Full report on project which looked at the effects of situating camps associated with Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project close to small and already vulnerable communities.
Brief discussion of project which looked at effects of situating camps associated with Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project close to small and already vulnerable communities.
Reports results from a survey of 135 housing providers to check status of Indigenous employment, obtain information on training experiences, and gauge how organizations were coping as housing agreements expired.
Includes 11 case studies: Lloydminster Métis Housing Group; Tawaak Housing Association; Native People of Sudbury Development Corporation; Native Inter-Tribal Housing Co-operative; Kinew Housing Incorporated; Namerind Housing Corporation; Centre d’Amité Autochtone de Val d’Or; Metis Urban Housing Corporation; Cariboo Friendship Society; Grey Mountain Housing Society; and Skigen-Elnoog H
Coverage includes historical and contemporary leaders, governance, and political activism in Canada, the United States, Circumpolar region, Australia and New Zealand.
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 9, no. 8, 2006, pp. [1013]-1019
Description
Describes how Indigenous peoples in 12 rural regions and their academic partners have approached protecting, using , developing and sustaining local food system knowledge for community health and well-being.
Indigenous Run Legal Services in Australia and Canada: Comparative Developmental Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marianne O. Nielsen
International Criminal Justice Review, vol. 16, no. 3, December 2006, pp. 157-158
Description
Gives examples of the constraints and opportunities found in agencies such as the Native Counselling Services of Alberta and the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement of New South Wales.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 230-260
Description
Looks at articles published in The Province, the Vancouver Sun, and the Vancouver Times between 1957 and 1970, and analyzes the language that was used to describe the women and their deaths.
Literary works discussed: Ceremony by Lesley Marmon Silko, In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier, The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich, and The Last Standing Woman by Winona LaDuke.
Authors examine the ways that the radio show Inside Out helps to connect imprisoned Aboriginal Australians with their families, their communities and each other. Article also discusses the access to Indigenous culture the public radio show provides to non-Indigenous people.
Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 14, no. 3-4, 2006, pp. 366-373
Description
Considers how the Mining Engineering Department at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is addressing the need to integrate sustainable development into mining engineering on behalf of industry and society.
Studies in Canadian Literature = Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 95-115
Description
Article focuses on the struggle for survival of Métis culture and language (Michif), in the face of an increasingly globalized world.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, 2006, pp. 109-129
Description
Questions why this diverse genre of autobiography is not used by teachers and critics, arguing it reflects the margins of Native history, subsistence, community and identity.
Looks at data from interviews with Iqaluit residents and language specialists about political change, language attitudes, the language market and ethnic identity.
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 137-149
Description
Author discusses different incarnations of the wiindigo narrative ranging from those found in the Anishinaabe oral tradition to those found in the journals of fur traders; examines different potential meanings and teachings of the narrative.
Contemporary Nurse, vol. 22, no. 2, 2006, pp. 174-177
Description
Opinion piece concerning the poor health of Aboriginal people in Australia from the perspective of a Research Associate in the Aboriginal Health Research Unit at Flinders University.
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 17, no. 2, 2006, pp. 148-173
Description
Looks at the plight of Aboriginal peoples and their increasing unwillingness to suffer in silence; as shown through the creation and subsequent impact of the Expo 1967 Indian Pavilion.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006
Description
Suggests that the problems many Native American children experience in school, such as low academic achievement and absenteeism, need to be addressed by the school system and Native American communities.
Autobiographical short story. Author writes about his childhood, learning to read, his intelligence, lack of acceptance by others, refusal to fail, and becoming a teacher for other young Native American kids. From The Writer's Presence: A Pool of Readings edited by Donald McQuade, Robert Atwan.
The Other Declarations in Daniels: Fiduciary Obligations and the Duty to Negotiate
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[History, Jurisdiction, and Identity in Daniels v Canada]
[The Chicken and the Egg: Unanswered Questions from Daniels
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eric Adams
Catherine Bell
Paul Seaman
Description
Three presenters discuss the Daniels decision: First looks at the decision in terms of history, jurisdiction, and identity and citizenship; second analyzes the reasons given by the court for denying two declarations that were sought in the case; and third discusses problem of who can legitimately decide if someone is part of the Métis collective.
Duration: 1:08:05.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Discusses four priority areas for policy: equity and empowerment; health and safety; strengthening Inuit families and Inuit women's voice in global issues.