Food for Thought: Access to Food in Canada's Remote North

Alternate Title
Commentary (Northern Policy Institute) ; no. 12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Holly Dillabough
Description
Looks at determinants of access to adequate quantities of nutritious food for First Nations' communities in Northern Ontario.
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Food Insecurity and Food Consumption by Season in Households with Children in an Arctic City: A Cross-sectional study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Huet
James D. Ford
Victoria L. Edge
Jamal Shirley
Nia King ... [et al.]
BMC Public Health, vol. 17, 2017, p. article no. 578
Description
Study conducted in Iqaluit, Nunavut concluded that food insecurity is a critical issue, with one-third of households with children experiencing food insecurity.
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Food Policy: The Native Women's Association of Canada Engagement Results

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Purpose of project was to inform development of Canadian Government's National Food Policy, which focused on four themes: access of affordable foods; improving health and food safety; conserving soil, water, and air; and growing more high-quality food. Reports on results gathered from roundtable discussion, grassroots engagement sessions and social media and online survey.
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For Ashley, Wayne, and Shayanna: Supporting Tribal College Students and Addressing Abuse

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Annita Hetoevehotohke'e Lucchesi
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education , vol. 30, no. 4, Tribal College Women, Summer, May 5, 2019, p. [?]
Description
In this article a teacher at Blackfeet Community College uses her memories of teaching Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, Wayne Many Guns, and Shayanna England (three students) to discuss the issues of violence, MMIW and their prevalence for tribal college and university (TCU) students. Author calls on colleges and their funding bodies to provide extended supports to their students.
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For the Good of Our Children and Youth: A New Vision, a New Direction

Alternate Title
Saskatchewan Child Welfare Review Panel Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Child Welfare Review Panel
Description
Report of panel struck in 2010 to conduct a comprehensive review of the child welfare system in Saskatchewan and make recommendations for improvements.
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Foreword: Honoring Who We Are

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ningwakwe Priscilla George
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 1-3, 154
Description
Discusses Aboriginal English and the multiple strategies in the process of cross language transfer.
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[The Forgotten: Pamela Masik Art Collection]

Alternate Title
16x9
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mary Garofalo
Pamela Masik
Description
Brief television feature focuses on the artist's controversial series of paintings of the sixty-nine murdered and missing women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Duration: 6:36.
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Forty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1924-25

E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
Description
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes Social Organization and Social Usages of the Indians of the Creek Confederacy by John R. Swanton Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians by John R. Swanton Aboriginal Culture of the Southeast by John R. Swanton Indian Trails of the Southeast by William Edward Myer
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Fourth National Conference on Injury Prevention and Control

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Sexton
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, May/June 2000, pp. 23-24
Description
Conference participants discuss injury mortality and morbidity rates for Indigenous peoples which exceed the rate for non-Indigenous people in Australia.
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The Fourth World: An Expression of International Solidarity

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael (Mickey) Posluns
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 15, no. 2, Special International Indigenous Issue, Summer, 2004, p. [?]
Description
Discusses an interview session with George Manuel on his vision of international solidarity towards human rights promotion where social, cultural, economic, civil and political justice prevail and people live with respect and dignity. Access through table of contents.
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FPT Justice Framework to Address Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls

Alternate Title
Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Justice Framework to Address Violence against Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety
Description
Strategic document meant to guide governments and stakeholders as they take specific actions and allocate resources to implement them.
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A Framework For Cooperation: January, 1999

Alternate Title
A Framework For Cooperation: A Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Description
Developed by the Government of Saskatchewan to help identify priorities and future actions concerning Aboriginal people in the areas of education, training, employment and community well-being.
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From Ciudad Juárez to Fort Qu'Appelle

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brett Bradshaw
Briar Patch, vol. 36, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 5-7
Description
Describes a gathering of family members of Saskatchewan's missing women and filmmaker Lourdes Portillo's documentary Senorita Extraviada about young women missing in Mexico.
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From Colonized Region to Globalized Region?: Challenges to Addressing Social Issues in Nunavik in the Transition to Regional Government

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Ives
Oonagh Aitken
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, Fall, 2009
Description
Outlines globalization in a social context and examines how a new regional government can influence more traditional practices and values to address social issues and develop a strong economic, social, and cultural environment.
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From Restorative Justice to Restorative Governance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shereen Benzvy Miller
Mark Schacter
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 42, no. 3, July 1, 2000, pp. 405-420
Description
Argues that the criminal justice system is being expected to deal with issues created by the failure of social governance.
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From Stilettos to Moccasins

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Violet Naytowhow
CIHR Project Research
Description
Presents a music video that was developed from the findings of a CIHR Project that examined the role of identity and stigma in Aboriginal women's healing from illicit drug abuse in Canada.
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from Swift Cinder

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Crisosto Apache
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 150-160
Description
Excerpt from the book-length poem Swift Cinder which examines memory and the act of memory making through the metaphor of collision.
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From the Heart of the Earth: Executive Director's Message

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Benally
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on spiritual and cultural survival, Indigenous rights, the preservation of sacred lands, climate change, and youth involvement for the future.
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From the Inside Out: Spirituality as the Heart of Aboriginal Helping in [Spite of ?] Western Systems

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy Stevens
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 181-197
Description
Looks at the challenges of incorporating Aboriginal spirituality into the helping process, and examines how to explore and integrate spirituality with individuals, families and communities.
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From the Whitehorse Mining Initiative Towards Sustainable Mining: Lessons Learned

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Fitzpatrick
Alberto Fonseca
Mary Louise McAllister
Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 19, no. 4, March 2011, pp. 376-384
Description
Examines the changing approaches towards sustainable development undertaken by the Mining Association of Canada within the mineral industry over a period of approximately 20 years.
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