Alternate Title
IRPP Study ; no. 69
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gary N. Wilson
Per Selle
Description
Looks at development of two complementary governance structures: self-rule and shared rule. The Inuit approach has involved negotiating land claims agreements and in some cases, establishing amalgamated regional governments to administer programs; the Sámi approach has involved establishment of Sámediggi national parliament.
Information for Developers and General Information Regarding Relations with Aboriginal Communities in Natural Resource Development Projects
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gouvernement du Québec
The Inuit Archaeology of the Quebec Lower North Shore
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William W. Fitzhugh
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Les Inuit au Labrador méridional / Inuit in Southern Labrador, 2015, pp. 37-62
Description
Summarizes research that suggests year-round occupation in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Inuit Nunangat Region Community Well-Being Scores by Census Year [1981-2016]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Ratings determined by income, educational attainment, housing conditions and labour force participation.
Inuit Participation in the Wage and Land-based Economies of Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Amanda Bleakney
The Kahnawà:ke Schools’ Diabetes Prevention Project: Perspectives on Data Sovereignty in Indigenous Community-Academic Partnered Health Research
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea Ianni
Description
Kinesiology and Health Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Queen's University, 2019.
Keeping Promises: The Royal Proclamation of 1763, Aboriginal Rights, and Treaties in Canada
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 78
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brian Slattery
Colin G. Calloway
Mark D. Walters
Ghislain Otis
J.R. Miller ... [et al.]
The Labor Market of First Nations and Inuit of Quebec: Current Situation and Trends 2019
Alternate Title
The Labour Market of First Nations and Inuit of Quebec: Current Situation and Trends 2019
E-Books
Author/Creator
Normand Roy
Description
Primary source is 2016 Canadian Census, with supplemental information from the Labour Force Survey.
Limited Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccines on Invasive Pneumococcal disease in Nunavik (Quebec)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Baptiste LeMeurBrigitte LefebvreJean-François ProulxPhilippe De Wals
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 1, 02 2019, pp. 36-43
Description
Objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in relation to pneumococcal vaccine use. The 2002 immunization campaign may have contributed to controlling serotype 1 outbreaks in Nunavik, but effected were short-lived as IPDs caused by serotypes included in this vaccine continued to occur after 2005.
Living and Working in a Cree Community
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centrale des syndicats du Quebec
Description
Designed for teachers considering or entering into a position in a Cree community in Quebec.
Mapping Geographies of Canadian Colonial Occupation: Pathway Analysis of Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annita Hetoevėhotohke'e Lucchesi
Gender, Place & Culture, vol. 26, no. 6, 2019, pp. 868-887
Description
Uses life course analysis of four women to explore linkages between relationships to the land, colonialism and intergenerational violence, and argues that rather than putting themselves at risk as is popularly perceived, they find themselves subjected to circumstances created and maintained by the Canadian state which make them vulnerable to perpetrators of violence.
Maps and Memes: Redrawing Culture, Place, and Identity in Indigenous Communities
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Neufeld
The Northern Review, no. 40, 2015, pp. 98-101
Description
Book review of: Maps and Memes by Gwilym Lucas Eades.
Middle Ear Abnormalities at Age Five in Relation with Early Onset Otitis Media and Number of Episodes, in the Inuit Population of Nunavik, Quebec, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P De Wals
JB Lemeur
H Ayukawa
JF Proulx
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Medical records of 610 children born between 1994 and 2010 in 3 communities were reviewed and analyzed to determine if (i) early onset Otitis Media (OM) leads to repeated OM; (ii) repeated OM episodes leads to middle ear abnormalities (MEA) at age 5 years, (iii) pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) may reduce multiple OM and MEA.
Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, Politics and Memory
Alternate Title
Canadian History and Environment Series ; 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arn Keeling
John Sandlos
Patrica Boulter
Sarah M. Gordon
Alexandra Winton ... [et al.]
Miyupimaatisiiun in Eeyou Istchee: Healing and Decolonization in Chisasibi
Theses
Author/Creator
Ioana Radu
Description
Humanities Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University, 2015.
Nānīawig Māmawe Nīnawind: Stand With Us: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Quebec
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Annie Bergeron
Alana Boileau
Description
Details the results of an exploratory investigation conducted by Quebec Native Women organization.
Naskapi Dictionary
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Maguerite MacKenzie
Bill Jancewicz]
Description
Web version created in 2015 of Naskapi Lexicon published in 1994.
National Aboriginal Tourism Research Project 2015: Economic Impact of Aboriginal Tourism in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Beverley O’Neil
Peter Williams
Krista Williams
Roslyn Kunin
Lee Gan
Brian Payer
Description
Findings from a national study on the successes, barriers, challenges, and opportunities of Aboriginal tourism on economic growth.
[Native Reserves: The East, 1902]
Alternate Title
Historical Atlas of Canada ; v. 2, plate 32
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project
National Perspectives: Native Canada
Native of Reserves of Canada to 1902
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
[Byron Moldofsky
Mariange Beaudry
Chris Brackley
Mark Suarez]
Description
Listed by location/treaty name; table shows reserve name and number, year of initial grant, ethno-linguistic group and linguistic family, hectares and square acres in year of grant, and in 1902.
Table created from information found in The Historical Atlas of Canada, v. 2 edited by R. Louis Gentilcore ; Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographer and designer
Northern Québec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Alternate Title
Northern Quebec James Bay Cree Regional Health Governance in Support of Community Participation: Honouring the "Butterfly"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martine C. Lévesque
Susan Law
Jill Torrie
Robert Carlin
Lucy Trapper ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, October 21, 2019
Description
Discusses the revelations of studies conducted by the Quebec regional health and social services agency on community engagement in healthcare planning. Highlights the nuanced differences between Cree perspectives and non-Indigenous perspectives and the need for models based in the recognition and elevation of community knowledges and viewpoints.
Northern Reclamation in Canada: Contemporary Policy and Practice for New and Legacy Mines
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Dance
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 41-80
Description
Looks at how policy-making has addressed mine and mineral exploration reclamation problems in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, northern Labrador, and Nunavik.
Notice of Relevance to Support the Socioprofessional Integration of First Nation and Inuit Criminalized Women of Quebec
Alternate Title
Notice of Relevance to Support the Socio-professional Integration of First Nation and Inuit Criminalized Women of Quebec
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Réal Martin
Description
Discusses the general situation of First Nations and Inuit in Quebec, historical context, profile of incarcerated women, trends in federal institutions, and experience of Aboriginal women while incarcerated, Concludes with proposals from Correctional Services of Quebec and specific recommendations to the Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale.
"Now I am Métis": How White People Become Indigenous
Alternate Title
Indigenous Studies Speaker Series
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Darryl Leroux
Description
Discusses the trend for claiming that descendants of the earliest French settlers are Indigenous and that Québec is a Métis territory.
Duration: 54:23.
Nunavik in Figures 2015: Full Version
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Sébastien Lévesque
Andrée Caron
Nunavik in Figures 2015: Pocket Edition
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Andrée Caron
Sébastien Lévesque
On Being Two-Spirited in Eeyou Istchee
Theses
Author/Creator
Patrice Larivée
Description
Nursing Thesis (MScN)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2019.
Paradise Gained, Lost, and Regained: Pulse Migration and the Inuit Archaeology of the Quebec Lower North Shore
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William W. Fitzhugh
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 52-76
Description
The author examines evidence from archaeological sites and the artifacts from these sites in order to investigate in further detail the nature of the Inuit occupation of the Lower North Shore in what is now Quebec.
Portrait of Palliative Care Provided in First Nations Communities in Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
Véronique Rankin
Linda Simon
Portrait of the Criminalization of the First Nations in Quebec: Providing Impetus for Change
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marie-Ève Sylvestre
Céline Bello
Élaine Lesage-Mann
Pretend Play and Emergent Literacy for Aboriginal Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elisabeth Jacob
Annie Charron
Yvonne da Silveira
International Journal of Holistic Early Learning and Development, vol. 1, April 23, 2015, pp. 39-52
Description
Discusses the importance of pretend play for the overall development of the child as well as encouraging emergent literacy.
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
NISPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Firelight Research
Description
Study includes results of literature review, working group and key informant interviews, and an environmental scan of actions and interventions. Focus is on Inuit youth and report is organized around six topic areas: links between childhood adversity and suicide, and promising practices with respect to addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters, current supports within the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat: NIPSPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Reports results of environmental scan which involved a literature review of both grey and academic publications, a series of key informant interviews with 20 individuals working in the field. Six topic areas are covered: links between childhood adversity and suicide and promising practices for addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters focusing on children and youth, current supports in the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Timiskaming First Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Production
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Jason Lawrence
Description
Focuses on the community's efforts to deal with Hepatitis C through education, outreach, and healing.
Duration: 27:33.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Quebec First Nations' Health and Social Services Governance Process: Effective Governance for the Wellness of First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Georges A. Legault
Quebec First Nations Information Governance Framework
E-Books
Author/Creator
Emilie Grantham
Reading Silenced Narratives: A Curricular Journey Into Innu Poetry and Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Vaudrin-Charette
In Education, vol. 21, no. 2, Autumn, 2015, pp. 150-170
Description
Author illustrates her poetic journey as an educator and a lifelong learner.
Les récits de notre terre: Les Algonquins
Alternate Title
Tradition orale
E-Books
Reclaiming Power and Place Volume 2: A Supplementary Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Kepek--Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Recommendations on Northern Sustainable Food Systems
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Indigenous Economic Development Board
Description
Makes recommendations under four themes: traditional foods, local food production, Federal subsidy and support programs, and project funding coordination and promotion.
Reconciliation Relations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dylan Robinson
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 161, Winter, 2015, pp. 60-63
Description
Examines the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's central space for testimony, the Commissioners Sharing Panel.
Red Path
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thérése Ottawa
Tony Chachai
Description
Documents young man's journey to renew the connection to his Atikamekw roots.
Duration: 15:31.
Related material:
Mini-Lesson.
Reference Guide: First Nations Employment and Retention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Human Resources Development Commission of Québec (FNHRDCQ)
Description
Collection of best practices used by companies. Provides information on context, workforce awareness, advantages to workforce diversity, employment challenges, and the elements of a successful integration strategy.
Regional Consultation Process on the Reform of the Income Assistance: Final Report: Quebec Region
Alternate Title
Placing Client Wellness at the Heart of Services
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Revisiting the Labrador Boundary Decision to Include Indigenous Interpretations of the Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Andrew Klain
Mario Levesque
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 53, no. 1, Winter, 2019, pp. 123-151
Description
Discusses the failure of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in 1927 to consider the perspectives of the Inuit, Innut, and Algonquian peoples when resolving the question of the border between Newfoundland and Quebec in the Labrador region. Highlights this practice as a reflection of Canada’s colonial past and how the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge would have changed the process.
Sivumut: Towards The Future Together: Inuit Women Educational Leaders In Nunavut And Nunavik
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather McGregor
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 278-281
Description
Book review of: Sivumut: Towards The Future Together: Inuit Women Educational Leaders In Nunavut And Nunavikedited by Fiona Walton and Darlene O'Leary.
The Social Determinants of Higher Mental Distress among Inuit
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Anderson
StatsUpdate: Adult Criminal Court Statistics, 2016/2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data compares 2016/2017 cases in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.
StatsUpdate: Daily or Occasional Smokers, 2014
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data of percentage of daily or occasional smokers amongst the population 12 years and over in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each province and other territories.