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Community Food Program Use in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James D. Ford
Marie-Pierre Lardeau
Hilary Blackett
Susan Chatwood
Denise Kurszewski
BMC Public Health, vol. 13, October 18, 2013, p. article no. 970
Description
Study found that users were more likely to be housing insecure, female, middle-aged, unemployed, Aboriginal and lack a high school education. Compares results with those from a previous study conducted in Iqaliut, Nunavut.
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Community Needs Assessment of Native Americans and One Year Follow-up Evaluation

Alternate Title
NERA Conference Proceedings 2009 ; Paper 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chung-Fan Ni
Felicia Wilkins-Turner
Valerie Ellien
Corinne Harrington
Diane E. Liebert
Description
Assessed disability type and incidence, limitations, employment and concerns and barriers. Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association Conference, Symposium on Special Education and Rehabilitation, 2009.
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Community Well-Being Index Map

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Index is used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing. Map displays 2016 data on First Nations, Inuit and non-Indigenous communities which can be found be searching or clicking on a marker.
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Conference Report: Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities Future, Challenges

Alternate Title
Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges, Akureyri, Iceland, October 30-31, 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Embla Eir Oddsdóttir
Már Siguròsson
Sólrún Svandal
Description
Conference highlighted the importance of diversity in gender, social realities, education, economics and cooperation between public and private sectors and living conditions of men and women in the Circumpolar North.
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Conference Report: The Path to the Good Life: Aboriginal Women's Conference

Alternate Title
The Path to the Good Life: Conference Report
Documents & Presentations
Description
Goals of the conference were to share stories, discuss what is being done and what can be done in Aboriginal communities and discuss plans and priorities for lasting change with each other and government leaders. Conference held March 13-15, 2006.
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Connecting the Dots: Aboriginal Workforce and Economic Development in Alberta: Report of the MLA Committee on the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Workforce Planning Initiative

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pearl Calahasen
Tony Vandermeer
Evan Berger
Verlyn Olson
Description
Summarizes findings from meetings with elected leaders, elders, community members, and representatives of agencies, government and industry. Makes recommendations in the areas of collaboration, coordination, community, capacity, communication and commitment. Follow-up Report.
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Construction Program Grads Hammering Out a Career

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 15
Description
Describes the success of graduates of Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Construction Careers, Women in Trades program. Article located by scrolling to page 15.
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Consultation Process: Indigenous Eligibility Requirements for Funding: Final Report

Alternate Title
[Building Trust and Accountability: Report on Eligibility in the Indigenous Screen Sector: Plain Text]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Screen Office
APTN
Archipel Research and Consulting
Description
Goal of project was to analyze, explore and make recommendations about considerations such as citizenship and membership in community, connections and accountability to community, reconnecting to community, appropriate supporting documents, approaches to reviewing applications, and processes for identifying and remedying fraudulent claims.
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Continuing Identity: Laguna Pueblo Railroaders in Richmond, California

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kurt M. Peters
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, 1998, pp. 187-198
Description
Shows how declining agricultural results forced people to look at other means of survival, how the arrival of railroading provided the alternative employment opportunity needed, and how this all led to the departure of many Laguna to distant areas as wage laborers.
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The Contribution of Métis to Future Labour Force Growth in Canada

Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2017-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Myeongwan Kim
Andrew Sharpe
CSLS Research Report
Description
Population projections were made for the period 2011-2036. Concluded that given the young age, faster rate of growth, and current gap in participation rates when compared to non-Aboriginals, there is the potential for significant contributions.
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Aboriginal Relations

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J. Mclntyre
H. D. Cook
Description
Looks at the social and economic development responsibilities of Cameco and the mutual benefit of the Aboriginal and corporate relationship to Cameco and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band.
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COVID 19 Employee Handbook: Return to Work

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Occupational Health and Safety Committee
Saskatchewan First Nations Family and Community Institute (SFNFCI)
Description
Created to answer frequently asked questions and outline safety procedures and protocols put in place by the organization.
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COVID-19 Impact Assessment on Maritime First Nation Fishing Industry

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TriNav Fisheries Consultants Inc.
Description
Includes timeline of major events, statistics on pre-pandemic and current market status of lobster, snow crab, northern shrimp, oyster, scallop, and Atlantic halibut, federal government aid overview, projections for state of the industry in the near and moderate future, and recommendations.
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CPP Wins Its Appeal in Native Bias Case

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kirk Makin
Globe and Mail, February 1, 2003
Description
Federal Court of Appeal upheld decision concerning lower pension benefits for First Nation people on-reserve, who had not contributed to the Canada Pension Plan until 1988.
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Creating Inclusive Space for Aboriginal Scholars and Scholarship in the Academy: Implications for Employment Equity Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen A. Roland
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 118, February 24, 2011, pp. 1-33
Description
Study of 16 Aboriginal scholars currently or formerly employed as professors in Ontario; examines the under-representation of Indigenous scholars in the academy and especially in regard to retention. Findings illustrate the need for employment equity policy which addresses issues of recruitment and the valuation of Indigenous scholarship.
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Creating Opportunities: Environment, Economy, Employment

Alternate Title
Environment, Economy, Employment: Creating Opportunities
Manitoba First Nations: Environment, Economy, Employment: Creating Opportunities
[Creating Environmental Economic Opportunities]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Lane
Anupam Sharma
Robert Daniels
Description
Resource for exploring realistic and practical environmental economic opportunities.
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Creating Pathways to a Better Life

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jerry Worley
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Description
Discusses how tribal colleges in Montana and North Dakota are initiating new innovative accelerated curriculum programs to address the region’s workforce necessities.
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A Cree chief and nine other Aboriginal men

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Seymour's Studio
Description
A photograph of a Cree chief and his Split Lake canoemen with Harris Leech, K.C. of Winnipeg during a trek of officials to Churchill, Manitoba, organized by the Hudson Bay Route Association (a.k.a. On-to-the-Bay Association)
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Cree Elders Workshop 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jim Kanipitetew
Eli Bear
Pius Dustyhorn
Daniel Ochapooways
Andrew King
Norman Frank
Indian History Film Project
Description
Wide-ranging discussion among elders touching on many topics including kinship; illegitimate children; ceremonialism; therole of the elder; financing the elder who incurs some costs associated with the organization of a ceremony.
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Cree Man Loads Over Portage

Images » Photographs
Description
Cree man loads over portage. Angus McKay on the right. Taken during the journey of Christina Bateman and Annie McKay from Prince Albert to La Ronge, SK in 1919.
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