Camp Ignites Aboriginal Youth's Interest in IT
Articles » General
On the Go, Winter, 2005/06, p. 2
Description
Youth from Ktunaxa First Nation attended camp to learn about computers.
The Campaign to Establish a Last Great Wilderness: The Arctic National Wildlife Range
Theses
Author/Creator
Roger W. Kaye
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2005.
Campeau Fund Helped Make Dream Come True
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 9, October 2011, p. 23
Description
Looks at the successful bear and deer camp operation, Saskatchewan Adrenaline Outfitters, located northeast of Green Lake, Saskatchewan.
Article located by scrolling to page 23.
Campeau Part of Historic Victory
Alternate Title
First Nations Candidate Wins Saskatoon Seat
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darla Read
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 10, November 2011, p. 1,6
Description
Comments on a First Nations woman elected to the Legislative Assembly and the many attributes that she brings to the government and the people of Saskatchewan.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 6.
Campus Masinahikanis, A University of Saskatchewan Notebook
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Priscilla Settee
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 11, December 2011, p. 10
Description
Comments on various activities in the Native Studies Department at the University of Saskatchewan, including a possible name change.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
Can Indigenous Research Methodology (IRM) Add to Program Evaluation Methodology Frameworks?
Theses
Author/Creator
Eric Svanberg
Description
Social Science Thesis (MSSc)--University of Queensland, 2011.
Can Ministry in the North Survive?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal, vol. 131, no. 9, October 2005, p. 9
Description
Lack of funding from national church jeopardizes northern mission in nine dioceses.
Can Text-Relevant Motor Activity Improve the Recall of Native American Children? Testing Predictions Derived From Glenberg's "Indexical Hypothesis"
Theses
Author/Creator
Scott Christopher Marley
Description
Educational Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2005.
Can University/Community Collaboration Create Spaces for Aboriginal Reconciliation? Case Study of the Healing of The Seven Generations and Four Directions Community Projects and Wilfrid Laurier University
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ginette Lafrenière
Papa Lamine Diallo
Donna Dubie
Lou Henry
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 2, no. 1, 2005, pp. 53-66
Description
Illustrates two community-based projects that were developed because of four people who believed in the project.
Canada: Hundreds of Aboriginal Women Disappear
Articles » General
Off Our Backs, vol. 35, no. 11/12, November-December 2005, pp. 9-10
Description
Short article discussing the 500 Aboriginal women who have gone missing in the past 25 years, a number disproportionate to the general population.
Canada Needs a Health and Healing Strategy for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women; Health System Fails Most Aboriginal Women Across the Lifespan
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Women’s Health and Healing Research Group
Canadian Women's Health Network, vol. 8, no. 1/2, Fall, 2005, pp. 30-31
Description
Viewpoint on impahi-kitimakisowin, a Cree word for extreme poverties, and the failure of the health system over generations.
The Canada Problem in Aboriginal Politics
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
David Newhouse
Yale Belanger
Description
Chronicles significant developments in the relationship between the Federal government and First Peoples.
Chapter from Visions of the Heart: Canadian Aboriginal Issues (3rd ed.) edited by Olive Patricia Dickason and David Long.
Canada's Dark Secret
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bud Whiteye
Roberta Hill
Ron Shortt
Rania El Rafei
Description
Primary focus is the personal narratives of two survivors of the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School, with some general information of the school system and the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Duration: 47:30.
Canada's Indian Residential School System
Alternate Title
Wayne K. Spear: Owenna'shon:a
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wayne K. Spear
Description
Brief overview of the policies and attitudes which led to the establishment of the system.
Canada's Native Languages: Wrongs from the Past, Rights for the Future
Alternate Title
[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Leitch
Description
Examines whether First Nations have an enforceable right to educate children in their own languages at public expense.
Canada's Northern Communication Policies: The Role of Aboriginal Organizations
Alternate Title
Shifting Terrain: Nonprofit Policy Advocacy in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Heather E. Hudson
Lyle Fabian
Description
Looks at how Indigenous-led initiatives have dealt with the lack of private sector investment in provision of information and communication technologies in the region due to its sparse population and remote locations.
Chapter from Shifting Terrain: Nonprofit Policy Advocacy in Canada edited by Nick J. Muléandd Gloria C. DeSantis.
Canada's Northern Defenders: Aboriginal Peoples in the Canadian Rangers, 1947-2005
Alternate Title
Occasional Paper (Centre for Military and Strategic Studies) ; no. 4
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Calgary Papers in Military and Strategic Studies, vol. 4, Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security: Historical Perspectives , 2011, pp. 345-381
Description
Looks at the Canadian Rangers, developed as part of the armed forces northern strategy to be the eyes and ears of the Canadian Forces Northern Area (CFNA) in isolated areas.
Canada's Northern Food Subsidy Nutrition North Canada: A Comprehensive Program Evaluation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracey Galloway
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1279451
Description
Studies the retail subsidy program to evaluate success of goal to provide access to nutritious food for northern people.
Canada's Other Red Scare: Rights, Decolonization, and Indigenous Political Protest in the Global Sixties
Theses
Author/Creator
Scott Rutherford
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2011.
Canada's Resilient North: The Impact of Mining on Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ginger Gibson
Jason Klinck
Pimatisiwin, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 115-139
Description
Reviews the effects that mining industries can have on the well being of the people in the Northwest Territories.
Canada's Tous Azimuts Arctic Foreign Policy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joël Plouffe
Northern Review, no. 33, Canadas Role in the Circumpolar World, Spring, 2011, pp. 69-94
Description
Looks at Canada's current foreign policy discourse based on self-assertive and undefined strategic outcomes.
Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Settling the Past?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kim Stanton
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, Truth and Reconciliation, August 30, 2011, pp. 1-18
Description
Reviews the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in terms of a legal settlement agreement, and discusses the challenges that arise from a societal decision to create such a process to deal with past history.
Canada Suicide Prevention Efforts Lagging, Experts Say
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 183, no. 1, January 11, 2011, pp. E27-E28
Description
Discusses the need for Canada to adopt the United Nations guidelines for suicide prevention in an effort to reduce deaths.
Canada, the Arctic, and Post-National Identity in the Circumpolar World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Williams
Northern Review, no. 33, Canadas Role in the Circumpolar World, Spring, 2011, pp. 113-131
Description
Looks into the complex interplay between Canada's Arctic identities and Arctic policy.
Canada: Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls
Alternate Title
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ; 93rd Session, 31 July - 25 August 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International Canada
Assembly of First Nations
Assembly of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador
British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) … [et al.]
Description
Joint statement submitted to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 93rd Session, 31 July - 25 August 2017.
Canadian Aboriginal Books for Schools: Selected & Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians: 2010-2011
E-Books
Author/Creator
Association of Book Publishers of BC
Description
Catalogue of useful school library resources, organized first by appropriate grade level, then alphabetically by title, with subject areas and curriculum areas included.
Canadian Aboriginal Law: Creating Certainty in Resource Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Anthony Knox
Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law, vol. 23, no. 4, 2005, pp. 427-464
Description
Discusses the Crown's duty to consult and accommodate aboriginal people in circumstances where there are conflicts with resource developers.
Canadian Aboriginal People's Experiences with HIV/AIDS as Portrayed in Selected English Language Aboriginal Media (1996–2000)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Juanne N. Clarke
Daniela B. Friedman
Laurie Hoffman-Goetz
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 60, no. 10, May 2005, pp. 2169-2180
Description
Explores themes in coverage of the disease and contrasts the treatment of issues to that found in mainstream media.
Canadian Apartheid: Boundaries and Bridges in Aboriginal-White Relations
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeffrey Steven Denis
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 2011.
Canadian Arctic Shipping: Issues and Perspectives
Alternate Title
Occasional Paper Series (International Centre for Northern Governance and Development) ; v.11-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Adam Lajeunesse
Will Russell
A. E. Johnston
Description
Assessment of Arctic shipping potential in Canada, the benefits of potential increases in Arctic shipping and growth in Arctic cruise tourism.
Canadian Colleges & Institutes: Meeting the Needs of Aboriginal Learners: An Overview of Current Programs and Services, Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons Learned: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Canadian Community Colleges
Description
Based on results of a study which assessed institutions' role in facilitating access to post-secondary education, labour market participation and community development.
Canadian Directory of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Library Collections
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Library and Information Needs of Native People's Interest Group
Canadian Library Association; Departmental Library of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
University of Saskatchewan Libraries
Description
Information is dated (2005).
Canadian Energy Policy and the Struggle for Sustainable Development
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tammy Nemeth
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 35, no. 4, Winter, 2005, pp. 730-733
Description
Book review of: Canadian Energy Policy and the Struggle for Sustainable Development edited by G. Bruce Doern.
Canadian First Nations Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Portrait in Resilience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Esme Fuller-Thomson
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol. 60, no. 4, 2005, pp. 331-342
Description
Presents a profile of grandparents raising grandchildren in skipped generation households, data is from the 1996 Canadian Census.
The Canadian Holocaust: Retrieving Our Souls
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rachel Andrew
Occupational Therapy Now, vol. 7, no. 5, September/October 2005, pp. 19-20
Description
Brief article discusses the impact of residential schools in the context of building rapport with Aboriginal clients.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 19.
The Canadian Human Rights Act and First Nations Communities: What's All the Buzz about These Days?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naiomi Walqwan Metallic
Description
Discusses the impact of the repeal of Section 67 of the Act, which stated it did not apply to the Indian Act or any provisions within it.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal on First Nations Child Welfare: Why if Canada Wins, Equality and Justice Lose
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 33, no. 1, January 2011, pp. 187-194
Description
Discusses how First Nations children on reserves receive less child welfare funding than other children in Canada despite the fact that First Nations children have higher child welfare needs.
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Renders Open Season for Federal Discrimination against First Nation Children
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Bar Association
Description
News release discusses the Tribunal's decision to dismiss the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) complaint regarding foster children funding levels.
Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect - 2003: Major Findings
Alternate Title
[CIS-2003]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nico Trocmé
Lil Tomnyr
Barbara Fallon
Bruce MacLaurin
Ken Barter
Cindy Blackstock ...[et al.]
Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools: Selected and Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians: 2017-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Description
Annotated list organized into elementary, secondary, and cross-grades, then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.
Canadian Indigenous Place Name Legislation and Policies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Laidlaw
Description
Discusses entities currently responsible for official place names and their processes, and some of the practicalities which need to be addressed when reverting to the Indigenous names.
Canadian Indigenous Writers Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[NWT Literacy Council]
Description
Material divided into seven categories: graphic novel, nonfiction, novel, play, poetry, short stories, and stories. Each entry contains summary, information about the author and list of titles also written by them.
Canadian Inuit Perspectives on Climate Change (Unikkaaqatigiit)
Alternate Title
Unikkaaqatigiit: Perspectives From Inuit In Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Initial descriptive page links to five reports 1) Unikkaaqatigiit: Perspectives From Inuit In Canada 2) Inuvialuit Regional Report 3) Nunavut Regional Report 4) Nunavik Regional Report 5) Nunatsiavut Regional Report.
Canadian Inuit Sculpture
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Inuit Art Centre
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Discusses prehistoric arctic art, modern Inuit sculpture, imagery, materials, methods and regional styles.
Canadian Leadership in the Circumpolar World: An Agenda for the Arctic Council Chairmanship, 2013-2015
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Exner-Pirot
Northern Review, no. 33, Canadas Role in the Circumpolar World, Spring , 2011, pp. 7-27
Description
Argues that Canada should lead governance reform in the Arctic due to unique location within the Circumpolar World.
Canadian Missionaries, Indigenous Peoples: Representing Religion at Home and Abroad
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alvyn Austin
Jamie S. Scott
Myra Rutherdale
Gail Edwards
Susan Neylan ... [et al.]
Canadian Policy Interventions During the Mad Cow Crisis: Cause and Consequence of First Nation Exclusion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Tom Allen
Trina Schmid
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 2, Fall , 2011, pp. 70-77
Description
Looks at access to federal and provincial funding by Aboriginal cattle producers in Saskatchewan during the 2003 crisis.
The Canadian Reconciliation Landscape: Current Perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and Non-Indigenous Canadians
Alternate Title
[National Narrative on Reconciliation Report]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Reconciliation Canada
Description
National online survey was conducted in September, 2016 and had a sample of 521 Indigenous and 1,529 non-Indigenous respondents.
Results for individual provinces and regions can be found here.
Canadian Studies News and Notes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Winter, 2005, pp. 204-209
Description
Lists relevant conferences for 2005 including: "Aboriginal Oral Traditions: Theory, Practice, and Ethics" held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.