Arctic, vol. 69, no. 3, September 2016, pp. 305-317
Description
Uses household survey data from rural villages regarding subsistence activities in order to analyze the impact of having road access to the Ambler Mining District.
Pilot project called Looking Out for Dementia involved production of a 16 minute DVD in English and three Indigenous languages (Warlpiri, Kriol, Djambarrpuyngu), an accompanying flip chart in plain English, and a poster publicizing the resource. Evaluation carried out through observation, focus groups and telephone interviews with participants and coordinators of aged services.
Study used information gathered between 1998-2000 about the First Nations Partnership Programs developed in cooperation with the University of Victoria.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Postsecondary Education, 2001.
Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sevan Nadin
Mary Lou Kelley
Holly Prince
Maxine Crow
Description
Discusses the palliative care program developed by the community through the Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations research project. Evaluation looks at implementation (resources, essential activities, participants, and services), accountability/success indicators, and value of the program. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected via Weekly Client Tracking Forms, questionnaires, focus group/interviews, and program documents.
Discusses the Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting program, the Canada-Territorial Cooperation Agreements on Aboriginal Languages, and support for National Aboriginal Day activities.
Independent civilian observer's mandate was to evaluate Montreal police force's investigation into allegations of sexual violence and abuse of power by the provincial police.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion in Circumpolar North, 2016, p. article no. 32239
Description
Overview of research study, Innuulluataarneq looks at how place effected a three year community-based participatory study on Inuit youth 15-18 and parents or guardians.
Study included interviews with 141 individuals who had been in the contact with the program, experts in the field of Indigenous youth social development and sport programming, document and literature review, analysis of financials, and seven case studies with youth to examine program impact.
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1 - 2, November 28, 2016, pp. 76-95
Description
Author examines how Welch’s novel reveals different elements of Indigenous identity, how those elements are negotiated by individuals, and the range of reactions demonstrated by society in response to Native American identities.
Subject matter: Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act). (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration). Proposed legislation in response to the Descheneaux c. Canada decision.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Racism, 2001, pp. 62-70
Description
Article outlines examples of discrimination endured by the Forest People of Central Africa through examples and the work of James Woodburn.
To access this article scroll down to page 62.
St. Thomas Law Review, vol. 14, 2001 - 2002, pp. 425-447
Description
Examines the right of self determination in the United Nations Declaration and outlines two types of constitutive processes that should sharply reduce the human rights violations experienced by indigenous peoples.
Looks at the process of selecting models, identifies challenges and successes associated with planning, and discusses tribal culture's influence on successful implementation.
American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 17, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-24
Description
Comments on the high rate of American Indian and Alaska Native youth entering their childbearing years as teenagers and the importance of having substance abuse prevention strategies in place for these at risk teens.
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lori Ann Roness
Description
Looks at 10 partnerships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal companies emerging in Atlantic Canada and the objectives, benefits & challenges for them to increase opportunities for community economic development.
Occasional Papers Series (BC Institute for Co-operative Studies )
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
T. C. Lantz
Description
Comments on the risk of population extirpation, reduced genetic variation, and species extinction due to the growing commercialization of medicinal plants.
Uses information from the 2001 and 2006 long-form Census, and 2011 National Household Survey along with Indian Register population counts and records of death for individuals aged 5 to 64.
Concludes that four problems must be addressed: level of commitment to self-government by other governments, clear policy and process to achieve recognition for the purpose of negotiations, issues related to funding and other resources, and the need for mechanisms for longer term relations.
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 43, no. 3, 2010, pp. 711-732
Description
Looks at Riel's exile in 1870 after the Red River Rebellion; examines the tensions between French and English Canada over Riel's execution; and discusses the two statues which serve as a metaphor for the relationship between liberal and colonial dynamics in Canada political history.