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Building Labour Force Capacity in Canada’s North

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-140]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heidi Martin
Looks at partnerships between communities, companies, and organizations to build a sustainable and productive workforce.
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Building on Our Strengths: Aboriginal Youth Wellness in Canada’s North

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; January 2014
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 14-193]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Siomonn Pulla
Focuses on strategies which balance physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health. Includes three case studies: Winnipeg Aboriginal Sports Achievement Centre North, Makimautiksat Youth Wellness and Empowerment Camp, and Government of the Northwest Territories’ Take a Kid Trapping program.
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Building Trust and Accountability: Report on Eligibility in the Indigenous Screen Sector

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Screen Office
APTN
Archipel Research and Consulting
Reports results of national consultation process about eligibility requirements and identifying those entitled to Indigenous specific-funding. Summarizes the findings from 27 interviews, 5 focus groups, 173 survey responses, and 24 participants, including industry professionals, cultural experts, traditional knowledge keepers, academics, artists, and media content creators from across Canada.
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Burden of HIV Infection among Aboriginal Injection Drug Users in Vancouver, British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evan Wood
Julio S. G. Montaner
Kathy Li
Ruth Zhang
Lucy Barney
et al.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 3, March 2008, pp. 515-519
Discusses differential rates of HIV incidence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal injection drug users, and the need for a culturally sensitive and evidence-based response to the epidemic.
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Buried Voices: Changing Tones: An Examination of Media Coverage of Indigenous Issues in Ontario: Media Monitoring Report: 2013-2016

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Miles Kenyon
Jorge Barrera
Cindy Blackstock
Duncan McCue
Tanya Talaga
Connie Walker
Coverage investigated 319 print and online news outlets for keywords including: Indigenous, Aboriginal, First Nation(s), Northern Ontario Reserves, Métis and Inuit. Tone analysis based on inherent positivity or negativity of event, topic or issue.
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Buried Voices: Media Coverage of Aboriginal Issues in Ontario

Alternate Title
Media Monitoring Report: 2010 – 2013
Ontario Media Monitoring Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robin Pierro
Examines the trends, news spikes, and total print and online media coverage of Aboriginal people, culture, and issues by Ontario-based media organizations.
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The Bush Harvest in Pinehouse, Saskatchewan, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry N.Tobias
James J. Kay
Arctic, vol. 47, no. 3, September 1994, p. 207–221
Reports the findings of a harvest survey on the quantities of bush resources harvested by villagers, over a one-year period, from April 1983 through March 1984.
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Canada's Aboriginal Peoples: Social Integration or Disintegration?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, 1994, pp. 1-46
Surveys statistical data dealing with population, economy, health, family integrity and social conditions which demonstrate persistent inequalities and relationships among poverty, health and social structure.
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Canada's International Human Rights Obligations and the Tragedy of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julie Mouris
Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues: Digital Companion, vol. 1, 2014, pp. 32-47
Summarizes statistics complied through the Sisters in Spirit initiative, discusses obligations arising from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and provides timeline of reports and recommendations and the Canadian government's responses.
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Canadian Foresters' Attitudes and Beliefs About Forestry Curriculum and Forest Management

Alternate Title
Project Report (Sustainable Forest Management Network) ; September 30. 2007
[SFMN Project: Professional Forestry Certification in the New Millennium: Opportunities and Constraints for Forestry Curriculum Change]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Naomi Krogman
Kendra Isaac
Trena Allen
Peggy Smith
Looks at a study which illustrates the importance of Aboriginal consultation in regards to the appropriateness of their undergraduate forestry training and continuing educational opportunities.
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Canadian Native Indians Exhibit Unique CYP2A6 and CYP2C19 Mutant Allele Frequencies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maciej P. Nowak
Edward M. Sellers
Rachel F. Tyndale
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics , vol. 64, no. 4, October 1998, pp. 378-383
Study findings indicate that Canadian Aboriginal subjects differ from both Asian and Caucasian genotype patterns for these mutant alleles, which may have consequences for clinical drug use among Canadian Aboriginals.
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Canadian Public Opinion on Aboriginal Peoples: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Environics Institute for Survey Research
Surveys "non-Aboriginal public knowledge and attitudes about Aboriginal peoples". Report shows eighty-four percent of Canadians surveyed want to be part of reconciliation process with Indigenous people and thirty percent of young people between the ages of 18-29 feel they have an individual part to play.
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The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer 2021 Report

Alternate Title
The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer 2022 Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Reconciliation Barometer

Total sample for two polls was 2,106 non-Indigenous and 1,1112 Indigenous respondents. Questions were asked about 13 indicators: good understanding of past and present; acknowledgement of government, residential school and ongoing harm, engagement, mutually respectful and nation-to-nation relationships; personal and systemic equality; Indigenous thriving; Indigenous languages; respect for natural world; and apologies.

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