Exploring the Intersection of Education and Indigenous Status From a Social Determinants of Health Perspective: Parent and Family Engagement in Secondary School in Nunavik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Ives
Vandna Sinha
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, Social Determinants of Indigenous Well-Being: Building a More Complete Understanding, October 2016, pp. 1-24
Description
Study looks at cultural relationships and educational engagement of Inuit parents, families, students, educators and community members in order to increase student retention.
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Exploring the Relevance of Financial Literacy Education in a First Nation Community

Alternate Title
ICET 2014 58th World Assembly: Moving Forward in Curriculum, Pedagogy and Leadership
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Levon Ellen Blue
Mark Brimble
Peter Grootenboer
Description
Conference paper from ICET 2014 58th World Assembly: Moving Forward in Curriculum, Pedagogy and Leadership, June 16 to 19, 2014, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada. Scroll to page 90 to read material.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos "Indian Queen - Macleod Jubilee"

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Clarke (photographer)
Description
Black and white photograph of a group of indigenous peoples in full traditional costume watching the 'crowning' of an indigenous girl by a non-indigenous man as part of the festivities at the Macleod fiftieth anniversary Jubilee. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos- Indigenous Man in Suit With Medals

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of an indigenous man wearing a suit with treaty medals on his chest and holding other symbols of authority (headdress). From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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The Face Pullers - Unused Photos - "Sewing Department, Industrial School, St. Albert"

Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Charles W. Mathers (photographer)
Description
Black and White photograph of a room of young Indigenous women in European clothes. Some are seated at sewing machines, and others sit on chairs sewing by hand. Two nuns oversee the activity in the background. Unused photograph from the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
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Facilitating Language and Literacy Learning for Students with Aboriginal English Dialects

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharla Peltier
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 114-142, 155
Description
Discussion on Aboriginal English dialects; regional variation and linkage to community of origin; and looks at language and literacy learning issues, socialization process, cultural identity, and Aboriginal language retention.
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Facing the Fire: American Indian Literature and the Pedagogy of Anger

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey Berglund
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Winter/Spring, 2003, pp. 80-90
Description
Discusses the roots of Native American anger and suggests that rather than trying to avoid it, everyone involved should explore the causes and develop a true understanding of them.
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Facing the Future: Relations Between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Canadians

Alternate Title
CRIC Papers ; 14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Stewart
Carol Crowe
Marvin Tiller
Kelly Lendsay
Stephen Kakfwi ... [et al.]
Description
Includes discussion of friction in the East coast fishery and issues in post-secondary education, interviews with leaders from the Prairies, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories, and commentaries. Also includes statistics from survey of Canadian's attitudes about important Aboriginal issues.
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[Fact Sheets for Nourishing the Learning Spirit]

Alternate Title
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Early Childhood Learning
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners and Gender
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners in Care of Social Services
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners with (Dis)abilities
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners: Thoughts on Holistic Lifelong Learning
Holistics Health and Wellness and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
Indigenous Heritage Languages and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
K-12 Education and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit in Canada
Post-Secondary Education, Lifelong Learning, and First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Learners
The Learning Spirit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Education Research Centre
Description
Explores the potential humans have for learning both as individuals and in groups. Presents brief overviews of 10 resources.
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Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Isabella Romano
Martin Cooke
Piotr Wilk
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, January 14, 2019
Description
Study uses a nationally representative survey to examine factors that potentially affect breastfeeding practices among Indigenous women in Canada. Findings indicate that factors which are corelated to breastfeeding include: household income, mother’s level of education, mother’s attendance of residential school, child’s birth weight.
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Factors Associated With American Indian Teens' Self-Rated Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tassy Parker
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 11, no. 3, 2004, pp. 1-19
Description
Findings reveal that variance between individuals correlates with family financial status, school achievement and marijuana use.
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Factors Associated With Current Smoking Among Off-Reserve First Nations and Métis Youth: Results From the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Ryan
Scott Leatherdale
Martin Cooke
Journal of Primary Prevention, vol. 38, no. 1-2, April 2017, pp. 105-119
Description
Study examines the associations between culturally specific factors and current smoking off-reserve First Nations and Métis aged 15-17 years old compared to non-Indigenous Canadian youth.
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Factors Associated With Different Cigarette Access Behaviours Among Underage Smoking Youth Who Usually Smoke Contraband (Native) Cigarettes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott T. Leatherdale
Rashid Ahmed
Mary Vu
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 102, no. 2, March/April 2011, pp. 103-107
Description
Looks at ways underage smokers access contraband cigarettes and how to use this information for implementing tobacco control policies and activity programming.
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Factors Contributing to the Cessation of Solvent Use

Theses
Author/Creator
Kathryn Elizabeth Irvine
Description
Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2006. Purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of five Aboriginal individuals who formerly used solvents and factors related to their transition to non-use.
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Factors Facilitating and Impeding Implementation of a Prevention Program in an Innu Elementary School in Quebec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie-Christine Cotton
Myriam Laventure
Jacques Joly
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 29-47
Description
Research summary of a study of an Innu school-based drug and alcohol prevention program intended to identify barriers and facilitators for substance use prevention strategies and education. Major barriers identified include: overloaded staff and difficulty scheduling training.
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Falling in Love with Indians: The Metaphysics of Becoming America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen M. Gagne

New Centennial Review, The, vol. 3, no. 3, Fall, 2003, pp. 205-233
Description
Discussion on how Indian loving and Indian hating constitute two sides of the same racialization of the Indigenous populations of the Americas; and how this duality has been significant to the process of the self development of the colonizer.
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Families Bond in Search For Relatives

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Warren Goulding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 4, April 2007, p. 7
Description
Looks at a woman who has searched for her missing mother for over two decades and comments on some frustrations she has met along the way. Article located by scrolling to page 7.
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Family Cohesion and Conflict in an American Indian Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone
Lisa K. Staten
Sandra Irwin
Ulrike Rawiel
Andrea B. Bravo
et al.
American Journal of Health Behavior, vol. 29, no. 5, September/October 2005, pp. 413-422
Description
Assesses the feasibility of using a portion of the Family Environment Scale (FES) with American Indian families and to describe the mean family profile exhibited by one Native community.
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Family Law for Aboriginal Families

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lawrence Martin
Linda Kitchigeesick
Description
Provides general information to anyone experiencing a relationship breakdown and options available. It is not meant to provide specific advice about a personal situation. Duration:1:28:04.
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Family Matters Report 2017: Measuring Trends to Turn the Tide on the Over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Out-of-Home Care in Australia

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natalie Lewis
John Burton
Peter Lewis
Joanne Lau
Claire Stacey ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at shortcomings of the current system, provides statistical data, and advocates for changes that will reduce the number of children in care. Follow-up to the 2016 report.
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Far from Home: Experiences of Sexually Exploited Aboriginal Youth in Vancouver, B.C.: Urban Aboriginal Youth Domestic Trafficking in Persons Policy Research Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ginger Gosnell-Myers
Description
Recommendations based on literature review and responses to 71 survey questions. Survey included questions about substance use and addictions, history of sexual abuse, reasons for entering sex trade, and barriers to leaving it. Sample consisted of 14 current or former workers between the ages of 19 and 34.
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FARE's Submission to the Inquiry into the Harmful Use of Alcohol in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities: House of Representatives' Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
Description
Discussion centers on Inquiry's focus areas: patterns of supply and demand, social and economic determinants of use, trends and prevalence of harms, implications of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and best practice treatments, strategies and identification.
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Fathering in the Shadows: Indigenous Fathers and Canada's Colonial Legacies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 624, Fathering Across Diversity and Adversity: International Perspectives and Policy Interventions, July 2009, pp. 29-48
Description
Looks at history and demographics of communities where there is a lack of care by fathers. Presents a multidimensional vision for positive change.
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FBC Radio Program Enhances Retention Effort

Alternate Title
Fort Belknap College Radio Program Enhances Retention Effort
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 1, The Winding Road to Student Success, Fall, 2006
Description
Discusses a student retention program, developed by the Fort Belknap College in Montana, that uses a radio program as one mechanism to encourage students to stay in school.
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A Feasibility Evaluation of the Urban Native Youth Leaders Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allyson Kelley
Bethany Fatupaito
Morgan Witzel
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 21-37
Description
Describes a mixed-methods evaluation of a culturally grounded program for urban Indigenous (American Indian) youth. Results demonstrate that the project was feasible, and the team makes recommendations for future project based on what was learned.
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Feb. Conference Dealt With Urban Aboriginal Issues

Alternate Title
February Conference Dealt With Urban Aboriginal Issues
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 3, March 2008, p. 8
Description
Looks at a conference held to discuss the Urban Aboriginal Strategy, its' successes, failures, and ideas for moving forward. Article located by scrolling to page 8.
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