Canadian Social Trends, no. 75, Winter, 2004, pp. 8-15
Description
Indicates off-reserve First Nations people are as likely to use the internet as non-Aboriginal people. Uses data from the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) and the 2000 General Social Survey.
Study of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) and the Province of Saskatchewan gaming partnership and how the structure may apply to providing housing.
Research conducted to obtain a profile of residents and to record opinions and experiences of those who live in the neighbourhood. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 2, Tribal College Research, Winter, 2004
Description
Discussion of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium's (AIHEC) Leadership Program aimed at preparing a new generation of senior-level leaders for tribal colleges and universities.
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, vol. 61, no. 22, November 15, 2004, pp. 2340-2344
Description
Discusses how chronic diseases have increased in prevalence in Aboriginal populations and affect those residents disproportionately when compared with other ethnic groups in the United States.
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 36, no. 4, December 2004, pp. 189-201
Description
Discusses research project involving Tlicho pregnant women living in the Northwest Territories who describe life in their communities through photographs and their perspective.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Governance of Aboriginal Health, January 2004, pp. 68-78
Description
Examines initiatives developed and managed jointly by the Manitoba First Nations Centre for Aboriginal Health Research and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Health Information and Research Committee.
Canadian Journal of Political and Social Theory , vol. 13, no. 3, 1989, pp. [49]-62
Description
Discusses the creation of a hybrid culture in Inuit communities that employed technology as means to sustain their own traditional ways of life rather than replacing it.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 171, no. 5, August 31, 2004, p. 437
Description
Discusses agreements with the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN); indications are eight First Nations will establish magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clinics.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 4, no. 230, August 27, 2004, pp. 1-13
Description
Study shows most people with musculoskeletal health problems learn to live with chronic pain levels. Includes strategies for health care workers to help manage disabilities.
Preventing Ecological Decline in the Bras d'Or Bioregion: The State Versus the Micmac 'Metamorphosis Machine'
Preventing Ecological Decline in the Bras d'Or Bioregion: The State Versus the Mikmaw 'Metamorphosis Machine'
Preventing Ecological Decline in the Bras d'Or Bioregion: The State Versus the Miqmaq 'Metamorphosis Machine'
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William T. Hipwell
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 253-281
Description
Discusses the ecological degradation of the central Bras d'Or Lakes watershed region and the active stance the Mi'kmaq people have taken to implement an integrated management approach to the issue.
Discusses the vision, mission and value of the Prince Albert Grand Council, and includes information on the 12 surrounding bands, and various departments.
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, March 31, 1980 regarding the proposed hiring of a person to assist the Community Liaison Committee of the City in formulating Aboriginal policy.
Discusses some of the specific mental health concerns for members of racialized groups and the Aboriginal community including higher levels of anxiety, stress and stress-related illness.