Provides a thematic guide to data; sources include the 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses of population, the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, and the 2007/2008 Adult Correctional Services Survey.
A census based study on role and extent assimilationist policies played in mortality rates of Native American children. Originally presented at Conference on Vulnerable Populations in Paris, July, 2005.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 3, Summer, 2014, pp. 319-341
Description
Comments on the historical relationship between the Census Bureau and AIAN Nations, changes made to census gathering and recommendations for accurate future census counts.
Looks at the reliability and technical issues derived from the retrieval of the data relating to population, education, labour force, employment, and employment earnings.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, 1981, pp. 33-46
Description
Discusses the importance of these censuses as source of information about family size, number of households, name changes and kinship connections between households.
Provides demography from American Department of the Interior based on census materials available from 1790 to 1876; historical reproduction of 1877 publication.
Compares the number of those who speak an Aboriginal language at home to the number of those who learned the language as their mother tongue.
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Atlas of Canada 6th Edition, 1999 – 2009 (archival version)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Resources Canada
Description
Shows distribution, by census subdivision, of the 41,000 people identifying themselves as Inuit in the 1996 Census.
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International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research-Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-32
Description
Uses U.S. census data and linear regression model to predict per capital income and house hold income for Hawaiians and compares information to U.S. census data in California.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Supplement 3, 2008, pp. 1-128
Description
Statistical data from Health Transitions in Arctic Populations used to compile statistical tables on all circumpolar countries and their northern regions outlining health status, determinants and healthcare.
Compares on-reserve "registered population" to other Canadians with respect to education, family, health, labour force participation, income and housing; based on Census data.
Compares on-reserve "registered population" and other Canadians in the areas of education, family, health, employment, income and housing. Based on Census data.
Using a distinction-based approach, from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, to identify the relationship between schools, academics, and health in regards to perceived bullying for high school students in Canada.
The Federal Lawyer, vol. 1080-675X, April 2018, pp. 22-25, 67
Description
Discusses the ways in which data collected about criminal justice and legal services interacts with the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) and how that affects notions of tribal sovereignty.
Reports the results of the 2006 Census where 3.8% of the total Canadian population self-identified as Aboriginal, and looks at social issues such as unemployment, housing, and education when comparing aboriginal to non-aboriginal households.