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.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 36, no. 3, June 2002, pp. 404-410
Description
Study discusses differences in suicide methods and high levels of untreated mental illness and substance abuse among many of the individuals who had taken their own lives.
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.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 1, Summer, 2002, pp. 76-88
Description
Article spotlights the process of structural change, suggesting that social capital is key to long term economic success.
[One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
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.
Survey sample contains a total of 1,423 completed interviews. Questions focused on relationship with the Federal government and the services it provided.
Text in English and French. English version starts at page 80.
Analysis of situation in Russia, Norway, Finland, Alaska, and Sweden for Sami herders in terms of management systems, economic efficiency, external conditions, and legislation.
Summary Report.
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.
Study sample consisted of 340 individuals, including respondents to questionnaires, participants in focus groups, and interviewees. Purpose was to gather information for use in developing appropriate programming.
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.