Research Program of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Benita Cohen
Description
Discusses the community's experience with controlling health care delivery beginning with administration of its health centre in 1980 and during the three-year period after signing a health transfer agreement with the federal government.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1993, pp. 105-138
Description
Housing initiatives as an indicator of overall program success in dealing with relocations caused by the Churchill-Nelson River Hydro-Electric Project.
The file contains a presentation by Evelyn Ballantyne. Ballantyne discusses Bill C-31 and its effects on the lives of Aboriginal women in Manitoba with reference to housing, discrimination, lack of consultation of women on major political decisions, and the Charlottetown Accord referendum. Edith Young discusses women's and general Aboriginal issues including loss of culture and language, violence and residential schooling, family violence, the need for financial aid, the need for healing lodges, alcoholism, and political corruption at the band level.
The file contains a presentation by Mary Guilbeault and Jennifer Wood of the Winnipeg First Nations Tribal Council. Guilbeault and Wood discuss their organization's mandate, composition, and operations in Manitoba. Specifically they address concerns such as employment, off-reserve people's reasons for leaving, rights issues, overrepresentation in prisons, racism and discrimination, funding concerns, and identity issues. Following the presentation Commsisioner Wilson and Chartrand discuss some of the issues raised with the two presenters.
The file contains a presentation by Superintendent Brian Krambl, City of Winnipeg Police Department. Krambl discusses the Police services efforts to date regarding employment equity, cultural education, and general policing issues. Following the presentation Commissioners Chartrand and Wilson discuss some of the issues raised with Krambl.
Politics and Program: A Case Study of a First Nations Child and Family Service Agency
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joyce B. Timpson
Pete Hudson
Description
Examines internal and intergovernmental relationships through review of documents produced by the agency, its governing body and non-First Nations governments, and key informant interviews.