Argues that the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples don't address all the needs of First Nations people living in urban Saskatchewan.
Canada Communicable Disease Report, vol. 43, no. 6, Indigenous Health, June 1, 2017, pp. 120-124
Description
Includes discussion of pilot projects, literature review, and results of consultations with staff from the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority and physicians serving in northern communities.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Land Rights: A Key Issue, 2004, pp. 30-35
Description
Discusses methods and results gained from land use and occupancy studies which was used for negotiating land withdrawals legally prohibiting new land sales, land leases, mineral staking, oil/gas exploration and timber cutting.
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Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 179-191
Description
Study uses thematic and NVivo 10 analysis to review the structured interviews of 30 study participants; most participants found the Medicine Wheel to be a useful framework for health-care decision making.
Epidemiologic Reviews, vol. 28, no. 1, 2006, pp. 71-80
Description
Systematic review of published scientific literature, government reports and immunization guidelines from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses establishing a baseline to measure the public knowledge of residential schools by using the National Benchmark Survey, the Urban Aboriginal Peoples' Study and the Canadian Public Opinion on Aboriginal Peoples Report, all of which use self-report measures.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 63-79
Description
"This study addresses the gap in our understanding through a transnational examination of the administration of veterans' benefits for Indigenous military personnel in four victorious settler societies that all mobilized significant recruits from their Indigenous minority populations".
Reports that Aboriginal peoples were three times as likely to experience a violent victimization and that this was more likely within the youth population. Data from the 2004 General Social Survey.
Statistics for sexual assault, maltreatment of Indigenous girls before the age of 15, spousal violence, injury, interpersonal violence after separation, and contact with victim services.
Observations of the resistance and determination of the Mohawk people in the Oka crisis, which became a source of pride within the First Nations community across Canada.
Canadian Theatre Review, no. 128, Fall, 2006, pp. 112-115
Description
Critiques various articles within the issue as they pertain to regional identity and discusses Aboriginal Canadian drama in theatre as a mode of engagement.
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 119, no. 473, Summer, 2006, pp. 312-336
Description
Studies the Mi'kmaq Indians' descriptions of journeys between six parallel worlds as found in tales collected from the early seventeenth century to the early twentieth.
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia. 2004.
Focuses on exhbition about Blackfoot history and culture mounted at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta.
Video records one class's experience with incorporating Aboriginal art and culture into the curriculum by utilizing community mentors and Elders.
Duration: 17:00.
Viewers guide to 13 films, by eleven Canadian Aboriginal directors, spanning the years 1987-2002 and produced by/in association with the National Film Board of Canada.
Films include:
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin (writer, director) - 1993, 119 minutes.
No Turning Back: The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples by Greg Coyes (director) - 1996, 47 minutes.
How the Fiddle Flows by Greg Coyes (director) - 2002, 48 minutes.
Singing Our Stories by Annie Fraziér Henry (director) --1998, 49 minutes.
Hands of History by Loretta Todd (direct
Saskatchewan First Nations Family and Community Institute
Description
Includes comprehensive literature review and results from engagement process which involved seven participant groups, key informant interviews and 24 focus groups. Five themes emerged: programs and services (family centered), honouring youth (child centered), capacity building (community centered/stewardship), practice approach (guardianship), and systemic factors (all functions).
New Socialist, no. 58, Special Issue on Indigenous Resurgence, Sept-Oct 2006, pp. 21-22
Description
Highlights discussions that took place at the 2006 Indigenous Forum held June 5 to 16 at the University of Victoria.
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Nursing Clinics of North America, vol. 41, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 605-623
Description
Literature review dealing with trends, summary of findings and strategies to fill gaps in knowledge with respect to ethnic, low-income, disadvantaged and rural groups.