Synthesis of assessments by managers throughout Department of Indian and Northern Affairs of operating environment. Outlines main issues and constraints which had affected operational planning process. Includes statistics from Indian Conditions: A Survey published in 1980.
Discusses six "faces" of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) including, factual observations, management systems, past and current land uses, ethics and values, culture and identity, and cosmology.
West Coast Line, vol. 41, no. 1, Representations of Murdered and Missing Women, Spring, 2007, pp. 26-31
Description
Discussion of a photograph and what the image depicts of an unfair and exploitive economic system and the realities of the lives of women working in the factories of Juárez.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 52-55
Description
Argues that a holistic approach, coupled with Aboriginal healthcare professionals, was necessary for an effective smoking prevention program for youth.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 18
Description
Comments on a ceremony held to reintroduce culture and bring awareness to a community with a long history of violence, gangs and drugs.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Original autograph letter from Louis Riel, written in English, 20 days before his execution, to his befriended Regina jailer, Robert Gordon, which includes the poem "The Snow". The epigraph or introduction to the poem is titled Robert Gordon! and may be used as an alternate title. The document is entitled "[Letter and poem] [manuscript], October 27th, 1885, Regina jail [to] Robert Gordon / Louis David Riel" in the University of Saskatchewan Library catalogue.
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
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Birger Winsa
Description
Looks at the relationship between language policies, social capital and cultural and economic development in a multilingual region.
Chapter 21 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson.
Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 257 or select chapter 21 on side bar.
Tourism Management, vol. 28, no. 3, June 2007, pp. 917-919
Description
Examines issues related to data collection for tourism by examining the reliability and validity of results of exit surveys especially when related to cross cultural factors.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 30-37
Description
Looks at statistical data to determine suicide rates are higher among young Inuit men than women, of the same age, and of their peers in Denmark, southern Canada and United States.
To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
Challenges the fact that communication or solicitation for the purpose of sex, otherwise known as prostitution, is illegal and yet is so open, with 14 escort agencies listed in Saskatoon and 17 in Regina.
Looks at a number of current and critical conflicts associated with Aboriginal rights, treaty rights, and the inherent right to First Nations self-government.
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The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall , 2007, pp. 56-71
Description
Looks at some changes in behaviour in response to high energy prices.
[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.]
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 4, April 2007, pp. 1-2,12-13
Description
Looks at the winner, Leela Gilday, of the Aboriginal recording of the year awarded at the 2007 Juno Awards in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Article located on pages 1-2 and by scrolling to pages 12-13.