Statistics Canada International Symposium Series - Proceedings: Symposium 2004 : Innovative Methods of Surveying Difficult-to-Reach Populations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geoff Bowlby
Johanne Dennis
Éric Langlet
Dennis Malo
Description
Discussion of program designed by Statistics Canada to meet the information needs of Aboriginal groups, governments and other stakeholders. Particular emphasis on the challenges involved in surveying all Aboriginal groups regardless of location.
Brief history of two categories, "Inuit literature" and "Native and Métis literature" from from Routledge Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English.
Original work published in 2000. Listing of materials available from Instructional Resources Unit, Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth for use by classroom teachers.
This website features reports, historic photographs, newspaper articles, personal accounts, tools for teachers and resources about Alaska and its inhabitants, and links to other useful sites.
Looks at the reliability and technical issues derived from the retrieval of the data relating to population, education, labour force, employment, and employment earnings.
Paper produced as part of the Community Governance Project at University of Victoria. Includes sources, analysis, and recommendations for future initiatives.
Website for an Indigenous non-profit educational institution that promotes a sense of pride in Indigenous heritage, traditional knowledge and practices.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, 1994, pp. 395-434
Description
Book review of 14 books:
Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History by Kerry Abel.
Names, Numbers, and Northern Policy by Valerie Alia.
Sacred Stories of the Sweet Grass Cree by Leonard Bloomfield.
Guide to Oral History Collections in Canada/Guide des fonds d'histoire orale au Canada by Normand Fortier.
The Mohicans of Stockbridge by Patrick Frazier.
500 Jahre danach: Zur heutigen Lage der indigenen Volker beider Amerika (500 Years Thereafter: The Present Day Situation of the Indigenous Peoples of Both Americas) edited by Peter R.
Material contained in the newspaper published in Montreal from 1869 until 1883; includes news from North American and Europe as well as some 4000 images.
Asserts that the dominant cataloguing systems are inadequate for Indigenous material and discusses alternate systems which provide greater accessibility.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. 83-85
Description
Book review of: A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee by Jack B. Martin and Margaret McKane Mauldin.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Cultural Diversity and Education: Interface Issues
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
David Philpott
Wayne Nesbit
Mildred Cahill
Gary Jeffrey
Description
Topics covered include culturally appropriate practices, academic achievement, blending qualitative and quantitative approaches, cognitive ability, current practices in First Nations schools, and the Nunavut model.
Excerpt from Cultural Diversity and Education: Interface Issues by David F. Philpott, Wayne C. Nesbit, Mildred F. Cahill, and Gary H. Jeffrey.
Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 59-76
Description
Relates the events leading to the forced relocation of the residents of Island Cache in Prince George B.C. in the early 1970s and how community research needs to be ethical.