1986 Annual Report - Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research. - 1986.
Historical note:
Historical note:
Reports results of literature search and qualitative and quantitative survey data from 29 women living in Arviat, Salluit, Inuvik, and Baker Lake. Study's focus was sexual violence and harassment in the workplace, and identifying gaps, opportunities and recommendations to ensure women's safety and economic security.
Related material: Literature Review.
Discusses the barriers and lack of community engagement in a job program designed to improve employment for underrepresented groups in British Columbia.
Compilation of primary sources, mainly newspaper articles.
Created to accompany workshop facilitated by Dr. Niigaan Sinclair.
Discusses cost projections for homes, and direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts, and proposes a national collaborative process.
Results organized under six headings: demographics, language and culture, education and training, skills and work readiness, labour market indicators, and workplace wellbeing and culture.
Results from 1,350 individuals living in 25 communities. Respondents were asked questions about employment, income, ability to meet expenses, retirement, cultural practices, First Nations language skills, and physical health.
Addresses the issue of individuals at the university benefiting from fraudulent claims of Indigenous identity.
Utilizes data from the Census of Population, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and the Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
Discusses the idea of Indigeneering, engineering from an Indigenous perspective, being used to increase participation and awareness of engineering in Indigenous communities.
Provides guidance for short- and long-term planning based on current labour market analysis.
Review conducted to "identify the relationships, correlations, and possible causations between housing and four socio-economic outcomes: education, health, the labour market, and Indigenous languages."
Reprint of 1982 Manitoba Metis Federation position paper, Manitoba Métis Federation Inc. Position Paper On Child Care and Family Services
Examines the use of Indigenous knowledge in the training and education of Indigenous youth to prepare them for the job market.
Brief literature review focuses on challenges faced by students, Indigenous strengths and supporting success.
Research consisted of survey and semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions with 22 respondents. Study found: limited job opportunityand longevity of employment, inadequate pay scale for hours worked, uequal work expectations, limited opportunities for advancement, inadequate harm prevention, gender or race harassement/discrimination with absence of grievance mechanisms, poor environmental practices, and limited economic benefits to Indigenous people.
Discusses language as a socio-economic characteristic, a determining factor with respect to the labour market, and barriers created by reduced fluency in English and/or French. Concludes with recommendations and courses of action.