Health Promotion International, vol. 32, no. 5, October 2017, pp. 808-817
Description
Project involved exploring state of current networks, creating a Facebook page, organizing volunteer opportunities, and surveying workshop participants regarding knowledge and interest in traditional foods.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 29-47
Description
Research summary of a study of an Innu school-based drug and alcohol prevention program intended to identify barriers and facilitators for substance use prevention strategies and education. Major barriers identified include: overloaded staff and difficulty scheduling training.
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Description
Data sources: 2011 to 2016 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency are also included.
Race, Ethnicity and Education, vol. 20, no. 4, 2017, pp. 446-462
Description
"Article provides guidance to curriculum designers, textbook writers, teachers and administrators participating in the decolonization of education in Canada".
Information for four age groups: adults (over 18), youth (12-17), and parents or guardians of children age 0 to 5 and 6 to 11. Thirty First Nations from Ontario participated and survey was conducted between November 2013 and May 2015.
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."
BC Psychologist, Psychological Services for First Nations, Spring, 2012, pp. 14-17
Description
Offers some guidelines for non-First Nations therapists working with First Nations clients.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.
Health Reports, vol. 23, no. 1, March 2012, pp. 1-9
Description
Data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey. Study found that social determinants of health included parental education, household income, breastfeeding, perceived housing conditions, and community health care facilities.
Discusses a unique course of study offered at the Children of the Earth School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Medical Careers Exploration Program gives students "hands-on" experience in various aspects of medical field.
Duration: 27:29.
BC Psychologist, Psychological Services for First Nations, Spring, 2012, pp. 40-44
Description
Comments on the human ability to heal from profound trauma and the role that one's personal spiritual experiences can play in the healing.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 40.
Outlines strategy to help ensure that Aboriginal people benefit from natural resource exploration and development. Focuses on four priority areas: connecting communities with industry, strengthening framework for collaboration, developing human capital, and promoting information sharing and awareness.
Pacific Historical Review, vol. 86, no. 2, May 2017, pp. 290-321
Description
Argues that while school officials regarded the practice of placing male students as farm labourers during the summer months as a method of assimilation, many used their employment to serve their own purposes.
Reports results from a survey of 135 housing providers to check status of Indigenous employment, obtain information on training experiences, and gauge how organizations were coping as housing agreements expired.
Includes 11 case studies: Lloydminster Métis Housing Group; Tawaak Housing Association; Native People of Sudbury Development Corporation; Native Inter-Tribal Housing Co-operative; Kinew Housing Incorporated; Namerind Housing Corporation; Centre d’Amité Autochtone de Val d’Or; Metis Urban Housing Corporation; Cariboo Friendship Society; Grey Mountain Housing Society; and Skigen-Elnoog H
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.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 175-199
Description
Looks at barriers preventing Indigenous people from entering the field and offers solutions. Author shares responses to questionnaires issued to Indigenous librarians across Canada.
Reports on the the Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit education, health and social development, environment and wildlife, and the Inuit Knowledge Centre.
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; February 2012
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-212]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ashley Sisco
Margaret Caron-Vuotari
Carole Stonebridge
Greg Sutherland
Gilles Rhéaume
Description
Recommendations include: developing an integrated approach which addresses issues of community and individual well-being, facilitating access to post-secondary education, recruiting and retaining experienced teaching professionals, and improving and maintaining technical infrastructure.