Comments on the status of eight strategic directions.
Collaborative initiative of the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC), Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA), The Independent First Nations (IFN) and the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO)
Although aimed at people applying for citizenship in the Métis Nation of Ontario, contains some useful general information about genealogical research.
Looks at the vital role the Aboriginal Institutes play in closing the educational gap and meeting labour market needs, the funding challenges they are facing, and short and long-term goals.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 87-107
Description
Discusses the role of an Elder in counseling sessions with Aboriginal clinicians trained in Western healing intervention, providing insight into their problems both from an Aboriginal perspective as well as from a western clinical perspective.
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.
Looks at results from participatory interviews of Aboriginal women at the Minwaashin Lodge about their health decision making experiences. Results were arranged in a Medicine Wheel framework for presentation and grouped in four themes.
Statistical data of percentage of daily or occasional smokers amongst the population 12 years and over in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each province and other territories.
Statistical data for number of police officers and the rate per 100,000 population in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories.
Canadian Geographic Magazine, December 2010, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the community 's ongoing fight to have Indian and Northern Affairs replace the elementary school which was shut down in May 2000 due to contamination.
Contends that in order to achieve student success, access to traditional knowledge and access to contemporary knowledge through a culturally responsive and relational pedagogy is necessary.
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centre (OFIFC)
Native Youth Sexual Health Network
Description
Discussion of Indigenous understandings of gender and sexuality and the emergence of the term two-spirit followed by recommendations in the areas of
cultural safety and competence in placement, engagement with youth, culturally-safe and appropriate services and resources, partnerships with Indigenous organizations, and the contents of the resource guide.
Summarizes discussions from series of roundtables held in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Ontario. Topics covered: nature of the problem, current strategies and programs, key lessons, and future directions.
Looks at the significance of the Truth and Reconciliation report, the major findings and recommendations, and the potential impacts on government policy, First Nations, and Canadians as a result of this report.
Duration: 3:00:00
George Wright Forum, The, vol. 27, no. 2, 2010, p. 222–233
Description
Examines the unique legal and constitutional relationship with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Parks Canada including the legislative policy and corporate changes that have occurred over the last 30 years.
[A National Conversation among Aboriginal Canadians Living in the Cities]
[Canadian Public Opinion and the Policy Agenda]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Indian Communication Arts (INCA)
First Nations University]
Paul Francis James
Geoffrey Prantau
Tina Pisuktie
Kenneth Chakasim
Collin Graham ... [et al.]
Description
In interviews, thirty-three individuals from across Canada discuss living in urban centres, identity, and contemporary issues they consider to be important.
Each interview is approximately 30 min. long.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 83-116
Description
Looks at the experiences of the Fort Albany First Nation during the Environmental Assessment process of the proposed Victor Diamond Mine and reflects on associated social justice issues.
American Anthropologist, vol. 70, no. 6, December 1968, pp. 1143-1151
Description
Explores the unique nature of Wabanaki territoriality and argues that this concept existed before the introduction of the fur trade. [alt. sp. Wabenaki]
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Reports findings from interviews with people who have worked in and with centres in four Ontario communities: Timmins, North Bay, Hamilton, and Sault Ste. Marie. Offers recommendations to support the centres' activities..