[A National Conversation among Aboriginal Canadians Living in the Cities]
[Canadian Public Opinion and the Policy Agenda]
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Author/Creator
[Indian Communication Arts (INCA)
First Nations University]
Paul Francis James
Geoffrey Prantau
Tina Pisuktie
Kenneth Chakasim
Collin Graham ... [et al.]
Description
In interviews, thirty-three individuals from across Canada discuss living in urban centres, identity, and contemporary issues they consider to be important.
Each interview is approximately 30 min. long.
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.
Brief discussion of ten areas which have been underdeveloped in the urban context: consultation, community access and decision-making; community ethical review; intellectual property rights and data management, data gathering, storytelling and consent-seeking; capacity building and mentorship; nurturing authentic research relationships; multi-sited and multi-jurisdictional research; and self-determination, sovereignty and community empowerment.
Discusses historical and contemporary reasons for migration to urban centres, the lack recognition of an urban presence based on the belief that identity and cities are incompatible because Indigeneity is solely defined by a relationship to the land, and how this attitude, coupled with government policy, has resulted in the lack of culturally appropriate supports and services available.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 25-31
Description
Looks at the differences in rural versus urban birth and infant outcomes for Indigenous peoples in Quebec.
Reports on results of survey of housing providers conducted between the end of December 2018 and March 2019; explains the changing demographics of Indigenous populations; and gives the background to the Urban Native Housing Program and the Rural and Native Housing Programs and discusses the implications of the expiry of Operating Grants under them.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, [Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism], 2019, pp. 95-118
Description
Uses cases studies from Nicaragua and South Africa to compare colonization and imperialistic practices and how these experiences helped with the formation of what the author describes as Indigenous internationalist feminism.
International Journal of the Commons, vol. 4, no. 1, February 2010, p. 36–55
Description
Looks at two joint ventures ability or inability to contribute the extra dimensions of development in forest management desired by Aboriginal communities.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, International Processes: Perspectives and Challenges, April 2002, pp. 26-31
Description
Chronicles how Indigenous organizations have played a role within the workings of the United Nations, by using international human rights procedures.
To access this article scroll down to page 26.
American Studies International, vol. 40, no. 3, October 1, 2002, pp. 6-32
Description
Impact on the life of Tecumseh's descendant, Thomas Wildcat Alford of the Shawnee tribe, who was selected by elders to attend a government boarding school in the late 1800's.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stacey I. Oberly
Description
Case study using the Ute Reference Grammar.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
Looks at how the Yekooche First Nation used the viable cluster-based learning approach effectively to maximizing the use of learning technologies to support collaborative, project-based learning and community-wide development.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 123-133
Description
Study of 60 young Indigenous mothers examines the association between setting and attaining goals and indicators of health behavior change. After six month of intervention it was found that goal attainment was not significantly associated with behavior change despite participants exhibiting confidence in completing goals and increased sense of agency.
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, vol. 29, no. 1, Symposium of Native American Wellness, March 2002, pp. [55-75]
Description
Discusses the effectiveness of the RFL questionnaire in assessing youth suicide risk and as a tool for addressing the gap between European therapies and traditional healing.
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 14, no. 3, Focusing on Aboriginal Issues, September 2002, pp. 10-12
Description
Examines the validity of the Scale given the tendency for Aboriginal women to be rated at higher security levels than non-Aboriginal women and its role in this systemic bias.
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 217-220
Description
Response to Robert McGhee's simplification and mischaracterization of Indigenous archaeology in a 2008 article, focusing on three main points of contention: insufficient sampling, caricature, and questionable treatment of colonialism and notions of "Aboriginalism".
Arctic Anthropology , vol. 47, no. 1, 2010, pp. 39-56
Description
Examines the social aspects of the mixed economy involving polar bears and how interconnected the monetary economy, subsistence economy, and cultural ideology are in Inuit society.
A total of 495 survey respondents were Indigenous, representing 39% of the population, and proportion was higher for unsheltered (46%) than sheltered (34%). Snapshot was taken March 13, 2019.
Ethnohistory, vol. 36, no. 2, Spring, 1989, pp. 148-169
Description
Descriptions of dreams recorded in mission journals by United Brethren (Moravian) missionaries during a period of socioeconomic change arising from nearly two centuries of European contact.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 83-116
Description
Looks at the experiences of the Fort Albany First Nation during the Environmental Assessment process of the proposed Victor Diamond Mine and reflects on associated social justice issues.