Explores the possibility of creating these reserves as solution to the housing issues facing First Nation members in Saskatoon. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
In the Way of Development: Indigenous Peoples, Life Projects and Globalization
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Author/Creator
Dawn Martin-Hill
Description
Presents life stories from the women of Lubicon Cree Nation.
Chapter 18 from In the Way of Development: Indigenous Peoples, Life Projects and Globalization edited by Mario Blaser, Harvey A. Feit and Glenn McRae.
Teacher's resource for Grades 5 and 8 utilizes the poem “Water/El Agua, video The Story of Bottled Water, and the article No Running Water by Helen Fallding to explore issues surrounding the environment, the impact of human behavior on it, and the role of the public engagement in maintaining healthy, sustainable ecosystems.
Grade 6 educator's resource for teaching about Aboriginal perspectives on respecting the environment, cultural teachings about women's responsibility for water, and the relationships between all living things.
For use with video about Ojibwa Grandmother Josephine Mandamin's walk around the Great Lakes, A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry, and "No Running Water" by Helen Falding.
Includes a general overview of restorative justice principles and processes, and discusses the complexity of balancing enforcement, victim issues and rehabilitation.
Lists sources dealing with causes and effects of domestic violence, studies which have measured the effectiveness of restorative justice, key concerns, and discussion on the efficacy of restorative justice in cases of violence against and abuse of female intimate partners.
Public Policy Paper (Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy) ; no. 28
SIPP Public Policy Paper ; no. 28
E-Books
Author/Creator
Janice Stokes
Ian Peach
Raymond B. Blake
Description
Discussion of urbanization and the limitations of services to off-reserve people. Argues that past policies and programs have not met with real success.
Reviews existing services available for Aboriginal students who are pregnant or parenting, family gathering locations and service programs, and early pregnancy prevention and intervention supports. Offers recommendations for the program.
Reports on health care disparities, progress made during the previous five years, demographics, management of care, and new initiatives. Includes 10 conclusions and recommendations.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 04-033
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of project focused on identifying approaches which were innovative, could supplement more conventional teaching methods and be successfully applied in the future.
Highlights from research report of same name.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 137-188
Description
Book reviews of:
America’s Second Tongue: American Indian Education and the Ownership of English, 1860–1900 by Ruth Spack.
Anthropologists and Indians in the New South edited by Rachel A. Bonney and J.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 292-297
Description
Concludes that differences previously acknowledged in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rate can only be partially explained, more investigation is needed.
Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 31, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 56-63
Description
Study indicated there is a scope for community pharmacists to undertake screening and brief intervention for risky drinking and that customers find this to be acceptable.
Papers presented at a conference co-sponsored by the Royal Bank of Canada and the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (CANDO) held in October 1997. Focused on the benefits of economic development of Aboriginal communities.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 8-13
Description
Examines effects of colonization on a community of San in eastern Namibia and how gender relations have been altered.
To access this article, scroll down to page 9.
Survey conducted to gather information missing from census data and City of Saskatoon Aboriginal Neighbourhood Profiles and also provided an opportunity to express opinions and relate experiences. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Brief overview of the Project including nine pictures. Produced for the Community-University Research Alliances (CURA) Project. Forms part of The Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing site.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-17
Description
Focus group discussions indicate level of trust is key in accepting social support in order to achieve better educational outcomes and Aboriginal well-being.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 425-445
Description
Reviews the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and adequacy of food security including law and policy, which impede food production and acquisition, and provides recommendations for achieving food security.
Synthesis of assessments by managers throughout Department of Indian and Northern Affairs of operating environment. Outlines main issues and constraints which had affected operational planning process. Includes statistics from Indian Conditions: A Survey published in 1980.