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Indigenous Librarians: Knowledge Keepers in the 21st Century

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Lee
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 175-199
Looks at barriers preventing Indigenous people from entering the field and offers solutions. Author shares responses to questionnaires issued to Indigenous librarians across Canada.
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Indigenous Masculinities in a Changing Climate: Vulnerability and Resilience in the United States

Alternate Title
Men, Masculinities and Disaster
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kirsten Vinyeta
Kyle Whyte
Kathy Lynn
Discusses how environmental change has impacted men's roles and responsibilities in four areas: health, migration and displacement, economic and professional development, and culture. Chapter from Men, Masculinities and Disaster edited by Elaine Enarson and Bob Pease.
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Indigenous Participation in University Education

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joe Lane
Issue Analysis, no. 110, May 27, 2009, pp. [1]-[10]
Contends the policy challenge is to provide mainstream pre-school, primary, secondary and adult education in welfare-dependent and remote communities.
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Indigenous People of Northern Siberia: Human Capital, LabourMarket Participation, and Living Standards

Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 3
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Zemfira Kalugina
Svetlana Soboleva
Vera Tapilina
vol. 3

Reports on project aimed at effective coordination at all levels of government to improve labour participation and quality of life of the Selkup people.

Chapter sixteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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Indigenous Peoples in Canadian Migration Narratives: A Story of Marginalization

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hélène Pellerin
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 8, no. 1, October 28, 2019, pp. 3-24
Author interrogates the mainstream narrative of Canada’s successful immigration history and its failure to recognize the implicit colonial practices which discriminate against Indigenous and racialized people. Examines Indigenous-settler-immigrant relationships over time and calls for further critical migration scholarship.
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Indigenous Recruitment and Retention: Ideas and Best Practices from a Literature Review of Academic and Organizational Sources: Discussion Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marika Morris
Findings divided into five sections: preparing the workforce for Indigenous recruitment and retention; partnerships for recruitment and retention; existing Indigenous employees as assets for recruitment and retention; workplace transformation; and Nunavut Inuit Employment Strategy. Includes annotated bibliography.
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Indigenous Small Enterprise Development: The Case of Ngukurr, Northern Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don Fuller
Myles Howard
Eileen Cummings
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 2003, pp. 38-51
Discusses dependence on government social programs and contends that increased economic equality is necessary before social inequalities can be erased; argues that small business is the most effective avenue to accomplish this goal. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]
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Indigenous Students and Vocational Education and Training in Schools: Ladder of Opportunity or Corrugated Iron Ceiling?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue Helme
Australian Journal of Education, vol. 49, no. 2, August 2005, pp. 169-181
Discusses the role of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in addressing the needs of Indigenous students and argues that VET in Schools cannot be a 'stand alone' solution to the problem of Indigenous educational disadvantage.
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Indigenous Students Entering a Course in the Health Professions: A Qualitative Study of Their Aspirations and Expectations

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anna Chur-Hansen
Paul Herbert
Jenni Caruso
Robert Barrett
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 5, September/October 2008, pp. 19-24
Study aims to compare the students' aspirations and expectations at the beginning and end of their first year at the University of Adelaide Faculty of Health Sciences in Australia.
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Indigenous Tourism Development in Southern Alberta, Canada: Tentative Engagement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudia Notzke
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 12, no. 1, 2004, pp. 29-54
Examines the current issues in the Aboriginal tourism industry and the growth potential for a sustainable form of tourism including the development of an Aboriginal tourism product; market reconnaissance and market development; and the evolution of a partnership between Aboriginal tourism product suppliers and the travel trade.
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Indigenous Unemployment in Rural and Regional Western Australia: A Contextual, Cultural and Bottom-up Approach

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reena Tiwari
Stephanie Harris
José Van Den Akker
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 29, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 1-18
Authors argue that current top-down policy models have produced poor outcomes, and that social and economic change must start at a grass-roots level and be tailored to individual communities' specific geographical and cultural concerns. Looks at the issues through fieldwork in the remote settlement of Wakathuni.
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Indigenous Voices on Indigenous Identity: What Was Heard Report

Alternate Title
National Indigenous Identity Forum - March 2022
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations University of Canada
Summarizes presentations and discussions held at the National Indigenous Identity Forum about issues involved when post-secondary institutions are attempting to verify claims of identity. Attendance was by invitation only and limited to First Nations, Métis, Inuit students, staff, faculty, kêhtê-ayak (Elders), and leaders.
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The Indigenous Welfare Economy and the CDEP Scheme

Alternate Title
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 20
The Indigenous Welfare Economy and the Community Development Employment Projects Scheme
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brian Butler
William Jonas
Peter Saunders
David Martin
Tim Rowse … [et al.]
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
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Indigenous Well-Being in Four Countries: An Application of the UNDP'S Human Development Index to Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Cooke
Francis Mitrou
David Lawrence
Eric Guimond
Dan Beavon
BMC International Health and Human Rights , vol. 7, no. 9, 2007, p. article 9
Looks at life expectancy, educational attainment and income between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations to determine if the gap between socioeconomic and health status has improved or decreased between 1990 and 2000.
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Indigenous Women and Work: From Labor to Activism

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Loraine Littlefield
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 146-147
Book review of: Indigenous Women and Work edited by Carol Williams. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 146.
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Indigenous Women, Work, and History, 1940-1980

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Katrina Srigley
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 96, no. 1, March 2015, pp. 143-145
Book review of Indigenous Women, Work, and History, 1940-1980 by Mary Jane Logan McCallum.
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Indigenous Women, Work, and History, 1940-1980

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Carol Williams
BC Studies, no. 191, Autumn, 2016, pp. 162-163
Book review of: Indigenous Women, Work, and History, 1940-1980 by Mary Jane Logan McCallum. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 162.
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Indigineering: Engineering Through Indigenous Knowledge and Mino Pimachisowin + Nehinaw Osihcikewin: Nehinaw Kiskenitamowin Eyapatak Mena Mino Pimachisowin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Desjarlais
Northern Review, vol. 53, Indigenous Self-Determination through Mitho Pimachesowin: Perspectives from Northern Saskatchewan, 2022, p. 139–150

Discusses the idea of Indigeneering, engineering from an Indigenous perspective, being used to increase participation and awareness of engineering in Indigenous communities. 

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Injustice at Every Turn: A Look at American Indian and Alaskan Native Respondents in the National Transgender Discrimination Survey

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Harrison-Quintana
Erin Fitzgerald
Survey took place in 2008 and 350 of the respondents identified as Indigenous. This fact sheet gives statistics for reported harassment and abuse during school attendance, employment and housing discrimination, experiences in the healthcare system and HIV status. Related material: 2015 Survey Results.
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Insights into Indigenous Post-Secondary Graduates' Experiences in the Canadian Workforce

Alternate Title
Indspire Research Knowledge Nest
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
Indspire
Uses data from the National Education Survey of Building Brighter Futures financial support program to review the characteristics of recipients who have gone on to be employed by Indigenous businesses, organizations and government, and those who are self-employed. Primary finding was that those working for Indigenous employers in Ontario reported higher levels of satisfaction than those working for non-Indigenous employers.
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Institutional "Incompletedness": The Challenges in Meeting the Needs of Canada's Urban Aboriginal Population

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jack Jedwab
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 73-78
Research shows Aboriginal Friendship Centres are effective in providing service towards the preservation of culture and identities and matters relating to wellness but less effective in employment services. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 73.
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Integrated Dis-Integration: Employment Structure of First Nations Communities on the Prairies Relative to Their Local Regions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ivan Townshend
Ian MacLachlan
Dan Odonoghue
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, 2004, pp. 91-127
Comparative study of the employment specialization and diversity of First Nations Communities (FNCs) on the Canadian prairies to employment structures of five similar settlements within the local region.
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Intergenerational Trauma and Education

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Stewart
Looks at two reasons why educators and students in Canada should learn about Indigenous education. Duration: 1:27:51.
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International Best Practices for Indigenous Engagement in Major Energy Projects: Building Partnerships on the Path to Reconciliation: Report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Maloney
Richard Cannings
Shannon Stubbs
Ted Falk
David de Burgh Graham … [et al.]
Discusses principles that should be used when building consensus including: early and ongoing consultation, meaningful dialogue, and inclusivity, accessibility and capacity enhancement. Fostering partnerships based on the application of Indigenous knowledge, sustainable and equitable development, infrastructure modernization and energy independence. "June 2019, 42nd Parliament, 1st Session"
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