Income

Displaying 1351 - 1400 of 1712

Philosophy of an Indian War: Indian Community Action in the Johnson Administration's War on Indian Poverty, 1964–1968

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel M. Cobb
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, 1998, pp. 71-102
Description
Explores the administration of President Johnson's Community Action Program (CAP) and how its philosophy served as the sign of things to come in terms of band or tribal self-determination.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Physical Activity Behavior of American Indian Mothers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy L. Fahrenwald
Patti Shangreaux
Orthopaedic Nursing, vol. 25, no. 1, January-February 2006, pp. 22-29
Description
Discusses a program aimed at low income mothers, who are at risk for sedentary living, with the goal to become more active.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Pimosatamowin Sikaw Kakeequaywin: Walking and Talking--a Saulteaux Elder's View of Native Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Akan
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 16-39
Description
Reports Elder Alfred Manitopeyes' emphasis on the ethical responsibility of educators to live in such a way that our words reflect our lifestyle.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Plain Talk 13: First Nations Economic Growth and Employment: Youth Income Assistance Toolkit: Dollars and Sense

Alternate Title
Dollars and Sense
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 13
Youth Income Assistance Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Document reinforces the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) "Call to Action on Education" which has a direct impact on the ability of First Nations communities to create sustainable economies employing Indigenous people.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Plans in Works for Tenth Annual Day of Mourning

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Blue Pelletier
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, p. 13
Description
Comments on the annual event held to remember victims of the sex trade and to enable those who cared about them the chance to share stories about their loved ones. Article found by scrolling to page 13.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

The Polar Bear in the Room: Diseases of Poverty in the Arctic

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Nelson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21161
Description
Examines the challenges of delivering health care in isolated Arctic communities.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Policy Recommendations for Native Elders: Prepared for the National Congress of American Indians 2005 Mid-year Conference

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rick Ludtke
Leander McDonald
Description
Brief discussion of recommendations from five policy papers generated from the Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders about disease prevention efforts, chronic disease management programs, availability of home/community-based long term care services, and availability of health care and other services.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Poverty and Indigenous Peoples With Special Reference to India

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tiplut Nongbri
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Poverty: An Issue of Rights and Needs, 2003, pp. 18-25
Description
Chronicles the history of poverty reduction promises made by successive Indian governments. To access this article scroll down to page 18.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Poverty and Social Class

Alternate Title
Social Determinants of Indigenous Health
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Maggie Walter
Sherry Saggers
Description
Looks at why the health of Indigenous Australians remains poorer than other Australians. Chapter 5 from Social Determinants of Indigenous Health edited by Bronwyn Carson, Terry Dunbar, Richard D. Chenhall and Ross Bailie.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Poverty in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Arthur Milner
Inroads, vol. 11, May 2002, pp. 170-185
Description
Round table talk held with Rick August, Ken Battle, Harvey Bostrom, Louis Grignon, Carol Laprairie, Kevin Little, Sharon Manson Singer, Marie-France Raynault and Arthur Milner.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Poverty, Politics, and Petroleum: The Utah Navajo and the Aneth Oil Field

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert S. McPherson
David A. Wolff
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 451-470
Description
Authors discuss different positions and policies on resource extraction from traditional Diné territories and how these have created and maintained poverty conditions on the Navajo Reservation in Utah.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Chronic Bronchitis in First Nations People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Punam Pahwa
Chandima P. Karunanayake
Donna C. Rennie
Joshua A. Lawson
Vivian R. Ramsden ... [et al.]
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, vol. 17, 2017, pp. [1]-10
Description
A study on the determinants that impact the prevalence of chronic bronchitis among Indigenous people compared to the rest of the Canadian population.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Prevalence and Predictors of Health Risk Behaviours During Early Pregnancy: Saskatoon Pregnancy and Health Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nazeem Muhajarine
Carl D'Arcy
Lindsay Edouard
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 88, no. 6, 1997, pp. 375-379
Description
Examines the use of harmful substances during pregnancy. Harmful substances include alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and psychoactive drugs. The research shows the relationship between socio-economical conditions and substance use.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Prevalence and Predictors of Inadequate Prenatal Care: A Comparison of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Women in Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen I. Heaman
Annette L. Gupton
Michael E. K. Moffatt
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, vol. 27, no. 3, March 2005, pp. 237-246
Description
Study concluded that women who did not receive adequate care were more likely to live in poverty, have highly stressed lives, low levels of self-esteem and Aboriginal, and that racial disparities needed to be addressed.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Prevalence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors Related to Household Food Security in Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noreen D. Willows
Paul Veugelers
Kim Raine
Stefan Kuhle
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, pp. 1150-1156
Description
Uses data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2. Nutrition (CCHS 2.2) to compare characteristics of off-reserve Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal households.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Prevention Key to Combating Troubling Diabetes Epidemic

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Delaney Windigo
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 3, March 2010, p. 12
Description
Comments on the disproportionate number of First Nations women developing Type 2 diabetes and the need for early preventative measures. Article found by scrolling to page 12.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Prevention Strategies Related to Missing or Murdered Native Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Darling
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 159-182
Description
An examination of the strategies from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families to focus on prevention and economic mobility to improve the outcomes for Indigenous women and children. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 159.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Prince Albert - Indians

Archival » Archival Items
Description
File contains information on activism, agriculture, reserve life, medical services, drug prescriptions, land claims, the Indian Act, Metis, Indigenous rights, chiefs, sterilization of indigenous women, the "Red Paper", discrimination, treaties 8 and 11, recreation, Liquor Act, provincial law, housing, Local Initiatives Programs, utilities on reserves, and poverty.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Profile of Effective Practice: Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brendan Reimer
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 1, Fall, 2006, pp. 14-21
Description
Looks at Canada's first and largest major urban First Nations child and family support program in Winnipeg, Manitoba. [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]
Login or Register to create bookmarks.