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First Nations in Alberta: A Focus on Health Service Use

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Josie C. Cardinal
Donald P. Schopflocher
Larry W. Svenson
Kenneth B. Morrison
Lory Laing
Description
Looks at health issues affecting First Nations people and describes the pattern of health care utilization.
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First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women

Alternate Title
Article (Statistics Canada)
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Vivian O'Donnell
Susan Wallace
Description
Part of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report.
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First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women

Alternate Title
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Description
Examines some of the demographic, cultural, and socioeconomic characteristics of the Aboriginal female population. Part of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
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First Nations Post-Secondary Education and Training Literature Review and Best Practices: Leading Towards Recommendations for Comprehensive Post-Secondary Planning and Evaluation Framework for Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Crystal Roberts
Megan Ross
Description
Topics include: key documents and reports, history, demographics, issues and challenges, barriers to higher education, and recommendations aimed at improving recruitment and retention.
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A Focus on American Indian College Persistence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don-Paul Benjamin
Stephen Chambers
Gary Reiterman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 32, no. 2, January 1993, pp. [24-40]
Description
Study concludes that higher education should value cultural diversity which in turn benefits the student, the institution, and society.
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Food Security and Mining in Nunatsiavut

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Johanna Tuglavina
Deborah Simmons
Russell Claus
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 39-41
Description
Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.
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A Framework For Conducting a National Study of Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Serving American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas K. Novins
Laurie A. Moore
Janette Beals
Gregory A. Aarons
Traci Rieckmann
Carol E. Kaufman
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 38, no. 5, September 2012, pp. 518-522
Description
Study of attitudes toward and use of programs with a goal of ensuring wide participation from AI/AN communities.
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Frequency of Consumption of Foods and Beverages by Inuvialuit Adults in Northwest Territories, Arctic Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francis Zotor
Tony Sheehy
Madalina Lupu
Fariba Kolahdooz
Andre Corriveau ... [et al.]
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, vol. 63, no. 7, 2012, pp. 782-789
Description
Study shows nutritional intervention strategies are needed to promote frequent consumption of nutrient-rich foods and less frequent consumption of non-nutrient dense foods.
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From Nation to Population: the Racialisation of ‘Métis’ in the Canadian Census

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Andersen
Nations and Nationalism, vol. 14, no. 2, April 2008, p. 347–368
Description
Discusses how the term 'Métis' has been constituted according to racial rather than indigenous national constructions and argues that the Canadian census' lack of explicit categories to distinguish Métis Nation allegiance further naturalizes a racialised construction of Métis at the expense of an indigenously national one.
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Future Young and Aboriginal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, January 21, 2008, p. A3
Description
Comments on the youthful and increasing community as it relates to education, employment, and future potential.
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Fuzzy Definitions and Demographic Explosion of Aboriginal Populations in Canada from 1986 to 2006

Alternate Title
IMISCOE Research Series
Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity: Cross-National Perspectives in Classifications ad Identity Politics
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Éric Guimond
Norbert Robitaille
Sacha Senecal
Description
Examines the questions: Why is it so hard to define Aboriginal populations in Canada? How can the recent demographic explosion be explained? Chapter 12 from Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity edited by Patrick Simon, Victor Piché, and Amélie A. Gagnon.
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Gaining Insights About Water: The Value of Surveys in First Nations Communities to Inform Water Governance

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julia Baird
Blair Carter
Kate Cave
Diane Dupont
Paul General ... [et al.]
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-18
Description
Looks at the importance of surveys as a tool for information regarding water governance, water quality and community connections to water.
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Gender, Critical Mass, and Natural Resource Co-Management in the Yukon

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiri Staples
David Natcher
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 139-155
Description
Study looks at gender imbalance in wildlife co-management boards in the Yukon. Current female representation ranges from 0 percent to 83 percent.
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Geographies of Aboriginal People in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 45, no. 1, 2001, pp. 138-144
Description
Discusses the characteristics and distribution of Aboriginals in Canada and outlines some of the challenges posed by migration.
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Governmental Fiduciary Failure in Indigenous Environmental Health Justice: The Case of Pictou Landing First Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diana Lewis
Heather Castleden
Richard Apostle
Sheila Francis
Kim Francis-Strickland
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 61-72
Description

Examines the correlation between the dumping of pulp and paper mill effluent near the Pictou Landing First Nation and the high levels of cancer amongst its Indigenous population.   

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Growing Saskatoon: Saskatoon's Regional Economic Map

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; June 2014
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 6268]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Butler
Natalia Ward
Description
Forecasts three economic scenarios for the Saskatoon census metropolitan area based on provincial goods producing industries, population growth, and rates of investment in employment and infrastructure.
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Hawaiian Health Practitioners in Contemporary Society

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Healani K. Chang
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 260-273
Description
Identifies two major components of Hawaiian healing: attributes of Hawaiian culture, and elements of spirituality in health and healing.
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"He's Won, But He's Lost It": Applying a Samoa Gender Lens to Education Outcomes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 2, Ngaahi Lea a e Kakai Pasifika: Endangered Pacific Languages and Cultures, 2010, pp. 143-154
Description
Discusses how cultural expectations influence male and female educational achievement and looks at ways to address better educational participation and accomplishment.
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Health and Support Service Utilization Patterns of American Indians and Alaska Natives Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Alternate Title
Health and Support Service Utilization Patterns of American Indians and Alaska Natives Diagnosed with HIV / AIDS
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill J. Ashman
David Pérez-Jiménez
Katherine Marconi
AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 16, no. 3, June 2004, pp. 238-249
Description
Examines the types of health and support services provided by Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act and compares this with the characteristics and service utilization patterns other ethnic groups receive.
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