American Journal of Public Health, vol. 80, no. 7, July 1990, pp. 875-877
Description
Findings from the 1988-89 study indicated an estimated 10.6% of male and 6.4% of female Pacific Northwestern American Indians were at high risk for AIDS in contrast to 3% of the general U.S. population.
Quantitative Analysis and Socio-demographic Research
Finance and Professional Services
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
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.
Distribution of the Indigenous population of Canada and northern United States with groups shown by size, name and linguistic family. Also shows approximate extent of areas unknown, imperfectly known and well known to census takers.
Analyzes losses from the deaths of four people from Fort Hope and Lansdowne House to determine the economic and social losses of the families and how long the losses will be felt.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 80, no. 3, March 1990, pp. 318-319
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Study uses data reported to Medicare to determine end stage renal disease (ESRD) and found that 56% of the Aboriginal American cases were due to diabetes.
Investigates selected aspects of the commercial trapping industry and attempts to identify factors that influence participation in this historically important activity.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 4, Special Issue: Inuit Art World, Fall/Winter, 1990/1991, pp. 104-106
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Results of survey of Canadian institutions' teaching and research activities.
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Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 26, no. 3, May 1987, pp. [12-21]
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Study results indicated leadership perceptions from Native American and non-Indian junior high schools were quite similar, but author cautions generalizing these results to the wider population.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 1990, pp. 15-32
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Focuses on housing and economic structure in off-reserve communities situated near the railway in northern Ontario by comparing household surveys from 1975 and 1985.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve population.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Looks at on-reserve elementary and secondary schooling, socio-economic factors influencing success, post-secondary education, educational attainment in adults, and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's expenditures.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 30, no. 5, 1990, pp. 579-589
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Through means of a survey involving 142 Aboriginal and 84 non-Aboriginal respondents, author compared frequency and type of physician service used. Analysis showed that socio-economic rather than cultural factors influenced behaviour.
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, Special Issue: First Nations: The Politics of Change and Survival, 1990, pp. 56-68
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Looks at a new political perspective on Aboriginal-non-Aboriginal relations and the impact of Inglehart's postmaterialist theory on attitudes towards Aboriginal people.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 26, no. 3, May 1987, pp. [1-4]
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According to a survey by the Native American Career Education in Natural Resources (NACENR), there was a relationship between minority status and employment, unlike the earlier findings by the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 9, no. 1, Spring, 1990, pp. 127-142
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Study suggests a correlation between increased economic opportunities among First Nation communities and decreased rates of suicide and careless death.
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 4, Special Issue: Inuit Art World, Fall/Winter, 1990/1991, pp. 44-51
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Summary of findings of dealer survey conducted in Canada and United States.
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