Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sarah McNair-Landry
Description
Short documentary focuses on the problem of disposing of garbage in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Duration: 21:30.
Never Until Now: Indigenous & Racialized Women's Experiences Working in Yukon & Northern British Columbia Mine Camps
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Moodie
Aja Mason
Lois Moorcroft
Description
Research consisted of survey and semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions with 22 respondents. Study found: limited job opportunityand longevity of employment, inadequate pay scale for hours worked, uequal work expectations, limited opportunities for advancement, inadequate harm prevention, gender or race harassement/discrimination with absence of grievance mechanisms, poor environmental practices, and limited economic benefits to Indigenous people.
New Library Opening in Stages
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 7, July 2009, p. 22
Description
Looks at the opening of The Library on 20th Street in Saskatoon, the children's programming, and the content of the collection.
Article located by scrolling to page 22.
New Literacies at the Digital Divide: American Indian Community Computing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. David Betts
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 48, no. 1, 2009, pp. 37-62
Description
Looks at the findings of a study, about a community computing lab, including increased usage and acceptance into the neighborhood.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
New South Wales Aboriginal Mental Health Worker Training Program: Implementation Review
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carol Watson
Nea Harrison
The Nez Perces in the Indian Territory: Nimiipuu Survival
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan Marshall
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 4, Fall, 2009, pp. 324-325
Description
Book review of: The Nez Perces in the Indian Territory by J. Diane Pearson.
Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program Evaluation Report
Alternate Title
Niiwin Wendaanimak Four Winds Wellness Program: Enhanced Health & Community Services for Homeless and At-Risk Aboriginal Populations
Four Winds Wellness Program Evaluation Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michelle Firestone]
[Amy Katz]
[Tessa Jourdain]
[Janet Smylie]
[Jessica Syrette]
Description
Program designed for homeless and under-housed Indigenous peoples living in the downtown mid-west Toronto area. Evaluation consisted of environmental scan, developing a client profile, key informant interviews and focus groups.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
No Home in a Homeland : Indigenous Peoples and Homelessness in the Canadian North
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
No Past, No Name, No Place? Urban Sámi Invisibility and Visibility in the Past and Present
Alternate Title
No Past, No Name, No Place? Urban Sami Invisibility and Visibility in the Past and Present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mikkel Berg-Nordlie
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 96-113
Description
Discussion of Sami urbanization, urbanity, and their absence in the local culture in Scandinavia. Focuses on resistance to including Sami place names on signage and lack of public monuments which acknowledge their existence and contributions to society.
Nobody Here Will Harm You: Mass Medical Evacuation from the Eastern Arctic, 1950-1965
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joanne DeCosse
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 4, August-September 2017
Description
Book review of Nobody Here Will Harm You by Shawn Selway.
The Nomadic Pastoralists of Burkina Faso
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Issa Diallo
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 48-53
Description
Focuses on the Duroobe in Burkina Faso, the vulnerability of nomadic pastoralists and negative stereotypes and makes recommendations for improvement.
To access this article, scroll down to page 48.
Northern Girls Research Review: A Compilation of Research on Northern, Rural and Aboriginal Girls' and Young Women's Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Girls Action Foundation
Description
Brief document focuses on general information, health promotion, violence prevention, and civic and community engagement.
Northern Grocers Forum Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Food Charter
Description
Outlines the process and findings of forums and identifies opportunities to increase access to affordable healthy foods in Manitoba.
Not Just Another Thug: The Implications of Defining Youth Gangs in a Prairie City
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert D. Henry
p. 115
Description
Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.
Notes on Contemporary Indian Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fedora Giordano
RSA Journal, no. 20, 2009, pp. [47]-62
Description
Reflects on legislation recognizing American Indians and discusses the politics of identity.
A Novel Missense RAG-1 Mutation Results In T¯B¯NK + SCID in Athabascan-Speaking Dine Indians From The Canadian Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zheng Xiao
Steven M. Yanonne
Elizabeth Dunn
Morton J. Cowan
European Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 17, no. 2, February 2009, pp. 205-212
Description
Study identified a third immunological mutation in this isolated population, which points to the need for newborn screenings in this high-risk population.
Nunavik in Figures 2020
Alternate Title
Nunavik Statistics Program
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Andrée Caron
Karen Everett
Description
Related material: Nunavik in Figures 2020 -- Sources.
Nunavut and Canada Live Births by Birth Weight, 2000 to 2014
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #102-4509. Data for 2014 are preliminary.
Nunavut and Canadian Arctic Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalia Loukacheva
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 82-108, 263
Description
Discusses unresolved legal and political matters that question Canadian Arctic sovereignty and looks at different approaches to sovereignty by the Government of Canada, Arctic Indigenous peoples, and other Northerners.
Nunavut, Canada & Territories Registered Apprentices and Completions, 2001 to 2015
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada.
[Nunavut Census Language by Community, 1996 (6 tables)]
Alternate Title
Proportion of Total Population by Knowledge of Official Languages, for Nunavut and its Communities, 1996 Census
Proportion of Total Population by Language Spoken Most Often at Home, for Nunavut and its Communities, 1996 Census
Proportion of Total Population by Mother Tongue, for Nunavut and its Communities, 1996 Census
Total Population by Knowledge of Official Languages, for Nunavut and its Communities, 1996 Census
Total Population by Language Spoken Most Often at Home, for Nunavut and its Communities, 1996 Census
Total Population by Mother Tongue, for Nunavut and its Communities, 1996 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
6 statistical tables.
Source: Statistics Canada, 1996 Census of Population.
Nunavut Census Language by Region and Community, 2016 (6 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Total Population by Knowledge of Official Languages, Region and Community, 2016 Census [numbers]
Nunavut Total Population by Knowledge of Official Languages, Region and Community, 2016 Census [percentage]
Nunavut Total Population by Language Spoken Most Often at Home, Region and Community, 2016 Census [numbers]
Nunavut Total Population by Language Spoken Most Often at Home, Region and Community, 2016 Census [percentage]
Nunavut Total Population by Mother Tongue, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Nunavut Total Population by Mother Tongue, Region and Community, 2016 Census [percentage]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistics for Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, and French.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-400-X2016070.
Nunavut Census Occupied Dwelling Counts, 2011 and 2016 (Revised)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Total Private Dwellings and Occupied Private Dwellings by Usual Residents, Region and Community, 2001 and 2016 Censuses
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 and 2016 Censuses of Population, Catalogue 98-402-X2016001.
Nunavut Census Population by Age, Sex, Region and Community, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Censuses
Alternate Title
Nunavut Census Female Population by Age Group, Region and Community, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Censuses
Nunavut Census Male Population by Age Group, Region and Community, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Censuses
Nunavut Total Population by Age Group, Region and Community, 2006, 2011 and 2016 Censuses
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2006, 2011, and 2016 Censuses of Population, Catalogue nos. 94-575-XCB200601, 98-311-XCB2011026 and 98-400-X2016003.
Nunavut Census Populations by Region, Community and Inuit and Non-Inuit Identity, 1996 to 2016 (4 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Population by Region, Community and Inuit Identity Size and Growth, 2006 to 2011 [percentage change]
Nunavut Population by Region, Community and Inuit Identity Size and Growth, 2011 to 2016 [percentage change]
Nunavut Population by Region, Community and Inuit Identity, 1996, 2001, 2006 Censuses, 2011 National Household Survey and 2016 Census
Nunavut Population by Region, Community and Inuit Identity, 1996, 2001, 2006 Censuses, 2011 National Household Survey and 2016 Census [percentages]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical tables.
Source: Statistics Canada, Censuses of Population and national household surveys.
Nunavut Investment in Non-residential Building Construction, 1999 to 2016 (Revised)
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Non-residential Building Construction, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) Table 026-0016.
Nunavut Labour Force, Highest Certificate, Diploma and Degree by Region and Community, 2016 Census [3 tables]
Alternate Title
Labour Force Activity fro the Total Population 15 Years and Over, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Population 25 to 64 Years with Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Proportion of the Population 25 to 64 Years by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-401-X2016055.
Nunavut Population 15 Years and Over by Marital Status, Community and Region, 2016 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
One table for totals, the other for percentages.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-401-XCB2016054.
Nunavut Population Estimates 15 Years and Over by Marital Status and Age Groups, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Alternate Title
[Nunavut Estimates by Marital Status and Age Group, 2001 to 2017]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Based on 2011 Census counts adjusted for net census undercoverage.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #051-0042.
Nunavut Population Estimates by Sex and Marital Status, 2001 to 2017 (3 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Female Population Estimates by Marital Status, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Male Population Estimates by Marital Status, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Total Population Estimates by Marital Status, 2001 to 2017, as of July 1
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Based on 2011 Census counts adjusted for net census undercoverage.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #051-0042.
Nunavut Population Estimates by Sex and Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017 (3 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Female Population Estimates by Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Male Population Estimates by Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017, as of July 1
Nunavut Total Population Estimates by Single Years of Age, 1996 to 2017, as of July 1
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Based on 2011 Census counts adjusted for census net undercoverage.
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM ( Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) table #051-0001.
Nunavut Residential Construction Investment, 1999 to 2016
Alternate Title
Nunavut Investment in Residential Construction, 1999 to 2016
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Residential Construction Investment, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) Table 026-0013.
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1999 to 2016 (2 tables)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Secondary School Graduates, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Nunavut Secondary School Gross Graduation by Region, 1998/99 to 2015/16
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Department of Education, Government of Nunavut and Statistics Canada, Demography Division, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) table #051-0001.
Nunavut Taxfilers with Low Income by Region and Community, 2004 to 2015
Alternate Title
Nunavut Taxfilers with Low Income
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
One table for each year.
Source: Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division, Annual Income Estimates for Census Families and Individuals.
Nunavut Total Migration by Age Group, 1999 to 2017
Alternate Title
Nunavut Total Migration by Age Group, Annual, July 1 to June 30, 1999 to 2017
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Nursing in Nunavut: Surprising Opportunities in a Vast and Remote Land
Alternate Title
Surprising Opportunities in a Vast and Remote Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue Cavanaugh
Canadian Nurse, vol. 105, no. 5, May 2009, pp. 16-19
Description
Describes life in Nunavut, and the challenges of recruiting nurses due to physical isolation, cost of living, and harsh weather.
Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada II: Registered Nurse National Survey Report
Alternate Title
Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada Two
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martha MacLeod
Norma Stewart
Judith Kulig
Description
Contains statistics on Aboriginal health worker/community health worker and Aboriginal healers. Rural and remote is defined as areas with less than 10,000 core population.
Nurturing the Future: Filial Bonds in Select Native Canadian Writing
Theses
Author/Creator
Deepa Girotra
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Himachal Pradesh University, 2009.
Focuses on Lee Maracle's Daughters Are Forever and Ravensong, and Beatrice C. Mosionier's In Search of April Raintree and In the Shadow of Evil.
Nutrition North Canada: Real Change is Yet to Come
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
Fred Hill
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 44-48
Description
Examines what the Liberal government has done since coming into power, in October 2015, for the Nutrition North Canada program.
Of the Heart: Scoping Review of Indigenous Youth Suicide and Prevention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rita Henderson
Lindsay Crowshoe
Brittany Johnson
Naomi Parker
Stephanie Perrin ... [et al.]
Description
Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.
Of What a House Can Do: Notes on Houses as Agents in Social Change and Religious Transformation in the Contemporary Inuit Community of Qikiqtarjuaq
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anja Nicole Stuckenberger
Description
Comments on the combination of materiality and spiritual essence of Inuit objects and the integration of Western models of living into tradition Inuit ways.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
An Offering: Lakota Elders Contributions to the Future of Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Paul Brewer II
Mary Kate Dennis
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security.
Offering our Gifts, Partnering for Change: Decolonizing Experimentation in Winnipeg-based Settler Archives
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Story
Description
History-Archival Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Oklahoma Rural American Indian Attitudes Toward Participation in Clinical Research Studies
Theses
Author/Creator
Lancer D. Stephens
Description
Allied Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2009.
Ontario First Nations On-Reserve Housing and Related Infrastructure Needs: Technical Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
Reports on housing capacity, subsidy and ownership, and age, condition, replacement needs and costs, and water and waste system capacity and condition.
Ontario region results from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) On-Reserve Housing and Related Infrastructure questionnaire. Most respondents were the Housing/Band Managers.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Opikokew Finding Her Voice
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, p. 3
Description
Profiles a young woman who is active in many volunteer and leadership roles and encourages others to give back in as many ways as possible.
Article found by scrolling to page 3.