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Housing as Northern Community Development: A Case Study of the Homeownership Assistance Program (HAP) in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories

Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William E. Rees
J. David Hulchanski
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Evaluates success of program, identifies key strengths and weaknesses, recommends improvements, and suggests how positive aspects could be shared with other communities.
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Housing Conditions of Aboriginal Households Living Outside Reserves, Canada, All-CMA [Census Metropolitan Area] Total, and Non-CMA/CA Areas 2011, [2006, 2001]

Alternate Title
Canadian Housing Observer
[Aboriginal Housing Conditions]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Statistical table broken down into living in/able to access acceptable housing, and living in core housing need by type of need. Each Census year on separate tab. Source: CMHC (National Household-based housing indicators and data).
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Housing Conditions of Aboriginal Households Living Outside Reserves, Canada, Provinces, Territories and Metropolitan Areas, 2011, [2006 and 2001]

Alternate Title
Canadian Housing Observer
[Aboriginal Housing Conditions]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Statistical table broken down into living in/able to access acceptable housing and living in core housing need by type of need for owners and renters in Canada as a whole, as well as provinces/territories. Each Census year on separate tab. Source: CMHC (National Household-based housing indicators and data).
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Housing Experiences in Canada: Métis in 2016

Alternate Title
Housing Statistics in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Zachary Thurston
Jeff Randie
Includes information on: tenure status of household, shelter costs, affordability and suitability, condition of dwelling, core housing need, and living arrangements for people living in private dwellings. Differentiates between those living in urban and rural areas. Data from 2016 Census.
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Housing Experiences in Canada: Non-Status First Nations People in 2016

Alternate Title
Housing Statistics in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Zachary Thurston
Jeff Randie
Includes information on: tenure status of household, shelter costs, affordability and suitability, condition of dwelling, core housing need, and living arrangements for people living in private dwellings. Differentiates between those living in urban and rural areas. Data from 2016 Census.
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Housing Experiences in Canada: Status First Nations People in 2016

Alternate Title
Housing Statistics in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Zachary Thurston
Jeff Randle
Includes information on: tenure status of household, shelter costs, affordability and suitability, condition of dwelling, core housing need, and living arrangements for people living in private dwellings. Differentiates between those living in urban and rural areas. Data from 2016 Census.
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Housing Inadequacy in Rural Saskatchewan First Nation Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Kirychuk
Eric Russell
Donna Rennie
Chandima Karunanayake
Clarice Roberts
Jeremy Seeseequasis
Brooke Thompson
Kathleen McMullin
Vivian R. Ramsden
Mark Fenton
Sylvia Abonyi
Punam Pahwa
James A. Dosman
PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 2, no. 8, 2022

Using surveys to examine the housing conditions for Saskatchewan Indigenous communities. 

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Housing Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Tribal Areas: A Report from the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs

Alternate Title
Housing Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Urban Areas: A Report from the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs
Housing Needs of Native Hawaiians: A Report from the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs
Mortgage Lending on Tribal Land: A Report from the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Pindus
G. Thomas Kingsley
Jennifer Biess
Diane Levey
Jasmine Simington ... [et al.]

Related Material: Housing Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Urban Areas. Housing Needs of Native Hawaiians. Mortgage Lending on Tribal Land.
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Housing Outcomes for Rural and Urban (Off-Reserve) Indigenous Peoples

Alternate Title
Research Insight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Big River Analytics
Using data from Census of Population, the Aboriginal Peoples Survey, and the Canadian Community Health Survey, authors analyze socio-economic outcomes in relation to household and dwelling characteristics and in relation to identity group, geography, and demographic characteristics.
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Housing Suitability for Aboriginal Households in First Nations Communities by Degree of Community Accessibility

Alternate Title
Research Insight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Insight. Housing Indicators and Analytics ; October, 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Combines statistics on extent of crowding (fewer bedrooms than household requires) with degree of accessibility by road. Data from 2011 National Household Survey and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada's First Nations communities geography.
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How Clients Choices Influence Cancer Care in Northern Aboriginal Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Minore
Margaret Boone
Mae Katt
Peggy Kinch
Helen Cromarty
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 129-132
Study concludes the impact that personal choices and the health care system have upon each other is a significant factor in patient outcomes.
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How to Assess Food Security From an Inuit Perspective: Building a Conceptual Framework on How to Assess Food Security in the Alaskan Arctic Progress Report to the 2014 General Assembly

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Circumpolar Council-Alaska
Overview of project which gathered information from traditional knowledge holders to identify concepts and information needed to define Inuit food security and overarching drivers of security and insecurity.
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How Traditional Knowledge Comes to Matter in Atlantic Salmon Governance in Norway and Finland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Camilla Brattland
Tero Mustonen
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018
Authors examine how traditional Indigenous knowledge might be integrated into knowledge-production and governance structures in the Norwegian and Finish Atlantic Salmon fisheries. Article advocates for using the Näätämö co-management project as an example of best practice in Arctic Environmental governance.
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How Women in Remote and Rural First Nation Communities Are Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Penny Carpenter
Kerri Gibson
Crystal Kakekaspan
Susan O'Donnell
Journal of Rural and Community Development, vol. 8, no. 2, 2013, pp. 79-97
Reports results of an online survey conducted with 231 women in Northern Ontario. Respondents were asked about technology use for health and wellness and cultural preservation, and what support would be helpful for effective use of ICT. Concludes with a case study of the women in Slate Falls.
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Human Exposure to Soil Contaminants in Subarctic Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen Stephanie Reyes
Eric Nicholas Liberda
Leonard James S. Tsuji
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27357
Looks at the contaminants levels of potential agriculture sites in Fort Albany First Nation.
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Humanizing Security in the Arctic

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 68
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michelle Daveluy
Milton M. R. Freeman
Edna Elias
Katrin Annemarie Simon
Ron Elliott ... [et al.]
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"I Only Smoke When I Have Nothing To Do": A Qualitative Study on How Smoking is Part of Everyday Life in a Greenlandic Village

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Birgitte Jensen
Lise Hounsgaard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21657
Field study findings revealed that individuals consumed less cigarettes when having more do to.
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Ice Window: Letters From a Bering Strait Village 1892-1902

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Carolyn D. Redl
Northern Review, no. 25/26, Governance in the Provincial Norths, Summer, 2005, pp. 226-229
Book review of, Ice Window: Letters From a Bering Strait Village 1892-1902 edited by Kathleen Lopp Smith and Verbeck Smith.
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Identifying and Overcoming the Barriers to Aboriginal Access To General Practitioner Services in Rural New South Wales

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Andrews
Peter Simmons
Ian Long
Ross Wilson
Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 10, no. 4, 2002, pp. 196-201
Proposed solutions include focusing on outreach clinics, prewinter immunization, bulk-billing, cultural awareness training, employing aboriginal staff and increased interaction between professional staff and Aboriginal health workers.
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Identifying Barriers to Healthcare Delivery and Access in the Circumpolar North: Important Insights for Health Professionals

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Huot
H. Ho
A. Ko
S. Lam
P. Tactay
J. MacLachlan
R. K. Raanaas
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
A scoping literature review selected 43 articles published between 2005 and 2016; findings address 4 main themes relating to compromised access to healthcare: (1) the influence of physical geography, (2) healthcare provider-related barriers, (3) the importance of culture and language and (4) the impact of systemic factors.
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Identifying Financially Remote First Nations Reserves

Alternate Title
Staff Discussion Paper (Bank of Canada) ; 2022-11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heng Chen
Walter Engert
Kim P. Huynh
Daneal O’Habib
Staff Discussion Paper (Bank of Canada)
Focusses on 49 First Nations locations that are more than 100 km away from an automated banking machine or financial institution branch, or do not have an identifiable travel route to them. Also discusses size of community population and proximity to other communities, and their scores according to the Community Well-Being index.
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Impact of a School Snack Program on the Dietary Intake of Grade Six to Ten First Nation Students Living in a Remote Community in Northern Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Skinner
R. Hanning
J. Metatawabin
I.D. Martin
L.J.S. Tsuji
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 12, no. 3, August 22, 2012, p. article no. 2122
Study conducted at Peetabeck Academy in Fort Albany found that those who participated in the program had significantly higher mean intakes from the "Vegetable and Fruit" food group.
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The Impact of Action Schools! BC on the Health of Aboriginal Children and Youth Living in Rural and Remote Communities in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dona Tomlin
P.J. Naylor
Heather McKay
Alexandra Zorzi
Marc Mitchell
Constadina Panagiotopoulos
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17999
Results from the study of the seven month program indicated the one significant change was an improvement in aerobic fitness.
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The Impact of Australian Policy Regimes on Indigenous Population Movement: Evidence from the 2001 Census

Alternate Title
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 3
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John Taylor
vol. 3

Provides statistics on population distribution, propensity to move by age, sex, and remoteness of community, and migration to more accessible regions.

Chapter fifteen from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Rural Aboriginal Communities

Alternate Title
Fifth Canadian Rural Health Society Conference: Rural Health: Celebrating Diversity and Strength, Sudbury, Ontario, October 21-24, 2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anelise Santo
Tara Lyons
Identifies four contributing risk factors: sexually transmitted disease, substance abuse, social problems and cultural factors.Recommends further research and culturally sensitive community involvement to address epidemic.
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Impact of Home Remediation and Household Education on Indoor Air Quality, Respiratory Visits and Symptoms in Alaska Native Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosalyn Singleton
Aaron J. Salkoski
Lisa Bulkow
Chris Fish
Jennifer Dobson ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 77, 2018, p. article no. 1422669
Improving ventilation, replacing leaky woodstoves and providing education about indoor air quality (IAQ) and respiratory health resulted in reduced symptoms, lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) and school absenteeism in children with lung conditions.
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The Impact of Resource Extraction on Inuit Women and Families in Qamant'tuaq, Nunavut Territory: A Quantitative Assessment

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karina Czyzewski
Frank Tester
Nadia Aaruaq
Reports the results of a survey completed by 62 women, aged 19 or older which asked questions about experience, perceptions and feelings with respect to the Meadow bank goldmine which operates in the vicinity. Related content: Qualitative Assessement.
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The Impact of Suicide Contagion and Intergenerational Segregation on Youth and Young Adults in Remote Indigenous Communities in Northern Territory, Australia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leonore Hanssens
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 40, January-December 2016, pp. 38-47
Data for research obtained from National Coroners Information System and Northern Territory Coroner’s Office, and covers years 1981-2010; 1991-2010 and 2001-2010. Argues that since Elders have little or no suicide rate, their involvement with youth could have a positive effect. Discusses several programs currently in operation.
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