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Case Study Report: Qul-Aun Program

Alternate Title
Tsow-Tun Le Lum Society: Project Number: HC-36-BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauline McCrimmon
Description
Description and evaluation of in-patient treatment centre program based on blend of traditional healing activities and centralized residential care. Sources of information included client experience surveys as well as interviews with administrators, staff, and community referral workers.
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Case Study Report: Tawow Healing Home

Alternate Title
Shining Mountains Living Community Services: Project Number: 1397-AB
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Flora Kallies
Dolores Gadbois
Description
Description and evaluation of project designed to provide culturally-based therapeutic environment for families at risk for involvement with child protection services. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation Supplementary Survey, and key informant interviews with project team and selected community service providers.
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Case Study Report: Two-Spirited Youth Program

Alternate Title
Urban Native Youth Association: Project Number: CT-302-BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Barlow
Description
Project involved facilitated weekly group meetings in which participants shared common experiences and gained empowerment through discussion, counselling and role modeling. Sources of information for evaluation include project files, key informant interviews, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.
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Case Study Report: When Justice Heals

Alternate Title
Odawa Native Friendship Centre: Project Number: 1291-ON
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Jacobs-Williams
Description
Description and evaluation of Odawa Native Friendship Centre project which aimed to provide alternatives to mainstream justice system for Aboriginals living in the Ottawa-Carleton region. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, interviews with members of Aboriginal Peoples Justice Circle and community service providers, and documents and data collected by community support manager.
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Case Study Report: Willow Bunch Healing Project

Alternate Title
Willow Bunch Métis Local #17 ; Project Number 1176-SK
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Flora Kallies
Description
Description and evaluation of project to increase knowledge of Métis contributions to the community and pride in Métis identity. Sources of information include project files, responses to Aboriginal Healing Foundation surveys, and key informant interviews with project team and community service providers.
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CCRA 5 Year Review: Aboriginal Offenders

Alternate Title
Corrections and Conditional Release Act Five Year Review: Aboriginal Offenders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Correctional Service Canada?]
Description
Looks at how the National Parole Board and Correctional Service Canada activities have complied with requirements laid out in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. Includes statistics on regional distribution of offenders, offender status and characteristics, offence history, prior incarceration terms, parole grant and release rates, etc.
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The Cedar Project: Methadone Maintenance Treatment Among Young Aboriginal People Who Use Opioids in Two Canadian Cities

Alternate Title
Methadone Maintenance Treatment Among Young Aboriginal People Who Use Opioids in Two Canadian Cities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerome Yang
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes
Kukpi7 Wayne M. Christian
Kathy Li
Mabel Louie
Martin Schechter
Patricia Spittal
Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 30, no. 6, November 2011, p. 645–651
Description
Discusses the variables and barriers associated with a medication-assisted treatment for First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals using drugs.
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The Cedar Project: Mortality among Young Indigenous People Who Use Drugs in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Jongbloed
Margo E. Pearce
Sherri Pooyak
David Zamar
Vicky Thomas ... [et al.]
CMAJ, vol. 189, no. 44, November 06, 2017, pp. e1352-e1359
Description
Study interpretation concluded that deaths were occurring at an alarming rate, particularly young women or those using injection drugs. Argues that these results reflect intersections of current and historical injustices, substance use and barriers to care.
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The Cedar Project: Negative Health Outcomes Associated with Involvement in the Child Welfare System among Young Indigenous Peoples Who Use Injection and Non-injection Drugs in Two Canadian Cities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam F. Clarkson
Wayne M. Christian
Margo E. Pearce
Kate A. Jongbloed
Nadine R. Caron ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 5, July/August 2015, pp. 265-270
Description
Sample of 605 individuals between the ages of 14 and 30 years of age from Prince George and Vancouver, British Columbia. Those who had been taken from their biological parents were more likely to be HIV-positive, homeless, paid for sex, diagnosed and hospitalized with mental illness, self-harmed, and had thought about or attempted suicide.
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The Cedar Project: Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Infection Among Young Aboriginal People Who Use Drugs in Two Canadian Cities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia M. Spittal
Kevin J. P. Craib
Mary Teegee
Catherine Baylis
Wayne M. Christian
et al.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 3, 2007, pp. 226-240
Description
Argues that prevention and treatment programs are urgently required in Vancouver and Prince George as both have elevated HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) prevalence.
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Census Numbers May Hurt Some First Nations

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, March 16, 2007, p. A11
Description
States that Statistics Canada figures on the number of people living on reserve are considerably lower than Indian Affairs statistics and discusses how this may negatively affect formula funding.
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Centering First Nations Concepts of Wellbeing: Toward a GDP-Alternative Index in British Columbia

Alternate Title
Centring First Nations Concepts of Wellbeing: Toward a GDP-Alternative Index in British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mark Podlasly
Suzanne von der Porten
Dara Kelly
Max Lindley-Peart
Description
Includes history of Gross Domestic Product as a measure of wellbeing, discussion of other methods including those developed by Indigenous peoples, and the rationale for creating different indices.
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Central Role of Relatedness in Alaska Native Youth Resilience: Preliminary Themes from One Site of the Circumpolar Indigenous Pathways to Adulthood (CIPA) Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Wexler
Joshua Moses
Kim Hopper
Linda Joule
Joseph Garoutte
American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 52, no. 3-4, 2013, pp. 393-405
Description
Interviews with Inupiaq young people revealed that relationships (or their loss) were a important source of stress, but at the same time a chief source of material and affective support.
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The Challenge of Collecting Information on the Involvement of Aboriginal People in the Canadian Criminal Justice System

Alternate Title
Statistics Canada International Symposium Series - Proceedings: Symposium 2004: Innovative Methods for Surveying Difficult-to-Reach Populations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rebecca Kong
Karen Beattie
Michael Martin
Description
Argues that the collection of information is essential for maintaining government accountability. This manuscript is an abridged version of Collecting Data on Aboriginal People in the Criminal Justice System: Methods and Challenges.
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Changes in Tobacco Use, Susceptibility to Future Smoking, and Quit Attempts Among Canadian Youth Over Time: A Comparison of Off-Reserve Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tara Elton-Marshall
Scott T. Leatherdale
Robin Burkhalter
K. Stephen Brown
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 10, 2013, pp. 729-741
Description
Looks at smoking behavior in youths between grades six to nine.
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Changes to Acute-Care Hospitalizations among Inidgenous Children and Youth: Results from the 2006 and 2011 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gisèle Carrière
Evelyne Bougie
Heath Reports, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 16-31
Description

Describes the "differences in the hospitalization rates of First Nations children and youth living on and off reserve, Inuit children and youth living in Inuit Nunangat (excluding Nunavik), and Métis children and youth, relative to non-Indigenous children and youth".

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The Changing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population: Evidence From the 2006-11 Australian Census Longitudinal Dataset

Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 18
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Heather Crawford
Description
Uses data to analyze what factors predicted changes in identification and place of usual residence, effect of migration on employment, extent that caring responsibilities had on education and employment outcomes, and characteristics which may explain differences in fertility decisions.
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Changing Dietary Patterns and Body Mass Index Over Time in Canadian Inuit Communities

Alternate Title
Changing Diet and BMI Over Time Among Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nelofar Sheikh
Grace M. England
Louise Johnson-Down
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 70, no. 5, 2011, pp. 511-519
Description
Studies the correlation between a drift from traditional food to market food and increased body mass index.
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The Changing Well-Being of Older Adult Registered Indians: An Analysis Using the Registered Indian Human Development Index

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Cooke
Eric Guimond
Jennifer McWhirter
Canadian Journal on Aging, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 385-397
Description
Adapted index using data from the Census of Canada and the Indian Register to see if the older generation's scores between 1981 and 2001 had improved in the same manner as the larger registered population. While levels had improved, the gap between this group and other older Canadians had increased.
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Characteristics and Response to Treatment Among Aboriginal People Receiving Heroin-Assisted Treatment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes
Daphne Guh
David C. Marsh
Suzanne Brissette
Bohdan Nosyk
et al.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 3, May/June 2010, pp. 210-212
Description
Discusses a study regarding medically prescribed diacetylmorphine or hydromorphone for long-term treatment of severe opioid addiction.
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The Characteristics of Aboriginal Recidivists

Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Bonta
Stan Lipinski
Michael Martin
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3/4, July-October 1992, pp. 517-522
Description
Compares characteristics of re-offending aboriginal inmates to non-re-offending aboriginal inmates.
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Characteristics of Indigenous-owned Businesses

Alternate Title
Economic and Social Reports
Spotlight on Data Research
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bassirou Gueye
Amélie Lafrance-Cooke
Javier Oyarzun
Description

Statistics for number of businesses and owner gender.

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Characteristics of Investigations Involving First Nations Children Compared to White Children in Ontario in 2013

Alternate Title
Information Sheet (Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal) ; #192E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kenn Richard
Jennifer Ma
Barbara Fallon
Description
Uses information from the Ontario Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect-2013. Statistics for child functioning issues, caregiver risk factor concerns, and household risk factors.
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Characteristics of the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic: A New Facility Model

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosyland Frazier
Sanna Douchette
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21344
Description
Reports on evolution of health care facilities in remote communities to provide care for extended periods.
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Chart 7: Percentage of University Degree Holders Aged 25 to 64 by Field of Study, Aboriginal Identity and Sex, Canada, 2011

Alternate Title
Women and Education: Qualifications, Skills and Technology
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Statistics for STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), non-STEM, and total. Graph and data table. Source: National Household Survey, 2011.
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Chart 8: Percentage of Female STEM University Degree Holders Aged 25 to 64 by STEM Sub-fields of Study and Aboriginal Identity, Canada, 2011

Alternate Title
Women and Education: Qualifications, Skills and Technology
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Categories: science and technology, mathematics and computer science, and engineering. Graph and data table. Source: National Household Survey, 2011.
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Chasing Paper: Forms over Function in First Nation Administration

Alternate Title
Research Report (Northern Policy Institute) ; no. 47
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Caitlin McAuliffe
Description
Discusses the reporting relationship between federal funders and First Nations governments using the Nipissing First Nations as a case study. Looks at discrepancies and challenges faced by communities and funders' accountability and transparency, as well as best practices in data governance, partnerships, and data collection models.
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Cherokee Choices: A Diabetes Prevention Program for American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey J. Bachar
Lisa J. Lefler
Lori Reed
Tara McCoy
Robin Bailey... [et al.]
Preventing Chronic Disease, vol. 3, no. 3, July 2006, p. article A103
Description
Introduction to the Cherokee Choices Program, a culturally appropriate community action plan, used to prevent type 2 diabetes in a rural community in North Carolina.
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Cherokee Culture and School Achievement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony D. Brown
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 1980, pp. 55-74
Description
Study compared 72 Cherokee students to 72 Anglo-American students enrolled in public elementary schools; looked at age and sex trends, cross-cultural differences in cooporative and competitive behaviour, and how those behaviours might affect academic achievement.
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Child and Family Service Standards in First Nations: An Action Research Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brad McKenzie
Esther Seidl
Norman Bone
Child Welfare, vol. 74, no. 3, Special Issue: Changing the Child Welfare Agenda: Contributions from Canada, May/June 1995, pp. 633-653
Description
Summarizes the findings of a study conducted with nine communities in Manitoba. Focuses on responses to questions involving service concepts, placement planning, and culture and community,
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Child and Youth Mental Health Intervention, Research and Community Advocacy Project in Nunavut: Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Nunavut Needs Assessment

Alternate Title
Needs Assessment of Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
Description
Overview of first phase of multi-year program includes environmental scan, questionnaires and literature review for assessment.
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