Abstract This paper presents a unit on Aboriginal peoples of Canada for children 8-10 years old. It considers traditional tales of the Ojibway and also contemporary history books about the Ojibway for children. It examines these texts presentation of Ojibway culture and values.
Abstract This paper reports that 8.4 per cent of the total 661,730 population of Winnipeg is aboriginal, which is the second highest percentage of the 13 major Canadian cities. The author points out that the young age of the majority of the aboriginals in Winnipeg is very important because it can have a major impact on the need for more educational and welfare services. The paper stresses that the effects of poverty and housing issues may be a major cause of poor health among aboriginal people in Winnipeg. The author relates that the demographic profiles seem to indicate that social and economic disadvantages facing aboriginal people in Winnipeg have been limiting their educational achievements. The paper includes several quotations.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Aboriginal Population of Winnipeg
Income, Employment and Poverty
Housing Issues
Health Issues
Education Issues
Conclusion
From the Paper "The differences in incomes between aboriginal people and non-aboriginal people in Winnipeg can be partially explained by differences in employment and unemployment rates. The total employment rate for Winnipeg in 2001 was 64.8 per cent and the unemployment rate was 5.6 per cent. The employment rate for aboriginals in Winnipeg is only 55.1 per cent and the unemployment rate is 14.3 per cent. This would seem to indicate that the higher unemployment rate in the aboriginal population of Winnipeg is a major factor in the poverty of that population."
Abstract This paper attempts to address the problem of Aboriginal unemployment within the context of government policy. Although government monies have increased to the First Nations steadily in the last ten years, it has put a very small dent in the problem. The Canadian government has used a variety of measures to address the problem of Aboriginal unemployment, including entrapreneuralship programs, education, and fostering mega-projects such as Voisey Bay and northern gas pipelines.
Abstract The essay discusses aboriginal housing issues and homelessness. The paper looks at both issues in both urban areas and the reserves. The paper argues the point that the practices of the Canadian government resulted in poverty that in turn has led to housing issues for its aboriginal population.
From the Paper "Aboriginal Housing Issues and Homelessness Housing is a fundamental human need. In general it can be argued that Canadians are well housed. However, not everyone has access to affordable housing. In The Canadian Housing System, James McKellar et al state, Although, overall, Canadians are well housed, a minority of households are unable to obtain market housing that is suitable, adequate, and affordable without paying more than 30 percent of their income (McKellar et al 11). This means that three major issues occur in terms of housing. These are obtaining housing, obtaining affordable housing and obtaining adequate housing."
Abstract The paper examines the over-representation of Aboriginal people in Canadian correctional institutions. It outlines the statistics of those incarcerated compared to the non-Aboriginal population and explains the causes behind this, which include demographics, racism, discrimination and social issues. Sources include government commissions and reports covering primarily the Western Provinces.
From the Paper "This paper will briefly address the question as to why there is a disproportionate number of Aboriginal (native) people in Canadian institutions and demonstrate that multiple factors including population demographics, over-policing, and social conditions are partly to blame. For the purposes of this paper, the scope of Canadian institutions will be limited to jails and correctional institutions as opposed to hospitals or psychiatric institutions etc. The Problem Stated The evidence for the high proportion of aboriginals in jails and correctional institutions in Canada has been well researched and has been the subject of extensive public enquiries and commissions."
Abstract This paper reviews different literature on the topic of Black and Aboriginal women in the work place. It discusses the paper, "Black Feminist Statement", in which Eisenstein argues that the unique and specific situation of black women makes it necessary for them to employ identity politics to battle their oppression. The author of the paper contends this view point and expands on further examples where this specific approach is demonstrated. The paper explores Plewes and Downe in their paper's, "Perils of the Past" and "Strong Women: Contemporary Challenges and Promises for the Future of Aboriginal Women."
From the Paper "In her paper, "A Black Feminist Statement," Eisenstein argues that the unique and specific situation of black women makes it necessary for them to employ identity politics to battle their oppression. It is argued here that this is correct, and furthermore that this is demonstrated by the specific approach taken by Plewes and Downe in their paper, "Perils of the Past and Strong Women: Contemporary Challenges and Promises for the Future of Aboriginal Women." In this paper, "identity politics" will be taken to mean the notion that people need to organize not only around specific parties or ideologies, but also around the unique context of a specific marginalized group. The specific marginalized group that Eisenstein ..."
Abstract This paper discusses the prevalence of major depression and mentions bipolar disorder in Toronto Aboriginal population. The writer looks at problems of diagnosis and notes the frequent error of mistaking depression due to addiction for depression due to other causes.
From the Paper "Probably no community has had as much assumed about it, over time, as Canada's diverse Aboriginal population. This paper examines what nurses need to know about Major Depression in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Native community, noting several facets that are helpful when meeting members of a GTA Native population that may be as high as 90,000 and in which mood disorders are fairly common, in keeping with other Aboriginal concentrations. A generally important theme is one of being careful not to assume when approaching Aboriginal patients, and with regard to depression, never presuming one knows its origin."
Abstract This twelve page undergraduate paper examines how throughout Canadian history the traditional educational system for aboriginal people offered some basic benefits for their children as they sought to achieve an education that would prepare them for adulthood. The writer notes that the system like any educational system was not without its flaws mutual misunderstandings and divisive debates. The writer concludes that as policymakers have sought to improve First Nations education, a more modern educational system has evolved which is more responsive to the special circumstances of First Nations children.
From the Paper "Throughout Canadian history, the traditional educational system for aboriginal people offered some basic benefits for their children as they sought to achieve an education that would prepare them for adulthood, but the system, like any educational system, was not without its flaws, mutual misunderstandings, and divisive debates. As policymakers have sought to improve First Nations education, a more modern educational system has evolved which is more responsive to the special circumstances of First Nations children. But in the eyes of many First Nations people, modern education in Canada is still in need of further reform."
An overview of the debate concerning aboriginal self-government in Canada, looking at the major issues in the debate as well as arguments on both sides of the debate.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, 2006, $ 44.95
Abstract There can be little question that Canada is a nation wherein group identities are a significant part of the political discourse. That is to say many of our contemporary issues revolve around group rights responsibilities and even privileges. With this in mind, this paper briefly explores the on going debate about aboriginal self-government in Canada.
Presentation of information in two studies, " Does Sarcasm Always Sting?" and "An Examination of Adoloscents Who Were and Were Not Exposed to 'Teens Stopping AIDS'", followed by a comparative analysis of the studies, a worldview and an evaluation.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 2 sources, 2002, $ 62.95
Abstract Providing an in-depth analysis of the content, methods, and intent of research helps us not only to achieve a greater understanding of the actual implications of the study in question, but also to assist us in determining the applicability of the study to our own research. This paper examines two very different studies for just these elements. Within the analysis, we will look at several aspects of each to demonstrate that, with careful reading, we can determine the relevance and strength of published research. The two studies chosen for this comparative analysis are: Penny M. Pexman and Kara M. Olineck's "Does Sarcasm Always Sting? Investigating the Impact of Ironic Insults and Ironic Compliments", and Yuko Mizuno and May Kennedy's "An Examination of Adolescents Who Were and Were Not Exposed to 'Teens Stopping AIDS'". What this paper will first present is basic information about each of the studies including the theory and key concepts advanced in the article, a description of the research proposed, including the hypotheses and research questions, a description of the methodology, and finally a description of the findings themselves. Second, this paper will determine the Worldview of the research and how that worldview affects the ontological assumptions being made within the work. Then, it will examine the epistemological and axiological assumptions being made. Finally, using Littlejohn's criteria, the theory of each will be evaluated.
This essay explores the problems associated with the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. It weighs the ethical elements with the scientific purpose of the study to decide whether this was indeed a beneficial experiment or simply a federally funded genocide.
Abstract This essay was designed to explore the moral and ethical implications of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. The essay opens with the breaking of the story by the Associated press, and then follows it to its conclusion in 1975. The paper debates the moral and ethical nature with the scientific benefits of the study. Susan M. Reverby's book titled "Tuskegee's Truths: Rethinking the Tuskegee Syphilis Study", is cited many times throughout the essay. While this essay is important for the historical information provided, it also puts the study in it's time, exploring the effects it had on the Civil Rights movement and the future relationship of African Americans with medical society.
From the Paper "The Associated Press brought to light the history and existence of a forty year old study of syphilis in Tuskegee, Alabama. Four hundred men with syphilis and two hundred men without, generally poor and uneducated, all of them African American, had been receiving regular physical examinations, but received no treatment for their syphilis. The story was scandalous and controversial. Close on the heels of the Civil Rights movement and just at the height of the Vietnam War, the expos? of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study shocked the public and ignited waves of suspicion that would hover over Public Health Services and the Federal government like a dense, dark cloud. Central to the outrage was the fact that the Tuskegee Syphilis Study was not being widely covered in media forums. The administrators of the study were countless, the victims were many, and those who had read articles on the study numbered in the thousands."
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Abstract This paper answers the following questions about a qualitative study on bilingual education: 1) What were the purposes of the study or what were the research questions? 2) What were the research procedures? 3) What kind of data were collected? 4) How were the data analayzed? 5) What are the major conclusions, implications or arguments of the study? 6) What are the strengths and weaknesses of the study and or the research procedures? 7)What are the teachers' expectations of bilingual education taught in schools?
Abstract This paper analyzes curriculum development for social studies, following the idea that social studies is an important part of the school experience and also the idea that how the subject is taught can always be approved. Included in the discussion are new methods of delivery, such as computer teaching. The paper also looks at what is being taught rather than how.
From the Paper "Wassermann (2001) worked on the development of a CD-Rom to teach social studies to the eleventh grade, a challenge that entailed rethinking what would be taught as well as how to impart the knowledge involved. There is a constant tension between those who believe that various media can enhance the educational experience and those who see media as standing between teacher and student. The author notes that in fact, electronic media of various sorts have reshaped the educational experience almost completely."
Abstract Scientists and historians might seem to encompass two separate professional worlds, but they really complement each other in many ways. By studying history, scientists can learn more about how we arrived where we did, and historians, by studying science, can learn more about science's contributions to what made us what we are.
Abstract This paper analyzes the Asch studies of the nineteen-fifties, which evaluated the influence of group pressure. The author discusses the results of the Asch studies, assesses the desire of people for conformity, and concludes that the Asch studies were valuable even though they were limited in scope.
