Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
Description
Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.
Statistics on demographic trends, culture and language, continuous learning, work and participation in society, living arrangements and housing, and health and well-being.
Chapter six of A Portrait of Seniors in Canada 2006.
Scroll to page 221 to read chapter.
Ad hoc Committee on Accessing Information About Contract Work
Description
Looks at the discrimination faced by Aboriginal women and women of colour looking for work in Canada and makes recommendations for contracting agencies.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 18
Description
Brief interview with CBC videographer, Richard Agecoutay, describing career highlights and tips for pursuing a career as a journalist.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Study focuses on the success of programs designed to increase the Aboriginal workforce by analyzing efforts made among partners to improve representation.
Looks at the social and economic development responsibilities of Cameco and the mutual benefit of the Aboriginal and corporate relationship to Cameco and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.
JustResearch, no. 14, Victims of Crime Research, 2007, pp. 36-41
Description
Findings show that Northerners experience higher levels of criminal victimization and spousal violence than their provincial counterparts.
Article located by scrolling to page 36.
Report (Northern Labour Market Information Clearinghouse) ; no. 68
Documents & Presentations
Description
Brief document outlines some of the conflicts that can occur between Aboriginal workers and non-Aboriginal employers, and makes suggestions as to how colleges could help to facilitate interactions.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 5, September/October 1999, p. 29
Description
Advises Indigenous Australian health workers to organize and document their various professional achievements in order to enhance future employment prospects.
Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 186, no. 10, May 21, 2007, pp. 539-540
Description
Brief description of initiatives such as Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative, Aboriginal Health Task Group, and the Role Model Program of the National Aboriginal Health Organization, which are intended to increase the number of Aboriginal physicians in Canada.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2007, p. 2
Description
Announcement regarding Canadian government support for a new training and employment program for the post-secondary institution.
To access article, scroll down to page 2.
Topics include quantity and quality of employment, closed and open gateways to employment, and governments as gatekeepers to public service employment.
Objectives were to: identify number of Aboriginal full-time equivalent positions; identify which positions were exempted from Equal Opportunity legislation and which were Aboriginal-specific; examine the nature of positions; and undertake a comparative analysis of the number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal trainees.