Provides an overview of a workshop intended to foster connections among researchers, community members, and students who are committed to advancing knowledge of Aboriginal women’s health.
Community Housing And Design Options: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Saskatoon & Region Home Builders' Association
Description
Presents results of a workshop held February, 2004 and recommendations for increasing the affordable housing available to Aboriginal people in Saskatoon. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Discusses how the people of Saskatchewan support their social agencies in order to serve the needy and less fortunate people in the province. Agencies include the Saskatoon Friendship Inn, Women of the Dawn, and the Friendship Centre in Regina.
Presents the methodology and results of a survey conducted in Saskatoon's five core neighbourhoods. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer-Autumn, 2004, pp. 480-498
Description
Presents the results of a study which examined how exposure to Indigenous Knowledge in early childhood influenced both individuals and the community as whole.
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education; Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology Program Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2004.
Presents a comparative review of the similarities of some of the issues and challenges related to community health workers in indigenous communities across four countries.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 22, no. 2, January 1983, pp. [17-22]
Description
Compares attitudes of Swampy Cree students in a remote public school in Teulon, Manitoba, with Plains Cree and Saulteaux students from Peguis First Nation attending a locally controlled school.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 57-75
Description
Criminal justice organizations of Indigenous peoples in Canada, the United States and Australia are compared and evaluated as to roles played and successes achieved.
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 16, no. 1, 2004, pp. 137-164
Description
Argues that individual cases occur within a particular historical and social context and that this has to be taken into account when evaluating specific cases.
Components of Successful HIV / AIDS Case Management in Alaska Native Villages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David D. Barney
Caitlin C. Rosenthal
Tracy Speier
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 16, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 202-217
Description
Describes how qualitative data from 18 key informants, used to identify elements of successful case management, were employed to improve client level outcomes.
Arctic, vol. 36, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 356-360
Description
Examines materials from an anaerobic environment at a washed out site belonging to ringed, bearded and harbour seals, caribou and beluga and baleen whales.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 04-029
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Study involved using list of generic circumstances (e.g. community relocation or land base expansion) which would entail planning, and examining how they had been dealt with in select communities.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 107-113
Description
Paper presented at the 12th International Congress on Circumpolar Health discussion on what constitutes health and well-being from the perspective of adult and elder Métis women. Also looks at how these views should be incorporated into Métis designed health surveys.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 79-80
Description
Presents a brief closing article on the Value(s) Added Conference, and describes some of the topics discussed and views aired by the various presenters.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, pp. 262-267
Description
Examines the unique role that universities can play in helping to maintain both the Micmac (Mi'kmaq) and Maliseet languages in Indigenous communities in the Maritimes to assist in the preservation of culture and communication between generations.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 3-11
Description
Editorial article by the guest editor of the “Empowerment Through Literature” special issue addresses key themes and concerns of the articles contained therein.
Toxicology, vol. 198, no. 1, May 20, 2004, pp. 121-133
Description
Results indicated Native Americans from coastal regions may consume 10 times or more seafood than the average U.S. person, exposing them more pollutants and biotoxins.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 67, no. 1, 2004, pp. 257-300
Description
Discussion of section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and the fact that 22 years after its enactment, it is still unclear what "recognition" of aboriginal and treaty rights means.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 43-58
Description
Looks at a paper presented at the, Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and discusses the impact of law on economic development.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 5, September/October 2004, pp. 13-14
Description
Report on the annual National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) celebrations at The Park - Centre for Mental Health in Queensland, Australia.
Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, vol. 23, no. 1, Where in the World is Transnational Feminism?, Spring, 2004, pp. 13-28
Description
Focuses on three autobiographies: How Should I read These? Native Women Writers in Canada by Helen Hoy, Tiger's Eye by Inga Clendinnen and My Skull by Antjie Krog.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 169-173
Description
Study findings indicate that children and smokers should limit consumption of moose kidney and liver but consumption of moose muscle did not need to be restricted.
Aboriginal History, vol. 9, no. 2, 1985, pp. 148-169
Description
Looks at an era whereby the presence of English speakers created a situation of culture contact and new languages were created to allow for verbal communication.
Art Contemporain Amérindien: Trois Portraits d'Artistes Sans Masque
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gérard Selbach
Revue LISA/LISA e-journal, vol. 2, no. 6, Arts and American Minorities: An Identity Iconography?, 2004, pp. 47-63
Description
Divides artists into three categories: those who produce traditional works, those who make reference to contemporary political issues, and a third group who want to appeal to a broader audience and resist stereotypes.
American Anthropologist, vol. 106, no. 3, New Series, September 2004, pp. 595-599
Description
Review essay of an exhibition, Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life, that examines the artistic, cultural and political significance of beadwork in both traditional and contemporary Iroquois culture.