Background Paper (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; BP-359E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Niemczak
Célia Justras
Description
Briefly looks at experiences in Maine, New Zealand, Australia, and the Sami parliaments, with more in-depth look at the Canadian context.
2008 version.
Critically reviews a project which had two key objectives: to better link the community to local Indigenous information and to deliver improved services to local Indigenous communities.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 6, November/December 2008, pp. 18-19
Description
Article mentions the, "social exclusion" created by income inequality particularly affecting Indigenous people. Also chronicles HIV/AIDS rates in various countries.
Aboriginal History, vol. 11, no. 1, 1987, pp. 82-90
Description
Presents the story of a woman finding her natural mother with the help of Link-up, an organization established to help Aboriginal fostered or adopted adults find their families.