Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 18
Description
Comments on a ceremony held to reintroduce culture and bring awareness to a community with a long history of violence, gangs and drugs.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Challenges the fact that communication or solicitation for the purpose of sex, otherwise known as prostitution, is illegal and yet is so open, with 14 escort agencies listed in Saskatoon and 17 in Regina.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall , 2007, pp. 56-71
Description
Looks at some changes in behaviour in response to high energy prices.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
Looks at the success, implementation and relevance of an initiative developed in response to an increasing rate of suicide among First Nations and Inuit youth.
Mobility Status 5 Years Ago by Age Groups, for the Population Aged 5 Years and Over of Nunavut, 2006 Census
Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years ago (in 2001) for the Interprovincial Migrants Aged 5 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data looks at the most popular destinations. 2 tables.
Source: 2006 Census of Population.
Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 and 2001 Censuses
Population Counts for Nunavut Communities, 2006 and 2011 Censuses
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data compares percentage of population increase from 2001 to 2006 in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories. 2 tables.
Objectives of study were to explore practices within healthcare that were perceived to be stigmatizing, develop design to eliminate these practices, and describe process to re-align services to reflect this design.
Canadian Geographic Magazine, December 2010, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the community 's ongoing fight to have Indian and Northern Affairs replace the elementary school which was shut down in May 2000 due to contamination.
Archaeological survey of trail marked by standing stones at regular intervals in the mountains between Norway and Sweden. Concludes road was built by Norse chieftan.
Includes a theoretical story about victim and suggestions for communities and outsiders providing help, explanation of abuse and why there is reluctance to report it, strategies to prevent abuse before and after settlement monies are received, and examples from communities themselves.
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Looks at key law and justice issues: funding services in rural areas; national women's legal program; and women's law and justice policy development and funding issues.
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shin Imai
Description
Focuses on three situations where Chief and Council exercise some authority: allocation of reserve land, law-making powers and elections, and analyzes how the Indian Act allows both too much and too little power in these areas.
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 58-[?]
Description
Studies four films to compare practices used to preserve Inuit architectural knowledge: Qallunajatut/Urban Inuk; episode 3 from Nunavut/Our Land series, Qarmaq/Stone House, and Qaggiq/Gathering Place .
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 163-180
Description
Examines the need for culturally appropriate mental health services for the prevention of Aboriginal youth suicide and the importance of positive youth development to foster healthy mental, emotional, social, spiritual and physical development.