Quantitative Analysis and Socio-demographic Research
Finance and Professional Services
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
Book reviews of:
The Tipis: Traditional Native American Shelter by Adolf Hungry-Wolf.
The Buffalo Hide Tipi of the Sioux by Larry Belitz.
Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters by Paul Goble.
Tipis, Tepees, Teepees: History and Design of the Cloth Tipi by Linda Holley.
Discusses a project implemented to address the achievement gap between First Nations, Métis and Inuit learners and non First Nations, Métis and Inuit learners.
Argues for resource revenue sharing, reform of tax system, elimination of 2% cap on funding growth for core services and programs, improvements in accountability, structural reforms and greater autonomy in decision-making. Presented prior to the 2008-09 federal budget.
BMC International Health and Human Rights , vol. 7, no. 9, 2007, p. article 9
Description
Looks at life expectancy, educational attainment and income between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations to determine if the gap between socioeconomic and health status has improved or decreased between 1990 and 2000.
Social Work Research, vol. 31, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 95-107
Description
Examines the Navajo Nation, San Carlos, and Salt River reservations in Arizona and how these areas, unlike the rest of the nation, have not had a decline in welfare caseloads.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 1990, pp. 15-32
Description
Focuses on housing and economic structure in off-reserve communities situated near the railway in northern Ontario by comparing household surveys from 1975 and 1985.
Provides statistics on key population, cultural, social and economic traits. Based on 2001 Canadian Census data.
Background paper for the Ipperwash Inquiry.
Research Reports and Notes: The Provision of Primary Health Care Services Under Bank Control: The Montreal Lake Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meredith A. Moore
Heather Forbes
Lorraine Henderson
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 153-164
Description
Examines the structure and success of Band controlled health care services provided through new centre and the sense of community and health awareness that has been created.
Study compares the differences between casino and non-casino tribes to see which are fairing better in the areas of economic development, levels of wealth, and funding for social programs.
Discusses alternate definitions of aging from a cultural perspective, status and determinants of health, issues and gaps in provision of programs and services, and makes recommendations.
Short documentary about the lack of safe, drinkable water in First Nations communities. Focuses on Keewaywin First Nation in northern Ontario.
Duration: 14:06.