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Security Challenges and Legal Capacity of Greenland and Nunavut Jurisdictions

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natalia Loukacheva
Comments on the role of law in measures that secure the legal scope of governance in the Arctic to deal with security challenges. Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
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Security in Canada’s North: Looking Beyond Arctic Sovereignty

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2010
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-120]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bjorn Rutten
Examines security challenges of Arctic including consequences of climate change, natural and man-made disasters, sovereignty-related issues, and sustainability and resiliency of communities.
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Self-Government Agreements and the Public Works Function: A Report

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Author/Creator
Institute On Governance
Research conducted to provide background information on governance issues related to providing public works, assist First Nations in development of guidelines for processes and structures to enable delivery of services, and determine if further research was required.
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Self-Reported Effects of Water on Health in First Nations Communities in Saskatchewan, Canada: Results from Community-Based Participatory Research

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl L. Waldner
Hubert Tote Alimezelli
Lianne McLeod
Rebecca Zagozewski
Lori E.A. Bradford
Lalita A. Bharadwaj
Environmental Health Insights, vol. 11, 2017, p. article no. 1178630217690
Study involved 579 participants from eight communities responding to four health-related questions: individual health concerns about drinking tap water; household concerns about drinking tap water; reported impact on physical health; and reported impact on mental health.
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Self-Sufficient Homes: Toward a Better Future for All

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Western Social Science Association, American Indian Studies Section, 2OO7
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William F. Scharf
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, Summer, 2007
Looks at energy efficient building systems for Indigenous communities including the use of structural insulated panels, wind and solar energy, gray and rain water, environmental toilet systems, and pellet stoves.
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Sense of Belonging in the Urban School Environments of Aboriginal Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chantelle AM Richmond
Dawn Smith
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-17
Focus group discussions indicate level of trust is key in accepting social support in order to achieve better educational outcomes and Aboriginal well-being.
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Settler Colonialism and First Nations e-Communities in Northwestern Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Beaton
Peter Campbell
Journal of Community Informatics, vol. 10, no. 2, [Building the First Mile], 2014, p. [?]

Focuses on how the Keewaytinook Okimakanak organization allows member First Nations to maintain community ownership and control of technological infrastructure.

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Shaping First Nations Broadband Policy in Canada: Indigenous Community Intermediary Organizations in the Age of Austerity

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Tim Whiteduck
Brian Beaton
Looks at how rural and remote First Nations have formed organizations which mediate relationships with federal and provincial agencies while using the e-Community ICT model. The model operates under five broad themes: capacity building, infrastructure and connectivity, human resources, information management and service delivery. Discusses the First Nations Education Council in Quebec as a case study.
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Sharing the Story: Experiences of Six Communities

Alternate Title
Good Public Works Management in First Nations Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Neegan Burnside
Miawpukek First Nation, Moose Cree First Nation, Oujé-Bougoumou Cree Nation, Peigan First Nation, Six Nations of the Grand River and Westbank First Nation.
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Shigellosis on Indian Reserves in Manitoba, Canada: Its Relationship to Crowded Housing, Lack of Running Water, and Inadequate Sewage Disposal

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ted Rosenberg
Ora Kendall
Jamie Blanchard
Suzanne Martel
Craig Wakelin
et al.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 87, no. 9, September 1997, pp. 1547-1551
Compares incidence and hospitalization rates for shigetlosis between Indians and the rest of the population in Manitoba, and also examines the relationship between shigellosis and environmental conditions on reserves.
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Social Cohesion? A Critical Review of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy and its Application to Address Homelessness in Winnipeg

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan C. Walker
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 2, 2005, pp. 395-416
Finds addressing the problem based on need perpetuates an old model of charity, failing to recognize there the larger issue of socio-economic disparity and need to incorporate self-determination and self-government into programming.
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Social Impacts of Aboriginal Economic Development: Three Case Studies From Atlantic Canada

Alternate Title
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Monica Diochon
Clare Fawcett
Behrang Foroughi
Alison Mathie
Leslie Jane McMillan
Looked at the communities of Millbrook First Nation (Nova Scotia), Miawpukek Mi'kmawey Mawio'mi Conne River First Nation (Newfoundland and Labrador), and Tobique Mailiseet Nation (New Brunswick).
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Social Welfare Policies and Native Americans: Future Challenges

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 6th, 2005
Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership: Proceedings of the Sixth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas D. Watts
Joseph P. Bohanon
Discusses the problems facing American Indian welfare programs.
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Some Impacts of Rising World Oil Prices on Australian Indigenous Rural and Remote Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Worth
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall , 2007, pp. 56-71
Looks at some changes in behaviour in response to high energy prices. [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.]
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Speech By: Harold Cardinal To Meeting of the Indian-Eskimo Association of Canada and The Native Council of Canada on Tuesday, December 14, 1971 at First Unitarian Church, Toronto, Ontario.

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Harold Cardinal
This speech describes the struggle to have Aboriginal issues such as poverty and lack of education addressed by the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs. Cardinal also disputes the Department's charge that monies were misspent by the Native Council of Canada and presents a defense. Handwritten annotations in pencil by unknown author.

Historical note:

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State of Northern Knowledge in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Polar Commission
Four themes provided framework for analysis and context for findings: preparing for large-scale resource development, increasing community sustainability, strengthening resilience, and understanding environmental change.
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