Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 3, March/April 2015, pp. 147-153
Description
Looks at awareness and use of the Good Food Junction located in Station 20 West. Sample consisted of 365 residents of King George, Pleasant Hill, Riversdale and Westmount neighbourhoods.
Education Matters, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Themed Issue: Indigenizing Education, 2015, pp. 1-17
Description
Describes the challenges and tensions experienced by two newly appointed faculty members at the University of Saskatchewan while introducing teacher candidates to Indigenous knowledge and its incorporation into science education.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2015
Description
Looks at usability testing for a shared decision making (SDM) tool, the Ottawa Personal Decision Guide (OPDG) for use between the client and health care provider with Aboriginal women at the Minwaashin Lodge.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope For Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [95]-109
Description
Explores the junction between culture-infused counselling practice and play therapy.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 1, Special Issue on Custom Adoptions, 2015, pp. 99-115
Description
Overview of Northwest Inter-Nation Family and Community Services (NIFCS) who aim to meet the holistic needs of children and youth in their care by increasing cultural knowledge.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 16-17
Description
Comments on an abstract piece that represents a polar bear transforming into a butterfly.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 16.
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Gretchen Eick
Description
Focuses on three writers who wrote about their traumatic childhoods which collectively cover from 1862 to 1920.
Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013.
Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
Panel looks at "Creating Pathways to Indigenous Achievement", one of five priorities in the University of Manitoba's five-year strategic plan.
Duration: 1:47:20.
Describes some of the main provisions of the Agreement in Principle focusing on aspects that relate most directly to oil and gas activities.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 4 for access.
To see all annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual Report'.
This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits
Desk Guide for Legal Counsel Practicing in the Independent Assessment Process
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat
Description
Information and guidance about the Independent Assessment Process for individual claims of abuse involving the residential school system.
Version five.
Social Determinants of Food and Nutrition: Determinants of Diet for Urban Aboriginal Youth: Implications for Health Promotion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Serene T. Kerpan
M. Louise Humbert
Carol J. Henry
Health Promotion Practice, vol. 16, no. 3, May 2015, pp. 392-400
Description
Two themes emerged: positive cultural influences including family, food sharing, school and traditional food; and barriers such as lack of transportation, location of residence and income.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 121-150
Description
Examines the discrimination and devaluation of Métis and other Aboriginal persons in Canada, especially those in the correctional system, and includes recommendations for changes to the justice system.
Looks at the Qeq College Transition program developed by the BC Regional Innovation Chair for Aboriginal Early Childhood Development, Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre and School District 68 (Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools). The program supports young children and their families as they transition from early childhood to kindergarten settings.
Brief explanation of development of content for First Nations and Inuit Health Home and Community Care. Objective was to improve health literacy about age-related dementia through culturally relevant information.
Information arranged under five phases: grounding the program in community values and principles; having community readiness; experiencing a catalyst; creating a palliative care program; and growing the palliative care program.