Literature review identifies secondary information in these areas: barriers to employment, career aspirations, rates of success and factors associated with them, and comparison to non-Aboriginal youth.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 5-41
Description
Discusses the conflict between anthropologists & archaeologists and Indigenous peoples on the rule for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains in the possession or control of museums or Federal agencies.
Oral History Review, vol. 37, no. 2, Summer/Fall, 2010, pp. 170-190
Description
Looks at written documents and oral recollections to uncover the experiences of Indigenous soldiers and their contributions in World War II, the Northern Territory, and Australian history.
Native Studies Review, vol. 8, no. 1, 1992, pp. 1-21
Description
Compares Cree Elder James Wesley's narrative account of Alexander Macdonald, HBC trader with documents from the Church Missionary Society and Hudson's Bay Company archive.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 16, no. 6, November/December 1992, p. 22
Description
Looks at council established to foster a better relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and to help improve their health, housing and employment situation.
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 211-216
Description
Discusses the importance of archaeological scientists working thoughtfully with Native Americans and First Nations Tribal members, with the ultimate goal being expanded scientific description and cultural explanation.
Presents a selection of papers presented April 29-30, 2009, Faculty of the VCA and Music, The University of Melbourne about the business of Indigenous performing arts, its history and its future.
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 118, February 24, 2011, pp. 1-33
Description
Study of 16 Aboriginal scholars currently or formerly employed as professors in Ontario; examines the under-representation of Indigenous scholars in the academy and especially in regard to retention. Findings illustrate the need for employment equity policy which addresses issues of recruitment and the valuation of Indigenous scholarship.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 139-161
Description
Discusses various aspects of the Medicine Wheel, including knowledge about human development from the mainstream paradigm and Indigenous wisdom and ways of knowing from an ecological position, thus linking human development concerns to a wholistic view.
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Edition: Aboriginal Justice, 1992, pp. 5-40
Description
Discusses traditional justice systems, systemic discrimination and cultural clashes in the present act and its application of criminal law, new initiatives in law enforcement, court systems, corrections and rehabilitation, and recommendations for change.
University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Edition: Aboriginal Justice, 1992, pp. 41-146
Description
Lengthy review (100 pages), is a background study for the Law Reform Commission of Canada's report on Aboriginal Peoples and Criminal Justice; covers wide range of topics, both historical and contemporary, concerning the Canadian justice system's treatment of Aboriginal peoples.
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tom Cooper
Terry Hickey
Leon Sock
Gerald Hare
Description
Purpose of study is to help guide First Nations communities in developing policies, procedures and controls that will ensure effective fisheries management.
Without Consent: [Confronting Adult Sexual Violence: Proceedings of a Conference held 27-29 October, 1992]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jane Lloyd
Nanette Rogers
Description
Paper from Without Consent: Confronting Adult Sexual Violence.
Looks at the unique Aboriginal customary laws which are in place to deal with violations.
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 54, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 417-440
Description
Looks at Canadian and world studies at an Ontario secondary school and the need for more inclusive perceptions of Aboriginal People within geography related curriculums.
Western American Literature, vol. 45, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 228-251
Description
Looks at how role reversals and racial imitations in Joe the Painter and the Deer Island Massacre transforms the stereotypical trappings of Indian roles by redescribing and incorporating a sense of the past into the present.