Journal of Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, vol. 11, no. 1, Maternal Health and Well-Being, Spring/Summer, 2009, pp. 122-135
Description
Looks at kind of experiences women had giving birth in a non-Aboriginal health care setting in Nova Scotia.
Report presented to the Standing Committee on Finance concerning pre-budget consultations on the housing crisis and lack of action by Canadian government.
Focuses on literature relating to driving forces and motivations of governments, education and scholarship providers, and students and families for this education option when students reside in remote locations.
Project had three main objectives: access to land tenure and population statistics for U.S. tribal groups, create maps in digital form referenced to the U.S. Geological Survey maps, and to create a printed atlas from information collected.
Native Studies Review, vol. 18, no. 1, 2009, pp. 139-167
Description
Discusses how the treaty process has successfully evolved through a series of institutional changes which include the development of effective working relationships between Canada, British Columbia and the First Nations Summit.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, vol. 33, no. 10, October 2014, pp. 1023-1026
Description
Study concludes that rates of lower respiratory tract infections are elevated in First Nations infants living in the Sioux Lookout Zone and hospitalization rates were approximately double the provincial average.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 29, no. 1/2, 2009, pp. 65-85
Description
Discusses the symbiotic relationship between the animal world and Indigenous people, and describes how the relationship can contribute to the rebirth of Indigenous creative expression.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, January/February 2009, pp. 16-17
Description
Summary of Baseline Evaluation Report provides snapshot of childbearing population revealing need for support and treatment, awareness raising, and professional education and training.
Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship Education ; [v. 2]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robert B. Anderson
Scott MacAulay
Warren Weir
Wanda Wuttunee
Description
Focuses on the Council's activities, in particular the National Training and Professional Certification Program.
Chapter from Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship Education, vol. 2, edited by Alain Fayolle.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, January/February 2009, p. 6
Description
Brief description of the statistical component for the innovative web resource designed to, 'close the gap' in health between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada speaks about the Commission's mandate and activities, and what Canadian society must do to achieve true reconciliation with Aboriginal peoples.
Duration: 1:11:22.
Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; March 2014
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 6097]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stefan Fournier
Description
Explores way to enhance capacity and well-being in Tłįcho community by identifying strengths and vulnerabilities and pinpointing strategies to increase capacity and manage change and opportunities.
Journal of Community Informatics, vol. 10, no. 2, [Building the First Mile], 2014, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on partnership developed between the First Nations Education Council's Technology Department and 30 Quebec First Nations for the provision of network services.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 105-123
Description
Case study of Alberta school which implemented professional learning communities of practice; reports on the effect it had on teaching methods and student achievement.
Provides summary of past and current policies and programs in Canada, discusses initiatives in Aboriginal communities and common themes or objectives, looks at international Indigenous communities for similarities in concerns and challenges and how they are responding.
University of the Fraser Valley: Research Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Through Students Eyes: Selected Papers from the the Stó:lō Ethnohistory Field School , Spring, 2009, pp. 95-118
Description
Argues that the two teaching longhouses are examples of Aboriginal people influencing and controlling the cultural education process.
Studies gender roles in three novels: Not Wanted on the Voyage, Salt Fish Girl, and Kiss of the Fur Queen.
English & Cultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2014.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, Supplement 1, April 2009, pp. S77-S82
Description
Discusses ways to change research paradigm by introducing a community based model which includes building and sustaining collaborative relations, cultural implementation of programs, and spreading research findings from a tribal perspective.
Shows incident of stomach cancer is higher in Indigenous populations globally and is linked to poor socioeconomic conditions and a lower standard of health.