Reports on the relations between police officers and Aboriginal residents in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The article also discusses how one Theatre Company is trying to improve this strained relationship.
Report presented to the Standing Committee on Finance concerning pre-budget consultations on the housing crisis and lack of action by Canadian government.
Focuses on literature relating to driving forces and motivations of governments, education and scholarship providers, and students and families for this education option when students reside in remote locations.
Brief article on the young cast of Forever To Say Good-Bye who performed at the Labrador Creative Arts Festival in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, vol. 33, no. 10, October 2014, pp. 1023-1026
Description
Study concludes that rates of lower respiratory tract infections are elevated in First Nations infants living in the Sioux Lookout Zone and hospitalization rates were approximately double the provincial average.
Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship Education ; [v. 2]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robert B. Anderson
Scott MacAulay
Warren Weir
Wanda Wuttunee
Description
Focuses on the Council's activities, in particular the National Training and Professional Certification Program.
Chapter from Handbook of Research in Entrepreneurship Education, vol. 2, edited by Alain Fayolle.
Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada speaks about the Commission's mandate and activities, and what Canadian society must do to achieve true reconciliation with Aboriginal peoples.
Duration: 1:11:22.
Study examines local capacity for local business creation by conducting a needs assessment of knowledge, skills and required training and creation of a supportive social-political environment.
Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; March 2014
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 6097]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stefan Fournier
Description
Explores way to enhance capacity and well-being in Tłįcho community by identifying strengths and vulnerabilities and pinpointing strategies to increase capacity and manage change and opportunities.
Journal of Community Informatics, vol. 10, no. 2, [Building the First Mile], 2014, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on partnership developed between the First Nations Education Council's Technology Department and 30 Quebec First Nations for the provision of network services.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 105-123
Description
Case study of Alberta school which implemented professional learning communities of practice; reports on the effect it had on teaching methods and student achievement.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 2, Sustainability, Winter, 2005
Description
Describes the installation of geothermal heat pumps at Turtle Mountain Community College in an effort to reduce energy costs and find a source of renewable energy.
Looks at the three main objectives of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner: recognize the past, resolve outstanding treaty issues and revive the treaty relationship through education.
Duration: 11:59.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 784-789
Description
Describes a collaborative approach to reducing health disparities affecting Montana and Wyoming tribal nations while promoting health-protective practices and interventions.
Provides summary of past and current policies and programs in Canada, discusses initiatives in Aboriginal communities and common themes or objectives, looks at international Indigenous communities for similarities in concerns and challenges and how they are responding.
Studies gender roles in three novels: Not Wanted on the Voyage, Salt Fish Girl, and Kiss of the Fur Queen.
English & Cultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2014.
Guide prepared by federal, provincial, First Nation and other agencies, intended for use as an information resource for negotiation of service arrangements between the Boards of Education and First Nations.