Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Joëlle Pastora Sala
Byron Williams]
Description
Lists type of process (commission, inquiry, inquest), report title, catalyst, purpose, recommendations, etc.
Part of Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Architecture Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Waterloo, 2015.
Looks at the Mohawk Institute Residential School, Birtle Indian Residential School, Brandon Indian Residential School, and Shingwauk Indian Residential School.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, 2015, pp. 3-27
Description
Chronicles the results of recent cutbacks at the federal level and privatization resulting in service gaps in movement from reserve/rural areas to cities.
Examines selected issues in health and social service fields and proposes a restructuring of service delivery to meet the needs of First Nations communities.
Project had three phases: initial scan of academic and grey literature dealing with training, education and workforce development programs, jurisdictional scan of government, industry, and Aboriginal-led programs in six case-study regions, and subsequent discussions with stakeholders about findings.
Closing the Gap: First Nations' Priorities are Canada's Priorities
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Perry Bellegarde
Description
Speaks about a plan for collaborative change to close the gap between Canadian and Indigenous people's quality of life. According to the United Nation's Human Development Index country as whole is rated sixth, while Indigenous people are rated at 63rd.
Duration: 1:17:26.
Includes overview of current context in British Columbia, literature review, discussion of various initiatives undertaken by governments in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, and results of survey.