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Federal -- Provincial Welfare Services -- Indian Eskimo Welfare

Archival » Archival Items
Description
Containing correspondence pertaining to various indigenous issues including: education and educational facilities in the north; the sale of liquor to indigenous people; the right to vote (Blackfoot); the health and welfare of indigenous and Inuit communities; honorary chieftainship; request for enfranchisement; related to an Eskimo Affairs Committee meeting. Handwritten letters from young students at the Spanish River Reserve, Massey Ontario. Discussion of the Catholic church and its operations/influence, especially with regards to residential schools.
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Federal Spending on First Nations and Inuit Health Care

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert Behrend
Jamie Forsyth
Description

Analysis of federal and provincial/territorial government health spending between 2011-2012 and 2018-2019 for First Nations and Inuit as well as for the general Canadian population.

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Feeding the Family During Times of Stress: Experience and Determinants of Food Insecurity in an Inuit Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James D. Ford
Maude Beaumier
Geographical Journal, vol. 177, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 44-61
Description
Study looked at variables such as food affordability, budgeting, declining hunting activity, food knowledge and quality, and cost of harvesting in the context of changing livelihoods and climate change.
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The Female Offender in Canada: A Statistical Profile

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alison Hatch
Karlene Faith
Canadian Journal of Women & the Law, vol. 3, no. 2, 1989, pp. 432-456
Description
Contends that cultural, social, and economic factors affect both criminal behaviours by women and the responses of the criminal justice system.
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Females Experiencing Sexual and Drug Vulnerabilities are at Elevated Risk for HIV Infection Among Youth Who Use Injection Drugs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cari L. Miller
Patricia M. Spittal
Nancy LaLiberte
Kathy Li
Mark W. Tyndall ... [et al.]
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, vol. 30, no. 3, 2002, pp. 335-341
Description
Contends that 50% of the HIV-positive youth were Aboriginal and comments on the urgent need to develop gender and culturally appropriate youth specific programs.
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Fertility of Aboriginal People in Canada: An Overview of Trends at the Turn of the 21st Century

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean-Dominique Morency
Éric Caron-Malenfant
David Daignault
Aboriginal Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. 34-61
Description
Overview of trends, primarily between 1996 and 2011. Provides total rates and rates by age group, and data for population as a whole as well as individual groups. Sources include past censuses, National Household Survey, vital statistics, and the Indian register.
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Understanding its Impact

Alternate Title
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome: Understanding its Impact
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fred Boland
Michelle Duwyn
Ralph Serin
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal Peoples in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 16-18
Description
Article based on an earlier extensive literature review on the syndrome and its implications for the criminal justice system and corrections.
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Final Report: 2008 National Benchmark Survey

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Environics Research Group
Description
Survey conducted to measure Canadian's baseline awareness of the residential school system and the long-term, intergenerational consequences for the Aboriginal population.
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Final Report: A Shared Vision: Ensuring Quality of Life for Adults and Children with Asthma and Allergies in First Nations and Inuit Communities in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Asthma Society of Canada
Description
Data sources were environmental scan, focus groups from three First Nations and three Inuit communities, and 30 telephone interviews with community health personnel. Key recommendations: development of culturally appropriate community education/awareness programs, federal framework and guidelines for health care providers, new health care delivery model, and reduction of gaps in resources.
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Final Report: Gendering Adolescent AIDS Prevention (GAAP) CANFAR [Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research] Report: HIV Risk, Systemic Inequities and Aboriginal Youth: Widening the Circle for Prevention Programming

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
June Larkin
Sarah Flicker
Jean-Paul Restoule
Kevin Barlow
Claudia Mitchell
Description
Information gathered through focus groups comprised of both urban and on-reserve individuals. Six dominant themes emerged: colonialism, attitudes toward traditions, condoms, othering, stigmas, and prevention strategies.
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Final Report: Improving Housing Outcomes for Aboriginal People in Western Canada: National, Regional, Community and Individual Perspectives on Changing the Future of Homelessness

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wilfreda E. Thurston
Nelly D. Oelke
David Turner
Cynthia Bird
Description
Study included developing a database organizations providing housing services and their policies, procedures, and practices, case studies of effective organizations, and identification of best practices.
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Final Report: Inclusion in Mainstream Spaces, Services and Programs in Vancouver’s Inner City: Comparing the Experiences and Perceptions of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Seniors

Alternate Title
Elders Inclusion Research
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tyesa Kruz
Nicole Esligar
Kathy Fukuyama
Erin Grant
Lorelei Hawkins
Kat Norris
Description
Information gathered from literature review, interviews and survey involving service providers, and guided interviews and sharing circles with seniors.
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Final Report on the Alaska Traditional Diet Survey

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carol Ballew
Angela Ross
Rebecca S. Wells
Vanessa Hiratsuka
Description
Goal was to measure intake of subsistence foods so that contaminant content and potential health effects could be identified. Sample consisted of 665 individuals between the 13 and 88 from 13 villages.
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Final Report on the Evaluation of the Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aarluk Consulting
Description
Looks at 8 areas of commitment set out in the Action Plan: focused and active approach to suicide prevention, strengthened continuum of mental health services, youth skills, suicide prevention training, research on suicide and suicide prevention, communication and information sharing, healthy development in early childhood, and community development activities.
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Final Report: Qualitative Research: The Experiences of Indigenous Communities with Tax Filing

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Phoenix Strategic Perspectives
Description
Purpose of study was to identify barriers to filing and benefit uptake. Conducted 12 discussion groups with community and band council members in six Indigenous communities (Sunchild First Nation, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, Cree Nation of Mistissini, Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, K’atl’odeeche First Nation, Fort Nelson First Nation); and 42 in-depth telephone interviews with intermediaries Final revision date: July 28, 2017.
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Financial and Economic Impacts of Treaty Settlements in BC

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BC [British Columbia] Treaty Commission
Description
Compares studies on the costs and benefits of the treaty settlement process, looks at the settlement model, and impacts of finances, economics and pace of settlement process.
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Financial Literacy and Superannuation Awareness of Indigenous Australians: Pilot Study Results

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Gerrans
Marilyn Clark-Murphy
Keith Truscott
Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 44, no. 4, Summer, 2009, pp. 417-439
Description
Provides information from a survey on knowledge of superannuation and data from Australian National Survey of Financial Literacy (ANZ 2003) and Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy 2003.
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Financing Post-Secondary Education

Alternate Title
Indspire Knowledge Research Nest
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indspire
Description
Looks at how students enrolled in undergraduate degree programs were funding their education by using information from Indspire's Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards (BBF) and 2020 National Education Survey (NES).
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Finding Forever Families: A Review of the Provincial Adoption System

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Description
Examines Ministry of Children and Family Development's organization, policy and procedures around adoption and permanency placements, and gives results of study which tracked 450 children waiting for adoption and 457 prospective adoptive homes, beginning in 2005/06 through to 2012/13.
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Finding Our Way Home: Research on Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Part 1: Research Report on Indigenous Homelessness in Canada

Alternate Title
Finding Our Way Home: Research on Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Part 2: What We Heard Report
Finding Our Way Home: Research on Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Part 3: Data Summary
Finding Our Way Home: Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Executive Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Urban Matters
Description

Related Material: Part 2: What We Heard Report; Part 3: Data Summary; Executive Summary.

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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Alberta: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Description
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Atlantic Provinces: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Description
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: British Columbia: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Description
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Manitoba: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Description
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Ontario: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Description
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Chiefs’ Wage Disparity: Quebec: Per Capita (Annual Salary)

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP)
Description
Based on information from 2014 generated as a result of the First Nation Financial Transparency Act. "Total compensation is salary plus expenses compared to the total registered population. Per capita income measures the average income earned per individual in a given area (city, region, or reserve) in a stated year. It is calculated by dividing the area’s total income by its total population."
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First Nation Communities and Urban Economies

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 99-106
Description
Confirms need for small communities to work together towards common economic goals, need for an urban strategy for remote First Nations, and need for basic infrastructure for many communities. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 99.
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