Employment

Covers issues associated with provision of services to the visual and hearing impaired, and those with limited mobility and hidden disabilities. Content includes independent living, employment, assertive technology, housing, advocacy, and applicable federal laws.

Looks at selected socio-economic trends and examines the multiple dimensions of poverty including lack of financial resources, absence of skills, knowledge, and capabilities to lead a fulfilled life, and social exclusion.

Management Thesis (M.Sc.)--Lakehead University, 2011.

Looks at how the Salluit and Kangiqsujuaq (Nanavik) and Raglan nickel mine and Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Nunavut) and Meadowbank gold mine have impacted Inuit communities.

Looks at improving recruitment and retention of Aboriginal employees.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Charles Darwin University, 2008.

An analysis of employments trends and how they affect Indigenous employment opportunities, in particular Indigenous women.

Key conclusions and recommendations: advance planning of project development, creation of regional workforces, co-ordinated effort, better data, and diversifying employment opportunities through education and training. Includes mini-case studies of specific programs instituted by resource companies.

Website contains information pertaining to economic development, employment opportunities, beneficial social programs and initiatives, and cultural resources and events in Nova Scotia.

Book review of: Universities and Indian Country edited by Dennis K. Norman and Joseph P. Kalt.

Data from the 2011 Australian Census shows that a high proportion of caring activities are being undertaken in regional and remote areas of the country.

Argues that the Federal government knew about the state of First Nations living conditions and budget shortfalls prior to its latest budget.

Chiefs of the Meadow Lake and Prince Albert districts tour proposed Cluff Lake uranium development project to be built by AMOK Ltd.

Looks at income disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, reasons for this disparity and proportions of Aboriginal people in the middle-income category.

Statistics on population size, marital status and living arrangements, language, mobility, educational achievement, labour force activity and income.

Educational Administration and Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Manitoba, 1997.

Study conducted with 93 residents of Seattle, Washington looked at levels of economic, social and psychological adjustment, and correlations between those variables and length of residence and strength of cultural identity.

Website contains information on youth-focused programs, activities, news, articles, resources and links to other community development initiatives.

Interviews survivors of the 1952 relocation program whereby American Indians were encouraged to leave their home and move to urban centers across the United States. Duration: 56:46.

Uses statistics to demonstrate that the economic gains achieved through higher education will not only benefit Aboriginals, but all of Canada.

Looks at two joint ventures ability or inability to contribute the extra dimensions of development in forest management desired by Aboriginal communities.

Adult Education Thesis (M.Ad.Ed.)--Saint Francis Xavier University, 2002.

Using surveys and statistics to highlight northern Indigenous job preferences during the 1980s.

Reports on the 20 graduates from the program based in Melbourne, Australia.

Findings indication two important factors are the amount of contact with white culture and the affluence of the reservation.

Verna Richards ran the La Ronge Cafe in the 1950s and 1960s. She knew many of the local Indian and Metis people including Brady and Norris.

Survey consisted of ten questions and results are based on 365 respondents. Some of the areas covered were financial support, prioximity to educational opportunities, post-graduate employment, cultural responsiveness of institutions.

Third annual review of Indigenous engagement efforts of members of the Australian Business Council.

Reviews artwork by Tonita Peña, Georgia O'Keeffe and Helen Hardin. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2013.

Broad recommendations focus on language and a holistic approach. Others are mandated across four areas: early childhood, prekindergarten to Grade 12, post-secondary, and labour force attachment.

Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2005.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Hampshire, 2011.

Discusses the evolution of Inuit social organization towards that of Eurocanadians and the problems that are associated with this change.

Discusses the economic history of Aboriginal people exchanging labour for compensation and the confusion it causes for the resolution of claims.

Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2012.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Marshall University, 2005.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Australia, 2008.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arkansas, 2012.

Looks at the first annual symposium designed to match skilled workers with employment and entrepreneurial opportunities. Article located by scrolling to page 17.

Discusses women's involvement in the military, employment in defence industries and on-reservation economic activities, and compares their experiences to those of other minorities.

Discusses Aboriginal involvement in agricultural labour and the relationship between workers and employers.

Traces one family's relationship with water and fish and how colonial practices and policies impacted it.

Examines a parallel activism effort next to the Constitution Express by a group of Indigenous women when they staged an occupation of a Department of Office in British Columbia in response to the departments inadequate dealing with Indigenous housing, education and employment.