Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 21-46
Description
Reveals the unsuitability of J. A. N. Provencher as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the criminal allegations brought against him and the inquiry that led to his dismissal in 1878.
Outlines current conditions, identifies barriers to policy development and discusses three areas for improvement: clarification of jurisdictional responsibilities, renewed focus on reconciliation, and development of a city accord. Uses Winnipeg and Edmonton initiatives as examples.
Paper (Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute) ; no. 12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rowland Atkinson
Elizabeth Taylor
Maggie Walter
Description
Discusses how the non-Indigenous population contributes to serious socio-economic disparity of the Indigenous population by ignoring their exclusion and political marginalization.
Urutahi Koataata Maori: Working with Maori in Film & Television
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bradford Haami
Description
Intended to provide information to guide local film and television production community, visiting internationals, broadcasters, funders, and educational institutes in their engagements with Māori content and communities.
Journal of Medical Systems, vol. 21, no. 5, 1997, pp. 275-289
Description
Outlines the framework for addressing environmental health indicators and presents a case study from northern Saskatchewan using environmental assessment conduct.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 179, no. 4, August 12, 2008, pp. 319-326
Description
Study used information for Manitoba extracted from the Population Health Research Data Repository and categorized patients by sex, degree of comorbidity and ethnic background (Aboriginal v. non-Aboriginal).
Examines a cultural sensitive and responsive framework, developed as a resource for health workers to promote Aboriginal health, which considers factors and approaches, builds on Aboriginal strengths, and reflects on values, assumptions and feedback.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 34, no. 1, 1997, pp. 18-29
Description
Discusses the negative opinions about the use of scientific research conducted in Nunavut and how this research may be in conflict with the needs of the Inuit.
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 40, no. 3, Chronic Illness Management, 2008, pp. 16-36
Description
Focus of the article is the expansion of understanding diabetes within a specific cultural context by connecting philosophical, epistemological, and methodological orientations to research.
Discusses lessons that can be learned from collaborative inquiry and the advantages of involving the people of the communities that are affected when conducting studies involving Aboriginal groups.
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 40, no. 1, In-home and Community Care for Seniors / Le soin des ainés à la maison et dans la communauté, 2008, pp. 112-125
Description
Based on interviews with 103 women, study supports need for primary health professionals to offer postnatal screening for women who may be at risk for postpartum depression .
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, Autumn, 2008, pp. 412-442
Description
The author explores different expressions of conversion to Catholicism in the daily practices of the different Indigenous peoples in the San Francisco Bay area; considers where people chose to give birth or die and the practice of various traditional protocols.
Consists of an interview where he tells of life in a foster home and cultural suppression; gives a description of suppression on reserves in the 1950's; and gives a description of native values and philosophy and the role of sweat lodges.