Organizations

Closing the Conference: Manymak!

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Hargrave
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, March 1979, pp. 29-32
Description
Conference closing remarks acknowledge the contributions of the participants and organizers.
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CMN's Journey Shows Long Road to Accreditation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Lee Randall
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 4, Nation Building, Summer, 2014
Description
Discusses the College of the Muscogee Nation commitment to academic excellence, the process of accreditation, and recognition for high industry standards.
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Co-location of a Government Child Welfare Unit in a Traditional Aboriginal Agency: A Way Forward in Working in Aboriginal Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Kreitzer
Jean Lafrance
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 34-44
Description
Discusses family enhancement approaches that combine traditional worldviews and western theories of child and family practice, and the benefits for workers, families, and Aboriginal communities.
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Collaborating for Indigenous Rights 1957-1973

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Museum of Australia
Description
Website covers the fight for civil rights and struggle for land rights in Australia with links to the people, maps, resources, timeline, and organizations.
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Colonialization and Community: Implications For First Nations Development

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Lee
Community Development Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, July 1992, pp. 211-219
Description
Examines the issue of colonialism in First Nations communities; and looks at the objectives for community development, including strengthening community traditions and culture; development of culturally appropriate community-based organizations; reflection on the importance of land for local communities; and the forging of links between local and national issues.
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Community-based Learning Opportunities for Aboriginals Winner, 2004: Connecting Women in Need with ICT Skills

Alternate Title
Case Study (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2004
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 693-04]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Alison Campbell]
Description
Overview of iSisters Technology Mentoring, a program that helps Inuit women obtain technology training to address literacy, basic skills upgrading, and find jobs.
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Community Liaison Committee - Intercultural Dialogue Conference

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 1980 regarding an Intercultural Dialogue Conference held in Saskatoon to discuss social planning and development, as well as promote informal dialogue between the city's Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations.
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Community Resilience, Adaptation, and Innovation: The Case of the Social Economy in La Ronge

Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 11-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kimberly Brown
Isobel M. Findlay
Robert Dobrohoczki
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives)
Description
Study examines the role players and organizations have in the development of economic, social and cultural well-being of the community and highlights key opportunities and challenges.
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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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A Comparison of the Community Roles of Indigenous-Operated Criminal Justice Organizations in Canada, the United States, and Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marianne O. Nielsen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 57-75
Description
Criminal justice organizations of Indigenous peoples in Canada, the United States and Australia are compared and evaluated as to roles played and successes achieved.
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A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research

E-Books
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Abstracts of works in the Research Series. Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton. Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
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The Congress Alukura by the Grandmother's Law

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Betty Carter
Lana Abbott
Helen Liddle
Eileen Hussen
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, September 1987, pp. 7-14
Description
Overview of the development and functions of the Congress Alukura which provides essential medical, welfare, dental and rehabilitation services.
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Contemporary American Indian Studies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sidner Larson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 1, Winter, 2009, pp. 18-33
Description
Author discusses the issues associated with American Indian higher education including funding and accreditation requirements.
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Conversation, Collaboration and Change: How a Dream For Aboriginal Children is Bringing Organizations Together

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Moreau
Paediatrics & Child Health, vol. 10, no. 9, Our Children and Youth are Sacred, November 2005, pp. 536-538
Description
Looks at the role Canadian Paediatric Society had in the planning of the summit Many Hands, One Dream: New Perspectives on the Health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children and Youth.
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Core Competencies for Indigenous Public Health, Evaluation and Research (CIPHER): A Health Inequity Mitigation Strategy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Y. Baba
Jeffrey L. Reading
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 44, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Health and Health-Care Equity, 2013, pp. 123-128
Description
Group of 12 Indigenous scholars from Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada convened and agreed that Indigenous health could be improved by promoting culturally safe public health practices.
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The Correlates of Current Smoking among Adult Métis: Evidence from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey and Métis Supplement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher J. Ryan
Martin J. Cooke
Scott T. Leatherdale
Sharon I. Kirkpatrick
Piotr Wilk
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 5, July/August 2015, pp. 271-276
Description
Focused on culturally-specific factors such as spirituality, knowledge of an Aboriginal language, membership in Métis organizations, and participation in cultural events. Sample of 6,610 adults.
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COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples Rights: What Is the Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples' Rights?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Human Rights
Office of the High Commissioner
Description
Focuses on health and access to healthcare, participation and consultation, access to information, livelihoods, territories, land and resources, and access to clean water and sanitation facilities. Under each topic lists promising practices and key actions for States and other stakeholders.
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COVID-19 Impact on Urban Indians in Washington State: An Assessment of Washington Urban Native Direct-Service Organizations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dodge
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Description
Survey included questions about: effect on finances, staffing and services; housing needs of community members during and after pandemic; future organizational requirements; communications from public health officials, vaccine rollout and hesitancy; and community resiliency.
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