Research Report (Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business) ; Spring 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
Environics Research Group
Description
Results based on interviews which took place between November 2014 and March 2015 with senior executives of 24 community-owned enterprises. Builds on research conducted in 2013 in Ontario, as well 2011 national survey.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 2, January/February 2015, pp. 22-28
Description
Variables included: place of residence, community socio-economic status, perceived social problems, age, sex, education, income, employment, marital status, Aboriginal heritage and social support. Data from 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
American Archivist, vol. 78, no. 1, 2015, pp. 181-191
Description
Case study emphasizes the importance of archival practices which follow cultural and ethical best practices and involve the community in order to correct past biases and ensure that Indigenous voices are present in the historical record.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Special Edition: 10th Anniversary of the Reconciliation: Touchstones of Hope For Indigenous Children, 2015, pp. [82]-94
Description
Comments on areas for improvement in Canada's performance on Aboriginal child health and wellness focusing on CBPR as a meaningful and equitable research methodology.
Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educacion Fisica, vol. 28, 2015, pp. 219-224
Description
Examines the benefits of community-based research to look at the impact of sports participation for Indigenous youth and ways to enhance those sport experiences.
Northern Review, no. 39, Consultation and Resource Development in Northern Communities: Russia, Scandinavia & Canada, 2015, pp. 98-110
Description
Looks at the benefits of getting a community involved in environmental assessment (EA) and discusses capacity, streamlining environmental assessment, and participation in resource development.
International Journal for Equity in Health, vol. 14, no. 1, 2015, p. article 96
Description
Interviewees identified low income, reliance on energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods due affordability and length of shelf life, and lack of access to transportation and country foods as underlying causes.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 5, September/October 1995, pp. 32-33
Description
Comments on topics for future priorities regarding policy development identified by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Standing Committee and the Emotional and Social Well Being working party's role in mental health well being.
Policy Paper for the Reconciliation Working Group ; PB-2015-03
[ISID Aboriginal Policy Studies Papers]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ben J. Geboe
Description
Looks at government policies and programs in the four countries. Selection based on feedback indicating that initiatives were meeting with some success.
The author, a member of the Ogoki (Martin Falls) band in northern Ontario, expresses concern with the Canadian government's plan to dam rivers in Canada and divert the water to the United States. He notes that Aboriginal land will be flooded, according to government proposals.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 145, November 2015, pp. 120-124
Description
Pre-and post evaluations of the FOODcents courses were used to assess confidence in the ability to buy healthy foods on a budget, nutrition knowledge, and dietary behaviours. Perceptions about course usefulness were comparable between the two groups, while Aboriginal participants showed larger improvements in applying the teachings.
Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, February 1995, pp. 48-71
Description
Looks at the United Nations and other international initiatives designed to protect minorities and discusses how they may appear to be in conflict with other human rights efforts aimed at all individuals.
Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges, Akureyri, Iceland, October 30-31, 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Embla Eir Oddsdóttir
Már Siguròsson
Sólrún Svandal
Description
Conference highlighted the importance of diversity in gender, social realities, education, economics and cooperation between public and private sectors and living conditions of men and women in the Circumpolar North.
Pacific Historical Review, vol. 64, no. 4, November 1995, pp. 537-566
Description
Argues that resistance occurred for several reasons including that the draft infringed on American Indians' status as non-Citizens, who could not be required to register for service and endangered federal protections of tribal sovereignty resulting in the acceleration toward assimilation, which had been attempted through the allotment process and the liquidation of tribal lands.
Policy Brief (Centre for International Governance Innovation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Luke Sauer
Jaclynn Chiodini
Christine Duong
Description
Comments on free, prior, informed consent (FPIC) which has become the new business standard when negotiating access to land resources on indigenous territories.
The Supreme Court Law Review, vol. 71, no. 1, 2015, pp. [45]-66
Description
Explains characteristics of Aboriginal Title: collective right, pluralistic, jurisdictional dimension, inalienable, inherent limit, and flows from a special historical relationship between the Crown and Aboriginal people.
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Paper outlines the organization's position on regulating street checks, answers the Government of Ontario's 15 consultation questions and provides recommendations for consideration.
Paper originally presented at the National Claims Research Workshop, October 7, 2002. Overview of law in Canada surrounding duty to consult and Walpole Island First Nation's experiences with accommodation of rights.