International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 2, Death and Dying: Healing and Supporting Journeys, December 2018, pp. 8-28
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Using a targeted literature search, critiques mainstream approaches to suicidology and suicide prevention because they ignore key social and structural dimensions of Aboriginal suicide.
BC Studies, no. 197, Spring, April 24, 2018, pp. 107-121
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Discusses the text and its critical framework—title page, introduction, and other framing elements. Considers the roles of Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Chief Joe and his wife Mary Capilano as co-authors, and the decolonization of the text by reconnecting it to unceded Coast Salish lands using platform called ArcGIS Story-Map Journals,
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 109, no. 5-6, December 2018, pp. 710-716
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Examines the successes of a culturally appropriate early childcare and development program and challenges in implementing home visits in three communities in Québec; stresses the importance of hiring local Indigenous female family support workers (FSW) to provide culturally safe programming and outreach services.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 16/17, no. 1, 2018, pp. 21-50
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Article examines Supreme Court of Canada decision in the landmark case to see to what extent judges gave equal weight to Indigenous legal traditions.
Legislation and Cases Cited:Canadian Charter of Rights and FreedomsConstitution Act, 1867,
Constitution Act, 1982,
Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996Royal Proclamation (1763)
A summary of 15 semi-directed interviews with Cree and Inuit Elders, conducted in June of 2012 regarding climate change and the health of polar bears. Participants unanimously agreed on the reality of a warming climate and a prolonged ice-free season, but differed by community in their perception of the health of the polar bears
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
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Looks at child-care use, types of child-care arrangements, and satisfaction with options available. Uses data from the 2016 First Nations Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 1, 2018, pp. [50]-54
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French language transcript, with English translation, of a speech given by a student from The Sacred Heart School of Montreal, about on-reserve boil water advisories, urban infrastructure, and access to medicine, nutrition and food security issues.
Given at Art Oratoire, a public speaking competition in Quebec.
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 200-214
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Focuses on Standing Rock Sioux Water Protectors' fight against construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, United States v. Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska’s defense of Blackbird Bend.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. [1]-19
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Study surveys members of 19 Anishinabek First Nations in northeastern Ontario, about perceived impact of devolution of federal and provincial programs and services on mino-bimaadiziwin (good health). Results suggest that interventions have reduced community solidarity, led to higher unemployment, poorer health, and reliance on materialism, technology, and social programs.
Looks at a First Nation that formed the first Aboriginal Economic Development Commission (EDC) in Canada focused on business attraction, retention and facilitation.