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“It’s Not Something You Have to Be Scared About”: Attitudes Towards Pregnancy and Fertility Among Canadian Aboriginal Young People

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karen M. Devries
Caroline J. Free
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 7, no. 1, Social Networks and Health, March 2011, pp. 8-15
Looks at a thematic analysis study of Aboriginal adolescents views on pregnancy and how these relate to contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and the need for sexual health interventions.
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IVAAQ - the Greenland Inuit Child Cohort: A Preliminary Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Bjerregaard
Astrid Ledgaard Holm
Ingelise Olesen

Ole Schnor
Birgit Niclasen
Aim of the study was to collect information about pregnant women and their newborn children to study effects of selected exposures to contaminants.
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The Journal of the Canadian Rheumatology Association (Spring 2013, Volume 23, Number 1)

Alternate Title
The Journal of the Canadian Rheumatology Association: Focus on Aboriginal Health and Rheumatology
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Henry L. Averns
Cheryl Barnabe
Joyce Greene
Harold Boudreau
Alka Bhalla ... [et al.]
Entire journal issue discusses rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis in the Aboriginal population with a focus on care, barriers and gaps. Full issue on one pdf.
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Kitaskinaw: An Environmental Scan of Programs and Services Serving Aboriginal People in Saskatoon, 2013-2014 [Summary]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute
City of Saskatoon
United Way Saskatoon & Area
Saskatoon Tribal Council
Overview of project which gathered information about the community and resources available to Aboriginals, and conducted surveys of users, Elders, and workshop participants. Full Report. Inventory.
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Knowledge Synthesis Report: Aboriginal Youth Employment in Northern Canada

Alternate Title
Report (Carleton Centre for Community Innovation) ; R14-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Senada Delic
Investigates academic research, statistics and government reports to find out what is causing a mismatch between employment opportunities and the Aboriginal youth work force in northern Canada.
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Labour Market Study: A Community-Based Research Report for Mamaweswen: The North Shore Tribal Council, Naadmaadwuiik, Saulteaux Enterprises, and the Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreement

Alternate Title
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies and Sustainable Communities
Research Report Series (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives) ; no. 14-11
Labor Market Study: A Community-Based Research Report for Mamaweswen: The North Shore Tribal Council, Naadmaadwuiik, Saulteaux Enterprises, and the Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christine Sy
Gayle Broad
Natalie Waboose
Heather Schmidt

Researchers used four methodological approaches to address the requirement of the project goals: labour market survey, focus groups, interviews, and consultation with Serpent River First Nation. 

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Language Attitudes, Perceptions and Identity: Some Haida and Cree Data

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Itesh Sachdev
David Hanlon
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 16, Continuities and Changing Realities: Meanings and Identities Among Canadas Aboriginal Peoples, 2000/2001, pp. 69-87
Surveys adults and teenagers in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia and Cree from Fish River, Manitoba.
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Language Shift Among Those of Aboriginal Mother Tongue in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George K. Jarvis
Tim B. Heaton
Canadian Studies in Population, vol. 16 , no. 1, 1989, pp. 25-42
Data shows that there is a reasonably rapid departure of aboriginal languages in Canada but the language shift is occurring at various rates among the aboriginal demographic.
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Leadership Preferences of Indian and Non-Indian Athletes

Articles » General
Author/Creator
D.C. Malloy
R.N. Nilson
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 18, no. 1, 1991, pp. 33-42

Looks at the different preferences in coaching methods and leadership between Indigenous and non-Indigenous athletes.  

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Lessons Learned From a Food Environment Intervention Study: Recruitment and Retention of Participants in Disadvantaged Urban Inner-City Neighborhoods

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Engler-Stringer
Joelle Schaefer
Tracy Ridalls and Nazeem Muhajarine
Health Education & Behavior, vol. 45, no. 4, 2018, pp. [473]-479
Examines the methods used by Good Food, Healthy Families studies to get the best samples of representing populations of interests for research studies.
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Lifestyle at the Root of Diabetes Epidemic

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Bell
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 2, February 2011, p. 13
Discussion of a study led by Paul Hackett to better understand the increase of Type 2 diabetes in First Nations communities. Article found by scrolling to page 13.
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Locally Harvested Foods Support Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Sufficiency in an Indigenous Population of Western Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bret Luick
Andrea Bersamin
Judith S. Stern
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 22732
Contends that despite living at a high latitude, with limited sun exposure, the Yup'ik population is provided with adequate vitamin D found in locally harvested food.
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Long Time Overdue: An Examination of the Destructive Impacts of Policy and Legislation on Pregnant and Parenting Aboriginal Women and their Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cyndy Baskin
Carol Strike
Bela McPherson
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 1-17
Findings and recommendations from a research project on existing policies, services and legislation that are detrimental to Aboriginal mothers with substance abuse problems.
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Looking Forward, Looking Back

Alternate Title
Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples ; Vol. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Volume 1 of Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.
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Making the Case for Culture in Economic Development: A Cross-Section Analysis of Western Tribes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen Pickering
David Mushinski
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 45-64
Combines data, compiled by Joseph Jorgensen, looking at a variety of pre-reservation cultural characteristics for eighty groups in the western United States with data from the 1990 United States Census to evaluate the economic development of those tribes involved.
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Manitoba's Aboriginal Community: A 2001 to 2026 Population & Demographic Profile

Alternate Title
Manitoba Bureau of Statistics ; MBS 2005
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Bureau of Statistics
Based on contemporary patterns of fertility, mortality, interprovincial and intraprovincial migration. Three groups covered: Registered Indian, Métis (non-registered), and all other Aboriginals. Three regions covered: Winnipeg and the R.M. of Headingley, the North and the South.
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Maori and the New Zealand Corrections System

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David A. Yeboah
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 19-21
Discusses rates of offending and re-offending, socio-economic characteristics of offenders and efforts to reduce number of offences.
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Māori Tertiary Education Students in 2009

Alternate Title
Maori Tertiary Education Students in 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mieke Wensvoort]
Comments on the increased enrolment, fields of study, employment outcomes and the links between education, skills and unemployment rates.
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Māori Tertiary Education Students in 2014

Alternate Title
Maori Tertiary Education Students in 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mieke Wensvoort]
Comments on the increased enrolment, fields of study, employment outcomes and the links between education, skills and unemployment rates.
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Marked Disparity in the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis Among Aboriginal Peoples on the Canadian Prairies: The Challenges and Opportunities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Long
Vernon Hoeppner
Pamela Orr
Martha Ainslie
Malcolm King
Sylvia
Abonyi
Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, July-August 2013, pp. 223-230
Compares the occurrence of tuberculosis and the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis from 2007 to 2008 in non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal people in relation to where they live.
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Martin Family Initiative [Resources]

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
MAEI (The Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative)
Website provides access to a variety of educational resources and projects which support improved education from elementary to secondary school levels for Aboriginal students.
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Measuring Changing Human Development in First Nations Populations: Preliminary Results of the 1981-2006 Registered Indian Human Development Index

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Cooke
Éric Guimond
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 53-61
Uses 2006 Census data to determine that some improvements exist in educational attainment but both income levels and health have remained stagnant. Scroll down to page 53 to read article.
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