Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada ; 2007
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada ; vol. 28, 2007
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ronald D. Camp
Description
Examines business alliances between Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous corporations in Canada; looks at the the activities of one oil company and one environmental assessment company in Ecuador and their interactions with Indigenous people.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 37-42
Description
Examines the self-harming behaviours among children and youth, both minority and non-minority, in the care of the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 15
Description
Looks at a project, My Home III and My Home IV, that provides housing for young women at risk due to negative lifestyles.
Article located by scrolling to page 15.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, 2007, pp. 79-95
Description
Examines the use of quilts and quilt making as a concept in Native American literature, such as incorporating quilts into metaphors that help illustrate more abstract ideas, like wholeness, or to clarify further the novel's structure and complexity.
Emerging Long Term Services and Support in Indian Country: Caregiver Training in Indian Country
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kaufman & Associates
Description
Includes literature review focused on need for and benefits of training and assessment of existing programs, recommendations, and a profile of an innovative program.
Emerging Long Term Services and Support Issues in Indian Country: Disability and Housing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kauffman & Associates
Description
Brief document looks at existing programs, funding for programs, barriers, promising practices and the National American Indian Housing Council and makes recommendations for improvements.
[Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada]
Description
Defines the sector, maps funding economy, identifies key issues, gives insights from focus groups, and makes recommendations. Includes five case studies: Got Bannock, Bear Clan, Indspire, Families First Foundation, and the Royal Bank of Canada.
Australasian Psychiatry, vol. 15, no. 1, Supplement, February 2007, pp. S34-S38
Description
Looks at some of the key elements of the Family Wellbeing Program including: the notion that no matter how desperate a situation might seem there are always options available for change, embrace rather than resist change and the concept that from little things big things grow.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, 2007, pp. 79-100
Description
Conducts an overview of First Nations child policies, citing jurisdictional squabbles, inadequate funding levels and neglect as contributing factors to the poor outcomes for child welfare agencies.
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monica C. Skewes
Christopher R. Decou
Vivian M. Gonzalez
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21204
Description
Questionnaire conducted on 298 college students revealed that energy drink consumption was associated with increased incidence of other risky behaviours such as use of tobacco, marijuana and risky sexual activity.
Reports on multi-site data collected from families in Alberta, Nova Scotia and Manitoba about their asthma and allergy experiences and pilot testing done on culturally appropriate support offered to children, youth and parents in those provinces.
Goal of study was to identify relevant topics for further investigation. Emerging themes included role of parents, access to information, financial considerations, discrimination, and the incorporation of culture.