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Doc Zone ; season 6, episode 13
Eighth Fire: Indigenous in the City
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ryszard Hunka
Charlotte Odele
Coleen Rajotte
Michael Sweeney
Al Lawrence ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at "Concrete Indians" living in urban communities.
Duration: 45:10.
8th Fire: Whose Land Is It Anyway?
Alternate Title
Doc Zone ; season 6, episode 15
Eighth Fire: Whose Land is It Anyway?
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michel Philibert
Marie-Claude Pednault
Alfonse Mondello
Hélène Morin
Description
Looks at how the issue of land has effected relationships with Aboriginal people across Canada, citing the James Bay Agreement as an example.
Duration: 45:15.
Aboriginal Antidiabetic Plant Project With the James Bay Cree of Québec: An Insightful Collaboration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alain Cuerrier
Ashleigh Cowning
Elisabeth Patterson
Pierre Haddad
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 6, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Communities, the Bioeconomy and Natural Resource Development, 2012, pp. 251-270
Description
Project involves studying medicinal plants from Aboriginal traditional pharmacopeia. Recommends protocols for researchers when making partnerships and personal relationships with Aboriginal people.
The Aboriginal Issue in Canadian Foreign Policy, 1985-1994
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [107]-134
Description
Looks at the links between foreign policy, Indigenous peoples and Quebec.
Scroll down to page 107 to read article.
Aboriginal Labour Market Database
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Centre for the Study of Living Standards]
Description
Presents 33 tables showing economic indicators by Canada, by province, by gender, by age group, and employment by industry, occupation and educational attainment.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Urban Areas: Proceedings of a Workshop, May 25 and 26, 1994
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Reform
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Stewart Clatworthy
Jeremy Hull
Neil Loughren
Jill Wherrett
Douglas Brown ... [et al.]
Anthropometry and Diet of Mohawk Schoolchildren in Kahnawake
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Trifonopoulos
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 1995.
Antiobesity and Antidiabetic Activity of P. balsamifera, it's Active Salicortin, and L. laricina, Medicinal Plants From the Traditional Pharmocopoeia of the James Bay Cree
Theses
Author/Creator
Despina Harbilas
Description
Pharmacy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Montreal, 2012.
The Arctic Smoke & Mirrors
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Clarence Tilenius
The Beaver, vol. 75, no. 6, December 1995, pp. 43-?
Description
Book review of: Arctic Smoke and Mirrors by Gerard Kenney.
Bending the Rules: The Montreal Branch of the Woman's Art Association of Canada, 1894-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather Victoria Haskins
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1995.
Canada's Fiduciary Obligation to Aboriginal Peoples in the Context of Accession to Sovereignty by Québec
Alternate Title
Vol. 1: International Dimensions: Papers Prepared as Part of the Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
S. James Anaya
Richard Falk
Donat Pharand
Description
Looks at fiduciary obligations of federal government should Québec secede from Canada.
Canada's Fiduciary Obligation to Aboriginal Peoples in the Context of Accession to Sovereignty by Quebec ; Volume 2 Domestic Dimensions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Renée Dupuis
Kent McNeil
Description
Prepared as part of research program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Cultural Factors Related to the Maintenance of Health Behaviours in Algonquin Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Gaudreau
C. Michaud
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, vol. 32, no. 3, June 2012, pp. 140-148
Description
Data collected in two communities through interviews and detailed observations.
Culturally Appropriate Care, A Multicultural Task: Assessing the Needs of Inuit Youth in the Care of Child Welfare Services
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah L. Fraser
Cécile Rousseau
Rebecca Kasudluak
Pamela Burmester
Maria José Arauz
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 38-49
Description
Study explored needs of Inuit youth in the care of child welfare services from perspective of educators, therapists, a cultural broker, and the youths themselves.
NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.
Current Practices in Financing Aboriginal Governments: An Overview of Three Case Studies Prepared for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alexandra Macqueen
Description
Looks at the Siksika Nation, Kativk Regional Government and United Native Nations.
Dancing With Chikapesh: An Examination of Eeyou Stories Through Three Generations of Storytellers
Theses
Author/Creator
Elma D. Moses
Description
Integrated Studies in Education (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2012.
Democratic Ideals Meet Reality: Developing Locally Owned and Managed Broadband Networks and ICT Services in Rural and Remote First Nations in Quebec and Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tim Whiteduck
Brian Beaton
Kevin Burton
Susan O'Donnell
Description
Discusses the need for local control, ownership and management of networks; regional networks and their organizational structures and partnerships; online networks for videoconferencing; research projects; and federal government's First Nations SchoolNet program support.
L'Écotourisme au Nunavik: Manifestation de la Postmodernité?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Thomas
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Le Tourisme dans lArtique / Tourism in the Arctic, 2012, pp. 79-97
Description
Authors conducted interviews in the village of Kuujjuaq to gather information about residents' perceptions of ecotourism. They speculate that development in this area may have a unifying effect on Inuit identity.
Effect of Bush Living on Aboriginal Canadians of the Eastern James Bay Region with Non-insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth J. Robinson
Yitades Gebre
Joyce L. Pickering
Beatrice Petawabano
Beatrice Superville and Claudette Lavallée
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, Autumn, 1995
Description
Three month study compared subjects who returned to a traditional hunting and trapping lifestyle versus those who stayed in the community.
Elements for Reflection: Active, Independent Elders: The Heart of First Nations Culture and Wellness
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne-Audrey Jourdain
Annie Brisson-Proulx
Encountering the Whiteman in James Bay Cree: Narrative History and Mythology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin Scott
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, no. 1, 1995, pp. 21-40
Description
Looks at some general themes in Aboriginal political discourse in Canada through Elder narratives.
Evaluation of Eastern James Bay Cree Women's Diets
Theses
Author/Creator
Treena Wasonti:io Delormier
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 1995.
Examining the Potential for Wildlife Tourism in Eeyou Istchee, Northern Quebec, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raynald Harvey Lemelin
Graham Dickson
Northern Review, no. 35, Travel and Tourism in the Circumpolar North, Spring, 2012, pp. 176-192
Description
Site assessment and product development report examining viability of small-scale operations featuring polar bear viewing.
Executive Summary: The Aboriginal Justice Research Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
International Centre for the Prevention of Crime
NETWORK
Justice Sub-Committee
Description
Using data for Montreal on Aboriginal peoples' interaction with criminal justice system explores two central hypotheses: high rates of offending and recidivism/reoffending are related to over-reliance on use imprisonment compounded by lack of appropriate services and programing; and lack of targeted prevention approach which takes into account that more Aboriginal people fall into socioeconomic group most vulnerable to involvement in the system.
An Exhibition, A Book, and an Exaggerated Reaction
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Janet Catherine Berlo
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 26-36
Description
Review of Exhibition and book:
Isumavut: The Artistic Expression of Nine Cape Dorset Women at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec, October 6, 1994 to March 3, 1996.
Inuit Women Artists: Voice From Cape Dorset edited by Odette Leroux, Marion E. Jackson, and Minnie Aodla Freeman.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.
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 Child Welfare in Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Pamela Weightman
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--McGill University, 2012.
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
Fishing for Put-Ups
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Description
Elementary teacher resource for use with I Like Who I Am by Tara White.
From Science to Action and From Action to Science: The Nunavik Trichinellosis Prevention Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvain Larrat
Manon Simard
Stéphane Lair
Denise Bélanger
Jean-François Proulx
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18595
Description
Review shows that because of program (NTPP) there is a relatively low rate of outbreaks.
Gift of the Caribou: Peter Morgan
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Louis Gagnon
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 10, no. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 4-12
Description
Comments on an artist who draws, sculpts and carves on caribou antlers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.
The Government of Quebec and Aboriginal Self-Government: Paper Prepared as Part of the Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Renée Dupuis
Description
Purpose of study was to review provincial government interventions impacting self-government, identify methods of conducting relations that would foster self-government, and contribute to educating public about issues.
Health Profile of Nunavik 2011: Demographic and Socioeconomic Conditions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Service
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec
Health Profile of Nunavik: Demographic and Socioeconomic Conditions 2011: Highlights
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec
Heeding the Voices of Our Ancestors: Kahnawake Mohawk Politics and the Rise of Native Nationalism
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gerald R. Alfred [Taiaiake Alfred]
Host Factors Associated With HPV Infection in Inuit Women of Northern Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephanie Metcalfe
Description
Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2012.
Household Food Insecurity and Canadian Aboriginal Women's Self-efficacy in Food Preparation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Genevieve Mercille
Oliver Receveur
Louise Potvin
Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice & Research, vol. 73, no. 3, Fall, 2012, pp. 134-140
Description
Study looked at Atikamek women's confidence in their ability to prepare balanced dishes using store-bought food.
HPV Detection by Self-Sampling in Nunavik, Quebec: Inuit Women's Sampling Method Preferences
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Helen Cerigo
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Eduardo L. Franco
Paul Brassard
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 1, Holistic Approaches to Preventing HPV Infections and Related Diseases, March 2012, pp. 29-39
Description
Of the nearly 100 women who participated in the survey over half preferred self-sampling, with higher education levels showing a higher preference.
Identities in Conflict: The Aboriginal Question and the Politics of Recognition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Salée
Ethnic & Racial Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, April 1995, pp. 277-314
Description
Article studies the struggle for Aboriginal identity in co-existance with Quebec's assertiveness for ethnocultural distinctiveness.
Identity and the Language of the Classroom: Investigating the Impact of Heritage Versus Second Language Instruction on Personal and Collective Self-Esteem
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen C. Wright
Donald M. Taylor
Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 87, no. 2, 1995, pp. 241-252
Description
Results from study involving Inuit, White, and mixed-heritage students living in a subarctic community suggest that it was more beneficial for minority students to be taught in their own language (Inuttitut) rather than English.
If Quebec Secedes From Canada Can the Cree Secede from Quebec?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Douglas Sanders
University of British Columbia Law Review, vol. 29, no. 1, 1995, pp. 143-158
Description
Contents that in the event of a Quebec secession, the Cree and Inuit should have the choice of remaining in Quebec or in Canada.
Implementing Land, Resource and Environmental Regimes under the Inuivialuit Final Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lindsay Staples
Description
Looks at institutional arrangements created by the Agreement and how they affect harvesting rights, management of wildlife and habitat, wildlife research, and assessment of environmental impacts of development. Gives special attention to wildlife co-management mechanisms which represent interests of both government and the Inuvialuit.
In Each Other's Arms: France and the St. Lawrence Mission Villages in War and Peace, 1630-1730.
Theses
Author/Creator
Jean-François Lozier
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2012.
Indian Claims Commission Proceedings (1995)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Includes reports for Athabasca Denesuline Inquiry, the Fond du Lac claim, Black Lake and Hatchet Lake First Nations; Lax Kw'alaams Indian Band Inquiry and claim, Young Chipeewayan Inquiry, claim regarding Stoney Knoll Indian Reserve No. 107, Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Inquiry, claim to Horse Island, Chippewas of the Thames Inquiry, Muney Land Claim.
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 People and Québec Identity: Revelations From the 2007 Bouchard-Taylor Commission on Reasonable Accommodation
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura M. Schaefli
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2012.
Indigenous Peoples in Urban Centers: Tracing Mobility in a Post NAFTA World
Alternate Title
Cahier DIALOG ; Cahier no. 2012-02. Proceedings
Cahiers DIALOG
E-Books
Author/Creator
M. Bianet Castellanos
Ivonne Vizcarra Bordi
Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera
Cristina Oehmichen-Bazán
Alicia Re Cruz ... [et al.]
Inuit Cultural Maintenance in Contemporary Nunavik
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher Balfour James Mount
Description
Culture and Values in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2012.
Inuit Women's Attitudes and Experiences Towards Cervical Cancer and Prevention Strategies in Nunavik, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Cerigo
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Eduardo L. Franco
Paul Brassard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2, p. article no. 17996
Description
Questionnaires completed by 175 women aged 18-63 suggested that health service planners should be aware of the potential barriers to Pap smear attendance, especially by older women.
The Invisible Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Richard Desjardins
Robert Monderie
Description
Film about the contemporary Algonquians of Quebec and Ontario.
Duration: 93:20 .
Accompanying material: The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan.