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Dan King
Eugene McArthur
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 4, Nation Building, Summer, 2014
Description
Discusses how the campus for Red Lake Nation College will provide benefits and opportunities for the community.
Aboriginal and Visible Minority Librarians: Oral Histories From Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Suzy Bear
Ganga B. Dakshinamurti
Erie Maestro
Mary Weasel Fat
Lillian Li
Jim Bruce...
Jessie Loyer ...
Dale Blake ...
Camille Callison ...
Kim Lawson
Maha Kumaran
Deborah Lee
Aboriginal Labour Market Bulletin (Volume 3, Issue 2, Spring 2014)
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Description
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
Aboriginal Peoples Survey at a Glance: Preliminary Findings on Education and Employment Outcomes
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[Strategic Research Directorate Research Brief (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)]
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Strategic Research Directorate]
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Uses data from the 2012 survey.
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy: Partnership Development Handbook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Description
Divided into nine sections associated with the partnership cycle: defining the partnership; identifying and approaching partners; assessing the partnership climate and building skills, creating infrastructure; delivery of project; monitoring and measuring; troubleshooting; revising and adapting; and moving on. Also includes tools such as checklists, sample letters, presentations, and questions, and templates.
The Achievements, Experiences and Labour Market Outcomes of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women with Bachelor's Degrees or Higher
Alternate Title
Insights on Canadian Society
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Description
Uses data from the 2006 and 2016 Censuses of Population, 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey and the 2018 National Graduates Survey to make comparisons across Indigenous identity groups, between the sexes, and with the non-Indigenous population.
Addressing Inuit Women’s Economic Security and Prosperity in the Resource Extraction Industry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
Reports results of literature search and qualitative and quantitative survey data from 29 women living in Arviat, Salluit, Inuvik, and Baker Lake. Study's focus was sexual violence and harassment in the workplace, and identifying gaps, opportunities and recommendations to ensure women's safety and economic security.
Related material: Literature Review.
Adult Competencies among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Findings from the First Cycle of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Are We Making Progress? New Evidence on Aboriginal Education Outcomes in Provincial and Reserve Schools
Alternate Title
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute) ; no. 408
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute). Social Policy
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Richards
Commentary (C.D. Howe Institute)
Beneath the Surface: Uncovering the Economic Potential of Ontario’s Ring of Fire
E-Books
Author/Creator
Josh Hjartarson
Liam McGuinty
Scott Boutilier
Beyond School Walls: Race, Labor, and Indian Education in Southern California, 1902-1940
Theses
Author/Creator
Kevin Patrick Whalen
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2014.
Bibliographie thématique sur les Inuit et l’emploi
Alternate Title
[Thematic Bibliography on the Inuit and Employment]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pascale Laneuville
Isabelle Lemay
Description
Seventy-four references published between 1968 and 2020. Some publications in French.
Book Review: Aboriginal and Visible Minority Librarians: Oral Histories From Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Dudley
Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, vol. 9, no. 2, 2014, pp. 1-5
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal and Visible Minority Librarians edited by Deborah Lee and Mahalakshmi Kumaran.
Bridging the Aboriginal Education Gap in Alberta: The Provincial Benefit Exceeds a Quarter of a Trillion Dollars
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E-Books
Author/Creator
Eric Howe
Building Bandwidth: Preparing Indigenous Youth for a Digital Future
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RBC Thought Leadership
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Bank of Canada
Description
Report developed from consultations with Indigenous youth, leaders, employers and other stakeholders and findings from the RBC Future Launch participant surveys which included 2,000 Indigenous respondents.
Building Relationships or Building Roadblocks With Public Consultations?: An Evaluation of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy's Community Advisory Committees in Winnipeg and Toronto
Theses
Author/Creator
Mai Thu Thi Nguyen
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2014.
Case Study: Essential Skills for Aboriginal Futures (ESAF), Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society (ACCESS)
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First Nations, Inuit and Métis Essential Skills Inventory Project (FIMESIP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF)
Description
Discusses a program which provides unemployed Aboriginal youth the targeted training they need to obtain either advanced training or employment in a specific occupation or trade.
Case Study: One Arrow: Essential Skills in the Workplace Program: One Arrow First Nation, Saskatchewan
Alternate Title
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Essential Skills Inventory Project (FIMESIP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF)
Description
Looks at a program designed to help learners in the community gain education to allow for further training and employment.
Case Study: The Miqqut Project: Literacy Skills Development in a Cultural Context, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
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First Nations, Inuit and Métis Essential Skills Inventory Project (FIMESIP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF)
Description
Looks at an essential skills program that involved a sewing project of the participant's choice.
Climbing the Mountain: Reconciliation in Workplaces: Participant Guidebook
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indspire
Description
Created to accompany workshop facilitated by Dr. Niigaan Sinclair.
Closing the Gap: Prime Minister's Report 2014
Alternate Title
Closing the Gap Report 2014
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tony Abbot
Description
Outlines the targets made by the Australian government to close the gap in life expectancy, early childhood health, education, and employment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Creating Opportunities: Environment, Economy, Employment
Alternate Title
Environment, Economy, Employment: Creating Opportunities
Manitoba First Nations: Environment, Economy, Employment: Creating Opportunities
[Creating Environmental Economic Opportunities]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Lane
Anupam Sharma
Robert Daniels
Description
Resource for exploring realistic and practical environmental economic opportunities.
Creating Pathways to a Better Life
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jerry Worley
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Description
Discusses how tribal colleges in Montana and North Dakota are initiating new innovative accelerated curriculum programs to address the region’s workforce necessities.
The Demographic and Economic Characteristics of the
Aboriginal Population in Saskatchewan
Alternate Title
Sask Trends Monitor
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Doug Elliott
Description
Most information derived from the 1996, 2001, and 2006 Statistics Canada census and the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS).
Final version.
A Disproportionate Burden: COVID-19 Labour Market Impacts on Indigenous and Racialized Workers in Canada
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A Disproportionate Burden: COVID-19 Labor Market Impacts on Indigenous and Racialized Workers in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angele Alook
Sheila Block
Grace-Edward Galabuzi
Economic Development in the Canadian North: Recent Advances and Remaining Knowledge Gaps and Research Opportunities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Polar Commission
Description
Discusses various economic development strategies, policies and initiatives from the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut.
Education, Employment, and Income Polarization among Aboriginal Men and Women in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda M. Gerber
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 46, no. 1, 2014, pp. 121-144
Description
Looks at the scope of social inequity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations as well as within the Métis and Inuit populations over a five year period.
The Effect of Cognitive Skills on Aboriginal People's Employment Outcomes
Theses
Author/Creator
Min Hu
Description
Economics Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhusie University, 2014.
Effectiveness of Traineeships and Apprenticeships for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population
Alternate Title
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse Resource Sheet ; no. 31
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Clare Brennan
Mandy Yap
Employment in Nunavik: Profile and Trends
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Description
Aggregate statistics, as well as for each community in the region.
Highlights Nunavik Employment Profile and Trends at a Glance.
Employment of Native American Veterans Living on Tribal Lands: Recommendations and Efforts
Alternate Title
Social Issues, Justice and Status
E-Books
Author/Creator
United States Government Accountability Office
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Energy Foundations: The Value Proposition for Financing Energy Efficient Homes in Indigenous Communities Canada-Wide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Clean Energy
Description
Discusses cost projections for homes, and direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts, and proposes a national collaborative process.
Executive Summary: The Impacts of COVID-19 on the Indigenous Workforce
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deloitte Access Economics
Falling Into Place: A Memoir of Overcoming
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima [Pettigrew]
Whispering Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, Issue 293, October 2014, p. 30
Description
Book review of: Falling Into Place by Hattie Kauffman.
Federal Fathers and Mothers: A Social History of the United States Indian Service, 1869-1933
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rose Stremlau
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 92-94
Description
Book review of: Federal Fathers and Mothers by Cathleen D. Cahill.
Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development: Progress Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
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Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Forging the Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Description
Discusses how tribal colleges and universities are initiating new innovative apprenticeship and workforce training programs.
Giving Voice to Cultural Safety of Indigenous Wildland Firefighters in Canada: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Turtle Island Consulting Services
Description
Reports results from an online survey (102 respondents) and four virtual circle sessions. Findings grouped under organizational characteristics, work-related illnesses/injuries, and work experiences. Concludes with areas for future research and program and policy recommendations.
Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas
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Humans in the Arctic: How to Create a Climate for Change
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Description
Discusses economic realities, challenges and opportunities in the Arctic and argues that there is strong support from both the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community for energy production and exploitation as an opportunity for an improved quality of life.
Duration: 27:29.
Growing Our Own: A Sustainable Approach to Teacher Education at Turtle Mountain Community College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmelita Lamb
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Description
Discusses how Turtle Mountain Community College is meeting the educational needs of Native American Indians, strengthening tribal sovereignty and self-determination, and positively affecting people’s lives through its teacher education program.
Growing Saskatoon: Saskatoon's Regional Economic Map
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; June 2014
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 6268]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Butler
Natalia Ward
Description
Forecasts three economic scenarios for the Saskatoon census metropolitan area based on provincial goods producing industries, population growth, and rates of investment in employment and infrastructure.
Guar Near and Far: How One Crop Could Profit Lakota Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Subodh K. Singh
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 4, Nation Building, Summer, 2014
Description
Discusses how guar (industrial crop) cultivation and processing has the potential to provide higher paying jobs and help build the economy of the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
Housing Needs and Challenges for Rural and Urban (Off-Reserve) Indigenous Peoples
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Phase 2: Data Analysis Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Big River Analytics
Description
Utilizes data from the Census of Population, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and the Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
The Impact of Registered Indian Status on Education, Employment, and Mobility
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Drake Thomas Rushford
Description
Uses the 1991 Aboriginal Peoples' Survey public-use file in a difference-indifferences cohort analysis to assess how gaining status as a result of the passage of Bill C-31 might affect economic outcomes.
Extended essay in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Arts in Economics.
Impact of the Model Schools Literacy Project on Literacy and Fiscal Outcomes in First Nations in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2021-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Simon Lapointe
CSLS Research Report
Description
Contains a review of the literature discussing socio-economic outcomes associated with improved literacy in the areas of employment, wages, crime, health and social engagement, and projections about the effects of expanding the Martin Family Initiative to communities across Canada.
Impacts of COVID-19 on First Nations Arts and Culture
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Briefing Paper (Australia Council for the Arts)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Australia Council for the Arts
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau: Insights from Available Data
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The Impacts of COVID-19 on Maori in Tamaki Makaurau
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Independent Māori Statutory Board
Improving Labour Market Outcomes Through Education and Training
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Issues Paper (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 9
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tom Karmel
Josie Misko
Davinia Blomberg
Alice Bednarz
Georgina Atkinson
Increasing Employment Rates for Indigenous People with a Disability
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 29
E-Books
Author/Creator
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse