Statistical table broken down into on-reserve and in Census Metropolitan Areas, and by owners, renters, band housing for Canada as a whole and provinces/territories. Each Census year on separate tab.
Source: CMHC (National Household-based housing indicators and data).
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
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Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Description
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
Tabulations from 1996 Census of Canada providing tables and figures describing characteristics such as educational attainment, age, employment, and income.
Literature search and results of survey conducted to gather information that would contribute to Environment Canada's guidance document for engagement with Aboriginal peoples.
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-341
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janelle Beaudette
Madelon Chevrie
Renée Gobeil
Description
Looks at characteristics of Aboriginal women offenders as a whole, and of First Nations and Métis women separately. Focus is on demographic information, sentences and offences, risk and need variables, and release types.
Reports results from first year of twenty-year study on the impact of program designed to provide physical, mental, emotional and cultural supports to children between the ages of 7-12. Research sites were Red Lake, Timmins, Sudbury, Midland, and Niagara, Ontario.
Related Material: Phase II, 2015-2017.
Briefly reviews recent history, describes geography and current demographics of Nunavut, discusses traditional knowledge and its importance in Inuit society, and makes recommendations for future actions.
Includes: interview list, explanation and results of provider and entrepreneurs surveys, focus group responses, list of programs and information tools,, evaluation of Aboriginal Business Services Network, regional analysis and information on Aboriginal learning styles.
Based on a survey of 364 clients, with the results broken down into six categories: youth entrepreneurship development, establishment of a new business, modernization/expansion of an existing business, trade and market expansion, Aboriginal tourism and miscellaneous.
Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, vol. 27, no. 1, 2014, pp. 89-112
Description
Uses an online survey to gather data from Aboriginal women who are living on and off reserve and are entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs. Concludes with recommendations.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
Bone Marrow Transplantation, vol. 27, no. 7, April 1, 2001, pp. 703-709
Description
Report examines treatment on 18 Navajo and Dene children with SCIDA. Findings demonstrate the efficacy of bone marrow transplantation when treating infants with this distinct form of SCID and indicates those who were treated with immunosuppressive and myeloablative therapy had a poor outcome.
Shows incident of stomach cancer is higher in Indigenous populations globally and is linked to poor socioeconomic conditions and a lower standard of health.
Windsor Review of Legal and Social Issues: Digital Companion, vol. 1, 2014, pp. 32-47
Description
Summarizes statistics complied through the Sisters in Spirit initiative, discusses obligations arising from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and provides timeline of reports and recommendations and the Canadian government's responses.
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, vol. 34, no. 2-3, July 2014, pp. 103-112
Description
Compares prevalence of smoking, obesity, level of physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and alcohol use as well as uptake of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. Uses data from 2007 and 2011 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Centre for Indigenous Sovereignty: Project Number: RB-268-ON
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wanda Gabriel
Description
Description and evaluation of the "We should all speak" project which was designed to provide a range of traditional services to women residential school survivors or those suffering intergenerational impacts. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews, evaluation forms submitted by participants, and special report on annual gathering.
Description and evaluation of in-patient treatment centre program based on blend of traditional healing activities and centralized residential care. Sources of information included client experience surveys as well as interviews with administrators, staff, and community referral workers.
Project involved facilitated weekly group meetings in which participants shared common experiences and gained empowerment through discussion, counselling and role modeling. Sources of information for evaluation include project files, key informant interviews, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.