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Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical tables.
2006 [Census] Aboriginal Population Profile: Ottawa-Gatineau (Quebec Part), Ontario (Census Metropolitan Area)
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistical table.
Aboriginal and Rural Under-representation in Canada's Medical Schools
Alternate Title
Lessons in Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Description
Provides a cross-country update on the current state of student compositions/enrollment at medical schools and what programs have been implemented to address this, including modifying admission criteria and using satellite medical campuses.
Aboriginal Quality of Life under a Modern Treaty: Lessons from the Experience of the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee and the Inuit of Nunavik
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Quality of Life [Series]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Martin Papillon
IRPP Choices, vol. 14, no. 9, August 2008, pp. 1-26
Description
Reviews changes that have taken place since the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement using various indicators such as income, education, and life expectancy.
Aboriginal Women and Family Violence
E-Books
Author/Creator
Public Health Agency of Canada
Ipsos-Reid Corporation
Description
Condensed version of original report.
Aboriginal Words and Arts Practices in Quebec Today
brockbank
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 00:00
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
France Trépanier
Description
Reports on the conference of the same name held on November 20-22, 2008 at the University of Montreal. (French version also available.)
Aboriginal Youth and Social Inequalities in Health
Alternate Title
PopHealth Notes ; no. 4, 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Marie-Jeanne Disant
Catherine Hébert
Odile Bergeron
Suzanne Bruneau]
Description
Looks at the pro-active projects that are contributing to the improvement of the health and wellness of Aboriginal youth and the Quebec communities they live in.
Alcohol, Drugs and Inhalants: Portrait of Users and Consumption Patterns among First Nations in the Quebec Region
E-Books
Author/Creator
Josiane Perreault
Alexandra Beaulieu
Algonquian Land Tenure and State Structures in the North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrian Tanner
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, 1983, pp. 311-320
Description
Describes differences in the hunting territory between the Eastern James Bay Area and Southern Labrador and also notes distinctions regarding land tenure and rights.
Amerindians and Inuit of Québec: Interim Guide for Consulting the Aboriginal Communities: Updated in 2008
E-Books
Author/Creator
Interministerial Support Group on Aboriginal Consultation
Annotated Bibliography: Bylaws
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Denis John McDougall
Description
Includes definition of bylaw, discussion of powers under the Cree Naskapi and James Bay Northern Agreement Act and Kwanlin Dun First Nation agreement, brief list of websites and sample residency bylaw.
Archdeacon Thomas Vincent of Moosonee and the Handicap of 'Metis' Racial Status
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John S. Long
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 1983, pp. 95-116
Description
Although Church Missionary Society (CMS) policy stated their intention to promote Indigenous people in the church, historians question whether it was biased in its practises in late 1800s.
Arctic Food Security
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 58
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Nick Bernard
Sophie Thériault
Ghislain Otis
Christopher Furgal ... [et al.]
The Arctic: Gender Issues
Alternate Title
Info Series (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 08-09E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Clara Morgan]
Description
Looks at relationship between gender issues and the environment, economic conditions, domestic violence, health, housing, homelessness and politics.
The Arctic: Northern Aboriginal Peoples
Alternate Title
InfoSeries (Library of Parliament)
Publication (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 08-10E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Tonina Simeone]
Description
Comments on some of the key challenges for northerners and their governments.
Arrested in Teaching: A Narrative Inquiry Using Stories of Non-Inuit Women Living in the Far North
Theses
Author/Creator
Anie Desautels
Description
Integrated Studies in Education Thesis, (M.A.)--McGill University, 2008.
Betsiamites Band Council, Route 138 and the Betsiamites Reserve, Public Edition, July 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of bilingual annotated index, historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, Band Council documents and final reports relating to the Band's claims alleging that reserve lands taken for highway use were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include: Sheila G. Purdy 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.]
The Birch Bark Eater and the Crisis of Ethical Knowledge in Storytelling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Spy Démonné-Welch
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 56-71, 318
Description
Uses visual and mixed art media to explore one's ancestry and identity, heritage and land. Timiskaming First Nation included.
Boiling Point! : Six Community Profiles of the Water Crisis Facing First Nations within Canada
Alternate Title
A Synopsis Prepared by the Polaris Institute in Collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations and Supported by the Canadian Labour Congress
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrea Harden
Holly Levalliant
Polaris Institute
Assembly of First Nations
p. 28
Description
Looks at the water crisis on reserves, and the right to safe drinking water and sanitation.
Brief Concerning Urban Aboriginal Homelessness in Quebec: Submitted to the Public Hearings on Homelessness held by the Social Affairs Committee
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regroupement des centres d'amitié autochtones du Québec
Description
Discusses the nature and extent of homelessness, and makes recommendations for improving the situation.
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Cigarette Consumption
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sylvie Bernier
Yves Pépin
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Demographic and Social Characteristics of the Population Living in Iiyiyiu Aschii
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ellen Bobet
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Food Habits, Physical Activity, and Body Weight
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bertrand Nolin
Carole Blanchet
Elena Kuzmina
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Health Status, Life Expectancy, and Limitation of Activities
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gilles Légaré
David Dannenbaum
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Injuries and Transportation Safety
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gilles Légaré
Yvonne Robitaille
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Lifestyles Related to Alcohol Consumption, Drugs and Gambling
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mélanie Anctil
Serge Chevalier
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Mental Health
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gilles Légaré
Ellen Bobet
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Preventive Practices and Changes for Improving Health
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nathalie Auger
Gilles Légaré
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Survey Methods
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Denis Hamel
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Use and Perceptions of Health Services
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ellen Bobet
Josée Gauthier
Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Aboriginal People Living on Reserves and Northern Villages in Quebec, 1988-2004
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rabiâ Louchini
Michèle Beaupré
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 5, December 2008, pp. 445-451
Description
Concludes that Aboriginal people in Quebec experience an overall cancer rist comparable to the general population.
Cardiac Autonomic Activity and Blood Pressure Among Nunavik Inuit Adults Exposed to Environmental Mercury: A Cross-Sectional Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beatriz Valera
Eric Dewailly
Paul Poirier
Environmental Health, vol. 7, no. 29, 2008, pp. 1-33
Description
Assess the impact of methylmercury (MeHg) levels on heart rate variability and blood pressure in Inuit adults from Nunavik.
Caring for the Land: Nemaska Cree Strategies of Resistance to the EM-1-A and Rupert Diversion Project in Eastern James Bay, Northern Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Miriam Atkinson
Description
Public Policy and Public Administration, Geography Option Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2008.
Carrying the Burden of Peace: The Mohawks, the Canadian Forces, and the Oka Crisis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, vol. 10, no. 2, Winter, 2008, pp. [1]-71
Description
Chronicles the history and circumstances leading up to the Crisis, including issues with governments, the rise of the Mohawk War Society (Rotishkenhrakete), and the provincial and federal governments' response in terms of police and military presence during the conflict.
Ceremonial Robes of the Montagnais-Naskapi
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alika Podolinsky Webber
American Indian Art Magazine, vol. 9, no. 1, Winter, 1983, pp. 60-77
Description
Describes the rituals and beliefs associated with the painted Caribou skins.
Challenges to Tuberculin Screening and Follow-up in an Urban Aboriginal Sample in Montreal, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Brassard
Kelly K. Anderson
Kevin Schwartzman
Dick Menzies
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, vol. 19, no. 2, May 2, 2008, pp. 369-379
Description
Study proves screening to be effective in identifying tuberculin skin test (TST) reactive individuals and how this will not have much impact if barriers to receiving primary health care continue.
A Climate Change Impact Assessment on the Spread of Furnunculosis in the Ouje-Bougoumou Region
Theses
Author/Creator
Benita Tam
Description
Geography Thesis collaborated in Environment and Health (M.S.)--University of Toronto, 2008.
Club Native
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rezolution Pictures
Description
Documentary looks at the politics of identity and membership through the lens of the Mohawks of Kahnawake.
Duration: 1:18:13.
Concurrent Validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) in an Iiyiyiu Aschii (Cree) Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace M. Egeland
Daneen Dénommé
Pierre Lejeune
Daria Pereg
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 4, July/August 2008, pp. 307-310
Description
Looks at the International Physical Activity Questionnaire to evaluate trends in obesity among Indigenous Peoples, and discusses health behaviour surveillance tools needed to determine the effectiveness of health promotion efforts.
Contextual Study of Mental Health Services in Nunavik
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lily Lessard
Odile Bergeron
Louise Fournier
Suzanne Bruneau
Contextual Study of Mental Health Services in the Cree Iiyiyiu Aschii
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lily Lessard
Denise Aubé
Culturally Appropriate Implementation of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire in Aboriginal Head Start Programs in BC: Findings and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Description
Presents overview of research on developmental screening tools and the transportability from one culture to another. Looks at programs in British Columbia and Quebec using ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire).
Élaboration du Gouvernement Régional du Nunavik et Construction de l'Identité Collective Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jérôme Bouchard
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit Urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 137-153
Description
Discusses differing representations of identity demonstrated during negotiations to establish the region of Nunavik.
Elements for Reflection: Active, Independent Elders: The Heart of First Nations Culture and Wellness
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne-Audrey Jourdain
Annie Brisson-Proulx
Emerging Obesity and Dietary Habits Among James Bay Cree Youth: 3 Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Cynthia Bou Khalil
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2008.
The Ermatingers: A 19th-Century Ojibwa-Canadian Family
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Susan Elaine Gray
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, p. 217
Description
Book review of: The Ermatingers by Brian W. Stewart.
Scroll to page 217 to read review.
An Ethnoarchaeological Approach to the Seasonality of Historic Cree sites in Central Québec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher C. Hanks
Arctic, vol. 36, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 350-355
Description
Looks at structure, hearth and floors of historical and pre-historic sites to determine seasonal occupation of American Indians in the Caniapiscau Reservoir.
Fire, Plants and People: Exploring Environmental Relations Through Local Knowledge of Postfire Ecology at Wemindji, Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherine Scott
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2008.
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
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