Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 55-6
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[Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Statistics for number of households in core housing need based on whether the dwelling is adequate (does not require major repairs), suitable (has enough bedrooms), and affordable (costs less than 30% of before-tax income).
Native households are defined those containing specified member or proportion members which identify as Aboriginal.
Estimates were subsequently revised due to overestimation.
Looks at the success, implementation and relevance of an initiative developed in response to an increasing rate of suicide among First Nations and Inuit youth.
Project purpose was to increase understanding of the current accessibility and availability of speech-language pathology and audiology services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis heritage in Canada.
Ethnohistory, vol. 29, no. 4, Autumn, 1982, pp. 281-306
Description
Apologia: There is no intention to offend, insult or embarrass by inclusion of this article.
Describes colonial views held of Native Americans as "uncivilized" and discusses the social standing of white and Indigenous women.
Documents the successes, challenges and transformations experienced by Pete Standing Alone and the Blood Reserve in Alberta over the past 25 years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide.
Duration: 57:50.
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, 2019, p. Article 1
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Authors use an intersectional and trauma-informed approach to engage with the consequences of human trafficking for Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people; they then consider resiliency factors, and make culturally informed recommendations to assist psychologists in working with survivors of trafficking.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-6
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Comments on the cost of mining to people and the environment, for corporate and government benefit.
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring , 2001, pp. 109-140
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Research compares height measurements of various populations testing the assumption that the taller the population the better the overall health; findings suggest other variables should also be considered..
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Change and Continuity as Experienced by Navajo Women, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 149-169
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Discusses women's predisposition for innovations due to their traditional cultural backgrounds. Focus is placed on the Navajo's shift from self-sufficient agricultural work to wage-based work in the service, industrial and large farm-based industries.
Canadian Geographic Magazine, December 2010, p. [?]
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Discusses the community 's ongoing fight to have Indian and Northern Affairs replace the elementary school which was shut down in May 2000 due to contamination.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 140-149
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Article discusses the use of the Tivaevae research model (which represents Kuki Airani epistemological and ontological worldviews) in a PhD study of youth views of sexuality. Examines the benefits of using Indigenous research methods both for conceptualization and methodology.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 77-95
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Authors discuss artifacts and data collected from the Stock Cove site (CkAl-3); consider the implications—both historic and contemporary--of finding harp seal remains at the site. Additionally, offers some commentary as to the appropriateness of using historical biogeographic data to interpret pre-contact economies.
Aboriginal History , vol. 25, Special Section: Genocide?: Australian Aboriginal History in International Perspective, 2001, pp. [116]-131
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Comments on testimonies from the Stolen Generation including one testimony which asks White Australians to look at their own actions that might support racism.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Militarization, 2001, pp. 8-13
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Describes the enduring conflict between the Indian state government and the Naga people in Nagalim, located in the northeast part of India.
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Panelists discuss theatre as an expression of identity and cultural practice, how personal experience is interwoven in their projects, and how their work manifests their connections to their homelands and ancestral knowledges.
Policy Paper Series (Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria)
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Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria (FVPLS Victoria)
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Looks at key law and justice issues: funding services in rural areas; national women's legal program; and women's law and justice policy development and funding issues.
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
Reports on current legal and associated services offered in the state, government initiatives addressing family violence, and results from consultations about experiences with the legal system.
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 160-173
Description
Looks at how providing culturally relevant opportunities for youth to build healthy relationships and leadership skills has the potential to increase youth engagement.