Aboriginal Canada and the Natural Resource Economy Series ; 8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken S. Coates
Greg Finnegan
Craig J. Hall
Kelly J. Lendsay
Description
Key conclusions and recommendations: advance planning of project development, creation of regional workforces, co-ordinated effort, better data, and diversifying employment opportunities through education and training. Includes mini-case studies of specific programs instituted by resource companies.
File contains 2 negatives of an unidentified man (possibly a Chief) recieving a plaque from an undintified official at the official opening of the District Chief's Office in Prince Albert, SK, in March, 1988.
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 31, no. 2, 2019, pp. 232-265
Description
An analysis of the discussion regarding Indigenous sex workers during deliberations for Bill C-36, calling for the eventual abolition of prostitution in Canada. Both those for and against the proposed bill acknowledged the issue of Indigenous women in the sex trade.
Website contains publications, videos, resources and related links to address strategic issues of concern for sustainable development and solutions to pressing global concerns.
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 26, no. 1, 2015, pp. 191-223
Description
Discusses comparative biochemical studies conducted to discover physiological basis for the Inuit's cold-weather acclimatization, in hopes that it could be applied to screen for Arctic service.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 4, 2015, pp. 79-92
Description
Looks at the play, SongCatcher: A Native Interpretaion of the Story of Frances Densmore to critique Densmore's attempt to be the nonindigenous voice of Indigenous culture.
Rapid Response Service (Ontario HIV Treatment Network) ; no. 141
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Danielle Giliauskas]
Description
Brief overview of 58 reviews and primary studies published since 2009 which describe health disparities and lived experiences and various interventions, strategies, and programs that have been used to address unmet needs.
The author describes the concept of Transmotion and how it relates to Indigenous literatures, worldviews and systems of knowledge. Discusses how the concept became central to his work and scholarship.
Full version (1 hr. 48 min.) of documentary about abuse at residential schools which won Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and Best Director for an International Documentary at the New York International Film Festival.
Based on Annett's book Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust.
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2019.
Refers to the exhibition by Kent Monkman, Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience .
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 56-75
Description
Literary criticism article in which the author suggests that Welch’s use of Indigenous understandings of time as a narrative device in the novel Fools Crow works to both dismantle Western histories and to disrupt the mainstream perception of Western ontologies as universal and self-evident.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, 2006, pp. 17-34
Description
Looks at the proposed construction of coal gasification plants on the Navajo Reservation in northwestern New Mexico in 1977, and how the interests of local residents were ignored.
The Canadian Bar Association Fourth National Symposium on Charity Law
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Stevens
Description
Discusses the Supreme Court of Canada's rulings in the cases Blackwater v Plint and E.B. v Order of Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of Ontario. Both cases involved abuse suffered at a residential school and the liability of the churches which employed the abuser.
Provides guidance of each step in the process: creating a framework, pre-planning, planning, implementation, monitoring and assessment, and adaptation.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 06-024
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Brett Holmes]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Variables studied were: population, age, mobility, household income, homelessness, education, unemployment, homelessness, household type, home ownership, and core housing need.
Highlights from research report of same name.
Information gathered from interviews with 16 representatives from service organizations. Questions concerned services and programs offered, partnership development, gaps in service provision, and funding.