Objectives were to identify training needs of Aboriginal literacy workers, provide manual for evaluating skills, abilities and knowledge needed to qualify for funding from the Literacy and Basic Skills program and develop a job description.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 167, no. 4, August 20, 2002, pp. 349-352
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Combining DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with conventional methods to better target groups at high risk of transmission of tuberculosis.
Journal of Reading, vol. 20, no. 7, April 1977, pp. 595-600
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Lists ten types of bias: omission, defamation, disparagement, cumulative implication, lack of validity, inertia, obliteration, disembodiment, and lack of concreteness, and provides examples of prejudicial textbooks in each category.
Image of men setting up an Officers' Mess at unknown location during the Northwest Resistance. Group of men prepare food in pots over a fire at left, and men in background moving barrels and pots.
Brief summary of literature related to preparing educators to bring about student success and discusses what success means to the students and their families.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 47, no. 4, May 2002, pp. 355-360
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Research conducted on inappropriate use of prescription medication use showed common sources for acquiring medication included medication given by a friend or stranger, medication bought on the street and medication prescribed by a physician.
This submission was written by the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly for inclusion in the Hon. Warren Allmand's Northern Policy Statement. Areas of concern for the NWT Legislative Assembly are constitutional development, land claims and economic development.
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 14, no. 3, Focusing on Aboriginal Issues, September 2002, pp. 25-27
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Study drew data from case files in order to compare socio-demographic, case needs and criminal offence/history characteristics of offenders from each group.
American Anthropologist, vol. 104, no. 1, March 2002, pp. 247-261
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Argues that since land claims force Aboriginal peoples to deal in the European concept of property, it has the effect of undermining the very principles that claimants are trying preserve.
Brief description of a workshop sponsored by the Simpcw First Nation (formerly called North Thompson Indian Band) titled: "Constructing Community Consciousness: Intellectual Property Rights and Other Considerations in Research".
Entire issue on one pdf. To access this article scroll to p. 13.
The Advocate, vol. 60, no. 1, January 2002, pp. 77-[?]
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The author asserts that the Paul decision is a misinterpretation of the decision by the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the balancing of Aboriginal rights and public rights.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol, vol. 63, no. 1, January 2002, pp. 18-24
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Study found psychiatric disorders in children and alcohol dependence in parents not correlated, however children living in a single parent households may have increased rates of certain disorders.