Indigenous Housing Employment Benchmarking Study

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Burr
Steve Pomeroy
Description
Reports results from a survey of 135 housing providers to check status of Indigenous employment, obtain information on training experiences, and gauge how organizations were coping as housing agreements expired. Includes 11 case studies: Lloydminster Métis Housing Group; Tawaak Housing Association; Native People of Sudbury Development Corporation; Native Inter-Tribal Housing Co-operative; Kinew Housing Incorporated; Namerind Housing Corporation; Centre d’Amité Autochtone de Val d’Or; Metis Urban Housing Corporation; Cariboo Friendship Society; Grey Mountain Housing Society; and Skigen-Elnoog H
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Indigenous Nations Ask WCC For Support

Alternate Title
Indigenous Nations Ask World Council of Churches For Support
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas Ryan
Catholic New Times, vol. 30, no. 5, March 2006, p. 13
Description
Discusses a conference in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where Indigenous Nations talked to the World Council of Churches to ask for help stemming the tide of eroding cultures.
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Indigenous Peoples: An Emerging Object of International Law

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
American Journal of International Law, vol. 80, no. 2, April 1986, pp. 369-385
Description
History from 1949-1985 focuses on development of the Declaration on Indigenous Rights a draft distributed in 1985 by United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations.
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Indigenous Peoples and Mining Encounters: Strategies and Tactics

Alternate Title
Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development ; no. 57
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theodore E. Downing
Jerry Moles
Ian McIntosh
Carmen Garcia-Downing
Description
"This report addresses the most critical sustainability in an encounter between indigenous peoples and the industry, as well as governments, financiers and non-governmental organizations".
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Indigenous Peoples and the Idea of Individual Human Rights

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
Native Studies Review, vol. 10, no. 2, 1995, pp. 35-55
Description
Examines the controversy and thinking behind Mikmaq Grand Council's viewpoint regarding the universality of human rights as stated by the United Nations.
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Indigenous Peoples - Creating New "Borderlines"?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lívia Šavelková
Forum for Inter-American Research, vol. 4, no. 2, Indigenous America - America Indigena, November 2011, pp. 121-140
Description
Questions whether geographic or symbolic borders are more important for Native American identification.
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The Indigenous Peoples' Movement in Kenya

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Ole Simel
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, IWGIA 40 Years On, 2008, pp. 10-19
Description
Discusses pastoralist movement, struggles with the government and milestones reached.
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Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Their (New) Mobilizations in Russia

Alternate Title
EURAC Research
European Diversity and Autonomy Papers ; EDAP 02, 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Koch
Alexandra Tomaselli
Description
Looks at gap between legal protection and its implementation, role of organizations such as the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, and case law dealing with fishing rights.
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Indigenous Presence in Quebec Cities: Trends, Issues and Actions

Alternate Title
Cahiers ODENA ; no. 2016-02
Cahiers ODENA. Research Note
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carole Lévesque
Description
Brief overview of the demographic, social, economic, cultural and political environment of the urban population and Native Friendship Centres' role in providing services.
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Indigenous Regulatory Advocacy in Canada's Far North: Mobilizing the First Mile Connectivity Consortium

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Heather E. Hudson
Lyle Fabian
Journal of Information Policy, vol. 4, 2014, pp. 228-249
Description
Using the Consortium as an example, authors argue that it is possible for Indigenous groups to influence the outcomes of regulatory proceedings about digital infrastructure and services and identity specific strategies and tactics that can be employed.
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Indigenous-Run Legal Services in Australia and Canada: Comparative Developmental Issues

Alternate Title
Indigenous Run Legal Services in Australia and Canada: Comparative Developmental Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marianne O. Nielsen
International Criminal Justice Review, vol. 16, no. 3, December 2006, pp. 157-158
Description
Gives examples of the constraints and opportunities found in agencies such as the Native Counselling Services of Alberta and the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement of New South Wales.
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Indigenous Wellness Research Institute

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Washington School of Social Work
Description
Website has links to news/events, resources, newsletters and projects to advance Indigenous health and science research and reduce health disparities in urban Native communities.
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IndigenousX: A Perpetual Work In Progress

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Luke Pearson
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 1, no. 2, Reterritorialising Social Media: Indigenous People Rise Up, 2015
Description
Founder of a rotating twitter account which features a new Indigenous host each week discusses its development and possible future directions. Duration: 28:53.
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The Indinji Declaration June 2004

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 4, July/August 2004, p. 20
Description
Brief article from the second meeting of the Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress held at Indinji (Cairns, Australia) containing a declaration of the principles of the organization.
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Innovations in the Nordic Periphery

Alternate Title
Nordregio Report ; 2004:3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nils Aarsæther
Lena Suopajärvi
Martha Mýri
Olga Biskopstø
Asbjørn Røiseland ... [et al.]
Description
Looked at a total of 21 municipalities, some of which have significant Sami populations.
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Innu Nation

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Innu Nation
Description
Rich source of information about the Innu of Labrador: history, culture, photo archives, news about land claims, women's issues, and much more.
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Innu Women and NATO: The Occupation of Nitassinan

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona LaDuke
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, Breaking Out of the Tourist Trap Part 2, Summer, 1990
Description
Describes the struggle of the Innu women and their families against the expansion of the military base at Goose Bay.
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Institutional "Incompletedness": The Challenges in Meeting the Needs of Canada's Urban Aboriginal Population

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jack Jedwab
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 73-78
Description
Research shows Aboriginal Friendship Centres are effective in providing service towards the preservation of culture and identities and matters relating to wellness but less effective in employment services. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 73.
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