Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, vol. 35, no. 3, Fall, 2009, p. [?]
Description
Declining enrolment in rural communities has increased the use of e-learning as a way of curriculum delivery. Data provided will help educators assess whether an online learning environment is viable.
Indigenous Affairs , no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 22-27
Description
Examines the evolution and adaptation of customary law for use by African women in their communities to advance their own positions. To access this article, scroll down to page 22.
Documents on Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security ; no. 8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shelagh D. Grant
Description
Examines the government's decision to move 92 Inuit to two locations on uninhabited and inhospitable High Arctic islands as a way to assert Canadian sovereignty in the region.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 31697
Description
Study "observes a heterogeneity in the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus in different geographical regions both within and between different ethnic groups".
Arctic, vol. 69, no. 3, September 2016, pp. 305-317
Description
Uses household survey data from rural villages regarding subsistence activities in order to analyze the impact of having road access to the Ambler Mining District.
Pilot project called Looking Out for Dementia involved production of a 16 minute DVD in English and three Indigenous languages (Warlpiri, Kriol, Djambarrpuyngu), an accompanying flip chart in plain English, and a poster publicizing the resource. Evaluation carried out through observation, focus groups and telephone interviews with participants and coordinators of aged services.
Discusses the Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting program, the Canada-Territorial Cooperation Agreements on Aboriginal Languages, and support for National Aboriginal Day activities.
Documentary about children being forced to leave their reserves in order to attend high school. Follows a student from Kingfisher Lake First Nation to Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Between 2000 and 2011 seven students from remote First Nations have been found dead in Thunder Bay.
Duration: 33:11.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. E90-E91
Description
Looks at the charge by public health officials and Aboriginal health experts that environmental conditions, insufficient federal funding, strategies and polices have increased the spread of the swine flu among remote First Nations communities.
Canadian Medical Association, vol. 181, no. 5, September 1, 2009, pp. 90-91
Description
First Nations communities, public health officials and aboriginal health experts accuse the federal government of being unprepared for the H1N1 influenza in Nunavut and other remote First Nations communities causing the rapid spread of the pandemic.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, July/August 2010, pp. 3-7
Description
Concludes that the program offered dental care for patients who otherwise would not have received it but should not take the place of regular essential oral health care in remote areas.
Reports on commitments made by the federal and provincial government to address suicide and substance abuse in the communities of Sheshatshiu Innu and Mushuau Innu, Labrador.
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 99-106
Description
Confirms need for small communities to work together towards common economic goals, need for an urban strategy for remote First Nations, and need for basic infrastructure for many communities.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 99.
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (for the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sophie Marchildon
Edward Lustig
Description
Proceedings look into governmental discrimination against First Nations children living on reserves for providing less support for child welfare than for those living off reserve.
File No: T1340/7008.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 152, March 2016, pp. 35-40
Description
Examines food insecurity in Nunavut and the viability of programs which follow the Greenland model. As part of study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants from Denmark, Greenland, Nunavut and southern Canada.
Qaujigiartiit Arctic Health Research Network Nunavut (AHRN)
Description
Contains a review of the literature, summary of programs and initiatives, list of individuals working to address food insecurity, media reports, and references and resources.
Issue Analysis (Centre for Independent Studies) ; no. 122
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sara Hudson
Description
Examines the findings from the report Everybody's Business: Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Community Stores and questions some of the recommendations.
Research Insight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Insight. Housing Indicators and Analytics ; October, 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Combines statistics on housing needing only regular maintenance or minor repairs with degree of accessibility by road.
Data from 2011 National Household Survey and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada's First Nations communities geography.
Research Insight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Insight. Housing Indicators and Analytics ; October, 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Combines statistics on extent of crowding (fewer bedrooms than household requires) with degree of accessibility by road.
Data from 2011 National Household Survey and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada's First Nations communities geography.