Focuses on the use of Indigenous traditional knowledge in forest management in Canada, but also addresses some issues in parks management and wildlife management outside forest ecosystems.
[English: Contemporary Aboriginal Voices, Grade 11, College Preparation]
[NBE 3C Resources]
[Secondary AE Resources]
[Secondary Resource List]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board?]
Description
List of curriculum resources to support a Grade 11 college preparation course which emphasizes the development of literacy, critical thinking and communication skills through studying the works of Aboriginal writers.
[English: Contemporary Aboriginal Voices, Grade 11, University Preparation]
[NBE 3U Resources]
[Secondary AE Resources]
[Secondary Resource List]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board?]
Description
List of curriculum resources to support a Grade 11 university preparation course which emphasizes the development of literacy, critical thinking and communication skills through studying the works of Aboriginal writers.
Plaintiffs asked for three judicial declarations: that Métis and non-status Indians are considered "Indians" in the Constitution Act, 1867, that federal Crown owes a fiduciary duty to the two groups, and that they have the right to be consulted and negotiated with by the federal government.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 75-85
Description
Looks at recent American Indian poets who anchor their poems in family and personal survival and cultural continuity.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 75.
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Description
Key findings of the report were an increase in scholarships for Aboriginal students and an increase in institutions offering Native or Aboriginal degree programs.
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 63, no. 5, May 2009, pp. 414-416
Description
Study which compared prevalence of depression in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women in two out-reach programmes found Aboriginal women experienced more self-harm thoughts; also found link between exercise and reduction of depression.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 209-228
Description
Author traces the history and development of “North American Indian Place Names Studies” as a discipline in the field of anthropology; analyzes a successful model of cooperative research on Tlingit place names.
Contesting Art: Art, Politics, and Identity in the Modern World
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeremy MacClancy
Description
Introduction to themes in the volume which include: anti-colonialism, anti-racism; painting propaganda, picturing power; individuals, groups, categories; art as property; concepts and objects; and the marketing of art.
Chapter 1 from Contesting Art: Art, Politics, and Identity in the Modern World edited by Jeremy MacClancy.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 30734
Description
Study shows First Nations children entering residential school had normal body mass index and height and weight for age, providing evidence that the nutritional state in First Nation communities was reasonable at that time.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 46-51
Description
Explores the historic and contemporary relationship with Aboriginal peoples in child welfare and discusses how social workers can adopt culturally appropriate service models that integrates core Aboriginal values, beliefs, and healing practices.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 59-74
Description
Discusses the variety of styles used in two stories and how they are intertwined to achieve self-realization, not by adopting the styles but by transcending them.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 59.
Looks at the context and issues leading to the apology issued by the Government of Canada and reviews, critiques, and presents a framework for the American experience.
A Healthy, Productive Canada: A Determinant of Health Approach
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jeff Reading
Description
Comments on the health disparities faced by Aboriginal Peoples' and the social remedies required.
Appendix from A Healthy, Productive Canada: A Determinant of Health Approach by the Senate Subcommittee on Population Health chaired by Wilbert Joseph Keon and Lucie Pépin.
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 10: The Housing Conditions of Off-reserve Status Indian Households]
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 10: The Housing Conditions of Off-reserve Status Indian Households]
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Development and Customary Law, 2010, pp. 6-15
Description
Argues customary and traditional laws of communal stewardship over land as opposed to individual land tenure systems should be recognized and protected for future land development.
To access this article, scroll down to page 6.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-28
Description
Assesses impact of study on a self-managed education program which attempted to balance traditional culture and language retention with contemporary education models.
Chapter in book: Ecosystem Based Management: Beyond Boundaries. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Science and the Management of Protected Areas, 21-26 May 2007 edited by S. Bondrup-Nielsen, K. Beazley, G. Bissix, D. Colville, S. Flemming, T. Herman, M. McPherson, S. Mockford and S. O'Grady.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 6, no. 1, Traditional Medicine, January 2010, pp. 49-57
Description
Describes an outline of appropriate engagement used in a study conducted in Takla Landing, British Columbia and looks at how it can be used to work with other Aboriginal communities to improve and promote health.
Aboriginal Public Television Network Speaking Your Language at the Olympics
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 2, February 2010, p. 26
Description
Describes the 36 member broadcast team that will cover the Olympics in English, French, and eight Aboriginal languages.
Article found by scrolling to page 26.