Statistics on First Nations and Inuit divided by nations, residents and non-residents, as well as population totals.
Sources:
Ministère des Affaires autochtones et Développement du Nord Canada, Registre des Indiens, 31 décembre 2015.
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec, Registres des bénéficiaires cris, inuits et naskapis de la Convention de la Baie-James et du Nord québécois et de la Convention du Nord-Est québécois, 31 décembre 2015.
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 147-149
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal Populations edited by Frank Trovato and Anatole Romaniuk.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 148.
In Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Indigenous Education, Spring, 2016, pp. 161-172
Description
Comments on need for Aboriginal students to have academic success in science and mathematics throughout their school career in order to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics related academic paths at the post-secondary level.
Study conducted 2012-2015 included assessment of 40 private drinking wells and how surface water and groundwater were connected using hydrological models and community survey that asked residents about their water sources, opinions about quality, alternative beverages, and preferences in ways to communicate with leaders.
Health Reports , vol. 27, no. 8, August 17, 2016, pp. 3-11
Description
Used data from the 2006 Census linked to Canadian
Institute for Health Information’s Discharge Abstract Database from 2006/2007 through 2008/2009 for nine provinces (excluding Quebec) and the three territories.
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, April 2016, p. [?]
Description
Analysis of the Canadian government's program which offers retail-based subsidies on nutritious foods shipped by air to remote communities. Focuses on inadequacies in structure of community eligibility target, subsidy design, and compliance reports.
Discusses principles to help address mental wellness in youth, socio-economic factors that increase the risk of suicide, and protective factors and strategies, services and programs offered to Indigenous youth.
Focuses on addressing the needs of students making the transition from small, often isolated reserves, to schools in Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, and other towns and cities.
Panelists Alanis Obomsawin, Gabrielle Fayant and Brock Lewis discuss social issues in Indigenous communities and challenges Indigenous youth face.
Duration: 57:00.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, 2016, p. article no. 33949
Description
Overview of Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme reports starting with the 1998 report Arctic Pollution Issues; A State of the Arctic Environment Report. Provides an update on contaminant levels and health effects.
Award-winning documentary about the Inuit's battle against a new European Union seal ban in an effort to regain their economic independence.
Duration: 1:22:19.
Website dedicated to teaching and preserving the Anishinaabemowin language. Features include grammar, everyday terms, culture, legends, history, fun and games, and language camp.
Plaintiffs asked for three judicial declarations: that Métis and non-status Indians are considered "Indians" in the Constitution Act, 1867, that federal Crown owes a fiduciary duty to the two groups, and that they have the right to be consulted and negotiated with by the federal government.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 30734
Description
Study shows First Nations children entering residential school had normal body mass index and height and weight for age, providing evidence that the nutritional state in First Nation communities was reasonable at that time.
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 10: The Housing Conditions of Off-reserve Status Indian Households]
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 10: The Housing Conditions of Off-reserve Status Indian Households]
Speaker argues that negotiations between the Red River Métis and the Canadian government prior to passage of The Manitoba Act constituted treaty-making.
Duration: 1:04:03.
Author of libretto for the ballet Going Home Star, composer of piece based on poem I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe, and director of Jack Charles V The Crown discuss the healing potential of artistic collaborations.
Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:08:34.
Human Organization , vol. 75, no. 1, Spring, 2016, pp. 59-70
Description
Using the 2011 evacuation of Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation to explore the way that evacuations can utilize existing social and cultural strengths of Indigenous populations.
Annotated list of material includes reading level, curriculum areas, themes and topics, publication dates and number of pages.
Updated version. Originally published in 2011.