[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 187-215
Description
Similar views found between Native American and Australian Aboriginal communities concerning culturally based solutions for sustainable resource management.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2002, pp. [18]-36
Description
Examines the eleven short stories in the book Grand Avenue, written by Greg Sarris, stories that all have a reference to family, extended family, or community.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 118, no. 4, August 2002, pp. 378-384
Description
Comparison of 19th century Euro-Canadians and Inuit, found differences between the cultural groups as well as between men and women in relation to metalcarpal dimorphism. Less difference was found between Inuit men and women than in the Euro-Canadian sample group.
Looks at the National Aboriginal Design Committee's (NADC) role in establishing a national organization to address issues raised in the report Knowledge Matters.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 1, 2002, pp. 23-63
Description
Methodists and Ojibwa cooperatively developed a system, which included bilingual instruction, some Ojibwa teachers and the Pestalozzi teaching method that seemed more suitable for the learning styles.
Positive Self-Reported Health might be an Important Determinant of Students’s Experiences of High School in Northern Sweden
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hanna Forsberg
Heidi Carlerby
Annika Norstrand
Anitha Risberg
Catrine Kostenius
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study used data from the health dialogue questionnaire which surveyed 5035 students between 2013 and 2016; results were analyzed to determine associations between positive self-reported health and student experience. It was found that positive health is associated with positive experiences of school.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, International Processes: Perspectives and Challenges, April 2002, pp. 8-13
Description
Attempts to encourage discussion and provide recommendations on the initial work of the forum on Indigenous issues.
To access this article scroll down to page 8.
Analytical method takes into account historical, social, political and economic inequities which influence health and health care, using cervical cancer to illustrate the points raised.
Canadian Journal of Public Health , vol. 110, no. 4, August 2019, pp. 440-452
Description
Uses data from the 2006 Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) to examine the risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) among different demographic groups in Canada. Findings indicate differing factors for different groups; authors suggest tailored approaches to preventing PPD could better protect the mental health of mothers in Canada.
Round table talk held with Rick August, Ken Battle, Harvey Bostrom, Louis Grignon, Carol Laprairie, Kevin Little, Sharon Manson Singer, Marie-France Raynault and Arthur Milner.
Tracks progress in policies, programs and regulations that impact energy systems at the federal, provincial, territorial, regulatory and utility levels. Each section includes information on jurisdiction's total number of communities, and population and diesel consumption as a percentage of national total. Based on the most recent data available in the Remote Communities Energy database.
Drama Review: TDR, vol. 26, no. 2, Summer, 1982, pp. 73-88
Description
Describes the origin of the Thunderbird American-Indian Dancers, made up of Cherokee and Hopis Native Americans, who operate out of New York City, often holding powwows at the YMCA.
Compares and contrasts scientific and practice-based approaches, discusses why a move from one to the other is important and how the change would impact future research and researchers.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Objectives were to identify training needs of Aboriginal literacy workers, provide manual for evaluating skills, abilities and knowledge needed to qualify for funding from the Literacy and Basic Skills program and develop a job description.