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Author/Creator
Family Service Toronto
Description
Looks at the symptoms, the diagnosis and the treatment plan to eradicate poverty in Canada.
Aboriginal Children and Their Caregivers Living With Low Income: Outcomes From a Two-Generation Preschool Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Benzies
Suzanne Tough
Nancy Edwards
Richelle Mychasiuk
Carlene Donnelly
Journal of Child Family Studies, July 14, 2010, pp. 1-8
Description
Reports on outcomes for children and caregivers who were enrolled at One World Child Development Centre in Calgary.
Aboriginal Children and Youth in Canada: Canada Must Do Better
Alternate Title
Position Paper: Aboriginal Children and Youth in Canada: Canada Must Do Better
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council of Provincial Child and Youth Advocates
Description
Report highlights significant key indicators and gaps affecting Aboriginal children and makes recommendations to improve their living conditions and well-being.
Addressing Inuit Women’s Economic Security and Prosperity in the Resource Extraction Industry
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
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.
Beyond the Indian Act: [Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tom Flanagan
Christopher Alcantara
Andre Le Dressay
Description
Looks at the least prosperous demographic group in Canada.
Introduction from: Beyond the Indian Act: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights by Tom Flanagan, Christopher Alcantara, Andre Le Dressay.
Bridges and Barriers 2010: Yukon Experiences with Poverty, Social Exclusion and Inclusion
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel Westfall
Description
Reports on information gathered at Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Workshop and through interviews with community members and service providers.
The Centrality of Education for Indigenous Income Mobility in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Haan
Georgina Chuatico
Jules Cornetet
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 1, 2021, pp. 1-30
Description
Examines the impact of education and identity in predicting the socioeconomic mobility of Indigenous populations.
Child Welfare Devolution in Manitoba: A Bumpy But Necessary Road to Justice
Alternate Title
Fast Facts (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Shauna MacKinnon]
Description
Argues that while the process is not an easy one, Aboriginal control and administration of Aboriginal child welfare is essential to reduce the rates of children in care.
Community Development Approaches to Safety and Wellbeing of Indigenous Children
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daryl J. Higgins
Dances with Dependency: Out of Poverty through Self-Reliance
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Liam Haggarty
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2010, pp. 143-146
Description
Book review of: Dances with Dependency: Out of Poverty through Self-Reliance by Calvin Helin.
Diabetes and Aboriginal Vision Health = Le diabète et la santé oculaire des Autochtones
Articles » General
Author/Creator
A. Paul Chris
Canadian Journal of Optometry, vol. 72, no. 4, August 2010, pp. 8-16
Description
Looks at eye health recommendations for people with diabetes.
Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 8.
A Disproportionate Burden: COVID-19 Labour Market Impacts on Indigenous and Racialized Workers in Canada
Alternate Title
A Disproportionate Burden: COVID-19 Labor Market Impacts on Indigenous and Racialized Workers in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angele Alook
Sheila Block
Grace-Edward Galabuzi
Don't Think of Self-Government: The Debate Over Which Language Should Govern Aboriginal Peoples' Relationship With The State
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Bouchard
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2010.
Drivers of Sexual Health Knowledge for Two-Spirit, Gay, Bi and/or Indigenous Men Who Have Sex with Men (gbMSM)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harlan Pruden
Travis Salway
Theodora Consolacion
Jannie Wing-Sea Leung
Aidan Ablona ... [et al.]
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 11, Soft Launch, Summer, 2021, pp. 93-113
Description
In response to the lack of research on the experiences of Two-Spirit Indigenous men this study examines the need to better differentiate their experiences with other members of the LGBT community.
"Echo Clusters": Are They a Unique Phenomenon of Indigenous Attempted and Completed Suicide?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leonore Hanssens
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 17-26
Description
Comments on the correlation between suicide, alcohol, and substance abuse as well as unemployment and poverty.
Elderly People of Aboriginal Origin in Winnipeg: Their Struggle to Secure Safe and Affordable Housing
Theses
Author/Creator
Lauren Lange
Description
City Planning Thesis (M.C.P.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
The First Nation Governance System: A Brake on Closing the Community Well-being Gap
Alternate Title
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance) ; no. 36
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance)
Description
Argues that current governance practices are responsible for the widening gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities, as measured by the Community Well-being Index (CWB). Scores are based on four factors: education, housing, labour force and income.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
'For Every Border, There is Also a Bridge': Overturning Borders in Young Aboriginal Peoples' Lives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Swanson
Children's Geographies, vol. 8, no. 4, Young People, Border Spaces and Revolutionary Imaginations, 2010, pp. 429-436
Description
Looks at how "borderlands of the mind" have affected Indigenous youth and how they working to overcome them.
From Reserves to Cities (And Back): The Significance of Reserves in Registered Indian Women's Migration
Theses
Author/Creator
Pamela Rose Irvine
Description
Geography and Planning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.
Health Determinants for First Nations in Alberta 2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
[N. Lachance
N. Hossack
C. Wijayasinghe
W. Yacoub
T. Toope]
The Health of First Nations Living Off-Reserve, Inuit, and Métis Adults in Canada: The Impact of Socio-Economic Status on Inequalities in Health
Alternate Title
Health Research Working Paper Series
Working Paper (Statistics Canada); no. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rochelle Garner
Gisèle Carrière
Claudia Sanmartin
Longitudinal Health and Administrative Data Research Team
Heightened Risk of Fire Deaths among Older African Americans and Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Bishai
Sunmin Lee
Public Health Reports, vol. 125, no. 3, May/June 2010, pp. 406-413
Description
Looks at burn/fire deaths in people over the age of 50 with higher rates possibly due to living arrangements.
Hidden Homelessness among Aboriginal Peoples in Prairie Cities
Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jino Distasio
Gina Sylvestre
Susan Mulligan
Description
Chapter 6.3 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis.
The Historical Roots of Social Assistance: An Inadequate Response to the Colonial Destruction of Mi’kmaw Livelihood in Nova Scotia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Declan Cullen
Heather Castleden
Fred Wien
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, 2021, pp. 1-22
Description
Examines the historical origins of the Mi'kmaq's economic dependence into modern times.
History of Aboriginal Child and Family Service
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wendy Whitecloud
Description
Discusses the history non-native social workers within Aboriginal communities and the beginning of First Nations' control of child welfare.
Duration: 7:11.
“Home and Native Land”: Aboriginal Young Women and Homelessness in the City
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lia Ruttan
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Brenda Munro
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 67-77
Description
Examines the findings from a study on the homelessness of young Aboriginal women in the city of Edmonton.
Homeless Aboriginal Men: Effects of Intergenerational Trauma
Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Description
Study sample consisted of 16 men ranging from 26 to 55 years who used the services of the Na‐Me‐Res emergency hostel in downtown Toronto.
Chapter 6.2 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis
Housing, Long Term Care Facilities, and Services for Homeless and Low-Income Urban Aboriginal People Living with HIV/AIDS
Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series; 04-019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of study which conducted survey of service providers and facilities in select Canadian cities, and five individuals with the disease. Found that existing facilities were under-utilized and more culturally relevant options were needed.
Originally published in 2004, revised in 2010.
I Want To Tell You A Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild)
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 114-121
Description
A discussion of how colonialism created the conditions that were used to justify the removal of Indigenous children from their families, both historically and in modern times. The author use her own personal story as means to discuss its effects.
Impact of the Model Schools Literacy Project on Literacy and Fiscal Outcomes in First Nations in Canada
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2021-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Simon Lapointe
CSLS Research Report
Description
Contains a review of the literature discussing socio-economic outcomes associated with improved literacy in the areas of employment, wages, crime, health and social engagement, and projections about the effects of expanding the Martin Family Initiative to communities across Canada.
The Income Gap between Aboriginal Peoples and the Rest of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel Wilson
David Macdonald
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelton H. Davies
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-17
Description
Contends that climate change and green house gas emissions are negatively affecting the economies and health of third world developing countries.
Indigenous Youth Conflict Intervention: The Transformation
of Butterflies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Cormier
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 23-33
Description
Looks at why the author's daughter was drawn to her Aboriginal identity; and examines the use of alternative methods of education focusing on Indigenous knowledge and peace building activities that encourage healing, and reconciliation for Aboriginal youth.
Inferiorizing Indigenous Communities and Intentional Colonial Poverty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven W. Koptie
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 96-106
Description
The author examines his life-work of community development and healing work in northern Aboriginal communities of Ontario in a reflective and narrative way.
Living Conditions of the Elders of the First Nations of Quebec: Condensed Version
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda Simon
Living Conditions of the Elders of the First Nations of Quebec: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda Simon
Māori Cultural Concepts and Service Provision for Homeless Māori Men
Alternate Title
Maori Cultural Concepts and Service Provision for Homeless Maori Men
Theses
Author/Creator
Des Ellis
Description
Psychology Thesis (MSocSc)--University of Waikato, 2010
Mutual Incomprehension: The Cross Cultural Domain of Work in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva McRae-Williams
Rolf Gerritsen
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, 2010, pp. 1-27
Description
Discusses how cultural workforce perspectives based on kinship, disadvantage Aboriginal residents in the non-Indigenous workforce which is based on employment as identity.
No Action, No Progress
Alternate Title
No Action, No Progress: FAFIA’s Report on Canada’s Progress in Implementing the 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
Description
"Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action Report on Canada's Progress in Implementing Priority Recommendations Made by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in 2008".
Nothing to Report: A Report on Progress in Implementing Priority Recommendations made by the Committee in its 2008 Concluding Observations on Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
B.C. CEDAW [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women] Group
Description
Contends that the Government of British Columbia stands in violation of its obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Nowhere to Go: Homeless in Saskatoon [Part One]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marjorie Beaucage
Description
Interviews with homeless and former homeless people as part of a campaign to give a voice to the homeless. Part 1 of 2.
Duration: 23:21.
Nunavik in Figures 2020
Alternate Title
Nunavik Statistics Program
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Andrée Caron
Karen Everett
Description
Related material: Nunavik in Figures 2020 -- Sources.
Pan-Territorial Report: A Study of Women's Homelessness North of 60
Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Judie Bobb
Rian van Bruggen
Shylah Elliott
Lyda Fuller
Mira Hache ... [et al.]
Description
Results of interviews or focus group sessions with 205 women (66 in the Northwest Territories, 66 in Yukon and 73 in Nunavut). Fifty-three percent were Inuit, 30 percent First Nations, 10 percent Caucasian, 5 percent Inuvialuit, 1 percent Métis, and 1 percent immigrant.
Chapter 4.5 of Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau ... [et al.].
Pathways for Indigenous School Leavers to Undertake Training or Gain Employment
Alternate Title
Resource Sheet (Closing the Gap Clearinghouse) ; no. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Boyd H. Hunter
Prevalence and Correlates of Food Insecurity in Inuit Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Huet
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2010.
Prevent Childhood Obesity in Your Aboriginal Community: A Guide for Service Providers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Best Start Resource Centre
Prevention Key to Combating Troubling Diabetes Epidemic
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Delaney Windigo
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 3, March 2010, p. 12
Description
Comments on the disproportionate number of First Nations women developing Type 2 diabetes and the need for early preventative measures.
Article found by scrolling to page 12.
Prevention Strategies Related to Missing or Murdered Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Darling
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 1, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Law Enforcement and Prevention, January 2021, pp. 159-182
Description
An examination of the strategies from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families to focus on prevention and economic mobility to improve the outcomes for Indigenous women and children.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 159.
Promoting Educational Equity for Indigenous Children in Canada through Quality Early Childhood Programs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Description
Looks at indicators of equity gaps and policy reforms that would reduce equity gaps.