Infrastructure

Presents case study using a framework developed to determine the community capacity to benefit from economic development.

Chapter in book: The Fictional North: Ten Discussions of Stereotypes and Icons Above the 53rd Parallel edited by Sue Matheson and John Butler. Scroll down to page 7 to read chapter.

Comments on strategies in wellness plans that can be used by offenders when integrating back into the community.

Discusses project to improve water access for the Inuit community of Black Tickle-Domino, Labrador.

Integrated Studies Project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2013.

Graduate Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1985.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1996.

Looks at basic infrastructure deficits and lack of funding programs in Canada's north.

Talks about development of the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (ADAC) strategies to provide better delivery of services, and enable stronger ties to the Aboriginal community and to government agencies.

Discusses attributes of successful programs and the institutions which administer them such as governance, involvement of householders, ability to enforce rules, availability of capital, inspections, and subsidies.

Paper discovers that communication with local communities is critical to ensuring technological acceptance.

Examines the causes of poor living conditions on the general health of Aboriginals in the Treaty 3 area.

Examines activities, inner workings and results of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing and the Community University Research Alliances (CURA).

Explanation of 19 major conclusions and recommendations.

Reviews key findings on the effects of supporting green and local infrastructure to improve the environment of First Nations communities, promote long-term economic growth, and upgrade infrastructure.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes regarding an application by the Saskatoon Native Woodworking Council Inc. to operate a Sunday Bingo, and Council's recommendations on the matter. Part of minutes from the Monday, March 12, 1984 meeting of Saskatoon City Council.

Describes a project comparing the living conditions of people in 13 Arctic regions within seven countries.

Basic information gathered for use developing a program to provide urban housing for its band members. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2014.

Indigenous Governance Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2008.

Some information pertains to the Sami.

Strategy based on 41 commitments based on 5 themes: consultation and joint decision-making, long-term planning, water management, climate change and energy management, and development into departmental policies and processes.

Environment and Management Thesis (M.Sc.)--Royal Roads University, 2010.

Looks at at the development of knowledge creation between the University of Manitoba City Planning program and Swan Lake First Nation (SLFN). Includes vision and presentation.

Environmental Engineering and International Development Studies Thesis (MASc)--University of Guelph, 2013.

Examines obstacles in recruitment, retention and professional development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health managers in Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.

How the Cree women teachers cherished the ordinary things they did with and for each other and shared their knowledge for the benefit of others; includes several photographs.

Two comics which illustrate the challenges associated with finding adequate housing both on and off reserve.

Film about looking for one's roots which includes a dialogue between the Gourmantche tribe of Africa with the Atikamekw of Northern Quebec.This film contains scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised. Duration: 48:27.

Study conducted through interviews with 19 participants working in a variety of circumstances in British Columbia.

Reports on Health Canada creating a program that empowers local First Nations residents to take ownership for monitoring of safe drinking water. Environment, Sustainability and Society and Biology Honours [Paper] (B.Sc.)--Dalhousie University, 2013.

Recommendations to promote recruitment and retention of physicians and to attract health care workers to serve Aboriginal peoples and isolated communities.

Article interviews students from the Arctic college in Iqaluit to explore how they use the social network, Facebook. Discusses the relationship between technologies and Inuit identity and argues that, like other contemporary cultures, Indigenous cultures are dynamic and integrating and evolving with modern technologies.

Examines the ways in which technology may improve socioeconomic conditions, maintenance of cultures and the exercise of control in communities.

James Bay Cree communities incorporate customary ways into their formal administration in an effort to help deal with social problems.

An examination of opposition to the Nixon administration's creation of councils as a means to decentralize government support. Most tribal governments and national organizations resisted the use of these councils because they were implemented without consultation, the possibility that states would have control over decision-making and fears about termination of tribal status.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1989.

Author uses experiences with decentralized societies in western Canada to understand Indigenous legal orders and law.

Short documentary about the lack of safe, drinkable water in First Nations communities. Focuses on Keewaywin First Nation in northern Ontario. Duration: 14:06.

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Ethnologist-in-Charge by F. W. Hodge The Winnebago Tribe by Paul Radin

Discusses the impact of contaminants and provides lists of strategies for service providers.

Thunderchild Band begins a school from donations without the support of the Department of Indian Affairs.

Proposes that discussions at future roundtables focus on: impediments to private-sector involvement in financing; infrastructure needs; modifications needed in arrangements with federal government; public-private partnerships on reserves; and facilitating communication between parties involved.

Article explores the community-based practice of creating place-based museums to house the artifacts recovered from archaeological sites in the Oaxaca region of Mexico, argues these institutions validate local knowledges and traditions and function as means to promote education and cultural understanding.

Describing poverty on the Indian reserves, and problems with Indian agents.

Engineering Thesis (MASc)--University of Guelph, 2014.

Discusses locally based health worker training courses,