Search
Alternate Title
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.
Aboriginal Social Development within the Native Friendship Centre Movement of Quebec
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ)
Description
Position paper submitted to the Guébec's Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones as part of the consultation process on a government action plan on Aboriginal social development.
Accessing Indigenous Foods in Urban Northwestern Ontario: Women’s Stories of Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Resistance to Policy
Theses
Author/Creator
Breanna Phillipps
Description
Public Health Thesis (MSc) -- University of Waterloo, 2021.
Addiction, Substance Use and Homelessness – An Analysis from the Nationally Coordinated Point-in-Time Counts
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Sajidul Quayum
Patrick Hunter
Jacqueline Rivier
Ian Cooper
Nancy Baker]
Description
Contains disaggregated data for the Indigenous respondents. Source is the 2018 count.
Adult Competencies among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Findings from the First Cycle of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Annual Labour Force Tables for Nunavut, 2015 and 2016 (4 tables)
Alternate Title
Change in Employment by Selected Characteristics, Nunavut, Annual Averages, 2015 to 2016
Labour Force Characteristics for Those Aged 15 and Over by Age, Nunavut, 2015 and 2016 (Annual Averages)
Labour Force Characteristics for Those Aged 15 and Over by Sex, Nunavut, 2015 and 2016 (Annual Averages)
Labour Force Characteristics for Those Aged 15 Years and Over by Inuit and Non-Inuit Identity, Nunavut, 2015 and 2016 (Annual Averages)
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistics for levels, change, and percentage change.
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, Special Tabulations.
Assessing the Internal Capacity of Urban-Indigenous Housing Providers in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natalie Cappe
Description
Assessment of ability to operate existing services and maintain and expand services in the future. Looks at factors such as adequate funding, effective operation with existing resources, staff levels, training for managing buildings and tenant needs, and means to meet demand for services.
The Association of Household Food Security, Household Characteristics and School Environment with Obesity Status Among Off-Reserve First Nations and Métis Children and Youth in Canada: Results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jasmin Bhawra; Martin J. Cooke; Yanling Guo; Piotr Wilk
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, vol. 37, no. 3, March 2017, pp. 77-86
Description
Results show Indigenous children are at risk of being overweight or obese if there is very low food security and a poor school environment that exposed them to racism, bullying, and drugs.
Beyond Food Security: Accounting for Community Food Needs in Kugaaruk, Nunavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Merissa Daborn
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 52-55
Description
Comments on the food security crisis in Nunavut and the need for new policy approaches.
Canada's Northern Food Subsidy Nutrition North Canada: A Comprehensive Program Evaluation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracey Galloway
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1279451
Description
Studies the retail subsidy program to evaluate success of goal to provide access to nutritious food for northern people.
The Cedar Project: Historical, Structural and Interpersonal Determinants of Involvement in Survival Sex Work Over Time Among Indigenous Women Who Have Used Drugs in Two Canadian Cities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richa Sharma
Sherri Pooyak
Kate Jongbnloed
David Zamar
Margo E. Pearce ... [et al.]
International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 87, 2021, p. 103012
Description
A study that focuses on Indigenous female drug using sex workers in British Columbia to discuss the culture of violence and its ties to both historical and ongoing colonization.
Chairperson-Initiated Complaint and Public Interest Investigation Regarding Policing in Northern British Columbia: Chairperson's Final Report after Commissioner's Response
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian McPhail
Description
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.
Challenges to Arctic Nomadism: Yamal Nenets Facing Climate Change Era Calamities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrei V. Golovnev
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 40-51
Description
Author challenges mainstream narratives about the Nenet cultural and historic practice of reindeer herding on the Yamal peninsula; suggests a system of herding based on movement, traditional herd navigation and laws of Nenet-land relationship.
"Citizens Minus?":Urban Aboriginal Self-Determination and Co-Production in the City of Calgary
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherine A. Dekruyf
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Lethbridge, 2017.
City of Thompson Youth Homelessness / Housing Instability Count 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marleny M. Bonnycastle
Maureen Simpkins
Description
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".
Closing the Gap: Prime Minister's Report 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Malcolm Turnbull
Colonial Trauma and Political Pathways to Healing
Alternate Title
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.
Scroll down to read paper.
Chapter from Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling edited by Suzanne L. Stewart, Roy Moodley, and Ashely Hyatt.
Scroll down to read paper.
Community Development in a North End Winnipeg Neighbourhood, 2005-2017
Alternate Title
Community Development in a North End Winnipeg Neighborhood, 2005-2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Leigh
Description
Focuses on how community development in the Dufferin neighbourhood contributed to the resurgence of the Bear Clan Patrol
A Comparison of Socioeconomic Status and Mental Health Among Inner-City Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Hamdullahpur
Kahá:wi J. Jacobs
Kathryn J. Gill
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1340693
Description
Looks at comparisons between urban Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women regarding physical abuse, physical health and mental health.
The Contribution of Métis to Future Labour Force Growth in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2017-08
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Myeongwan Kim
Andrew Sharpe
CSLS Research Report
Description
Population projections were made for the period 2011-2036. Concluded that given the young age, faster rate of growth, and current gap in participation rates when compared to non-Aboriginals, there is the potential for significant contributions.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2015-2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from March 2011 to March 2016.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2016-2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Table has been modified to show only the comparison with the base year, March 2011, and the yearly differences from March 2016 and March 2017.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2019-2020
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada
Description
Measures cost of nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from 2011 to March of 2020.
COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples: From Crisis towards Meaningful Change: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Sylvie Bérubé
Jamie Schmale
Gary Anandasangaree
Jamie Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
"43rd PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION"
COVID-19 – Price Trends in Nunavik During the Public Health Crisis in the Spring of 2020
Alternate Title
Nunivaat Analytics ; 2021 (1)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statistics on price index for all products and prices indices for major product categories, selected non-perishable and selected food products, fruit and vegetables, baby products, and butter.
Cycles of Silence: First Nations Women Overcoming Social and Historical Barriers in Supportive Cancer Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn Brooks
Jennifer Poudrier
Roanne Thomas
Chad Hammond
Wendy Gifford ... [et al.]
Psycho-Oncology, vol. 26, no. 2, 2017, pp. 191-198
Description
Looks at the lack of accessible supportive programs and services for Indigenous cancer patient and the community-based supports create in its place.
Definition of Indigenous Homelessness in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Thistle
Description
Discusses historical and contemporary factors which contribute to high rate of homeless found in the Indigenous population and looks at 12 different dimensions: historic displacement, contemporary geographic separation, spiritual disconnection, mental disruption and imbalance, cultural disintegration and loss, overcrowding, relocation and mobility, nowhere to go, escaping or evading harm, emergency crisis, and climatic refuge,
Disability Services and Carer [sic] Program Gaps in Central Australian Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
Disability Services and Career Program Gaps in Central Australian Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Ashley Eibeck
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 99-132
Description
Report summarized research conducted on the gaps in disability and career program services provided to Indigenous Australians. Questionnaires were administered to each of 10 program managers, gaps were noted in transportation, housing, outreach services, residential respite, and career support, as well as for assessment, treatment, counseling, and case management.
Dispossessed: The Eviction of Inuit from Hebron, Labrador
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carol Brice-Bennett
Drivers of Sexual Health Knowledge for Two-Spirit, Gay, Bi and/or Indigenous Men Who Have Sex with Men (gbMSM)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harlan Pruden
Travis Salway
Theodora Consolacion
Jannie Wing-Sea Leung
Aidan Ablona ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 11, Soft Launch, Summer, 2021, pp. 93-113
Description
In response to the lack of research on the experiences of Two-Spirit Indigenous men this study examines the need to better differentiate their experiences with other members of the LGBT community.
Dynamics of the Digital Divide
Alternate Title
CAEPR Working Paper ; no. 120/2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
P. Radoll
B. Hunter
CAEPR Working Paper
Economic Wellness Project: (Visioning a Liveable City): Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Toronto Aboriginal Support Services Council (TASSC)
Description
Provides summary of project activities and reports on themes which emerged from five individual discussion circles with women, men, seniors, youth, and 2-spirit community members.
Employment in Nunavik: Profile and Trends
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Description
Aggregate statistics, as well as for each community in the region.
Highlights Nunavik Employment Profile and Trends at a Glance.
Encountering Silence(s): Mitigating the Negative Social Impacts of Construction Camps With Lake Babine Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Hannah Elizabeth Quinn
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2017.
Energy Foundations: The Value Proposition for Financing Energy Efficient Homes in Indigenous Communities Canada-Wide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indigenous Clean Energy
Description
Discusses cost projections for homes, and direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts, and proposes a national collaborative process.
An Ethnographic Study about the Lived Experiences of Transracial Adoption from a Haudenosaunee Adult Adoptee Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Tricia Lyman
Description
Executive Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--St. John Fisher College, 2017.
Exploring Water Insecurity in Canadian Indigenous Communities: A Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ayotumde Omosule
Description
Focuses on challenges and proposed and implement/attempted policy responses.
Family Matters Report 2017: Measuring Trends to Turn the Tide on the Over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in Out-of-Home Care in Australia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natalie Lewis
John Burton
Peter Lewis
Joanne Lau
Claire Stacey ... [et al.]
Description
Looks at shortcomings of the current system, provides statistical data, and advocates for changes that will reduce the number of children in care.
Follow-up to the 2016 report.
Final Report: Cost Analysis of Current Housing Gaps and Future Housing Needs in First Nations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy
Description
Includes 10 case studies.
Findings From a Process Evaluation of an Indigenous Holistic Housing Support and Mental Health Case Management Program in Downtown Toronto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Jessica Syrette
Teyohá:te Brant
Marie Laing
Steve Teekens
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2021, pp. 139-150
Description
Looks at the Mino Kaanjigoowin (MK) program at Na-Me-Res (Native Men’s Residence) as model to provide help for the health of urban Indigenous people.
First Nations Population Health & Wellness Agenda
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer British Columbia
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Description
Related material: Summary of Findings.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Food (In)Security: Food Policy and Vulnerability in Kugaaruk, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Merissa Daborn
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
Food Security and Mining in Nunatsiavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Johanna Tuglavina
Deborah Simmons
Russell Claus
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 39-41
Description
Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.
Food Security in Northern and Isolated Communities: Ensuring Equitable Access to Adequate and Healthy Food for All: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Jamie Schmale
Sylvie Bérubé
Gary Anandasangaree
Jaime Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
Based on information gathered through 38 witness testimonies, eight meetings and 10 written briefs, report discusses causes of food insecurity, effects of climate change and food degradation, the Nutrition North Canada program, and the need for government support of community-based solutions.
"June 2021, 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session".
Gendered Indigenous Health and Wellbeing within the Australian Health System: A Review of the Literature
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Carolyn Daniels
Jenni Judd
Roxanne Bainbridge
Kathleen Clapham ... [et al.]
Gladue Sentencing Principles
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
Description
"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
Gwayakwaajimowin: Truth Telling: Police Responses to Sexual Violence in Urban Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
OFIFC Research Series ; vol. 5, 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Research project aims to increase instances of positive, culturally-responsive outcomes in cases of sexual victimization.
Hearing about the Realities of Intimate Partner Violence in the Northwest Territories from Frontline Service Providers: Final Report
Alternate Title
Northwest Territories Research Project Report for Territorial Stakeholders: Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Report for Territorial Stakeholders
Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Heather Fikowski
Description
Study focused on identifying the needs of women, gaps and associated challenges in service provision, and strategies for developing non-violent communities. It took place over the course of five years and involved individual interviews and focus groups with RCMP, community health nurses, shelter and victim services workers, counsellors and social workers.
Homeless & Street-Involved Indigenous LGBTQ2S Youth in British Columbia: Intersectionality, Challenges, Resilience & Cues for Action
Alternate Title
Where Am I Going to Go?: Intersectional Approaches to Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness in Canada & the U.S.
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Saewyc
Brooke Mounsey
Jessica Tourand
Dana Brunanski
David Kirk … [et al.]
Description
Uses data collected as part of the 2014 BC Homeless & Street-Involved Youth Survey. Three types of analysis were done: descriptive data, compared Indigenous LGBTQ2S to their heterosexual Indigenous peers, and to non-Indigenous LGBTQ2S youth.