Beatty, Bonita

Bonita Beatty discusses the political culture found in the north. Duration:10:02.

Research conducted, based on quantitative survey data, suggests reasons for lower electoral participation.

Examines and explains how the aboriginal political culture in Northern Saskatchewan is a blend of organizational networks and family systems.

Suggests local context and history should be used as a voting resource variable to understand why Aboriginal groups differ from each other in federal turnout levels.

Survey includes questions about attitudes towards community engagement and culture and engaging in community development activities as part of a group or organization.

Argues collaboration between governments, industry and educational institutions is needed to engage communities. Findings show development strategies should be integrated with mental health and addiction programs to keep youth in schools.

Discusses unique health care challenges facing status and non-status seniors and recommends considerations in 4 areas; socioeconomic conditions, under use of health services, jurisdiction and elder abuse.

Argues that while implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples cannot be guaranteed, it can be used as a tool to influence governments, policy makers, and health providers. Chapter from The Internationalization of Indigenous Rights: UNDRIP in the Canadian Context. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to p. 49.

Highlights the challenges involved in helping First Nations individuals transition into urban areas by using the example of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Health Services. Excerpt from Well-Being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté. Originally presented at the National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011.

Discussion about Aboriginal participation in federal and provincial elections, and the need to tap into Aboriginal civic and political engagement.

The results of a telephone interviews from participants from Northern communities.

Looks at findings from three-year research project on voter engagement. Related material: Community Engagement Factsheet.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2006.

Members of the Internationalization of Indigenous Rights Research Group report on various aspects of Canada's failure to fully implement the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Discusses how traditional Cree stories and lessons reflect the traditional Cree world view of pimatsiwin (life) and how pimatsiwin itself can better help the understanding Indigenous self-determination.