Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 49-60
Description
Reports on program which arose from discussions between school principal and community health sister resulting in health education being integrated into general curriculum.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 1989, pp. 97-105
Description
Book reviews of:
The Abenaki by Colin G. Calloway.
The Catawbas by James H. Merrell.
The Narragansett by William S. Simmons.
The Pima-Maricopa by Henry F. Dobyns.
The Yuma by Robert L. Bee.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 55-83
Description
Studies the existing process and suggests a more appropriate system for Aboriginal participation in environmental and resource management that takes into account the traditional world view.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 89-100
Description
Four leaders: Maniilaq, Punginguhk, Uyagaq and Egaq and their influence on maintaining Inuit cultural patterns through creative accommodation to white contact.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1988, [1989], pp. 71-77
Description
Summary of an ecological approach, that incorporates environmental, cultural & historical data with biological data, to help understand the causes of acute ear infections.
Evaluation of the Rural and Native Housing Programs
Rural and Native Housing Programs Evaluation Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Program Evaluation Division
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Looked at appropriateness of selection criteria, trainees' increase in knowledge, and success in placing participants in housing-related fields or working with communities or groups.
Journal of Nutrition Education, vol. 21, no. 3, June 1989, pp. 127-132
Description
Information on food-use and weekly expenditures was gathered through a series of interviews conducted in 1981 and 1985. Seventy-three families completed interviews in 1981 and ninety-eight in 1985. Results showed significant increase in use of traditional food.
An interim report that reviews the functioning of the FSIN and suggests ways to improve communication with and accountability to the Aboriginal people.
American Ethnologist, vol. 15, no. 1, February 1988, pp. 98-119
Description
Study conducted in Ojibway community in Manitoba used two interview formats to determine level of and variation in understanding of the disease, then analyzed responses to develop a cultural model.
Schweizerische Amerikanisten-Gesellschaft Bulletin, 1989-1990, pp. 23-34
Description
Traces the Lubicon's fight to become registered as Indians, be granted a land base and assert control over resource development on the promised reserve.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 18-22
Description
Author reports on his family's resettlement to better opportunities in Bathurst, NSW, Australia which was aided greatly by the Family Resettlement Aboriginal Corporation (FRAC).
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 88, no. 5, May 1988, pp. 781-786
Description
Argues that there is an apparent high prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome in Alaska, cautions that use of a single data-source can lead to underestimates.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981, pp. 303-309
Description
1981 viewpoint on the Inuit language situation, reasons for linguistic assimilation, and possible influences on the way Inuktitut has changed over time.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 53, no. 2, 1989, pp. 301-325
Description
Examines various cases with respect to fiduciary obligations of the Crown, and argues that there seems to be a movement to discount the distinction between surrendered and unsurrendered reserve land.
A Guide to the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "File History Cards", 1872-c1980
Guide pour les Fiches sur l'historique de dossiers des Affaires Indiennes et du Nord Canada, 1872-c1980
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Lists subject file blocks and subsections, and contains guide to various fiches used by Indian Affairs and its predecessors to track files created in headquarters central registry.
English guide follows French version.
Comments on the many and various roles Native American women played in their societies.
Chapter from Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America by Sara M. Evans.
First Nations/Metis Human Rights Law: The History of Native Women's Association of Canada's Position and Options for Future Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Examines the nature of Aboriginal women's rights, focusing on the Canadian Charter of Rights, and the balance between individual and collective rights.