Provides overview of Aboriginal health and outlines strategic plan to better serve the population through education, cultural accommodation and by partnering with health providers.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 4-5
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Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on diabetes, the San people in South Africa, the Lao PDR, suicide among the Inuit youth and Aboriginal affairs in Australia.
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Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 40, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 185-207
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Examines why the Inuit were able to complete and sign their Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, but the Innu were not able to complete their agreement with the government.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Migration, 2007, pp. 26-31
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Looks at urbanization as a strategy to create a more self-determined Greenland with fewer ties to Denmark.
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Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, 2007, pp. 65-80
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Looks at multilateral and bilateral collaboration among the Inuit peoples of the circumpolar north with a focus on the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC).
Data was gathered from women experiencing or at risk for homelessness, service providers, policy makers and program managers. Highlights findings with respect to determinants and impact of homelessness, policy and bureaucratic practice environment, and gaps in service provision. Concludes with 14 recommendations.
Summary of views on the federal policy approach by First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities that took part in the engagement process under the Canada Action Plan on Consultation and Accommodation. Emerging themes include continued engagement and collaborations, broad interpretations and clear standards, and mutual understanding of Indigenous perspectives.
Strategy based on 41 commitments based on 5 themes: consultation and joint decision-making, long-term planning, water management, climate change and energy management, and development into departmental policies and processes.