The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, vol. 33, no. 10, October 2014, pp. 1023-1026
Description
Study concludes that rates of lower respiratory tract infections are elevated in First Nations infants living in the Sioux Lookout Zone and hospitalization rates were approximately double the provincial average.
Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada speaks about the Commission's mandate and activities, and what Canadian society must do to achieve true reconciliation with Aboriginal peoples.
Duration: 1:11:22.
Provides summary of past and current policies and programs in Canada, discusses initiatives in Aboriginal communities and common themes or objectives, looks at international Indigenous communities for similarities in concerns and challenges and how they are responding.
Studies gender roles in three novels: Not Wanted on the Voyage, Salt Fish Girl, and Kiss of the Fur Queen.
English & Cultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2014.
Discussion on the development of the Federal Framework for Aboriginal Economic Development; recent Federal measures including the Northern Strategy; a series of agreements between government and Aboriginal communities, including self-government and Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements; and examines how they can play a central role in strengthening the northern economy.
Shows incident of stomach cancer is higher in Indigenous populations globally and is linked to poor socioeconomic conditions and a lower standard of health.
Looks at the change to Inuit life from one based on relationships and ritual to one of secular commodification as demonstrated by the fate of the sled dog.
Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues: Digital Companion, vol. 1, 2014, pp. 32-47
Description
Summarizes statistics complied through the Sisters in Spirit initiative, discusses obligations arising from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and provides timeline of reports and recommendations and the Canadian government's responses.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 4, 2014, pp. 57-84
Description
Article examines over 600 comments posted to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) website in 2009 after the Government of Canada shut the border crossing in Akwesasne First Nation.
Is This Our Canada? How Racial Discrimination in Children's Services Undermines the Potential of This Generation of First Nations Children and What You Can do to Help
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Description
Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada speaks on inequities in funding for Aboriginal children, focusing on Jordan's Principle, Shannen's Dream, and the discrimination complaint lodged with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5 (slide show)
Total Duration: 41:88.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 2, Crossing Borders, Winter, 2010
Description
Comments and observations from a writer and photographer, who toured five tribal colleges in Montana, including noting a strong female presence in leadership roles and feeling very welcomed by all campuses.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 25760
Description
Study contends exposure to the parent compound of the phthalate metabolite MEHP may be associated with breast cancer but further study is warranted using a larger sample size.
Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Denise K. Lajimodiere
Andrea Carmen
Description
Looks at the purposes of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
Chapter 17 from Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes edited by Wilton Littlechild and Elsa Stamatopoulou.
Examines the crucial role between media technologies and the process of Māori cultural revitalization, sustainability and development for post-settlement Ngāi Tahu.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Essential Skills Inventory Project (FIMESIP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF)
Description
Discusses a program which provides unemployed Aboriginal youth the targeted training they need to obtain either advanced training or employment in a specific occupation or trade.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 45-52
Description
Discusses the history of the American Indian women who initiated legislative changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act, and looks at recommendations to address the problems associated with the lack of compliance to current legislation across Canada and the United States.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Essential Skills Inventory Project (FIMESIP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF)
Description
Comments on the success of the classroom model which has successfully helped a large percentage of participants gain employment in the childcare field.