Social Issues

Author speaks about his new book The Economic Dependency Trap including the dependency First Nations people have on the federal government. Duration: 14:54. Part II. Part III.

Continuation of talk with author about his new book The Economic Dependency Trap including the dependency First Nations people have on the federal government. Duration: 13:08. Part I. Part III.

Continuation of talk with author about his new book The Economic Dependency Trap including the dependency First Nations people have on the federal government. Duration: 12:38. Part I. Part II.

Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), the Anglican Church and the United Church of Canada form coalition to raise awareness of the disappearance of 500 aboriginal women in the last 20 years through the Sisters in Spirit promotion.

Comments on the numerous summer activities of the Native studies department. Article located by by scrolling to page 17.

Investigates the use of spirituality into techniques commonly employed in family therapy sessions.

Expands on a previously published research brief. Outlines three areas in which the interests and goals of government and Aboriginals may differ: scope of injustices, government's attempt to draw a line through the past and legitimate current policies, and government's use of the process as an attempt to assert authority.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Univerisity of Saskatchewan, 2010.

Literature review of works that encompass identity and how it intersects with economic and social issues. Also discusses concerns and recommendations for future policy research and development in the context of Indigenous peoples.

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Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD News in Review: October 2014.

Brief history with respect to the treatment of Aboriginal people.

In-depth news story on issues which precipitated the movement. Duration: 25:00.

Presents a brief overview of the work of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.

Summarizes statistics complied through the Sisters in Spirit initiative, discusses obligations arising from the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and provides timeline of reports and recommendations and the Canadian government's responses.

Rates progress in terms of its Action Plan developed as a response to the 231 Calls for Justice presented by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).

Uses information from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to link contemporary health and mental health conditions to residential school familial attendance.

Reviews the effects that mining industries can have on the well being of the people in the Northwest Territories.

Information provided by the Government of Canada under the follow-up procedure to the concluding observations of the Committee.

Survival International report criticizing governments' treatment of the Aboriginal group from Labrador and Quebec.

Explores the theory that the experience of victimization will not change if the power structure which inflicted the damage remains unchanged.

Discusses issues involved with violence against Aboriginal women, presents nine case studies of murdered and missing women and makes recommendations for policies to ensure the safety these women.

Highlights cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls over the last three decades. Discusses why this group is at risk and makes recommendations to address the problem.

Relevant sections deal with violence against Indigenous women and girls and discrimination in the Indian Act.

Documentary focuses on missing and murdered women from British Columbia. Duration: 17:18.

International Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2018.

Joint statement submitted to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 93rd Session, 31 July - 25 August 2017.

Comments on federal government policy that is dismissive of public health and harm reduction approaches to drug use.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.

Discusses how First Nations children on reserves receive less child welfare funding than other children in Canada despite the fact that First Nations children have higher child welfare needs.

Topics include: literature review, survey of key respondents, failure of social programs to improve social conditions, progress toward self-government, best practices, and the justice system.

Surveys "non-Aboriginal public knowledge and attitudes about Aboriginal peoples". Report shows eighty-four percent of Canadians surveyed want to be part of reconciliation process with Indigenous people and thirty percent of young people between the ages of 18-29 feel they have an individual part to play.

National online survey was conducted in September, 2016 and had a sample of 521 Indigenous and 1,529 non-Indigenous respondents. Results for individual provinces and regions can be found here.

Verifies the social and economic impoverishment of urban Aboriginal women, especially female lone parents, and the increasing poverty of women in metropolitan Toronto.

Survey conducted online between March 22 and April 29, 2019, with stratified samples of 682 Indigenous and 695 non-Indigenous youth (ages 16 to 29), distributed across the 10 provinces and three territories. Related material: Detailed Data Tables: Indigenous Youth.

Includes definitions, descriptions, and key and enabling competencies for each of seven roles: expert, communicator, collaborator, leader, health advocate, scholar and professional. Supplement to CanMEDS-FM 2017 competency framework.

Looks at the relationship between cannabis use in aboriginal youth and a positive identification with their CPS (Child Protection Services) caseworker.

Report studies the issues and provides several proposals for concrete action by Cape York (Australia) Indigenous people to achieve a more positive outcome.

Compares and contrasts Sartre’s play and Harjo’s short film; focuses on the setting, characters, and themes of confinement and social / personal interaction.

Executive Director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada speaks on inequities in funding for Aboriginal children, focusing on Jordan's Principle, Shannen's Dream, and the discrimination complaint lodged with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 (slide show) Total Duration: 41:88.

National survey study evaluated the extent of participation in the provision of culturally appropriate services to on-reserve populations.

Short video on researcher's interests in Indigenous health, social justice, and the challenges faced by women.