Reports on findings from two surveys: Phase I was conducted in February 2017 and had 85 participants, mainly living off-reserve; Phase II was conducted from June-August 2017 and had 96 participants. Themes which emerged were regulations around mental health and addictions, training and education, creating safe spaces, and funding. Concludes with recommendations.
Family Violence and Aboriginal Communities: Building Our Knowledge and Direction through Community Based Research and Community Forums
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
L. Jane McMillan
Description
Study conducted over five years consulted with over 150 Mi'kmaq through interviews, focus groups, and community forums in order to develop strategies to address violence.
Looks at the effects of government policy in both Australia and Canada and the lack of progress addressing long term solutions for Aboriginal communities.
[Appendix A: Portrait of the Situation for English-speaking First Nations: Accessing Health and Social Services in English in the Province of Quebec]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Coalition of English-speaking First Nations in Quebec (CESFNCQ)
Description
Discusses broad issues and challenges as well as difficulties associated with residing in a predominantly francophone province and identifies key priority areas. Includes community profiles and results of survey of residents.
CBC website tracks progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action in child welfare, education, language and culture, health, justice and reconciliation.
Outlines the context in the 15 years prior to the Act in terms of the legal regime, funding, and the roles of the Role of the Expert Panel on Safe Drinking Water for First Nations and the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. Followed by discussion of aspects of the Act including regulatory scope, lack of consultation, third party involvement, capacity, and potential for erosion of First Nations constitutional rights.
Mi'kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island (MCPEI) Justice Program
Justice Canada Indigenous Justice Program
Description
"This resource guide provides a general introduction to justice issues for people who work with Indigenous clients in the Atlantic Canadian justice system."
Report provides overview of women's experiences in the systems, suggestions for policy changes, examination of access to and treatment in justice system, examination of women in the correctional system, and 96 recommendations to the Government of Canada for improvements.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 1, 2018, pp. [8]-19
Description
Literature review focuses on rate of criminal activity and re-offense, stigma, lack of support services, and the ongoing effects of intergenerational trauma. Suggests future research on aging with FASD and helpful interventions.
Looks at key themes which emerged from year long consultations with Aboriginal communities, Aboriginal Children's Aid Societies, service providers and organizations.
Guide for developing plans to deal with short-term situations such as fire, extreme weather conditions, hazardous spills, disease outbreak, search and rescue of missing citizens, and alleged suicide, homicide, assault, etc. Based on the work of Kwanlin Dün First Nation.
University of Victoria Centre for Aboriginal Health Research
Description
Documentary takes a critical look at the environmental public health challenge as expressed by First Nations peoples living in Canada.
Duration: 30:15.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 1-23
Description
Study includes 13 Indigenous offenders and 14 corrections staff who participated in focus groups or personal interviews about non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and its treatment. Responses are analyzed using a culturally informed qualitative approach. Culturally-informed and culturally-based interventions appear fundamental in reducing NSSI.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 325-330
Description
Looks at initiative involving activities, individual and family treatment programs, public education and community mobilization, and law enforcement strategies using logic models.
Looks at structural and cultural violence against American Indian women.
Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth College, University of Massachusetts, 2011.
Editorial: Jordan's Principle Public Service Announcement in American Sign Language
Jordan's Principle Puts Children First!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2018, p. [4]
Description
Links to a short video which provides information on a legal rule (named for Jordan River Anderson) which attempts to ensure that services are available to First Nations children when they are needed.
Duration: 1:57
ASL Video
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2018, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses the two calls for action for nursing education programs: a call to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and learning and a call to reduce health disparities.
Website contains links, some with access to the full text of presentations, from a conference which explores intellectual thought and cultural development of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Many of the presenters were Canadian.
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Results of project showed that the Indigenous perspective was more wholistic than the mainstream and encompassed community safety, environment, beliefs, kinship patterns, social arrangements, and norms of individual, familial and social conduct. Includes case study of a project which failed to move forward because researchers refused to sign a Research Collaboration Agreement.
Related material: Ganohonyohk Tool.
Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies, vol. 27, 2018, pp. 89-136
Description
Article examines the stories of four deceased Aboriginal women: Victoria Rose Paul, Loretta Saunders, Nora Bernard, and Tanya Jean Brooks. Argues policing, mental health and addiction, and socioeconomic fragility contribute to the vulnerability of Indigenous women and discusses these issues in the context of the Marshal Inquiry, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, and the national calls for reconciliation.
Discusses the similar historical experiences and relationship with their respective governments of Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States; the effects on their physical and mental health; and policies and legislation needed to improve their health.
An examination of the connection between the health of indigenous youth and their interactions with the Canadian justice system.
Chapter in Crime Prevention and Community Safety for Children and Youth in Canada edited by Michel Vallée, Tullio Caputo. To view chapter scroll down to page 159.