Employment
Beyond Red Lake — The Persistent Crisis in American Indian Health Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yvette Roubideaux
New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 353, no. 18, November 3, 2005, pp. 1881-1883
Description
Physician who spent three years working in a reservation hospital relates her experiences with the health problems faced by the residents set within the context of the general Native American population.
Beyond the "Haves and Have Nots": Using an Interdisciplinary Approach to Inform Federal Data Collection Efforts with Indigenous Populations
Alternate Title
Article 5
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Aujean Lee
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research-Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-32
Description
Uses U.S. census data and linear regression model to predict per capital income and house hold income for Hawaiians and compares information to U.S. census data in California.
Big Sisters Saskatoon Hiring of Aboriginal Staff
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, March 24, 1980 regarding a petition by individuals supporting a proposal to hire an Aboriginal staff person for the Big Sisters Association of Saskatoon.
Book Review: Aboriginal and Visible Minority Librarians: Oral Histories From Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Dudley
Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, vol. 9, no. 2, 2014, pp. 1-5
Description
Book review of: Aboriginal and Visible Minority Librarians edited by Deborah Lee and Mahalakshmi Kumaran.
British Columbia’s Community Benefits Agreement: Economic Justice for Indigenous Workers in Relation to Union Politics in Urban Infrastructure Projects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Berglund
Jodi Miles
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, 2022
Description
Discusses the barriers and lack of community engagement in a job program designed to improve employment for underrepresented groups in British Columbia.
Budget Didn't Meet Raised Expectations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 11, March 2003, p. 1
Description
First Nations leaders contend that the federal government failed to provide funding, as promised, to poverty issues. The issues include contaminated water, black mold, and lack of funding for graduates to pursue post secondary education.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.1.
Buffalo Point First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ross Smith
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Issue on Sustainability, Summer, 2002, pp. 6-8
Description
Chronicles the 30 year history of the tourism development plan for the community and analyzes the challenges and lessons learned.
[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.]
Building a Resilient and Prosperous North: Centre for the North Five-Year Compendium Report
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; April 2015
[Publication (Conference Board of Canada) ; 6973]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anja Jeffrey
Adam Fiser
Natalie Brender
Brent Dowdall
Description
Summarizes the Centre for the North’s half-decade of research on Canada’s North and provides an analysis of three priority items to be addressed.
Building Bandwidth: Preparing Indigenous Youth for a Digital Future
Alternate Title
RBC Thought Leadership
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Bank of Canada
Description
Report developed from consultations with Indigenous youth, leaders, employers and other stakeholders and findings from the RBC Future Launch participant surveys which included 2,000 Indigenous respondents.
Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards (BBF) Program Recipients' Outcomes Report
Alternate Title
Indspire Research Knowledge Nest
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indspire
Description
Reports results of Indspire's 2020 National Education Survey which was developed to gather information on post-secondary and labour market outcomes, recipients' experience with the program, and areas where additional support is required. Sample size was 6,500.
Building Community Support for the Prevention of Youth Suicide and Personal Injury: Response to the Youth Bridging Project Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Cochrane
Karen Ogen
Krysta Cochrane
Lisa Caillier
Description
Comments on strategies that may be the most effective tools to help decrease suicide and suicide attempt including community wellness and cultural competence strategies.
Building Labour Force Capacity in Canada’s North
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-140]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heidi Martin
Description
Looks at partnerships between communities, companies, and organizations to build a sustainable and productive workforce.
Building Trust and Accountability: Report on Eligibility in the Indigenous Screen Sector
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Screen Office
APTN
Archipel Research and Consulting
Description
Reports results of national consultation process about eligibility requirements and identifying those entitled to Indigenous specific-funding. Summarizes the findings from 27 interviews, 5 focus groups, 173 survey responses, and 24 participants, including industry professionals, cultural experts, traditional knowledge keepers, academics, artists, and media content creators from across Canada.
The Business Case For Treaties
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Description
Discusses how British Columbia businesses are developing working relationships with First Nations and positioning themselves as leaders in British Columbia’s changing economic climate.
Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable: Métis National Council Life Long Learning Policy Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Métis National Council
Description
Paper examines the stages of the Life Long Learning continuum from a Métis perspective. The roundtable on this topic was held November 13th and 14th, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba and November 18th and 19th, 2004, Ottawa, Ontario.
Canada's Employment Equity Act: Effects on Employee Selection
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne D. Leck
David M. Saunders
Population Research and Policy Review, vol. 11, no. 1, January 1992, pp. 21-49
Description
Argues the Employment Equity Act is not all that it could be that legislators should give this Act more power by introducing penalties for those who fail to comply.
The Canadian Indian / A Reference Paper. - 1959.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Indian Affairs Branch
Description
This document describes aspects of Aboriginal life in Canada, including history, settlement location, administration, treaties, legal status, economic development and education.
Canadian Urban Aboriginals: A Focus on Aboriginal Women in Toronto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison M. Williams
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 75-101
Description
Verifies the social and economic impoverishment of urban Aboriginal women, especially female lone parents, and the increasing poverty of women in metropolitan Toronto.
Career Development in Northern Saskatchewan: Northern Labour and Business Engagement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Randy Johns
Description
Provides statistics on demographics, education and training levels, income, employment rates, career planning services, and Gross Domestic Product by sector, gives results of Northern Career Development Requirements Survey, and makes recommendations based on findings.
A Career-Life Planning Model for First Nations People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rod M. McCormick
Norman E. Amundson
Journal of Employment Counselling, vol. 34, no. 4, 1997, pp. 171-179
Description
Discusses five components of Aboriginal culture which should be Incorporated into counselling: connectedness, balance, roles and responsibilities, aptitudes, and values.
Career-Life Planning with First Nations People
Alternate Title
NATCON Papers 2003
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathy Offet-Gartner
Description
Discussion of the counselling model developed by Rod M. McCormick and Norman E. Amundson which is based on an Aboriginal, rather than the Eurocentric worldview.
Career Opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island People in the Health Sciences
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria Nugent
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 5, September/October 1991, pp. 17-18
Description
Looks at opportunities in the areas of physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation counseling, health information management, and nursing.