Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 15, no. 3, May 1976, pp. [28-29]
Description
Highlights of speeches by Morris Thompson (Bureau of Indian Affairs), Chief Dan George (poet, actor), and Deana Jo Harragarra (Miss Indian America XXII) at Brigham Young University.
Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues: Digital Companion, vol. 1, 2014, pp. 32-47
Description
Summarizes statistics complied through the Sisters in Spirit initiative, discusses obligations arising from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and provides timeline of reports and recommendations and the Canadian government's responses.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 4, 2014, pp. 57-84
Description
Article examines over 600 comments posted to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) website in 2009 after the Government of Canada shut the border crossing in Akwesasne First Nation.
Aboriginal Law Bulletin, vol. 1, no. 12, February 1985, p. 8
Description
Discussion on Canadian land rights, self-government including the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, constitutional initiatives and possible future directions.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 112-121
Description
Canative Housing Corporation was created to help provide and maintain residential accommodations for low-income Métis families moving to Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta.
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, vol. 34, no. 2-3, July 2014, pp. 103-112
Description
Compares prevalence of smoking, obesity, level of physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and alcohol use as well as uptake of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. Uses data from 2007 and 2011 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, December 1985, p. 6
Description
Brief history about origins of the first settlement south of Sydney, Australia which was located in the Bass Strait between Tasmania and the Australian mainland.
Carl Christenson worked for the Saskatchewan Fish Board and met both Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady. He talks about the Saskatchewan Fish Board's aims and its functioning as well as his acquaintance with Norris and Brady.
Book review of Carrying on Irregardless edited by Peter Morin, Martine J. Reid, and Mike Robinson.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 157.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 25760
Description
Study contends exposure to the parent compound of the phthalate metabolite MEHP may be associated with breast cancer but further study is warranted using a larger sample size.
Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Denise K. Lajimodiere
Andrea Carmen
Description
Looks at the purposes of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
Chapter 17 from Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes edited by Wilton Littlechild and Elsa Stamatopoulou.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis Essential Skills Inventory Project (FIMESIP)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF)
Description
Discusses a program which provides unemployed Aboriginal youth the targeted training they need to obtain either advanced training or employment in a specific occupation or trade.