Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 34, no. 3, 2011, pp. 229-248
Description
Study argues that historical consequences of colonialism have diminished Aboriginal youth's ability to get a higher education and employment. Also discusses current initiatives and solutions to problem.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 3, August 6, 2010, p. article no. 1383
Description
Reviews current services, initiatives & challenges to the delivery of safe maternity services for Aboriginal women in rural and remote areas of Australia.
Focuses on educational reform for Indigenous children in remote and northern Australia to improve educational outcomes. Feedback from participants provides recommendations.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, March/April 2010, pp. 25-29
Description
Presents a speech, delivered by the Prime Minister of Australia, addressing narrowing the gap in life expectancy and life opportunities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, vol. 58, no. 1, Indigenous Health, Well-Being, Social and Economic Inclusion-Closing the Gaps, February 2011, pp. 17-24
Description
"This article presents current issues in practice and education with First Australians and makes recommendations for the future".
Sergeant C.K.G. Conrad was the commanding officer of the La Ronge RCMP detachment in 1967 when Jim Brady and Absolum Halkett disappeared on a prospecting trip in the Foster Lake area of northern Saskatchewan Sgt. Conrad headed the search party for the two men.
List of French and English publications includes project profiles, items in pamphlet series, research highlights, and research reports published between 1957 and 2011.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 34-44
Description
Discusses family enhancement approaches that combine traditional worldviews and western theories of child and family practice, and the benefits for workers, families, and Aboriginal communities.
Presents new archaeological discoveries about when the first humans entered the new world.
Episode of The Nature of Things which was broadcast January 13, 2011.
Duration: 45:13
Book reviews of: Arctic Labyrinth: The Quest for the Northwest Passage by Glyn Williams and Joseph-Elzéar Bernier: Champion on Canadian Arctic Sovereignty by Marjolaine Saint-Pierre.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 35, no. 4, June 2011, pp. 14-15
Description
Concludes that the sexual health of young people living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland is an issue to more than one group of health care professionals.
State of Knowledge Report (Sustainable Forest Management Network)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephen Wyatt
Jean-François Fortier
Garth Greskiw
Martin Hébert
Solange Nadeau
David Natcher
Peggy Smith
Ron Trosper
Description
Discusses how The Sustainable Forest Management Network (SFMN) has supported research that promotes more effective linkages between Aboriginal people, forestry companies and governments.
Key themes included community involvement, holistic approach to programs and services, empowerment, relationship building, leadership, need for national strategy, and accessibility.
Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, vol. 12, no. 2, 2011, pp. [125]-145
Description
Describes vocational education programme offered to participants with elementary and lower secondary school education. Opportunities and challenges for industry, academia and community are discussed.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 90, no. 1, March 2009, pp. 71-98
Description
Looks at how Métis women and their families in Western Canada withdrew from Treaty Six to participate in the scrip program in order to gain economical benefits.
Pacific Northwest Quarterly, vol. 101, no. 3/4, Race and Empire at the Fair, Summer/Fall, 2010, pp. 141-149
Description
Looks at exhibit at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle which featured people from the Philippine Island of Lazon living at the Igorrote Village.
Contends that the Department of Indian Affairs has a plan to change the rules governing First Nations, but suggests that Native people should have the right to develop their own democratic self-government.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, [Special Issue: Aboriginal Redress], March 2009, pp. 1-26
Description
Discusses colonial suppression and attempts to extinguish Indigenous cultures and looks at ways to redress colonial injustices against Indigenous peoples.