IRPP Choices, vol. 13, no. 4, August 2007, pp. 1-26
Description
Discusses three case studies: Great Bear Co-op in the Northwest Territories, Neechi Foods Co-operative Limited in Winnipeg, Manitoba and ET Development in northern Manitoba.
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.
Arctic, vol. 40, no. 4, Fortieth Anniversary Special, December 1987, pp. 358-359
Description
Book review of: Collected Paper on the Human History of the Northwest Territories. Occasional Paper No. 1 edited by Margaret Jean Patterson, Charles D. Arnold and Robert R. Janes.
JustResearch, no. 14, Victims of Crime Research, 2007, pp. 36-41
Description
Findings show that Northerners experience higher levels of criminal victimization and spousal violence than their provincial counterparts.
Article located by scrolling to page 36.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. Vol. 41, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 112-133, 207
Description
Presents a study developed in collaboration with the Dene community of Lutsel K'e to develop their own framework and indicators for monitoring the health and well-being of their community.
Update on the activities of the Foundation, which deals with the healing rather than the compensation aspect of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.
Looks at a transfer of jurisdiction and authorities to territorial or Indigenous self governments, from the federal government, and the importance of both power and revenue sharing among governments for promoting sustainable economic development.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 24, no. 10, 1987, pp. 791-804
Description
Study found Dogrib peoples in the process of a move from traditional to non-traditional food sources did not show a conclusive change in plasma glucose levels.
Discusses how integrating natural and social sciences and traditional knowledge can improve the understanding of how natural ecosystem functions and responds to various environmental stressors.
Conference held May 2007 brought together addiction and mental health workers to share and gain knowledge in the areas of: approaches to healing, programs in place, and training and treatment options.
Medical Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, San Francisco, 1983.
Study focuses on males of Sanctuary Bay, an Inuit settlement in the Arctic.
Data was gathered from women experiencing or at risk for homelessness, service providers, policy makers and program managers. Highlights findings with respect to determinants and impact of homelessness, policy and bureaucratic practice environment, and gaps in service provision. Concludes with 14 recommendations.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 1987, pp. 111-120
Description
Contends that toponomy (study of place names) proved useful in settling disputes among Indigenous peoples about areas of overlapping land use prior to the settling of comprehensive land claims by the federal government.
Incorporates data available as of July 2006. Primary data source is Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM2).
Discusses the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge on the northern environment to gain a better understanding of the atmospheric and water environments in the Sahtu.