Looks at shortcomings of the current system, provides statistical data, and advocates for changes that will reduce the number of children in care.
Follow-up to the 2016 report.
Health Reports, vol. 28, no. 12, December 2017, pp. 12-20
Description
Used data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. Found that older age, lower education and non-participation in the labour force were associated with strong networks, and those who reported strong networks were more likely to report positive mental health.
Recommendations based on literature review and responses to 71 survey questions. Survey included questions about substance use and addictions, history of sexual abuse, reasons for entering sex trade, and barriers to leaving it. Sample consisted of 14 current or former workers between the ages of 19 and 34.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-23
Description
Explores the lack of consultation of Bill 191 beginning in 2009 and concludes that minimum standards and protocols are not being met and there has been little improvement in process.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 52-70
Description
From a Russian-Anthropological perspective, the author discusses the history, society, and culture of the Eyak peoples during the time that Alaska was controlled by the Russian Empire.
Article in translation.
Father Involvement in Canada: Diversity, Renewal, and Transformation
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jessica Ball
Kerry Daly
Description
Looks at the experiences of fathers varying by age, ethnicity, marital status, and context.
Chapter 1 from Father Involvement in Canada: Diversity, Renewal, and Transformation. Scroll down to appropriate page.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 2019, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 9-12
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 9, no. 1, November 2012, pp. 52-59
Description
Studies the use of opioid substitution therapy as treatment for prescription dependence.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 52.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 21-37
Description
Describes a mixed-methods evaluation of a culturally grounded program for urban Indigenous (American Indian) youth. Results demonstrate that the project was feasible, and the team makes recommendations for future project based on what was learned.
Suggests that Phil Fontaine's election as leader of the Assembly of First Nations signals a conciliatory approach to relations with the federal government.
Discussion of the signing of Treaty 8 at Fort Chipewyan, and treaty promises; relationship between Crees and Chipewyans; and how the location of schools has forced people to settle in areas where they are unable to pursue traditional lifestyles.
English and Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Madurai Kamaraj University, 2012.
Focuses on works by Maria Campbell, Beatrice Culleton, Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro.
Arbutus Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Special Focus on Indigenous Governance, 2012, pp. 98-115
Description
Looks at the Supreme Court of Canada's tendency to characterize Aboriginal rights as arising from the Crown's fiduciary responsibilities, rather than being inherent.