Study interviewed 32 homeless people to gain an understanding of their situation and social service agencies to gauge their familiarity with homeless population, services they provided, and changes in the previous five years. Makes eight recommendations for policy responses.
Statistical table broken down into on-reserve and in Census Metropolitan Areas, and by owners, renters, band housing for Canada as a whole and provinces/territories. Each Census year on separate tab.
Source: CMHC (National Household-based housing indicators and data).
Summarizes historical roots, development and changes in programs, funding and policy, responsibilities for funding, and the social reality of housing resources.
Looks at the the growth and diversification of the Canadian forest-based economy and the importance of science education for Aboriginal students to better prepare for emerging occupations in the bioeconomy and the provision of ecological goods and services industries.
Reports that years after Supreme Court decision regarding sentencing in Gladue, Aboriginal over-representation has increased, not decreased due to systemic discrimination in policing and prosecution, and a lack of resources for providing community healing based justice.
Duration: 6:25.
Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Employment and Social Development Canada
Description
Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, and brief feature articles.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 15, no. 2, 1990/1991, pp. 369-389
Description
General discussion of rights, review and comparison of cases and decisions in Canada and the United States, and a brief summary of social and legislative history in Canada.
This survey provides information on children’s Aboriginal language knowledge, and their ability to express their needs in an Aboriginal language or to understand an Aboriginal language when someone speaks it to them.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 4, April 1993, p. 8
Description
Ovide Mercredi, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, comments on lack of both Constitutional recognition and legal protection of Indigenous languages.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 6, September 2010, pp. 9-11
Description
Looks at two Aboriginal health care workers who contributed to the improvement of health services for pregnant women and infant care in Aboriginal communities.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 4, July/August 1993, pp. 23-32
Description
Looks at the skills needed to have effective communication between health workers and patients: attitude, behaviour, verbal communication, information delivery, and concluding the conversation.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 5, September/October 1993, pp. 13-19
Description
Looks at important symptoms for common mental health problems at different ages. The first groups deals with behaviours or problems with normal behaviour and the second group deals with behaviours that are abnormal.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 6, no. 1, Traditional Medicine, January 2010, pp. 28-37
Description
Discusses the development of Aboriginal birthing centres that combine traditional medical practices with contemporary medical services and how this model could be applied to other health care services for Aboriginal communities.
Looks at a project that brought together youth in ten British Columbia communities to discuss the current status of youth health, issues associated with substance abuse, and share ideas about improving youth health in their schools and communities.
Focuses on opportunities in hard-rock and placer mining. Sources of information include literature review and interviews with Aboriginal leaders, territorial and federal government mining department staff, and industry representatives.
Canadian Journal of Sociology, vol. 39, no. 1, 2014, pp. 65-86
Description
Discusses moving away from mono-national and colonial multicultural policies and to a partnership between Aboriginal and Shognosh (Canadian European settler population).