Policy Paper for the Reconciliation Working Group ; PB-2015-03
[ISID Aboriginal Policy Studies Papers]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ben J. Geboe
Description
Looks at government policies and programs in the four countries. Selection based on feedback indicating that initiatives were meeting with some success.
Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges, Akureyri, Iceland, October 30-31, 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Embla Eir Oddsdóttir
Már Siguròsson
Sólrún Svandal
Description
Conference highlighted the importance of diversity in gender, social realities, education, economics and cooperation between public and private sectors and living conditions of men and women in the Circumpolar North.
Policy Brief (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Luke Sauer
Jaclynn Chiodini
Christine Duong
Description
Comments on free, prior, informed consent (FPIC) which has become the new business standard when negotiating access to land resources on indigenous territories.
The Supreme Court Law Review, vol. 71, no. 1, 2015, pp. [45]-66
Description
Explains characteristics of Aboriginal Title: collective right, pluralistic, jurisdictional dimension, inalienable, inherent limit, and flows from a special historical relationship between the Crown and Aboriginal people.
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Paper outlines the organization's position on regulating street checks, answers the Government of Ontario's 15 consultation questions and provides recommendations for consideration.
Paper originally presented at the National Claims Research Workshop, October 7, 2002. Overview of law in Canada surrounding duty to consult and Walpole Island First Nation's experiences with accommodation of rights.
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 2, 2015, pp. 98-111
Description
Looks at two groups photographed and interviewed for the project: First Nations youth from Calgary, Alberta and Te Ora Hou, a Maori youth organization in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 5, July/August 2015, pp. 271-276
Description
Focused on culturally-specific factors such as spirituality, knowledge of an Aboriginal language, membership in Métis organizations, and participation in cultural events. Sample of 6,610 adults.
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from March 2011 to March 2012. Includes link to list of items in the basket.
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from March 2011 to March 2014 for comparison purposes. Includes link to list of items in the basket.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [110]-121
Description
Contends that using a family systems therapy approach would benefit the territory of Nunavut.
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Education North of 60 / Éducation au nord du 60e, Spring, 2015, pp. 57-79
Description
Suggests that rather than trying to create culturally responsive curricula, there should be a movement toward "culturally founded" education, which would be developed by northern Aboriginal peoples from their own cultural perspectives.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 1, Special Issue on Custom Adoptions, 2015, pp. 63-85
Description
Comments on two studies that both considered two key questions: What are the barriers to successful adoptions and permanency planning for Indigenous youth living off reserve? How can we increase the number of successful, culturally respectful placements for urban Indigenous youth?
Luminary, no. 6, Visualizing Fantastika, Summer, 2015, p. [?]
Description
Looks at a superhero team storyline set in Northern Ontario which underscores how the characters can provide real-life negotiations of American, Canadian and Indigenous identity.
Focuses on the importance of the decision and Gladue reports, which give judges a picture of Aboriginal offender's past experiences and circumstances. These reports are taken into consideration when sentencing decisions are made.
Followed by talk by Yvonne Johnson co-author of Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman.
Total duration: 1:05:43.
Looks at how issues surrounding the request for a national inquiry were represented in The National Post, Canadian Broadcasting Centre (CBC), The Vancouver Sun and the Canadian Television News (CTV) between 2010 and 2014.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 3, March/April 2015, pp. 147-153
Description
Looks at awareness and use of the Good Food Junction located in Station 20 West. Sample consisted of 365 residents of King George, Pleasant Hill, Riversdale and Westmount neighbourhoods.
Education Matters, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Themed Issue: Indigenizing Education, 2015, pp. 1-17
Description
Describes the challenges and tensions experienced by two newly appointed faculty members at the University of Saskatchewan while introducing teacher candidates to Indigenous knowledge and its incorporation into science education.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2015
Description
Looks at usability testing for a shared decision making (SDM) tool, the Ottawa Personal Decision Guide (OPDG) for use between the client and health care provider with Aboriginal women at the Minwaashin Lodge.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope For Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [95]-109
Description
Explores the junction between culture-infused counselling practice and play therapy.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 1, Special Issue on Custom Adoptions, 2015, pp. 99-115
Description
Overview of Northwest Inter-Nation Family and Community Services (NIFCS) who aim to meet the holistic needs of children and youth in their care by increasing cultural knowledge.
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Gretchen Eick
Description
Focuses on three writers who wrote about their traumatic childhoods which collectively cover from 1862 to 1920.
Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013.
Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.