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Violent Victimization and Perceptions of Safety: Experiences of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women in Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Loanna Heidinger
Juristat, vol. [42], no. [1], April 26, 2022
Description
Most current self-reported data on lifetime (since age 15) prevalence of violent victimization and the prevalence of violent victimization in the past 12 months. Sources included the 2018 Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (SSPPS), 2019 General Social Survey (GSS) on Canadians’ Safety (Victimization), and five years (2015 to 2020) of data from the Homicide Survey.
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Virtual Summit AFN Survey of First Nation Post-Secondary Students 2011

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Survey consisted of ten questions and results are based on 365 respondents. Some of the areas covered were financial support, prioximity to educational opportunities, post-graduate employment, cultural responsiveness of institutions.
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Vitamin A Concentration in Umbilical Cord Blood of Infants From Three Separate Regions of the Province of Québec

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Dallaire
Eric Dewailly
Ramesh Shademani
Claire Laliberté
Suzanne Bruneau
et al.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 94, no. 5, September-October 2003, pp. 386-390
Description
Comparative study findings indicate that regular Vitamin A supplements during pregnancy can play a role in improving infant health development.
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[The Voice of Métis: Housing Needs Assessment]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Big River Analytics]
Description
Reports results of survey completed by 2,059 individuals. Statistics on housing tenure, dwelling type, family household status, lone and non-lone parent households, number of children, and housing affordability, adequacy, suitability, and satisfaction.
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Voices for Reform: Options for Change to Saskatchewan First Nations Child Welfare

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan First Nations Family and Community Institute
Description
Includes comprehensive literature review and results from engagement process which involved seven participant groups, key informant interviews and 24 focus groups. Five themes emerged: programs and services (family centered), honouring youth (child centered), capacity building (community centered/stewardship), practice approach (guardianship), and systemic factors (all functions).
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Voices of Manitoba's Aboriginal Peoples: Links to Perceptions on Health, Economic Outlook and Mobility

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Adams
Canadian Diversity=Diversitié canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 69-76
Description
Analyzes community well-being in Manitoba using three measures: self-assessed personal health, reported improvements in family finances, hope for the community's economy. Scroll down to page 69 to read article.
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Voices of the Dropout: A Study of Early School Leavers at One First Nations School

Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 106
Teaching and Learning Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph Belhumeur
Rick Closs
Mario Kaun
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Research indicates that the reasons for students to leave school include academic challenges, family responsibilities, drugs and alcohol and crime.
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Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19

E-Books
Author/Creator
Katherine Fierlbeck
Lorian Hardcastle
Aimée Craft
Deborah McGregor
Jeffery Hewitt … [et al.]
Description
See: Chapter A-2 "COVID-19 and First Nations' Responses" by Aimée Craft, Deborah McGregor, and Jeffery Hewit. Chapter D-6 "Systemic Discrimination in Government Services and Programs and Its Impact on First Nations Peoples During the COVID-19 Pandemic" by Anne Levesque and Sophie Theriault.
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A Way to Wellness: Locating and Understanding Native-Specific HIV Data

Alternate Title
HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Project 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mat Barkhausen
Hannabah Blue
Robert Foley
Jamie Folsom
Tony Aaron Fuller
Vicki Peterson
Description
Lists basic sources of epidemiological information for use by communities, consumers and service providers.
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Ways We Respect Caribou: Teetł’it Gwich’in Rules

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristine Wray
Brenda Parlee
Arctic, vol. 66, no. 1, March 2013, pp. 68-78
Description
Study conducted from 2007 to 2010 compared elders' traditional attitudes about harvesting with those of the younger generation of hunters.
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We Are Calling to You: Alaska's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Womxn and Girls

Alternate Title
We Are Calling to You: Alaska's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlene Aqpik Apok
Malia Villegas
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Jody Juneby Potts
Description
Discusses scope of the problem, persistent issues such data consistency, collection and reporting, and the Alaska missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls database; concludes with recommendations and pathways forward.
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“We are Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey”: An Assessment of the Impact of the Mi'kmaw Knia'matnewey Self-Government Agreement on the Improvement of Education for Participating Mi'kmaw Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Description
Includes brief history of the education authority, overview of its activities, discussion of programming in areas of language and culture at the elementary level, and analysis of success indicators for secondary and post-secondary students.
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We Are the Future: A Native Youth Narrative

Alternate Title
[Indigenous Futures Project]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth
Description
Disaggregated data from the 2020 Indigenous Futures Survey regarding identity, health and wellbeing, culture and community, and visibility, justice and dismantling racism.
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"We’ve Been Researched to Death”: Exploring the Research Experiences of Urban Indigenous Peoples in Vancouver, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashley Goodman
Rob Morgan
Ron Kuehlke
Shelda Kastor
Kim Fleming ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 2018, p. Article 3
Description
Using talking circles, study explored the experiences of people living in a highly-researched inner-city neighbourhood of the Downtown Eastside. Participants expressed distrust towards researchers, noted a lack of transparency in research and believed that research holds little benefit for their community. Authors advocate for increased support for Indigenous-led approaches which stress community concerns and meaningful community engagement.
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Welch's Fools Crow

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Murphree
Explicator, vol. 52, no. 3, Spring, 1994, pp. 186-187
Description
Looks at the dangers of straying from tribal customs as told in a Pikuni legend and the parallels drawn to character's in Fools Crow.
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