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Author/Creator
John Graham
Jake Wilson
Description
Outlines principle challenges and possible actions to address them.
Aboriginal Housing Assessment: Community Design Needs & Preferences and Application of Local Materials [Community Report]
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Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
Description
Provides the results of a housing study that looks at housing design and materials used in 14 communities.
Full Research Report.
Appendices.
Aboriginal Justice in Saskatchewan 2002-2021: The Benefits of Change: A Report Presented to the Commission on First Nations and Metis Peoples and Justice Reform
Alternate Title
Final Report from the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform
Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
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Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Warren Weir
Description
Report designed to support the mandate of the Commission by presenting evidence to negotiate visions for the criminal justice system and redefine justice for all.
Excerpt from Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change, vol. 1.
Acceptance of Manufactured Housing in First Nations’ Communities in Atlantic Canada
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Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 05-017
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
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Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Ausra Burns
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Project's goal was to identify barriers, opportunities, and economic and social development derived from adoption of prefabricated houses.
Includes research highlight and full report.
Access to Specialty Health Care for Rural American Indians: Provider Perceptions in Two States
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Rural Health Working Paper Series ; no. 78
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Author/Creator
Laura-Mae Baldwin
Walter B. Hollow
Susan Casey
L. Gary Hart
Eric H. Larson ... [et al.]
no. 3
Description
Results from survey sent to clinics in Montana and New Mexico about access to specialty physicians, perceived barriers to access, and access to non-physical clinical services.
Alternatives for Providing Credit Union Service to Nunavut
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Author/Creator
Arctic Co-operatives
Description
Paper offers a framework to bring advanced banking products to remote communities.
Analysis of Some Indicators of Economic Development of
First Nation and Northern Communities
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Author/Creator
Sylvester Damus
Kristina Liljefors
Description
Looks at the reliability and technical issues derived from the retrieval of the data relating to population, education, labour force, employment, and employment earnings.
"Any Reservations? Native Communities in Recent Canadian Writing"
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Ninth Nordic Conference for English Studies (2004)
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Author/Creator
Markus M. Müller
Description
Examines three Canadian works that deal with life on reserves: Keeper'n Me by Richard Wagamese , fareWel by Ian Ross, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
Assessing the Internal Capacity of Urban-Indigenous Housing Providers in British Columbia
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Author/Creator
Natalie Cappe
Description
Assessment of ability to operate existing services and maintain and expand services in the future. Looks at factors such as adequate funding, effective operation with existing resources, staff levels, training for managing buildings and tenant needs, and means to meet demand for services.
Background Paper on Issues of Group, Community or First Nation Consent in Health Research
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Author/Creator
Joseph M. Kaufert
Kathleen Cranley Glass
William L. Freeman
Description
Literature review summarizing international research ethics. Provides background for conceptual, historical and international policy.
Broken Promises: Evaluating the Native American Health Care System
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Author/Creator
United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR)
Description
Brings attention to cultural, social and structural barriers that continue to restrict Native American's access to health care and the failure of Congress to provide necessary resources.
Building Indigenous Future Zones: Four Tribal Broadband Case Studies
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Author/Creator
H. Trostle
Description
Highlights initiatives undertaken for provision and operation of internet infrastructures which enhance economic development and sovereignty by keeping power and data within the community. Initiatives are: Red Spectrum Communications, Nez Perce Department of Technology Services, Aaniin Fiber Services, and Mohawk Networks.
Capturing Value From Science: Exploring the Interface Between Science and Indigenous Knowledge
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Author/Creator
Mason Durie
Description
Paper from 5th APEC Research and Development Leaders Forum.
Looks at integration of two separate views of science, western scientific criteria and the tenets of Indigenous knowledge.
Chasing Paper: Forms over Function in First Nation Administration
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Research Report (Northern Policy Institute) ; no. 47
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Author/Creator
Caitlin McAuliffe
Description
Discusses the reporting relationship between federal funders and First Nations governments using the Nipissing First Nations as a case study. Looks at discrepancies and challenges faced by communities and funders' accountability and transparency, as well as best practices in data governance, partnerships, and data collection models.
City of Saskatoon Community Development & Leisure Services Aboriginal Communications Strategy
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Author/Creator
Fast Consulting
Description
Identifies profile of Aboriginal market, current and future programs, and best method of communication to the target audience.
City of Saskatoon Community Development & Leisure Services Aboriginal Program Plan
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Author/Creator
Fast Consulting
Description
Results found that programing was adequate for the Aboriginal community but there were barriers to the overall delivery of sports and recreation programs.
Clean Water for First Nations: Is the Government Spending Enough?
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Author/Creator
Jill Giswold
Description
Report provides updated estimate of costs associated with providing public water and wastewater systems using data and expenditure recommendations from the 2011 National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems; period of analysis covered is 2016-2017 to 2025-2026.
Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform: Final Report. Volume 2: Submissions to the Commission
Alternate Title
Final Report from the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform.
[Volume I: Leagacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change]
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Author/Creator
Kearney Healy
Ronna Jevne
Rae Mitten
Gerald T. G. Seniuk
John Burrows
Paul Joffe
Willie Littlechild
Description
Content consists of selected submissions and contracted papers that reflect research and opinion of organizations and writers on critical issues in justice reform in Saskatchewan.
Volume I Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change.
Community-based Learning Opportunities for Aboriginals Winner, 2004: Connecting Women in Need with ICT Skills
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Case Study (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2004
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 693-04]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Alison Campbell]
Description
Overview of iSisters Technology Mentoring, a program that helps Inuit women obtain technology training to address literacy, basic skills upgrading, and find jobs.
Comprehensive Community Planning: Experiences in Aboriginal Communities [2004]
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Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 04-029
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Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Study involved using list of generic circumstances (e.g. community relocation or land base expansion) which would entail planning, and examining how they had been dealt with in select communities.
The Concept of Governance and Its Implications for First Nations: A Report to the British Columbia Regional Vice-Chief, Assembly of First Nations
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Joint Occasional Papers on Native Affairs ; no. 2004-02
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Author/Creator
Stephen Cornell
Catherine Curtis
Miriam Jorgensen
Joint Occasional Papers on Native Affairs
Connecting on Country: Closing the Digital Divide for First Nations Students in the Age of COVID-19
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Author/Creator
World Vision Australia
The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
Description
Discusses the nature and scale of the problem of lack of internet access in remote communities, which caused greater issues during the pandemic as schools closed ,and possible solutions; concludes with five recommendations.
Contemporary Inuit Food Sharing: A Case Study From Akulivik, PQ. Canada
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Author/Creator
Nobuhiro Kishigami
Description
Points out the social, economic and cultural significance of food sharing.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2019-2020
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Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada
Description
Measures cost of nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from 2011 to March of 2020.
COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples: From Crisis towards Meaningful Change: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
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Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Sylvie Bérubé
Jamie Schmale
Gary Anandasangaree
Jamie Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
"43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION"
COVID-19 – Price Trends in Nunavik During the Public Health Crisis in the Spring of 2020
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Nunivaat Analytics ; 2021 (1)
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Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statistics on price index for all products and prices indices for major product categories, selected non-perishable and selected food products, fruit and vegetables, baby products, and butter.
Creating the Future: A Planning Handbook for Board Members and Administrators of First Nations' Boards
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Author/Creator
Larry Thomas
Description
Introduces the strategic planning process through the development of a governance action plan.
Crisis Response in First Nations Child and Family Services
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Author/Creator
Kathryn Irvine
Description
Looks at ways to fill the gap in voluntary services and program supports offered to First Nations children, youth and families living on reserve nationally.
Culturally Based Math Education as a Way to Improve Alaska Native Students' Math Performance
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Working Paper Series (Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics) ; no. 20
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Author/Creator
Jerry Lipka
Barbara Adams
Description
Study uses the math curriculum "Building a Fish Rack: Investigations into Proof, Properties, Perimeter, and Area" to show culturally-based instruction has been successful with Yup'ik students.
Decolonizing Urban Space: The Future Potentials of New Urban Reserves and the Indigenization of Cities
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Author/Creator
Zane Davey
Description
Urban Planning Report (MUP) -- McGill University, 2021
Doing Business With the Devil: Land, Sovereignty, and Corporate Partnerships in Membertou Inc.
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Author/Creator
Jacquelyn Thayer Scott
Description
Looks at an urban Aboriginal reserve, within the city of Sydney, Nova Scotia which uses a business approach to government, management and socio-economic development.
Early Childhood Care and Development Programs as Hook and Hub: Promising Practices in First Nations Communities
Alternate Title
Hook & Hub
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Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Description
Summarizes key findings into the steps taken by three First Nations communities to provide culturally appropriate early childhood training and care programs.
Education and Employment Patterns Among Northern Aboriginal Youth: A Study of Resiliency, Development and Community Health
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
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Author/Creator
Colleen M. Davison
Description
Study aims to understand more about factors that impact the health and well-being of Aboriginal people in northern Canada.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Effects of Urban Aboriginal Residential Mobility
Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 114
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Explored four factors: impact on access to services, impact on service providers, perceptions of mobility as a problem by service recipients, and steps taken by organizations in response to this client group.
Includes research highlight and full report.
Energy Foundations: The Value Proposition for Financing Energy Efficient Homes in Indigenous Communities Canada-Wide
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Author/Creator
Indigenous Clean Energy
Description
Discusses cost projections for homes, and direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts, and proposes a national collaborative process.
Establishing a Research Agenda For American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Programs
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Author/Creator
Ellen L. Marks
Elliott T. Graham
Description
Looks at research priorities and summarizes findings for programs and services for low-income children and their families. Recommendations are given.
An Examination of the Use of Domestic Space by
Inuit Families Living in Arviat, Nunavut
Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 04-031
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Analysis of types of activities and how they are distributed within dwellings. Concludes that the trend toward greater number of small rooms taking place in Euro-Canadian homes is not compatible with Inuit families' patterns of interaction.
Highlights from research report of same name.
The Fatality Inquires Act: Report by Provincial Judge on Inquest: Respecting the Death of: Lorna Joyce Ballantyne, Conway Wilfred Ballantyne, Baptiste Aaron Ballantyne
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Author/Creator
Brent Stewart
Description
Investigation into the death of a mother and two sons on the Mosakahiken First Nation due to smoke inhalation resulting from a house fire.
First Nation Economies: A Comparative Perspective—A Socio-economic Baseline Study between First Nation Communities and Non-First Nation Communities
Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 04-043
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Evaluated local economic development by looking at connection to cities, economic base, local capacity, housing, and recent growth. Compared 239 communities based on location and population size. Used 1996 and 2001 Census of Canada Community Profiles, 2001 Business Register and First Nations Profile Database.
First Nations Economies: A Comparative Perspective: a Socio-Economic Baseline Study between Cities and First Nation Communities [Full Report]
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
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Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Tyler Minty
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Compared 239 First Nations communities to similar mainstream communities matched by location and population size using five variables: connection to cities, economic base, local capacity, housing and recent growth.
First Nations Reserves and Métis Settlements [Map]
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Author/Creator
Government of Alberta
Description
Province of Alberta.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
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Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Food Security in Northern and Isolated Communities: Ensuring Equitable Access to Adequate and Healthy Food for All: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
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Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Jamie Schmale
Sylvie Bérubé
Gary Anandasangaree
Jaime Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
Based on information gathered through 38 witness testimonies, eight meetings and 10 written briefs, report discusses causes of food insecurity, effects of climate change and food degradation, the Nutrition North Canada program, and the need for government support of community-based solutions.
"June 2021, 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session".
Food Security of Northern Indigenous Peoples in a Time of Uncertainty
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
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Author/Creator
C. D. James Paci
C. Dickson
S. Nickels
L. Chan
C. Furgal
Description
Comments on the links between climate change and security of traditional/country food.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Food Sovereignty Assessment Tool
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Author/Creator
Alicia Bell-Sheeter
Description
Comments on ways to make communities food secure by increasing knowledge about food-related needs and resources and by building collaboration and capacity.
Foundations of a Good Practices Approach for Aboriginal Organizations in Canada: Integration of STI Prevention Education with HIV/AIDS and Addictions Programs
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Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Description
Focus group results reports reflect Aboriginal insights for developing a best practice model. Lists recommendations for prevention education.
HIV/STD Prevention Guidelines for Native American Communities: American Indians, Alaska Natives & Native Hawaiians
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HIV/STD Prevention Guidelines for Native American Communities: American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians
Documents & Presentations
Description
Provide direction for HIV/STD prevention initiatives in rural areas to reflect the culture of Native communities.
The Honour of One is the Honour of All: The Remarkable Contributions of These First Nations Graduates Honour the Voices of Our Ancestors
Alternate Title
The Honor of One is the Honor of All
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Museum of Anthropology
University of British Columbia]
Description
Briefly lists the contributions of community leaders such as George Erasmus, Doreen Jensen, Khot-la-cha, Bill Reid, and Madeleine Dion Stout.
How Leadership Influences Student Learning: Review of Research
Alternate Title
Learning from Leadership Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kenneth Leithwood
Karen Seashore Louis
Stephen Anderson
Kyla Wahlstrom
Description
Looks at available evidence to offer educators, policymakers and public answers to the questions of importance of leadership and the essential ingredients for success.
How Should We Measure Indigenous Entrepreneurship?: A Search For Explanatory Variables
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ANZAM 2004 : Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
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Author/Creator
Bob Kayseas
Kevin Hindle
Robert B. Anderson
Description
Looks at the socioeconomic conditions of Indigenous Canadians and indicators to measure their well-being and socioeconomic status; examines the capacity and indicators of Indigenous entrepreneurship and business development; and identifies information available from secondary sources relating to these indicators.