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'The Impact on COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples': Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Focuses on results of the survey 'The Impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous Women and Gender-Diverse People in Canada". Key findings were that women were more worried about violence than most COVID issues; more women were experiencing violence, with the most vulnerable residing in the North, under 35, and financially impacted; romantic partners were seen as the biggest source of violence, and a strong correlation between violence and financial impacts.
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Stolen Generations Survivors

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marumali Program
Description
Based on findings of a survey with 60 respondents about the effect of restrictions on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities in terms of 23 social and emotional wellbeing indicators.
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Impacts of Reintroduced Bison on First Nations People in Yukon, Canada: Finding Common Ground through Participatory Research and Social Learning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas A. Clark
Linaya Workman
Thomas S. Jung
Conservation & Society, vol. 14, no. 1, 2016, pp. [1]-12
Description
Looks at the effects of the reintroduction of Bison into Yukon. This study examines bison-human conflicts, impact on trapping, and changes to wildlife habitats and ethnobotany.
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Impacts of the 1985 Amendments to the Indian Act (Bill C-31): Survey of Adult Bill C-31 Registrants (Module 2)

Alternate Title
Impacts of the 1985 Amendments to the Indian Act (Bill C-31): [Module] 2 Survey of Registrants
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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[The Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Māori Tertiary Students]

Alternate Title
Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Māori learners in Industry Training Organisations
Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Māori learners in Private Training Establishments
Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Māori University Students
Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Maori learners in Industry Training Organisations
Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Maori learners in Private Training Establishments
Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Maori University Students
The Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Maori Tertiary Students
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Te Mana Ākonga and the Ministry of Education [New Zealand]
Description
Three reports looked at the effects on university students, and learners in industry training organisations and private training establishments.
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Impairments, Activity Limitations and Participation Restrictions: Prevalence and Associations Among Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in British Columbia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Rusch
Stephanie Nixon
Arn Schilder
Paula Braitstein
Keith Chan
Robert S. Hogg
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, vol. 2, no. 46, September 6, 2004, p. [?]
Description
Survey conducted to determine best directions in support and care programs, policy and research.
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Implementing Indigenous Education Policy Directives in Ontario Public Schools: Experiences, Challenges and Successful Practices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Milne
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, July 2017, p. Article 2
Description
Examines educator and parent perceptions about the policy through analysis of interviews with 100 individuals within provincial off-reserve school system. Questions reflected three themes: parent-school relationships, roles and expectations, and perceived effectiveness of educational initiatives.
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Implementing Montana's Indian-Education-for-All Initiative in a K-5 Public School: Implications for Classroom Teaching, Education Policy, and Native Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phyllis Ngai
Peter Koehn
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 1/2, 2010, pp. 50-68
Description
Discusses whether the program changed attitudes toward American Indians among young learners and therefore potentially improve interracial relationships among Native Americans and non-Native Americans.
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The Importance of Disaggregated Data

Alternate Title
Child & Youth Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Fact sheet discusses collecting the right kind of data to effectively meet the needs of children, families and communities receiving services from the First Nations Child and Family Services agencies.
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The Importance of Older Maternal Age and Other Birth-Related Factors as Predictors for Diabetes in Offspring: Particular Implications for First Nations Women?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roland F. Dyck
Paul J. Cascagnette
Helena Klomp
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 34, no. 1, 2010, pp. 41-49
Description
Examines the association of high and low birth weight factors for diabetes. To do this First Nations diabetes cases with nondiabetic First Nations controls are compared to other Saskatchewan residents diabetes cases with nondiabetic Saskatchewan controls.
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Improved Aboriginal Child Health Data Collection Urged

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Silversides
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 182, no. 1, January 12, 2010, p. E47
Description
Discussion on the initiatives and data needed to evaluate policies aimed at improving the health status of Indigenous children.
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Improving Health Outcomes: The Role of Food in Addressing Chronic Diseases

Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; May 2012
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-177]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Looks at the food-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Also assesses how industry, governments, and consumers, are managing dietary risks, and proposes actions that could lead to improvements.
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Improving Literacy Levels among Aboriginal Canadians

Alternate Title
Lessons in Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Description
Results from the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS) revealed a literacy gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adults in Canada.
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Improving the Education Outcomes of Aboriginal People Living Off-Reserve: A Discussion of Delivery Models

Alternate Title
Colloquium on Improving the Educational Outcomes of Aboriginal People Living Off-Reserve
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Educational Leadership Unit
Description
Colloquium had six themes: policy questions, context of K-12 education, curriculum questions, transitions from education on-reserve to off-reserve, governance and service delivery and publicly regulated education systems.
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Improving the Oral Health of Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eugene Sekiguchi
Albert H. Guay
L. Jackson Brown
Thomas J. Spangler
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 769-773
Description
Discusses the initiation of an effective program to prevent oral disease and improve the oral health status of Alaska Natives.
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Improving the Quality of Indigenous Health Information

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, May/June 1997, p. 29
Description
Draft summary makes recommendations to increase efforts to record Indigenous health information accurately in a standardized method for meaningful comparisons.
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In-Hospital Mortality, Length of Stay, and Discharge Disposition in a Cohort of Rural and Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John M. Clements
Stephanie J. Rhynard
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 3, 2018, pp. 78-91
Description
Study uses data from the 2012 National Inpatient Sample to identify disparities between the two groups in terms of alcohol abuse, depression, diabetes, and post-traumatic stress related health concerns.
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In my ideal world, you would be my neighbour: Results from the Housing and Homelessness 2H Forum--October 2017

Alternate Title
[Homelessness Policy Brief]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Housing and Homelessness 2H Forum
Council of Community Homelessness Tables for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
Description
Statistics from Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley for the Indigenous population, men, women, seniors, youths, and those with health and medical conditions, followed by discussion of building awareness and education, and regional collaboration and innovation.
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In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care [Full Report]

Alternate Title
Addressing Racism Review Full Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe)
Description
Reports findings of an independent review initiated to investigate allegations of a "Price is Right" game played by emergency department health care workers (guessing blood alcohol levels of Indigenous patients) and whether the game or other forms of racism were being experienced by Indigenous peoples; makes specific recommendations for addressing systemic prejudice, discrimination and lack of cultural safety. Related Material: Summary Report.
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In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and

Discrimination in B.C. Health Care [Summary Report]

Alternate Title
Addressing Racism Review Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe)
Description
Summarizes findings of an independent review initiated to investigate allegations of a "Price is Right" game played by emergency department health care workers (guessing blood alcohol levels of Indigenous patients) and whether the game or other forms of racism were being experienced by Indigenous peoples; makes specific recommendations for addressing systemic prejudice, discrimination and lack of cultural safety. Related Material: Full Report.
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In Search of Cultural Diversity, Revisited: Recent Publication Trends in Cross-Cultural and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William E. Hartmann
Eric S. Kim
Jackie H. Kim
Teresa U. Nguyen
Dennis C. Wendt ... [et al.]
Review of General Psychology, vol. 17, no. 3, September 2013, pp. 243-254
Description
Comments on the lack of cross-cultural ethnic minority publications and cultural diversity research in top tier journals.
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In Search of Mino Bimaadiziwin: A Study of Urban Aboriginal Housing Cooperatives in Canada

Alternate Title
Partnering for Change Community-based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-city Poverty
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tyler Craig
Blair Hamilton
Description

Researchers studied five housing cooperatives developed by and serving Indigenous communities in London and Simcoe County, Ontario, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Includes recommendations to facilitate development of future cooperatives.

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In Their Own Words: First Nations Girls' Resilience as Reflected Through Their Understandings of Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer M. Shea
Jennifer Poudrier
Karen Chad
Bonnie Jeffery
Roanne Thomas
Kimberly Burnouf
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-15
Description
Responses focused on body image, experience of loss, and addictive substances. Sample was 20 individuals. Part of the larger project Iskwewak Miwayawak: Women Feeling Healthy which involved University of Saskatchewan researchers.
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Incidence of Daytime Sleepiness and Associated Factors in Two First Nations Communities in Saskatchewan, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chandima P. Karunanayake
James A. Dosman
Donna C. Rennie
Joshua A. Lawson
Shelley Kirychuk
Mark Fenton
Vivian R. Ramsden
Jeremy Seeseequasis
Sylvia Abonyi
Punam Pahwa
The First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team
Clocks & Sleep, vol. 1, no. 1, March [2019], pp. 13-25
Description
Study involved 317 individuals aged 18 years and older participated in baseline and follow-up evaluations (after 4 years) conducted in 2012-2013 and 2016. Showed association between incidence of subjective excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and less money left over at end of month, house in need of repairs, having water or dampness in the last 12 months, and damage caused by dampness.
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The Incidence of Helicobacter Pylori Acquisition in Children of a Canadian First Nation Community and the Potential for Parent-to-Child Transmission

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samir K. Sinha
Bruce Martin
Benjamin D. Gold
Qunsheng Song
Michael Sargent
Charles N. Bernstein
Helicobacter, vol. 9, no. 1, February 2004, pp. 59-68
Description
Findings indicated that transmission is possible by this method but further study is recommended.
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Incidence of Maltreatment of Aboriginal Children Reported to Youth Protection in Quebec: Intercultural Comparisons

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc Tourigny
Pascale Domond
Nico Trocmé
Bruno Sioui
Karine Baril
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 3, 2007, pp. 103-119
Description
Examines reported cases of maltreatment in Aboriginal children and compares them with cases involving non-Aboriginal children based on a sample of cases reported to Youth Protection services in Quebec.
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Income

Alternate Title
2011 Census Paper Series
CAEPR Indigenous Population Project 2011 Census Papers ; no. 11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Biddle
Description
Used data from the Australian 2006 and 2011 Censuses to analyze the distribution of income and compare it with that of the non-Indigenous population. Found that for almost every demographic, education and employment combination, Indigenous people earned less.
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Income and First Nations Elderly: Policies for a Better Future

Alternate Title
Setting the Agenda for Change ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 1
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 1st, 2002
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stephen Obeng Gyimah
Jerry White
Paul Maxim
vol. 1
Description

Uses data from the 1996 census to make comparison between levels and sources of income for Registered Indians and other Canadians.

Chapter four from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.

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[Income Earnings Tables by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2011 NHS (4 tables)]

Alternate Title
Median and Average Earnings of Population 15 Years and Over With Employment Income by Sex, Nunavut, Region and Community, 2011 NHS
Median and Average Income of Economic Families by Economic Family Structure by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2011 NHS
Median Total Household Income of Private Households by Household Size for Nunavut, Regions and Communities, 2005, NHS
Total Income and Median Total Income for the Population 15 Years and Over by Nunavut, Region and Community, 2001 NHS
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
2 statistical tables. Source: 2011 National Household Survey.
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