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[Week 8: From Challenges to Strengths and Resilience]

Alternate Title
MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Daphne Hutt-MacLeod
Sharon Rudderham
Description
Daphne Hutt-MacLeod and Sharon Rudderham from Eskasoni Health Centre speak about how their community is responding to the health and wellness of their residents. Presentations begin at 27:45. Duration: 2:46:33.
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Welfare, Work, and American Indians: The Impact of Welfare Reform

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathryn M. Buder
Eddie F. Brown
Leslie S. Whitaker
Melinda Springwater
Stephen Cornell ... [et al.]
Description
Report to the National Congress of American Indians on three policy areas: income support and support services, job skills, and training and employment.
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The Well-Being of Communities With Significant Métis Population in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Russell LaPointe
Sacha Senécal
Eric Guimond
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 85-92
Description
Compares the educational levels, labour levels, and the income and housing quality and quantity levels in Métis communities to other aboriginal communities. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 85.
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The West Coast (Nootka) People

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan D. McMillan
BC Studies, no. 62, 1984, pp. 68-71
Description
Book review of: The West Coast (Nootka) People by E. Y. Arima. Scroll down to page 68 to read review.
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What about the Men?: Northern Men's Research Project: Final Report

E-Books
Author/Creator
Shelley Tulloch
Bob Patles
Steven Kormendy
Allie Winton
Mike Nitsiza ... [et al.]
Description

Research conducted to document men's feelings about learning, work and well-being. Methods used were interviews (33 participants), closed questionnaires (166), workshop with the community-based researchers and Indigenous male role models (11).

Related Material: Summary and Recommendations.

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What Kind of Policy Matters? Recognition, Redistribution, and Indigenous Health Outcomes in Canada and New Zealand

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louise Humpage
Australasian Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Globalising Indigeneity: New Research Directions, 2009, pp. 27-54
Description
Contends that there is no clear evidence that self-determination policies are the answer to improving Indigenous health outcomes. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 27.
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What's in a Dedication? On Being a Warlpiri DJ

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melinda Hinkson
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, vol. 15, no. 2, 2004, pp. 143-162
Description
Discusses the on air practices of a group of young Walpiri women broadcasters at PAW radio in north central Australia.
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Where Whitemen Come to Play

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nicholas Lawson
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, Parks and People, Spring, 1985
Description
Suggests that Parks Canada should follow similar guidelines to other nations, such as Australia, where a national park is created in conjunction with the settlement of an aboriginal land claim.
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Why a Living Wage Matters in the North

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kendall Hammond
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 60-62
Description
Discusses the cost of living and prevalence of poverty in the North.
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William & Helen Trudeau 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
William Trudeau
Helen Trudeau
Tony Snowsill
Christine Welsh
Ernest Debassigae
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Trudeau talks about being adopted and the schooling she received as a child. Mr. Trudeau talks about growing up on the farm, and later working in the lumber and fishing industries. Interpreter : Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber : Joanne Greenwood.
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Wistful Thinking: Making Inuit Labour and the Nanisivik Mine Near Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), Northern Baffin Island

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank James Tester
Drummond E.J. Lambert
Tee Wern Lim
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, Développement industriel et impacts miniers / Industrial Development and Mining Impacts, 2013, pp. 15-36
Description
Analyzes conversations regarding Inuit employment at the Nanisivik mine which operated from 1976 to 2002.
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"With the Appropriate Qualifications": Aboriginal People and Employment Equity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patti Doyle-Bedwell
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 77-89
Description
Author describes the measures in place to ensure employment equity and the barriers still existing in the workplace.
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Work Shouldn't Be This Hard

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann Jacobs
Bess Fowler
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, March/April 1998, pp. 26-27
Description
Looks at factors which increase the chances of mental health problems among Indigenous Australian workers.
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Workplace Discrimination and Asthma: The National EEOC ADA Research Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allen N. Lewis
Brian T. McMahon
Steven L. West
Amy J. Armstrong
Lisa Belongia
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 23, no. 3, 2005, pp. 189-195
Description
Investigates employment discrimination among Americans with asthma using data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Workplace RAP Barometer 2014

Alternate Title
Workplace Reconciliation Action Plan Barometer 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darryl Nelson
Description
Results of survey conducted on behalf of Reconciliation Australia to monitor the impact of its action plan. Sample was 8788 working adults aged 16 or more.
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Workplace RAP Barometer 2016

Alternate Title
Workplace Reconciliation Action Plan Barometer 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darryl Nelson
Description
Results of survey conducted on behalf of Reconciliation Australia to monitor the impact of its action plan. Sample was 18,385 working adults aged 16 or more.
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Writing Your Curriculum Vitae

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Yvonne Cadet-James
Deanne Minniecon
Mary Black
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, March/April 1999, pp. 27-28
Description
Article explains the function and benefits of a properly constructed Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) or resume in order to obtain employment.
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Youths Find Jobs in Urban Art Program

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Blue Pelletier
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 12, December 2009, p. 15
Description
Comments on a program aimed at helping youth find employment and build personal development through art. Article located by scrolling to page 15.
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Yukon First Nations and the Alaska Highway Gas Pipeline

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Roddick
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2-3, Arctic Oil and Gas Development, 2006, pp. 12-19
Description
Overview of pipeline project and analysis of its economic impacts. To access this article, scroll down to page 12.
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Zacharius Kunuk (English)

Alternate Title
ReSDA (Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic) Annual Conference ; 3rd, 2013
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Zacharius Kunuk
Description
Speaker talks about collaboration between film making and research. Duration: 16:11.
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