Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 151-170
Description
Outlines the main topics covered at the conference, including the need for effective Northern governance, and concludes with ten recommendations to meet this and other needs.
Arctic, vol. 63, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 414-428
Description
Discusses the trend of later freezing of sea ice and the risk this imposes on caribou herds migrating between Victoria Island and the Canadian Arctic mainland.
Declaration of the 2nd International Indigenous Youth Conference, 17-21 June 2005, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada
Articles » General
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, pp. 24-27
Description
Highlights from conference bringing together indigenous youth representatives from all over the world to define the roles and tasks of a youth network.
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Explores difficulties involved in reconciling First Nations women's human rights with the right to self-government, which may result in discrimination against women in areas such as band membership.
Diabetes Care, vol. 33, no. 11, November 2010, pp. 2383-2389
Description
Discusses how changes in the treatment of diabetes in the Gila River Native American community over the past 30 years coincides with improvements in glycemia, blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-120]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bjorn Rutten
Description
Examines security challenges of Arctic including consequences of climate change, natural and man-made disasters, sovereignty-related issues, and sustainability and resiliency of communities.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 3, Indigenizing Education, Spring, 2005
Description
Looks at the Sisseton Wahpeton Community College and the integration of the Dakota language and tribal cultural values into the programs offered at the institution.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Shifting Cultivation, 2005, pp. 14-21
Description
Reports on biodiversity tour and discusses seed conservation by people living in a village located in the Khun Jae National Park.
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Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 10-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dwayne Pattison
Isobel M. Findlay
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives)
Description
Focuses on governance, member participation, learning and cultural revitalization, and representation in negotiations. Concludes with recommendations to strengthen internal and external legitimacy.
Indigenous Affairs , no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 28-37
Description
Discusses the establishment of a community-based credit union as an example of a self-determined development model implemented by the peoples of Kalimantan.
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Études Inuit Studies, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Préserver la Langue et les Savoirs / Preserving Language and Knowledge, 2005, pp. 47-66
Description
Discusses Inuit interpretations of time and history and attributes contemporary differences between Canada and Greenland to different experiences since contact.
BMC Infectious Diseases, vol. 5, July 7, 2005, p. 56
Description
Literature review based on searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Canada Diseases Weekly Report and Canada Disease Weekly Report for information on prevalence of the disease in Canada.
Journal of Child and Family Studies, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2005, pp. 417-429
Description
Survey responses indicated services such as community support, financial support, accommodating school system, good relationships with professionals and comprehensive medical care were needed.
New Directions for Student Services, no. 109, Spring, 2005, pp. 79-86
Description
Discusses ways culturally relevant education models have been Incorporated into tribal colleges and strategies for American Indian retention at mainstream colleges and universities.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 101-118
Description
Interprets the relationships between the settler colonizer, the Indigenous colonized, and a variety of differently categorized exogenous "Others" and how they interpenetrate and overlap, but remain separate as they co-define each other.