Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Karine Duhamel
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017, p. 59
Description
Book review of Abenaki Daring by Jean Barman.
Aboriginal Law 2016: Year in Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norton Rose Fulbright [Canada LLP]
Description
Summarizes key decisions relevant to industry and project proponents and discusses how they effect carrying out the duty to consult with Indigenous peoples.
Aboriginal Peoples of Québec: The Aboriginal Initiatives Fund II
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gouvernement du Québec
Aboriginal Social Development within the Native Friendship Centre Movement of Quebec
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ)
Description
Position paper submitted to the Guébec's Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones as part of the consultation process on a government action plan on Aboriginal social development.
Access to a Nutritious Food Basket in Eeyou Istchee: Project Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie-Paule Duquette
Candice Scatliff
Janine Desrosiers Choquette
Description
Main goal of study was to establish the cost and availability of Nutritional Food Basket items in the region and nearby urban centres; secondary objectives were to determine the cost of food by category, the variation in average minimal cost of items, and verify expiration date of some of the items in the basket.
Action Plan Against Racism and Discrimination Towards Aboriginal People: Consultation Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones Québec
Description
Document defines the consultation framework including a brief background summary, definition of the issues that will be addressed and the questions that will be used as a starting point for discussion at the meeting November 5 and 6, 2013.
[An Analysis of Adult Aboriginal Literacy Levels in Quebec]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
DataAngel
T. Scott Murray
Analysis of the Trajectories of First Nations Youth Subject to the Youth Protection Act: Analysis Report: Component 2: Analysis of Data from the AS-480 Statistical Reports
Alternate Title
[Analysis Project on the Trajectories of First Nations Youth Subject to the Youth Protection Act]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hélène Bagirishya
Description
Analysis of the intervention process.
Analysis Project on the Trajectories of First Nations Youth Subject to the Youth Protection Act: Analysis Report: Component 1: Analysis of AADNC Financial and Client Data
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hélène Bagirishya
Description
Analysis of budgetary envelopes and placements.
L’animal arctique au-devant de la scène: Introduction au bestiaire inuit = Spotlight on Arctic Animals: Introduction to the Inuit Bestiary
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Francis Lévesque
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 3-28
Description
Introduction to the themed issue ties together perspectives and considerations of the contributors.
Arctic Policy Framework: Discussion Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
The Art of Youth Resistance and Inspiration: Nishiyuu Journey Across Snowy Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terrence Hall
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, The Seventh Generation: Spotlight on Indigenous Youth, June 2013, p. [?]
Description
Describes a trek from Whapmagoostui (Quebec) to Ottawa to rally for better conditions for Canada’s First Nations.
“Because we are Natives and we stand strong to our pride”: Decolonizing HIV Prevention with Aboriginal Youth in Canada Using the Arts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Flicker
Jessica Danforth
Erin Konsmo
Ciann Wilson
Vanessa Oliver ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 5, Winter, 2013, pp. 4-24
Description
Description of the Taking Action! Building Aboriginal Leadership in HIV Prevention Using Arts-based Methods research project. Focuses on four pieces created by participants from Kahnawá:ke First Nation, Kettle and Stony Point & Aamjiwnaang First Nations, Montreal, Toronto, and Charlottetown.
Benefit Agreements in Canada's North: Priority Project on Sustainable Resource Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northern Development Ministers Forum
Description
Project reflects on over 250 publicly-known benefit agreements from the northern regions of Canada.
"Between Rage and Love": Disidentifications Among Racialized, Ethnicized, and Colonized Allosexual Activists in Montreal
Theses
Author/Creator
Alan Wong
Description
Special Individualized Program Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University, 2013.
Borderlands, Primary Sources, and the Longue Durée: Contextualizing Colonial Schooling at Odanak, Lorette, and Kahnawake, 1600-1850
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Peace
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 29, no. 1, Revisiting the Histories of Indigenous Schooling and Literacies, Spring, 2017, pp. 8-31
Description
Looks at the deployment of colonial schooling over an Indigenous landscape during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Brief: Access for All? Fact or Fiction ...
E-Books
Author/Creator
Assembly of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL)
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Canadian Case Studies
Alternate Title
Project: Learning from Cabot Square - Developing the Strategy for Community Safety and Wellbeing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Network
no. 39
The Changing Circumpolar World for Canada, Quebec, Nunavik, and the Arctic Council
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Bone
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 47, no. 2, Makippugut (We Are Standing Up): Public Policy and Self-Determination in Nunavik, 2017, pp. 162-175
Description
Looks at the evolution of Nunavik status as a member of the circumpolar and Canadian world, as well as the need for Quebec to adopt an Arctic policy after a history of neglect.
Climate Change and Food Security in Regional Inuit Centers
Alternate Title
ArcticNet Annual Research Compendium (2013-2014)
Climate Change and Food Security in Regional Inuit Centres
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Ford
Elaine Power
Christopher Furgal
Susan Chatwood
William Gough
Description
Overview of project aimed at Identifying and characterizing the vulnerability and resilience of food systems. Phase two looked at policy linkages and attempted to identify opportunities and priorities for adaptation intervention in high risk populations.
Comité consultatif - évaluation du Program de la Police Amérindienne: étude preparatoire à l'évaluation = Advisory committee - Amerindian Police Program Evaluation: Evaluation Assessment Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Woods Gordon
Description
Initiative was established in 1978 and involved Aboriginal special constables policing reserves and Inuit settlements in Ontario and Quebec.
English version begins on p. 50.
Community Control of Education: A Case Study of an Indian Survival School
Theses
Author/Creator
Sophie Arielle Bleecker
Description
[Education] Administration and Policy Studies Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1982.
A Comparison of Socioeconomic Status and Mental Health Among Inner-City Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Hamdullahpur
Kahá:wi J. Jacobs
Kathryn J. Gill
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1340693
Description
Looks at comparisons between urban Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women regarding physical abuse, physical health and mental health.
Connecting Urban and Aboriginal Histories: Towards an Urban Aboriginal History in Québec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie Kermoal
INDITERRA, no. 5, [Nouvelles géographies des pratiques], 2013, pp. [1]-12
Description
Focuses on two communities, Kahnawake and Wendake, from the 1880s to the turn of the 20th century.
Consumer Prices Monitoring in Nunavik: 2011-2013
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Andrée Caron
The Contribution of Aboriginal People to Future Labour Force Growth in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2017-07
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Drummond
Andrew Sharpe
Alexander Murray
Nicolas Mask
CSLS Research Report
Description
Looks at projections between 2011 and 2036 under various scenarios.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2012-2013
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from 2011 to March 2013 for comparison purposes. Includes link to list of items in the basket.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2015-2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from March 2011 to March 2016.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2016-2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Table has been modified to show only the comparison with the base year, March 2011, and the yearly differences from March 2016 and March 2017.
Cultural Concepts of Care among Aboriginal People Living with HIV and AIDS: A Study by the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotte Reading
Ryan Brennan
Renée Masching
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 5, Winter, 2013, pp. 24-37
Description
Discusses results of three-year study involving people from Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the Atlantic region. Information gathered through 35 semi-structured interviews, 11 focus groups, and interviews with eight medical and support professionals.
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Nunavik
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Morgan
Description
Education Leadership Thesis (M.Ed.)--Acadia University, 2017.
Developing a Polar Bear Co-Management Strategy in Ontario Through the Indigenous Stewardship Model
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Kakekaspan
Brian Walmark
Raynald Harvey Lemelin
Martha Dowsley
Dawne Mowbray
Polar Record, vol. 49, no. 250, 2013, pp. 230-236
Description
Looks at Fort Severn Cree Nation's co-management strategy for managing Hudson Bay polar bear subpopulation in their territory.
Diabetes Bingo!: Using Participatory Research to Tackle Diabetes with the Algonquin of Barriere Lake
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Wakani
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Franco Carnevale
Isabelle Bernier
Jeanette Wawatie
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 3, 2013, pp. 361-376
Description
Examines a research project to design and implement culturally appropriate community based health promotion interventions.
Dioxin-Like Compounds and Bone Quality in Cree Women of Eastern James Bay (Canada): A Cross-Sectional Study
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alexandra-Cristina Paunescu
Éric Dewailly
Sylvie Dodin
Evert Nieboer
Pierre Ayotte
Environmental Health, vol. 12, no. 54, 2013, pp. 1-13
Description
Study included 249 women aged 35 to 74 and found increased levels of contaminants in plasma.
Dioxin-Like Compounds are not Associated with Bone Strength Measured by Ultrasonography in Inuit Women from Nunavik (Canada): Results of a Cross-Sectional Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra-Cristina Paunescu
Pierre Ayotte
Éric Dewailly
Sylvie Dodin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 20843
Description
Suggestions that DLC's found in food sources could alter bone strength were found invalid.
Discussion Paper Regarding a Saskatchewan First Nations Suicide Prevention Strategy
Alternate Title
Saskatchewan First Nations Suicide Prevention Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' Mental Health Technical Working Group
Description
Looks at the high rate of First Nations suicide and discusses a strategy to take constructive action to address suicidal behavior.
Disparities in Infant Hospitalizations in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Populations in Quebec, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hua He
Lin Ziao
Jill Elaine Torrie
Nathalie Auger
Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh ... [et al.]
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 21, May 29, 2017, pp. e739-e746
Description
Reports observations from Fist Nations infants in 12 of 16 disease categories and 7 of 16 disease categories for Inuit infants in Quebec.
Dynamiques culturelles et représentations sociales du chien dans la communauté inuit de Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
Alternate Title
Cultural Dynamics and Social Representations of Dogs in the Inuit Community of Kuujjuaq (Nunavik)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Brunet
Francis Lévesque
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 265-283
Description
Presents the findings of research conducted in September of 2016 on the changing place of dogs in Kuujjaq, a community where Inuit and non-Inuit live together. Researchers found “that dogs in the community occupy a position that oscillates between appreciation and repulsion—a position shaped by cultural and community contexts.”
Text in French.
Early Initiation to Cigarettes, Alcohol and Drugs Among Innu Preadolescents of Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie-Christine Cotton
Myriam Laventure
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-15
Description
Studied the onset age and rate of consumption of drugs, alcohol and tobacco and showed that over 70% used at least one substance by age 12.
Emergence and Community: The Washaw Sibi Eeyouch
Theses
Author/Creator
David Lessard
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2013.
Enclosing the Mohawk Commons: A History of Use-Rights, Land-Ownership, and Boundary-Making in Kahnawá:ke
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Rueck
Description
History Thesis (MA) -- McGill University, 2013.
The Exploratory Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership and Citizenship: Reports of Participating Organizations
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Provides links to information submitted by the twenty national and regional First Nations and other Aboriginal organizations in their reports.
Factors Facilitating and Impeding Implementation of a Prevention Program in an Innu Elementary School in Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie-Christine Cotton
Myriam Laventure
Jacques Joly
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 29-47
Description
Research summary of a study of an Innu school-based drug and alcohol prevention program intended to identify barriers and facilitators for substance use prevention strategies and education. Major barriers identified include: overloaded staff and difficulty scheduling training.
Final Report: Qualitative Research: The Experiences of Indigenous Communities with Tax Filing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Phoenix Strategic Perspectives
Description
Purpose of study was to identify barriers to filing and benefit uptake. Conducted 12 discussion groups with community and band council members in six Indigenous communities (Sunchild First Nation, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, Cree Nation of Mistissini, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Fort Nelson First Nation); and 42 in-depth telephone interviews with intermediaries
Final revision date: July 28, 2017.
Food Insecurity among Inuit Living in Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Insights on Canadian Society, February 1, 2017, pp. 1-12
Description
Statistics for adults aged 25 and over from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
Food Politics: Finding a Place for Country Food in Canada's Northern Food Policy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eleanor Stephenson
George Wenzel
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 49-51
Description
Comments on the Government of Canada's review of the Nutrition North Canada program.
Formal Opinion on the Relevance of Developing a Ministerial Strategy for the Socio-professional Integration of First Nations and Inuit People
Alternate Title
Formal Opinion on the Relevance of Developing a Ministerial Strategy for the Socioprofessional Integration of First Nations and Inuit People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Labour Market Advisory Committee, [Government of Quebec]
Description
Includes statistics on employment rate, (general and data disaggregated by sex, age group, and Aboriginal identity), education level, economic activity, occupational level, share of full-time work, and incidence of low income, as well as discussion of government programs and agreements, current employment services, and best practices in the area of employment and training.
The Frequency of HLA Alleles in a Population of Inuit Women of Northern Quebec
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Metcalfe
Michel Roger
Marie-Claude Faucher
François Coutlée
Eduardo L. Franco
Paul Brassard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21350
Description
Study findings revealed that HLA Alleles distribution in Nunavik, Quebec is not duplicated elsewhere in Canada or around the world.
[[The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence Series: Iqualuit Gathering, April 12, 2017]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jack Anawak
Claude Grenier
Salome Avva
Geneviève Bonin-Labelle
Anne Crawford
Madeleine D'Argencourt … [et al.]
Description
Includes links to program, summary, speeches, and audio of two panel discussions.
Part 1: Community Radio speech by Jack Anawak.
Part 2: Panel discussion: Regional Radio: Taqramiut Nipingat Inc.(TNI) and CBC North featuring Claude Grenier, Salome Avva and Patrick Nagle.
Part 3: Speech by George Hickes, Nunavut Minister responsible for Health and Suicide Prevention.
Part 4: Panel discussion: Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, CFRT-FM, and TV Nunavut featuring Fanny He, Madeleine d'Agencourt, and Charlotte DeWolff.