Site contains links to catalogue records and brief descriptions of publications held at the Edmonton Public Library that would be of interest to teens.
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.
Website deals with the relationship between the federal government and Aboriginal peoples from the late 1700s to the mid-20th century. Site is divided into three sections: Red and Black Series, Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements, and Aboriginal Soldiers in the First World War.
Site contains links to Edmonton Public Library catalogue records and brief descriptions of publications that would be of interest to Aboriginal children.
Resources are listed under the following headings: General readings, Statistical Overviews - Canada, Alcohol Issues, Policy & Health System Initiatives, Prevention & Education, Treatment & Recovery, Gambling, Solvent Abuse, Tobacco Use, Youth, Key Websites, Journals
Original work published in 2000. Listing of materials available from Instructional Resources Unit, Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth for use by classroom teachers.
Provides a thematic guide to data; sources include the 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses of population, the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, and the 2007/2008 Adult Correctional Services Survey.
Guidelines designed create resources to support community driven initiatives and services that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal children with special needs.
Victims of Crime Research Digest, no. 3, 2010, pp. 15-19
Description
Summarizes findings published in the report A Review of Research on Criminal Victimization and First Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples 1990-2008.
Entire issue on one pdf. To read article, scroll down to page 15.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, 2008, pp. 343-361
Description
Examines the history of identity as it relates to Aboriginal women and argues that Aboriginal recognition should not be awarded on the basis of inherited ethnicity.
Website contains publications and general information, as well as related links, in an attempt to aid others in understanding the health and health issues of Aboriginal women.