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Metis/Native Work Program

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
unknown
31 images (four scanned here) of people involved in a Metis/Native work program in Saskatoon. Some photos of people working in a tire store. May 5, 1980.
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Métis Post-Secondary Education Systems: Literature Review

Alternate Title
Animation Theme Bundle: Pedagogy of Professions and Practice and Aboriginal Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre
Purpose of review was to gather and synthesize information, identify current promising practices, and provide recommendations for future development.
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Mind the Gender Gap: Policy Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nina Larsson
Identifies ways in which the Government of the Northwest Territories can ensure access and decision-making roles for Indigenous women. Discusses human resource policies, educational opportunities, role of the Women's Advisory Office, and the need for affordable and accessible child care.
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Mining Economies: Inuit Business Development and Employment in the Eastern Subarctic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anteneh Belayneh
Thierry Rodon
Stephan Schott
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 59-78
Article analyzes the impacts of the Raglan and Voisey’s Bay mines on business and employment rates in Nunavik and Nunatsiavut. Authors present the design, methodology, and results of a three-year study; examine trends, policy insights and possibilities for future research.
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Missing Persons and Social Exclusion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Kiepal
Peter J. Carrington
Myrna Dawson
Canadian Journal of Sociology, vol. 37, no. 2, 2012, pp. 137-168
Comments on alternatives to choosing to go missing including counseling and crisis intervention.
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Mitho-Pimachesowin (Earning a Good Living): Training Indigenous Youth for Readiness in a Blended Economy + Mitho-Pimachesowin: Oskayak Takisinwahamacik Atoskewina Ta Isi Pimachesocik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gregory Seib
Northern Review, vol. 53, Indigenous Self-Determination through Mitho Pimachesowin: Perspectives from Northern Saskatchewan, 2022, p. 125–138

Examines the use of Indigenous knowledge in the training and education of Indigenous youth to prepare them for the job market.

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Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training
Presents the Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training website, which provides the Greater Toronto Area's Aboriginal community with training initiatives and job search assistance.
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Mobile Miners: Work, Home, and Hazards in the Yukon's Mining Industry

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Jones
Chris Southcott
Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 111-137
Interviews workers who commute long distances about their concerns with the work place culture, safety and commuting.
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Mohawk First Nations: Successes and Challenges of Small Business Owners

Alternate Title
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terri R. Lituchy
Robert Oppenheimer
Thomas O'Connell
Ronald J. Abraira
Looks at case studies of 12 entrepreneurs. Chapter 30 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson. Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 378 or select chapter 30 from side bar.
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Mohawk Indian Tribe Lesson Plan "Sky Walkers"

Alternate Title
Talking Feather: Lesson Plans about Native American Indians
Documents & Presentations

Lesson plan about the Mohawk men who worked the high steel in New York City. For use with The Mohawks Who Built Manhattan by Renee Valois.

Related video High Steel.

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Moose Factory: Heritage Planning in a Northern Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur J. Ray
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Native Peoples, Museums, and Heritage Resource Management, 1987, pp. 99-121
Discusses project which explored ways to increase tourism through exploiting connection to the history of the Hudson's Bay Company.
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Motivating Learners in Northern Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon Swanson
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 61-73
Describes the literacy program for the Moose Cree Education Authority in Moose Factory, Ontario which is designed to help learners attain the necessary skills to secure employment, encourage enrolment in further training or education, and achieve personal independence.
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The Mount Druitt Support Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Support Program Workers
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, March 1984, pp. 48-54
Reports on a program designed to create Aboriginal employment for youth.
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Multiple Jeopardy: A Socio-economic Comparison of Men and Women among the Indian, Metis and Inuit Peoples of Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda M. Gerber
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 22, no. 3, Special Issue: First Nations: The Politics of Change and Survival, 1990, pp. 69-84
Uses 1986 census data to show disadvantages across all three Aboriginal groups and especially for women who are behind on socio-economic measurements.
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My Training as a Health Worker

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Puruntatameri
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, p. 8
Talks about duties of a health worker and experiences.
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The Nanisivik Legacy in Arctic Bay: A Socio-Economic Impact Study

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brubacher & Associates
Interviews community residents about impacts and changes of mining experience: changes to skills and experience; changes to family wages and household economy; new opportunities; employment; alcohol; traditional economy, and infrastructure and services.
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National Aboriginal Health Strategy Working Party

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shane Houston
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 13, no. 4, December 1989, pp. 7-8
Major problems identified include lack of co-ordination between health, housing, employment and education systems and the Government and State/Territories and community agencies .
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National Conference on Indian and Northern Education Saskatoon 1967

Alternate Title
Centennial Conference on Indian and Northern Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sidney Fineday
Hattie Ferguson
Michael Mitchell
Mary Ann Lavalle
Elijah Menarik
Kahn-Tineta Horn
Ed Lavallee ...
Celestino Makpah
Mary Carpenter

Theme of the Conference was "We Listen, They Speak" and featured speakers were Inuit, First Nations and Metis.

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A National COVID-19 Pandemic Issues Paper on Mental Health and Wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Patricia Dudgeon
Kate Derry
Kerry Arabena
Tom Brideson
Sheree Cairney … [et al.]]
Details five key recommendations in the areas of the right to self-determination, health and mental health workforce, social and cultural determinants of health, digital and telehealth inclusion, and Indigenous data sovereignty.
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National Overview of the Community Well-Being Index, 1981 to 2016

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Services Canada
Index used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing. Includes information on Inuit, First Nations, and non-Indigenous communities. Based on Statistics Canada's Census of Population (1981 to 2006, 2016) and the National Household Survey (2011).
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The National Survey of Indian Vietnam Veterans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Holm
American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research, vol. 6, no. 1, 1994, pp. 18-28
Survey conducted by the Counseling Service of the US. Dept. of Veteran Affairs involved sample of 170 respondents. Questions were asked about age, residence, reasons for entering service, branch served in, mental health issues, utilization of counseling, etc.
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