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Final Report: Qualitative Research: The Experiences of Indigenous Communities with Tax Filing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Phoenix Strategic Perspectives
Description
Purpose of study was to identify barriers to filing and benefit uptake. Conducted 12 discussion groups with community and band council members in six Indigenous communities (Sunchild First Nation, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, Cree Nation of Mistissini, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Fort Nelson First Nation); and 42 in-depth telephone interviews with intermediaries
Final revision date: July 28, 2017.
First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Description
Data sources: 2011 to 2016 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from the First Nations Information Governance Centre, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency are also included.
First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study: Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
William Batal
Description
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals
First Nations Policing Sector Study: Module 2 & 3 Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sixdion
Description
Module two breaks down responses to questionnaires in terms of challenges arising from: social conditions, tripartite agreements, political environment, by-law enforcement, lack of technological resources, and media coverage of issues.
Module three is comparative analysis of factors such as level of service, budgets, and community demographics.
Setting the Context
Access Modules 4 &
First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES): Peoples Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chiefs of Ontario
Description
Information for four age groups: adults (over 18), youth (12-17), and parents or guardians of children age 0 to 5 and 6 to 11. Thirty First Nations from Ontario participated and survey was conducted between November 2013 and May 2015.
Food Insecurity among Inuit Living in Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Insights on Canadian Society, February 1, 2017, pp. 1-12
Description
Statistics for adults aged 25 and over from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
Food Insecurity and Food Consumption by Season in Households with Children in an Arctic City: A Cross-sectional study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Huet
James D. Ford
Victoria L. Edge
Jamal Shirley
Nia King ... [et al.]
BMC Public Health, vol. 17, 2017, p. article no. 578
Description
Study conducted in Iqaluit, Nunavut concluded that food insecurity is a critical issue, with one-third of households with children experiencing food insecurity.
Food Security and Mining in Nunatsiavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Johanna Tuglavina
Deborah Simmons
Russell Claus
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 39-41
Description
Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.
Guilty by Design: A Critical Race Analysis of the Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples in an Era of Reconciliation
Theses
Author/Creator
Karlie Gurski
Description
Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
The Health of Cree, Inuit and Southern Quebec Women: Similarities and Differences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudette Lavallée
Chantal Bourgault
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 91, no. 3, May/June 2000, pp. 212-217
Description
Research review findings include, higher proportion of young women in north; Aboriginal women had more responsibilities than other women; higher smoking rates among Inuit women; lower cholesterol, higher blood glucose among Cree women.
Hearing about the Realities of Intimate Partner Violence in the Northwest Territories from Frontline Service Providers: Final Report
Alternate Title
Northwest Territories Research Project Report for Territorial Stakeholders: Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Report for Territorial Stakeholders
Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Heather Fikowski
Description
Study focused on identifying the needs of women, gaps and associated challenges in service provision, and strategies for developing non-violent communities. It took place over the course of five years and involved individual interviews and focus groups with RCMP, community health nurses, shelter and victim services workers, counsellors and social workers.
Homelessness and Hidden Homelessness in Rural and Northern Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carol Kauppi
Bill O'Grady
Rebecca Schiff
Fay Martin
Housing as a Social Determinant of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Housing Conditions and Respiratory Hospitalizations among First Nations People in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gisèle M. Carrière
Rochelle Garner
Claudia Sanmartin
Health Reports, vol. 28, no. 4, April 2017, pp. 9-15
Description
Even after adjusting for housing conditions, household income and residential location, odds were three times higher for on-reserve First Nations and two times higher for off-reserve First Nations than for non-Aboriginals.
Data from the 2006 Census linked to the Discharge Abstract Database were used.
The Housing Conditions of Aboriginal People in Canada: Census of Population, 2016
Alternate Title
Census in Brief
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Anderson
Housing Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Tribal Areas: A Report from the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs
Alternate Title
Housing Needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Urban Areas: A Report from the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs
Housing Needs of Native Hawaiians: A Report from the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs
Mortgage Lending on Tribal Land: A Report from the Assessment of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Pindus
G. Thomas Kingsley
Jennifer Biess
Diane Levey
Jasmine Simington ... [et al.]
Description
The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus Among the Métis of Western Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon G. Bruce
Ethnicity & Health, vol. 5, no. 1, February 2000, pp. 47-57
Description
Discusses how individuals, with diabetes, reported activity limitations at work, home and in leisure activities.This same group were also at greater risk for suffering heart disease.
Indigenous Housing Employment Benchmarking Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Burr
Steve Pomeroy
Description
Reports results from a survey of 135 housing providers to check status of Indigenous employment, obtain information on training experiences, and gauge how organizations were coping as housing agreements expired.
Includes 11 case studies: Lloydminster Métis Housing Group; Tawaak Housing Association; Native People of Sudbury Development Corporation; Native Inter-Tribal Housing Co-operative; Kinew Housing Incorporated; Namerind Housing Corporation; Centre d’Amité Autochtone de Val d’Or; Metis Urban Housing Corporation; Cariboo Friendship Society; Grey Mountain Housing Society; and Skigen-Elnoog H
Indigenous Incarceration: Unlock the Facts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia]
Description
Looks at the high rates of incarceration of Indigenous Australians and the economic and social costs of imprisonment, advocates for a holistic approach to reduce over-representation in the criminal justice system, and discusses possible initiatives and their cost.
Investing in Canada's Future Prosperity: An Economic Opportunity for Canadian Industries: Methods and Sources Paper
Alternate Title
Reconciliation: Growing Canada's Economy by $27.7 Billion, pt. II
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fiscal Realities Economists
Description
Statistics on Indigenous representation in the labour force, and comparison of equalized participation rates and type of employment in each of the provinces and territories.
It's Not What But How! Social Services Issues Affecting Aboriginal Peoples: A Review of Projects
E-Books
Author/Creator
Douglas Durst
Maori and the New Zealand Corrections System
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David A. Yeboah
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 19-21
Description
Discusses rates of offending and re-offending, socio-economic characteristics of offenders and efforts to reduce number of offences.
Mass Testing and Underdevelopment of Inner-City Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Hesch
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 46, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 49-64
Description
Discusses how standardized testing contributes to class polarization and underdevelopment in Manitoba's core neighbourhoods.
Needs Assessment of Indigenous People in Gatineau
E-Books
Author/Creator
Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ)
Needs Assessment of Indigenous People in Québec City, 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ)
Northern Indicators 2000
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pia Newell-Santiago
Description
Primary data source Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM).
Nunavik Comparative Price Index [2000]
Alternate Title
Recherche en ligne
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Pierre Fréchette
Jean-François Langlais
Tanya Lynn Strong
Nunavut Census Occupied Dwelling Counts, 2011 and 2016 (Revised)
Alternate Title
Nunavut Total Private Dwellings and Occupied Private Dwellings by Usual Residents, Region and Community, 2001 and 2016 Censuses
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 and 2016 Censuses of Population, Catalogue 98-402-X2016001.
Nunavut: Inuit Regain Control of Their Lands and Their Lives
Alternate Title
IWGIA Document ; no. 102
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jose Kusugak
Jack Hicks
Graham White
Peter Jull
Johan Amagoalik ... [et al.]
Nunavut Labour Force, Highest Certificate, Diploma and Degree by Region and Community, 2016 Census [3 tables]
Alternate Title
Labour Force Activity fro the Total Population 15 Years and Over, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Population 25 to 64 Years with Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Proportion of the Population 25 to 64 Years by Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree, by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2016 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Catalogue #98-401-X2016055.
Nunavut Residential Construction Investment, 1999 to 2016
Alternate Title
Nunavut Investment in Residential Construction, 1999 to 2016
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Source: Statistics Canada, Residential Construction Investment, CANSIM (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) Table 026-0013.
Nunavut Taxfilers with Low Income by Region and Community, 2004 to 2015
Alternate Title
Nunavut Taxfilers with Low Income
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
One table for each year.
Source: Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division, Annual Income Estimates for Census Families and Individuals.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Pathways to Justice: An Inquiry into the Incarceration Rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Final Report
Alternate Title
Report (Australian Law Reform Commission) no. 133
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Law Reform Commission
Peruvian Women, Indigenous Women: Different Faces, Same Problems, Same Expectations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tarcila Rivera Zea
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Indigenous Women, July/August/September 2000, pp. 34-37
Description
Investigates links between gender and poverty in Peru.
To access this article scroll down to page 34.
A Portrait of Aboriginal Financial Institutions: Fiscal 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA)
Description
Provides statistics on lending activity; support of businesses, jobs, and the economy; loan portfolios; operations; and profitability,
Property Insurance On-reserve: Present Arrangements, and Innovations to Reduce the Cost: Final Report
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tony Wellman
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Focuses on results of survey conducted with 116 First Nations.
Public Opinion on Canadian Aboriginal Issues, 1976-98: Persistence, Change and Cohort Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Rick Ponting
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 32, no. 3, September 1, 2000, pp. 44-75
Description
Patterns in attitudes towards Aboriginal issues held by Canadians born in five different eras.
Reconciliation, Social Equity and Indigenous Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra J Eades
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, May/June 2000, pp. 3-4
Description
Reports on a whole range of health and societal yardsticks that influence health inequities for Indigenous Australians.
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Educational Ambitions
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Families
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Anne-Marie Nadeau
David Emond]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of the Unemployed
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REEES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Workers
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Factors for Success and Obstacles to Employment
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Isabel Rojas Martel]
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Overview of Young Parents in School
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
REES: Quebec First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: Youth Social Environment
E-Books
Author/Creator
Angela Mashford-Pringle
Report on the 2017 Employee Engagement Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Finance, Government of Nunavut
Description
Survey asked indeterminate, term and casual employees with at least six months of continuous service to rate 55 statements. Twenty-one were benchmark questions common to federal, provincial and territorial government public service Engagement Surveys across Canada. Total of 1,692 respondents participated.
Report: Under Suspicion: Research and Consultation Report on Racial Profiling in Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Saskatchewan First Nations Health Status Report, 2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Health Surveillance and Assessment Unit
First Nations Inuit Health Branch]
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Statistics on demographics, opioid overdose, immunization, communicable disease, social determinants of health, and diabetes,