Native Studies Review, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 7-26
Description
Surveyed eight high school students for their attitudes toward physical activity. Five themes developed: unstructured participation, relationships, expense, community support, and benefits.
[Chapter 9] in the book: Architecture and the Canadian Fabric edited by Rhodri Windsor Liscombe.
Looks at the history of the architectural design by Ralph Erskine of Resolute Bay.
Describes the significance of some ledger-type Assiniboine drawings by an unknown artist and how they record a lifestyle that has disappeared from the Canadian Plains.
Australasian Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Globalising Indigeneity: New Research Directions, 2009, pp. 95-115
Description
Argues that one should view the genesis of the Plains Métis as part of a wider pattern of native ethnogeneses on the North American Great Plains.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 95.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, vol. 26, no. 3, 2011, pp. 1-13
Description
Explores a theoretical perspective that assertive individuals with a strong cultural identity are more likely to return to tribal areas and seek careers in which they serve Native communities.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. [1]-37
Description
Discusses how the political activist chose to represent herself in order to use the media to further her cause.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 1.
Paper presented at the Métis Economic Development Symposium II, January 19-21, 2011, Vancouver, B.C. Discusses building community capacity and governance.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 213-235
Description
Author examines the movement of and reorganization of the Indigenous nations in the Puget Sound region of the United States in response to land seizure by the settler colonial state. Considers how contemporary governing bodies use that displacement to argue against the communities’ petitions to have their tribal statuses legally recognized.
Analyzes the kinds of art that are deemed acceptable as Aboriginal and discusses the ways the Barkindji people in Wilcannia deal with issues pertaining to the politics of culture, cultural subjectivity and identity.
Kativik Regional Government Position Paper on Tourism
KRG Position Paper on Tourism
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kativik Regional Government
Description
Looks at tourism sector In the Nunavik region in terms of past and current developments, future opportunities and challenges, and policy-making and coordination.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 51, no. 6, December 2011, pp. 518-522
Description
Looks at the Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service Aboriginal Midwifery Access Program (AMAP) in terms of access to antenatal care, behavioural risk factors and birth outcomes. Compares results to those for other women delivering in the Australian Capital Territory.
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 3, Recent Native American Art, Autumn 1992, pp. 59-65
Description
Surveys works of contemporary artists including: Gerald McMaster, Lawrence Paul, Shelley Niro, Bill Powless, Jane Ash Poitras, and Joanne Cardinal-Schubert.
BC Studies, no. 172, Winter, 2011/2012, pp. 128-129
Description
Book review of The Power of Place, the Problem of Time by Keith Thor Carlson.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 128.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 09-011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of study involving eight First Nations communities selected on the basis of innovative approaches to promoting home ownership and developing support programs. A minimum of six interviews was conducted at each site with community leaders, housing professionals and home owners.
Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
Description
Introduction to the book which is divided into four sections: an introduction to the mental health of indigenous peoples, origins and representations of social suffering, transformations of identity and community that contribute to resilience, and traditional healing and mental health services.
Preliminaries and Chapter 1 from Healing Traditions: The Mental Health of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada edited by Laurence J. Kirmayer and Gail Guthrie Valaskakis.
To locate article, scroll to page xiii.
International Travelers’ Philanthropy Conference ; 3rd, 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mike Robbins
Description
Describes development and key components of the Arviat Community Ecotourism initiative, which is designed to sustain culture and traditions while providing economic opportunities and building community capacity.
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, pp. 1150-1156
Description
Uses data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2. Nutrition (CCHS 2.2) to compare characteristics of off-reserve Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal households.
Looks at the history of mistreatment, the resulting destitution of communities, and rise in alcoholism and type II diabetes.
Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 63, no. 7, July 2009, pp. 546-551
Description
Examined outcomes from the 14 communities in Nunavik for the period of 1989 to 2000. Compared results from the Hudson Bay area, where Inuit midwives perform maternity care, to Ungava Bay area where western physicians performed the same function.
The Problem(atics) of Post-Colonization: The Subject in Settler Post-Colonial Discourse
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine A. Prentice
Description
[English] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Canterbury, 1992.
Focusess on fiction by Kate Grenville, Elizabeth Jolley, and Sally Morgan, from Australia; Alice Munro, Audrey Thomas, Aritha Van Herk and Rudy Wiebe, from Canada; and Stevan Eldred-Grig, Patricia Grace, Keri Hulme, Witi Ihimaera and Ian Wedde, from New Zealand.