Looks at a collaboration of "bringing together decolonizing pedagogies and methodologies which focus on [the authors] responsibilities from respective epistemological traditions".
Using community-based surveys to determine the health priorities of four Indigenous communities to help develop the Green Light Program.
Chapter in Promoting Change Through Action Research edited by Franz Rauch, Angela Schuster, Thomas Stern, Maria Pribila, Andrew Townsend .
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Demarginalizing Voices: Commitment, Emotion, and Action in Qualitative Research
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Catherine Fillmore
Colleen Anne Dell
Jennifer M. Kilty
Description
Presents innovative model of participatory action research (PAR) based on five central partnership principles.
Chapter 2 in book: Demarginalizing Voices: Commitment, Emotion, and Action in Qualitative Research edited by Jennifer M. Kilty, Maritza Felices-Luna and Sheryl C. Fabian.
Project's objective was to build research capacity. Phase one consisted of on-line survey to establish baseline information. Phase two consisted of case studies conducted in four communities; involved interviews with 39 entrepreneurs and focus group discussions with 40 non-entrepreneurs.
Review of the federal government's policies and programs designed for Aboriginal preschool aged children 2.5 to 6 years of age established from 1994 to 2005.
Discusses a curriculum module which looks at assimilation practices and the forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families to residential schools.
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1988, [1989], pp. 71-77
Description
Summary of an ecological approach, that incorporates environmental, cultural & historical data with biological data, to help understand the causes of acute ear infections.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 87-109
Description
Critique of past anthropological practices, and discussion of issues raised in Van der Peet and Delgamuukw court cases, and the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Looks at the fund created in 2007-2008 for solid waste management, energy systems, local roads and bridges, and planning and skills development projects on reserves.
Looks at how funding changes affect expenditures, financial accountability, cost and quality of services provided for children in care, services being offered to help facilitate early family reunification, and issues arising from global funding.
Between Keewatin and Tsilhqot'in: Reflections From the Centre of Turtle Island
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Heather Mahony
Description
Presenter speaks on the importance of the evidentiary record in proof of aboriginal title and non-title rights in Tsilhqot'in Nation and British Columbia.
Duration: 35:24.
An interim report that reviews the functioning of the FSIN and suggests ways to improve communication with and accountability to the Aboriginal people.
Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health, vol. 1, no. 2, 2014, pp. 1-8
Description
Looks at the relationship between income and marital status on pregnant mothers suffering from depression. Indigenous women are more likely to experience lower education, income and social support, increasing their vulnerability for depression during and after pregnancy.