E-Books
Aboriginal Peoples of Québec: The Aboriginal Initiatives Fund II
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gouvernement du Québec
Aboriginal Women and Jobs: Challenges and Issues for Employability Programs in Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carole Lévesque
Nadine Trudeau
Joséphine Bacon... [et al.]
Absence of Association of Type 2 Diabetes With CAPN10 and PC-1 Polymorphisms in Oji-Cree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Hegele
Stewart B. Harris
Bernard Zinman
Anthony J.G. Hanley
Henian Cao
Diabetes Care, vol. 24, no. 8, August 2001, pp. 1498-1499
Description
Investigation of possible genetic determinants for type 2 diabetes.
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.
Advisory Bodies and First Nation Property Taxation: Experiences and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
T. J. Raybould
Description
Paper explores, analyzes and compares a representative sample of the mechanisms in place to provide ratepayer input into taxation systems where those ratepayers do not form part of the electorate for the governing councils.
Ally or Colonizer?: The Federal State, the Cree Nation and the James Bay Agreement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Rynard
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Summer, 2001, pp. 8-48
Description
Focuses on the agreement as a test-case for evaluating the government's record when dealing with Aboriginal rights.
Amiqqaaluta: Let Us Share: Mapping the Road Toward a Government for Nunavik: Report of the Nunavik Commission, March 2001
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nunavik Commission
Description
Based on community consultations, provides recommendations for the establishment of government and governance processes.
[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.
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.
Boundaries, Native Belonging and Myths of Postcolonial Nationhood: Making the Canadian Crisis at Oka, 1990
Theses
Author/Creator
Amelia Kalant
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Johns Hopkins University, 2001.
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
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.
Completed Suicides among the Inuit of Northern Quebec, 1982–1996: A Case–Control Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lucy J. Boothroyd
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Sheila Spreng
Michael Malus
Stephen Hodgins
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 165, no. 6, September 18, 2001, pp. 749-755
Description
Study conducted to describe characteristics of those who had died, identify antecedents and correlates and determine if those at high risk could be identified by nonspecialist health care professionals.
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
Cooperative Learning in a Cree Community: A Small Experiment, 1996-1998
Theses
Author/Creator
Daphne M. Savides
Description
Culture and Value Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2000.
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.
Court Affirms Education Rights
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Taillon
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 6, October 2001, p. 11
Description
Examines the decision by the Court of Appeal regarding the violation of Cree rights by the Canadian and Quebec governments.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.
Cree Decision Making Concerning Language: A Case Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Burnaby
Marguerite MacKenzie
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 22, no. 3, 2001, pp. 191-209
Description
Looks at a pilot project to use Cree as the language of instruction in two communities.
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.
De la Production Domestique au Marché: l'Économie Contemporaine des Familles Inuit du Nunavik
Theses
Author/Creator
Marcelle Chabot
p. 503
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université Laval, 2001.
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.
Discipline, Discretion and Control: the Private Justice System of the Hudson's Bay Company in Rupert's Land, 1670-1770
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Christian Nigol
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2001.
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.
Elements for Reflection: Active, Independent Elders: The Heart of First Nations Culture and Wellness
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne-Audrey Jourdain
Annie Brisson-Proulx
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.
Equal Educational Opportunity for Native Students: Funding the Dream
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry Paquette
William J. Smith
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 129-139
Description
Summary of the methodology and analysis results on the costs of special and regular education in First Nations Education Council of Quebec (FNEC) communities.
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.
Exposure of the Inuit Population of Nunavik (Arctic Quebec) to Lead and Mercury
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Dewailly
Pierre Ayotte
Suzanne Bruneau
Germain Lebel
Patrick Levallois
Jean Philippe Weber
Archives of Environmental Health, vol. 56, no. 4, July-August 2001, pp. 350-357
Description
Results from study showed a health problem especially in women of reproductive age; also suggests potential for neurological problems exists.
Facilitating the Development of Successful Entrepreneurs in Kahnawake: A Program That Is Working
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Oppenheimer
Tom O'Connell
Louie John Diabo
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 2, no. 1, Winter, 2001, pp. 56-60
Description
Youth program's results, to date, show that of the five who received loans, all were still in business at the time of publication of the article.
Final Report: Research and Consultation Project Concerning Inuit Housing across Canada
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapirisat of Canada
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Consists of literature review, survey and interview results, and summary of National Inuit Housing Consultation Meeting held in 2000.
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
A Five-Year Plan to Create a Public Government in Nunavik
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Self-Determination, 2001, pp. 52-55
Description
Overview of the comprehensive recommendations put forward by the Nunavik Commission Report in 2001.
To access article scroll down to page 52.
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.
Friends and Strangers: Experience and Commonality in a James Bay Town
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Leclerc
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2001.
Healing Words
Articles » General
Healing Words, vol. 3, no. 2, Winter, 2001
Description
Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, interviews, poems and various articles, including Aboriginal Women: No Rights to Land or Children by Mabel Nipshank.