Public Health Reports, vol. 110, no. 1, January-February 1995, pp. 87-94
Description
Genetic predisposition, changes in diet and activity found to contribute to Navajo peoples susceptibility to diabetes, which is complicated by renal and cardiovascular disease.
[Research Data Alliance International Indigenous Data Sovereignty Interest Group
Global Indigenous Data Alliance]
Description
Designed to complement the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) principles of the open data movement as means to use Indigenous data in ways determined by Indigenous peoples and for their benefit. Principles are related to collective benefit, authority to control, responsibility, and ethics.
Canadian Literature, no. 161-162, On Thomas King, Summer-Autumn, 1999, pp. 82-102
Description
Argues that maps illustrate power relationships, as when colonizers' place names and territorial boundaries attempted to erase the prior occupancy and ownership of lands by First Nations.
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 61, Winter, 1998, pp. [1]-8
Description
"The overriding principle to be drawn from the Court's decision is that if parties agree that a certain activity is to be the subject matter of an environmental assessment, particularly a joint inter-jurisdictional environmental assessment, any activities which are not considered by the parties to be associated with the undertaking which is the subject matter of the environmental assessment should be specifically determined at the outset".
Study consisted of a literature review, ten interviews, and four case studies: Tłı̨chǫ All‐season Road Project, Hope Bay Mining Ltd, Offshore Oil and Gas Strategic Environmental Assessment, and Adams Lake Cumulative Effects Land Use and Management Assessment
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Four main themes are covered: profile of mixed economy in the community; historical, political and cultural context; local views on barriers to economic success, and recommended strategies.
Overview of community's history and discussion of geographic, demographic, institutional, employment and other factors which impact the economic development of the Nimpkish Band. Concludes with recommendations.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article summarizes anthropological research into the Indigenous knowledge system (IKS) surrounding pregnancy and birth of the Tundra Nenets people. Author articulates the importance of these IKS and advocates for their continued use alongside mainstream healthcare models.
Book reviews of:
Cattle Camp, Murrie Drovers and Their Stories by Herb Wharton.
Auntie Rita by Rita Huggins and Jackie Huggins.
Review located by scrolling to page 211.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 313-333
Description
Discusses ways Cayuga Chief Jacob E. Thomas (1922-1998) of the Six Nations Reserve taught language; examines the educational materials he produced, and some reactions to his efforts.
Corrections and Conditional Release Act Five Year Review: Aboriginal Offenders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Correctional Service Canada?]
Description
Looks at how the National Parole Board and Correctional Service Canada activities have complied with requirements laid out in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. Includes statistics on regional distribution of offenders, offender status and characteristics, offence history, prior incarceration terms, parole grant and release rates, etc.
This interactive Google Earth project is a guided tour that introduces the user to over 80 Indigenous languages from around the globe. At each point on the map the user can view a photo and bio of an Indigenous language speaker from that region and listen to clips of them speaking their language.
Program relating to art work used in the newly-renamed The Centre at Circle and Eighth in Saskatoon, formerly the Circle Park and Wildwood malls. Aboriginal artists and themes are featured; project coordinator is Cecilia Cote.
Identifies community-level research initiatives and demonstrations of cultural and practice-based strategies for prevention and intervention. Findings are organized around models, and strengths and challenges are listed for each model.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 100, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 182-201
Description
Argues that teaching the history of residential schools in Canada requires an examination of how that history has been recorded and preserved; that this examination reveals an incompatibility between the colonial frameworks in archival institutions and structures of Indigenous knowledges. Discusses the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Canadian archival practices.
Discusses the origins of some native foods and the roles they play in modern Canadian society. Page is aimed at children and includes a recipe for bannock.
Demography, vol. 35, no. 1, February 1998, pp. 35-43
Description
Study used data from 1970, 1980, and 1990 census to test the hypotheses that the impact of identification was limited to metropolitan areas and states with a small Native American population.