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Counselling People With AIDS

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shantha Dharmalingam
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 10, no. 4, December 1986, pp. 29-33
Describes the counselling process health care professionals are advised to take when encountering AIDS patients in Australia.
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COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples Rights: What Is the Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples' Rights?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Human Rights
Office of the High Commissioner
Focuses on health and access to healthcare, participation and consultation, access to information, livelihoods, territories, land and resources, and access to clean water and sanitation facilities. Under each topic lists promising practices and key actions for States and other stakeholders.
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COVID-19 in Manitoba: Public Policy Responses to the First Wave

Alternate Title
COVID-19 Policies Increase the Inequity in Northern Manitoba’s Indigenous Communities
Leading in a Time of Crisis: The Manitoba Métis Federation’s COVID-19 Response Plan
Protecting Our People: Indigenous Sovereignty and Resilience in Manitoba during the Era of COVID-19
E-Books
Author/Creator
Josée G. Lavoie
Wayne Clark
Razvan G. Romanescu

Wanda Phillips-Beck
Leona Star … [et al.]
For Indigenous content see chapters 10, 11, and 12.
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COVID-19, Intersectionality, and Health Equity for Indigenous Peoples with Lived Experience of Disability

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bernadette Jones
Paula Toko King
Gabrielle Baker
Tristram Ingham
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 2, COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples, Part 1, 2020, pp. 71-87

Uses the pandemic to provide a commentary on longstanding issues of access and quality of care for Māori with disabilities in Aotearoa-New Zealand.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic: Informing Policy Decision-Making for a Vulnerable Population

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Spence
Vivian Chau
Maryam S. Farvid
Jerry White
Paranthaman Rasalingam ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, The COVID-19 Pandemic and Indigenous Peoples, 2020, pp. 1-37

Examines the vulnerability of Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and how this data can help guide policies to protect Indigenous populations.

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COVID-19, the Numbered Treaties and the Politics of Life: A Special Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gina Starblanket
Dallas Hunt
Overview of concepts of well-being and quality of life in relation to treaty negotiations, oral histories of treaty and the context in which negotiations took place, with particular reference to the "Medicine Chest" clause and provision of aid in times of "famine and distress".
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Coyote Tales: A Paiute Commentary

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy Trejo
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 87, no. 343, January-March 1974, pp. 66-71
Stories told to teach principles of appropriate and acceptable behaviours.
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Crazywater

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Allen
Selwyn Jacob
Life experiences are shared by Alex, Stephen, Paul and Desirae about alcoholism, trauma in childhood, and how maintaining a traditional Indigenous culture has helped with sobriety. Duration: 58:16.
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Creating a Healthy, Just, Prosperous and Safe Saskatchewan: A Response to the Commission on First Nations and Métis Peoples and Justice Reform

Alternate Title
Creating a Healthy, Just, Prosperous and Safe Saskatchewan: A Response to the JRC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Province believes JRC contributed to understanding justice from First Nation and Métis perspectives, and factors contributing to the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the mainstream justice system. Province's action plan will address socioeconomic issues, crime reduction and victimization.
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Creating a Seat at the Table: A Retrospective Study of Aboriginal Programming at Canadian Heritage

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Kevin Fitzmaurice
David R. Newhouse
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, pp. 33-70
Examines four decades of programming initiated by the Aboriginal Affairs Branch of Canadian Heritage and meant to cultivate social and political change for Aboriginal peoples.
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Credit Union Continues Aboriginal Mandate

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Shield
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2007, p. 7
Short report on how the merger of two, rural credit unions with Saskatoon Credit Union won't lessen their commitment to Aboriginal people. To access article, scroll down to page 7.
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Cree Indians in North-Eastern Saskatchewan

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Cutt Thompson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1958, pp. 41-58
An account of the social and cultural characteristics of the Cree or Nehiyawak people, and the effects of colonization thereon as described by an Indian Health Services Nurse stationed with the Carlton Agency. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 41.
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Crime Prevention for First Nations Children aged 0-6 and Families: Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)]

Reports results of questionnaires completed by 96 caregivers/administrators, and 83 parents. Question were asked about rates of crime in communities, promotion of social skills, priority initiatives, limitations hindering development of strategies, problem behaviours, issues targeted by prevention and awareness activities, and issues facing community members.

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Crime Prevention in Aboriginal Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rick Linden
Report submitted to the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry Implementation Commission. Summarizes various reduction strategies and gives examples of successful programs.
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A Critical Appraisal of Responses to Māori Offending

Alternate Title
A Critical Appraisal of Responses to Maori Offending
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Juan Marcellus Tauri
Robert Webb
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 4, 2012, pp. 1-16
Article critically analyzes the role that criminological theory and specific policy formulations of culture play in New Zealand's state response to Māori crime.
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Critical Events and the Funding of Indigenous Organizations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Howard Ramos
Janelle Young
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 52, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 570-590
Analyzes the funding of Indigenous organizations in Nova Scotia between 1960 and 2014; finding suggest that the province did make up shortfalls in funding during the 1990s and the first decade of the twenty-first century, but over time funding has decreased and provincial cutbacks mirror federal ones.
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Crown and Aboriginal Occupations of Land: A History & Comparison

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Borrows
Examines the use of physical occupation and civil disobedience by Aboriginal peoples to accomplish their objectives relating to land, treaty, and other rights; and examines the impact of the Nu-Chah-Nulth First Nations’ blockade on forest practices in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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