Findings show that sexual education is felt to be inadequate and does not cover attitudes, beliefs, values or reproductive health. Concludes with a summary of recommendations that will be used in the development of curriculum planning.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 27, no. 6, November-December 2003, pp. 25-27
Description
Describe the $5.2M Rio Tinto Child Health Partnership which is focused on reducing smoking and alcohol during pregnancy and improving child health capacity.
Created for frontline workers who fill an advocacy role as part of their duties. Covers wide range of topics including policy, legislation and communities of interest, and provides general information as well as lists of specific agencies.
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision)
Description
Measures the well-being against indicators across a range of areas including health, education and employment, and identifies programs and policies which appear to be improving outcomes.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 1, 2003, pp. 17-39
Description
Findings stress disproportionately poorer health in the north, and the need for more locally focused research to better reflect realities of northern communities.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003, pp. 23-43
Description
Looks at the traditional protection paradigm under which Aboriginal agencies are required to operate and the Aboriginal vision for an alternative child welfare model that emphasize community and wellness.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 78, no. 5, 2003, pp. 1030-1038
Description
Results of the study document the feasibility of implementing a program for obesity prevention in elementary schools serving Native American communities.
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development ; vol. 68, no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael J. Chandler
Christopher E. Lalonde
Bryan W. Sokol
Darcy Hallett
Description
Brief overview of findings from a set of five studies dealing with the problems which arise when youth do not have a sense self-continuity.
Synopsis of book of the same title.
Policies and Programming for Urban Aboriginal Children: Speaking Notes for a Presentation to the Sub-committee on Children and Youth at Risk of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities House of Com
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Calvin Hanselmann
Description
Study on public policy involving Aboriginal people in Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver and Winnipeg.
Pediatrics, vol. 112, no. 4, October 2003, pp. e328-e347
Description
Looks at the correlation between the emergence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in young people and the decrease in physical activity and balanced nutrition.
Thoughts on Promoting Capacity in Support of Child Well-Being
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan R. Pence
Child & Youth Care Forum, vol. 32, no. 6, December 2003, pp. 313-318
Description
Describes the First Nations Partnership Program (FNPP) conceived after a request was made by the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (Saskatchewan) to develop an early childhood care and development program.
Image of a refugee camp during the Northwest Resistance. Women and children of Batoche were permitted to leave the village to escape enemy fire. Visible are supplies piled up on the ground in front of a cluster of tents.
Government Relations & Aboriginal Affairs Division
Description
Outlines provincial Strategy of Métis and Off-Reserve First Nations People (MOR) and discusses questions related to issues affecting Aboriginal people.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Children and Youth, Issues and Challenges, December 2003, pp. 104-125
Description
Looks at the experiences of Aboriginal adults with the child welfare system and their concerns about the system. Also discussed are the effects that residential schools had on their parenting skills.
Justice as Healing, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Comments on developments and how the YCJA is intended to be inclusive by shifting from the power to punish to the power to heal.
This sample article appears courtesy of the Native Law Centre; subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre of Canada.
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Description
Discusses some barriers facing Aboriginal children being placed in care including increased number of children being placed in non-Aboriginal homes and lack of funding for social service programs on reserves. Presents recommendations that are inline with the United Nations recommendations.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 63-70
Description
Examines common factors, coping and survival strategies, roles of extended family and friendships, and organizations offering services in the San Francisco Bay area.
Series of lesson plans built around the first-person narrative of a fictitious twelve-year-old boy living in the community of Salluit, Nunavik. Designed for students from 9 to 12 years of age.