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.
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
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.
Race, Ethnicity and Education, vol. 20, no. 4, 2017, pp. 446-462
Description
"Article provides guidance to curriculum designers, textbook writers, teachers and administrators participating in the decolonization of education in Canada".
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.
First Nations National Building Officers Association
Description
Provides information on incentives, pricing options, engaging in community consultation (includes example of 13 slides which could be used in a presentation), and mechanisms for dispute resolution.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 105-130
Description
Examines the reoccurring flooding in Kashechewan as a case study; finds that the repeated flooding and the corresponding damage to housing and community resources is a result of colonial practices, disregard for traditional knowledge, and forced relocations of First Nations people to flood zones.
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.
Journey to Healing: Aboriginal People With Addiction and Mental Health Issues
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Description
Looks at the historical context of Indigenous gambling, how these traditions have been maintained and how they continue to influence contemporary gambling practices.
Chapter 20 from Journey to Healing: Aboriginal People With Addiction and Mental Health Issues edited by Peter Menzies and Lynn F. Lavallée.
Discusses the impacts of colonization, intergenerational trauma and other issues which result in over-representation in the child welfare system.
Duration: 41:22.
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
Description
"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
Humans in the Arctic: How to Create a Climate for Change
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Description
Discusses economic realities, challenges and opportunities in the Arctic and argues that there is strong support from both the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community for energy production and exploitation as an opportunity for an improved quality of life.
Duration: 27:29.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 2, Workforce Development, Winter, 2014
Description
Discusses how Turtle Mountain Community College is meeting the educational needs of Native American Indians, strengthening tribal sovereignty and self-determination, and positively affecting people’s lives through its teacher education program.
Forecasts three economic scenarios for the Saskatoon census metropolitan area based on provincial goods producing industries, population growth, and rates of investment in employment and infrastructure.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 4, Nation Building, Summer, 2014
Description
Discusses how guar (industrial crop) cultivation and processing has the potential to provide higher paying jobs and help build the economy of the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
Study concludes children born to teenage mothers are more likely to have dental problems, less likely to do well in school and more likely to fail a grade.
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.