North-South Gradients in Adverse Birth Outcomes for First Nations and Others in Manitoba, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia J. Martens
Maureen Heaman
Lyna Hart
Russell Wilkins
Janet Smylie
et al.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, 2010, pp. 46-54
Description
Concludes that North-South place of residence does matter in regards to adverse birth outcomes, but the effects may differ by ethnicity and this situation could require different intervention strategies.
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Northern Environmental Assessment: A Gap Analysis and Research Agenda

Alternate Title
ReSDA Gap Analysis Report ; no.5
Resources and Sustainable Development n the Arctic (ReSDA) Gap Analysis Report ; no.5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bram Nobel
Kevin Hanna
Jill Gunn
Description
Looks at the effectiveness of environmental assessments in the north and addresses research gaps.
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Northern Saskatchewan Health Indicators Report 2011

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Irvine
Brian Quinn
Donna Stockdale
Description
Provides an overview of health and living circumstances and includes data on community characteristics, non-medical determinants of health and health status.
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Northern Senior Citizens Third Annual Jamboree

Articles » General
Description
Northern Senior Citizens Third Annual Jamboree at Beauval Residential School. Page one: two pictures, one of gift recipient, one of jigging. Page two: seven pictures, one of Beauval Native's Womens Group, one of boat ride, five pictures of people (portraits) in the senior citizens club. Note: the third page is from the next issue of Denosa that corrects an error made in this article.
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Notes on the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland

Alternate Title
Annual Report of the National Museum of Canada 1927
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diamond Jenness
Description
A summary of Diamond Jenness's 1927 trip to Newfoundland, where he studied the existence of Inuit features in Beothuk culture, the apparent absence of very ancient Beothuk remains in Newfoundland, and aspects of the Dorset-Eskimo culture.
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Nunalleq: Archaeology, Climate Change, and Community Engagement in a Yup'ik Village

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotta Hillerdal
Rick Knecht
Warren Jones
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, The Archaeology of Northern Coasts, 2019, pp. 4-17
Description
Article presents an overview of the most recent results of research on the Nunalleq site in Southwestern Alaska. Stresses the need for community engagement and community centered archaeology in arctic regions.
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Nunivaat: Nunavik Statistics Program

Alternate Title
Nunivaat - The Nunavik Socio-economic Database
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Canada Research Chair on Comparative Aboriginal Condition
Description
Website gives access to tables using data on region/villages, indicators and years, as well as links to maps, publications and metadata explaining characteristics on program data.
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Nurse Educators Collaborate in a Pan-Territorial Approach to Develop a Community Development Learning Opportunity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Bradbury
Sue Starks
Kerry Lynn Durnford
Pertice Moffitt
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, December 2016, pp. 117-128
Description
"This reports describes a collaboration of nurse educators and stakeholders from all three territories to develop a self-directed learning module."
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Offshore Oil Exploration and Impact Assessment in Greenland

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anne Merrild Hansen
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 4, no. 2, The Right to Free, Prior & Informed Consent, May 2016, pp. 61-65
Description
Looks at impact assessments for sustainable oil development and the challenges for local communities to continue a traditional way of life.
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[Ogimaag: Anishinaabeg Leadership, 1760-1845]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 2, Summer, 2012, pp. 123-127
Description
Book review of: Ogimaag by Cary Miller. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 123.
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OJJDP Tribal Youth Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chyrl Andrews
Juvenile Justice, vol. 7, no. 2, December 2000, p. [?]
Description
Looks at program developed to help control juvenile crime and improve the justice system in American Indian communities.
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Old Log House

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Photograph of an old log house and first generation government house dating, back to 1920. [Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan]
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Old Log Houses

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Housing in Fort McPherson, N.W.T.
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Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA)

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Womens Association
Description
Website provides information about the organization. Includes links to programs, policies, resources, and publications to empower and support Aboriginal women and their families.
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Open House at the District Chiefs Office, Prince Albert

Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 4 negatives of an open house held at the District Chief's Office in Prince Albert, SK, in March, 1988. The first two show people on either side of an informational table in an office setting. The second two show two men looking at documents.
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The Other Side of the Mountain

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Ahn Thorpe
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, Young, Aboriginal, Missing, Summer, 2010
Description
Discusses exploratory mining and the promise of social programs in Cerro Chorcha, Panama and the connection to mining in Lac LaRonge, Saskatchewan.
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Our Home on Native Land: Burrard Inlet

Alternate Title
Our Home on Native Land Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ed Watson
Description
Documentary on one of Canada's wealthiest First Nations reserves, the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Duration: 57:59.
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Our Roots: Stampede School

Alternate Title
Our Roots: Canada's Local Histories Online
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website explores connection between the Treaty 7 First Nations and Calgary Stampede.
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Our Way Home: A Report to the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy: Repatriation of Aboriginal People Removed by the Child Welfare System: Executive Summary

Alternate Title
AHWS: Repatriation of Aboriginal: Executive Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto
Stevenato and Associates
Janet Budgell
Description
Purpose of the project was to: gain understanding of key issues and concerns; identify repatriation models being implemented; review successful approaches and determine applicability in Ontario; develop a demographic profile of adoptees and foster children; consult with service providers, individuals, and Elders; and recommend a repatriation model for Aboriginal people in Ontario.
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Our Way of Life: Importance of Indigenous Culture and Tradition to Physical Activity Practices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keren Tang
Community Wellness Program
Cynthia G. Jardine.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 211-227
Description
Research project participants highlighted aspects of culture, tradition, participation and the land in defining physical activity.
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Out of the Rhetoric and Into the Reality of Local Women's Lives

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vicki Hallett
Gail Baikie
Description
Submission presented on the development of the Muskrat Falls Hydro-Electric Development project voices concerns about the socio-economic impacts, inferior Environmental Impact Assessment by NALCOR, and provides suggestions for preventing negative social impacts on women and communities in the Upper Lake Melville region.
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An Overall Approach to Health Care For Indigenous Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Malcolm King
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach for the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1239-1242
Description
Discusses different factors to consider when addressing health inequities.
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Overcoming Hindrances to Our Enduring Responsibility to the Ancestors: Protecting Traditional Cultural Places

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Desireé Reneé Martinez
[Desiree Renee Martinez]
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 486-503
Description
Author uses terms and language from social and cognitive psychology to describe the processes of building successful collaborative relationships between archaeologists and the communities they engage with.
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Parable of the Hummingbird

Alternate Title
Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Description
Uses a story to illustrate that every action counts. Speaker at the 2nd International Conference on Restorative Practices: Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice, May 31st-June 5th, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Duration: 20:53.
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