Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 13-34, 154
Description
Looks at a research study in which teachers integrate stories, with critical analysis, in order to illustrate how multi-competences, that heritage languages can provide, benefit Aboriginal students' academic success.
Topics include overview of First Nation Forestry Program, basics of starting a business, sources of capital, Fort Apache Timber Company, Silviculture Contracting company, ecotourism, and natural resource-based negotiations with industry and governments.
Looks at factors influencing knowledge transfer and exchange, development of relationships, integration of research with tradition, and influences on research utilization.
Guide for conducting workshops on Aboriginal approach to proficiency in reading, document and computer use, numeracy, written and oral communication, evaluation of information, and continuous learning.
For use with Participant Workbook.
Aboriginal approach to proficiency in reading, document and computer use, numeracy, written and oral communication, evaluation of information, and continuous learning.
For use with Facilitor Guide.
Summarizes a study that examined Aboriginal expectations for sustainable forest management and current forest tenures in the Kaska traditional territory of British Columbia.
Looks at the regulatory and legislative barriers to address accessibility of capital for First Nations businesses and communities in Atlantic Canada.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 64.
Explains the need for the Saskatchewan child welfare system to provide better support, financial and other, for Aboriginal Grandmothers who are caring for their grandchildren.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 172-174
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal Health and Healing in Canada: Historical, Cultural, and Epidemiological Perspectives, 2nd ed. by James B. Waldram, D. Ann Herring, and T. Kue Young.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 2, Connecting Place, People, and Health, March 2012, pp. 16-22
Description
Statistics reveal that the number of Aboriginal people trained to work in health careers over a ten year period exceeds the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010
Description
Looks at Aboriginal health research and how racial discourses continues to impact on Indigenous people's connection to self and to spirit; and discusses how non- Aboriginal researchers and Aboriginal communities need to develop better relationships.
Sharing of Wisdom Keepers: Translating the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund (AHTF) Experience
Web Sites » Governmental
Description
Website links to presentations from Sharing of Wisdom Keepers: Translating the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund (AHTF) Experience conference held in Saskatoon on June 9th and 10th, 2010.
Overview of population health status, health determinants, developments in Aboriginal health policy and strategic framework developed by the Interior Health Authority in British Columbia.
Aboriginal Housing Assessment: Community Design Needs & Preferences and Application of Local Materials
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Hardess
Rodney C. McDonald
Darren Thomas
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Includes survey questions, community profiles and research findings from each of the 14 First Nations involved in study, and results of visits to three sites where local materials were being used in construction.
Full research report.
Community Report.
Aboriginal Housing: Local Materials and Design Preferences
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 05-001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Lisa Hardess
Rodney C. McDonald
Darren Thomas
Description
Discusses results of research conducted in three locations where local materials were used in construction and survey of 14 First Nations as to their requirements for appropriate housing.
Includes both summary and main report.
Community Report.
Appendices.
Summarizes historical roots, development and changes in programs, funding and policy, responsibilities for funding, and the social reality of housing resources.
Researcher examined data on file with the agency and conducted interviews in order to produce a profile those who use the program. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Looks at the the growth and diversification of the Canadian forest-based economy and the importance of science education for Aboriginal students to better prepare for emerging occupations in the bioeconomy and the provision of ecological goods and services industries.