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.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 103, no. 9, September 2003, pp. 1191-1194
Description
Survey findings indicated a marked increase in the intake of beverages with white-sugar; overall food intake is a complex matter, but the need for more nutrition education about newly available food items is evident.
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martin Desgagné
Isabelle Champagne
Maïti Chagny
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Main objective was to identify factors that lead to non-payment of rent and subsequent neglect in housing maintenance, and inform each party (financial/CMHC, Band, tenants) of their responsibilities.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 195-207
Description
Study examines perceived roles in educating Inuit students. Data suggests teacher role definitions may have positive and negative effects on students through classroom and community interactions.
Linda Jean, Chief of the MicMac Nation of Gespeg, in Her Own Name and On Behalf of All Other Members of Her Band, and the Conseil de la Nation Micmac de Gespeg and Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Attorney General of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federal Court of Canada
Description
Court case involving the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs refusing to grant financial assistance under the Elementary / Secondary Education Program to members of the Micmac Nation of Gespeg.
Canada Research Chair on Comparative Aboriginal Condition
Description
Website gives access to tables using data on region/villages, indicators and years, as well as links to maps, publications and metadata explaining characteristics on program data.
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2003, pp. 59-72
Description
Discussion of the Teiakonekwenhsatsikhe:tare wampum belt, and how it is walked from place to place, to teach the message of living a healthier life style.
Discusses programs, governance and partnerships, student supports, funding, study to work transition, and program accountability. Describes two programs in each of the four Inuit regions of Canada.
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 33, no. 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 261-272
Description
Books reviewed:
A People's Dream: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada by Dan Russell,
Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec edited by Colin H. Scott,
Prospering Together: The Economic Impact of the Aboriginal Title Settlements in B.C. edited by Roslyn Kunin,
Aboriginal Education in Canada: A Study in Decolonization edited by K.P.
Series of lesson plans built around the first-person narrative of a fictitious twelve-year-old boy living in the community of Salluit, Nunavik. Designed for students from 9 to 12 years of age.
Teaching American Literature, vol. 1, no. 4, Fall, 2007, pp. 50-61
Description
Overview of the English course, Contemporary Native American Literature taught at West Chester University and an analysis of Solar Storms which deals with the building of James Bay-Great Whale hydroelectric project in Quebec.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, 2003, pp. 277-304
Description
Story of two writing systems: syllabics developed around 1840 by James Evans and a system developed for the A-hmao, in south-western China, around 1904.