Paper developed as a result of the Crown-First Nations Gathering, January 23-24, 2012. Discusses general goals as well as those in specific areas: families and communities, rights, self-government, and economic and environmental interests.
Canadian Review of Social Policy, vol. 74, Spring, 2016, pp. 82-108
Description
Analysis of When Talk Trumped Service: A Decade of Lost Opportunity for Aboriginal Children by the British Columbia Representative for Children and Youth. Argues that while some recommendations are relevant, on the whole the document undermines First Nations' right to self-determination and control over programs and services for their communities.
Book review of: Aboriginal Child Welfare, Self-Government and the Rights of Indigenous Children by Sonia Harris-Short.
Review located by scrolling down to page 189.
Position Paper: Aboriginal Children and Youth in Canada: Canada Must Do Better
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council of Provincial Child and Youth Advocates
Description
Report highlights significant key indicators and gaps affecting Aboriginal children and makes recommendations to improve their living conditions and well-being.
Presents historical, judicial and policy arguments to support the devolution of provincial authority over housing to the Aboriginal Housing Management Association and provides four examples of self-government initiatives and lessons learned from the successes or failures of such models.
ssert, Defend, Take Space: Aboriginal Youth Conference on Identity, Activism and Film
Media » Film and Video
Description
Video presentation of Assert, Defend, Take Space: Aboriginal Youth Conference on Identity, Activism and Film, hosted by the Museum of Anthropology. Continuation from part one. Shows short films followed by discussion and question period with filmmakers and artists. Companion to exhibition: Claiming Space: Voices of Urban Aboriginal Youth
Duration: 2:55:59.
Part 1.
Official site of AMC (Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs), includes information and links for stakeholders and potential stakeholders about child and family services, education, environment, gaming, policy, press, health, housing and more..
Child was 20-month-old who sustained severe and permanent injuries due to child abuse while under the supervision of the Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency. Panel made findings and recommendations in six areas: information sharing, staffing, case management, coordination of services, and government support.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 93-105
Description
Describes research on social services issues concerning Ojibwa First Nation communities, particularly the high incidence of youth suicide, addiction, and court appearances.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 195-205
Description
Book review of 6 books:
Our Son, A Stranger by Marie Adams.
Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900 by Sarah Carter.
Trusteeship in Change: Toward Tribal Autonomy in Research Management by R. Clow and I. Sutton (Editors).
In the Shadow of Evil by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump by Gordon Reid.
Blessing For a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe by Robin Ridington.
Overview of development of funding formula and an outline of three funding formula options describing the benefits, restrictions and research plan for each option.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. 3-33
Description
Examines the character of arrangements and their impact among the signatories through analysis of agreements in three areas: policing, child welfare, and primary/secondary education.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 4-5
Description
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.
To access this article, scroll down to page 4.
Canadian Review of Social Policy, vol. 51, Spring/Summer, 2003, pp. 49-66
Description
Outlines development process for the expansion of authority to First Nations Child and Family Services agencies off reserve, and to start a Métis Child Welfare agency.
Child Welfare, vol. 74, no. 3, May 1995, pp. 525-[546]
Description
Surveys academic and nonacademic literature covering topics such as difficulty in providing service, relationship with welfare services and the state, and perspectives on child maltreatment.
Discusses conflict of law arising from application of provincial law on-reserve to matters in First Nation jurisdiction, examples cited include: gambling, smoking, adoption, health, welfare regulation and education.
Discusses the history non-native social workers within Aboriginal communities and the beginning of First Nations' control of child welfare.
Duration: 7:11.
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Fact sheet discusses collecting the right kind of data to effectively meet the needs of children, families and communities receiving services from the First Nations Child and Family Services agencies.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record.
Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
Looks at three core indicators: employment, income, and community well-being; and five underlying indicators: education, entrepreneurship and business development, governance, lands and resources, and infrastructure.