American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 1999, pp. 23-37
Description
The authors examine the campaign, local media coverage, and the exit poll of the 1994 Navajo presidential campaign and election offer analysis of the even and its significance.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, March/April 1999, p. 9
Description
Describes a practical guide developed by the Australian Federal Government to assist health care workers to enable people to stay in familiar surroundings receiving care.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 1-36
Description
Argues that for problems of identity the strategy for change requires committed leadership, populations that demand change, and changes to institutions and bureacracies.
Researcher examined data on file with the agency and conducted interviews in order to produce a profile those who use the program. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Final Report from the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform
Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Warren Weir
Description
Report designed to support the mandate of the Commission by presenting evidence to negotiate visions for the criminal justice system and redefine justice for all.
Excerpt from Legacy of Hope: An Agenda for Change, vol. 1.
Canada's Labour Force Survey in 2005 separated off-reserve data into "Indian," Metis and Inuit, analyses of these data indicated 2.5 times higher rates of employment of non-Aboriginal than of Aboriginal peoples.
Case studies provide an overview of how aboriginal communities have come to terms with mining and mineral exploration in their territories. They are: Innu Nation and Inco's Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine/Mill; Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation and BHP Diamonds Inc.; Tahltan First Nation, the mining industry, and environmental assessment; Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation and B.Y.G. Mt. Nansen Gold Mine; Makivik Corporation and Falconbridge's Raglan Mine; and Nishnawbi-Aski Nation and Ontario's living legacy.
Findings of a study undertaken to determine the needs of this sector of the population. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Summary of the background, analysis and federal processes related to self-government. Based on the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP).
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 05-017
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Ausra Burns
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Project's goal was to identify barriers, opportunities, and economic and social development derived from adoption of prefabricated houses.
Includes research highlight and full report.
Results from survey sent to clinics in Montana and New Mexico about access to specialty physicians, perceived barriers to access, and access to non-physical clinical services.
Research into solutions which would close gap between price of housing and financial status. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Study examines disparities in quality of life between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples and how this relates to the housing sector. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Looks at the reliability and technical issues derived from the retrieval of the data relating to population, education, labour force, employment, and employment earnings.
Ninth Nordic Conference for English Studies (2004)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Markus M. Müller
Description
Examines three Canadian works that deal with life on reserves: Keeper'n Me by Richard Wagamese , fareWel by Ian Ross, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
Outlines structure of the program and makes recommendations to increase participation of First Nations and Métis in residential construction industry. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3, The International Decade of the Worlds Indigenous People, Fall, 2004
Description
Interview with Adelard Blackman, special emissary for Chief Elmer Campbell and the people of Buffalo River Dene Nations, regarding the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
Ottawa Law Review, vol. 31, 1999-2000, pp. 267-281
Description
One of the few cases that directly addresses Metis rights analyzed in the context of the Constitutional terms and when the right to hunt may be exercised.
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, vol. 3, no. 3, 2004, pp. 138-145
Description
Research has indicated differences in suicidal behaviour, epidemiology, and aetiology not only between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations but also between different Aboriginal communities and groups.
Properties of Culture - Culture as Property: Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Alexander D. King
Description
Looks at ethnic dancing in Kamchatka, Russia.
Chapter in book: Properties of Culture - Culture as Property: Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia edited by Erich Kasten.