Comments on the purpose of Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), presents background information, current services, initiatives, provides a sample analysis and addresses future development of the three to five year strategic plan.
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, vol. 58, no. 1, Indigenous Health, Well-Being, Social and Economic Inclusion-Closing the Gaps, February 2011, pp. 34-42
Description
"This article reports the selection of culturally appropriate and gender-neutral play materials, and changes in administration identified to develop further the Indigenous Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment (I-ChIPPA)"
Compares the incidence and prevalence of diagnosed type 2 diabetes among Status Indians and the general population of Alberta from 1995-2009.
Chapter 11 from Alberta Diabetes Atlas 2011
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 35, no. 1, 2011, pp. 13-16
Description
Looks at the high prevalence of diabetes in the elderly, First Nations and East Asians and how interventions are needed to slow down this near epidemic.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 23, no. 4, December 2008, pp. 361-376
Description
Study focused on four groups with elevated risk of complications: Native Americans, Mexican Americans, African Americans, and rural Whites; includes recommendations for further research directions.
BMC Medical Genetics, vol. 9, October 2008, pp. 1471-2350
Description
Results of the Strong Heart Family Study suggest distinct genetic effects on body mass in individuals with diabetes compared to non-diabetics and a possible role for one or more genes on chromosome I in the pathogenesis of obesity.
ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, vol. 4, no. 4, December 2011, pp. 1-11
Description
Reports the results of a usability test conducted to determine if computer technology can provide an effective tool for the education initiative of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.
Six brief videos by daughters of women who are residential school survivors. Done in conjunction with the kiskinohamâtôtâpânâsk: Inter-generational Effects on Professional First Nations Women Whose Mothers are Residential School Survivors project.
List of provincial government programs and services, federal government programs, other development agencies programs, and forums and training programs.
PLEASE NOTE: For archival purposes only. Has not been updated.
The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Augie Fleras
Description
Comments on media coverage of Aboriginal people which portrays negative stereotypes and images.
Chapter one from The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in Canada.
ETHOS, vol. 36, no. 3, September 2008, pp. 316-333
Description
Looks at how stress goes beyond everyday anxiety to include the positioning of Aboriginal women's lives within a particular local, cultural, shared, and collective historical context.
Public Health Reports, vol. 126, no. 4, July-August 2011, pp. 508-521
Description
Explores epidemiology and trends from 1998-2006. Recommends increasing prevention and education efforts by focusing on high risk regions and age groups.
Claiming Spaces: Proceedings of the 2007 National Maori and Pacific Psychologies Symposium, 23-24 November, Hamilton
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Erika Te Hiwi
Description
Looks into racism in the North Island of New Zealand.
Excerpt from Claiming Spaces: Proceedings of the 2007 National Maori and Pacific Psychologies Symposium, 23-24 November, Hamilton edited by Michelle Levy, Linda Waimarie Nikora, Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Mohi Rua, Waikaremoana Waitoki.