International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 5, 2006, pp. 403-415
Description
Looks at a study that recorded participant observations of changes in the local environment, harvesting situations and traditional food species to explore the impact on traditional food.
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, vol. 5, no. 3, 2006, pp. 103-117
Description
Data collected in 1994/95 among 2,950 high school students and in 1997/98 among 1,510 follow-ups. Key findings for Sami adolescents included lower drinking rate, higher levels of parental abstinence, and tendency to drink in public places.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 5, September/October 2006, pp. 22-28
Description
Biographical article of Nancy De Vries, a registered nurse who was removed from her mother and raised in a white family environment.
Extracted from The Lost Children edited by Coral Edwards and Peter Read.
Overview of the history of the Métis people from events proceeding the Manitoba Act to the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
Bachelor's Diploma Thesis towards undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature (B.A.)--Masaryk University, 2006.
Report commissioned by the Industry Council for Aboriginal Business to assist in developing and building effective relationships. The report uses case studies of corporate and Aboriginal partnerships and successful initiatives garnered in British Columbia and Yukon.
2nd ed.
Discusses the Indian Helper, a newspaper published at the school, and the information it conveys in terms of the "civilizing campaign" and the children's responses.
Excerpt from: Boarding School Blues: Revisiting American Indian Education Experiences edited by Clifford Trafzer, Jean A. Keller and Lorene Sisquoc.
Discussion on resource revenue sharing and perspectives on resource revenue sharing between the mining industry, governments and Aboriginal groups; and looks at some of the factors and issues worth considering in developing positions and strategies.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 76, no. 3, September 1995, pp. 482-510
Description
Book review of: Historical Atlas of Canada Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographer/designer. Final volume of three volume, 18-year, $8.5 million dollar documentation
Overview of issues and information on various provincial laws and their applicability on-reserve due to restrictions contained in the Indian Act, and discussion of steps required under the First Nations Land Management Act when First Nations develop their own rules and procedures and options available under self-government agreements.
Indigenous Bar Association Conference Report Addendum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Bar Association
Description
Report provides recommendations to ensure a fair distribution of on-reserve matrimonial property with the dissolution of marital or common law relationships.
Evaluation of program aimed at developing effective methods of screening and assessing families during pregnancy, postpartum, and early childhood, For use by Family Visitors working with First Nations.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Africa and the Millennium Development Goals, 2006, pp. 6-13
Description
Outlines Millennium Development Goals, the UN's role, and examines the threat to cultural survival of the African Indigenous peoples.
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Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 27, no. 4, 1995, pp. 95-109
Description
Study explored the meaning of respect from the perspective of five Cree-Ojibway key informants during clinical interactions with Western health-care providers.
Discusses different aspects of duty to consult, the relationship between consultation and accommodation, and whether or not the B.C. Provincial Policy for Consultation with First Nations is meeting the demands of consultation.
Focuses on the risk factors: socio-demographic, upbringing, social relations, lifestyle, school/leisure time, traumatic experiences, and physical and mental health.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, Problématiques des sexes / Gender issues, 2006, pp. 123-133
Description
Discusses what gender roles look like through Inuit eyes and presents the three models of couplehood in the region: traditional, detached, and reversed.