Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 31, no. 1, December 2010, pp. 22-26
Description
Discusses the need for program planning and identification of new priorities to aid in arthritis care in Aboriginal populations, due to high prevalence.
Multi-media artist speaks about the various series he has created. Presented as part of the It's Complicated: Art about Home exhibition. Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:09:58.
Looks at impact on students and teachers of the Learning Through the Arts (LTTA) program regarding positive gains by students in cultural pride, capacity to focus, engagement and success in learning.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 2, February 2011, p. 18
Description
Comments on a business, called Tipi Tones, started by a group of high school students which features distinct Aboriginal ring tones for cell phones.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, 2011, pp. 87-110
Description
Discusses how Native Americans’ active participation with cultural forms can create a fictional space in which students can comment on political and social issues.
American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 17, no. 1, 2010, pp. 25-48
Description
Outlines the results of a study, using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, which suggests physical activity greatly improves overall health.
Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission assessment of border town relations and summary of public hearing testimonies held in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. Concludes with recommendations .
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lori Ann Roness
Description
Five components: literature review, surveys of Aboriginal service providers and employees/non-employees and non-Aboriginal employers, data review of strategies/programs, best practices, and evaluation and recommendations.
Tribal Colleges and Universities: Advancing Native Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne Marie Karlberg
Description
Guide to measuring learning outcomes and demonstrating accountability using three types of information: direct and indirect indicators, and institutional.
Discusses the early years of Russian occupation and education on Kodiak Island, and the suppression of language and culture by the American education system.
Health Reports, vol. 22, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 15-20
Description
Survey shows that an estimated 29% of Aboriginal people, aged 18 or older, lived in food-insecure households and that these households had significantly higher odds of poor general health.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 15.
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Bruce
Amanda Marlin
Mary Beth Doucette
Description
Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) is a policy research organization that analyzes and develops culturally relevant alternatives to federal policies that impact on the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Innu Aboriginal communities and peoples.
Compares the number of those who speak an Aboriginal language at home to the number of those who learned the language as their mother tongue.
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Compares the number of people who report being able to speak the language with the number who have that Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
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Shows the distribution of the Aboriginal population (including Indians, Metis and Inuit) in comparison to the location of forests. Data from Atlas of Canada, 6th edition.
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Contends that Aborigines use less body language than they did before the white settlement.
Towards English Language and Literature Diploma Thesis from Masaryk University, 2010.
Looks at the treatment of Aboriginals throughout Australian history and presents the current situation and attitudes.
English Language and Literature paper towards (B.A.)--Masaryk University, 2010.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 17
Description
Describes the tour given to an Australian delegation by Cameco, highlighting cultural centres and mining sites.
Article located by scrolling to page 17.