The COVID-19 Pandemic: Informing Policy Decision-Making for a Vulnerable Population
Examines the vulnerability of Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and how this data can help guide policies to protect Indigenous populations.
Examines the vulnerability of Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and how this data can help guide policies to protect Indigenous populations.
Gives background to the issue, discusses the reports produced by the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, Human Rights Watch, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and reports on the response of the federal and provincial governments.
Reports results of online survey conducted from June 9-12, 2015, with a sample of 1511 Canadian adults who were members of the Angus Reid Forum. Respondents were asked whether they agreed with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's key recommendations.
Related Material: Survey Questionnaire.
Looks at the use of land as a healing tool to improve the conditions of Indigenous substance abuse and homelessness.