Statistical data compares percentage of population increase from 2006 to 2011 in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.
Brief discussion of risk and protective factors associated with completion, promising practices and programs, and recommendations for future initiatives.
Emphasizes the need for a whole health approach which includes screening, contacting patients with positive results, tracing sexual partners, and contacting patients for follow-up.
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.
Background paper prepared for the Education for all global monitoring report 2012, Youth and skills: putting education to work.
Examines the issues and opportunities associated with low-literacy levels among Indigenous peoples.
Study examined key research findings, results from the 2011 Aboriginal Business Survey, responses from interviews with financial institutions and business women, and business support services.
Provides overview of the business development and support environment, reports results of the Aboriginal Business Survey, Métis Women Entrepreneur Survey, and Métis Economic Development/Capital Corporation Survey, and identifies best practices.
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 511-517
Description
Reports prescription drugs, alcohol, and marijuana are main concerns in communities and access to resources, services and interventions are tied to the wellness/health of the community.
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 & 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.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Objective of the programming is to provide eligible students living in a First Nations community with education programs comparable to those that are required in provincial schools.
Based on a National needs assessment survey of 230 organizations between 2010 and 2011. Supports need for a master plan, funding for more staff, culturally relevant training programs, and assistance with digitization of materials.
[International Conference of the System Dynamics Society ; 2012]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jin Zhang
Nathaniel Osgood
Roland Dyck
Winnifred Grassmann
Description
Discusses using a System Dynamics model approach to forecast the future growth of diabetes and prediabetes prevalence in order to evaluate intervention policies.
Information from the Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM). Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
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.
Identifies themes which emerged from the evaluation of the short and long-term impacts of the reconciliation process aimed at improving child welfare outcomes.
Examines the factors behind the diminishing usage of certain Nandi anthroponyms, which act as catalogues of past and present histories, and the endangerment extinction.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 74, no. 10, May 2012, pp. 1560-1569
Description
Looks at inter-generational effects by investigating direct or indirect exposure to trauma experiences of two groups: community members who were residential schools survivors and community members who did not attend residential schools.
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.
Survey administered to Grade 7 students from the Melfort School District. Measured understanding of history and treaties, and assessed whether education program was meeting the requirements of the Office of the Treaty Commission.
Journal of Rural and Community Development, vol. 7, no. 3, 2012, pp. [65]-82
Description
Study conducted with three Ontario communities: Ginoogaming First Nation, Aroland First Nation, and Eabametoong First Nation. Summarizes associations of behavior with health and well-being, and outlines how behaviour is occurring and what variables are associated with it.
Looks at selected socio-economic trends and examines the multiple dimensions of poverty including lack of financial resources, absence of skills, knowledge, and capabilities to lead a fulfilled life, and social exclusion.