English and Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Madurai Kamaraj University, 2012.
Focuses on works by Maria Campbell, Beatrice Culleton, Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro.
Arbutus Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Focus on Indigenous Governance, 2012, pp. 98-115
Description
Looks at the Supreme Court of Canada's tendency to characterize Aboriginal rights as arising from the Crown's fiduciary responsibilities, rather than being inherent.
Former reporter and host of Sharing Circle discusses her previous experiences and her latest production, We Were Children, which deals with residential schools.
Episode of Trailbreakers which aired August 21, 2012.
Duration: 27:30.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 2012, pp. 56-87
Description
Explores the question "what ecological and social (institutional) factors affect how, when, and to what extent Traditional Knowledge holders have in decisions about key resource management issues?"
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Shows First Nation name, reserve name, election system, Chief's name, population, address for Band Office, location of Tribal Councils, and Tribal Council -First Nation relationship.
Compilation of five handbooks: Introduction to Quality; Quality and Quality Improvement: Theory and Tools; Risk and Management: theory and Tools; Electronic Resources and References; and Glossary.
States that First Nations are increasingly developing plans for commercial and industrial development projects, and that the FNCIDA will fill the regulatory gap and provide benefits.
Comments on the health status of First Nations in Alberta including causes of death across all age groups, injuries, impact of diabetes, communicable disease control and environmental health.
Contends that language immersion or bilingual education can lead to improved educational outcomes, but ideally there should be a minimum of 6 to 7 years of instruction.
Website includes links to bibliographies on languages and language families, Chinook jargon, classified list, ethnobiology, and index of variant language names.
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Final report for the “Aboriginal Human Rights Project” explains how the Tsleil-Waututh Community and Elders came up with ways to address human rights complaints within the community by incorporating legal traditions and customary law.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Study found market-driven initiatives were required, but no evidence of need for fund dedicated to credit enhancement, or that fund had increased home ownership and reduced reliance on federal assistance for social housing.