Journal of College Student Retention, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000/20001, pp. 141-159
Description
Students identified persistence, commitment to community, family, financial, and institutional supports as contributing to their success. Barriers were lack of funding, negative experiences in high school, lack of affordable housing and childcare.
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dinghy Kristine B. Sharma
Ellen D. S. Lopez
Deborah Mekiana
Alaina Ctibor
Charlene Church
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21180
Description
Findings from 6 focus groups conducted with 26 Alaska Native college students, identified 8 quality of life domains which will be integrated into programing promoting academic success.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Indigenous Women, July/August/September 2000, pp. 58-63
Description
Reports on the potential impacts that the Chad-Cameroon pipeline will have on the Bagyéli Indigenous communities.
To access this article scroll down to page 58.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, December 1988, pp. 49-50
Description
New kits, videos and books available for health workers from the New South Wales Health promotion team on diabetes, nutrition, systems of the human body, and having babies.
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; October 2013
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 14-091]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alison Howard
Jessica Brichta
Description
Examines why food literacy matters, the state of food literacy in Canada, current efforts to develop food literacy, and recommends strategies to further improve Canadian household attitudes, skills, and knowledge about food.
Special Report (Representative for Children and Youth)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
Critiques government spending, mainly channelled through the Ministry of Children and Family Development, on initiatives that have not produced concrete, successful outcomes through delivery of front-line services.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Q epethet ye Mestiyexw, 2000, pp. 7-13
Description
Presents author's personal life experiences using traditional Stó:lõ narrative style and metaphor and the importance of reviving the Halq'emeylem language.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 21813
Description
Study of almost 15,000 participants revealed that the choice of Sámi inclusion criterion had a clear influence on the size and geographical distribution of the defined populations.
Results divided into four sections: description of regional contexts, influences on, and aspects of quality services, and legislative frameworks. Includes literature review and recommendations.
Review of International American Studies, vol. 6, no. 1-2, Decoding American Cultures in the Global Context, Spring-Fall, 2013, pp. 187-214
Description
Comments on aspects of literary ethnic/cultural shape-shifting in Canadian and American literature since the Millennium.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 187.
Virtual exhibition deals with contemporary artists' response to past colonization.
Contains links to: Tolerating Tourists, Changing Reservation Realities, School Bells and Haircuts, and Beyond Smoke and Mirrors.