Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Gao
Nathaniel D. Osgood
Ying Jiang
Roland F. Dyck
BMC Nephrology, vol. 18, pp. [1]-14
Description
Examines case numbers projections and costs of Diabetes-Related End Stage Renal Disease to identify the resources and interventions required to deal with the disease that disproportionately affects Indigenous peoples.
Projections of the Aboriginal Populations, Canada, Provinces and Territories: 2001 to 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret Michalowski
Marie-France Germain
Ravi B.P. Verma
Description
Based on census data.This is the second report, the first report was Population Projections of Visible Minority Groups, Canada, Provinces and Regions: 2001-2017
The Promise and Pitfalls of C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children, youth and families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naiomi Walqwan Metallic
Hadley Friendland
Sarah Morales
Description
Act asserts Indigenous peoples' jurisdiction over child and family services and establishes national standards. Paper examines issues related to national standards, jurisdiction, funding, accountability and data collection.
Promise of Investment in Community-led Renewal: State of the Inner City Report: 2005. Part 1: Policy Considerations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margart Howarth-Brockman
Darren Lezubski
Shauna MacKinnon
Tara Rudy
Jim Silver
Description
Focus on Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Promises of the "Vanishing" Worlds: Re-Storying "Civilization" in the Philippine National Imaginary
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S Lily Mendoza
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, 2019, pp. 119-143
Description
Using the literary work of Filipino author Nick Joaquin to examine the Philippine discursive between the "normal" civilized and the defined "primitive" Indigenous populations.
The Promises, Purposes, and Possibilities of Montana's Indian Education for All
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Rogers Stanton
Jioanna Carjuzaa
Brad Hall
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 58, no. 3, Fall, 2019, pp. 78-104
Description
A reflection on the Indian Education for All (IEFA) Act, encouraging Montana educators to teach Indigenous perspectives and experiences.
A Promising Approach: Best Practices in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shelley Svidal
ATA Magazine, vol. 86, no. 1, 2005-2006, p. [?]
Description
Talks about literacy programs developed for FNMI students in the Grasslands Regional Division No. 6 ,Lethbridge School District No. 51 and Pincher Creek.
Promising Practices and Strategies to Reduce Alcohol and Substance Abuse Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Documents & Presentations
Description
Study focuses on three types of policy initiatives: (1) control of alcohol within tribal jurisdictions; (2) education and treatment (3) social and environmental risk factors.
Promising Practices In Eskasoni
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Darko Sikman
CANCON
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Description
Members of the Eskasoni Mi'Kmaw Nation talk about their community's experience with harm reduction and addictions treatment and recovery.
Duration: 36:38.
Promising Practices in First Nations Child Welfare Management and Governance: Weechi-it-te-win Family Services: Utilizing a Decentralized Model in the Provision of Bi-Cultural Services
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Ferris
Estelle Simard
George Simard
Jacqueline Ramdatt
Description
Highlights the structure and philosophy of an agency which provides services to 10 communities in the Rainy Lake District of Ontario
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
NISPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Firelight Research
Description
Study includes results of literature review, working group and key informant interviews, and an environmental scan of actions and interventions. Focus is on Inuit youth and report is organized around six topic areas: links between childhood adversity and suicide, and promising practices with respect to addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters, current supports within the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Suicide Prevention across Inuit Nunangat: NIPSPS Research and Data Collection Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Reports results of environmental scan which involved a literature review of both grey and academic publications, a series of key informant interviews with 20 individuals working in the field. Six topic areas are covered: links between childhood adversity and suicide and promising practices for addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters focusing on children and youth, current supports in the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.
Promising Practices in Supporting Success for Indigenous Students
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Istance
Rowena Phair
Judith Peterka
Peggy Furic
OECD Directorate for Education and Skills
Promising Practices in Timiskaming First Nation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network Production
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Jason Lawrence
Description
Focuses on the community's efforts to deal with Hepatitis C through education, outreach, and healing.
Duration: 27:33.
Promoting Community Conversations about Research to End Suicide: Learning and Behavioural Outcomes of a Training-of-Trainers Model to Facilitate Grassroots Community Health Education to Address Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Wexler
Lucas Trout
Suzanne Rataj
Tanya Kirk
Roberta Moto ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1345277
Description
Evaluates training of intervention facilitators in Northwest Alaska to develop local capacity for early response to suicide care.
Promoting Essential Skills and Apprenticeship Training in Aboriginal Communities across Canada: A Summary of Discussion Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
Description
Presents key findings from 29 workshops held from December 2010 to June 2011. Participants included employment counsellors who worked with Aboriginal clients, economic development officers, apprenticeship counsellors, and trades program coordinators.
Promoting Healthy Weight in the Central Highlands
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Angus Row Row
Joshua Weazel
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 5, September/October 2005, pp. 30-31
Description
Brief article describes the community-based weight and healthy lifestyle program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults.
Promoting Indigenous Youth Recruitment and Retention in Aboriginal Non-Profit Organizations: A Handbook
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
anpBC
Description
Developed as part of the Aboriginal Nonprofit (ANP) BC Strategy to assist service organizations in developing human resource capacity and creating workforce supports.
Promoting School Achievement Among American Indian Students Throughout the School Years
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin Powers
Childhood Education, vol. 81, no. 6, Education of the Aboriginal and Indigenous Child: Global Perspectives and Practices, 2005, pp. 338-342
Description
Identifies factors contributing to underachievement and provides suggestions to remedy these issues.
Pronghorn Procurement on the Northern Plains: A Case for Small-Scale Hunting
Theses
Author/Creator
Alan James Youell
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.
The Proper Role of Technology in the Determination of Cultural Affiliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brett Lee Shelton
Bryan A. Marozas
Jhon Goes in Center
Description
"This paper surveys the reasons why attempts to utilize genetic science in repatriation should be abandoned, and more intensive efforts to use spatial information should be implemented instead."
Property Insurance On-reserve: Present Arrangements, and Innovations to Reduce the Cost: Final Report
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tony Wellman
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Focuses on results of survey conducted with 116 First Nations.
Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Farley
Jacqueline Lynne
Ann J. Cotton
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 42, no. 2, June 2005, pp. 242-271
Description
Fifty-two percent of the 100 women surveyed identified as First Nations. Results are separated into First Nations and non-First Nations.
Protect and Promote Your Culture: A Practical Guide to Intellectual Property for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Begoña Venero Aguirre
Hai-Yuean Tualima
Description
Discusses key features of intellectual property protection, copyright, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, protection against unfair competition, and trade secrets. Includes examples from various countries around the world.
Protecting Aboriginal Children
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bill Simon
Christopher Walmsley
Description
Forward and introduction to book, Protecting Aboriginal Children by Christopher Walmsley.
Protecting Aboriginal Knowledge, Culture and Art Under Canadian Intellectual Property Laws
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Spratley
Description
Discusses existing laws, issues of compatibility with Aboriginal culture, and how laws could be altered to better serve Aboriginal interests.
Protecting Educational Rights of the Aboriginal and Indigenous Child: Global Challenges and Efforts: An Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jyotsna Pattnaik
Childhood Education, vol. 81, no. 6, Education of the Aboriginal and Indigenous Child: Global Perspectives and Practices, 2005, pp. 314-318
Description
Introduction to special issue.
Protecting the Arctic: Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Survival
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Milton M. R. Freeman
Arctic, vol. 53, no. 2, June 2000, pp. 194-5
Description
Book review of: Protecting the Arctic by Mark Nuttall.
Protecting the Health of First Nation Personnel at Contaminated Sites: A Case Study of Mid-Canada Radar Line Site 050 in Northern Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
Bruce C. Wainman
Jean-Philippe Weber
Celine Sutherland
Billy Katapatuk
Evert Nieboer
Arctic, vol. 58, no. 3, September 2005, pp. 233-241
Description
Description of the safety precautions used and the testing of the health monitoring protocol.
Protecting the Sacred Water Bundle: Educating About Fracking at Turtle Mountain Community College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stacie Blue
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 4, Oil and Indian Country, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses why the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians has banned fracking.
Protein Intake Is Inversely Associated with Abdominal Obesity in a Multi-Ethnic Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anwar T. Merchant
Sonia S. Anand
Vlad Vuksan
Ruby Jacobs
Bonnie Davis
Koon Teo
Salim Yusuf
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 135, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 1196-1201
Description
Evaluates the dietary and lifestyle determinants of abdominal obesity in a population which includes Canadians of Aboriginal ancestry.
Protocols for Using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Description
Includes: overview of important concepts including rights to cultural heritage and Australian and international legal and policy protections; ten guiding principles and their accompanying protocols; numerous case studies; and project checklist and templates.
Protocols: Meeting the Challenges of Indigenous Information Needs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alana Garwood-Houng
Australian Academic & Research Libraries , vol. 36, no. 2, June 2005, pp. [149]-157
Description
Discusses the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services and discusses areas needing further development.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Proyecto Kuatiañe'e: Saving a Language for Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Almidio Aquino
James Kirylo
Childhood Education, vol. 81, no. 6, Education of the Aboriginal and Indigenous Child: Global Perspectives and Practices, 2005, pp. 349-354
Description
Looks at the work of the Institute of Guarani Linguistics in Asuncih, Paraguay to raise awareness of the Ava Guaraní culture and language.
Psychiatric Assessment? Don't Despair! - A Simple and Effective Approach For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Mental Health Workers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Charanjit Singh
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 7-9
Description
Discusses how the mental health assessment model was modified to ensure cultural appropriateness for the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander society.
Psychiatric Research in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986: A Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jouko Miettunen
Marianne Haapea
Lassi Björnholm
Sanna Huhtaniska
Teija Juol ...[et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Systematic literature search of PubMed and Scopus reveals 94 articles on psychiatric research conducted on the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. Research includes information on early predictors of several psychiatric diagnoses, and novel findings related to brain imaging and cognition.
Psychological Distress Among the Cree of James Bay
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Lucy J. Boothroyd
Adrian Tanner
Naomi Adelson
Elizabeth Robinson
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 37, no. 1, March 2000, pp. 35-56
Description
Identified potential risk factors associated with psychological distress from a random general population health survey in 1991. The article states that gender and generational differences should be considered when planning strategies.
Psychometric Examination of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale with Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc Shure
R. Turner Goins
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 1-13
Description
Looks at the reliability and factor structure of full and shortened depression scales.
Psychosocial Correlates of Suicide Ideation and Attempt among Inuit from Nunavut, Nunatsiavut and Inuvialuit
Theses
Author/Creator
Cassandra Poirier
Description
Psychiatry Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2017.
Püao-te-Ata-tü and Mäori Social Work Methods
Alternate Title
Puao-te-Ata-tu and Maori Social Work Methods
Theses
Author/Creator
Äwhina Hollis
Description
Arts Thesis (M.A.) -- University of Otago, 2005
Public Attitudes towards Indigeneity in Canadian Prairie Urbanism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan Walker
Loleen Berdahl
Erin Lashta
David Newhouse
Yale Belanger
Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, 2017, pp. 212-223
Description
Uses 2014 survey data collected from non- Indigenous residents of seven cities. Respondents were asked about a stronger Indigenous presence in governance and public places.
Public Health Should Promote Co-operative Housing and Cohousing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Lubik
Tom Kosatsky
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 110, no. 2, April 2019, pp. 121-126
Description
Advocates models of housing based on First Nations’ Longhouses in order to promote social cohesion and combat social isolation. Argues that this strategies would be especially helpful to seniors.
Public Housing on the Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger Biles
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 49-63
Description
Gives a brief history of the US Federal government's policy on affordable housing, the proliferation of low income housing units on reserves and how housing became a symbol of the government's commitment to self-determination.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Public Law 280 and Law Enforcement in Indian Country: Research Priorities
Alternate Title
Research in Brief (National Institute of Justice) ; December 2005
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carole Goldberg
Heather Valdez Singleton
Description
Looks at effects of PL 280 which shifted federal jurisdiction of offences to states creating jurisdictional uncertainty and lack of funding for law enforcement.
Public Opinion on Canadian Aboriginal Issues, 1976-98: Persistence, Change and Cohort Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Rick Ponting
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 32, no. 3, September 1, 2000, pp. 44-75
Description
Patterns in attitudes towards Aboriginal issues held by Canadians born in five different eras.
Public Resource Management and Inuit Toponymy: Implementing Policies to Maintain Human-Environmental Knowledge in Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Lynn Peplinski
Description
Environment and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.