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The Streamlining of the Kabinakagami River Hydroelectric Project Environmental Assessment: What is the "Duty to Consult" With Other Impacted Aboriginal Communities When the Co-Proponent of the Project is an Aboriginal Community?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Holly L. Gardner
Denis Kirchhoff
Leonard J. Tsuji
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 3, June 2015, pp. 1-32
Looks at a project that raises questions about the approach to carrying out the "duty to consult" in an effective way.
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Strength Through Sharing: Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Providing Health and Social Services to Northern Native Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Boone
Bruce Minore
Mae Katt
Peggy Kinch
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Mental Health in Aboriginal Communities, Fall, 1997, pp. 15-28
Argues that the interdisciplinary team approach is the ideal way for essential services to be delivered to northern communities and offers ways to achieve more effective collaboration.
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Strengthening Âhkamêyimo among Indigenous Youth: The Social Determinants of Health, Justice, and Resilience in Canada's North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Osemis Isbister-Bear
Andrew R. Hatala
Erynne Sjoblom
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing: Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 76-89
Literature review of academic articles published between 2000 and 2016 which deal with resilience from an Indigenous perspective.
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Strengthening Law and Justice Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victims/Survivors of Family Violence and Sexual Assault and Women and Children: National Policy Issues - A Victorian Perspective

Alternate Title
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Looks at key law and justice issues: funding services in rural areas; national women's legal program; and women's law and justice policy development and funding issues.
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Striking a Balance: Impacts of Major Natural Resource Projects in the North

Alternate Title
Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-129]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Siomonn Pulla
Reviews how stakeholders try to maximize the economic benefits of major natural resource projects while minimizing the social and environmental costs.
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A Study of Factors Affecting Suicide in Aboriginal and 'Other' Populations in the Top End of the Northern Territory Through an Audit of Coronial Records

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Parker
David I. Ben-Tovim
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 36, no. 3, June 2002, pp. 404-410
Study discusses differences in suicide methods and high levels of untreated mental illness and substance abuse among many of the individuals who had taken their own lives.
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Suicide among the American Indians: Two Workshops

Alternate Title
Public Health Service Publication ; no. 1903
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David D. Swenson
James T. Barter
Norman Tabachnick
Anson B. Haughton
Stanley C. Mahoney ... [et al.]
Comments on suicidal behaviours and prevention strategies.
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Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in First Nations and Inuit Communities

Alternate Title
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report ; no. 9
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurence J. Kirmayer
Lucy J. Boothroyd
Arlene Laliberté
Brenda Laronde Simpson
Culture & Mental Health Research Unit Report
Reviews levels and types of prevention, major risks and protective factors, and effective elements of suicide prevention programs.
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Suicides in the Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Populations in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northwestern Russia, and Associated Socio-Demographic Characteristics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yury A. Sumarokov
Tormod Brenn
Alexander V. Kudryavtsev
Odd Nilssen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 24308
Statistics reveal suicide rates were higher among the indigenous population than the non-indigenous population.
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Summary of Indigenous Health: Ear Disease and Hearing Loss

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Samantha Burrow
Neil Thomson
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, January/February 2006, pp. 10-12
Article in a series which briefly reviews current literature and re-analyzes it to provide clearer comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
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Summary Report: Rural, Remote and Northern Women's Health: Policy and Research Directions

Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 73
[Project (National Rural and Remote Women's Health Study) ; no. 1]
[Project (National Rural and Remote Women's Health Study) ; no. 2]
[Project (National Rural and Remote Women's Health Study) ; no. 3]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rebecca Sutherns
Marilou McPhedran
Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Christine Dallaire
Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
Pauktuutit Inuit Women’s Association
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
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Support for First Nations Students: The Significance of the Aboriginal Resource Teacher’s Role

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jody Alexander
Judy Hewitt
Thérèse Narbonne
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 6

Focus on role of resource teacher: support students, promote pride, assist students with being in dual worlds, bridge between home and school, and provide appreciation of Aboriginal culture to all. Chapter two from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual  Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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Survey of Issues and Challenges to Providing Market Housing Finance in the Territories

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 13-009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Summary of study of same name which was comprised of literature review and interviews with key informants and focus groups in eight communities in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon.
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Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic: Results

Alternate Title
SLiCA Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Birger Poppel
Jack Kruse
Gérard Duhaime
Larissa Abryutina
Summarizes responses from interviews conducted with 7,000 Indigenous residents of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and the Chukotka region of Russia.
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Survey of Northern Informal and Formal Mental Health Practitioners

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda O'Neill
Serena George
Stafanie Sebok
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20962
Survey findings indicate a need for more interdisciplinary team collaboration and tapping local community advantages.
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Surveying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Strategies and Methodologies of the Australian Bureau of Statistics

Alternate Title
Proceedings of Statistics Canada Symposium ; 2004
Statistics Canada International Symposium Series. Proceedings
Symposium 2004: Innovative Methods for Surveying Difficult-to-reach Populations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Webster
Alistair Rogers
Dan Black
Discusses survey design, operations and outputs with reference to 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey and the 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey. Paper from Symposium 2004: Innovative Methods for Surveying Difficult-to-reach Populations.
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Survival Skills from the 1800s

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patsy Cameron
Phyllis Pitchford
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, December 1985, pp. 7-8
Describes the diet and lifestyle of the inhabitants of the Furneaux Islands, located just north of Tasmania in the Bass Strait.
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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in the Circumpolar North: Proceedings of the 8th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference & University of the Arctic Inaugural Food Summit

Alternate Title
Circumpolar Agricultural Conference ; 8th, 2013
Miscellaneous Publication (Alaska Agricultural & Forestry Experimental Station) ; MP 2014-16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[M.P. Shipka
J.E. Rowell
S.C. Gerlach
J. Greenberg
T. Paragi ... Tom Allen ... [et al.]]
Abstracts and selected papers. Topics were grouped in four areas: global food policy and food safety issues; food production and economic development; food production and sustainable practices; and global perspectives in advancing food security in the Circumpolar world.
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Sustainable Agriculture for Alaska and the Circumpolar North: Part I. Development and Status of Northern Agriculture and Food Security

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kalb T. Stevenson
Lilian Alessa
Andrew D. Kliskey
Heidi B. Rader
Alberto Pantoja
Mark Clark
Arctic, vol. 67, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 271-295
Concludes that reliance on imported foods is due to historical events and developmental processes which are continually influenced by environmental and socioeconomic factors.
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Sustainable Development Strategy 2004-2006: On the Right Path Together: A Sustainable Future for First Nations, Inuit and Northern Communities: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
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.
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Sustainable Livelihoods for Pygmy Peoples

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dorothy Jackson
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1, Indigenous Poverty: An Issue of Rights and Needs, 2003, pp. 8-17
Reports on how forestry development is negatively impacting Pygmy lifestyles to varying degrees. To access this article scroll down to page 8.
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Sustainable Socio-Economic Development in Mining Communities: North-Central British Columbia Perspectives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline L. Nelson
Malcolm Scoble
Aleck Ostry
International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, vol. 24, no. 2, June 2010, pp. 163-179
Presents research that looks into the characterization of social capital and the use of community-indicators to forecast specific social and economic outcomes for new mining projects.
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"Symptoms of something all around us": Mental Health, Inuit Culture, and Criminal Justice in Arctic Communities in Nunavut, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Priscilla Ferrazzi
Terry Krupa
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 165, September 2016, pp. 159-167
Study involved 55 semi-structured interviews, and three focus groups consisting of representatives from four sectors: justice, health, community organizations and community members. Investigated applicability of rehabilitation-oriented criminal court mental health initiatives to the Arctic context.
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