E-Brief (C.D. Howe Institute). Economic Growth and Innovation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin Busby
Description
Argues that while Aboriginals constitute the source of most new additions to the workforce, their potential contributions will go unrealized because of the gap in educational attainment.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, p. 7
Description
Report from the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia shows that Indigenous cancer rates are rising while the overall Australian rate is falling.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 108-109
Description
Expresses appreciation to Acoma Pueblo writer Simon Ortiz for his poetry which shares the gift of human sight and feelings.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 108.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Rethinking Childhood: Perspectives on Childrens Rights, Summer, 2000
Description
Comments on a children's rights and research project aimed at providing a forum for children from around the world, one in which the children speak and the adults listen.
American Literature, vol. 82, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 837-839
Description
Book reviews of:
Mapping the Americas: The Transnational Politics of Contemporary Native Culture by Shari M. Huhndorf
Manifesting America: The Imperial Construction of U.S. National Space by Mark Rifkin
Book reviews found by scrolling to page 837.
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2010
[Publication (Conference Board of Canada) ; 11-092]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for the North
Conference Board of Canada
Description
Examines the current and potential economic contributions of the oil and gas, mining, forestry, fishing, utilities, and construction industries in the Northern Regions of Canada.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, 2004, pp. 1-5
Description
Introductory comments for a special issue which explores health and well-being of Aboriginal communities in Canadian society through the Multidisciplinary Aboriginal Program and the self-government review.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 76, no. 3, September 1995, pp. 482-510
Description
Book review of: Historical Atlas of Canada Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographer/designer. Final volume of three volume, 18-year, $8.5 million dollar documentation
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 29-33
Description
Describes how Acoma Pueblo writer Simon Ortiz uses the energy of language to describe the realities of marginalized characters.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 29.
Development and Change, vol. 31, no. 3, June 2000, pp. 681-708
Description
Looks at issues surrounding marine territories of Torres Strait Islanders in northern Queensland and the Cree and Inuit peoples of James and Hudson Bays in northern Quebec.
Essay on Canadian Writing, no. 71, Fall, 2000, pp. 48-60
Description
Contends that, as Aboriginal theatre hits mainstream, the meaning of terms such as "Indigenous", "Native" and "Canadian" has shifted and produced a rethinking of the field of dramaturgy.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 20-48
Description
Argues that Maria Campbell's use of Michif was necessary to convey the true essence of the narratives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 344-364
Description
Examines traditional Indigenous art-making practices, exploring a complex range of issues extending beyond those of gender into the realm of Indigenous cultural history.