Looks at how underfunding of schools and lack of cultural framework are contributing to the achievement gap.
HIstory Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 114-124
Description
Looks at Aboriginal forest based activities for economic development on and off the reserve. Opportunities are identified by the National Aboriginal Forestry Association.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, 2011, pp. 1-10
Description
Argues that even though territory is beneficial for self-sufficiency, it should not to be used in defining self-government, self determination or nationhood.
Outlines the context in the 15 years prior to the Act in terms of the legal regime, funding, and the roles of the Role of the Expert Panel on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations and the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. Followed by discussion of aspects of the Act including regulatory scope, lack of consultation, third party involvement, capacity, and potential for erosion of First Nations constitutional rights.
States that Statistics Canada figures on the number of people living on reserve are considerably lower than Indian Affairs statistics and discusses how this may negatively affect formula funding.
Rethinking the Great White North: Race, Nature, and the Historical Geographies of Whiteness in Canada
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Author/Creator
Jessica Dempsey
Kevin Gould
Juanita Sundberg
Description
Advocates for promotion of private property ownership as opposed to collective ownership as the path to poverty reduction.
Chapter 12 from Rethinking the Great White North: Race, Nature, and the Historical Geographies of Whiteness in Canada edited by Andrew Baldwin, Laura Cameron and Audrey Kobayashi.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, 2007, pp. 49-108
Description
Argues that the provincial government must relinquish control over natural resources on unoccupied Crown land and share power with First Nations in order to ensure a strong and viable economy for Northern Manitoba.
Proposed construction of a 100 kilometer all-weather road from Highway 905 in northern Saskatchewan to the settlement of Wollaston Lake and the Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation community.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, 2011, pp. 1-15
Description
Reviews First Nations' role in provincial land and resource management and conservation and the related opportunities and challenges of Conservancy designation.
University of Victoria Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
Description
Documentary takes a critical look at the environmental public health challenge as expressed by First Nations peoples living in Canada.
Duration: 30:15.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 40-54
Description
Looks at community planning involving cultural traditions and the land from a First Nations perspective.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
Focuses on the forced relocation of the Kitsilano Reserve, originally located near the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver. (For illustrations, see EBSCOhost version)
Representatives from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Canada Mortgage and Housing, Dept. of Health, and Office of the Auditor General answer questions about the Office's 2011 status report, which contained the chapter "Programs for First Nations on Reserves".
First Nations National Building Officers Association (FNNBOA)
Description
Presents three community scenarios for cost of maintenance, repair and improvement of Chief and Council-owned housing stock over a 50-year period: those with poor, average, and excellent housing conditions.
Canadian Tax Journal, vol. 55, no. 4, 2007, pp. 777-802
Description
Contends that the basis for generating revenues from property relies on one of two sources: section 91(3) of the Constitution Act of 1867, or section 35(1) of the Constitution Act of 1982 and that the scope of power may depend on which source has been used.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 447-452
Description
Presents a 6 month intervention in 57 Aboriginal households that promotes positive changes in lifestyle practices by setting dietary and physical activity goals.
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status, environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals.