Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Aboriginal Communities: A Methods Development Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Masotti
M. Anne George
Karen Szala-Meneok
A. Michel Morton
Christine Loock ... [et al. ]
PLoS Medicine, vol. 3, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 24-29
Description
Describes development of current three-year research project between university researchers and communities to develop community-specific interventions on health related issues.
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A Primitive Clearing House

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Christie MacLeod
The American Economic Review, vol. 15, no. 3, September 1925, pp. 453-456
Description
An explanation of the Kwakiutl potlatch as cultural commerce and how items are exchanged.
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Priorities and Needs for First Nations Establishing Indigenous Protected Areas in British Columbia. Phase 1: Scoping Study

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jonaki Bhattacharyya
Carolyn Whittaker
The Firelight Group
Description
"This preliminary scoping study suggests that while different First Nations' specific needs are highly individualized, there is a broadly shared need for guidance, information-sharing, and a synthesis of existing options in a way that is accessible to many First Nations."
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Prioritizing Interventions and Research to Address the Cancer Disparities of Arizona's American Indian Population

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Norman J. Petersen
Sujata Joshi
Tim Flood
Kathryn Coe
Mel Zuckerman
Enid Zuckerman
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, vol. 4, no. 1, Summer, 2010, pp. 70-76
Description
Describes worksheets developed to assist tribal communities with setting guidelines for an implementation plan to prioritize activities around cancer.
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Problems of Order in Nishnawbe-Aski Nation Communities

Alternate Title
Research: Problems of Order in Nishnawbe-Aski Nation Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Donald J. Auger
Anthony N. Doob
Raymond P. Auger

Paul Driben
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3/4, July-October 1992, pp. 535-536
Description
Examines Euro-Canadian criminal justice system, aboriginal systems of control and circumstances leading to incarceration.
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A Profile of Aboriginal Peoples in Ontario

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Noelle Spotton
Description
Provides statistics on key population, cultural, social and economic traits. Based on 2001 Canadian Census data. Background paper for the Ipperwash Inquiry.
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Promoting Health Both Ways

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl DaCosta
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, pp. 14-15
Description
Lists some guidelines for counseling in a culturally appropriate way.
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Property Ownership in North Dawson City During the Klondike Gold Rush

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Brand
Northern Review, no. 29, Northern Research Institute: Fifteen Years of Building Yukon Research Capacity, Fall, 2008, pp. 105-125
Description
Examines the development of Dawson City during and after the gold rush and focuses on cabin platforms and their value.
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Proposal Driven Programs Guide: Saskatchewan Region 2008-2009

Alternate Title
Proposal Driven Programs Guide: Community, Economic Development, Land and Trusts Services, Social Development: Saskatchewan Region 2008-2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor
p. 71
Description
Provides information regarding proposal-driven programs at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC).
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Protecting Aboriginal Children

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bill Simon
Christopher Walmsley
Description
Forward and introduction to book, Protecting Aboriginal Children by Christopher Walmsley.
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Protest in Prince Albert in Support of Oka Mohawks (4)

Images » Photographs
Description
A slide of two boys holding placards reading "Is Canada a Democracy?" and "Mulroney Balogna Blatant Racism" at a protest in Memorial Square, Prince Albert, in solidarity with the Mohawks during the Oka Standoff in Quebec, 1991.
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Provincial Archives of Alberta : "Cree Indians"

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Brock Silversides (photographer)
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Description
Entitled: "Cree Indians". Depicts two people wrapped in blankets (one standing, one on horseback) with a small settlement/camp of five teepees in the background.
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The Provision of Primary Health Care Services Under Band Control: The Montreal Lake Case

Alternate Title
Research Reports and Notes: The Provision of Primary Health Care Services Under Bank Control: The Montreal Lake Case
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meredith A. Moore
Heather Forbes
Lorraine Henderson
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 153-164
Description
Examines the structure and success of Band controlled health care services provided through new centre and the sense of community and health awareness that has been created.
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Psychosocial Foundations of Academic Performance in Culture-Based Education Programs for American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: Reflections on a Multidisciplinary Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald V. Mohatt
Joseph Trimble
Ryan A. Dickson
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 3, 2006, pp. 38-59
Description
Contends that the education system has unfairly become a scapegoat for the socio-economic ills of the Native American Indian culture.
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Public Health Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples: Research Ethics Board Stakeholders' Reflections on Ethics Principles and Research Processes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Flicker
Catherine A. Worthington
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 103, no. 1, January/February 2012, pp. 19-22
Description
Explores research ethics board (REB) perspectives on principles and processes when doing research on Aboriginal populations and communities.
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The Pueblo of Acoma

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Clarence Pullen
Harper's Weekly, vol. 34, August 2, 1890, pp. 594-595
Description
Looks at the Pueblo of of Acoma in Valencia County located 7500 feet above sea level on top of a mesa.
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Pursuing Well-being: Lessons from the First Nations Poverty Action Research Project

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Poverty Action Research Project
Description
Project involved collaboration with five First Nation communities: Sipekne’katik First Nation, Opitciwan First Nation, Eabametoong First Nation, Misipawistik Cree Nation, and T'it'q'et. Communities emphasized that they did not want to merely focus on poverty, but take a holistic approach which would build capacity and strengthen the entire community. Concludes with six recommendations for policy and program change.
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Q'epethet ye Mestiyexw, A Gathering of the People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn Kenny
Jo-ann Archibald
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Q epethet ye Mestiyexw, 2000, pp. 1-5
Description
Introduces a special edition of the Canadian Journal of Native Education (CJNE), regarding a collection of scholarly work on the spirit of the "gathering of the people." Articles include oral tradition, curriculum, language, policy and governance.
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Quality Education for Inuit Today? Cultural Strengths, New Things, and Working Out the Unknowns: A Story by An Inuk

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Betsy Annahatak
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 12-18
Description
Author uses personal experiences to explain the stresses involved with understanding two cultures relating to values, activities, obedience, worldview and contemporary cultural tools.
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Quality of Education Paramount

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, February 4, 2008, p. A3
Description
Examines aboriginal dropout rates, quality of instruction, and support from home in the education system.
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The Quilt's Journey to the Arctic: The Blessing and the Blessed

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Esther Bryan
Carol White
Inuktitut, no. 100, Spring, 2006, pp. 18-[?]
Description
Describes the 8 week Arctic tour of Invitation: the Quilt of Belonging, which involved the transport of a16 person team and the120 feet long, 10 feet high quilt with 263 blocks, one for each nation of the world.
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