Relocation of Aboriginal Communities: Case Study: The Mushuaua Innu and Davis Inlet
Walking Together: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives in Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kanai Board of Education
Description
Teacher resource for Grade 11 Aboriginal Studies classes. Discusses the relocation of the Mushuaua Innu of Labrador which happened on three separate occasions: 1948, 1967 and 2002.
Excerpt from Peoples and Cultural Change Teacher Resource by the Kanai Board of Education.
Joint Special Report: Health and Well-Being of Children in British Columbia: Report 1 on Health Services Utilization and Mortality
E-Books
Author/Creator
Child and Youth Officer for British Columbia
Ministry of Health
Office of the Provincial Health Officer
Description
Aims to use routinely collected data to better understand health and well-being outcomes for children and youth who are currently, or have been, in government care.
A Collective Voice for Those Who Have Been Silenced
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lheidli T’enneh First Nation
Carrier Sekani Family Services
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
Prince George Native Friendship Center
Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment & Training Association
Description
Victim profiles and situation analysis, recommendations for prevention, emergency planning, victim family counselling and community development and support.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Explains the historical trauma suffered by Native American people and describes some of the symptoms such as depression, low self-esteem and substance abuse problems.
Review found that there is a need for affordable mental health services for children and youth and recommends an increase to prevention funding which specifically targets at risk youth and adolescents.
Image of a house used as a barracks by the Metis during the Northwest Resistance. On back of photo: "House built in 1879 and Â’80 by Xavier Batoche. Used as store and dwelling. In 1885 used as barracks by the Metis."
Research Report (Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Randy Pecarski
Margaret Eberle
David Hulchanski
Description
Consists of literature review, review of federal policies and programs, demographic analysis and case study of Lytton First Nation's senior citizen complex.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 187-213
Description
Discusses the decentralization strategies of the health care system by the government, and the implications of the policy for the health of Aboriginal people.
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 18, no. 2, 2006, pp. 513-533
Description
Discusses divorce settlements involving real property on-reserve, issues arising from the Constitution and Indian Act that prevent application of provincial law and focuses on the impact of policy on women.
Summarizes ongoing research on urban and provincial Indigenous Australian entrepreneurs, and examines some of the social factors that inhibit Indigenous entry into the Australian business environment.
Developmental Entrepreneurship: Adversity, Risk, and Isolation
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Author/Creator
Ana María Peredo
Robert W. Anderson
Description
An overview of the current study of Indigenous entrepreneurship, especially the fundamental issue of the relation between entrepreneurship and cultural values.
Chapter from Developmental Entrepreneurship: Adversity, Risk, and Isolationedited by Curt Stiles and Craig S Galbraith.
Lancet, vol. 368, no. 9535, August 12, 2006, p. 576
Description
Letter congratulates the The Lancet on the series dealing with the health of Indigenous people, but points out that coverage of injury is lacking considering it is the leading cause of death in Aboriginal Canadians.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 96, no. 8, August 2006, pp. 1409-1415
Description
Compares experiences of interpersonal violence among women with dependent children applying for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and single women without dependent children applying for General Assistance.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, 2006, pp. 109-129
Description
Questions why this diverse genre of autobiography is not used by teachers and critics, arguing it reflects the margins of Native history, subsistence, community and identity.
Looked into the operations and conduct of the facility as per a Service Agreement signed with the Dept. of Community Resources and the fulfillment of the responsibilities of both parties.
Companion report by the Provincial Auditor:Report to the Standing Committee ...
Companion document by the Children's Advocate:Investigative Report...
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 25, no. 1-2, Ending Woman Abuse, Winter/Spring, 2006, pp. 33-38
Description
Discussion of the legislative gap in protecting a spouse's right to equal division of matrimonial real property on-reserve and other human rights issues which leave Aboriginal women at economic and social disadvantage.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 115-135
Description
Discusses a project to empower women to become independent of domestic violence through mutual help groups and building a network of co-operation among social agencies and community-based organizations.