Infrastructure

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2012.

Focuses on challenges and proposed and implement/attempted policy responses.

Examines the women's vulnerability to the disease, noting women are increasingly influencing the development of resources, identifying, addressing concerns and increasing community awareness.

Documentary about children being forced to leave their reserves in order to attend high school. Follows a student from Kingfisher Lake First Nation to Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Between 2000 and 2011 seven students from remote First Nations have been found dead in Thunder Bay. Duration: 33:11.

Article examines the history of on-reserve housing evaluation, government policies and interventions and contrasts that framework with First Nations cultural understandings of housing and self-determination. Authors interrogate the assimilationist roots of policy that continues to implement Western housing models First Nations.

The audit covered the period between September 2012 and August 2013.

Author argues that the federal government of Canada perpetuates systemic racism through official publications responding to fire deaths on reserve; accuses the government of playing a “blame game” to detract from the reality that a lack of funding is primarily responsible for the fire deaths.

Investigation into the death of a mother and two sons on the Mosakahiken First Nation due to smoke inhalation resulting from a house fire.

Natural Resources Management (MNRM)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Description of the 52,000 Native American and Alaskan seniors in 1987 who received improved diet through a meal program. Better nutrient intake and decreased isolation were the major benefits reported.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 1997.

Article describes the key issues surrounding and the causes of the decline of the irrigation system; considers historical and institutional factors and makes focused recommendations for improving the state of the system.

The interview includes discussion concerning home, work and social situations.

Health Sciences Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Alaska Anchorage, 2005.

Lists subject file blocks and subsections, and contains guide to various fiches used by Indian Affairs and its predecessors to track files created in headquarters central registry. English guide follows French version.

Includes 10 case studies.

Examines goals and structure of pilot project to provide affordable rental accommodations in Pleasant Hill area of Saskatoon. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Brief case study which discusses First Nations Goods and Services Tax as a potential source of revenue for financing capital projects.

Examines current provincial policies and identifies changes needed to improve relations between municipalities and Aboriginal communities.

Urban and Regional Planning Thesis (M.PL.)--Queen's University, 2014.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 1998.

Highlights from research report of same name.

Announcement that a shopping mall will be built on The Pas Reserve.

Researchers met with and interviewed residents about how they were using and delivering broadband-enabled services to support service provision and economic development goals.

Explores how the federal government and commercial broadband providers have adopted the attitude that development of broadband infrastructure is a dependent service relationship and how communities have tried to take control of applications in order to support local requirements and goals. Specifically focuses on the Northwestern Ontario Broadband Expansion project.

Confirms need for small communities to work together towards common economic goals, need for an urban strategy for remote First Nations, and need for basic infrastructure for many communities. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 99.

Researchers in a community-university partnership evaluate the Siksika First Nations response to severe flooding in Southern Alberta in 2013; using what was learned then, alongside research literature from other First Nations Communities the team has created a framework for disaster response planning in First Nations Communities.

Beaverhouse Casket Company will channel profits back into the community in the form of wages while fostering social growth.

Describes the development and administration of Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk network, which provides broadband services to 30 Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and Innu First Nation communities.

Discusses reasons for health status variations among First Nations including relationships between the Federal, Provincial and First Nations governments.

Manual provides procedures and discusses principles intended to provide a management framework to use throughout a capital construction project.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2017. Focuses on the Six Nations of the Grand River, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1998.

Data from the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC) and the mandate to increase economic participation and community infrastructure.

Includes purpose and use of data collected, frequency of data and rationale.

Compared 239 First Nations communities to similar mainstream communities matched by location and population size using five variables: connection to cities, economic base, local capacity, housing and recent growth.

Book review of: First Nations, First Thoughts edited by Annis May Timpson.

Plan includes both short and long-term recommendations to alleviate problems with quantity and quality of housing and community infrastructure. Six elements: sustainable funding, institutional development, information and research capacity, financing, land management, and human resources.

Results of interviews conducted with 63 principal householders involved in the program. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Public and International Affairs Major Research Paper (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2013.

Educational Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.

Study found market-driven initiatives were required, but no evidence of need for fund dedicated to credit enhancement, or that fund had increased home ownership and reduced reliance on federal assistance for social housing.

Topics included external environment, housing and infrastructure, nutrition, employment and economic development, education, justice and safety, health and social services, identity, and governance.

Analysis of 309 responses from seven regions (Yukon, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Atlantic). Questionnaire was intended to gauge respondents experience and data sources, and gather basic information about the community, current housing stock and anticipated future needs.

Statistics for socioeconomic status and community type, conditions of homes, and household amenities.