Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, September 1988, pp. 18-20
Description
Promotes idea that aboriginal health workers can use their knowledge and cultural and social background to help city nurses understand the needs of their patients.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 68-72
Description
Looks at a paper presented at the, Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and highlights the model of economic development created by Rebecca Adamson and Sherry Salway Black.
Anglican Journal, vol. 130, no. 1, January 2004, p. 2
Description
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), the Anglican Church and the United Church of Canada form coalition to raise awareness of the disappearance of 500 aboriginal women in the last 20 years through the Sisters in Spirit promotion.
Discussion talks called for strategic investments to advance education levels and improve socio-economic conditions, which will then create greater tax revenues and recover initial implementation costs.
Paper examines the stages of the Life Long Learning continuum from a Métis perspective. The roundtable on this topic was held November 13th and 14th, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba and November 18th and 19th, 2004, Ottawa, Ontario.
Displays Indigenous population of Canada and the northern United States. Shows groups by size, name, linguistic family and extent of areas known by Europeans directly, through Aboriginal accounts, and unknown. Also shows locations of French and English agricultural settlements.
Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Discusses issues involved with violence against Aboriginal women, presents nine case studies of murdered and missing women and makes recommendations for policies to ensure the safety these women.
Highlights cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls over the last three decades. Discusses why this group is at risk and makes recommendations to address the problem.
Paper from 5th APEC Research and Development Leaders Forum.
Looks at integration of two separate views of science, western scientific criteria and the tenets of Indigenous knowledge.
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health Risks in Canada's Aboriginal Population: An Alberta Acadre Network CIHR-ICRH New Frontiers Workshop : February 12 & 13, 2002, University of Alberta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Malcolm King
Gustavo Zayas
Rose Martial
Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, Winter, 2004, pp. 75-95
Description
Goals from the workshop were to develop an agenda for restoring cardiovascular and respiratory health in Aboriginal communities.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 4, Fall, 1988, pp. 4-8
Description
Brief discussion of the importance of the carving industry, characteristics and sources of different types of rock, and the effects of the 1982 recession.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Land Rights: A Key Issue, 2004, pp. 42-46
Description
Reports that the Maasai customary land tenure system and most traditional practices are no longer applicable because of present land policies and laws.
To access this article, scroll down to page 42.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 38-40
Description
Discusses strategies to deal with one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world by developing teaching materials to improve coping skills of primary school pupils.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 57-60
Description
Examines the theme of responsible advocacy that recurs in the work of Acoma Pueblo author Simon Ortiz.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 57.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 34-42
Description
Discusses the evolution of thought concerning solutions to issues faced by communities in Canada.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, 1988, pp. 17-37
Description
Chronicles the changes of unique forms of dress using seven periods within the study time frame, including paintings up to 1857 and after that, photographs.