Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development
Description
Profiles select initiatives developed by the Eel River Bar First Nation, Labrador Inuit Development Corporation, Lennox Island First Nation, and Membertou, a Mi'kmaw community.
Examines sentencing circles and their potential to change the lives of victims, offenders, and community; also looks at a new relationship between community and government.
Discusses five models of aggregation: single-tier, two-tier, power sharing through treaties, and special purpose bodies with and without specific legislated powers, and the utility of each type.
Rural and Remote Nursing Practice: An Analysis of Policy Documents
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judith C. Kulig
Elizabeth Thomlinson
Fran Curran
Deana Nahachewsky
Description
Defines "remote", discusses transfer of health services control, impact on nursing, band-employed nurses, and educational preparation.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3/4, Urban American Indian Womens Activism, June 1, 2003, pp. 548-565
Description
Discussion of the Anishinabequek organization that provided services for women and children in an atmosphere that emphasized cultural retention and Indigenous pride.
Child was 20-month-old who sustained severe and permanent injuries due to child abuse while under the supervision of the Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency. Panel made findings and recommendations in six areas: information sharing, staffing, case management, coordination of services, and government support.
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Demographics provided include, health, education, social conditions, housing, self-government of First Nations and Canadians living north of the 60th parallel.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 195-205
Description
Book review of 6 books:
Our Son, A Stranger by Marie Adams.
Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900 by Sarah Carter.
Trusteeship in Change: Toward Tribal Autonomy in Research Management by R. Clow and I. Sutton (Editors).
In the Shadow of Evil by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump by Gordon Reid.
Blessing For a Long Time: The Sacred Pole of the Omaha Tribe by Robin Ridington.
Includes case studies of the Community Council Project, Aboriginal Legal Services Toronto and the Hollow Water First Nation's Community Holistic Circle Healing Project.
National online survey was conducted in September, 2016 and had a sample of 521 Indigenous and 1,529 non-Indigenous respondents.
Results for individual provinces and regions can be found here.
Topics include definition of relationship, jurisdiction, intergovernmental fiscal relationships, wealth creation, and future actions to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.
Historical background of claim presented to the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) concerning the validity of the surrender of the reserve to the Crown. No inquiry was conducted as the claim was accepted for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy.
Commissioners include: Roger J. Augstine, Daniel J. Bellegarde, and Renée Dupuis. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Focuses on integrated resource management throughout comprehensive claim territories in the Arctic and Subarctic, with special attention on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.