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 and Quebec Self-Determination under an MAI Regime
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
René R. Gadacz
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 93-110
Description
Discusses how global economic and political developments such as the Multilateral Agreement on Investment can affect traditional concepts of state territorial sovereignty.
Aboriginal Forestry: Community Management as Opportunity and Imperative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Curran
Michael M'Gonigle
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
Description
Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.
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 and Mining in Canada: Six Case Studies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christine Cleghorn
Description
Case studies provide an overview of how aboriginal communities have come to terms with mining and mineral exploration in their territories. They are: Innu Nation and Inco's Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine/Mill; Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation and BHP Diamonds Inc.; Tahltan First Nation, the mining industry, and environmental assessment; Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation and B.Y.G. Mt. Nansen Gold Mine; Makivik Corporation and Falconbridge's Raglan Mine; and Nishnawbi-Aski Nation and Ontario's living legacy.
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.
The Aboriginal Voice in the Canadian Unity Debate
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ted Moses
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 121-134
Description
Discusses the Cree's right to refuse to secede from Canada if Quebec separatists were successful and the lack of federal government's acknowledgement of, or support for, their position.
Additional Readings on Aboriginal Peoples and Canadian National Rights Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 111-114
Description
Brief list of articles, books, book chapters, and videos pertaining to the subject matter of the special issue.
Addressing Inuit Women’s Economic Security and Prosperity in the Resource Extraction Industry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
Reports results of literature search and qualitative and quantitative survey data from 29 women living in Arviat, Salluit, Inuvik, and Baker Lake. Study's focus was sexual violence and harassment in the workplace, and identifying gaps, opportunities and recommendations to ensure women's safety and economic security.
Related material: Literature Review.
Analyse Structurale des Relations de Pouvoir Entre Acteurs: le Cas des Atikamekw, des Montagnais et des Gouvernements
Theses
Author/Creator
Jean-François Tremblay
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université Laval, 1999. Not available in English language.
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.
Anishinaabe Mino-Bimaadiziwin: (The Way of a Good Life)
Theses
Author/Creator
D'Arcy Ishpeming'enzaabid Rheault
p. 206
Description
Canadian Heritage and Development Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 1999.
Arctic Policy Framework: Discussion Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
[Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James B. Waldram
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 149-150
Description
Review of: Never Without Consent: James Bay Cree's Stand Against Forcible Inclusion Into an Independent Quebec by the Grand Council of Crees (Eeyou Astchee).
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.
Building Sovereignty: The Architectural Sources of Ouje-Bougoumou
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Caroline Stevens
Joan Reid Acland
Canadian Issues, vol. 21, [Aboriginal Peoples in Canada/Futures and Identities], [Winter], 1999, pp. 124-142
Description
Comments on the two guiding objectives of the architecture and town planning designed by Douglas J. Cardinal.
Canada's Tibet: The Killing of the Innu
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin Samson
James Wilson
Jonathan Mazower
Description
Survival International report criticizing governments' treatment of the Aboriginal group from Labrador and Quebec.
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.
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.
Constructing "the Other" across Cultures and Agendas
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Philips Valentine
Allan K. McDougall
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 55-88
Description
Discusses the language used in arguments by the various actors in the Great Whale (James Bay phase two) controversy.
Consumption of Freshwater Fish in Kahnawake: Risks and Benefits
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hing Man Chan
Mary Trifonopoulos
Amy Ing
Olivier Reseveur
Eva Johnson
Environmental Research, vol. 80, no. 2, February 1999, pp. S213-S222
Description
Discusses a 1996-1997 study to research the health risks of contaminant exposure and the correlation to freshwater fish consumption in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake.
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.
La Controverse Historique Entourant la Survie du Titre Aborigène sur le Territoire Compris dans les Limites de ce qu'Était la Province de Québec en 1763
Theses
Author/Creator
Pascal Duquet
p. 134
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Université Laval, 1999.
Correlates of Physical Activity Frequency in Mohawk Elementary School Children: The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project, KSDPP, 1994-1997
Theses
Author/Creator
Ojistoh Kahnawahere Horn
Description
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 1999.
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.
COVID-19 – Price Trends in Nunavik During the Public Health Crisis in the Spring of 2020
Alternate Title
Nunivaat Analytics ; 2021 (1)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statistics on price index for all products and prices indices for major product categories, selected non-perishable and selected food products, fruit and vegetables, baby products, and butter.
Cree: Language of the Plains/nēhiyawēwin: paskwāwi-pikiskwēwin
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Neal McLeod
Prairie Forum, vol. 24, no. 2, Fall, 1999, pp. 289-290
Description
Book review of: Cree: Language of the Plains/nēhiyawēwin: paskwāwi-pikiskwēwin by Jean Okimāsis and Solomon Ratt.
The Cree of James Bay and the Construction of Their Identity for the Media
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Naila Clerici
Canadian Issues, vol. 21, [Aboriginal Peoples in Canada/Futures And Identities], [Winter], 1999, pp. 143-165
Description
Comments on how the Cree Nation managed their public relations by promoting a positive stereotype.
The Cree Position
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Coon Come
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 115-120
Description
Grand Chief of the Grand Council of Crees discusses the stance of the James Bay Cree with respect to the right to determine their own political future whether or not Quebec decides to separate.
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Nunavik
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Morgan
Description
Education Leadership Thesis (M.Ed.)--Acadia University, 2017.
Definition of an Inuit Cultural Model and Social Determinants of Health for Nunavik Community Component: Qanuilirpitaa? 2017: Nunavik Inuit Health Survey
Alternate Title
Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017: Qanuilirpitaa? = How are we now?
The IQI Model of Health and Well-being
E-Books
Author/Creator
Christopher Fletcher
Mylene Riva
Marie-Claude Lyonnais
Ida Saunders
Aani Baron … [et al.]
Description
The Development of Intentional Communication: A Cross-Cultural Study of the Role of Input
Theses
Author/Creator
Wendy P. Hough-Eyamie
Description
Communications Sciences and Disorders Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1999.
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.
The Distribution of the Conjunct Verb Form in Western Naskapi and Related Morpho-Syntactic Issues
Theses
Author/Creator
Julie Brittain
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1999.
Document Regarding Bill 96
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQ)
Description
Argues for exemptions and amendments to The Bill, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, which requires that French be used exclusively in the healthcare and education systems, public services, workforce and economic development.
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.
The Economic Structure of the Nunavik Region (Canada): Changes and Stability
Alternate Title
Recherche en ligne
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Pierre Fréchette
Véronique Robichaud
Employment in Nunavik: Profile and Trends
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Description
Aggregate statistics, as well as for each community in the region.
Highlights Nunavik Employment Profile and Trends at a Glance.
Epidemiology of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Infant Macrosomia among the Cree of James Bay
Theses
Author/Creator
Shaila Rodrigues
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1999.
Étude des Associations Entre le Développement Cognitif et la Qualité de l'Environnement Familial dans la Population Inuit du Nunavik
Theses
p. 206
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Université Laval, 1999.
Evaluation of Dietary Change Among Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project Participating Children (Grades 4-6)
Theses
Author/Creator
M. Michelle Jimenez
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2000.
Evaluation of the Effects of the Quebec First Nations and Inuit Faculties of Medicine Program (QFNIFMP): Final Report 2019-2020
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patricia Montambault
Evaluation of the Health and Social Services System in Nunavik: The User’s Perspective
E-Books
Author/Creator
Annie Baron
Amélie Breton
Sébastien Dubé
Description
Related Material: Executive Summary.
Exhibiting Agendas: Anthropology at the Redpath Museum (1882-99)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Lawson
Anthropologica, vol. 41, no. 1, 1999, pp. 53-[?]
Description
Discusses McGill University's Redpath Museum and its significance as a site of Canadian archaeological and ethnological objects.
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.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
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.