The Canadian Ministry of Indian Affairs and Northern Development issued its 1971-72 annual report on Indian and northern affairs in the areas of education, economics, conservation, and community development. The report covers the ministry's organization, regional offices, the Conservation Program, the Indian-Eskimo Program, the Northern…

The Inner Circle project addresses the leadership staff and community education needs of Ontario's Native peoples as they relate to the introduction and implementation of the Young Offenders Act of 1984. The project is the first phase of a unique education process supporting self-determination, local control, and institution-building among…

To determine the objectives and priorities of the northerners for community development in the North, as expressed by their hopes and aspirations for their own future, the Man in the North (MIN) Project of the Arctic Institute of North America decided to bring together community-development specialists and residents of the Canadian Arctic and of…

A current experiment in curriculum development for Indian children in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan examines educational objectives in terms of the characteristics of 20th-Century society. Dissimilarities of Indian communities and the cultural background of Indian children in relation to the traits of non-Indian society point out the…

The report presents information on Indian and northern affairs in the areas of education, economics, Native claims, social and cultural development, conservation, and community development. Discussed are the Parks Canada Program which preserves Canada's natural and human heritage by means of national and historic parks and sites, and conservation…

Over 189 materials which cover aspects of the Administration, Parks Canada, Indian and Eskimo Affairs, and Northern Development Programs are cited in this bilingual catalogue (English and French). Information given for each entry is: reference number, statistics available, years covered, and whether the statistics are available by area, region,…

One hundred and five books, articles and pamphlets published between 1956 and 1968 comprise this comprehensively annotated bibliography prepared for teachers and students interested in the education of children of Indian and Eskimo ancestry. The major portion of the bibliography deals with Indian education. To further an understanding of cultural…

This first survey of community development in Canada attempts to give a conspectus of activities past, in progress, and planned, in the communities of the socially and economically deprived Indians, Negroes, and Eskimos. It examines the extent of commitment of federal and provincial governments to community programs and projects, and comments on…

Prepared as a working document for officials of the Alberta (Canada) government, this report reviews the Metis Betterment Act and regulations made under the Act with one goal being to ensure that any proposals for a new Act would place the major responsibility for the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the settlements firmly…

Contracted for 18 months and employing local people, the Alberta North Needs Assessment (ANNA) Task Force assessed the educational, social and cultural needs of North Albertans, and translated these needs into potential programs integrated, where desirable, with other government and local programs. The Task Force examined the community, client,…