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.
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
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Reports results from second phase of a 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 I Baseline Report: Final Report.
Discusses partnership initiated by the N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre and the Greater Sudbury Police Service in response to the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Goal of the project is to collaborate with community groups and establish a positive relationship focused on preventative measures.
Outlines findings from interviews, focus groups, and participant observations involving 18 individuals as well as relevant information from academic literature. Goal was to gain understanding of local community's perceptions concerning symptoms and meaning of the disease, practices relating to detection, treatment and care, and healthy aging.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 2018, p. Article 2
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Provides qualitative evidence of the benefits of integrating traditional Indigenous healing practices -- in particular the sweat lodge ceremony -- into the Western treatment model, Seeking Safety.
Joint Steering Committee Urban Aboriginal Task Force (UATF)
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Study undertaken to provide information for development of strategic resource allocation, understanding of current policy approaches and legislative frameworks, and on-going issues faced by the population in the cities of Thunder Bay, Ottawa, Barrie/Midland/Orillia, Sudbury and Kenora.
Joint Steering Committee Urban Aboriginal Task Force (UATF)
Description
Study focused on: demographics and mobility patterns, culture and identity, service delivery, racism, health, housing, income and employment, and issues specific to youth and women. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey.
Sample size of 441 respondents; 182 participated in qualitative component and 259 participated in quantitative component.