FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 51-52
Description
Formative evaluation monitors program activities, tests for progress in achievement and identifies areas for improvement throughout the process of program delivery.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, pp. 5-10
Description
The conference, held in Perth, Australia adopted the theme, "Cultural Partnerships - Unified in Health" heard from a variety of speakers who expanded on the theme.
Aboriginal Health, Healing, and Wellness in the Downtown Eastside Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kinwa Bluesky
Description
Goal of study was to gather information on extent of culturally appropriate health supports and to make recommendations that would increase integration of traditional, spiritual and cultural practices into existing services and programming.
Looks at the way Fetal Alcohol Syndrome has become identified as a Indigenous health and social problem and how it impacts cross-cultural relations.
Part of the Summary: Report 10: Proceedings of the Advanced Study Institute: The Mental Health of Indigenous Peoples. To view scroll down to page 95.
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice , vol. 59, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 313-345
Description
Looks at current and historical trends at provincial/territorial and federal levels using data from the Adult Correctional Services Survey conducted by Statistics Canada.
Summarizes key decisions relevant to industry and project proponents and discusses how they effect carrying out the duty to consult with Indigenous peoples.
Justice as Healing, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 1998, p. [?]
Description
Project offering alternative approaches and services for youth in the present justice system.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Links include sites about land claims, Treaty, case law, business, media, First Nations, Inuit, Metis organizations, and a gateway to many Native American sites.
FORUM on Corrections Research , vol. 12, no. 1, Managing Addictions, January 2000, pp. 61-64
Description
Examines the over-representation of Aboriginals in the penal system and compares statistics on the offences committed by Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals who have applied for parole.
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 10-15
Description
Comparison of North American Indian, Metis and Inuit/Innu offenders; based on data gathered by Correctional Service of Canada’s Offender Management System (OMS), Offender Intake Assessment (OIA) process, and Community Intervention Scale (CIS).
Justice as Healing, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter, 1998, p. [?]
Description
Indigenous philosophy about sentencing stresses reconciliation and restoring community peace and equilibrium. Reprint of Chapter 3 of the book: Justice in Aboriginal Communities: Sentencing Alternatives.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Lancet, vol. 352, no. 9138, January 17, 1998, p. 194
Description
Outlines the denial of a deal in which a land claim by the Jawoyn Aboriginal community was traded for an alcohol-rehabilitation centre and two renal-dialysis machines.
Covers: historical factors, demographics, socio-economic factors, aboriginal people and the justice system, changes within the present system, and points for discussion.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 22, no. 2, 1998, pp. 223-237
Description
Report on the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), which has created a program to perform environmental assessments from an Aboriginal perspective.
Provides statistical information on correlates of prevalence and severity derived from eleven descriptive studies, and identifies areas needing further research.