Native Social Work Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Resistance and Resiliency: Addressing Historical Trauma of Aboriginal Peoples, March 2007, pp. 121-136
Description
Looks at the merits of university and community collaboration in the development of a community-based healing program for residential school survivors living in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.
Shifting Terrain: Nonprofit Policy Advocacy in Canada
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Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Heather E. Hudson
Lyle Fabian
Description
Looks at how Indigenous-led initiatives have dealt with the lack of private sector investment in provision of information and communication technologies in the region due to its sparse population and remote locations.
Chapter from Shifting Terrain: Nonprofit Policy Advocacy in Canada edited by Nick J. Muléandd Gloria C. DeSantis.
Topics include: literature review, survey of key respondents, failure of social programs to improve social conditions, progress toward self-government, best practices, and the justice system.
Investigation examined RCMP members' conduct in six areas: public intoxication, cross-gender searches, missing persons reports, domestic violence reports, use of force, and handling of files involving youth.
Appendices include interim report and RCMP Commissioner's preliminary review and response.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, 2007, pp. 75-83
Description
Discusses similarities of two residential structures, government schools and foster homes, that have housed Aboriginal children when they were removed from their people. The paper is an attempt to influence child welfare practice in ways that would respect the integrity of family and Aboriginal communities.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 21
Description
Comments on a play, produced by the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company's Circle of Voices, that looks at issues such as cultural identity and the intergenerational effects of residential school.
Article located by scrolling to page 21.
Of those surveyed (69), 85% were Indigenous and 57% were Indigenous females; average age for youth experiencing homelessness for the first time was 18, and most common ages were 18 and 21, which coincides with "aging out of care".
Argues that portfolio system makes partnership with overlapping roles difficult and suggests four other options that could improve functioning of the relationship.
Companion to Policy Brief no. 27.
Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Health, vol. 3, no. 2, Indigenous Special Issue, 2007, pp. 89-104
Description
Explores issues associated with the healing and integration of race, identity, and empowerment highlighted by a case study of a 36 year old, female, lesbian, Indigenous Canadian, and immigrant to Australia.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 30, no. 4, Coalition Work in Indigenous Educational Contexts, 2007, pp. 989-1014
Description
Overview of study, women participants and challenges of intra-group and intergroup work. Concludes with interpretation of essay by Thomas King, "What Is It About Us That you Don't Like?"
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Keith Thor Carlson
Description
Paper discusses three topics: the process of adopting the Siyá:m System of leadership, the limitations of the system as expressed by members of the community, and the government and missionary actions which isolated and curtailed the traditional inter-village family interactions.
Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration with Counselling Psychology
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Mitchell
Description
Looks at the effects of personal and collective trauma through a political lens.
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Chapter from Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling edited by Suzanne L. Stewart, Roy Moodley, and Ashely Hyatt.
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Research Project Report (Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network) ; 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John R. Sylliboy
Tuma Young
Description
Through 20 in-depth interviews project gathered information on socio-cultural context, state of mental health and well-being during process, and supports which were relied upon.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Issue: Adolescent Development, Mental Health, and Promising Research Directions , 2007, pp. 50-51
Description
Author shares her research experiences, as a First Nation support worker, and provides some guiding principles to follow when conducting research with First Nations communities.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 142-163
Description
Based on analysis of transcripts of Hirsekorn case in which judges had to render a decision on the Métis identity of the accused and his membership in a rights-holding Métis community.