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Author/Creator
Environics Institute for Survey Research
Description
National public opinion survey conducted online (in the provinces) and by telephone (in the Territories) with a representative sample of 5,732 Canadians (ages 18 and over), including 645 persons who identified themselves as Indigenous, between December 14, 2018 and January 16, 2019.
Related material:
Executive Summary.
Aboriginal Peoples Fact and Fiction
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pierre Lepage
Description
3rd edition updated and expanded.
[City of Thunder Bay 2019 Report Responding to the Seven Youth Inquest]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
City of Thunder Bay
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
2017 Report.
2018 Report
(De)Constructing The “Lazy Indian”: An Historical Analysis of Welfare Reform in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Taylor-Neu
Tracy Friedel
Alison Taylor
Tibetha Kemble
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, January 31, 2019, pp. 65-87
Description
Authors highlight ongoing narratives in how Indigenous peoples have been portrayed in Canadian welfare policy discourse from 1867 to the present; discusses the ethical implications of representing Indigenous peoples as “non-productive” and therefor undeserving. Recommends a reformation of policy that is conscious of historic and contemporary colonial dispossession and disenfranchisement.
Diet Quality in Canada: Policy Solutions for Equity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dana Lee Olstad
Norman R.C. Campbell
Kim D. Raine
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 4, January 28, 2019, pp. E100-E102
Description
Authors note that Canada’s new Healthy Eating Strategy does not address social determinants of health (childhood environments, gender, Indigenous status, income, education and occupation) as root causes of poor diet quality; they suggest that a reduction of diet inequities will require policy change.
Doing Our Part: Initial Response to Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Northwest Territories
Description
Thematic list of current programs and policies and discussion of how they could be built upon in the future.
Douglas Cardinal’s Circle of Life Thunderbird House: Lessons in Indigenous Planning and Architecture in Winnipeg’s North End
Theses
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Montpetit
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2019.
Early Childhood Development among First Nations: The Case for Early Intervention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Taylor Rubens-Augustson
Description
Discusses disparate outcomes in health, socioeconomic, and family welfare between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, the importance of early childhood in determining life trajectory, current programs, need for performance data, and future directions.
Enabling First Nations Children to Thrive
Alternate Title
An Assessment of Major Phases of the Research Methodology Used in IFSD’s First Nations Child and Family Services Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Halaina Gaspard
[Scott Edward Bennett]
Description
Study conducted as a result of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling that First Nations children were being discriminated against in the existing child welfare system. Purpose was to: develop reliable data collection, analysis and reporting methodology; provide technical expertise to analyze current agency needs and advice on how to monitor and respond to needs from fiscal and governance perspectives; analyze complete needs assessments; and complete a cost analysis.
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Progress of Implementing the Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
First Nations Youth Inquest: 2019 Report Card on Recommendations [Detailed]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Legal Services]
Description
Inquest investigated the deaths of seven youths who had relocated to Thunder Bay, Ontario to complete their high school education.
Grading Scheme
Food Insecurity in Northern Canada: An Overview
Alternate Title
In Brief (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; no. 2019-18-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Olivier Leblanc-Laurendeau
Description
Brief discussion of causes and consequences and current federal, provincial/territorial, regional and local initiatives.
[Government of Canada 2019 Update on Response to Recommendations of the Chief Coroner of Ontario's Recommendations from Inquest into Deaths of Seven First Nations Youths]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Indigenous Services Canada]
Description
Primary focus of recommendations was education, both on and off-reserve. The youths had relocated from their home communities to Thunder Bay in order to complete high school.
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies (40S): A Course for Independent Study
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
Description
"Field Validation Version."
Highlighting Successful Atlantic Indigenous Businesses
Alternate Title
The Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fred Bergman
Description
Study comprised of an online survey and interviews with businesses, government officials, including Economic Development Officers, and organizations that provided financial support. Five main obstacles were identified: economic conditions, high cost of doing business, access to equity or capital, high cost of borrowing, and restrictive government policies.
Homicide and Indigenous peoples in North America: A structural analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Monchalin
Olga Marques
Charles Reasons
Prince Arora
Aggression and Violent Behavior, vol. 46, 2019, pp. 212-218
Description
A discussion about the link between violence against Indigenous women and embedded colonialism within social structures.
The Indigenous Economic Progress Report 2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Indigenous Economic Development Board
Description
Looks at three core indicators: employment, income, and community well-being; and five underlying indicators: education, entrepreneurship and business development, governance, lands and resources, and infrastructure.
Indigenous Homelessness in Toronto
Alternate Title
2019 Oxford Global Challenge
Indigenous Homelessness in Toronto: Mapping the System
Map the System
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yulika Yoshida-Montezuma
Ashley Mah
Argie Gingoyon
Kahiye Warsame
Harsh Naik
Description
Looks at the problem landscape of contributing factors, the solutions landscape at the various levels of government, gaps and levers of change, and areas for future focus
Related infographic: Indigenous Homelessness in Toronto: Mapping the System.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Web Sites
Author/Creator
Canadian Geographic Education
Description
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Indigenous Veterans: From Memories of Injustice to Lasting Recognition: Report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs
Alternate Title
42nd Parliament, 1st Session, February 2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Neil R. Ellis
Phil McColeman
Gord Johns
Bob Bratina
Shaun Chen ... [et al.]
Description
“A study on the services offered to Indigenous veterans with a focus on the specific needs and issues faced by this population.” Includes recommendations.
Indigenous Voices in the News
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheila North
Karyn Pugliese
Description
Award-winning journalist and former executive director of news and current affairs at the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, discusses the network's philosophy about reporting on elections from an Indigenous perspective and the mainstream media's lack of coverage about Indigenous issues.
International Best Practices for Indigenous Engagement in Major Energy Projects: Building Partnerships on the Path to Reconciliation: Report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Maloney
Richard Cannings
Shannon Stubbs
Ted Falk
David de Burgh Graham … [et al.]
Description
Discusses principles that should be used when building consensus including: early and ongoing consultation, meaningful dialogue, and inclusivity, accessibility and capacity enhancement. Fostering partnerships based on the application of Indigenous knowledge, sustainable and equitable development, infrastructure modernization and energy independence.
"June 2019, 42nd Parliament, 1st Session"
Jordan River Anderson: The Messenger
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board of Canada
Alanis Obomsawin
Alison Burns
Description
Documentary about the ongoing battle faced by the families of First Nations and Inuit children to ensure that they receive the same level of services as non-Indigenous children. Until 2017 these services were not available due jurisdictional disputes between provincial and federal governments despite a stated commitment to Jordan's Principle and the decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
Duration: 1:05:35.
Land of Opportunity: Anti-Black and Settler Logics in the Gentrification of Detroit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessi Quizar
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, 2019, pp. 113-133
Description
Argues that anti-gentrification movement's characterization of it as colonialism is inaccurate and actually erases and appropriates the Indigenous experience of colonization.
Māori with Lived Experience of Disability, Part I
Alternate Title
Māori with Disabilities (Part Two)
Maori with Disabilities (Part Two)
Maori with Lived Experience of Disability, Part I
Wai 2575 Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paula Thérèse King
Description
Related material:
Māori with Disabilities (Part Two).
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
E-Books
Author/Creator
West Coast LEAF
Pathways in a Forest: Indigenous Guidance on Prevention-Based Child Welfare
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elba Bendo
Sharnelle JenkinsThompson
Isabelle Busby
Emily Beier
Description
Focuses on seven topics: eight principles of Indigenous child welfare, understanding the overrepresentation of children in care, legal context, root causes, discrepancies in delivery of services, current approaches and recommendations in the area of family violence, current approaches and recommendations in the area of substance use, and improving financial supports for families.
Production, Development, and Environmental Policies: Paradoxical Landscapes in Colonia Aborigen Chaco (Ex-Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpí, Argentina)
Alternate Title
Production, Development, and Environmental Policies: Paradoxical Landscapes in Colonia Aborigen Chaco (Ex-Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpi, Argentina)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carlos Salamanca
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Author discusses the results of an Indigenous development plan carried out between 2005 and 2010 in Colonia Aborigen Chaco, an Indigenous settlement originally established in 1911 as the Aboriginal Reserve of Napalpí, discusses the ongoing effects of colonial violence and programs of assimilation.
Provincial Gang Strategy: Forum & Community Consultation Reports
Alternate Title
Building Healthier Communities: Final Report on Community Recommendations for the Development of the Saskatchewan Prevention / Intervention Street Gang Strategy
Saskatchewan Communities Speak: Provincial Gang Strategy Phase 2 Community Consultation Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Robert Henry
Dave Shanks]
Description
Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.
Public Inquiry Commission on Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Certain Public Services in Québec: Listening, Reconciliation and Progress: Final Report
Alternate Title
Commission d'enquête sur les relations entre les Autochtones et certains services publics
Viens Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jacques Viens
Description
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1b
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming Power and Place Volume 2: A Supplementary Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls; Kepek--Quebec
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Regional Consultation Process on the Reform of the Income Assistance: Final Report: Quebec Region
Alternate Title
Placing Client Wellness at the Heart of Services
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)
Remembering the Forgotten Minority: An Analysis of American Indian Employment Patterns in State and Local Government, 1991–2011
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valerie H. Hunt
Melissa A. Taylor
and Daniel “Ramon” Cox
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 31-54
Description
Study analyzes 24 years of US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission data (1991-2015) from eight states to examine the degree to which Indigenous people are overrepresented in the lower paying, less desirable, non-managerial, public sector positions in local and state government bureaucracies and underrepresented in the more desirable, better paying, managerial positions.
Settler Unfreedoms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shanya Cordis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], May 2019, pp. 9-23
Description
Discussion on how settler colonial theory is being used as a starting out point in theorizing Indigeneity and Blackness with regard to sovereignty.
Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing: The Next Step
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daniel J. Brant
Catherine Irwin-Gibson
Description
Reports on results of survey of housing providers conducted between the end of December 2018 and March 2019; explains the changing demographics of Indigenous populations; and gives the background to the Urban Native Housing Program and the Rural and Native Housing Programs and discusses the implications of the expiry of Operating Grants under them.