Community

Can the Democratic Ideal of Participatory Research be Achieved? An Inside Look at an Academic-Indigenous Community Partnership

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Cargo
Treena Delormier
Ludie Lévesque
Kahente Horn-Miller
Alex McComber
et al.
Health Education Research, vol. 23, no. 5, 2008, pp. 904-914
Description
Suggests that study findings support the hypothesis that the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project is more closely aligned with a model of community-directed research than a model of shared decision-making between academic and community stakeholders.
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Canada - Indian and Inuit Communities – Ontario

Alternate Title
National Atlas Data Base Map Series; map no. NADM-1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geographical Services Division
Surveys and Mapping Branch
Energy
Mines and Resources Canada
Description
Shows inhabited and uninhabited Indian reserves, settlements situated on Crown lands, and other communities (distinct centres of population) by size.
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Canada's Country Ghettos / Indian and Metis Communities on the Prairies - Anthony A Kennedy and Ove C. Simonsen. - Article. - September 1968.

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anthony A Kennedy and Ove C. Simonsen
Description
This article describes the findings of a study of isolated communities and reserves in the prairie provinces conducted for the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, with the co-operation of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The study finds that housing conditions for aboriginals are sub-standard and properly constructed houses and housing groups would be beneficial.
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The Canadian Dakota

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 41, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wilson D. Wallis
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 41 (p. [1]-225).
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The Canadian Indian / A Reference Paper. - 1959.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Indian Affairs Branch
Description
This document describes aspects of Aboriginal life in Canada, including history, settlement location, administration, treaties, legal status, economic development and education.
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Canadian Inuit Community Engagement in Suicide Prevention

Alternate Title
Inuit Community Engagement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael J. Kral
Patricia K. Wiebe
Kari Nisbet
Catherine Dallas
Looee Okalik
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 68, no. 3, June 2009, pp. 292-308
Description
Reviews suicide patterns among Inuit in Canada and highlights new developments in Inuit-driven and community-based suicide prevention.
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Cancer Incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1980 through 1987

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul A. Nutting
William L. Freeman
David R.
Risser
Steven D. Helgerson
Roberta Paisan
et al.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 83, no. 11, November 1993, pp. 1589-1598
Description
Study uses Indian Health Service inpatient data to estimate cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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CANDO 2009 Economic Developer of the Year Award Winners

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita Boyle
Mark Sark
Paulette Flamond
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Fall, 2010, pp. 3-10
Description
Interviews with winners for Aboriginal Private Sector Business Award, the Community Category, and Individual Economic Developer of the year. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
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CANDO Economic Developer of the Year Awards 2004

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa Callihoo
Sara Cardinal
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 2, Special Edition: The State of the Aboriginal Economy: 10 Years After RCAP, Fall, 2005, pp. 21-25
Description
Looks at interviews with award winners on economic initiatives and the importance of capitalizing on resources found in the community.
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The Canoe Trip: A Northern Cree Metaphor for Conducting Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Herman Michell
in education: exploring our connective educational landscape, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how respectful community-based research approaches are metaphorically like going on a canoe journey.
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Carrothers Commission

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
Residents gathering for a hearing of the Carrothers Commission at Rae, N.W.T. which was studying the future directions of government in the Northwest Territories.
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Cautionary Stories of University Indigenization: Institutional Dynamics, Accountability Struggles, and Resilient Settler Colonial Power

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erich Steinman
Scott Scoggins
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 73-96
Description
Interviews with 23 individuals at a Canadian university revealed three main themes: hidden contributions by Indigenous students, faculty, staff and community members; conflicts in accountability between academia and community; and contradictions and uneven application.
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Celebrating the Work of Gavin Mooney: Inclusiveness and Involvement in Global and Public Health Issues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane McIntyre
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 108, Mini Special Issue to celebrate the work of Gavin Mooney , May 2014, p. 262–266
Description
Examines Gavin Mooney's contributions to health economics in relation to equity and social justice, social determinants of health in Indigenous populations, and the supporting role communities play in decision-making about their health care systems.
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Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Karen Duffek
BC Studies, no. 161, Spring, 2009, pp. 137-138
Description
Book review of: Celebration: Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian Dancing on the Land by Rosita Worl. Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 137.
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Challenges in Understanding the Emerging Northern Economy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Prosperity: The Northern Governance and Economy Conference, 2013, pp. [38-42]
Description
Reports on three challenges to economic planning: the boom and bust cycle, carrying capacity, the distribution of wealth generated by resource development.
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Changing Capabilities of Northern Communities: Environmental Protection

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald A. McBeath
The Northern Review, no. 23, Special Issue: [Northern Communities and the State], Summer, 2001, pp. 164-179
Description
Discusses four oil-and-gas development projects in the North Slope Borough and relationships between government, Native governments, and Native communities.
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Chapter XX -- "The Rebellion of 1885"

Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "The Rebellion of 1885". The first section, "A Retrospect", is a brief introduction to the Resistance. It further broken down into "The Grievances" and the "Bill of Rights".
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Chapter XXI -- "Rebellion"

E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter XII, "Rebellion". A summary of the events concerning the 1885 Resistance. Hawkes separates the sections into "The Fighting", "Fish Creek", "Batcoche", "Captain Howard and his Gatling Gun", "Cut Knife", "The Alberta Field Force: Frenchman's Butte", "The Ballad of the Near-Battle of Cussed Creek". The chapter includes images of the North West Mounted Police guard room, Regina Barracks, Tourand's Home, the stone house at Warman Ferry, an old house in Duck Lake, Old Mill at Duck Lake, Store at Duck Lake, the remains of the old convent at St. Laurent, "Riel's Councillors".
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Chapter XXIII -- "Prince Albert And The Rebellion"

E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter XIII, "Prince Albert and the Rebellion". A short account of the Resistance and its effects on Prince Albert by the Editor of the Prince Albert newspaper. Two images included (Telegraph trail and view of Prince Albert in the 1880s).
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The Cherokees of Tuckaleechee Cove

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christopher B. Rodning
American Antiquity, vol. 78, no. 4, October 2013, p. 808
Description
Book review of: The Cherokees of Tuckaleechee Cove by Jon Marcoux.
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The Cheyenne Nation: People of the Great Plains

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Václav Vachrlon
Description
Describes the unique culture, history, life and problems of the Cheyenne. Bachelor's Thesis towards undergraduate degree in English--University of West Bohemia, 2014.
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Chiefly Feasts

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Allen Wardwell
Art Journal, vol. 51, no. 4, Winter, 1992, pp. 91-93
Description
Book review of: Chiefly Feasts: The Enduring Kwakiutl Potlach edited by Aldona Jonaitis.
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Child Abuse and Neglect in Indigenous Australian Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Stanley
Adam M. Tomison
Julian Pocock
Child Abuse Prevention Issues, no. 19, September 2003, pp. 1-31
Description
Statics show that the occurrence of violence in Indigenous communities is disproportionately high in comparison to the rates in the Australian population as a whole.
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Child Maltreatment in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lemyra DeBruyn
Michelle Chino
Patricia Serna
Lynne Fullerton-Gleason
Child Maltreatment, vol. 6, no. 2, May 2001, pp. 89-102
Description
Looks at intervention and prevention focusing on population and individual level risk and protective factors. Includes suggestions.
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