Clear Skies: A Family Violence Story
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Healthy Aboriginal Network
Zoe Hopkins
Ezra Claytan Daniels
Sean Muir
Tara Audibert
Description
Video version of graphic novel.
Duration: 15:01.
Climate Change and Food Security in the North: A Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katelyn Friendship
Description
Brief review looks at publications from 2005-2010.
Climate Change through an Intersectional Lens: Gendered Vulnerability and Resilience in Indigenous Communities in the United States
Alternate Title
General Technical Report (Pacific Northwest Research Station) ; PNW-GTR-923
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kirsten Vinyeta
Kyle Powys Whyte
Kathy Lynn
Description
Literature synthesis.
Closing the Aboriginal Education Gap in Canada: The Impact on Employment, GDP, and Labour Productivity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Calver
International Productivity Monitor, no. 28, Spring, 2015, pp. 27-46
Description
Suggests there could be large economic gains from further investments to improve Aboriginal education.
Closing the Circle: A Case for Reinvesting in Aboriginal Child, Youth and Family Services in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU)
Description
Outlines detailed recommendations on ways to improve the Aboriginal child welfare system.
Closing the Education Gap in Canada: Assessing Progress and Estimating the Economic Benefits
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2015-03
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Matthew Calver
CSLS Research Report
Description
Assessment of educational attainment and labour market outcomes between 2001 and 2011 and updated estimates of benefits accrued by eliminating the gap. Statistics broken down by province, sex, age, Aboriginal identity, registered Indian status, and residence on- and off- reserve.
Appendix.
'Closing the Gap': How Maternity Services Can Contribute to Reducing Poor Maternal Infant Health Outcomes For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Kildea
S. Kruske
L. Barclay
S. Tracy
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 3, August 6, 2010, p. article no. 1383
Description
Reviews current services, initiatives & challenges to the delivery of safe maternity services for Aboriginal women in rural and remote areas of Australia.
Closing the Gap: Prime Minister’s Report 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tony Abbot
Closing the Gap: Seeking Reconciliation, Advancing First Nations Well Being and Human Rights: Submission to Canada's Premiers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Lists proposed commitments to address issues.
The CMHR and the Ongoing Crisis of Murdered or Missing Indigenous Women: Do Museums Have a Responsibility to Care?
Alternate Title
Canadian Museum of Human Rights and the Ongoing Crisis of Murdered or Missing Indigenous Women: Do Museums Have a Responsibility to Care?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amber Dean
Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, vol. 37, no. 2-3, Caring for Difficult Knowledge: Prospects for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights , 2015, pp. 147-165
Description
Discusses whether the Canadian Museum of Human Rights has a responsibility to address the ongoing impact of Canada's colonization of Indigenous peoples, examines the controversy surrounding The Forgotten exhibition and looks at Rebecca Belmore's performance pieces Vigil and Trace.
Co-location of a Government Child Welfare Unit in a Traditional Aboriginal Agency: A Way Forward in Working in Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Kreitzer
Jean Lafrance
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 34-44
Description
Discusses family enhancement approaches that combine traditional worldviews and western theories of child and family practice, and the benefits for workers, families, and Aboriginal communities.
Colonial Exploitation: The Canadian State and the Trafficking of Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn Bourgeois
UCLA Law Review, vol. 62, no. 6, 2015, pp. 1426-1463
Description
Argues that colonialism and state's actions are responsible for Aboriginal women's vulnerability to trafficking.
Colonial Roots, Contemporary Risk Factors: A Cautionary Exploration of the Domestic Trafficking of Aboriginal Women and Girls in British Columbia, Canada
Alternate Title
Narrating Native Histories
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sarah Hunt
Alliance News, no. 33, Beyond Anti-Trafficking Frameworks, July 2010, pp. 27-31
Description
Comments on the disproportionate number of sexually exploited Aboriginal female youth in British Columbia.
Comic Book Study: Path of the Warrior: English 120-130
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Campbell
Description
Developed to accompany Richard Van Camp's graphic novel about gangs and physical fitness.
Community- and Individual-level Factors Associated with Smoking and Heavy Drinking among Aboriginal People in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hmwe Hmwe Kyu
Katholiki Georgiades
Harriet L. MacMillan
Michael H. Boyle
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 2, January/February 2015, pp. 22-28
Description
Variables included: place of residence, community socio-economic status, perceived social problems, age, sex, education, income, employment, marital status, Aboriginal heritage and social support. Data from 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
Community Based Participatory Project: Engaging Individuals/Families in the Development of Programs to Enhance Health and Well-Being: Métis Nation - Saskatchewan: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
V. R. Ramsden
K. Patrick
C. Bourassa
J. Crowe
S. McKay
K. Sanderson
Description
Survey conducted to understand the impacts of social, economic and cultural conditions on health and the community.
Updated and revised July 25, 2010.
Community Based Participatory Project: Engaging Individuals/Families in the Development of Programs to Enhance Health and Well-Being
Documents & Presentations
Description
Power point presentation given at the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund Conference, Sharing of Wisdom Keepers: Translating the AHTF Experience, June 9 - 10, 2010.
A Community-based Participatory Research Methodology to Address, Redress, and Reassess Disparities in Respiratory Health among First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Punam Pahwa
Sylvia Abonyi
Chandima Karunanayake
Donna C. Rennie
Bonnie Janzen
Shelley Kirychuk
Joshua A. Lawson
Tarun Katapally
Kathleen McMullin
Louise Hagel
Roland F. Dyck
Mark Fenton
Vivian Ramsden
Niels Koehncke ... James A. Dosman
BMC Research Notes, vol. 8, 2015, p. article no. 199
Description
Results based on interview-based surveys and data from 874 individuals from two reserve communities in Saskatchewan.
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
Community Perspectives on Food Insecurity and Obesity: Focus Groups With Caregivers of Métis and Off-Reserve First Nations Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jasmin Bhawra
Martin J. Cooke
Rhona Hanning
Piotr Wilk
Shelley L. H. Gonneville
International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 14, no. 1, 2015, p. article 96
Description
Interviewees identified low income, reliance on energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods due affordability and length of shelf life, and lack of access to transportation and country foods as underlying causes.
Community Resource Guide: What Can I Do to Help Families of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Community Safety in Australian Indigenous Communities: Service Providers' Perceptions
Alternate Title
AIC Reports. Research and Public Policy Series ; 110
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Matthew Willis
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Community Well-Being Among the Registered Indian and Non-Aboriginal Populations in Winnipeg: Trends Over Time and Spatial Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Dafna Kohen
Chris Penney
Sacha Senécal
Eric Guimond
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 2015, pp. 24-45
Description
Findings indicate the CWB Index allows improved comprehension of socioeconomic composition of specific geographic areas of a specific community.
Comparative Approaches to Reconciliation: Canada, United States of America, Australia and New Zealand
Alternate Title
Policy Paper for the Reconciliation Working Group ; PB-2015-03
[ISID Aboriginal Policy Studies Papers]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ben J. Geboe
Description
Looks at government policies and programs in the four countries. Selection based on feedback indicating that initiatives were meeting with some success.
A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Abstracts of works in the Research Series.
Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton.
Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
A Comprehensive Approach to Health Promotion for the Reduction of Dental Caries in Remote Indigenous Australian Children: A Clustered Randomised Controlled Trial
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. F. Roberts-Thomson
G. D. Slade
R. S. Bailie
C. Endean
B. Simmons ... [et al.]
International Dental Journal, vol. 60, no. 3 suppl.2, June 2010, pp. 245-249
Description
Comments on an intervention that did not produce any significant change in oral health behaviours, clinical measures of oral hygiene, or community programs promoting oral health.
Conference Report: Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities Future, Challenges
Alternate Title
Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges, Akureyri, Iceland, October 30-31, 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Embla Eir Oddsdóttir
Már Siguròsson
Sólrún Svandal
Description
Conference highlighted the importance of diversity in gender, social realities, education, economics and cooperation between public and private sectors and living conditions of men and women in the Circumpolar North.
Conjoint Therapy for Intimate Partner Violence Among Aboriginal Couples: Service Provider's Perspectives on Therapeutic Content and Activities
Alternate Title
Conjoint Therapy for Intimate Partner Violence Among Indigenous Couples: Service Provider's Perspectives on Therapeutic Content and Activities
Theses
Author/Creator
Parisa Ghanbari
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 2015.
Connecting the Dots: Aboriginal Workforce and Economic Development in Alberta: Report of the MLA Committee on the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Workforce Planning Initiative
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pearl Calahasen
Tony Vandermeer
Evan Berger
Verlyn Olson
Description
Summarizes findings from meetings with elected leaders, elders, community members, and representatives of agencies, government and industry. Makes recommendations in the areas of collaboration, coordination, community, capacity, communication and commitment.
Follow-up Report.
Considerations for Successful Transitions between Postsecondary Education and the Labour Market for Aboriginal Youth in Canada: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephanie Merrill
David Bruce
Amanda Marlin
Description
Literature review identifies secondary information in these areas: barriers to employment, career aspirations, rates of success and factors associated with them, and comparison to non-Aboriginal youth.
Contextual Factors That Influence the Achievement of Australia's Indigenous Students: Results from PISA 2000-2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lisa De Bortoli
Sue Thomson
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: Interim Report in Follow-up to the Review of Canada's Sixth and Seventh Reports
Alternate Title
[United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Government's response to Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women's recommendation about investigation of cases of missing or murdered Aboriginal women.
The Corporation and the Tribe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Barker
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 3, Summer, 2015, pp. 243-270
Description
Article investigates how the forces of United States government and corporate interests worked together to entrench imperialist social relations and conditions. Refers to both the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Occupy Oakland movement.
Cost of [the] Revised Northern Food Basket in 2011-2012
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from March 2011 to March 2012. Includes link to list of items in the basket.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2013-2014
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada (NNC)
Description
Measures cost of a nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from March 2011 to March 2014 for comparison purposes. Includes link to list of items in the basket.
Costs and Benefits Study of Residential Thickening for the Quebec First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gaston St-Pierre and Associates
Description
Topics include definition of different housing types, theoretical models of space organization, savings attributable to six stages of density, and results of community consultation.
Counselling Within Inuit Systems in Canada's North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anya Brooker
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [110]-121
Description
Contends that using a family systems therapy approach would benefit the territory of Nunavut.
Crime and Victimization Among American Indians: One Community's Perception of Crime, Violence, and Social Services
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Favian Alejandro Martin
Mona J. E. Danner
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 109-136
Description
Study employs focus group methodology to access how crime and victim services are perceived by an American Indian community.
CSR, Mining, and Sustainability in the Circumpolar North: The Role of Government in the Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Jackson
Description
Political Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.
Cultural Identity and Familial Relationships as Protective Factors Against Intimate Partner Violence Among American Indian and Alaska Native Mothers
Theses
Author/Creator
N. Diane Gout
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University, 2010.
Culture at the Centre of Community Based Aged Care in a Remote Australian Indigenous Setting: A Case Study of the Development of Yuendumu Old People's Programme
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Smith
J. J. Grundy
H. J. Nelson
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 1422, October 26, 2010, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines comprehensive program developed to manage services for elderly Warlpriri people using operating principles of community control and cultural comfort.
The Culture of Strengths Makes Them Feel Valued and Competent: Aboriginal Children, Child Welfare, and a School Strengths Intervention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Keith Brownlee
Edward Rawana
Julia MacArthur
Michelle Probizanski
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 106-113
Description
Discusses the implementation of a culturally sensitive strengths-based intervention approach within an elementary school, and looks at its value to Aboriginal children from the child welfare system.
Current Evidence on Factors That Impact Aboriginal Peoples' Resiliency and Vulnerability to HIV/AIDS
Alternate Title
Population-Specific HIV/AIDS Status Report: Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Public Health Agency of Canada
Description
Chapter 4 of Population-Specific HIV/AIDS Status Report: Aboriginal Peoples. Examines social, economic and behavioural determinants of health.
Current Health Services, Chapter 3
Alternate Title
[Implementing the Vision] ; Chapter 3
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Council
Description
Chapter 3 of series looks at the health care system including limitations in decision making and governance.
Duration: 5:52.
Current Knowledge on Child Sexual Abuse in Indigenous Populations of Canada and the United States: A Literature Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Xavier Barsalou-Verge
Mélanie M. Gagnon
Renée Séguin
Christian Dagenais
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 3, 2015, pp. 65-82
Description
Study results revealed wide variations in rates of CSA ranging from 0.8% to 40% among men and from 7.2% to 53% among women.
Daily Life of the Inuit
Alternate Title
Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pamela R. Stern
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.
Dancing with Power: Aboriginal Health, Cultural Safety and Medical Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Gregory Phillips
Description
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Monash University, 2015.
Dead Dogs and Living History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tina Loo
Canada's History, vol. 90, no. 2, 2010, pp. 49-50
Description
Comments on the alleged slaughter of Inuit sled dogs by the RCMP, in the 1950s to the 1970s, and the Qikiqtani Truth Commissions' investigation of the allegations.