Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Monica Diochon
Clare Fawcett
Behrang Foroughi
Alison Mathie
Leslie Jane McMillan
Description
Looked at the communities of Millbrook First Nation (Nova Scotia), Miawpukek Mi'kmawey Mawio'mi Conne River First Nation (Newfoundland and Labrador), and Tobique Mailiseet Nation (New Brunswick).
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 08 / 03
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Julia Bidonde
Maria Basualdo
Alyssa McMurtry
Research Reports Series (Community-University Institute for Social Research)
Description
Program located in Ile-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan provides on-the-job training, seasonal employment, work skills and experience, and independence for the individuals involved.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 7, no. 1, Social Networks and Health, March 2011, pp. 42-54
Description
Looks at the Sts’ailes Primary Health Care Project, a participatory community-academic research partnership, that provides programs and services to identify and meet the primary health care and wellness needs of the Aboriginal clients who reside in the region.
[Conference of the International Academy of Linguistics Law: Law Language and Global Citizenship, Lisbon, Portugal ; 11th]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris Kostov
Description
Contends that in order to preserve all aboriginal languages in Canada it will take government funding, public awareness, and First Nations communities working together.
Focuses on news coverage of religious and land issues to make the study more specific.
Honors paper towards undergraduate degree in Communication Journalism (B.A.)--Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2011.
Discusses consequences of loss of culture through eradication of language, destruction of family unit, forced Christianization, and abuse.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 12-17
Description
Focuses on the economic partnership between the five First Nation communities in Cape Breton and their involvement in the Sydney Tar Ponds Cleanup project.
Provides an overview of what is known about the complexities of the issues around driver licensing for Aboriginal people and possible solutions to managing these complexities.
Discusses differences between First Nation and non-first Nation parental involvement in the education system as well as barriers that limit parental involvement in schools.
Documentary focuses on 20 year history of the annual women's memorial march for missing and murdered women, and the personal stories of residents of the neighbourhood. Based on a concept developed by the Downtown Eastside Power of Women Group.
Duration: 32:54.
Looks at at the development of knowledge creation between the University of Manitoba City Planning program and Swan Lake First Nation (SLFN). Includes vision and presentation.
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2011, pp. 57-70
Description
Discusses why Canadian indigenous communities, as well as those around the world, are more vulnerable to the risks associated with climate change and global warming.