Critiques federal government's programs for the provision of housing, which authors argue failed to take into account Inuit culture, designed and built houses suited to needs in the South rather than the North, and set up housing authorities and community councils that were, in effect, run by Whites rather than by Inuit members.
Photograph. From information card: Chesterfield Inlet Eskimo women, sitting on sleeping platform in Eskimo igloo, took part in N.F.B. film about life of an Eskimo child.
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File containing series of newspaper articles regarding the Inuit and the Quebec Provincial Government as, and Press releases regarding an Inuit loan fund and the Inuktituk language course offered to members of the Northern Affairs staff.
Documents research carried out on 11 authorities located in communities across Canada. Identifies issues, challenges and critical success factors, and makes recommendations.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 06-018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Issues and challenges identified included autonomy, turnover, operating environment, demographics, history and community support, relationship problems and conflict, and housing and land shortages.
Highlights from research report of the same name.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, January 24, 1977 regarding a motion to establish a Community Liaison Committee to highlight issues of importance to understanding and co-operation between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in Saskatoon.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education , vol. 30, no. 3, The Community Garden, Spring, February 17, 2019, p. [?]
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Profiles the College of the Muscogee Nation’s (CMN’s) focus on sustainable food sovereignty, its community garden, and it’s programming to teach traditional agricultural practices.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 2
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Uses a combination data from 2001 and 2006 Censuses, 2011 National Household Survey, and the Indian Register to calculate incidence and demographics for the two groups. Comments on implications of the high rates for young First Nations men, which could result in distortion of the male-female gender ratio and affect the continued legal existence of Status First Nations.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, vol. 43, no. 2, August 2010, pp. 199-222
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Looks at review of research that has attempted to measure levels of rape and examines National Crime Victimization Survey for context of differences between ethnicities.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 12, no. 1891, February 27, 2012, pp. 1-10
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Discusses need for respect, non-discrimination, privacy, confidentiality, competence, and daily risk-benefit analysis for general practitioners in rural Aboriginal communities.
Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, vol. 17, no. 4, Lighthouse Point, 2020, pp. 51-71
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Reflects on a five year project to connect Indigenous females with white policemen through participation in a drum circle. The drum circle allowed dialogue between the two groups in hopes of creating understanding, healing and trust.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 59-76
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Relates the events leading to the forced relocation of the residents of Island Cache in Prince George B.C. in the early 1970s and how community research needs to be ethical.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 172, no. 8, April 12, 2005, p. 977
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Letter written in response to publication of two epidemiologic studies discusses the lack of consultation with First Nations and Métis people and recommends scientists build relationships.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 1, 2008, pp. 99-115
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Findings from over 12,000 individual surveys found that the Sami and Kven population experience discrimination and bullying more often than ethnic Norwegians.
Ethnicity and Disease, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 2005, pp. 656-663
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Study shows that despite high rates of oral diabetes medication, ethnic disparities remain and glycemic control is still a problem with Native Americans.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Migration, 2007, pp. 18-25
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Looks at different migrations and changes to the Mayan identity as a result of violence in the 1980s and their return to Guatemala to rebuild their society.
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Film review of: Eufrosina's Revolution by H. Hofmann, L. Pardo, K. Bukantz (Producers), and L. Kaplan (Director). Film about women who overcome barriers in Mexico.