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"The Canadian Indian"

Documents & Presentations
File contains a report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1948 for the Indian Affairs Branch of the Department of Mines and Resources. It is a comprehensive report that includes demographic data and the activities or "progress" of Indians in each region of Canada (enfranchisement, land sales etc). There is also an editorial titled "The Canadian Indian" that appears to be an educational press release about the departments view on misconceptions about Canadian Indians.
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Canadian Versus American State Discourse on Racial Categorization in Gerald Vizenor's Bearheart and Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water

Alternate Title
Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jessica Wegmann-Sanchez
pp. 49-59
Compares how two well-known Aboriginal works challenge limiting definitions of Aboriginal peoples and shows how the legal system manipulates these definitions to take away land or rights. Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 49.
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Cancer Disparities Research Partnership in Lakota Country: Clinical Trials, Patient Services, And Community Education For The Oglala, Rosebud, And Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Rogers
Daniel G. Petereit
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 2173-2179
States that cancer rates reported in the Lakota Country are 40% higher than the general population of the United States, and discusses how to overcome the high rate.
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Cancer Incidence, Survival, and Mortality Among American Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John W. Horm
Linda Burhansstipanov
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, 1992, pp. 21-40
Reports broadly on statistical information gathered from the 1980 census and other sources, including the lower survival rates that have been attributed to poor stage distribution at time of diagnosis.
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Cancer Risk Factors and Screening in First Nations in Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maegan V. Mazereeuw
Alexander Yurkiewich
Sehar Jamal
Caroline Cawley
Carmen R. Jones ... [et al.]
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, vol. 37, no. 6, June 2017, pp. 186-193
Shows an increased risk for cancer and other chronic diseases for First Nations people living on reserve compared to non-Aboriginal populations.
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Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation Turtle Mountain Surrender Claim - Public Edition, July 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission

FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Contains historical documents, memos, reports, correspondence/letters, maps and submissions regarding validity of the 1909 surrender claim. Commissioners include: Roger J. Austine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Sheila G. Purdy. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]

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Cardiovascular Disease in the Métis Nation of Ontario: Technical Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clare L. Atzema
Moira Kapral
Julie Klein-Geltink
Eriola Asllani
Statistics for six diseases: acute myocardial infarction / unstable angina; congestive heart failure; cerebrovascular disease; atrial fibrillation; congenital heart disease; and rheumatic heart disease.
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Carl Sauer and Native American Population Size

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William M. Denevan
Geographical Review, vol. 86, no. 3, July 1996, pp. 385-397
University of California geographer argues for larger historical population numbers.
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Case Study of the Alert Bay Aboriginal Economy

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
D.J. Gillis
A.B. Evans
K.A. Maeba-Hawkes
Overview of community's history and discussion of geographic, demographic, institutional, employment and other factors which impact the economic development of the Nimpkish Band. Concludes with recommendations.
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The Cedar Project: Correlates of Attempted Suicide Among Young Aboriginal People Who Use Injection and Non-Injection Drugs in Two Canadian Cities

Alternate Title
The Cedar Project: Correlates of Attempted Suicide
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Akm Moniruzzaman
Margo E. Pearce
Sheetal H. Patel
Negar Chavoshi
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 68, no. 3, June 2009, pp. 261-273
Concludes that suicide prevention and intervention programs must address historical and lifetime trauma among young people with substance dependence.
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Changes in Population Profiles Among the Northern Plains Indians.

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 36, pt. 1.
E-Books
Author/Creator
Clark Wissler
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 36 (p.1-67).
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The Changing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population: Evidence From the 2006-11 Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset

Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 18
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Heather Crawford
Uses data to analyze what factors predicted changes in identification and place of usual residence, effect of migration on employment, extent that caring responsibilities had on education and employment outcomes, and characteristics which may explain differences in fertility decisions.
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Characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native Education: Results From the 1990-91 and 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Surveys

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. Michael Pavel
Thomas R. Curtin
Summer D. Whitener
Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue, 1998, pp. 48-54
Highlights chapters from the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education report on school districts, schools, principals, teachers and students.
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Charting the Growth of Canada's Aboriginal Populations: Problems, Options and Implications

Alternate Title
Discussion Paper (Population Studies Centre) ; no. 03-05
Population Association of America Meeting ; 2003
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eric Guimond
Don Kerr
Roderic Beaujot
PSC Discussion Papers Series, vol. 17, no. 1, May 2003, p. article 1
Reviews data sources and definitions used in documenting characteristics, and outlines problems faced when doing quantitative research.
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Child Maltreatment in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: Integrating Culture, History, and Public Health for Intervention and Prevention

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lemyra DeBruyn
Michelle Chino
Patricia Serna
Lynne Fullerton-Gleason
Child Maltreatment, vol. 6, no. 2, May 2001, pp. 89-102
Looks at intervention and prevention focusing on population and individual level risk and protective factors. Includes suggestions.
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Child Sexual Abuse on New Mexico Tribal Land 1999-2004

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul D. Steele
Nell Damon
Kristine Denman
Looks at tribal area cases and other area cases to determine if there are any differences. Reports cases are similar in most respects but did find some statistically significant variances.
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Christine Adam: Uranium City's Number One Resident

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Department Of Northern Saskatchewan
Graham Guest
Christine Adam, one of the first residents of Uranium City, reflects on life in the old days. Page one: portrait of Christine Adam. Page Two: portrait of Christine with her mother and friend Adele Whitedeer.
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Circles of Disadvantage: Aboriginal Poverty and Underdevelopment in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan Kendall
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 43-59
Discusses the poor socio-economic conditions faced by many Aboriginal people in Canada and initiatives undertaken to address these problems.
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Circumpolar Health Indicators: Sources, Data, and Maps

Alternate Title
Circumpolar Health Supplements
Articles » General
Author/Creator
T. Kue Young
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Supplement 3, 2008, pp. 1-128
Statistical data from Health Transitions in Arctic Populations used to compile statistical tables on all circumpolar countries and their northern regions outlining health status, determinants and healthcare.
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Clinical and Genetic Associations With Hypertriglyceridemic Waist [HTGW] in a Canadian Aboriginal Population

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R.L. Pollex
A.J.G. Hanley
B. Zinman
S.B. Harris
R. A. Hegele
International Journal of Obesity, vol. 30, no. 3, March 2006, pp. 484-491
Study findings indicate that HTGW is prevalent in Oji-Cree, especially in men. The odds ratio (OR) for type 2 diabetes were similar for individuals with either HTGW or hepatic nuclear factor-1. These two independent risk factors were synergistic in conferring an even greater risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Closer to Home: Child and Family Poverty in Saskatoon

Alternate Title
CUISR Monograph Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maureen Jackson
CUISR Monograph Series
A study that reveals the demographics and geography of poverty in Saskatoon and the significant disproportion of Aboriginal people living in poverty.
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Cognitive and Demographic Factors that Predict Self-Efficacy to Use Condoms in Vulnerable and Marginalized Aboriginal Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Regan J. Shercliffe
Mary Hampton
Kim McKay-McNabb
Bonnie Jeffery
Pamela Beattie
Barb McWatters
Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, vol. 16, no. 1/2, 2007, pp. 45-56
Study found that those who reported having sex at a later age and who scored higher on a measure of assertive communication reported higher levels of self-efficacy to use condoms.
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