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Success of the Unama'ki Economic Benefits Office

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Owen Fitzgerald
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 12-17
Description
Focuses on the economic partnership between the five First Nation communities in Cape Breton and their involvement in the Sydney Tar Ponds Cleanup project.
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A Successful Summer Student Employment Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Oppenheimer
Tom O'Connell
Rodney Hester
Jessica Oesterriech
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2007, pp. 15-19
Description
Provides evaluation of the program reporting that current and previous participants were very satisfied with the program with almost all wishing to repeat their participation in the program.
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Sudden Labour Displacement for Métis in Alberta

Alternate Title
Sudden Labor Displacement for Métis in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristine Wray
Chris Andersen
Description
Discusses the Métis Training to Employment program's response to displacement that took place due to the 2011 Slave Lake fire and 2013 flood in Southern Alberta. Includes brief literature review, best practices and recommendations.
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Summary Description / Task Force on Delivery of Legal Services to Native People of B.C. - [1970s?].

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Task Force on Delivery of Legal Services to Native People of B.C.
Description
The organization, Task Force on Delivery of Legal Services to Native People of B.C., seeks to help Aboriginals deal with the legal system and makes several recommendations, including increasing the number of lawyers, court workers and RCMP members of Aboriginal descent, and to provide pre-paid legal services to Aboriginals.
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A Summary of Saskatchewan Board of Education Initiatives for Aboriginal Employment and Student Success

Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 09-04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cathy Mills
Description
Survey covered the following topics: increasing achievement and graduation rates, projected job opportunities within their division, awareness training for staff, and policies related to Aboriginal education.
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The Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics: Visible Minorities and Aboriginal Peoples: A Study Prepared for the Interdepartmental Working Group on Employment Equity Data

Alternate Title
SLID Research Papers Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ruth Dibbs
Tracey Leesti
Description
Provides overview of survey and its strengths, compares data collection and results to other surveys, and gives statistics for four variables: age, labour market activity, education and immigrant status.
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Sustainable Mi'kmaw Cultural Tourism Development in Nova Scotia, Canada: Examining Cultural Tourist and Mi'kmaw Perspectives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary-Frances Lynch
Peter Duinker
Lorn Sheehan
Janet Chute
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 18, no. 4, May 2010, pp. 539-556
Description
Discusses tourists' motivations and satisfaction in participating in authentic Mi'kmaw tourism activities; findings regarding the Mi'kmaw perspective; and recommendations for the future success and sustainability of the Mi'kmaw cultural tourism sector.
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Sustaining the Canadian Labour Force: Alternatives to Immigration

Alternate Title
Executive Action (Conference Board of Canada) ; August 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-058]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen Hodgson
Description
Discusses components of strengthening economic growth for businesses such as looking at previously untapped sources of labour including Aboriginal people and other under-represented groups.
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Syncrude, Cameco Stike Gold with PAR

Alternate Title
Syncrude, Cameco Stike Gold with PAR [Progressive Aboriginal Relations]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 11, March 2002, p. B7
Description

Showcases two northern resource-based companies that have been recognized for their Aboriginal relations efforts.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.25.

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Table 282-0233: Labour Force Survey Estimates (LFS), Average Hourly and Weekly Wages and Average Usual Weekly Hours by Aboriginal Group and Age Group, Canada, Selected Provinces and Regions: Annual (number unless otherwise noted)

Alternate Title
Labour Force Survey
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information nd Management System (CANSIM). Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table. For example, by date range.
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Table 4: Labour Force Status of Primary Household Maintainer, for Aboriginal On-reserve Households

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table broken down into not in labour force, unemployed, employed full-time, and employed part-time in Canada as a whole as well as provinces and territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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Table 477-0092: Distribution of the Population Aged 5 to 24 with Aboriginal Identity, by Age Group and Work Activity of Parents, Canada: Occasional (percent unless otherwise noted)

Alternate Title
National Household Survey (NHS), 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM) table uses data from the National Household Survey (NHS). Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table
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Table 477-0133: Employment Status by Sex, Aboriginal Status and Immigrant Status, Canada: Occasional

Alternate Title
National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) 2015
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM) table uses information from 2015 National Apprenticeship Survey (NAS) . Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table. For example, employment and demographic characteristics.
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Table 578-0001: Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Educational Attainment and Labour Force Status, by Aboriginal Identity, Age Group and Sex, Population Aged 15 Years and Over, Canada, Provinces and Territories: Occasional (persons)

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey 2012
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM). Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.
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Tactics at the Interface: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Managers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter S. Hill
John Wakerman
Sally Matthews
Odette Gibson
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 52, no. 3, February 2001, pp. 467-480
Description
Examines obstacles in recruitment, retention and professional development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health managers in Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.
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The Task Ahead: Advancing First Nations Forest Sector Participation

Alternate Title
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance) ; no. 22
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jake Wilson
John Graham
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance)
Description
Brief summary of study which involved interviews with 75 individuals representing First Nations, provincial and federal governments and industry. Discusses progress to-date, pressures, barriers, and recommendations. Includes case study of Saskatchewan.
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Task Forces

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 1980 regarding Task Forces dealing with Native People and the Law, Education and Training, Employment and Economic Development, and Housing.
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TCU Leaders Attend Obama Visit to Standing Rock

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patty Talahongva
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Celebrating 25 Years, Fall, 2014
Description
Discusses remarks by President Obama on the work of tribal colleges and how education and tribal colleges can help rebuild America.
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Te Kotahitanga: Addressing Educational Disparities Facing Māori Students in New Zealand

Alternate Title
Te Kotahitanga: Addressing Educational Disparities Facing Maori Students in New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russell Bishop
Mere Berryman
Tom Cavanagh
Lani Teddy
Teaching and Teacher Education, vol. 25, no. 5, July 2009, pp. 734-742
Description
Paper outlines an Indigenous Māori Peoples' solution to the problems of education disparities.
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Te Reo Māori me te Wāhi Mahi

Alternate Title
Ngā Whakakitenga a Te Kura Roa: Whaihua ; Pūrongo 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rawinia Higgins
Poia Rewi
Vincent Olsen-Reeder
Description
Findings from project involving Maori language.
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Telling Our Story: Case Study of the Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism Initiative

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chad Smith
Description
Reviews the academic and trade tourism literature; looks at the literature review regarding challenges faced in developing sustainable cultural tourism; observes and analyses the development process and execution of a master cultural tourism plan; and reviews the governance and marketing of the Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism Initiative.
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Tertiary Education and its Association with Mental Health Indicators and Educational Factors Among Arctic Young Adults: the NAAHS Cohort Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elisabeth Valmyr Bania
Siv Eli Kvernmo
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article 32086
Description
Study shows the need for gender-specific interventions to encourage, support and empower young people to attend and complete postsecondary education.
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The Thatcher Government in Saskatchewan and Treaty Indians, 1964 – 1971: The Quiet Revolution

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James M. Pitsula
Saskatchewan History, vol. 48, no. 1, Spring, 1996, pp. 3-17
Description
Examines the policies of the Saskatchewan government under Premier Ross Thatcher; notes that while the intentions of the government were based in empathy and a desire to implement changes that would improve the quality of life for First Nations peoples, their practice was rooted in paternalistic methods and assimilation policies bringing the Provincial government into conflict with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSI, now the FSIN). Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 3.
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"They Drink Because They Don't Have Money, and They Don't Have Money Because They Drink": Relation to Alcohol and Money Within a Chukotkan Village

Alternate Title
"Ils boivent parce qu’ils n’ont pas d’argent, et ils n’ont pas d’argent, parce qu’ils boivent" : Relation à l’alcool et à l’argent dans les villages de Tchoukotka
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anastassia Yarzoutkina
Nikolai Koulik
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 283-314
Description

Outlines the relationship between alcohol and money as a cultural and social framework in Chukotkan villages. 

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Thomas Major Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Thomas Major
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Thomas Major was one of the Metis involved in the early Metis organizations of the province.
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