Image of wounded soldiers leaving for Saskatoon likely from Fish Creek on 2 May 1885 during the Northwest Resistance. A trail of men on horseback and horse-drawn wagons are visible.
Panelists discuss Tasha Hubbard's documentary about the notorious "starlight tours", which involved Saskatoon police officers transporting Aboriginal men to the outskirts of the city and abandoning them during sub-zero temperatures.
Duration: 50:54.
Discussion paper on language of instruction options in schools in Nunavut. Focuses on 20-year effort to develop a strong bilingual, Inuktitut / Inuinnaqtun and English, educational system.
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 370, no. 2/3, November 2006, pp. 452-466
Description
Examines patterns of differences, with respect to body burden of organochlorines(PCBs), between residents of the Ontario First Nations of Fort Albany, Kashechewan and Hamilton to assess whether the presence of Site 050 at Fort Albany influenced higher organochlorine body burden.
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 35, no. 4, September 2011, pp. 328-333
Description
Looks at a study of Cree First Nations children, aged 5 to 12, to determine predisposition to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes coupled with level of physical activity.
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [147]-162
Description
Evidence suggests that due to the nutritional deprivations experienced by children in residential schools, there is a high prevalence of metabolic risk factors among Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Survey delivered in two parts: part A provides community perceptions, demographics, experiences, recommendations and understandings, part B determines community strengths in listening, reading, writing English, problem solving, and numeracy.
Outlines the history of alcoholism in Aboriginal communities, and looks at combining western medicine and traditional healing methods to help Aboriginal people rebuild and sustain a healthy lifestyle.
Reviews the requirements of forest certification standards and then identifies the rights and treaties that are still in effect today. Appendixes are in French.
Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: [Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ben Brunnen
Description
Uses 2006 census data to analyze characteristics in communities with small, medium, and large Aboriginal communities.
Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White and Calvin Hanselmann.
Study found the Elders and healers were the primary source of information for Aboriginal students. Sample was drawn from the First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina.
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 93-110
Description
Discusses how global economic and political developments such as the Multilateral Agreement on Investment can affect traditional concepts of state territorial sovereignty.
Provides a cross-country update on the current state of student compositions/enrollment at medical schools and what programs have been implemented to address this, including modifying admission criteria and using satellite medical campuses.
Identifies and assesses all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing programs that address psychosocial issues among Australia's Indigenous peoples.