Identifies ways in which the Government of the Northwest Territories can ensure access and decision-making roles for Indigenous women. Discusses human resource policies, educational opportunities, role of the Women's Advisory Office, and the need for affordable and accessible child care.
Justice as Healing, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter, 1998, p. [?]
Description
Analysis and commentary by the Law Commission of Canada on abuse in residential schools. Excerpt from Discussion Paper's Executive Summary.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)]
Description
"The material provides an overview of the mandate and history of the Department, the parliamentary environment, the Minister's portfolio, key relationships, and departmental sectors and their mandates. It also includes an overview of First Nation, Métis and Inuit protocols, cultures and traditions."
Evaluation of the Mino Kaanjigoowin Program at Na-Me-Res: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of an Indigenous Holistic Housing Support and Mental Health Case Management Program in Downtown Toronto
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Teyohate Brant
Jessica Syrette
Description
Assessment of Native Men's Residence (Na-Me-Res), a Housing First initiative for Indigenous men who are experiencing homelessness and dealing with mental health challenges and/or substance use. Uses both quantitative (client administrative data) and qualitative (focus groups and key informant interviews) sources to evaluate the program delivery model and the Indigenous approach to providing culturally safe, relevant, and sustainable supports and services.
Speaker talks about how some of the data has been misinterpreted or ignored by the RCMP, federal government, and media. Implication has been that most women were murdered by their spouse, family member, or intimate partners on-reserve and disregarded the role of acquaintances.
Duration: 45:34.
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women , 2019, p. Article 2
Description
Profiles activities of two post-secondary students. The discussion includes motivations, tactics and what can be learned by other Indigenous student activists.
Focuses on the story of Rinelle Harper, a Winnipeg teenager who was attacked and left for dead, and other families affected by the issue.
Duration: 13:27.
BC Studies, no. 188, Winter, 2015/2016, pp. 117-118
Description
Book review of: A Missing Genocide and the Demonization of Its Heroes by Tom Swanky.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 117.
Created to accompany play. Includes curriculum connections and expectations, brief information on residential schools, and pre- and post-show questions.
Toolkit for Aboriginal Families Living Off-reserve
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Description
Contains links to user guide, life fact book, resource book, personal safety plan, and 11 fact sheets. Designed for use by off-reserve families experiencing family violence.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: We Demand More: A Corrected Research Study of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls in Washington State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Adrian Dominguez
Lael Echo-Hawk
Description
Challenges efficacy of information found in the Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report issued by the Washington State Patrol.
Briefly discusses existing research knowledge on the topic and identifies knowledge gaps relating to the technology and its applications to Indigenous communities and learners.
The Modernization of Dao Mau: The Impact of Political Ideology and Commercialism on the Worship of the Mother Goddess in Vietnam
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vũ Thị Tú Anh (Vu Thi Tu Anh)
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 4, no. 1, October 2015, pp. [1]-17
Description
Focuses on how the traditional Indigenous belief system has adapted over time to survive as an important part of Vietnamese life despite ideological and technological pressures.
Reports results from a questionnaire administered to 620 individuals who were asked about personal financial resources, products and service use, knowledge and behaviour, and social capital.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 2015, pp. 46-56
Description
Looks at incarceration rates for Aboriginal men and women, the RCMP report on missing and murdered Indigenous women, and statistics from Canada's Homicide Survey.