Canada's Labour Force Survey in 2005 separated off-reserve data into "Indian," Metis and Inuit, analyses of these data indicated 2.5 times higher rates of employment of non-Aboriginal than of Aboriginal peoples.
Examines how organizations serving Aboriginal people can help to create supportive and nonjudgmental environments for two-spirit people living with HIV/AIDS through the development of policies addressing homophobia and raising awareness.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, 1994, pp. 1-46
Description
Surveys statistical data dealing with population, economy, health, family integrity and social conditions which demonstrate persistent inequalities and relationships among poverty, health and social structure.
Webinar presenter discusses Two-Spirit identity and the differences between that and non-Indigenous concepts and understandings of LGBTQI, the Two-Spirit Dry Lab, practical advice on best practices, and recently published guidance.
Duration: 47:52.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 50, no. 1, 2013, pp. 89-104
Description
Uses social network approach to analyze data from 330 interviews. Argues that past emphasis on traditional vs. store-bought items misses importance of reciprocal vs. one-way giving.
Journal of Family History, vol. 38, no. 2, April 2013, pp. 140-165
Description
Looks at how Sami 80 years and older supported themselves before economic modernization. Uses nineteenth-century census registrations and ethnographic sources.
1 file containing: An Introduction to the Geography of the Canadian Arctic. Chapter VI, Pages 75-86, discusses the way of life of the Canadian Inuit including: population and distribution; social organization; hunting and fishing; language, art and religion; and regional groups. -"The Awakening North", an excerpt from the annual report of Seagrams Ltd. including a portfolio of pictures of the north, several of which are of Inuit peoples.
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter H. Stephenson
Steven Acheson
Description
Focuses on the peoples of the northern area of the Northwest Coast including Alaska, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
Chapter from Volume 2 of Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures edited by Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, 2018, pp. 41-70
Description
Uses census data (collected every 10 years) and the American Community Survey, to compare occupational structures and stratifications in the two groups.
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. 17, no. 1, Summer, 2008, pp. 78-106
Description
Examines the changing spatial structure of food retailing between 1984 and 2004 in relation to neighbourhoods containing high concentrations of poverty.
Discussion on the first step in the engagement process to obtain input on how Aboriginal economic development programs may be renovated to better meet the needs of Aboriginal Canadians.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 2, 2002, pp. 239-267
Description
Findings from the 1996 Census revealed that while Aboriginal peoples are not segregated, they do occupy poorer quality neighbourhoods at a higher rate than non-Aboriginal people in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area