Discusses the progress of Nunavut’s socio-economic goals and the challenges in advancing their economic and social objectives while coping with economic, social and environmental changes.
Reports responses of 319 individuals who were asked questions about family life, income nd employment, education, housing and homeless, public accommodation, harassment and violence, police interactions and prisons, health and identity documents.
Related material:
2008 Survey Results.
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [147]-162
Description
Evidence suggests that due to the nutritional deprivations experienced by children in residential schools, there is a high prevalence of metabolic risk factors among Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Provides a cross-country update on the current state of student compositions/enrollment at medical schools and what programs have been implemented to address this, including modifying admission criteria and using satellite medical campuses.
Site contains links to catalogue records and brief descriptions of publications held at the Edmonton Public Library that would be of interest to teens.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 4, July/August 2004, pp. 33-34
Description
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) commits the university-based research centres to assist the Tangentyere (Australia) Council in taking control of research activities in their own communities.
Looks at racism and Aboriginal teachers and students, inclusive classrooms and schools, Aboriginal education employment equity, the Teachers' Federation education policy and several case studies.
Language Awareness, vol. 17, no. 2, 2008, pp. 131-138
Description
Looks at the disadvantages Indigenous Australians endure in the education system and the factors that need to be examined to improve educational outcomes.
Reports on the history of the program, development of model evaluation and the 2008 longitudinal evaluation study on the communities of Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Providence, Bechokò, Yellowknife/Ndilo, Inuvik, Paulatuk and Fort McPherson.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 221-239
Description
Found that there are (a) varied perceptions of Aboriginal identity (b) educational paradigms are misrepresented (c) Aboriginal views are situated from positions of disadvantage.
Site contains links to Edmonton Public Library catalogue records and brief descriptions of publications that would be of interest to Aboriginal children.
Canadian Nurse, vol. 104, no. 4, April 2008, pp. 24-28
Description
Discusses a survey conducted by the Association of University Schools of Nursing as a follow-up to the original report entitled Against the Odds: Aboriginal Nursing, published in 2002.
Does Money Matter: Millennium Research Series ; no. 8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R.A. Malatest & Associates
Description
Focuses on strategies that promote recruitment and retention such as financial support, transition programs, community delivery, Aboriginal control, and partnerships between mainstream institutions and Aboriginal communities.
Original work published in 2000. Listing of materials available from Instructional Resources Unit, Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth for use by classroom teachers.