Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
p. 18
Description
Looks at a policy statement and process guide that reflects the developments and consistency of language between the Specific Claims Policy and the Specific Claims Tribunal Act.
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, vol. 4, no. 3, Spring, 2011, pp. 54-60
Description
Discusses spiritual health program and collaboration between
community agencies, tribes in Arizona and institutions to bring attention to the role of spiritual and cultural understanding in cancer care.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 4, Autumn, 1990, pp. 367-377
Description
Literary criticism article in which the author considers the role that “spirit animals” play as symbols of adaptation and resistance in Leslie M. Silko’s novel Ceremony.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 148, Fall, 2011, pp. 25-31
Description
Describes initiative undertaken by Twin Fish and urban ink theatre groups in Williams Lake, British Columbia. Project involved youth in the development of a short play entitled Damed if You Do, What it Don't as part media and performance training.
General discussion of the establishment and operations of schools and student life, followed by in-depth look at St. Anne's and 41 pages of photographs of students.
Deals with design and delivery of program to target groups, content and format of models used, and institutionalizing the process at the University of Victoria.
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 35, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 198-205
Description
Comments on the difficulties and differences that may cause Aboriginal students to struggle with Standard English.
Report uses more than 30 statistical indicators to assess learning including: tracking learning experiences outside the classroom such as ancestral language use, hunting, distance learning and job-related training.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring, 2009, pp. 7-23
Description
Argues that consultation processes, with the United States administration, need to continue and that reporting requirements and accountability need to be put in place in order to ensure that important issues are addressed.
Make First Nations Poverty History Expert Advisory Committee
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Profiles current conditions, supplies information on population, economic, social, health and cultural indicators, and explains
factors related to underdevelopment.
Northern Review, no. 30, Spring, 2009, pp. 119-150
Description
Focuses on census and post-census surveys such as the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) and the related Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA).