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Commission Process Opportunity to Move Ahead

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, May 30, 2008, p. A9
Canada's Truth and Reconcilation Commission will focus on the suffering by First Nations and Metis children while at residential schools.
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The Commission's Process

Alternate Title
Forsaken: The Report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry ; vol. IV
Oppal Commission
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wally T. Oppal
Addresses case of the serial murderer Robert Pickton.
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A Commitment to Change: Community Based Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ngaimpe Aboriginal Corporation
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, January/February 1998, pp. 5-6
Describes how local activists in New South Wales, Australia have initiated and maintained "The Glen", a centre for men based on Aboriginal cultural beliefs.
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Common Mental Disorders Among Patients in Primary Health Care in Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inge Lynge
Povl Munk-Jørgensen
Amalia Lynge Pedersen
Gert Mulvad
Peter Bjerregaard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 377-383
Study findings suggest greater attention by health care providers to treatment priorities and an increased social and educational focus.
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Community and Child Health Services, W.A.

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gabby Willaway
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, June 1982, pp. 34-38
Describes duties of the Aboriginal health coordinator for Community and Child Health Services including advising the director what Aboriginal communities' health needs and priorities are.
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Community- and Individual-level Factors Associated with Smoking and Heavy Drinking among Aboriginal People in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hmwe Hmwe Kyu
Katholiki Georgiades
Harriet L. MacMillan
Michael H. Boyle
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 106, no. 2, January/February 2015, pp. 22-28
Variables included: place of residence, community socio-economic status, perceived social problems, age, sex, education, income, employment, marital status, Aboriginal heritage and social support. Data from 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
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A Community Based Approach to the Development of a First Nations BSW Program: Community Needs Assessment and Proposed Model

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barbara Harris
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 5, Articulating Aboriginal Paradigms: Implications for Aboriginal Social Work Practice, November 2003
Presents the findings of a research project for the development of a First Nations Bachelor of Social Work Program at UBC to be delivered off-campus.
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Community-Based Child Welfare for Aboriginal Children: Supporting Resilience Through Structural Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Nico Trocmé
Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, no. 24, March 2005, pp. 12-33

Identifies the conditions that support First Nations child and family service agencies to implement community-based responses to child maltreatment that honour the strength, wisdom and resiliency embedded in indigenous ways of knowing and being.

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Community-Based, Culturally Sensitive HIV/AIDS Education for Aboriginal Adolescents: Implications for Nursing Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Basanti B. Majumdar
Tracey L. Chambers
Jacqueline Roberts
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 15, no. 1, January 2004, pp. 69-73
Discusses the need for research & scientific data on HIV/AIDS among Aboriginals youth in order to improve evidence based nursing practice and educational programs.
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Community-based Learning Opportunities for Aboriginals Winner, 2004: Connecting Women in Need with ICT Skills

Alternate Title
Case Study (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2004
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 693-04]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Alison Campbell]
Overview of iSisters Technology Mentoring, a program that helps Inuit women obtain technology training to address literacy, basic skills upgrading, and find jobs.
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Community-Based Participatory Research to Improve Preconception Health Among Northern Plains American Indian Adolescent Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Richards
Alicia Mousseau
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue: Reproductive health programs for youth, 2012, pp. 154-185
Discusses high fertility and infant mortality rates for American Indian women compared to other groups and the need for preconception health.
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A Community-Based Treatment for Native American Historical Trauma: Prospects for Evidence-Based Practice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 77, no. 4, 2009, p. 751–762
Examines the meaning of healing among the staff and clients of a Native American community-based counseling program regarding the therapeutic approach used to address the harmful psychosocial legacy of the Aboriginal residential schools.
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Community Influences on the Mental Health of First Nations Children in Canada

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Dafna Kohen
Lisa Oliver
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 8

Uses findings from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey and census data to investigate the effect of socio-economic characteristics and features of neighbourhood organization. Chapter from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

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Community Leadership in the 21st Century: Leveraging Information as a Leadership Tool

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Leadership and Management
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Murray Dion
Discusses the challenge of Aboriginal leaders to ensure their communities and enterprises take full advantage of the opportunities that information technology and the information economy have to offer, while at the same time protecting and strengthening their culture.
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Community Participation in Tribal Diabetes Programs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn Smith-Morris
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, 2006, pp. 85-110
Examines the resurgence of Native American participation in community-based health programs, particularly for chronic health problems.
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Community Pulls Together at Christmastime

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 17, 2004, p. A15
Discusses how the people of Saskatchewan support their social agencies in order to serve the needy and less fortunate people in the province. Agencies include the Saskatoon Friendship Inn, Women of the Dawn, and the Friendship Centre in Regina.
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Community Well-Being Among the Registered Indian and Non-Aboriginal Populations in Winnipeg: Trends Over Time and Spatial Analysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Dafna Kohen
Chris Penney
Sacha Senécal
Eric Guimond
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 2015, pp. 24-45
Findings indicate the CWB Index allows improved comprehension of socioeconomic composition of specific geographic areas of a specific community.
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Comparative Indigeneities of the Américas: Toward a Hemispheric Approach

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mario N. Castro
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2014, pp. 127-131
Book review of: Comparative Indigeneities of the Américas edited by M. Bianet Castellanos, Lourdes Gutiérrez Nájera, and Arturo J. Aldama. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 127.
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Comparing the Lived Experience of Urban Aboriginal Peoples with Canadian Rights to Quality of Life: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Joe Garcea
John G. Hansen
Rose Antsanen
Jethro Cheng
Bill Holden
Determines six factors in need of improvement for quality of life (QoL): education and training, justice system, understanding of culture and rights, employment opportunities, community funding, spiritual spaces.
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A Comparison of Academic, Career, and Social Patterns of American Indian Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham Hurlburt
Ray Henjum
Lyle Eide
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 22, no. 2, January 1983, pp. [17-22]
Compares attitudes of Swampy Cree students in a remote public school in Teulon, Manitoba, with Plains Cree and Saulteaux students from Peguis First Nation attending a locally controlled school.
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