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.
Promoting Community Conversations about Research to End Suicide: Learning and Behavioural Outcomes of a Training-of-Trainers Model to Facilitate Grassroots Community Health Education to Address Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Wexler
Lucas Trout
Suzanne Rataj
Tanya Kirk
Roberta Moto ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1345277
Description
Evaluates training of intervention facilitators in Northwest Alaska to develop local capacity for early response to suicide care.
Promoting Essential Skills and Apprenticeship Training in Aboriginal Communities across Canada: A Summary of Discussion Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
Description
Presents key findings from 29 workshops held from December 2010 to June 2011. Participants included employment counsellors who worked with Aboriginal clients, economic development officers, apprenticeship counsellors, and trades program coordinators.
Promoting Indigenous Youth Recruitment and Retention in Aboriginal Non-Profit Organizations: A Handbook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
anpBC
Description
Developed as part of the Aboriginal Nonprofit (ANP) BC Strategy to assist service organizations in developing human resource capacity and creating workforce supports.
Promoting Inuit Health through a Participatory Whiteboard Video
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Manpreet Saini
Steven Roche
Andrew Papadopoulos
Nicole Markwick
Inez Shiwak ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 111, no. 1, February 2020, pp. 50-59
Description
Article describes the collaborative community-centered approach used to create a culturally relevant health information video targeting the Inuit community of Kikiaq (Rigolet) with information about acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI).
Promotion of Traditional Lifestyles
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ediriweera Desapriya
Ian Pike
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 175, no. 8, October 10, 2006, pp. 919-920
Description
Letter to the editor discusses the challenges surrounding the work being done to alleviate the problem of diabetes among Aboriginals.
Prophet River Ethnobotany: A Report on Traditional Plant Knowledge and Contemporary Concerns of the Prophet River First Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kelly Bannister
Description
Summarizes the results of an ethnobotanical study, conducted during 2002-2006, which documented traditional plant knowledge and ecological values of Elders and other knowledgeable community members.
Proposals for Measuring Determinants and Population Health/Well-Being Status of Métis Peoples in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis National Council
Description
Looks at indicators pertaining to health/well-being for the Métis population, and to identify options for capturing data on those indicators.
Proposed Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Strategy: Discussion Draft
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses a commitment of the Ministry of Advanced Education to improve levels of participation and success for Aboriginal learners in post-secondary education and training in British Columbia.
Proposed Administrative Tribunal Policies Concerning Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and Values, and the Duty to Consult
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael d’Eça [Michael d Eca]
Northern Review, no. 50, Law in the Canadian North, April 07, 2020, pp. 207-218
Description
Author examines and advocates for the inclusion of Indigenous values and Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (IEK), as part of the consultation process when governments, and communities are considering development and co-management projects
The Proposed "Direct Access" Model Equals Less Access to Human Rights for the Most Marginalized and Disadvantaged in Ontario!
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Ontario Native Women's Association
Description
Examines concerns and recommendations about Bill 107 in regards to human rights standards for Aboriginal women in Ontario.
Proposed Standards for Race-Based and Indigenous Identity Data Collection and Health Reporting in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Proposed Tribal College Cataloging Systems: From Isolation to Association
Theses
Author/Creator
George Gregory Chester
Description
Education Policy and Administration Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of Minnesota, 2006.
Prosodic and Morphological Factors in Squamish (Skwxwú7mesh) Stress Assignment
Theses
Author/Creator
Ruth Anne Dyck
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2004.
Protect and Promote Your Culture: A Practical Guide to Intellectual Property for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Begoña Venero Aguirre
Hai-Yuean Tualima
Description
Discusses key features of intellectual property protection, copyright, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, protection against unfair competition, and trade secrets. Includes examples from various countries around the world.
Protect Women Through Tradition, Not Politics
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, October 13, 2006, p. A13
Description
Argues that the Federal government's changes to the Indian Act to change matrimonial property rights is long overdue.
Protecting Australian Indigenous Art: Ownership, Copyright and Marketing Issues for NSW Schools
E-Books
Author/Creator
Board of Studies NSW
Protecting Our Gifts and Securing Our Future: First Nations Children and Obesity: A Growing Epidemic
Documents & Presentations
Description
Looks at the First Nations Wholistic Policy and Planning Model, an action plan for communities across Canada. Recommendations are provided.
Protecting the Sacred Water Bundle: Educating About Fracking at Turtle Mountain Community College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stacie Blue
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 4, Oil and Indian Country, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses why the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians has banned fracking.
The Protest Actions of Indigenous Peoples: A Canadian-U.S. Comparison of Social Movement Emergence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rima Wilkes
American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 50, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples: Canadian an U.S. Perspectives, December 2006, pp. 510-525
Description
Examines why Canadian movements did not lead to on-going national movements as they did in the United States.
Protocols for Using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Includes: overview of important concepts including rights to cultural heritage and Australian and international legal and policy protections; ten guiding principles and their accompanying protocols; numerous case studies; and project checklist and templates.
Providing for the People: Economic Change among the Salish and Kootenai Indians, 1875-1910
Alternate Title
Civilization of the American Indian Series; vol. 280
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert J. Bigart
Province Honors Women
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 24, no. 8, November 2006, p. 16
Description
For Women's History Month, ten Aboriginal women from British Columbia were honored for their contributions to the political and cultural lives of their communities.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Psychiatric Research in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986: A Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jouko Miettunen
Marianne Haapea
Lassi Björnholm
Sanna Huhtaniska
Teija Juol ...[et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Systematic literature search of PubMed and Scopus reveals 94 articles on psychiatric research conducted on the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. Research includes information on early predictors of several psychiatric diagnoses, and novel findings related to brain imaging and cognition.
Psychometric Examination of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale with Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc Shure
R. Turner Goins
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 1-13
Description
Looks at the reliability and factor structure of full and shortened depression scales.
Psychosocial Aspects of Body Mass and Body Image Among Rural American Indian Adolescents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise L. Newman
Lisa M. Sontag
Rebecca Salvato
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, vol. 35, no. 2, April 2006, pp. 265-275
Description
Survey finds that, on average, boys were more likely to be overweight or obese than were girls.
Psychosocial Correlates of Suicide Ideation and Attempt among Inuit from Nunavut, Nunatsiavut and Inuvialuit
Theses
Author/Creator
Cassandra Poirier
Description
Psychiatry Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2017.
Psychosocial Foundations of Academic Performance in Culture-Based Education Programs for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: Reflections on a Multidisciplinary Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald V. Mohatt
Joseph Trimble
Ryan A. Dickson
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 3, 2006, pp. 38-59
Description
Contends that the education system has unfairly become a scapegoat for the socio-economic ills of the Native American Indian culture.
Public Attitudes towards Indigeneity in Canadian Prairie Urbanism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan Walker
Loleen Berdahl
Erin Lashta
David Newhouse
Yale Belanger
Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, 2017, pp. 212-223
Description
Uses 2014 survey data collected from non- Indigenous residents of seven cities. Respondents were asked about a stronger Indigenous presence in governance and public places.
Public Health Should Promote Co-operative Housing and Cohousing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Lubik
Tom Kosatsky
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 2, April 2019, pp. 121-126
Description
Advocates models of housing based on First Nations’ Longhouses in order to promote social cohesion and combat social isolation. Argues that this strategies would be especially helpful to seniors.
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
Public Occasions, Indigenous Selves: Three Ngarrindjeri Autobiographies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim Rowse
Aboriginal History, vol. 30, 2006, pp. [187]-207
Description
Presents three Aboriginal women, Doris Kartinyeri, Veronica Brodie and Dulcie Wilson and their stories of suffering.
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Federal government site providing links to emergency management and preparedness, national security, community safety, crime prevention, law enforcement and corrections. Responsible for all aspects of safety across Canada, deals with crime, natural disasters, terrorism etc.
Public Servant Schools in Canada: A Concept for Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Weiler
The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, vol. 29, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses call to action 57 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission regarding the provision of education to public servants on the history of Aboriginal peoples and residential schools.
Pugtallgutkellriit: Developing Researcher Identities in a Participatory Action Research Collaborative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sabine Siekmann
Joan Parker Webster
Sally Angass'aq Samson
Catherine Keggutailnguq Moses
Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 58, no. 1/2, Spring/Summer, 2019, pp. 124-146
Description
Examines a collaborative effort by Indigenous graduate students and non-Indigenous professors on Indigenous community research.
Pump up the Volume
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Megan Perry
Herizons, vol. 19, no. 4, Spring, 2006, pp. 22-25
Description
Discusses how throat singing has evolved and how current artists have helped revive the tradition.
The Pursuit of Inuit Sovereignty in Greenland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 46-49
Description
Looks at the Greenland Self-Government Act which is an extension of the Home Rule Act
"Pushing From Their Hearts a New Song": The (Re)Construction of the Feminine in American Indian Women's Poetry
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda Nicole Bass Cagle
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Connecticut, 2006.
Pushing the Needle: Collections Based Museum and Source Community Collaborations
Theses
Author/Creator
Molly Winslow
Description
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Putting an End to the Silence: Educating Society about the Canadian Residential School System
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jamie Lee Kuhl
Bridges, vol. 2, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-5
Description
Discusses the importance of revealing the truth regarding residential schools in order to promote healing and prevent repetition of mistakes.
Putting Co-operative Principles into Practice: Lessons Learned from Canada's North
Alternate Title
Putting Cooperative Principles into Practice: Lessons Learned from Canada's North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Isobel Findlay
Review of International Co-operation, vol. 99, no. 1/2, 2006, pp. 44-52
Description
Looks at how co-operative principles can impact northern Indigenous communities.
Article in issue PDF scroll down to page 44.
Qallunaat! Why White People Are Funny
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mark Sandiford
Description
Humorous look at the culture of white people from an Inuit perspective. Accompanying study guide found here.
Duration: 52:08.
Qallunaat: Why White People are Funny: Teacher's Guide and Student Worksheets
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Film Board
Description
Guide to accompany movie Qallunaat: Why White People are Funny.
To be used with grades 7-12.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Moses Dirks
Julia Sargent
Tracy Stewart
Suanne Unger
Description
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
Qualitative Identification and Characterization of Self-reported Symptoms Arising in Humans during Experimental Exposure to Cold Air
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rita Sjöström
Lars Söderström
Carolina Klockmo
Alexander Patrician
Thomas Sandström ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study aims to describe and categorize symptoms experienced by people exposed to cold air. 50 distinct symptoms were reported by 34 participants, symptoms were grouped into ten sub-categories and two major categories; airway versus whole body symptoms.
A Qualitative Study of the Factors Related to the Academic Success of American Indian Students
Alternate Title
A Qualitative Study of American Indian Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Boyd L. Bradbury
Description
Theorizes that Native American students in Waubun-Ogema-White Earth school district underachieve because those with a vested interest in their education have lowered standards to a point that under-achievement is more likely than not.
Paper from AERA Annual Meeting, 2006.
A Qualitative Study on Stigma and Discrimination Experienced by Indigenous Peoples Living with HIV or Having TB at Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Secretariat of the International Indigenous HIV and AIDS Working Group
Qualities of Effective Native American Bicultural Education Programs
Theses
Author/Creator
Nathan Frizzell
Description
Education Leadership and Foundations Thesis (D.Ed.)--Western Carolina University, 2006.