Reports responses of 319 individuals who were asked questions about family life, income nd employment, education, housing and homeless, public accommodation, harassment and violence, police interactions and prisons, health and identity documents.
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2008 Survey Results.
Looks at the economic outlook globally, in Canada generally, and in Alberta specifically and how it might affect Métis employment in the province.
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2015 Report.
2019 Report.
Aboriginal Health, Healing, and Wellness in the Downtown Eastside Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kinwa Bluesky
Description
Goal of study was to gather information on extent of culturally appropriate health supports and to make recommendations that would increase integration of traditional, spiritual and cultural practices into existing services and programming.
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 10-15
Description
Comparison of North American Indian, Metis and Inuit/Innu offenders; based on data gathered by Correctional Service of Canada’s Offender Management System (OMS), Offender Intake Assessment (OIA) process, and Community Intervention Scale (CIS).
Covers: historical factors, demographics, socio-economic factors, aboriginal people and the justice system, changes within the present system, and points for discussion.
Provides statistical information on correlates of prevalence and severity derived from eleven descriptive studies, and identifies areas needing further research.
Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ)
Description
Position paper submitted to the Guébec's Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones as part of the consultation process on a government action plan on Aboriginal social development.
Includes discussion of the context of colonization, barriers to justice, needs of survivors, and promising practices and innovative models, as well as a case law review and analysis, and suggestions for moving forward.
Article reports on the findings of three case studies conducted in Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand; shows that health systems in these countries have not addressed barriers to health care arising from multiple factors (or aggravated forms) of discrimination, such as the intersection between disability and indigeneity. Makes recommendations for improvement.
International Survey on Adult Education for Indigenous Peoples: Country Study: Norway
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Svein Lund
Description
Looks at adult education for Sami people including professional education for job qualification, unemployment reduction, and maintenance of Sami language and culture.
Manual designed to help Indigenous women and service providers address key aspects of violence, as well as understand Indigenous women’s legal rights on matters related to leaving a violent relationship.
Jasmin Bhawra; Martin J. Cooke; Yanling Guo; Piotr Wilk
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, vol. 37, no. 3, March 2017, pp. 77-86
Description
Results show Indigenous children are at risk of being overweight or obese if there is very low food security and a poor school environment that exposed them to racism, bullying, and drugs.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 183-192
Description
Examines the collected data from educational workshop participants used to examine characteristics associated with positive & negative attitudes and beliefs about those who are living with HIV, based on categories such as age, gender and location.
Basic Income Guarantee and First Nations: Cautions for Implementation
Basic Income Guarantee Series
Research Paper (Northern Policy Institute) ; no. 19
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gayle Broad
Jessica Nadjiwon-Smith
Description
Discusses suitability of Ontario's basic income guarantee program. Looks at differences between poverty experienced by First Nations as opposed to general population, challenges associated with administration, results of literature review on implementation, and identifies questions that should be asked during the evaluation phase.
Subjects covered include: population, education, health and housing conditions, social assistance, political participation and self-government, and labour force activity.
Annual reference report on the demographic, social and economic conditions of First Nations people on and off-reserve. Topics include population, education, health and social conditions, housing, self-government and economic and labour force activity.
Breaking Down the Barriers - Address the Emerging Epidemic
Articles » General
In Touch, vol. 15, Summer, 2000, pp. 1-22
Description
Based around the national HIV/AIDS Leadership Conference: Breaking the Barriers - Addressing the Emerging Epidemic, Regina, March 14-16. Recommended outcomes will be used by the Assembly of First Nations to develop an action plan on HIV/AIDS.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research-Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-32
Description
Uses U.S. census data and linear regression model to predict per capital income and house hold income for Hawaiians and compares information to U.S. census data in California.
Adapted for the Alberta context from the KAIROS Blanket Exercise, an interactive learning experience focusing on the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada. Themes explored are: assimilation, discrimination, Indigenous rights and reconciliation.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indochina, October/November/December 2000, pp. 16-21
Description
Discusses relations between the Akha highland peoples and the lowlanders as well as the role opium production and consumption plays in their lives.
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House of Commons Canada, 42nd Parliament, 1st Session ; June 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
MaryAnn Mihychuk
Romeo Saganash
David Yurdiga
Gary Anandasangaree
Mike Bossio ... [et al.]
Description
Reports on information gathered through a series of public hearings involving approximately 100 witnesses, including government officials, Aboriginal organizations, communities, service providers, and professional organizations, and a meeting with 50 Indigenous youth. Concludes with 28 recommendations
Discusses the relationship between bronchitis and environmental factors that increase the likelihood of contracting the illness amongst Indigenous populations.