Infrastructure

Looks at services offered by the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service, staff involved in the programs and the role in the development of a national Indigenous health policy.

Interviews health care workers about various health services provided in Aboriginal communities and the promotion of good health through programming.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2004.

Housing initiatives as an indicator of overall program success in dealing with relocations caused by the Churchill-Nelson River Hydro-Electric Project.

Discusses the concept and assessment of well-being, compares major trends in health status, income, unemployment, etc. internationally and nationally, and looks at problems in social services delivery. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Examines the phone-in community radio service of Kahnawake in light of the confrontational summer of 1990.

Examines the poor water quality on many First Nations reserves.

Topics covered: legislative/jurisdictional context, funding, technology, employment and education, integrating community energy solutions, energy efficiency and conservation programming, and partnership opportunities.

Looks at data obtained from questionnaire given to Aboriginal foster parents. Information will be used in targeted recruitment and retention.

Ada Ladu was born on the Mistawasis Reserve, worked for wages in the 1930s, married and mother of five. Beatrice Nightraveller, daughter of Josie Cuthand, was born on the Little Pine Reserve, Saskatchewan, worked for wages in the 1930s, also married with five children.They share: a story of a white baby girl abducted and raised by Indians in the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan district; accounts of the Riel Rebellion (1885), especially the aftermath in the North Battleford district; philosophies of child-rearing; loss of portions of Little Pine Reserve and the death of Little Pine.

Consists of an interview where she gives general reminiscences of her life. She also describes the Hamatsa dance ceremony.

An interview that includes stories of hunting, trading and food gathering. Also included are stories about the Frog Lake massacre and Wihtiko (cannibal monster)

Consists of an interview with Mary Jacobson, the daughter of a Hudson's Bay manager. She talks about job discrimination against Indian and Metis, how welfare payments have destroyed the old way of life and tells a story of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 that her mother told her.

Based on four components: protection of source water, treatment and distribution of water systems, monitoring for established standards, and communications regarding threats to water supplies.

Environment and Resource Studies Thesis (MES)--University of Waterloo, 2010.

Outlines the results of initial survey conducted to gather information on urban band members' wants, needs and abilities in the area of home ownership. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Examines how racism influences environmental policy in relation to housing, employment and law enforcement.

Plan is prepared annually to map out investments in the short and medium term to support an economically stable future for First Nations in Canada.

A review of the strategy and the framework show a lack of research in science, applied science and social science.

Provides statistical evidence on the need for Aboriginal programming.

Reports research and shares stories to try to give direction to more effective asset-building.

Provides an historical overview of conflict between school and community and asserts that Native American involvement in curriculum is essential for successful reading programs.

Looks at fundamental characteristics of a bush economy and a presents a model for community based development in the information and service sectors.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, February 8, 1982 regarding a City pilot project to operate a day camp for Aboriginal children. The camp included excursions to the Forestry Farm, Public Library, Museum, Fire Station, and Pike Lake and was deemed a success by Council.

Educational Administration Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Introduction and archival black and white on the development of health care facilities on the Blackfoot and Blood reserves.

Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1989.

Authors argue that computer-facilitated learning in Indigenous communities will lead to cultural transformation and the erosion of cultural diversity leaving behind a digital and technologically dependent monoculture.

Architecture Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2011.

Discusses the viability of decentralized political structures within the Navajo Nation in terms of efficiency, transparency, culturally appropriate governance and improved service delivery.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2000.

Article examines some of the barriers to the engagement and participation of urban Indigenous communities in municipal policy-making. Author asserts that racial and cultural stereotyping and discrimination against Aboriginal peoples and communities are key issues.

Information School Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2013.

Short documentary focuses on the problem of disposing of garbage in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Duration: 21:30.

Outlines challenges faced in addressing infrastructure needs and gaps, and discusses how this First Nation went about planning and financing improvements.

High rates of diabetes, heart disease, infectious diseases and cancer has prompted a review of the health care system in use. Recommends the role of the health worker be different from the role of doctors or nurse.

File contains 24 negatives from 1986 featuring construction scenes from the building of the District Chiefs office complex at Prince Albert, SK.

Development of better technology to serve the entire Navajo Nation.

File contains 2 negatives from a ceremony held at the Prince Albert Indian Metis Friendship Centre to commemorate the official opening of the Iskwew program for abused women.

Measures and reports on five keys areas: improving Crown - Aboriginal relationships, education, housing and infrastructure, health and economic opportunities. Includes data for Métis and urban Aboriginal people. Related material: Annual Report on Progress, 2010-2011.

Looks at progress in communities affected by the Transformative Change Accord and the Métis Nation Relationship Accord in five keys areas: improving Crown - Aboriginal relationships, education, housing and infrastructure, health and economic opportunities.

Describes the challenges of educating the residents of Elcho Island in northern Australia on the advantages of proper septic tank use.

Looks at factors contributing to youth suicide including self-esteem and depression. Joint venture between the Carrie Sekani Family Services and the Northern British Columbia University.

Describes planned projects and includes a brief reference to Treaty 4.

Contains links to a series of articles and video news reports which discuss the deplorable health and sanitary conditions that exist in northern Manitoba communities due to lack of potable water.