Contains statistics on characteristics of graduates, educational attainment before enrolling, experiences while attending, reasons for enrolling, evaluation of post-graduation employment opportunities, finances, and services.
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
Description
Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.
Research Project: Repatriation of Aboriginal Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
Stevenato and Associates
Janet Budgell
Description
Sections in the final report include: Introduction, Defining Repatriation, Background and History Aboriginal Adoptions, Statistical and Demographic Data, Existing Repatriation Programs, Services and Models, Identification of Key Issues and Barriers, Recommendations for a Repatriation Model, Cost Estimates, Implementation Strategy, and Evaluation Plan.
Tabulations from 1996 Census of Canada providing tables and figures describing characteristics such as educational attainment, age, employment, and income.
Ad hoc Committee on Accessing Information About Contract Work
Description
Looks at the discrimination faced by Aboriginal women and women of colour looking for work in Canada and makes recommendations for contracting agencies.
Discusses four-year study of Sioux and Winnebago peoples to develop and evaluate a diabetes education program; they found education about diet and diabetes is not enough, when access to healthier diet is a continuing problem.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 161-177
Description
Describes the process involved in developing a policy to manage the use of alcohol in recreational facilities, including policy regulations, community survey results, and indicators of success.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
Subjects covered include: population, education, health and housing conditions, social assistance, political participation and self-government, and labour force activity.
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 93-105
Description
Describes research on social services issues concerning Ojibwa First Nation communities, particularly the high incidence of youth suicide, addiction, and court appearances.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. 166-179
Description
Book review of: Black Eyes All of the Time by Anne McGillivray and Brenda Comaskey. Focuses on Carol LaPrairie's chapter on sentencing of Aboriginal offenders.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 381-404
Description
Book reviews of:
Legends of our Times: Native Cowboy Life by Morgan Baillargeon and Leslie Tepper.
The World Turned Upside Down: Indian Voices from Early America by Conlin Callway (Editor).
Women in Trouble: Connecting Women's Law Violations to Their Histories of Abuse by Elizabeth Cormack.
Leonard Bloomfield's Fox Lexicon: Critical Edition by Ives Goddard (Editor).
White Man's Law: Native People in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Jurisprudence by Sidney L. Harring.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 26, no. 3, 2001, pp. 321-339
Description
Examines discourses and practices associated with designating some children and youth as being "at-risk" of academic and social failure in and out of school.