International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 4, 2006, pp. 347-356
Description
Argues that federal institutions have created systemic sociocultural problems and there is a need for community-based intervention strategies to promote cultural healing.
As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) interviewed thirteen faculty members/grad students regarding library services for Indigenous studies and peoples.
Understanding the Legacy of Métis Scrip: The Alberta Métis Perspective
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jason Madden
Audrey Poitras
Description
Two presentations: "Métis Scrip and Alberta Métis" and "Understanding the Legacy of Métis Scrip: The Alberta Métis Perspective" followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:27:15.
Focuses on the personal stories of four people who were taken from their homes and placed with non-Indigenous families, and the 2018 apology made by the Alberta provincial government.
Duration: 20:13.
Salish Kootenai College Provides Online Information Technology Classes at Crownpoint
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 2, Traditional Wisdom Our Strength, Winter, 2006
Description
Looks at the online information technology classes offered to American Indian students in the United States and to Indigenous students in Alberta, British Columbia, and Australia.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 307-330
Description
Discusses the sudden ecological, economic, and political changes in the Canadian west that caused an explosion of tuberculosis infections among First Nations communities.
Full version (1 hr. 48 min.) of documentary about abuse at residential schools which won Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and Best Director for an International Documentary at the New York International Film Festival.
Based on Annett's book Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 06-024
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Brett Holmes]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Variables studied were: population, age, mobility, household income, homelessness, education, unemployment, homelessness, household type, home ownership, and core housing need.
Highlights from research report of same name.
Health Care for Women International, vol. 27, no. 8, August 2006, pp. 723-747
Description
Study identified several requirements including: friendly Aboriginal staff within the HIV testing environment and an understanding of Aboriginal culture, within the framework of modern circumstance and also traditional spirituality.