Report critically examines the measures/metrics of Aboriginal learning success currently employed by academic researchers as well as by education practitioners.
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 78, no. 1, January/February 2002, pp. 101-102
Description
Looks at Aboriginal ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge regarding forest management planning, and discusses how Aboriginal communities need to understand the language that planners use and the objectives they hope to achieve.
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 78, no. 2, March/April 2002, pp. 250-254
Description
Discusses various post-secondary institutions in Canada that develop innovative programming solutions to attract more Aboriginal students and to address the complex problems surrounding Aboriginal involvement in forest management.
Looks at the historical, environmental, social, legal and political aspects of mining and the development of co-operative relationships between mining companies, governments and Aboriginal communities from the exploration stage onwards.
"A paper originally prepared for the Westbank First Nation's conference 'Making or Breaking the Treaty Process: The Constitutional Status of Treaty Settlement Land', Kelowna, BC, May 31, 2006."
Paper provides the basic Constitutional background for the conference.
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 79th, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Widdowson
Description
Looks at the arguments put forward in support of the claim that Aboriginal peoples exhibit an inherent ecological consciousness; and examines the policy implications of expanding Aboriginal jurisdiction over environmental protection.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 14, Citizenship and Rights, Fall, 1996, pp. [13]-35
Description
Looks at the case Peters v. Campbell regarding the Coast Salish Aboriginal initiation tradition and the Nisga'a treaty.
Scroll down to page 13 to read article.
Statistics on demographic trends, culture and language, continuous learning, work and participation in society, living arrangements and housing, and health and well-being.
Chapter six of A Portrait of Seniors in Canada 2006.
Scroll to page 221 to read chapter.
Journal of Church and State, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2002, pp. 135-149
Description
Argues that Aboriginal spirituality is legally constructed outside of the boundaries of religious freedom and discusses problems faced by religious minorities in a Christian dominated society.
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management Program; Publication Series ; 2007-02
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diana Kutzner
Patrick T. Maher
Pamela A. Wright
Description
Listing of literature relating to tourism in Canada, and worldwide, primarily dating from 1996 onward.
First volume of a two volume set; second volume published under the title Aboriginal Tourism Marketing: A Research Bibliography.
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management Program; Publication Series, 2007-04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diane Kutzner
Patrick T. Maher
Pamela A. Wright
Description
Listing of literature relating to tourism world wide, dating from 2003 onward.
Second volume of bibliography; the first was published under the title Aboriginal Tourism: A Research Bibliography.