Statistical table broken down into on-reserve and in Census Metropolitan Areas, and by owners, renters, band housing for Canada as a whole and provinces/territories. Each Census year on separate tab.
Source: CMHC (National Household-based housing indicators and data).
Reviews research regarding transitional models as well as interviews of students to determine success and gaps in the transition experience. Presents recommendations.
Focuses on addressing the needs of students making the transition from small, often isolated reserves, to schools in Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, and other towns and cities.
Presbyterian History, vol. 58, no. 2, Fall, 2014, p. 6
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Before school was opened, this agreement was negotiated between Northwest Angle 37 First Nation, Iskatewizaagegan 39 Independent First Nation, Shoal Lake 40 First Nation and The Presbyterian Church of Canada. It stipulated how the school was to be run and is the only one of its kind known to be in existence. Also known as "The Thirteen Point Agreement".
Entire issue on one pdf. To access agreement, scroll to p. 6.
Reports results from first year of twenty-year study on the impact of program designed to provide physical, mental, emotional and cultural supports to children between the ages of 7-12. Research sites were Red Lake, Timmins, Sudbury, Midland, and Niagara, Ontario.
Related Material: Phase II, 2015-2017.
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 10: The Housing Conditions of Off-reserve Status Indian Households]
Research project sought to comprehend the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation's (AAFN) traditional spiritual ecology and compare it to Ontario government resource development strategy.
Capstone Seminar Series, vol. 4, no. 1, (Re)Negotiating Artifacts of Canadian Narratives of Identity, Spring, 2014, pp. 3-26
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Examines Monkman's work from Sakahà: International Indigenous Art exhibition to show how he challenges concealment of Indigenous gender, sexualities, and western stereotypes.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 3, no. 1, 2016, pp. 96-115
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"Uses the genre of young adult vampire novel to explore the ways in which different practices and understandings of history shape both national and personal identities".
Includes overview and recommendations for "Patients First": integration of service and equity, timely access to care and seamless access to other services, consistent and accessible home and community care, and stronger links between public and other health services.
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, vol. 33, no. 10, October 2014, pp. 1023-1026
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Study concludes that rates of lower respiratory tract infections are elevated in First Nations infants living in the Sioux Lookout Zone and hospitalization rates were approximately double the provincial average.
Coverage investigated 319 print and online news outlets for keywords including: Indigenous, Aboriginal, First Nation(s), Northern Ontario Reserves, Métis and Inuit. Tone analysis based on inherent positivity or negativity of event, topic or issue.
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, vol. 34, no. 2-3, July 2014, pp. 103-112
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Compares prevalence of smoking, obesity, level of physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and alcohol use as well as uptake of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. Uses data from 2007 and 2011 Canadian Community Health Survey.
Good Governance: A Guide for Trustees, School Boards, Directors of Education and Communities
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Chapter 5 in: Good Governance: A Guide for Trustees, School Boards, Directors of Education and Communities by the Ontario School Trustees. Discusses education in First Nations communities and the role of school board.
Presbyterian History, vol. 58, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 4-8
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Brief article about death of young boy who, in 1966, died while running away from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School located in Kenora, Ontario.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 4.
Statistics for recurrence of child protection concerns after investigation, after protection services were provided, number of days in care by placement type, time to permanency, and quality of caregiver/youth relationship.
Ryan McMahon travels across Ontario talking to Indigenous leaders, lawyers, historians, researchers and policy makers about the building of roads and the effects on Indigenous people and their land. Includes stories about isolation from people of Shoal Lake 40.
Duration: 44:07.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 50-74
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Comments on a palliative care model which reduces the disparities in access to quality palliative home care and is grounded in community values and Indigenous culture.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 352-381
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Describes how the Department of Indian Affairs attempted to undermine leaders and gain control of lands by subdividing the reserve into plots which would be individually-owned, with the ultimate goal of dispersing the community.
Looks at school related outcomes and self-concept from a sampling of grade 4 - 8 students in northwestern Ontario. Results indicate Aboriginal students have the same or higher self-worth and competence compared to non-Aboriginal students.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1-29
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Looks at mechanisms to equip participants with the necessary resources for well-informed community decisions and effective participation in a public consultation process.
McMillan Aboriginal Law Bulletin, July 2014, pp. [1]-4
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Comments on a decision that, while based on Treaty 3, is assumed its application will apply to other numbered treaties in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.