Site contains links to catalogue records and brief descriptions of publications held at the Edmonton Public Library that would be of interest to teens.
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.
Provides census data by age, gender and heritage group and assesses economic development outcomes for First Nations on and off reserve, Inuit and Métis and implementation of the Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development.
Statistics on number of languages, main languages within families and number of speakers, geographic concentration and distribution of speakers, and number who speak their mother-tongue at home.
Site contains links to Edmonton Public Library catalogue records and brief descriptions of publications that would be of interest to Aboriginal children.
Includes brief definitions for terms such as Indian, Métis, Inuit, First Nation, band, and reserve, general guidelines and map of cultural groups at time of contact.
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
Portal "brings together inter-disciplinary sources and information relating to Indigenous Studies and Native-newcomer relations at the University of Saskatchewan".
Contains links to library & archive holdings, other collections, scholarly output, etc.
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.