The Evolution of Health Status and Health Determinants in the Cree
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Cree Nation of Chisasibi Travel Advisory
Cree Nation of Chisasibi Travel Advisory The Cree Nation of Chisasibi, the Cree Nation Government and the Public Health Department of the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay would like to issue the following warnings to travelers leaving our community which is currently the safest place for community members to be: a. Non-essential travel, even within Eeyou Istchee, is currently not recommended by all government authorities in Canada; b. Travel outside Canada should be avoided at all costs; c. People coming back to the community will be required to follow strict protocols. Travel restrictions and protocols are subject to change as the situation across the country evolves. These measures should not be taken lightly and are critical to the health of our community and especially our elders who occupy places of great esteem in our society and culture. Cree Nation of Eastmain Travel Advisory The Cree Nation of Eastmain, the Cree Nation Government and the Public Health Department of the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay would like to issue the following warnings to travelers leaving our community which is currently the safest place for community members to be: a. Non-essential travel, even within Eeyou Istchee, is currently not recommended by all government authorities in Canada; b. Travel outside Canada should be avoided at all costs; c. People coming back to the community will be required to follow strict protocols. Travel restrictions and protocols are subject to change as the situation across the country evolves. These measures should not be taken lightly and are critical to the health of our community and especially our elders who occupy places of great esteem in our society and culture. -
Education and Identity Conflict Among Cree Indian Youth: a Preliminary
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 039 063 AUK?' HOP Wintrob, Ronald M.; Sindell, PeterS. TITLE Education and Identity Conflict AmongCree Indian Youth: A Preliminary Report, Annex 3. INSTITUTION McGill Univ., Montreal (Quebec). SPONS AGENCY Canadian Dept. of Forestry and Rural Development, Ottawa. Experimental Projects Branch. REPORT NO APDA-P-34002 PU B DATE Oct 68 NOTE 120p. EDPS PRICE EDPS Price MF-$0.50 HC-$6.10 DESCRIPTORS *Adolescents, *American Indians, Culture Conflict, Curriculum Planning, Economic Factors, *Education, Psychology, Research Projects, *Self Concept,Social Differences, *Values IDENTIFIERS *Cree Developmental Change Project ABSTRACT The purpose of this document is to reporton the ways in which formal education of Cree Indian youths influencesthe development of their psychological identities. Thesample for the study was comprised of 109 adolescent Cree Indiansfrom the Mistassini and Waswanipi bands located in northcentral Quebec. These youths attended elementary and high schools inLa Tuque, Quebec; Brantford, Ontario; and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.It is noted that the socialization patterns of these youthsalternate between the traditional Indian way of life and that of modernwhite society. Evidences are drawn from clinically oriented anlysisof the Adolescent Adjustment Interviews andare supplemented by field data and the use of informants. Recommendations fromthe study deal with diminishing the intensity of identity conflictamong Cree youth through(1) encouragement to retain sufficient emotionalattachment to traditional values, (2) designing school curricula to validate self-images, and (3)reducing discontinuities in the enculturationof Cree children. (EL) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION ANNEX 3 THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATMG IT.POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY. -
In Ntesinan Across the Labrador Plateau Words by Stephen Loring Images by Dave Brown Ntesinan Is the Innu Word for the Land, the Country
Winter 2017 Vol. 44 No. 4 Quarterly Journal of the Wilderness Canoe Association Paddlers survey the Kogaluk canyon for a decent route. In Ntesinan Across the Labrador Plateau Words by Stephen Loring Images by Dave Brown Ntesinan is the Innu word for the land, the country. The the federal and provincial governments. During the fall Innu (as the Naskapi refer to themselves) have for cen - of 1979, a small party set out from the Quebec North turies lived and hunted in what is now called Labrador. Shore & Labrador Rail Road landing at Astray Lake, Recently they have begun land claim negotiations with bound for the coast of Labrador. The party consisted of The trip was, in part, a means to fa - barren Labrador plateau, hopping It did not seem strange or un - cilitate archaeological and ethnohis - from pond to pond, to reach the val - natural torical research, in that it sought to ley of the Kogaluk River, which was to be setting out as I was on document evidence of previous descended to the sea. Upon reaching such an errand. Indian land use. But there were other the Labrador coast they paddled to Rather there came a sense of reasons for traveling not so clearly Zoar Bay and a mid-October ren - unspeakable relief definable. The party worked through dezvous with Inuit hunters from in thus slipping away into the the series of lakes east of Schefer- Nain. Following is excerpted from wilderness. ville, portaged across the divide into Stephen Loring’s journal. the Ungava watershed, and located Mina Benson Hubbard the headwaters of the De Pas River, 15 August. -
Eeyou Marine Region Land Use Planning Values, Issues, and Visions
Eeyou Marine Region Land Use Planning Values, Issues, and Visions Report on community input on land use planning goals for the Eeyou Marine Region WASKAGANISH Compiled by the Eeyou Marine Region Planning Commission February 2019 1 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.1. BACKGROUND ON EMRPC .............................................................................................................. 0 1.2. LAND USE PLANNING IN THE EEYOU MARINE REGION ............................................................................ 0 2. ON THE EMRPC COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS ............................................................................ 1 2.1. OBJECTIVES OF COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONS ...................................................................................... 2 2.2. COMMUNITY CONSULTATION DETAILS ................................................................................................ 2 3. VALUES ......................................................................................................................................... 3 3.1. EVERYTHING IS VALUABLE ................................................................................................................ 4 3.2. HARVESTING ................................................................................................................................. 4 3.3. HISTORIC AND CULTURAL VALUE ...................................................................................................... -
Mistissini Nemaska Oujé-Bougoumou
COMMUNITY REPORT FROM THE NITUU C HIS C HAAYIHTITAAU AS C HII MULTI -COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT -AND -HEALTH STUDY MISTISSINI Public Health Report Series 4 on the Health of the Population Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay November 2013 COMMUNITY REPORT FROM THE NITUU C HIS C HAAYIHTITAAU AS C HII MULTI -COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT -AND -HEALTH STUDY MISTISSINI Chisasibi Eastmain Mistissini Nemaska Oujé-Bougoumou Waskaganish Waswanipi Wemindji Whapmagoostui Public Health Report Series 4 on the Health of the Population Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay November 2013 Bobet E.1 Community report from the Nituuchischaayihtitaau Aschii Multi-Community Environment-and-Health Study – Mistissini. Public Health Report Series 4 on the Health of the Population. Chisasibi QC: Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay; 2013. Text Editor: Katya Petrov (with editorial contributions by Elizabeth Robinson, Jill Torrie and Evert Nieboer) This community-level report was prepared for the Mistissini Council and Mistissini Community Miyupimatisiiun Centre, who control any further distribution of the report to members of the public. The regional summary report is available on the Cree Board of Health website at www.creehealth.org with details about how to look it up. The community reports, and the regional summary report, are based primarily on: Nieboer E, Dewailly E, Johnson-Down L, Sampasa-Kanyinga H, Château-Degat M-L, Egeland GM, Atikessé L, Robinson E, Torrie J. Nituuchischaayihtitaau Aschii. Multi-community Environment-and-Health Study in Eeyou Istchee 2005-2009: Final Technical Report. Nieboer E, Robinson E, Petrov K, editors. Public Health Report Series 4 on the Health of the Population. -
Page 1 CHISASIBI Visitor's Guide for Medical Students Residents
Page 1 CHISASIBI Visitor’s Guide For Medical Students Residents Physicians Specialists Nurses 2008 Reproduction in any way of this document is strongly encouraged and recommended Page 2 Dear Students and residents, Watchya! It is with great pleasure that we greet and welcome you among us. We hope you enjoy your time at the Chisasibi Hospital and that your time with us will be rewarding, and memorable. In this package, there is general information on Chisasibi and the hospital This package contains MUST-READ guides: Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................... 4 CHISASIBI ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 CREE PEOPLE .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 CREE LANGUAGE .................................................................................................................................................. 4 UPON ARRIVAL IN CHISASIBI ............................................................................................................................. 5 GENERAL ADVICE ................................................................................................................................................. 6 2. CHISASIBI COMMERCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE -
The Evolution of Health Status and Health Determinants in the Cree Region (Eeyou Istchee)
The Evolution of Health Status and Health Determinants in the Cree Region (Eeyou Istchee): Eastmain 1-A Powerhouse and Rupert Diversion Sectoral Report Volume 1: Context and Findings Series 4 Number 3: Report on the health status of the population Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay The Evolution of Health Status and Health Determinants in the Cree Region (Eeyou Istchee): Eastmain-1-A Powerhouse and Rupert Diversion Sectoral Report Volume 1 Context and Findings Jill Torrie Ellen Bobet Natalie Kishchuk Andrew Webster Series 4 Number 3: Report on the Health Status of the Population. Public Health Department of the Cree Territory of James Bay Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay The views expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay. Authors Jill Torrie Cree Board of Health & Social Services of James Bay (Montreal) [email protected] Ellen Bobet Confluence Research and Writing (Gatineau) [email protected] Natalie Kishchuk Programme evaluation and applied social research consultant (Montreal) [email protected] Andrew Webster Analyst in health negotiations, litigation, and administration (Ottawa) [email protected] Series editor & co-ordinator: Jill Torrie, Cree Public Health Department Cover design: Katya Petrov [email protected] Photo credit: Catherine Godin This document can be found online at: www.Creepublichealth.org Reproduction is authorised for non-commercial purposes with acknowledgement of the source. Document deposited on Santécom (http://www. Santecom.qc.ca) Call Number: INSPQ-2005-18-2005-001 Legal deposit – 2nd trimester 2005 Bibliothèque Nationale du Québec National Library of Canada ISSN: 2-550-443779-9 © April 2005. -
Agreements Between Hydro-Québec, the Société D'énergie De La Baie
February 7, 2002 Agreements between Hydro-Québec, the Société d’énergie de la Baie James and the Crees of Québec Summaries Agreements between Hydro-Québec, the Société d’énergie de la Baie James and the Crees of Québec Table of Contents Summary of the Nadoshtin Agreement ........................................................................................1 Signatories....................................................................................................................................1 Objects .........................................................................................................................................1 Context .........................................................................................................................................1 Application ....................................................................................................................................2 Contracts established by negotiation, subject to Hydro-Québec’s scheduling, cost, quality and guarantee requirements .......................................................................................2 Project features.......................................................................................................................2 Summary of the Boumhounan Agreement...................................................................................3 Signatories....................................................................................................................................3 Objects -