Discusses barriers to Indigenous students' participation in post-secondary institutions and makes recommendations in the areas of outreach and recognition of Indigenous knowledges, student financial assistance, funding for support services, decolonization of institutions, and developing experiential learning opportunities.
Debwewin: The First Nation Jury Review Implementation Committee: Progress Report: September 2013 - March 2015
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Debwewin Jury Review Implementation Committee
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Reports on actions taken in response to recommendations made in the Honourable Frank Iacobucci's report First Nations Representation on Ontario Juries. Purpose of the Independent Review was to ensure and enhance representation of First Nations persons living on reserves on provincial jury rolls; and to strengthen the relationship between Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General and First Nations on the issue.
Webinar looks at family law in Ontario and changes that allow for more safety for women and children and access to the family home when the relationship ends.
Duration: 1:14:15.
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2017Focusess on experiences of Madelaine McCallum, Mike Dengeli, Mique'l Dangeli, Leela Gilday, and Ronnie Dean Harris.
Research Report (Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business) ; Fall, 2015
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Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Environics Research
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Project explored how relationships develop, how they are structured, what stages they go through, and obstacles they face. Results based on three focus groups and eight in-depth interviews conducted in Toronto, Ottawa and Sudbury, Ontario.
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
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Discusses areas needing attention in order to provide services tailored to the care of Indigenous seniors in the urban context. Looks at relevant social determinants of health outcomes such as racism and discrimination, poverty, housing food security, transportation, urban and off-reserve migration, and the residential school experience.
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.
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.
Examines existing programs operating in Canada, evidence of impact on service utilization, health, and overall quality of life, and the need for Indigenous components in addictions treatment.
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.
Case comment on Brown v Canada (Attorney General), the class action suit in Ontario involving the removal of children from their families on reserve, and placing them with non-Indian adoptive families, and foster and group homes. At issue was whether the Federal government had breached fiduciary or common law duties to prevent loss of identity in post-placement period.
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.
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
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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.
Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 22, no. 3, 2017, pp. 143-147
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Study looked at 49 cases of FASD diagnosed at Anishnawbe Health Toronto (AHT) between 2002 and 2012. Multidisciplinary team assessed neurodevelopmental abnormalities, facial features and growth abnormalities, and inquired about maternal alcohol consumption, current custody and involvement with the criminal justice system.