Book reviews of:
The Outsiders Within by Peta Stephenson.
Mixed Relations by Regina Ganter, with contributions by Julia Martinez and Gary Lee.
Review located by scrolling to page 194.
Reviews ten sentencing decisions to better understand how s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code and R. vs. Gladue 1999 are interpreted by sentencing judges.
Criminology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2017.
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision)
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
Brock Education Journal, vol. 18, 2008, pp. [57]-65
Description
Discusses the historical, educational, social, economical, geographical, cultural, and financial obstacles that prevent Indigenous people from qualifying for a post secondary education and some suggestions to help overcome these obstacles.
Statistics for overdose events from January 31, 2015 - November 30, 2016 and for overdose deaths from January 31, 2015 - July 31, 2016.
Sources: BC Coroners Service, Drug and Poison Information Centre, BC Emergency Health Services/Ambulance Service and emergency department visits at hospitals; supplemented by information from Centre for Disease Control.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 2-3, 2008, pp. 179-189
Description
Identifies if Aboriginal health research conducted within the field of social sciences reflects the population and geographic diversity of the Aboriginal population.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 1, 2003, pp. 17-39
Description
Findings stress disproportionately poorer health in the north, and the need for more locally focused research to better reflect realities of northern communities.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 29-65
Description
Looks at a proposal of a typological system for the description and organization of architectural remains in order to look at and discuss underlying causes of Palaeoeskimo architectural variability.
Includes two groups: Chugach Eskimos of Prince William Sound and the Kodiak Eskimos of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands.
Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 226-227,14
Description
Book review of:
Paddling To Where I Stand edited by Martine J. Reid, translated by Daisey Sewid-Smith.
Images Paget Code thought were important or interesting, including a photo of Thomas McKay, a contemporary and opponent of Louis Riel; who was also the first mayor of Prince Albert. Also included is the Thunderbird Stone at Kamsack, Saskatchewan.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 456-458
Description
Article describes the author’s perception of the tenure process, and the systemic racism embedded in it, and their advocacy for an Indigenous colleague from their position as non-Indigenous faculty member.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, January/February 2003, pp. 7-9
Description
Reports on the history of palliative care and identifies the needs that require a multidisciplinary team approach: physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and cultural .
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 1, 2008, pp. 1-19
Description
Argues that treaties are a fourth-world text, both promoting and negating sovereignty. To gain in the courts means the American legal system is recognized and ultimately pronounces decisions that effect the reality of Native Americans.
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 1, January 2003, p. 13
Description
Discusses the forging a relationship between two churches in Oakville, ON and New Westminster, BC and the Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle, beginning with prayers and letters.
Critically reviews a project which had two key objectives: to better link the community to local Indigenous information and to deliver improved services to local Indigenous communities.
Research Report (Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business) ; Spring, 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
OMX
Description
Reports information about specific barriers gathered at two half-day workshops and through in-depth interviews with approximately 50 industry-related individuals from government, corporate Canada, and Aboriginal businesses.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 102-112
Description
Discussion of the book, Reasoning Together: The Native Critics Collective, which contains essays by Aboriginal literary critics.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 102.
Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, vol. 36, no. 1-2, 2008, pp. 89-104
Description
Looks at data from the National Violence Against Women Survey and explores barriers around reporting rape to the police in American Indian communities.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 235-248
Description
Examines the association between retention/identification and ethnicity and suggests a relationship between educational attainment and Indigenous language fluency.