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Alternate Title
Aboriginal Housing Assessment: Community Design Needs & Preferences and Application of Local Materials
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Hardess
Rodney C. McDonald
Darren Thomas
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Includes survey questions, community profiles and research findings from each of the 14 First Nations involved in study, and results of visits to three sites where local materials were being used in construction.
Full research report.
Community Report.
Aboriginal Housing Assessment: Community Design Needs & Preferences and Application of Local Materials [Research Report]
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Housing: Local Materials and Design Preferences
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 05-001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Lisa Hardess
Rodney C. McDonald
Darren Thomas
Description
Discusses results of research conducted in three locations where local materials were used in construction and survey of 14 First Nations as to their requirements for appropriate housing.
Includes both summary and main report.
Community Report.
Appendices.
Agreement-in-Principle of General Nature between the First Nations of Mamuitun and Nutashkuan and the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada
Alternate Title
Entente de principe d'ordre général entre les Premières Nations de Mamuitun et
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Agreement signed at Quebec on March 31, 2004.
The Application of X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis to Archaeological Samples: A Case Study from Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Kristmanson
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 342-352
Description
Comparison of similar lithics for the purpose of identifying social interaction and mapping of sources of materials during precontact period.
Appropriation et Conservation des Resources Alimentaires Chez les Inuit de Kangiqsujuaq-Salluit, Quebec Arctique: Perspective Ethnoarcheologique
Theses
Author/Creator
Yves Labrèche
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université de Montréal, 2004.
Archbishop A. -A. Taché of St. Boniface: The "Good Fight" and the Illusive Vision
Book Reviews
Alberta History, vol. 52, no. 1, Winter, 2004, p. 27
Description
Book review of: Archbishop A.-A. Taché of St. Boniface by Raymond Huel.
Are Indigenous Peoples and Governments on the Same Page? The Innu of the Labrador-Quebec Peninsula
Alternate Title
The Innu of the Labrador-Quebec Peninsula
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Colin Samson
Innu Council of Nitassinan
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, The International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People, Fall, 2004
Description
Discussion of cultural, legal and political extinguishment with regard to the Innu and also other aboriginal peoples in Canada.
"Being Alive Well": Health and the Politics of Cree Well-Being
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lynne Gehl
Native Studies Review, vol. 15, no. 1, 2004, pp. 107-109
Description
Book review of: Being Alive Well: Health and the Politics of Cree Well-Being, by Naomi Adelson.
The Captors' Narrative: Catholic Women and Their Puritan Men on the Early American Frontier
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Emerson W. Baker
Journal of American History, vol. 91, no. 1, June 2004, p. 215
Description
Book review of: The Captors' Narrative by William Henry Foster.
César's Bark Canoe
Alternate Title
César et son Canot d'écorce
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bernard Gosselin
Description
Film about César Newashish, Attikamek of the Communauté Atikamekw De Manawan, who builds a canoe in the traditional or old way, using only birch bark, cedar splints, spruce roots and gum.
Duration: 96:00
Circumpolar Maternal Blood Contaminant Survey, 1994-1997 Organochlorine Compounds
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. C. Van Oostdam
E. Dewailly
A. Gilman
J. C. Hansen
J. O. Odland et al.
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 330, no. 1-3, September 2004, pp. 55-70
Description
Differences in findings among countries studied may be partially accounted for by regional dietary preferences.
Co-existence of Atikamekw and Industry Forestry Paradigms: Occupation and Management of Forestlands in the St. Maurice River Basin, Québec
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephen Wyatt
Description
Forestry Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université Laval, 2004.
Co-management and the Politics of Aboriginal Consent to Resource Development: The Agreement Concerning a New Relationship Between the Government of Québec and the Crees of Québec (2002)
Alternate Title
Canada: The State of the Federation ; 2003
Reconfiguring Aboriginal-State Relations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin H. Scott
Description
Discusses the resource co-management regime of the James Bay Crees in northern Québec, and looks at co-management institutions within the broader context of nation-to-nation treaty negotiations.
Excerpt from Canada: The State of the Federation 2003.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to p. 133.
Conflicting Perceptions of Exchange in Indian-Missionary Contact
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Hyman
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A,)--McGill University, 1971.
Contemporary Inuit Food Sharing: A Case Study From Akulivik, PQ. Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nobuhiro Kishigami
Description
Points out the social, economic and cultural significance of food sharing.
Continuity and Creativity in Iroquois Beadwork
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Morgan Perkins
American Anthropologist, vol. 106, no. 3, New Series, September 2004, pp. 595-599
Description
Review essay of an exhibition, Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life, that examines the artistic, cultural and political significance of beadwork in both traditional and contemporary Iroquois culture.
Coping with HIV-Aids: The Path of Life for Aboriginals Living with HIV/Aids
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
Description
Manual specifically designed for residents of Quebec and Labrador. Focuses on physical, spiritual, emotional and mental dimensions of living with the diseases.
Correlates of Dietary Intake in Mohawk Elementary School Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Sathya Karunananthan
Description
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2004.
A Description of Preverb and Particle Usage in Innu-aimûn Narrative
Theses
Author/Creator
Jane Bannister
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2004.
The Dialectics of Isolation: Presentational Encounters Between Mistassini Cree Indians and French-Canadian Middleman
Theses
Author/Creator
Judith Hoch Smith
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1971.
Download in Progress ... Offline Meets Online @ Nemaska.JamesBay: The Use of Information and Communication Technologies Among the Youth of a Remote Cree Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Ioana Radu
Description
Public Policy and Public Administration (Geography Option) (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2004.
Effect of Chronic Exposure to Methylmercury on Eye Movements in Cree Subjects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Beuter
Roderick Edwards
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 77, no. 2, February 2004, pp. 97-107
Description
Found significant differences for fixation, pursuit and fast movements of the eye.
Elements for Reflection: Active, Independent Elders: The Heart of First Nations Culture and Wellness
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne-Audrey Jourdain
Annie Brisson-Proulx
Exposure of a Cree Population Living Near Mine Tailings in Northern Quebec (Canada) to Metals and Metalloids
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dominique Bussières
Pierre Ayotte
Patrick Levallois
Éric Dewailly
Evert Niebor
Suzanne Gingras
Suzanne Côté
Insitut National de Santé Publique de Québec (INSPQ)
Archives of Environmental Health, vol. 59, no. 12, December 2004, pp. 732-741
Description
Examines the effect of residues from copper and gold mining on the population at Oujé-Bougoumou, Québec.
First Follow-Up Report on the Viens Commission: Assessment of the Implementation of the 142 Call for Action of the Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
A First Nation Creation: IBM Canada Announced Last Month it will Create a National Strategy to Help Aboriginal Businesses. There's Hope VARs Will Follow
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Howard Solomon
Computer Dealer News, vol. 20, no. 15, October 15, 2004, p. 4
Description
Brief discussion of the history of the Mohawk Internet Technologies (MIT) and other opportunities for Aboriginal businesses.
First Nations Children Investigated in the Quebec Youth Protection System in 2014: Portrait of the Situation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin
Jacinthe Dion
Sonia Hélie
First Nations Data Collection Review - DCR Community Infrastructure Profiles for Unique Regional Data Collections
E-Books
Author/Creator
Corporate Information Management Directorate
Information Management Branch
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Includes purpose and use of data collected, frequency of data and rationale.
Focus, Obviation, and Word Order in East Cree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie-Odile Junker
Lingua, vol. 114, no. 3, March 2004, pp. 345-365
Description
Presents new data from fieldwork on East James Bay Cree.
The GhGk--63 Site: A Dorset Occupation in Southeastern Hudson Bay, Nunavik
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pierre M. Desrosiers
Daniel Gendron
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 28, no. 1, 2004, pp. 75-99
Description
Proposes a new approach to the study of the Arctic lithic toolkit employing lithic technology developed in France.
Hearing Screening Outcomes in Inuit Children in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Ayukawa
Pierre Lejeune
Jean François Proulx
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 309-311
Description
Study examines initial failed hearing tests with results of current tests and the type of hearing loss involved.
[High Hopes for the James Bay Project]
Alternate Title
CBC Television News ; May 2, 1971
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robert Bourassa
Description
Very short clip of Premier Robert Bourassa announcing plans for a hydroelectric-power development in northern Quebec.
Duration: 0:44.
Housing Education Program: Eastmain Pilot Project
Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 04-010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Line Gullison]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of study involving consultation with Cree Nation of Eastmain about finding solutions to non-payment of rent in its social housing.
The Impact of Dietary Changes Among the Inuit of Nunavik (Canada): a Socioeconomic Assessment of Possible Public Health Recommendations Dealing With Food Contamination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Marcelle Chabot
Pierre Fréchette
Véronique Robichaud
Solange Proulx
Risk Analysis: An International Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, August 2004, pp. 1007-1018
Description
Results show little downside economically or nutritionally when replacing some "country food" with food from other sources, but few have actually altered their lifestyle perhaps because of the high value placed on the traditional economy.
In the Way of Development: Indigenous Peoples, Life Projects and Globalization
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mario Blaser
Harvey A. Feit
Glenn McRae
Bruno Barras
Deborah McGregor ... [et. al]
Indian Record (Vol. 34, #9-10, September-October, 1971)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indigenous Pedagogy on Childhood: A Consultation with the Two Anishinabeg Communities of Long Point First Nation and Rapid Lake, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carly Heck
Satya Cobos
Franco Carnevale
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Priscilla Pichette Polson
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 18, no. 1, Emerging Research from a Post-Pandemic World, 2023
Description
A study on the education and engagement of Indigenous children to be used to build healthy relationships with professionals that can support reconciliation.
Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights under the International Conventional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Alternate Title
Torkel Oppsahls minneseminar ; April 28, 2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martin Scheinin
Description
Discussion based on cases decided under the Optional Protocol to the Convent, on the Human Rights Committee's general comments and consideration of periodic report by States parties. Focuses on Article 1: the right of all peoples to self determination; and Article 27: the protection afforded under the notions of 'culture' and 'minority'.
Injuries in Aboriginal Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent Saylor
Paediatrics & Child Health, vol. 9, no. 5, May-June 2004, pp. 312-214
Description
Discusses causes of injuries and gives statistics for motor vehicle, drowning and suicide.
Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mila Aung-Thwin
Daniel Cross
Bobby Echalook
Brett Gaylor
Sarah Idlout
Laura Iqaluk
Linus Kasudluak
Willia Ningeok
Caroline Ningiuk
Dora Ohaituk
Rita-Lucy Ohaituk
Daniel Cross
Brett Gaylor
National Film Board (NFB)
Description
Film documents the changing culture of eight Inuit students from the Innalik School in their final year in the high school.
Duration: 57:40.
Kahnawà:ke: Factionalism, Traditionalism, and Nationalism in a Mohawk Community
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gerald F. Reid
Legitimizing Diabetes as a Community Health Issue: A Case Analysis of an Aboriginal Community in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherri Bisset
Margaret Cargo
Treena Delormier
Ann C. Macaulay
Louise Potvin
Health Promotion International, vol. 19, no. 3, September 2004, pp. 317-326
Description
Examines how various conditions in Kahnawake gave rise to a prevention program for diabetes which became known as The Kahnawake School Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP).
Lifetime Devoted to Women's Work
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 12, March 2004, p. 38
Description
Recounts the life and works of Monik Sioui, founder of the Quebec Native Women's Association and advocate for rights of Aboriginal people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.38.
Mercury Poisoning of Fish Threatens Indian Way of Life
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 2, no. 8, October 1971, p. 6
Description
Problems with contaminated fish in Canada.
The Mistassini Cree Verb: Derivational Morphology
Alternate Title
The Eastern (Mistassini) Cree Verb: Derivational Morphology
Theses
Author/Creator
Marguerite Mackenzie
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1971.
Mohawk Indian Tribe Lesson Plan "Sky Walkers"
Alternate Title
Talking Feather: Lesson Plans about Native American Indians
Documents & Presentations
Description
Lesson plan about the Mohawk men who worked the high steel in New York City. For use with The Mohawks Who Built Manhattan by Renee Valois.
Related video High Steel.
Montreal and its Environs: Imagining a National Landscape, c. 1867-1885
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gillian Poulter
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 38, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 69-100
Description
Describes how urban anglophone residents explored national identity, some by journeying to the "wilderness" to participate in indigenous activities such as snowshoeing and tobogganing.
Muskekowuck Athinuwick: Original People of the Great Swampy Land
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert Coutts
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 85, no. 3, September 2004, pp. 574-576
Description
Book review of: Muskekowuck Athinuwick by Victor P. Lytwyn.
Nation: Independent Aboriginal Publication Serving Eeyou Istchee Since 1993
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website serving the James Bay Cree in Northern Quebec and Ontario with a mix of local news and cultural articles in English and Cree.
National Inuit Youth Suicide Prevention Framework
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Stevenson
Qajaaq Ellsworth
Description
Describes activities undertaken by the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, provides background information on the development and functioning of the National Inuit Youth Suicide Prevention Project, and makes recommendations for future actions.