Follow-up audit assessed progress in responding to 37 recommendations contained in seven reports published from October 2000 to November 2003. Federal agencies evaluated were Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing, Treasury Board Secretariat, and Industry Canada.
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.
Related material:
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.
Related material:
2015 Report.
2019 Report.
Social Justice, vol. 33, no. 4 (106), Deaths in Custody and Detention, 2006, pp. 37-51
Description
Looks at Aboriginal over-representation in all aspects of the criminal justice system in Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Uses the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody to focus on deaths in police custody and prison in Australia.
Policy Series (Frontier Centre for Public Policy) ; no. 28
[Aboriginal Governance Index, 2006-2007]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Don Sandberg
Dennis Owens
Rebecca Walberg
Description
Index based on six broad areas: elections, administration, human rights, transparency, services and economy. Meant to be a benchmark for First Nations to measure their progress in achieving responsible self-government.
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.
The Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 185, no. 1, July 2006, pp. 40-45
Description
Identifies barriers for supplying primary healthcare to diabetes and other chronically ill patients. Recommends developing the role of Aboriginal healthcare workers to include counselling and health promotion.
Largely based on Statistics Canada's 2001 Census of Population, and supplemented by information from Labour Force Survey and Manitoba Bureau of Statistics' demographic projections.
Out of the Shadows at Last: Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Michael J. L. Kirby
Wilbert Joseph Keon
Description
Chapter 14 from Out of the Shadows at Last: Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services in Canada by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology.
To access article, scroll to Chapter 14.
Paper based on extensive fieldwork carried out over a 15-month period and interviews with 105 persons in law enforcement, government officials, First Nation political leaders and community activists; includes a historical overview and nine case studies.
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.
Focuses on incidence, severity, causes, and consequences of violence, and resources available both on- and off-reserve. Qualitative data gathered through focus groups of women and key informant interviews with service providers.
Discusses the need to develop a national private sector-Aboriginal partnership strategy to ease the labour shortage and ensure First Nations do not miss out on job opportunities.
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.
Examines how organizations serving Aboriginal people can help to create supportive and nonjudgmental environments for two-spirit people living with HIV/AIDS through the development of policies addressing homophobia and raising awareness.
Presents statistical information on the socio-economic conditions faced by Aboriginal women and analyzes the priorities outlined by the Conservative government in terms of addressing these issues.
Federal/Provincial/Territorial (F/P/T) Committee of Officials (Seniors)
Description
Looks at the Age-Friendly Rural/Remote Communities initiative (AFROS), developed to increase awareness of seniors needs and to produce a guide for communities to identify barriers.
A census based study on role and extent assimilationist policies played in mortality rates of Native American children. Originally presented at Conference on Vulnerable Populations in Paris, July, 2005.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse, vol. 7, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 19-33
Description
Findings show socioeconomic characteristics, substance abuse, barriers to mental health services and acculturation play a role in the occurrence of suicide in Native American Indian communities.