Primary focus is the lack of co-operation the Truth and Reconciliation Commission received when trying to collect statements given during the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) and the records of the Common Experience Payment program, despite the fact that this was part of its mandate as laid out in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).
Book review of: Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Volume One by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 167.
Purpose of study was to identify barriers to filing and benefit uptake. Conducted 12 discussion groups with community and band council members in six Indigenous communities (Sunchild First Nation, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, Cree Nation of Mistissini, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Fort Nelson First Nation); and 42 in-depth telephone interviews with intermediaries
Final revision date: July 28, 2017.
Saskatchewan portion of Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network national study. Includes topics such as: services provided, organizations providing services and target populations, priorities and how they are determined, best practices/lessons learned, and facilitating factors and threats to sustainability. Based on literature review and 35 interviews with service providers.
Investigated high school completion rates and compared them to demographically similar communities in Manitoba and nationally, various factors which either impede or promote educational success, and characteristics of interventions which have potential to improve educational outcomes.
Tells the story of Peter Bryce, Chief Medical Office for the Department of Indian Affairs who reported health abuses and high death rates in Residential Schools as early as 1907, drawing attending to the overcrowding, poor sanitation and ventilation. Concludes with middle school children speaking about their feelings.
Duration 14:12.
Qualitative Inquiry, vol. 22, no. 8, 2016, pp. 636-650
Description
Describes methodology and results of project involving 14 youth from Treaty 4 and 6 territories and Métis communities from across Saskatchewan which was hosted by the Fred Sasakmoose Aboriginal Youth Leadership and Wellness Program.
Urban and Regional Planning Project (M.PL.)--Queen's University, 2016.
Includes case studies of Westbank First Nation, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, and Long Plain First Nation.
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2017.
Focuses on the Six Nations of the Grand River, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.
Data sources: First Nations and Inuit Health program reports, Non-Insured Health Benefits Pharmacy Claims, First Nations Regional Health Survey, First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), and Statistics Canada. Covers period from 2010 to 2014.
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Description
Data sources: 2011 to 2016 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency are also included.
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada et al. v. Attorney General of Canada (for the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sophie Marchildon
Edward Lustig
Description
Proceedings look into governmental discrimination against First Nations children living on reserves for providing less support for child welfare than for those living off reserve.
File No: T1340/7008.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 15-24
Description
Paper offers a cautionary note on the importance of understanding culture and context when conducting First Nations health research with large data sets and outlines some approaches to research that can ensure appropriate development of research questions and interpretation of research findings.
Investigates types of models that could be used to successfully devolve First Nations Inuit Health Branch programs and services to First Nations. Provides overview of existing models of control over federal health resources in Canada and internationally as well as models that exist in other service areas.
Reports results of document search and interviews with representatives from regional First nations data governance centres. Focus of environment scan and research included: state and history of initiatives, regional considerations around the government-First Nation relationship, and regional data sovereignty, Nation building and intergovernmental relationships.
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 76-96
Description
Interviews with five First Nations Elders to gain a better understanding of health, healthy eating and ideal body image and the relationship to the well-being of youth.
Comments on the lack of training teachers and administrators receive to help them respond to the needs of First Nations students, and the need for curricula that reduces the disconnect between educational content and students and parents.
Reports results of online survey which aimed to asses the effect that increased financial transparency would have on public opinion. As a comparison, also asked the same question about municipal governments. Found that confidence was generally unaffected by levels of disclosure.
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 188, no. 9, June 14, 2016, pp. E165-E166
Description
Family physician from Sioux Lookout, Ontario testifies before the House of Common's Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in April 2016.
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
Information on organization which conducts surveys with.on-reserve and northern First Nations communities. Surveys include the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey, First Nations Community Survey, and the First Nations Regional Health Survey.
Race, Ethnicity and Education, vol. 20, no. 4, 2017, pp. 446-462
Description
"Article provides guidance to curriculum designers, textbook writers, teachers and administrators participating in the decolonization of education in Canada".
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Description
Examines some of the demographic, cultural, and socioeconomic characteristics of the Aboriginal female population.
Part of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Information for four age groups: adults (over 18), youth (12-17), and parents or guardians of children age 0 to 5 and 6 to 11. Thirty First Nations from Ontario participated and survey was conducted between November 2013 and May 2015.
First Nations National Building Officers Association
Description
Provides information on incentives, pricing options, engaging in community consultation (includes example of 13 slides which could be used in a presentation), and mechanisms for dispute resolution.