Looks at barriers faced by Aboriginal students trying to acquire post-secondary education and move into the skilled labour force. Study consisted of interviews/focus groups in three case study communities located in Atlantic Canada, a literature search, and identification of promising practices.
First Nations National Building Officers Association (FNNBOA)
Description
Provides overview of various programs and funding sources available through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, as well as practical information on planning, financial management and administration.
Media’s Role in the Reinforcement of Negative Stereotypes of Indigenous Identity and the Manifestations of Violence toward Murdered Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angie Tucker
Description
Argues that media portrayals of missing and murdered Indigenous women utilize stereotypes and fail to educate the public about how the marginalization produced by colonialism makes these women vulnerable to violence. Looks specifically at how the murders of Winnipeg's Selena Keeper and Calgary's Lacey Jones-McKnight were covered in the Winnipeg Free Press, Calgary Herald and National Post.
English Thesis (M.A.)--East Carolina University, 2016
Refers to Louise Erdrich's novel The Round House, Christine Welsh's documentary Finding Dawn, and Qwo-Li Driskall's poetry collection Walking with Ghosts.
Based upon synthesis of views and perspectives found in published studies, three key areas of concern are: the social ills generated by the wage labour relationship including substance use and domestic stress and reduction in engagement in cultural practices and shared family experiences; environmental effects of the industry and therefore on traditional practices taking place on the land; and a formal role in partnerships in order to establish legally binding protection for their rights.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 4-5, 2016, pp. e342-e346
Description
Recommendations: to provide enough counselling and services for trauma recovery; community response teams to deal with victims, families and perpetrators; community led protection for families; specialized resource packages for families and service providers.
Focuses on the crisis situation and the need for action as everyday a girl or woman is murdered, disappears or is sexually assaulted.
Duration: 1:15:15.
Murders and Disappearances of Indigenous Women and Girls: Planning For Change - Towards a National Inquiry and an Effective National Action Plan, January 30-31, 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Feminist Alliance for International Action
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Discusses twenty-two recommendations from symposium for the design of a national inquiry into murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
Discusses underlying factors that create risk, policy formation and best practices for prevention, provides tools for evaluation, and contributes to Inuit-led research.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 188, no. 5, March 15, 2016, pp. E78-E79
Description
Editorial asserts that missing and murdered aboriginal women should not be just labeled a law enforcement problem, but also a health and societal problem.
Key findings summarized under the following themes: general observations, program sustainability and cost effectiveness, capacity and efficiency, fairness and consistency, transparency, communications, and innovation.
Old house located west of Duck Lake from which the Metis fired during the Northwest Resistance. Trees and shrubs in foreground; side view of house in background.
Reports on responses to 13 questions about experiences of Indigenous girls, consultations with community members about what is happening, and what is needs to be done, and concludes with four recommendations based on research.
Report makes recommendations to: the Governments of Canada and British Columbia, to the RCMP, to local governments in Northeast British Columbia, and to private industry.
Discusses the elements of community well-being, Indigenous understandings of it, the five outcomes (self-knowledge, strong families, self-determination, cultural equity, and vibrant communities), and outlines actions needed at policy, system, and program levels.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 5, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-17
Description
Describes St-Denis’ journey through phases of awakening, exploring, indigenizing, reclaiming and belonging as an integral part of completion of a Indigenous social work degree. Offers a decolonizing critique of social work, its practice and its relationship to contemporary colonizing practices.