Canadian Journal of Development Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 189-207
Description
Uses Statistics Canada Aboriginal Peoples Survey to look at certain parts of economic and social well-being of people over 134 First Nations communities.
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 9, October 1999, p. [?]
Description
Discussion of various issues including the diocese being named in a lawsuit based on argument of cultural genocide due to its role in running the Mohawk Institute.
Awarding-Winning Novelist on the Link Between Residential Schools and the Devastation of Native Suicide
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
Maclean's, vol. 123, no. 25/26, July 5, 2010, pp. 20-23
Description
Award-winning novelist believes that there is a direct correlation between the high Aboriginal youth suicide-rate and the legacy of residential schools.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 28, no. 2/3, Spring, 2010, pp. 63-70
Description
Using the photovoice approach with twelve Aboriginal breast cancer survivors in Saskatchewan to argue the need for more research on the effects of race, gender, and class on cancer care and experiences.
Examines how the traditional activities of the Yukaghirs are determined by the landscape they inhabit and how their identity has managed to survive because of these traditional activities.
Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, vol. 5, no. 2, 1999, pp. 219-241
Description
Results of study conducted of First Nations graduates of the Northern Teacher Education Program (NORTEP) shows impact of Aboriginal identity on school practices and development in their communities.
Study involved principal, teachers, counselors, and program coordinators. Found most challenges were task-related. Provides recommendations for further research.
Identity, Prejudice and Healing in Aboriginal Circles: Models of Identity, Embodiment and Ecology of Place as Traditional Medicine for Education and Counselling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kisiku Sa'qawei Paq'tism Randolph Bowers
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 3, 2010, pp. 203-221
Description
Looks at healing of identity from an Aboriginal perspective using holistic models of wellbeing through the integration of emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of being.
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 41, no. 2, April 1999, pp. 249-260
Description
Attributes lack of impact by research to concentrating on historical injustices and racial and cultural differences. Author asserts that new initiatives, like restorative justice, will fail unless subjected to scrutiny.
An overview of initiatives for Aboriginal and Northern communities under Canada’s Economic Action Plan with the inclusion of two community investment impact studies conducted in the spring and summer of 2010.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 50-68
Description
Discusses whether the program changed attitudes toward American Indians among young learners and therefore potentially improve interracial relationships among Native Americans and non-Native Americans.
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
Description
Looks at: family law, cultural awareness and services, child protection and the legal system, family violence law, victim assistance, impact of being a witness, police response and restorative justice.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, July/August 1999, pp. 22-24
Description
Paper discusses the partnerships that have been developed to create stronger links between the Australian Aboriginal community, Aboriginal health services and mainstream health services.
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 5, no. 4, November 1999, pp. 308-316
Description
Examines barriers Native American students face and ways for Universities to attract students through increased financial aid, advertising, personal faculty outreach and establishing Native American resource centres.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. suppl., Aboriginal Englishes and Education, 2010, pp. 83-99, 154
Description
Discusses the successes and failures by the provincial government on their attempts to modernize schools, and promote racial tolerance and cross-cultural understanding.
Mapping the Boundaries of Australia's Criminal Justice System
National Outlook Symposium on Crime in Australia ; 3rd, 1999
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Byron Davis
Description
Paper presented at the 3rd National Outlook Symposium on Crime in Australia, "Mapping the Boundaries of Australia's Criminal Justice System" held in Canberra, March 22-23, 1999.
Looks at four interlinked factors that contribute to Indigenous inclusion and incorporates them into a suggested framework for developing an organizational diagnostic tool. Four elements are: number of Indigenous Peoples employed by the organization; opportunities to engage in training and upskilling; availability of cultural competence programs and spaces for cultural practices; and evidence of champions of Indigenous culture.