First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 2011, pp. 66-82
Description
Looks at a study that determines a unique approach, that differs from other parts of Canada, is needed when dealing with child welfare cases in Nunavut including knowledge of traditional Inuit culture.
Scanned image shows four young students in winter clothing in what appears to be a sled race at a winter carnival held at the Prince Albert Student Residence on March 25, 1975. (bad quality photo)
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 9, September 2010, p. 1,2
Description
Looks at a celebration of a new school year and the program designed to improve Treaty Four students' quality of education.
Article found on page 1 and scrolling to page 2.
Contains links to alternative and First Nations Schools, post-secondary institutions, community education services, Aboriginal student centres, Aboriginal services, supporting organizations, employment assistance, etc.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 9, September 2011, p. 1,8
Description
Introduction to the services offered by the Aboriginal Students' Centre, at the University of Saskatchewan, to welcome, aide and support new students as they enter life on campus.
Article found on page 1 and by scrolling to page 8.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 5, May 2011, p. 12
Description
Introduction to the elders-in-residence program, in place in the Regina Public School system, designed to enhance aboriginal content in the curriculum.
Article found by scrolling to page 12.
Report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce Stanton
Todd Norman Russell
Jean Crowder
Larry Bagnell
Rob Clarke ... [et al.]
Description
Committee examined the ramifications of federal government's decision to discontinue funding to the organization, with a focus on the impact on 134 community-based healing initiatives.
Study conducted to discover how to better promote and support the success of Aboriginal education in public schools, and how to create an on-going dialogue regarding learning within teacher organizations and the broader educational community.
Focuses on news coverage of religious and land issues to make the study more specific.
Honors paper towards undergraduate degree in Communication Journalism (B.A.)--Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2011.
One of the unique aspects of the General Social Survey is that it captures information on whether crimes are reported to police. In this survey three-quarters (76%) of violent incidents involving Aboriginal women, incidents that were committed by someone other than a spouse or common-law partner, were not reported to the police.
Argues that practice of "carding" i.e. stopping, questioning, and demanding proof of identity, promotes racialized policing which in turn leads to over-incarceration of Aboriginal peoples.
Argues that the Federal government has failed to provide adequate support to First Nations children (both on and off-reserve) in terms of programs for birth and adoptive parents, has not implemented Jordan's principle, and does not monitor international adoption placements.
Overview to health crisis and Nishnawbe Aski Nation's plan to implement recommendations made by the Auditor General's report Access to Health Services for Remote First Nations Communities.
Frank Paul Inquiry: William H. Davies, Q.C. Commissioner Appointed under the Public Inquiry Act, S.B.C., 2007, c.9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
A. Cameron Ward
Neil Chantler
Description
Inquiry looked into circumstances surrounding the death of a Mi'kmaq man who was removed from Vancouver Police Department lock-up, left in an nearby alley and subsequently died of exposure and hypothermia.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 385-396
Description
Examines the concept of successful aging from an Alaska Native perspective that is designated when an individual has demonstrated wisdom because of the experiences he or she has gained throughout life.
A set of 77 photographs taken in the small community of Sucker River, north of La Ronge, in 1975-76. The community mounted a project to make as many "old things" as the 14 participants in the project could remember from the old days. Many of the objects were made as models, as time and materials did not allow for full-size items.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 1, 2016, pp. 100-105
Description
A sample of 5,340 students from 109 schools in the Saskatoon Health Region revealed that 340 (6.4%) had considered suicide at least once in the past 12 months.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 163-180
Description
Examines the need for culturally appropriate mental health services for the prevention of Aboriginal youth suicide and the importance of positive youth development to foster healthy mental, emotional, social, spiritual and physical development.
This material summarizes what the elders of the Treaty 7 area have said in interviews about what transpired during the negotiation of Treaty 7 and what promises were made to the Indians at that time. The subjects dealt with include mineral and other resource rights, hunting, fishing, andtrapping rights, land and land surrenders, education and medicare and economic development.