The Canadian Nurse, vol. 102, no. 4, April 2006, pp. 32-35
Description
Argues that addressing the health care needs in Inuit and First Nations communities requires an understanding of the cultural richness of the people and an ability to see things from another perspective.
RCAP 162 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Crystal Palace Convention Centre, Moncton, New Brunswick. Subjects discussed are health care, friendship centres and Aboriginal culture.
RCAP 163a contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Fredericton, New Brunswick. This part includes presentations, questions and a discussion by the assembled youth, who attend both high school and university, and the Commissioners at a Youth Circle.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a portion of the transcript of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This file contains presentations of four community medical initiatives followed by questions on Day 2.
This file contains a presentation by Katherine Bransfield relating to self-government and Aboriginal women. Gignoo Transition House recently opened in Fredericton, New Brunswick and its role is to provide shelter, food, love and support, education, counselling and play as an advocacy for women and children fleeing from abuse. As this house has been very successful in helping women and children, Bransfield calls for another house to be built in north-central New Brunswick. Her organization will be presenting a brief to the Commission in September 1993.
This file contains a presentation by Penny Ericson focusing on how her association attracts Canadian Aboriginal students in the nursing field. Ericson states the need for additional recruitment and retention of Aboriginal nurses. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
This file contains the second part of a presentation by Frank Palmater relating to the Royal Commission's touchstones of healing. Palmater's group agrees with the Commission's position on healing and the group also "advances the notion that the spiritual, emotional and physical well-being of Aboriginal communities and nations must occur simultaneously with advancements in the well-being of the individual.
This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Fredericton, New Brunswick. This part contains comments on the students' presentation by Rene Dussault and Viola Robinson that acknowledge the "vibrancy" of the students' presentations. After the Commissioners' remarks, the floor is opened for a discussion with the students.
This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Fredericton, New Brunswick. This part contains a discussion between the 13 students and the Commissioners covering topics such as racism, employment, and a lack of recreational facilities on reserves.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maggie Paul
Description
This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Fredericton, New Brunswick. This part contains an individual presentation by Maggie Paul. Her presentation focuses on the Alexander First Nation in Alberta, where social problems abounded in the 1980s. The residents joined together to hold cultural and recreational events in an abandoned school building on the First Nation.
This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in Fredericton, New Brunswick. This part contains presentations by 14 students, from both high school and post-secondary educational institutions in New Brunswick, discussing issues such as loss of Aboriginal culture and language, the role of elders in Aboriginal education, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, and a lack of recreation programs and facilities on reserve and in cities.