Rural & Remote

Measures cost of nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from 2011 to March of 2020.

Looked at costs associated with obtaining nutritionally beneficial country food in order assess its viability as a alternative to expensive purchased foods. Found that while it required significant energy and time, it was economically comparable. Worked with the five Shibogama First Nations.

Uses a collaborative analysis of Newfoundland Indigenous experiences to examine the impact of the COVID pandemic on their access to drinking water.

Statistics on price index for all products and prices indices for major product categories, selected non-perishable and selected food products, fruit and vegetables, baby products, and butter.

Examines a range of scenarios for disease transmission, case finding, quarantine, testing and community lockdown. Related material: Impact of COVID-19 in Remote and Regional Settings:Theoretical Modelling of How the Health System Can Respond

Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2008.

Includes: considerations in service delivery, traditional and formal programs/services available, and recommendations for areas of improvement.

Looks at the benefits of economic cooperation between First Nations and local governments.

Examines various approaches to access and analyze narratives from Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS through allyship.

Discusses how the Development Wheel can be used to advance social enterprise in First Nations communities by engaging in enterprise development and community economic development planning.

Study look at social determinants that influence breastfeeding in Tlicho mothers in remote locations.

Comments on the link between negative social determinants and mental ill-health and how to address these issues.

Looks at past and present outcomes in conjunction with developments in the public sector and mining, effects of socio-economic factors, makes recommendations for improvement, and identifies areas for further study.

Natural Resource and Environmental Studies Thesis (MNRES)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2008.

Educational Administration Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Wyoming, 1984.

Looks at a pilot project to use Cree as the language of instruction in two communities.

Primarily statistics from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS), combined with some from the 2009 General Social Survey (GSS).

Study examined factors which influence decisions to leave or stay in communities and assessed the availability of appropriate services. Focus is on Aboriginal women living in Northern British Columbia.

Comments on the inaction of the Canadian government and the international legal obligations that have repeatedly been neglected.

Reports results of an online survey conducted with Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO) First Nations community members in 2014. Respondents were asked questions about how they used technologies, their experiences with them, and their perspectives on ICT in their communities

Compares and contrasts the experiences of two groups of adult Indigenous students, one from the northern Australian tropics and one from Northwestern Ontario. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 5.

Examines the distance of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples from the cultural "centre" of White European culture.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 1992.

Looks at a different model of care to address dental disease prevention and restorative care in rural communities through the use of dental health aide therapists.

Discusses household survey conducted on Inuit living in remote communities of Inupiat, Yupiit, and Siberian Yupiit Alaska.

Looks at a program that would support health care workers providing primary service in remote and rural Aboriginal communities.

Describes research project undertaken to better manage forthcoming resource extraction initiatives in traditional territories.

Leadership Thesis (M.A)--Royal Roads University, 2021.

Comments on some causes for the transformation.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.

Study uses the math curriculum "Building a Fish Rack: Investigations into Proof, Properties, Perimeter, and Area" to show culturally-based instruction has been successful with Yup'ik students.

Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development Thesis (M.A.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2010.

Webinar presentation describes the use of a teaching turtle as a culturally based healing model. Duration: 1:00:57.

Presents survey highlights regarding the success of schools in northern Labrador, Nunavut, northern Saskatchewan, and northern and interior British Columbia.

Examines comprehensive program developed to manage services for elderly Warlpriri people using operating principles of community control and cultural comfort.

Looks at Indigenous education in Alaska, and discusses the Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative (AKRSI), which focuses on the connection between Indigenous Knowledge systems and formal education systems.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waterloo, 1994

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1994.

Looks at issues surrounding culture shock and cultural adaptation and presents results of a literature review.

Architecture Thesis (M.Arch.)--Dalhousie University, 2006.

Recounts the founding and history of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) fur trading post; discusses the post’s relationship with surrounding Indigenous communities. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 108.

Levell interviews Jisgang, discussing his work and experiences working in museums and galleries; Jisgang gives an account of his learning and his path to his current work.

Looks at the success of programs that are community-based and involve active partnerships across sectors.

Looks at three case studies involving vitamin D and iron deficient anemia.

Looks at the issue of privacy and the concept of relatedness in Aboriginal culture, consequences of online conflict, how the filming of fights can escalate conflicts and make resolution more difficult, and discusses various approaches to overcome harms, including face-to-face mediation, moderation via social media platforms, and management of telecommunications products and infrastructure.

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1972.

Author recounts her family’s relationship with a man named “Ou-qui-chass” or Squirrel [possibly Ankwacas, Squirrel in Cree], whom the children in her family called Nicotash, from Nut Lake [now Yellow Quill First Nation]. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 18.