Alternate Title
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.
Aboriginal Community Relocation: The Naskapi of Northeastern Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Reine Oliver
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 1998.
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.
Absence of Association between Genetic Variation of the β 3-Adrenergic Receptor and Metabolic Phenotypes in Oji-Cree
Alternate Title
Absence of Association between Genetic Variation of the Beta 3-Adrenergic Receptor and Metabolic Phenotypes in Oji-Cree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Hegele
Steward B. Harris
Anthony J. Hanley
Husian Azouz
Philip W. Connelly
Bernard Zinman
Diabetes Care, vol. 21, no. 5, May 1998, pp. 851-854
Description
Study undertaken to determine if there is a relationship between ADRB3 R64 allele and obesity and type 2 diabetes in a sample of Aboriginal Canadians.
Analysis of 24-hour Recalls of 164 Fourth- to Sixth-Grade Mohawk Children in Kahnawake
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Trifonopoulos
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Olivier Receveur
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 98, no. 7, July 1998, pp. 814-816
Description
Analysis of dietary patterns of Kahnawake school children with the objective to help prevent diabetes in future generations.
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.
An Assessment of Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy in the Cree Population of James Bay
Theses
Author/Creator
David A. L. Maberley
Description
Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 1998.
Les Autochtones et la Présence Occidentale en Haute-Mauricie, Québec, 1760-1910
Theses
Author/Creator
Claude Gélinas
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université de Montréal, 1998.
Biculturalism in Postsecondary Inuit Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Fuzessy
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 22, no. 2, 1998, pp. 201-209
Description
Studies a survey on a first semester group of postsecondary students and their bicultural identity.
Brief Respecting Social Housing in Nunavik
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Makivik Corporation
Kativik Regional Government
Description
Report to Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development about Canada's failure to address housing needs in Nunavik.
Change on Arctic Horizon
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Diane Paquette
Anglican Journal, vol. 124, no. 8, October 1998, p. 14
Description
Description the Diocese of the Arctic and possible implications relating to the creation of Nunavut.
Constitutional Work in Progress: Reconciliation & Renewal in Indigenous Australia and the World: A Background Paper on Indigenous Constitutional Reform Prepared for Indigenous Practitioners Per Indigenous Law Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Jull
Description
"The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a range of options for constitutional reform in order to promote discussion and exploration of specific possibilities for Australia".
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.
The Cultural Politics of Place Naming in Québec: Toponymic Negotiation and Struggle in Aboriginal Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Anna Nieminen
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 1998.
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.
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.
Elements for Reflection: Active, Independent Elders: The Heart of First Nations Culture and Wellness
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne-Audrey Jourdain
Annie Brisson-Proulx
Étude de Faisabilité de l'Exploitation Intégrée, de Deux Études de Prévalence Réalisées à 10 Ans d'Intervalle, Sur de Grands Échantillons de la Population Inuite du Nunavik
Alternate Title
Étude de Faisabilité de l'Exploitation Intégrée, de Deux Études de Prévalence Réalisées à Dix Ans d'Intervalle, Sur de Grands Échantillons de la Population Inuite du Nunavik
Theses
Author/Creator
Manon Girard
Description
Médecine Sociale et Préventive Thèse (M.Sc.)--Université Laval, 1998.
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.
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
Fish Consumption and Breast Milk PCB Concentrations among Mohawk Women at Akwesasne
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward F. Fitzgerald
Syni-An Hwang
Brian Bush
Katsi Cook
Priscilla Worswick
American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 148, no. 2, 1998, pp. 164-172
Description
Determines the relation between the consumption of contaminated local fish with Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and PCB congeners in the milk of nursing Mohawk women residing near three hazardous waste sites.
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.
Global and Transnational Flows and Local Cree Youth Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Martin Hayes
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1998.
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
A Hermeneutic of Deep-rooted Conflict: An Exploration of René Girard's Theory of Mimetic Desire and Scapegoating and its Applicability to the Oka/Kanehsatà:ke Crisis of 1990
Theses
Author/Creator
Vernon N. Redekop
p. 385
Description
Theology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 1998.
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.
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.
In Retrospect: Early Inuit Reports on Co-op and Carving Activities in Nunavik
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Annanack
Stanley Annanack
Paulosie Sivuak
Tamusi Tulugak
Noah Angnutok ... [et al.]
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 3, Making Art in Nunavik, Fall, 1998, pp. 22-35
Description
Presents reports from the 1963 and 1966 conferences of the Arctic cooperatives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 22.
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.
James Bay Cree Gun Survey
Alternate Title
Technical Report (Department of Justice Canada) ; TR1998-9e
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cree Trappers' Association
Description
Survey of 468 households administered between January and June of 1998. Conducted to determine number of firearms and owners, gun transactions, holders of valid Firearm Acquisition Certificate (FAC) and Canadian Firearms Safety Course Certificate (CFSCC), and safety practices regarding gun lockers and/or trigger locks.
Unedited.
Jurisdictional Responsibilities for Land Resources, Land Use and Development in the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories; Book Four: Other Northwest Territories Federal Lands
E-Books
Author/Creator
Land Management Division
Northern Affairs Program
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Presents guidelines for the jurisdictional framework of the territories.
Language, Power, and Ethnicity in an Arctic Québec Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Donna Rae Patrick
Description
Curriculum Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1998.
Lead Exposure in Nunavik: From Research to Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ariane Couture
Benoît Levesque
Éric Dewailly
Gina Muckle
Serge Déry
Jean-Francois Proulx
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18591
Description
The regulation of lead shot in 1999 has led to a significant reduction in bloods levels of lead in Nunavut, but levels are still higher than other North American regions.
Learning Midwifery in Nunavik: Community-Based Education for Inuit Midwives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brendo Epoo
Jennie Stonier
Vicki Van Wagner
Evelyn Harney
Pimatisiwin, vol. 10, no. 3, Winter, 2012, pp. 283-300
Description
Discusses a successful education program that supports the return of birth to small, remote communities.