Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 1, Inaugural Edition, Summer, 2006, pp. 5-16
Description
Qualitative study involving eight women infected or affected by HIV. Focused on women's experiences on the road to healing. (Article appears on p. 5 of inaugural issue of Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research.)
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thierry Rodon
Louis McComber
Description
Five narrators comment on the transformation to the way of life of Inuit people due to the arrival of government services.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Journal of Ecotourism, vol. 8, no. 2, Aboriginal Ecotourism, June 2009, pp. 115-127
Description
Discusses reasons for Sami not getting more involved with the tourism industry. Looks at study with members of local cooperatives for reindeer husbandry.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 29, no. 1/2, 2009, pp. 302-303
Description
Book review of: Lines Drawn Upon the Water: First Nations and the Great Lakes Borders and Borderlands edited by Karl Hele.
Scroll to page 302 to read review.
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 22-34
Description
Analyzes of two linguistic classifications using Census and UNESCO-based language measures.
Scroll down to page 22 to read article.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 69-100, 245
Description
Looks at how traditional knowledge can be used in resource and environmental management and discusses case studies involving the incorporation of traditional knowledge into environmental management.
Former reporter, host of the Sharing Circle, and president of her own production company discusses her experiences in the media industry.
Duration: 9:46.
Video of interview with former reporter, host of Sharing Circle, president of Eagle Vision, and manager of the National Screen Institute's New Voices program.
Duration: 10:52.
Former reporter, host of Sharing Circle, and filmmaker discusses the National Screen Institute's New Voices course which is aimed exclusively at Aboriginal people aged 18-35.
Duration: 7:38
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, Special Issue on New Directions in American Indian Autobiography, 2006, pp. 1-3
Description
Argues that the autobiography is the most prevalent form of literature used by Aboriginal people in North America. The article goes on to discuss how the autobiography has the potential to help communities build nations and reconfigure intellectual and cultural sovereignty.
Review sourced professional papers and peer-reviewed journals and divided results into four sections: program design and delivery, perspectives on sub-groups such as women and youth, international and comparative literature, and recommendations for improvements.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 416-430
Description
Authors engage the 1994 article “Missionization among the Costal Chumash of Central California: A Study of Risk Minimization Strategies;” critically considering how the article emphasizes environmental factors as a motivator of the Chumash people and minimizes the influence of missionary and military factors of colonization.
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 82, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 529-537
Description
Discusses how The Little Red River Cree First Nation pursues economic development through a partnership with
the Alberta Government and several forest companies in the region.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 288-292
Description
Book review of 2 books:
Living through the Generations :Continuity and Change in Navajo Women's Lives by Joanne McCloskey. Weaving Women's Lives: Three Generations in a Navajo Family by Louise Lamphere.
Canadian Medical Association, vol. 181, no. 11, November 24, 2009, pp. 249-250
Description
Examines the reluctance of the federal government to invest in local nursing stations within Aboriginal communities, and looks at evidence that suggests First Nations control of health care leads to better health.
Comments on six strategies that may be taken to improve the effectiveness of Local Education Agreements between First Nations and the provincial School Districts.
Revised handbook.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 5, 2006, pp. 403-415
Description
Looks at a study that recorded participant observations of changes in the local environment, harvesting situations and traditional food species to explore the impact on traditional food.