Sexualities, vol. 6, no. 1, February 2003, pp. [46]-53
Description
Discusses the fact that while Innu students experienced equal rates of abuse from authority figures, because the abuse took place in day schools rather than residential it has no been fully acknowledged.
Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, vol. 9, Supplement, November 2003, pp. S26-29
Description
Explains that the National Diabetes Prevention Centre is working at the national and local level to go beyond popular models to find culturally appropriate ways to promote diabetes prevention.
Assesses the 18 projects undertaken in terms of Fund's objectives: enhancing capacity to deal with the diseases, sustaining capacity, and encouraging integration of work in the community.
Border Crossings, vol. 22, no. 4, November 2003, pp. 97-100
Description
Review of Shore/lines an exhibit at the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie, Ontario featuring Aboriginal artists and other international, national, regional contributions.
Canadian Art, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Listing of the sites and installation dates as well as brief information on the artists participating in this exhibition held in Barrie, Ontario and sponsored by the MacLaren Art Centre.
Chronicles how various governments around the world used the September 11, 2001 attacks to enact anti terror legislation that eroded basic human rights.
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A head and torso portrait of Chief Whitecap of the Moose Woods Reserve, now called the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. Photo taken in Regina in 1885 after the North West Resistance. Whitecap reportedly saved the people of Saskatoon from massacre at the time of the resistance. The Dakota people under his leadership fled the U.S. Cavalry for Canada in ca. 1862.
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Description
Report based on responses to questionnaire completed by 96 counsellors and workers in the field. Assessed current services and areas for improvement. Includes three case studies of successful programs.
Submission to the Northern Territory Law Reform Committee Inquiry into Aboriginal Customary Law in the Northern Territory
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Description
Statistics show there is a breakdown of Indigenous community and family due to an erosion of traditional, customary law functions that address behavior. Looks at recognition of Aboriginal title using various cases as examples.
Original autograph letter from Louis Riel, written in English, 20 days before his execution, to his befriended Regina jailer, Robert Gordon, which includes the poem "The Snow". The epigraph or introduction to the poem is titled Robert Gordon! and may be used as an alternate title. The document is entitled "[Letter and poem] [manuscript], October 27th, 1885, Regina jail [to] Robert Gordon / Louis David Riel" in the University of Saskatchewan Library catalogue.
Photograph. On information card: Close-up of snowshoes. (not ethnographical) Snowshoes worn by Dr. Mueller-Wille and are Quebec snowshoes owned by Prof. Williamson. Dunvegan Lake Camp, Mackenzie District, N.W.T.
Photograph. On information card: Close-up of a pair of snowshoes (not Ethnographical). Snowshoes worn by Dr Mueller-Wille and are Quebec Snowshoes owned by Prof. Williamson. Dungevan Lake Camp, Mackenzie District, N.W.T.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 369-372
Description
Author describes their experience as an Anthropology postgraduate student and instructor; highlights the intersectional factors of their mixed-race Indigenous identity.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 270-286
Description
Looks at the broad spectrum of health and social determinants to come up with solutions that will improve the health and well being of Aboriginal people, including a holistic approach to be utilized when dealing with Aboriginal health issues.
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, vol. 9, no. 6, January 2003, pp. 311-320
Description
Study of the literature reveals that socio-economic indicators have not been used consistently. Some of the benefits cited, however, include increased access, cost-effectiveness and better health outcomes.
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, vol. 9, no. 6, 2003, pp. 311-320
Description
Previous studies have not used socio-economic indicators consistently, resulting in findings identifying an overall benefit for patients and their families.