Describes vision and action strategies for Aboriginal Mental Health by providing influential background factors, documentation, direction for service providers, and coordination of facilities and service delivery.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 97, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 305-[?]
Description
Diabetes Outreach Van Enhancement (DOVE) study conducted to determine whether demographic or clinical differences existed between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients with type 2 diabetes.
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 79th, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
Description
Looks at the arguments put forward in support of the claim that Aboriginal peoples exhibit an inherent ecological consciousness; and examines the policy implications of expanding Aboriginal jurisdiction over environmental protection.
Comparison of Metis Settlements with Other Local Governments
Detailed Description of the Metis Settlements Governance System
Governance Discussion Paper: Metis Settlements of Alberta
Interview with Fred Martin on the Development of the Metis Settlement Governance System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Description
Three papers: detailed description of settlements' governance systems, interview with Fred Martin on development of those systems, and comparison with other local governments.
Summary of progress for the years 2001-2006. Ninety-one schools were surveyed regarding the number of seats available/filled, location of access programs, special admission categories, nature of support programs, and number of Aboriginal faculty.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 2, 2006, pp. 206-214
Description
Argues that immediate action is needed to preserve languages; this will entail using a specific policy and planning framework, and requires the support of governments at all levels.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 425-450
Description
Uses the Leaders Program to evaluate the implementation of youth and community development programs. The focus is on how culturally appropriate programming can benefit Aboriginal youth in becoming more connected to themselves, their communities and their cultures.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2-3, Arctic Oil and Gas Development, 2006, pp. 30-39
Description
Examines oilsands expansion, the impacts on Aboriginal rights and policy determinants for assessing these impacts.
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Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 1, The Winding Road to Student Success, Fall, 2006
Description
Comments on the honorary Doctor of Letters conferred to Marie Smallface-Marule and her work as an educator and advocate of human rights for Aboriginal people around the world.
Journal of the History of Collections, vol. 18, no. 2, December 2006, pp. 237-247
Description
Uses the the sacred costume as an example of attitudes toward the acquisition and presentation of material culture; discusses the purchase of the clothing in relation to events taking place in Canada in the 1870s and traces changes in the museum's curatorial practices as demonstrated by its placement in the museum's collection.
Concludes that, although a reserve in the Blood Tribe’s home base was not formally set aside by Treaty 7, a joint reserve along the Bow River was set aside for the Blood Tribe, the Blackfeet, and the Peigan. This reserve should be located within the Blood Tribe's territory subject to the terms of Treaty 7. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Examines whether the rejected claim was properly resolved. Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and Alan C. Holman.
[These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 95-104
Description
Discussion of project which involved screening all residents from a First Nations community in Northern Alberta over the age six who had not previously been diagnosed with the disease.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 41, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 18-41
Description
Looks at the evolution of institutional structures of western health care in First Nations communities in southern Alberta and the women who were central in the creation and operation of these facilities.
Open Letter, vol. 13, no. 1, Fall, [2006], pp. 136-145
Description
Discusses how the same event produced five different pictographic renditions and textual translations even though they were painted by the same artist.
Anglican Journal, vol. 133, no. 2, February 2007, p. 9
Description
Reports the acquisition of rare photographs, by the Anglican Church of Canada's General Synod, depicting life in an Anglican-run First Nations residential school in Alberta.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 64, no. 10, May 2007, pp. 2165-2176
Description
Explores four aspects of encounters: relating across assumed cultural differences, constructing "the Other" assumptions, influencing clinical practice and responding to routine patient requests.