Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, vol. 75, no. 1, February 2008, pp. 18-25
Description
Interviews families of the Lil'wat Nation in British Columbia who have children with developmental disabilities in order to gain a better understanding of child rearing beliefs and practices.
Looks at land development through increased Aboriginal involvement in economic opportunities and business ventures as a means to improving Aboriginal employment conditions.
Prairie Forum, vol. 2, no. 2, November 1977, pp. 127-151
Description
Overview of the Canadian Indian policy from 1896-1905, when Clifford Sifton and the Laurier government attempted to overhaul the Indian administration, and assimilate the Aboriginal peoples.
Explores a project that demonstrates how climate change is affecting First Nations in the boreal region of Canada, and look at the impacts of climate change on traditional foods and medicines at the Black River First Nation.
Human Organization , vol. 64, no. 3, Fall, 2005, pp. 240-250
Description
Explores whether cultural differences either enhance or hinder the working-group effectives or resource co-management boards established under Canada's comprehensive land claims process.
Examines reasons for supporting Aboriginal participation in the management and development of surrounding land and resources for the economic sustainability of Aboriginal communities.
Examines the First Nations development of independently operated, economically profitable shellfish aquaculture tenures through co-operation and mentoring between bands and other businesses.
Working Paper (Sustainable Forest Management Network) ; 1999-27
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Working Paper (Sustainable Forest Management Network)
Description
Discusses how co-operative arrangements represent adaptive strategies employed by aboriginal communities to enact fundamental change in the institutions that most directly influence their access to traditionally used land and resources.
Discusses how Crown and Indigenous governments can engage with each other on the basis of a nation-to-nation relationship to develop regimes for management of resources which ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
Community Development Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, July 1992, pp. 211-219
Description
Examines the issue of colonialism in First Nations communities; and looks at the objectives for community development, including strengthening community traditions and culture; development of culturally appropriate community-based organizations; reflection on the importance of land for local communities; and the forging of links between local and national issues.
Guide developed in anticipation of request from National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls to identify relevant records with a focus on material created by the Yukon government. Divided into five thematic sections: early colonization, education, justice, health and social programs and intergovernmental relationships.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 50-51
Description
Author shares her research experiences, as a First Nation support worker, and provides some guiding principles to follow when conducting research with First Nations communities.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 1980 regarding an Intercultural Dialogue Conference held in Saskatoon to discuss social planning and development, as well as promote informal dialogue between the city's Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 16, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 125-133
Description
Discusses background research associated with the authors thesis and the importance of reflecting the cultural worldview of the researcher and the participants.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism, 2019, pp. 1-40
Description
A discussion of Indigenous feminist politics and the relationship between Indigenous women and water using the Flint water crisis and NoDAPL action at Standing Rock to illustrate.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 15, no. 2, Reclaiming Native Health, Winter, 2003
Description
Looks at why the Indigenous vote was seen as either insignificant or not worth pursuing in spite of some campaigns being won or lost by the American Aboriginal vote.
Semiahmoo First Nation v. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Description
Argues that other First Nations have overlapping claims to Aboriginal title within the Tsawwassen First Nation Agreement and consultation with them should take prior to signing the final agreement.
File contains a copy of Diefenbaker's speech at the Council of the Northwest Territories. Diefenbaker speaks of a future in which the Council will have Indigenous and Inuit representatives. He notes his appointment of James Gladstone to the Senate James Gladstone.
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 35, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 178-189
Description
Comments and outlines a course for final year students in audiology and speech-language pathology that was developed in response to student and community evaluations.
Includes timeline of major events, statistics on pre-pandemic and current market status of lobster, snow crab, northern shrimp, oyster, scallop, and Atlantic halibut, federal government aid overview, projections for state of the industry in the near and moderate future, and recommendations.