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Police-Reported Aboriginal Crime in Saskatchewan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nathalie L. Quann
Shelley Trevethan
Description
Three main sources of data were the 1996 Census of the Population and the 1997 aggregate and incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR).
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Policies and Programming for Urban Aboriginal Children

Alternate Title
Policies and Programming for Urban Aboriginal Children: Speaking Notes for a Presentation to the Sub-committee on Children and Youth at Risk of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities House of Com
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Calvin Hanselmann
Description
Study on public policy involving Aboriginal people in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
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Policy Levers for Improving Outcomes for Off-Reserve

Alternate Title
Colloquium on Improving the Educational Outcomes of Aboriginal People Living Off-Reserve
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Helen Raham
Description
Looks at the research in eight domains that influence Aboriginal learning outcomes; the implications for policy in each of these domains; and examines a set of ten policy recommendations to strengthen the success of Aboriginal learners across the system.
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Policy Options Paper for an Urban and Rural Indigenous Housing Strategy: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cassandra Vink
Description
Academic and grey literature review conducted on: key issues; principles and desired outcomes; recent historical programs and policies; program and policy recommendations; and international program and policy examples. Options were then examined to determine whether they aligned with principles and desired outcomes, as well as feasibility and viability in current social context.
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Population and Age Structure

Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Description
Comments on six key demographic and geographic features of the Indigenous population: age structure, population change, structural aging, mobility, geography, and urbanisation.
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Positive Impact of a Long-Running Urban Aboriginal Medical Service Midwifery Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raphael Wong
Ana Herceg
Carolyn Patterson
Louise Freebairn
Ann Baker ... [et al.]
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 51, no. 6, December 2011, pp. 518-522
Description
Looks at the Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service Aboriginal Midwifery Access Program (AMAP) in terms of access to antenatal care, behavioural risk factors and birth outcomes. Compares results to those for other women delivering in the Australian Capital Territory.
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Poverty in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Arthur Milner
Inroads, vol. 11, May 2002, pp. 170-185
Description
Round table talk held with Rick August, Ken Battle, Harvey Bostrom, Louis Grignon, Carol Laprairie, Kevin Little, Sharon Manson Singer, Marie-France Raynault and Arthur Milner.
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The Powwow of the Thunderbird American-Indian Dancers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Marie Shea
Atay Citron
Drama Review: TDR, vol. 26, no. 2, Summer, 1982, pp. 73-88
Description
Describes the origin of the Thunderbird American-Indian Dancers, made up of Cherokee and Hopis Native Americans, who operate out of New York City, often holding powwows at the YMCA.
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Predictors of Clustering of Tuberculosis in Greater Vancouver: A Molecular Epidemiologic Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eduardo Hernández-Garduño
Dennis Kunimoto
Lei Wang
Mabel Rodrigues
R. Kevin Elwood
William Black
Sunny Mak
and J. Mark FitzGerald
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 167, no. 4, August 20, 2002, pp. 349-352
Description
Combining DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with conventional methods to better target groups at high risk of transmission of tuberculosis.
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Prevalence and Predictors of Health Risk Behaviours During Early Pregnancy: Saskatoon Pregnancy and Health Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nazeem Muhajarine
Carl D'Arcy
Lindsay Edouard
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 88, no. 6, 1997, pp. 375-379
Description
Examines the use of harmful substances during pregnancy. Harmful substances include alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and psychoactive drugs. The research shows the relationship between socio-economical conditions and substance use.
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Prevalence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors Related to Household Food Security in Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noreen D. Willows
Paul Veugelers
Kim Raine
Stefan Kuhle
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, pp. 1150-1156
Description
Uses data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2. Nutrition (CCHS 2.2) to compare characteristics of off-reserve Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal households.
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Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Asthma in Off-Reserve Aboriginal Children and Adults in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hsiu-Ju Chang
Jeremy Beach
Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan
Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 19, no. 6, November-December 2012, pp. e68-e74
Description
Study shows a lower prevalence of asthma in Aboriginal children but higher prevalence of asthma in Aboriginal adults compared to that of the general Canadian population.
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A Primary Health Care Network For Urban Aboriginal People

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Lake
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, p. 14
Description
Examines why many urban Aboriginal Australians do not use the Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS) health services.
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Progress Report on Affirmative Action in Saskatoon

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Saskatoon
Description
Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, January 19, 1981 regarding actions taken to date and the progress made towards developing an Affirmative Action Program for the City by the City's Director of Personnel Services. Includes discussion of meetings with Native Outreach and Native Placing and Training-on-the-Job Units of the Canada Employment Centre, as well as feedback from civic Unions and women's groups.
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Promising Child Welfare Practices for Inuit Children, Youth and Families

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre?]
Description
Discusses practices developed by the Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre and the Ottawa Children's Aid Society. They fall into the categories of: recognition of the uniqueness of the Inuit community; institutional commitment and leadership; partnerships with local service providers, cultural competency; hiring Inuit staff; clinical practices; admission-prevention services; and practices for children in care.
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