Looks to identify tourism development opportunities in the park to enhance the role of the park as a core attraction and to optimize the economic benefits to the surrounding area.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 9-11
Description
Reports on the impacts of hearing loss including children being physically punished by parents because they assume they're not listening, as opposed to not hearing.
Designed to assist organizations in creating employment strategies. Contains general information on the Aboriginal population, finding the correct candidates, and completing the selection process.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Africa and the Millennium Development Goals, 2006, pp. 4-5
Description
Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on developmental aid from a cultural point of view and examples of rights-based approaches.
To access this article, scroll down to page 4.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Fall , 2010, pp. 27-28
Description
Introduction to articles relating to Aboriginal wineries in New Zealand and Canada, Indigenous labour mobility, First Nation social economy and the gaming industry.
CCPA Monitor, vol. 17, no. 3, July/August 2010, p. 16
Description
Professor discusses her philosophy of action education and education for social change, which involves a responsibility to make a difference in the community.
[Inuit People and the Aboriginal World] Inuit Studies Conference : 17th]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Louis McComber
Description
Comments on the lack of improvement in housing, education, and health since the creation of Nunavut and the signing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Provides basic and culturally specific information on the drug, institutional initiatives to deal with enforcement issues and treatment strategies being undertaken.
Regional Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2006: Proceedings of the Annual Regional Entrepreneurship Research Exchange
[AGSE International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Exchange ; 3rd, 2006]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bob Kayseas
Kevin Hindle
Robert B. Anderson
Description
Focuses on the Band's approach to governance, land use and cultural development.
Paper from Regional Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2006: Proceedings of the Annual Regional Entrepreneurship Research Exchange.
Report that follows the Honoring Native Women by Stopping the Violence Against Them Conference discusses the prevalence of the violence, the issues that make law enforcement difficult, seeks solutions, and makes recommendations.
Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 4, November 2006, pp. 174-178
Description
Review of literature dealing with consultation found that traditional model had limitations and openness to other ways of thought, cultural competence and understanding of social factors were needed.
National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence(NACAFV)
Description
Project began with visits in the communities of Fisher River First Nation in Koostatak and Mathias Colomb First Nation (Pukatawagan) and later expanded to ten other sites across Canada in a variety of settings (urban, remote, on-reserve, and off-reserve). The study was mainly conducted through interviews with directors, staff and clients of women's shelters.
Food Policy, vol. 31, no. 6, December 2006, pp. 528-553
Description
Argues that going back to more traditional activities may address the primary causes of social and health crisis issues, while also improving the health and well-being of the people.
Documents research carried out on 11 authorities located in communities across Canada. Identifies issues, challenges and critical success factors, and makes recommendations.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 06-018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Issues and challenges identified included autonomy, turnover, operating environment, demographics, history and community support, relationship problems and conflict, and housing and land shortages.
Highlights from research report of the same name.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, vol. 43, no. 2, August 2010, pp. 199-222
Description
Looks at review of research that has attempted to measure levels of rape and examines National Crime Victimization Survey for context of differences between ethnicities.
Evaluation of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation On-Reserve Housing Programs: Summary Report
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Program Evaluation Division
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Primary source of information is the survey of dwellings conducted in 1984 in conjunction with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Secondary sources include documentation from CMHC field offices, administrative files, and related material, as well as responses gathered through consultations conducted by the National Indian Housing Council and the Assembly of First Nations.
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lori Ann Roness
Description
Looks at 10 partnerships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal companies emerging in Atlantic Canada and the objectives, benefits & challenges for them to increase opportunities for community economic development.
Canadian Social Trends, no. 89, Summer, 2010, pp. 63-69
Description
Data collected from 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (15 or older).Looks at participation in traditional activities, events, Métis specific organizations, spiritual practices, and language acquisition.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 114-142, 155
Description
Discussion on Aboriginal English dialects; regional variation and linkage to community of origin; and looks at language and literacy learning issues, socialization process, cultural identity, and Aboriginal language retention.
Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2006.
Purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of five Aboriginal individuals who formerly used solvents and factors related to their transition to non-use.
Fort Belknap College Radio Program Enhances Retention Effort
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 1, The Winding Road to Student Success, Fall, 2006
Description
Discusses a student retention program, developed by the Fort Belknap College in Montana, that uses a radio program as one mechanism to encourage students to stay in school.