct harms done by non-Indigenous societies, and decolonization of communities so that they may heal from historic trauma.
SFU Beedie School of Business Presents Phil Fontaine
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Phil Fontaine
Description
Speaks about resource development and the challenges faced by Indigenous people in the pursuit of transitional change.
Duration: 1:22:49.
Should Indigenous People Vote in Canada's Federal Election?
Alternate Title
Weweni Indigenous Scholars Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Leah Gazan
Rob Innes
Pamela Palmater
Description
Panelists discuss whether engaging with Canadian political process and voting undermines Indigenous sovereignty. Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:14:28.
Sivummut III - Economic Development Strategy Conference: Summary Report for Participants
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Edna Elias
Kirt Ejesiak
Okalik Eegeesiak
Description
Overview of Conference held in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 2009, which brought together stakeholders committed to economic development for brainstorming and planning.
Skin For Skin: Death And Life For Inuit And Innu By Gerald M. Sider
Alternate Title
Narrating Native Histories Series
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Pamela Stern
American Anthropologist, vol. 117, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 442-443
Description
Book review of: Skin for Skin by Gerald M. Sider.
SLiCA: Arctic Living Conditions: Living Conditions and Quality of Life among Inuit, Saami and Indigenous Peoples of Chukotka and the Kola Peninsula
Alternate Title
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
E-Books
Soccer Moms are Part of the Solution "A Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Volunteer-Based Gang Prevention Initiative"
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; 31 CA (2009)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Fiona Hossack
Karen Erickson
Matt Grunland
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
The Social Determinants of Higher Mental Distress among Inuit
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Anderson
Social Economic Organizations Tackling Food Insecurity Amid a Booming Economy: The Development of the Good Food Junction Cooperative in Saskatoon, SK
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josie Steeves
Canadian Food Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, Knowing and Growing, pp. 177-189
Description
Examines the creation of the Good Food Junction Cooperative in response of food accessibility in low-income areas in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Social Economy Framework for Ontario's Urban Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Outlines goals and actions in the areas of capacity and commitment, partnerships, social enterprise development, and evaluation and analysis.
Social Enterprise and the Solutions Economy: A Toolkit for Manitoba First Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darcy Wood
Shaun Loney
Kate Taylor
Description
Toolkit provides resources to start the process of rebuilding economies.
Social Enterprise & Tourism: The Key To a Better Integration of Indigenous Populations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julia Rébutin
Description
Looks at how social enterprise applied to tourism can offer Indigenous peoples opportunities to develop their economic potential and to become self-sufficient communities.
Social Innovation and Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Iryana Volynets
Description
Environmental scan presents new ways to look at labour market programming, social finance and social enterprise.
Socio-Demographic Profiles of Saskatchewan Women: Aboriginal Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Status of Women Office [Saskatchewan]
Description
Source of statistics is 2006 Statistics Canada Census.
South Bay Park Rangers Employment Project for Persons Living with a Disability: A Case Study in Individual Empowerment and Community Interdependence
Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 08 / 03
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Julia Bidonde
Maria Basualdo
Alyssa McMurtry
Research Reports Series (Community-University Institute for Social Research)
Description
Program located in Ile-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan provides on-the-job training, seasonal employment, work skills and experience, and independence for the individuals involved.
Special Supplement on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women in British Columbia: Group Submission to the Human Rights Committee on the Occasion of the Consideration of the Sixth Periodic Report of Canada Submitted June 5th, 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC CEDAW
Description
Gives background to the issue, discusses the reports produced by the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, Human Rights Watch, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and reports on the response of the federal and provincial governments.
The State of the First Nation Economy and the Struggle to Make Poverty History
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Make First Nations Poverty History Expert Advisory Committee
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Profiles current conditions, supplies information on population, economic, social, health and cultural indicators, and explains
factors related to underdevelopment.
State of the Inner City 2009: It Takes All Day to Be Poor
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives--Manitoba
[Jil Brody
CLOUT
Shauna MacKinnon
Jim Silver]
State of the Inner City [2015]: Drawing on Our Strengths
E-Books
Author/Creator
Molly McCracken
Angela Myran
Alex Gachanja
Darren Lezubski
Jim Silver ... [et al.]
Description
Focus on Winnipeg, Manitoba.