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2011-07-01

Ng, Carmina, Corey, Paul N., Young, T. Kue

"Objectives: Large disparities exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians in both obesity and socio-economic status (SES). The purpose of this paper was to assess associations between obesity and three indicators of SES–employment, education and income–in conjunction with demographic...

2018-01-01

Farnel, Sharon, Koufogiannakis, Denise, Laroque, Sheila, Bigelow, Ian, Carr-Wiggin, Anne, Feisst, Debbie, Lar-Son, Kayla

This paper describes the Decolonizing Description Working Group at the University of Alberta Libraries, including its genesis and work, final report and recommendations, and followup work done to date.

2007

Hokowhitu, Brendan

documentary films like Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North and Moana, a new medium emerged to champion their cause. Now filmmakers are turning from the documentary depiction of these indigenous cultures to their languages and creation myths, furthering a cinematic tradition and exploring an entirely new

) Whale Rider, to the extent that these films and others of the same ilk have clustered to form an increasingly popular genre. The growing attention and curiosity of the global film audience with the indigenous subject is, thus, a phenomenon worthy of investigation. Often indigenous films are referred to

as sites of resistance, where indigenous groups are able to maintain their autonomy in the age of globalisation. To some degree, this reasoning explains why many Māori champion films such as Whale Rider and Once Were Warriors, for at least they give recognition to their social existence and

2016

Liao, Carol, Lund, Anna, Bangsund, Clayton, Kodar, Freya, Henderson, Gail, Senthe, Shanthi

The 28th Call to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (“TRC”) is for law schools to “require all law students to take a course in Aboriginal people and the law, which includes the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous

Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal–Crown relations.” Professors teaching corporate and commercial law may want to respond to the TRC’s Call to Action, but the connection between Aboriginal people and the law in these courses is less obvious than in public law courses

2011

Lewis, M. A., Muirhead, J. R., MacIsaac, H. J.

Aim  Predictions of spread of non-indigenous species allow for greater efficiency in managing invasions by targeting areas for preventative measures. The invasion sequence is a useful concept in predictions of spread, as it allows us to test hypotheses about the transport and establishment of

2020-01-01

Xiaofei Lv, Bin Ma, Korris Lee, Ania Ulrich

Naphthenic acids (NAs) can be syntrophically metabolized by indigenous microbial communities in pristine sediments beneath oil sands tailings ponds. Syntrophy is an essential determinant of the microbial interactome, however, the interactome network in anaerobic NAs-degrading consortia has not been

2005

Hik, D.S.

2004

Hokowhitu, Brendan

The primary aim of this paper, then, is to deconstruct one of the dominant discourses surrounding Māori men—a discourse that was constructed to limit, homogenize, and reproduce an acceptable and imagined Māori masculinity, and that has also gained hegemonic consent from many tāne. I outline and...

2011

Leung, B., Yan, N. D., Peacor, S. D., Lewis, M. A.

More than most sub-disciplines of ecology, the study of biological invasions is characterized by breadth rather than by depth. Studies of expanding ranges of invaders are common, as are post-invasion case studies, but we rarely have a deep understanding of the dynamics and regulators of the...

2012

Richmond, C., Forbes, D., Finkelstein, S.

This article explores how dementia care is provided to First Nations communities in southwestern Ontario. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with health care providers and analysed using a constructivist grounded-theory methodology. Two interrelated frameworks for understanding...