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School Completion and Workforce Transitions Among Urban Aboriginal Youth
Explores patterns of school completion, workforce transitions, and role of family values.
Chapter two from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
School Success and the Intergenerational Effect ofResidential Schooling
Based on data from 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey on Children and Youth relevant to children aged 6 to 14 living off-reserve. Chapter three from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
The Search for Consensus: A Legislative History of Bill C-31, 1969–1985
Examines Aboriginal women's rights, membership issues, government thinking and rationale, and Aboriginal perspectives. Chapter one from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Section 10: Aboriginal Youth
Most statistics from the 2001 Census. Chapter from Canadian Youth: Who are They and What Do They Want?.
Selected Urban Aboriginal Demography
“Shimmering Possibilities” Amongst the Rubble: An Analysis of Joy Harjo’s “When the World as We Knew It Ended”
Sisters in Spirit Research Framework: Reflecting on Methodology and Process
Looks at the Native Women's Association of Canada's multi-year research, education, and policy initiative dealing with the issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls.
Chapter from Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology edited by Jerry P. White, Julie Peters, Dan Beavon, and Peter Dinsdale, which is vol. 10 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Skins 1.0: A Curriculum for Designing Games with First Nations Youth
Social Capital in First Nations Communities: Concept and Measurement
Attempts to identify and measure social capital and its relationship to health determination. Chapter six from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Social Capital of Indigenous and Autochthonous Ethnicities
Spatial Residential Patterns of Aboriginals and their Socio-economic Integration in Selected Canadian Cities
Looks at patterns in 23 census metropolitan areas using data from the 2001 Census of Canada.
Chapter sixteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Speaking Out: Voices of Native American Female Playwrights
Spirituality and Addiction: The Role of Twelve-Step Programs in Eden Robinson's Blood Sports
Spring 2013 Report of the Auditor General of Canada [to the House of Commons]: Chapter 6: Creating a Historical Record of Indian Residential Schools
The Stoney Indian Language Project
Story of the Blind Halibut Fisherman
The Story of the Lazy Son-in-Law
Student Performance Data and Research Tools to Ensure Aboriginal Student Success
Overview of accountability measures that have aided in student success.
Chapter ten from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is also vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Successful First Nations Policy Development: Delivering Sustainability, Accountability, and Innovation
Describes elements, considerations and principles of model and examples of situations to both avoid and support.
Chapter eleven from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Suicide by Greenlandic Youth, in Historical and Circumpolar Perspective
Support for First Nations Students: The Significance of the Aboriginal Resource Teacher’s Role
Focus on role of resource teacher: support students, promote pride, assist students with being in dual worlds, bridge between home and school, and provide appreciation of Aboriginal culture to all. Chapter two from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
T-Ni'ok c T-himdag 'o wud T-Gewkdag: "Our Language and Our Way of Life is Our Strength"
"They are Strongly Attached to the Country of Rivers, Lakes, and Forests": The Social Landscapes of the Northwest
Thinking about Service Delivery: Aboriginal Providers, Universal Providers, and the Role of Friendship Centres
Focuses on three research questions: which type of organization should supply services? what links or partnerships could be constructed between organizations in order to increase overall capacity and effectiveness? and what part could Friendship Centres play? Chapter from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
This Is What It Means to Say Reservation Cinema: Making Cinematic Indians in Smoke Signals
Totem
Humorous short story from One Good Story, That One by Thomas King.
Towards a Maori Statistics Framework
Discusses the process of developing a system of gathering statistics for and about the Maori. Objectives were to ensure information was relevant, enhance knowledge and use of statistics at community level, and improve statistical capabilities in community organizations. Chapter fourteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Tradition Ecological Knowledge and Indigenous Tourism
Traditional Knowledge, Sustainable Forest Management, and Ethical Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples: An Aboriginal Scholar's Perspective
Trafficking of Aboriginal Women and Girls in Canada
Discusses intersection of social issues, colonization, and trafficking paradigm in the context of Aboriginal women. Chapter ten from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Transcending the Borderlands: Elements of the Anzalduan Mestiza Consciousness in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony
Transferring Whose Knowledge? Exchanging Whose Best Practices? On Knowing about Indigenous Knowledge and Aboriginal Suicide
Emphasizes two points: differential rates between communities and what should be done to address problem. Chapter five from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
The Transition from the Historical Inuit Suicide Pattern to the Present Inuit Suicide Pattern
Traces trends in Nunavut, Nunavik, Alaska, Greenland and the Circumpolar region, and discusses possible explanations for increases in the suicide rate.
Chapter three from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
The Treaty Annuity as Livelihood Assistance and Relationship Renewal
Treaty Lands: Imaging a Conditional Landscape
Trickster Maneuvers or Minimum Morality in The Toughest Indian in the World
Turquoise in the Life of American Indians
Unit 1: Our Relationship with the Land
Designed for use with Pearson Saskatchewan Social Studies 4. Part of unit introduces themes related to the Grade 4 Treaty Essential Learnings which discuss the Indian Act of 1876 and how it was not part of the treaty agreements.
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the American Indian Language Development Institute's (AILDI) Resolution on Language Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Unstated Paternity: Estimates and Contributing Factors
Data from two previous studies looks at prevalence and implications.
Chapter eleven from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Up through the Shining Gate of False Dreams: Foundational Images of Native People in the Epic Literature of Western Civilization from Vergil’s Aeneid
Urban Aboriginal People in Toronto: A Summary of the 2011 Toronto Aboriginal Research Project (TARP)
Urban Aboriginal Self-Determination in Toronto
Urban Aboriginal Women in British Columbia and the Impacts of Matrimonial Real Property Regime
Study based on positive and negative experiences of women during marital breakdown.
Chapter eight from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 2, which is also vol. 2 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.
Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.
Urban Hidden Homelessness and Reserve Housing
Based on project between Prince Albert Grand Council Urban Services Inc. and University of Saskatchewan. Chapter twelve from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 2, which is also vol. 4 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Urban Housing and Aboriginal Governance
Using a Native Language Reference Grammar as a Language Learning Tool
Using Data to Monitor Early Literacy Development
Overview of monitoring program developed and tested by university researchers in collaboration with 26 schools. Chapter one from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.