Discusses government strategy which hopes to reduce the number of new infections; improve quality of life in infected individuals and reduce risk factors for acquisition of HIV infection.
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 10-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dwayne Pattison
Isobel M. Findlay
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives)
Description
Focuses on governance, member participation, learning and cultural revitalization, and representation in negotiations. Concludes with recommendations to strengthen internal and external legitimacy.
Brief discussion of risk and protective factors associated with completion, promising practices and programs, and recommendations for future initiatives.
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 111, October 14, 2010, pp. 1-31
Description
Interviews non-Indigenous principles to see how their life experiences impacted their professional identities and roles as educational leaders focusing on educational leadership theory and practice.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 385-396
Description
Examines the concept of successful aging from an Alaska Native perspective that is designated when an individual has demonstrated wisdom because of the experiences he or she has gained throughout life.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 17-22
Description
Presents refined data which provides clearer comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians showing that Indigenous peoples remain the least healthy Australian sub-population group.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 5, September/October 2010, pp. 26-29
Description
Overview of the health condition of women in the Torres Strait Islanders community, including statistical information about population, mortality, birth rates and health risk factors.
Provides statistics on number of children in care, and child abuse and neglect; discusses factors contributing to removal and highlights successful programs.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 71, no. 4, April 1981, pp. 403-407
Description
Contends that incidence of abortions and tubal sterilizations is still lower among Navajo women than among the total United States population, but it has risen, especially among 20-34 year olds.
Provides overview of education, description of add-on, First Nations control, and partnership approaches, case studies of specific institutions, and interviews with practitioners.
Case studies: First Nations Partnership Program; Nunavut Sivuniksavut Program; first Nations House of Learning at the University of British Columbia, Malaspina University College; Saanich Adult Education Center.
Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM) table uses data from the Adult Correctional Services Survey (ACS) and the Integrated Correctional Services Survey (ICSS).
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table. For example, by geography and time frame.
Adult Admissions to Community Services by Aboriginal Identity
Adult Correctional Survey
Integrated Correctional Services Survey
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM) table uses data from the Adult Correctional Services Survey (ACS) and the Integrated Correctional Services Survey (ICSS).
Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table. For example, by geography and time frame.
First Nations Métis Education Provincial Advisory Committee (FNMEPAC)
Description
Working draft of strategy with vision to build local capacity through relationship and understanding, excellence and equity, and accountability to First Nations and Métis learners and all learners across Saskatchewan.
Access Catalyst Leaders' Toolkit.
Journal of Community Health, vol. 35, no. 6, December 2010, pp. [667]-675
Description
Study demonstrates that interventions to prevent excess adiposity in infants and toddlers are both feasible and acceptable to American Indian/Alaskan native peoples.
Examines the factors behind the diminishing usage of certain Nandi anthroponyms, which act as catalogues of past and present histories, and the endangerment extinction.
Grade 7 students in Saskatchewan were tested for their understanding of history and treaties and the success of the mandatory K-12 treaty education program was assessed with respect to requirements of the Treaty Commissioner.
Canadian Political Science Association Conference; 82nd, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joanne Heritz
Description
Looks at the movement between reserve and city (labelled as 'churn') and the concerns submitted to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People and the Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study.
Qualitative Health Research, vol. 20, no. 4, April 2010, pp. 506-523
Description
Examines why tuberculosis continues to be a serious health issue. The article also discusses the challenges to TB prevention and treatment for Aboriginal people in Montreal.
Focuses on Prince Albert, Saskatoon, and Regina. Uses data from the 1996 Statistics Canada census survey and information gathered from interviews. Profiles homeless and identifies available resources, gaps in services, and barriers to access.