Resources & References

Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA)

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Urban Native Youth Association
Description
Website contains information on youth-focused programs, activities, news, articles, resources and links to other community development initiatives.
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Useful Internet Addresses

Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, January/February 2005, p. 16
Description
Briefly lists internet addresses for 42 Australian Aboriginal organizations.
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Using Land Use and Occupancy Mapping to Establish a Protected Area Network in the Deh Cho Territory, Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Herb Norwegian
Petr Cizek
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Land Rights: A Key Issue, 2004, pp. 30-35
Description
Discusses methods and results gained from land use and occupancy studies which was used for negotiating land withdrawals legally prohibiting new land sales, land leases, mineral staking, oil/gas exploration and timber cutting. To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
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A Victim-Centered Approach to Domestic Violence Against Native Women: Resource Guide for Drafting or Revising Tribal Laws Against Domestic Violence

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sarah Deer
Carrie A. Martell
Hallie Bongar White
Maureen White Eagle
Description
Guide to assist tribal governments with laws regarding the safety of Aboriginal women and children. Written so that revised tribal laws reflect tribal values. Provides examples from different tribal codes.
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Violence Prevention Toolkit: Facilitator Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWAC Youth Council
Description
Developed to provide Aboriginal youth and girls with tools to protect themselves, teach about safety nets and community resource people, and provide communities with tools to prevent youth violence.
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The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Description
Provides traditional Métis oral history interviews, photographs and various archival documents in visual, audio and video files.
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Volume 21, 1997 Article Index

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 6, November/December 1997, pp. 31-32
Description
Author/Title Index.
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Volume 22, 1998 Index

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 6, November/December 1998, pp. 31-32
Description
Author/title index.
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Volume 24, 2000 Index

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 6, November/December 2000, pp. 34-36
Description
Author/title index.
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Volume 25, 2001 Article Index

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 6, November-December 2001, pp. 32-[33]
Description
Indexes six issues from 2001.
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Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader, Describing the Manners and Customs of the North American Indians; ... To Which is Added, a Vocabulary of the Chippeway Language. ... List of Words in the Iroquois, Mohegan, Shawanee, and Esquimeaux Tongues ...

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Long
Description
Historical narrative from 1791, includes several vocabulary lists in several languages including Ojibwa, Mohawk, and Inuktitut vocabulary lists showing some word similarities.
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Vulnerable Populations With Diabetes Mellitus

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alexandra A. García
Sandra Benavides-Vaello
Nursing Clinics of North America, vol. 41, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 605-623
Description
Literature review dealing with trends, summary of findings and strategies to fill gaps in knowledge with respect to ethnic, low-income, disadvantaged and rural groups.
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A Walk on the Tundra: Book Study

Alternate Title
A Walk on the Tundra: Senior Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for unit which strengthens students' literacy and communication skills while they learn about local plants, the environment, and their community.
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Walking with Aalasi: Field Study

Alternate Title
Walking with Aalasi: Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader ; 7
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description

Series of activities centred around traditional Inuit plant use. Part of the Adult Basic Education program in Nunavut.

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Watershed Planning in Clayoquot Sound, Volume 5: Hesquiaht Watershed Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clayoquot Sound Technical Planning Committee
Description
Volume 5 states that the purpose of the plan is to map and designate the areas that will be set aside as reserves to protect a range of forest values. The plan will also map and designate the harvested areas and the land that is outside of reserves, but where sustainable forest harvesting can take place.
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Waubetek Business Development Corporation

Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Presents an Aboriginal-owned and controlled organization that provides business financing and economic development services to First Nations and Aboriginal entrepreneurs in North-Eastern Ontario.
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A Way of Life

E-Books
Author/Creator
Marianne Bromley
[Ed Hall]
[Melanie Hadlereena]
[Attima Hadlari]
[Maureen Jensen]
[et al.]
Description

Discusses the history of the fur trade in the Northwest Territories and contemporary trapping practices, and gives detailed instructions for making snowshoes, kamiks, spruce canoes, and trap sets and preparing and eating country food.

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Weaving Partnerships: A Framework for Aboriginal Home Care in Nova Scotia: 2010-2011 Resource Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nova Scotia Aboriginal Home Care Steering Committee
Description
Purpose of guide was to document findings and recommendations from the Steering Committee of the Aboriginal Home Care in Nova Scotia Project, provide a common set of definitions to facilitate shared understandings of program scope and purpose among those involved in service planning and delivery, and provide information for all those interested design and delivery of services to the on-reserve population in the province.
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Wellness Interventions for Indigenous Communities in the United States: Examplars for Action Research

Alternate Title
APA Handbook of Community Psychology: Vol. 2. Methods For Community Research and Action for Diverse Groups and Issues
APA Handbooks in Psychology Series
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
William E. Hartmann
Mallory G. Sprague
Description
Chapter 30 in book: APA Handbook of Community Psychology: Vol. 2. Methods For Community Research and Action for Diverse Groups and Issues edited by Meg A. Bond, Christopher B. Keys and Irma Serrano-Garcia. Presents perspectives from across cultures.
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What has the Literature Taught Us About Culturally Competent Care of Women and Children?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lynn Clark Callister
MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, vol. 30, no. 6, November/December 2005, pp. 380-388
Description
Investigates four approaches to research: descriptive literature, world view perspectives, cultural brokering and transcultural world view. The article further discusses implications these have in terms of nursing education, research and practice.
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Where the Digital Rubber Hits the Information Highway: Putting Canadian History on CD-ROM

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Lutz
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 80, no. 3, 1999, pp. 479-486
Description
Reviews of seven CDs: Great Canadian Adventure: Portrait of a Nation. Canadian Treasures: An Interactive Journey through Canada's Heritage Klondike Gold Rush Settler's of Upper Canada: A Time of Change and Progress Totem Poles: Myth, Magic and Monumental Art on the Pacific Northwest Coast by the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Emily Carr at Home and at work Making History: Louis Riel and the North-West Rebellion of 1885
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Wise Practices for Life Promotion: Indigenous Leadership for Living Life Well

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation
Description
Website contains links to listing of successful programs from across Canada, resources for both youth and communities, review of related literature, and annotated bibliography. Developed to support the National Aboriginal Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy.
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