Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 4, April 2008, p. 18
Description
Looks at the success of the Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City program and the recognition it has received.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 15
Description
Describes the success of graduates of Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Construction Careers, Women in Trades program.
Article located by scrolling to page 15.
Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated Quietly Became a Force in the Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2008, p. 14
Description
Looks at the many worthwhile services and programs offered by the Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated including providing safe affordable housing.
Article located by scrolling to page 14.
Developing a Culturally Responsive School Division: An Aboriginal Education Research Network Grant
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatoon Public Schools
Description
Outlines background and purpose of the study, and reports on establishing an advisory committee and the principles developed in consultation with it, knowledge gathered through international, national and local site visits, and practices in place at Princess Alexandra Community School and Mount Royal Collegiate, Saskatoon.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2008, p. 16
Description
Comments on two Saskatoon educators who were given a First Nations spirit name to honour the positive changes they have made for Aboriginal people within the school system.
Article located by scrolling to page 16.
Looks at the arguments put forth by Constable Harwig, Constable Senger and the Saskatoon Police Association to contest the Commissioner's findings and recommendations.
Papers, presentations and proceedings from the conference Impact of NAFTA on Aboriginal Business in North America held in Saskatoon, Sk., May 28-29, 2001.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 11, November 2008, p. 3
Description
Looks at the history, the services provided, and the programs offered at the Friendship Centre as it celebrates a milestone anniversary.
Article located by scrolling to page 3.
Focuses on outcomes observed with four students. Data collected through self-assessment, teachers' records of fluency and use of strategies in oral readings, evidence of semantic and syntactic development in stories, and standardized tests.
Study took place at Westmount Community School in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Argues that this grassroots phenomena is a combination of three elements: community development, community economic development, and social enterprise.
Interview with artistic director of Saskatchewan Native Theater Company. Program teaches students culture, life skills, career management and preforming arts.
Duration: 13:17.
From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Beverley Jacobs
Andrea J. Williams
Description
Describes the findings of the Sisters in Spirit initiative and work with grieving families.
Chapter from From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools edited by Marlene Brant Castellano.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 9, September 2008, p. 20
Description
Introduces a service that will take health care to core areas, with a mobile health unit, and give primary care to patients who otherwise may not receive it, including those without health cards.
Article found by scrolling to page 20.
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, vol. 14, no. 5, June 2008, pp. 497-504
Description
Evaluates the commonalities of 47 people who were given a 10% or less chance of survival beyond five years and sought out traditional healers for help with cancer.
Neighborhood Effects and Concentration Levels of Aboriginal People in Large Canadian Cities
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 08-010
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Oksana Starchenko
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Study looked at four main outcomes that could be either positive or negative: emergence or maintenance of distinct cultures, changes in access to employment and quality of services, and attitudes toward an area.
Includes both research highlight and full report.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 9, September 2008, p. 9
Description
Discusses the many programs available for students of St. Mary's school including access to health care, bussing, after-school care and much more.
Article located by scrolling to page 9.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 1, Fall, 2008, pp. 44-60
Description
Examines how information and communication technology has made outsourcing certain functions to remote locations possible and whether this is a viable source of employment for Aboriginal communities. Specifically looks at call centres.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 31
Description
Comments on the first ever soccer team for Oskayak High School and the enthusiasm the players have for the game.
Article located by scrolling to page 31.
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. 17, no. 1, Summer, 2008, pp. 78-106
Description
Examines the changing spatial structure of food retailing between 1984 and 2004 in relation to neighbourhoods containing high concentrations of poverty.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 2, February 2008, p. 1, 7
Description
Looks at a group of diabetics who meet once a week to snowshoe together in an effort to improve their health.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 7.
Social Indicators Research, vol. 85, no. 1, January 2008, pp. 81-95
Description
Examines the relationship between neighbourhood level
variables and rates of respiratory illness in children less than 2 years of age who were born in Saskatoon between 1992 and 1994.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 12, December 2008, p. 3
Description
Looks at implementing a traveling interactive exhibit, Sasipenita, with the goal of reducing racism by promoting understanding and respect of First Nations and Métis people.
Article located by scrolling to page 3.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2008, p. 6
Description
Looks at the author's desire for Saskatchewan to celebrate cultural diversity similar to that done in the American Southwest.
Article located by scrolling to page 6.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2008, p. 14
Description
Looks at a commitment, by the Saskatchewan government and the City of Saskatoon, to construct a school, daycare and wellness centre in a core Saskatoon neighbourhood.
Article located by scrolling to page 14.
Social Indicators Research, vol. 85, no. 1, January 2008, pp. 39-52
Description
Discusses the various social indicators employed in the seven Bridges and Foundations Project surveys, which probed into the views of local Aboriginal residents reguarding quality of life, living conditions and affordable housing.
Relates personal conversations held with Brandon, a student involved in a talking circle, about mathematics and discusses contributing factors to students success.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 2, February 2008, p. 8
Description
Introduction to the Student Wellness Initiative Toward Community Health (SWITCH) program and comments on it having received a federal award.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Methods included literature review, "talking circles" to engage parents and students in discussion, visits to schools in Edmonton and Winnipeg, and analysis and categorization of information. Goal was to develop practical ideas which could be incorporated into day-to-day operations.
Summary of discussions, during May and June of 2005, between the Department of Canadian Heritage and Aboriginal people to develop practical strategies for working in areas where the mandate, expertise and experience of the Department coincide with Aboriginal aspirations.