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Author/Creator
Renée Brassard
Lise Giroux
Dave LaMothe-Gagnon
Abenaki Daring: The Life and Writings of Noel Annance, 1792-1869
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 Education in Quebec: A Benchmarking Exercise
Alternate Title
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute) ; no. 328
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute). Education Papers
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Richards
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute)
Aboriginal Health Transition Fund Compendium of Projects: Quebec First Nations and Inuits
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
Aboriginal Income Disparity in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Krishna Pendakur
Ravi Pendakur
Canadian Public Policy, vol. 37, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 61-83
Description
Examines the different patterns of economic disadvantage and notes the evolution from 1995 to 2005.
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 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.
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.
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.
Anishiniiqi bimaadisiwin: Ojicree and (East) Cree Experiences of Aboriginal Literacies from Kasabonika, Mistissini, Waswanipi, and Waskaganish
Theses
Author/Creator
Justine Macdonald
Description
Applied Language (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2011.
Arctic Policy Framework: Discussion Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Association of Macrosomia With Perinatal and Postneonatal Mortality Among First Nations People in Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Spogmai Wassimi
Russell Wilkins
Nancy G. L. Mchugh
Lin Xiao
Fabienne Simonet
et al.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 183, no. 3, February 22, 2011, pp. 322-326
Description
Contends that macrosomic infants of First Nations women have an elevated risk of postneonatal deaths.
Les Autochtones du Québec
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones
Gouvernement du Québec
Description
Shows locations and gives contact information.
Sources: Ministère des Affaires autochtones et du développement du Nord canadien,Registre des Indiens, 31 décembre 2010.Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec,
Registres des bénéficiaires cris, inuits et naskapis de la Convention de la Baie-James et du Nord québécois et de la Convention du Nord-Est québécois, 1er avril 2011.
Awareness and Knowledge About Human Papillomavirus Among Inuit Women in Nunavik, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Cerigo
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Eduardo L. Franco
Paul Brassard
Journal of Community Health, vol. 36, no. 1, February 2011, pp. 56-62
Description
Study finds a lack of awareness and knowledge and misconceptions consistent with that of other non-Indigenous populations.
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.
Built to Intimidate
Articles » General
Author/Creator
René Chartrand
Canada's History, vol. 91, no. 5, October/November 2011, p. 41
Description
Comments on Fort Chambly, Canada's first national historic site and history museum, noting its first conflict was with the Iroquois.
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.
Climate Change and Adaptive Capacity in Aboriginal Communities South of 60: Assessment Report
Alternate Title
Climate Change and Adaptive Capacity in Aboriginal Communities South of 60: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lisa Hardess
Amanda Karst
Maria M’Lot
Shaunna Morgan
Shawna Wolfe ... [et al.]
Climate Change and Culture Change in Salluit, Quebec, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexander David Ginsburg
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Oregon, 2011.
Colonialism's Currency: A Political History of First Nations Money-Use in Quebec and Ontario, 1820-1950
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Gettler
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Quebec at Montreal, 2011.
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.
Contextualizing the Reindeer Lake Rock Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Perry Blomquist
Description
Archaeology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.
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.
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.
Cracks in the Knowledge: Sea Ice Terms in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Nunavik
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott A. Heyes
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 69–90
Description
Discusses sea ice characteristics from an Indigenous knowledge perspective; and looks at the history and future of sea ice knowledge and terminology.
Cree Vision of Plan Nord
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cree Nations of Eeyou Istchee
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 and Implementation of a Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program for Youth in the Algonquin Community of Rapid Lake, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Sherman
Mary Ellen Macdonald
Franco Carnevale
Serge Vignola
Pimatisiwin, vol. 9, no. 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 219-244
Description
Comments on a culturally and locally adapted diabetes prevention program for youth.
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.
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.
Does Being Born Big Confer Advantages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine Gray-Donald
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 183, no. 3, February 22, 2011, pp. 295-296
Description
Looks at ways to close the gap in health disparaties between infants of First Nations families to those of other Canadian families.
Double Discrimination and Equality Rights of Indigenous Women in Quebec
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bernard Duhaime
Josée-Anne Riverin
University of Miami Law Review, vol. 65, no. 3, Revised, 2011, pp. 903-922
Description
Looks at three case studies effecting rights of Indigenous women and involving public policies by federal and provincial governments.
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.
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.
Estimating Economic Activity in Canada’s Northern Regions
Alternate Title
Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; February 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-201]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Palladini
Description
This report calculates and compares the gross domestic product output in Canada’s Northern regions, including the three territories and the Northern parts of seven provinces, between 1999 and 2009.
Être Jeune à Quaqtaq Après l'An 2000
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis-Jacques Dorais
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propriété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 245-263
Description
Study found that Inuit youths' sense of identity combined traditional values with elements of global culture. Based on interviews with 27 individuals between the ages of 15 and 25, and 15 adults.
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.
An Examination of the Association of Métis Youth’s Recreation Participation and Academic Retention
Theses
Author/Creator
Carissa Bakker
Description
Recreation and Leisure Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waterloo, 2011.
Exploring the Possibilities of Learning Stories as a Meaningful Approach to Early Children Education in Nunavik
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Caroline Rowan
Description
Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2011.
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.
Feasibility Assessment of Home Detoxification Services in Quebec First Nations Communities: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Description
Includes description and analysis of current services, discussion of best practices, results of structured interviews with key stakeholders in First Nations communities, and an examination of the practicality of outpatient detoxification services.
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.
Food Politics: Finding a Place for Country Food in Canada's Northern Food Policy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eleanor Stephenson
George Wenzel
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 49-51
Description
Comments on the Government of Canada's review of the Nutrition North Canada program.