Community

Community to Community Forum Application Kit

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Summit
Union of British Columbia Municipalities
Description
Explains concept of the forum, the process of planning an event and applying for funding.
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Community-University Research Liaisons: Translating the Languages of Research and Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ada Bends
Charlene Burns
Pearl Yellowman-Caye
Tammy Rider
Emily Matt Salois
Annette Sutherland
Mike Todd
Deb LaVeaux
Suzanne Christopher
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 3, 2013, pp. 345-357
Description
Examines the collaborative relationships to improve Native American health through community-based participatory research.
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Community Well-Being Index Map

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Index is used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing. Map displays 2016 data on First Nations, Inuit and non-Indigenous communities which can be found be searching or clicking on a marker.
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The Community Well-Being Index: Summary of Trends in Inuit Communities, 1981-2011

Alternate Title
[Strategic Research Directorate Research Brief (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada)]
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Strategic Research Directorate]
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Ratings determined by income level, educational attainment, housing conditions and labour force participation.
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Comprehensive Community Planning: Experiences in Aboriginal Communities [2004]

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 04-029
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Study involved using list of generic circumstances (e.g. community relocation or land base expansion) which would entail planning, and examining how they had been dealt with in select communities.
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Conducting Health Research With Aboriginal Communities: Barriers and Strategies for Graduate Student Success

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Hutchinson
Christopher Mushquash
Shawn Donaldson
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 268-278
Description
Looks at ways to overcome the financial, geographic and cultural barriers of working on research in Aboriginal communities.
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Congress of Aboriginal Peoples

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Organization deals with issues of concern to off-reserve Status, Non-Status Indians and Métis people. Includes links to programs, resources, and media room.
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Connect and Divide: The Cell: A Conversation with Edward Poitras

Alternate Title
Border Zones.ca: The Ideas Behind the Exhibit, 23 January-12 September 2010
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Karen Duffek
Edward Poitras
Description
Artist discusses his work in terms of the concept of boundaries in relation to communities and individuals. Duration: 9:08.
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The Constitutional Dimensions of Aboriginal Title

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Slattery
The Supreme Court Law Review, vol. 71, no. 1, 2015, pp. [45]-66
Description
Explains characteristics of Aboriginal Title: collective right, pluralistic, jurisdictional dimension, inalienable, inherent limit, and flows from a special historical relationship between the Crown and Aboriginal people.
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Construction of a ceremonial lodge

Images » Photographs
Description
A series of nine photographs (PH-87-127 to PH-87-135) that show various activities related to the construction of ceremonial lodge in Northern Saskatchewan. Men and young men are shown erecting the lodge poles, hauling the poles in behind horses, and preparing cloth offerings. A camp of white canvas tents can be seen in the background in two photos. There is also a photo of people arriving by horse and wagon.
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Consultations in General Practice and at an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service: Do They Differer?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S.L. Larkins
L.K. Geia
K.S. Panaretto
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 6, no. 560, July 19, 2006, pp. 1-12
Description
Study uses demographics and consultation content to compare primary care services offered between Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services and Townsville Aboriginal and Island Health Service.
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Consulting with the Crown: A Guide for First Nations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cathy Guirguis-Awadalla
Stephanie Allen
Merrell-Ann Phare
Description

Explains the meaning of consultation and provides a tool to assist First Nations in effectively engaging in consultation with Canadian provincial and federal governments.

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Contemporary Native American Architecture

Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Sloan
Lewis Weller
Description
Looks at projects by architects John Paul Jones, Douglas Cardinal, Dennis Sun Rhodes, David Sloan, Robert Altman and others. Explains how values and identity are expressed within the designs and defined by existence to the landscape. Duration: 55:18.
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Contestations of Resource Extraction Projects Via Digital Media in Two Nunavut Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Willow Scobie
Kathleen Rodgers
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, Développement industriel et impacts miniers / Industrial Development and Mining Impacts, 2013, pp. 83-101
Description
Examines the use of digital media in Pond Inlet and Baker Lake to acquaint residents of issues regarding resource development proposals.
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Contextual Understanding of Two-Spirit Peoplehood

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Standing Eagle Baez
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. xxxii-xxxiv
Description
Overview and historical look at Native American And First Nation communities and their attitude towards "Two-Spirit" personhood. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page xxxii.
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Contextualizing CBPR: Key Principles of CBPR Meet the Indigenous Research Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah LaVeaux
Suzanne Christopher
Pimatisiwin, vol. 7, no. 1, Summer, 2009, pp. 1-25
Description
Questions how the Community Based Participatory Research principles stand up when applied to American Aboriginal communities and whether additional contextual information is necessary to understand and work with these principles.
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The Contribution of Indigenous Heritage Language Immersion Programs to Healthy Early Childhood Development

Alternate Title
Research Connections Canada 12: Supporting Children and Families
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Onowa McIvor
Research Connections Canada , vol. 12, 2005, pp. 5-20
Description
Examines language programs in two First Nations communities to see if they are suitable for use in the revitalization of languages and early childhood development in other Aboriginal communities. Scroll to p.5 to read article.
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A Conversation: Communities and Cathedrals

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Martial
Ann C. Macaulay
William L. Freeman
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 1-16
Description
Responses from three people on the theme of community health: Rose Martial, a community representative, Ann C. Macaulay, a family physician researching diabetes in Kahawake Territory and William Freeman, a professor at North West Indian College and former director of Research for the Indian Health Service (USA).
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Coober Pedy

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vicki McCormick
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, March 1987, pp. 34-36
Description
Looks at the alcohol problem and healthcare system in small Australian community.
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Corporate Aboriginal Alliances: A Case Study of the Osoyoos Indian Band

Alternate Title
Regional Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2005
[AGSE International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Exchange ; 32nd, 2005]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Kayseas
Kevin Hindle
Robert B. Anderson
Ronald D. Camp
Description
Looks at the success of the Osoyoos Indian Band Development Corporation (OIBDC).
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Cosmology, Mobility and Exchange: Indigenous Diplomacies Before the Nation-State

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ravi De Costa
Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, 2007, pp. 13-28
Description
Reconsiders Australian Aboriginal systems of engagement, based on sensitivity to others and the environment, before colonialism entrenched the formal European way of cross-border encounters based on categorization and separation.
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“Counting Experience” among the Least Counted: The Role of Cultural and Community Engagement on Educational Outcomes for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Randall Quinones Akee
Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 119-150
Description
Examines several different factors affecting Native student’s educational success such as financial constraints and lack of education preparation.
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