Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Governance of Aboriginal Health, January 2004, pp. 68-78
Description
Examines initiatives developed and managed jointly by the Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal Health Research and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Health Information and Research Committee.
Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range Report II: Joseph Bighead First Nation Inquiry, Buffalo River First Nation Inquiry, Waterhen Lake First Nation Inquiry, Flying Dust First Nation Inquiry (French Version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Final Report examines historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding loss of traditional land use when Canada created the bombing range; breach of Treaty by the Crown and failure to provide economic compensation. ICC recommended the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy except for the Joseph Bighead First Nation whose claim had been properly rejected by the Minister. (French language version) Commissioners include: Daniel J. Bellegarde and P.E.
Chronic Diseases in Canada, vol. 16, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. [175-177]
Description
Summarizes several large studies examining use of exercise in preventing non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and describes a project for pregnant Aboriginal women in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Repatriation and Protection of First Nations Culture in Canada
Part III: Repatriation and Protection of First Nations Culture in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gloria Cranmer Webster
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [137]-141
Description
Description of negotiations involved in repatriating ceremonial objects seized under the anti-potlatch law and sold to the Royal Ontario Museum, the Museum of Man and the Museum of the American Indian.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 171, no. 5, August 31, 2004, p. 437
Description
Discusses agreements with the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN); indications are eight First Nations will establish magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clinics.
Outlines issues that face Inuit women, their children, elders and communities, and presents some of the ways Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association is responding to the challenges.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 2, Tribal College Research, Winter, 2004
Description
A look at the First Nations' Land Use Certificate Program, a one year certificate program, offered by the Red Crow Community College located on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta.
Study to quantify the prevalence and impact of chronic respiratory symptoms among predominantly Alaska Native and American Indian middle school students.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 4, no. 230, August 27, 2004, pp. 1-13
Description
Study shows most people with musculoskeletal health problems learn to live with chronic pain levels. Includes strategies for health care workers to help manage disabilities.