Developed to equip First Nations administrative authorities with the tools, programs and services to support their communities and improve the overall quality of life on the reserve through income assistance.
Conducted to provide assurance that the funding provided by the Federal government was being spent in accordance with agreements, specifically with respect to housing, infrastructure, education and administration.
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; 41-1-S8-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tonina Simeone
Shauna Troniak
Description
Brief description of background and contents of the Bill, which provides for federal regulations relating to provision of drinking water, water quality standards and disposal of waste water.
Revised version.
Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 2012, pp. 43-66
Description
Comments on the unacceptability of the high rate of food insecurity, the lack of safe drinking water, the need for healthy, and other necessary infrastructure for healthy living.
Journal of American Indian Education , vol. 51, no. 2, 2012, pp. 24-41
Description
Interview findings indicated that interviewees faced challenges relating to identity development, racism, and difficult circumstances at home and at school.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Study found market-driven initiatives were required, but no evidence of need for fund dedicated to credit enhancement, or that fund had increased home ownership and reduced reliance on federal assistance for social housing.
Examines social development policies, human resources, client assessment practices, services and programs, data management resources and research opportunities on reserves.
iConference '12: Proceedings of the 2012 iConference
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kerri Gibson
Matthew Kakekaspan
George Kakekaspan
Susan O'Donnell
Brian Walmark ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at the Fort Severn First Nation's long history of adapting various methods of communication to achieve their communities goals and deliver necessary services.
Chapter from iConference '12: Proceedings of the 2012 iConference.
Prominent Métis blogger, lawyer and author of Indigenous Writes covers an extensive list of topics under the headings Specific Myths or Misunderstandings; Identity and Culture; Aboriginal Law and Treaties; Historic and Continuing Injustice; and Indigenous Health and Safety.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-23
Description
Based on four components: protection of source water, treatment and distribution of water systems, monitoring for established standards, and communications regarding threats to water supplies.
Contains links to a series of articles and video news reports which discuss the deplorable health and sanitary conditions that exist in northern Manitoba communities due to lack of potable water.
Documentary examines the housing crisis facing Attawapiskat First Nation, which precipitated Chief Theresa Spence's declaration of a state of emergency.
Duration: 50:14.
" ... explores the possibilities of treaty education for reconciliation with First Nations people, as corrective to the foundational myth of Canada and as a means of fostering ethically engaged citizenship."
Guide for conducting research in a appropriate way though partnership using relationship building, cultural learning, communication, trust and reciprocity. Provides examples of successful partnerships.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Outlines activities undertaken in three priority areas: enhanced capacity building and training, enforceable standards and protocols, and infrastructure investments. Also summarizes capital investments and outcomes of recent inspections of systems.