Statistics & Surveys

Health and Human Performance Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Montana, 1998.

Based on a survey of 364 clients, with the results broken down into six categories: youth entrepreneurship development, establishment of a new business, modernization/expansion of an existing business, trade and market expansion, Aboriginal tourism and miscellaneous.

Estimates of the baseline (2016) and projected longer-term impacts on the population entitled to Indian registration associated with amendments that would remove the "1951 cut-off" and "second generation cut-off" provisions in the 2010 Indian Act. These estimates are a result of the Descheneaux decision and the proposed amendments contained in Bill S-3.

Compares total body and trunk fatness in 212 Aboriginal and 204 Caucasian children (8-17 years) matched by age, gender and maturity.

Examines projects which involved collaborations between non-Aboriginal researchers and local Aboriginal research assistants. .

Special Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Kansas, 2014.

Statistics for children aged one to five years. Chronic conditions were asthma/chronic bronchitis and chronic ear infections.

Study used responses of sample of 2,794 students in Grades 9 to 12 from the New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey. Results showed that positive relationships in home, school and community served as protective factor for girls; for boys only relationships in the home were significant.

Study results of Canadians of South Asian and Chinese descent, Oji-Cree and Inuit (Greenland) indicated that the association between FTO gene associated with obesity extends to non-Caucasian subjects.

Results show Indigenous children are at risk of being overweight or obese if there is very low food security and a poor school environment that exposed them to racism, bullying, and drugs.

Study shows a correlation between overcrowded housing and rates of tuberculosis.

Presents seventy-five recommendations based on education, outreach, social determinants, harm reduction, accessible treatment services and support for research.

Evaluates the extent of atherosclerotic lesions in the coronary arteries and aortas from Alaska residents of comparable age and sex.

Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) is a policy research organization that analyzes and develops culturally relevant alternatives to federal policies that impact on the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Innu Aboriginal communities and peoples.

Study included demographic profile, financial analysis, decontamination, replacement, renovation of existing stock and new housing needs.

Presents key findings and conclusions resulting from research and an outreach and engagement process with relevant stakeholders. Includes findings from an online survey, an analysis of current and future labour supply and demand dynamics in the region, and the implications for an Aboriginal Employment Strategy.

Shows distribution by linguistic family and locations with 1,000 inhabitants, as well total populations in each province and territory.

Compares the number of those who speak an Aboriginal language at home to the number of those who learned the language as their mother tongue. Scroll to choose options for downloading map and accompanying text.

Shows language families. Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and accompanying text.

Shows major linguistics families, archaeological complexes, population, extent of area known to Europeans, and European settlements. Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and accompanying text.

Shows population by Census Subdivision and location of reserves. Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and accompanying text.

Shows the distribution of 50,485 people who identified themselves as Inuit in the 2006 Census. Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and text.

Shows the distribution of 50,485 people who identified themselves as Inuit in the 2006 Census. Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and text.

Compares the number of people who report being able to speak the language with the number who have that Aboriginal language as their mother tongue. Scroll down to choose options for downloading map and accompanying text.

Shows inhabited and uninhabited reserves (based on 1980 data), settlements and other communities by size. Base map reflects 1973 data.

Study concludes that there is a link between Sami ethnicity and allergy and asthma among northern Norwegian school children.

Discusses the impact on retention when students experience a clash between their cultural beliefs and the system in post-secondary institutions. Author conducted survey of 101 first-year students enrolled at University of Oklahoma in 1975 to test this theory.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Central Florida, 2005.

Looks at strengthening the engagement and success of students by providing an analysis of best practices and recommendations for boards of education.

Study conducted between 2007 and 2010 consisted of 105 semi-directed interviews with residents of 11 communities in the Kivalliq and Qikiqtaaluk regions. Since killer whale population appears to be on the rise, perceptions of the animal and its consumption of subsistence species has implications for marine ecosystem management.

Findings of a study which surveyed residents political and social beliefs on questions specific to Aboriginal issues.

Analyzes art displayed in a sample of households from five areas in the region.

Discusses issues and recommendations of an effective accountability framework for mandated agencies prior to the proclamation of The Child and Family Services Authorities Act.

Lists key findings, summary of recommendations, and response from the Ministry of Education to eleven recommendations by the Auditor General.

Brief statistical report on HIV/AIDS cases during the period April 1 - June 30, 2000.

Survey questions focused on four core areas: awareness, attitudes, perceptions and action. Sample consisted of 1,007 non-Indigenous individuals aged 18 or more and 617 Indigenous Australians.

Survey meant to measure level of awareness, acceptance, and concrete action. Sample was 617 individuals aged 18 and over.

Survey developed to provide a benchmark of progress towards reconciliation by measuring knowledge of facts, attitudes, and actions taken by individuals and governments. Sample was 1,007 Australians aged eighteen and up.

Survey meant to measure progress toward reconciliation. General population sample was1220 individuals. Indigenous sample was 704.

Survey meant to assess progress towards reconciliation. Sample consisted of 516 Indigenous participants and 1012 from the general population.

Survey meant to assess progress towards reconciliation across four dimensions: historical acceptance, race relations, unity, and material equality and cultural security. Sample consisted of 502 Indigenous and 1100 non-Indigenous participants.

Survey meant to assess progress towards reconciliation across four dimensions: race relations, unity, material equality and cultural security and historical acceptance. Sample consisted of 500 Indigenous and 2277 non-Indigenous participants.

Using family material from the Naskapi and Montagnais Indians of the Labrador peninsula, the authors found evidence for close linkage between the loci that determine the two inherited traits.

Longitudinal analysis compares statistics for First Nations adults to those for non-Aboriginals. Uses data from the 1991-2005 Canadian Census Mortality and Cancer Follow-up Study.

Provides overview of Aboriginal health and outlines strategic plan to better serve the population through education, cultural accommodation and by partnering with health providers.

Provincial report compiled over two years found significant improvements, but Aboriginal leaders still not impressed.

Contains disaggregated data for Aboriginal children in five categories: waiting children, after care plans, adoptive families, adoption placements, and transfer of custody. Fourth update to initial 2014 report Finding Forever Families: A Review of the Provincial Adoption System.

Contains disaggregated data for Indigenous children in six categories: transfer of custody, reunification with family, continuing custody order, rescindments, adoption, and adoptive families. Fifth and final update to initial 2014 report Finding Forever Homes: A Review of the Provincial Adoption System.