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"Dave, Come on": Indigenous Identities and Language Play in Yves Sioui Durand's Hamlet-le-Malécite

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michèle Lacombe
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 35, no. 2, Special Section: Indigeneity in Dialogue: Indigenous Library Expression Across Linguistic Divides, 2010, pp. [53]-75
Description
Comments on a play that focuses on the contemporary situation of youth in Montreal and the imaginary community of Kinogamish.
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Debewewin Jury Review Implementation Committee: Final Report

Alternate Title
Debwewin: The First Nation Jury Review Implementation Committee: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Debwewin Jury Review Implementation Committee
Description
Committee was formed as a result of the report First Nations Representation on Ontario Juries (the Iacobucci Report) which looked at underrepresentation of on-reserve individuals on Ontario's provincial jury rolls as well as systemic issues in the justice system. Details the Committee's final advice, after extensive consultations with communities, with respect to each of the 17 recommendations found in the report.
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Decentralized Nursing Education in Northern Norway: A Basis for Continuing Education to Meet Competence Needs in Rural Arctic Healthcare Services

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mari Wolff Skaalvik
Margrete Gaski
Bente Norbye
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 25328
Description
Study finds a high percentage of nurses engaged in continuing education and employed in positions related to their education.
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Decolonizing Cyberspace: Online Support for the Nunavut MEd

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander McAuley
Fiona Walton
International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, vol. 12, no. 4, May 2011, pp. [17]-34
Description
Discusses the challenges involved in development and delivery of the distance education portion of the program.
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Delivering an Alternative: An Overview of the Regulation of Midwifery in Manitoba

Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 56
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Description
Examines some of the steps taken, and the successes and challenges of making midwifery care available to women, particularly for those who live outside of Winnipeg.
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Delivering Away From Home: The Perinatal Experiences of First Nations Women in Northwestern Ontario

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry O'Driscoll
Len Kelly
Lauren Payne
Natalie St. Pierre-Hansen
Helen Cromarty ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, vol. 16, no. 4, Fall, 2011, pp. 126-130
Description
Study included systematic review of literature about prenatal education and care, and maternal health literacy, as well as interviews with 13 women who had been relocated from remote communities to Sioux Lookout, Ontario to give birth.
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Delivering More Equitable Primary Health Care in Northern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Jue Young
Susan Chatwood
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 45, November 13, 2017, pp. e1377-e1378
Description
Discusses health care disparities in remote communities and argues that a more comprehensive concept of primary care is needed to deal with social determinants of health.
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Dementia Awareness in Northern Nursing Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Andrews
Debra G. Morgan
Norma J. Stewart
Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 42, no. 1, 2010, pp. 56-73
Description
Using feedback from registered nurses working in the Canadian north to Discuss key concepts in dementia care and how this knowledge can be used to improve the care provided.
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Dementia Care Knowledge Sharing within a First Nations Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy Forbes
Catherine Blake
Emily Thiessen
Sara Finkelstein
Debra G. Morgan ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal on Aging , vol. 32, no. 4, 2013, pp. 360-374
Description
Looks at the developing of a Sharing Dementia Care Knowledge model to discuss Indigenous dementia care decisions and knowledge sharing.
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Democratic Ideals Meet Reality: Developing Locally Owned and Managed Broadband Networks and ICT Services in Rural and Remote First Nations in Quebec and Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tim Whiteduck
Brian Beaton
Kevin Burton
Susan O'Donnell
Description

Discusses the need for local control, ownership and management of networks; regional networks and their organizational structures and partnerships; online networks for videoconferencing; research projects; and federal government's First Nations SchoolNet program support.

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Demographic and Contextual Factors Associated With Inhalant Use Among Youths in Rural Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Driscoll
Bruce Dotterrer
David Collins
Kristen Ogilvie
Joel Grube
Knowlton Johnson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18204
Description
Results indicate that inhalant use trailed only alcohol use among youths surveyed and users were more likely than non-users to have consumed alcohol.
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Demographic Changes in Nunavik 2006-2016

Alternate Title
Nunivaat Analytics ; February 2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statics for general population and village growth, age of population, and distribution of population by five-year age groups.
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Demographic Models Associated with Incarcerated Alaska Native Criminal Offenders

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David M. Blurton
Gary D. Copus
Northern Review, no. 20, Summer [Winter], 1999, pp. 41-54
Description
Examines the question of whether most crimes are committed by residents of villages. Data collected through interviews conducted at the Fairbanks Correctional Facility and Spring Creek Correctional Facility in the winter of 1997, as well as examination of pre-sentence investigation reports.
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A Dene First Nation’s Community Readiness Assessment to Take Action against HIV/AIDS: A Pilot Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Larcombe
Albert McLeod
Sarah Samuel
Jennifer Samuel
Michael Payne ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Northlands Denesuline First Nation (NDFN) identified the need to revisit their level of knowledge and preparedness for responding to the increasing rates of HIV; article describes the use of a community readiness assessment tool (CRA) to evaluate current readiness levels and guide planning for culturally appropriate interventions and programmes.
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Dentine-Lead Levels and Dental Caries in First Nation Children From the Western James Bay Region of Northern Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L.J.S. Tsuji
J. D. Karagatzides
R. M. Hanning
B. Katapatuk
J. Young
E. Nieboer
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 70, no. 3, March 2003, p. 409–414
Description
Looks for links between dentine-lead levels in extracted and exfoliated teeth and dental caries.
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Developing a Community Health Tool Kit with Indigenous Health Organizations

Alternate Title
Moving Population and Public Health Knowledge into Action: A Casebook of Knowledge Translation Stories
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sylvia Abonyi
Bonnie Jeffrey
Description
Discusses project which originated with senior health managers at the Prince Alberta Grand Council and the Athabasca Health Authority in northern Saskatchewan with a focus on the knowledge translation component.
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Developing an e-Community Approach to Broadband-Enabled Community Services in Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gilbert Whiteduck
Anita Tenasco
Susan O'Donnell
Tim Whiteduck
Emily Lockhart
Journal of Community Informatics, vol. 10, no. 2, [Building the First Mile], 2014, p. [?]
Description
Describes how the First Nation is using information and communication technology to support online delivery of education, cultural, health, policing and security services.
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Developing an Indigenous Cultural Values Based Emoji Messaging System: A Socio-Technical Systems Innovation Approach

Alternate Title
WebSci '20: 12th ACM Conference on Web Science Companion
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Chu Hiang Goh
Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer
Description
Discusses the socio-cultural technological challenges for Indigenous communities by examining the use of Emojis as means of communication that does not sustain Indigenous values. Chapter from WebSci '20: 12th ACM Conference on Web Science Companion.
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The Development and Implementation of Gathering Grounds, a Virtual Community of Practice Rooted in Indigenous Praxis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Danielle Lucero
Rachel Scott
Christina E. Oré
Myra Parker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 3, COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples: Tools to Promote Equity and Best Practices, 2020, pp. 45-63
Description
The community is a place where people from diverse backgrounds can share knowledge and commitment to improving Indigenous health. Original meeting was cancelled and moved to online due to COVID.
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