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Law Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waikato, 2015.

Looks at how the School of Social Work needs to find an appropriate way to support Aboriginal social welfare systems and Aboriginal students.

Discusses the history of the American Indian women who initiated legislative changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act, and looks at recommendations to address the problems associated with the lack of compliance to current legislation across Canada and the United States.

Discusses the community’s responses to the shootings on the Red Lake Indian Reservation and the strategies used for healing and renewal.

Description and evaluation of "Our Youth, the Voice of the Future" project which was aimed at providing self-development for at-risk teens. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.

Description and evaluation of Building A Nation Family Healing Centre project designed to provide clinical and traditional counselling services and child custody, justice system, and social assistance program support. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.

Description and evaluation of parenting skills course that combined traditional and Western approaches and was targeted at residential school Survivors and their families.

Description and evaluation of outpatient and wellness program which addressed the increase in social problems in the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.

Description and evaluation of in-patient treatment centre program based on blend of traditional healing activities and centralized residential care. Sources of information included client experience surveys as well as interviews with administrators, staff, and community referral workers.

Description and evaluation of project designed to provide culturally-based therapeutic environment for families at risk for involvement with child protection services. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation Supplementary Survey, and key informant interviews with project team and selected community service providers.

Project involved facilitated weekly group meetings in which participants shared common experiences and gained empowerment through discussion, counselling and role modeling. Sources of information for evaluation include project files, key informant interviews, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.

Description and evaluation of Odawa Native Friendship Centre project which aimed to provide alternatives to mainstream justice system for Aboriginals living in the Ottawa-Carleton region. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, interviews with members of Aboriginal Peoples Justice Circle and community service providers, and documents and data collected by community support manager.

Discusses the Sisters in Spirit Vigils, Walking with Our Sisters, and the Mooseside Campaign.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Queen's University, 1998.

Author fears that invoking the notwithstanding clause over same-sex marriage could eventually be used by provinces in regards to aboriginal rights.

Pamphlet published by the Saskatchewan CCF stating their policies regarding Indigenous and Metis peoples.

Health Care and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2009.

Health Care and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.

Study interpretation concluded that deaths were occurring at an alarming rate, particularly young women or those using injection drugs. Argues that these results reflect intersections of current and historical injustices, substance use and barriers to care.

Sample of 605 individuals between the ages of 14 and 30 years of age from Prince George and Vancouver, British Columbia. Those who had been taken from their biological parents were more likely to be HIV-positive, homeless, paid for sex, diagnosed and hospitalized with mental illness, self-harmed, and had thought about or attempted suicide.

Public Policy Thesis (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.

Examines Gavin Mooney's contributions to health economics in relation to equity and social justice, social determinants of health in Indigenous populations, and the supporting role communities play in decision-making about their health care systems.

Community Health Services Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Calgary, 2021.

Discusses how the Six Nations band members have accessed private property using these certificates avoid circumvent the seizure for debt restrictions in the Indian Act and acquire mortgages and own their own housing.

Describes the arrest of Verna Clarke and subsequent dismissal of the assault charges.

Senator and Metis leader, Thelma Chalifoux, believes that political lobby groups, like the Assembly of First Nations, should not take over social programs provided for First Nations because, as she argues, politics and patronage distort the system and erode the quality of the service.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.

Looks at components and implementation of the Positive Youth Development Programme (PYD) developed to increase leadership skills in youth.

Researchers stress that the construction of communication skills and credible relationships are essential in improving community health outcomes.

Senator discusses challenges facing American Indian youth such as having a conventional childhood, getting a good education and being able to find employment in today's market.

Study concludes that northern and remote communities are a very challenging retail environment that must include input from local residents.

Explores the significance of the first five years of the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice program (NSRJ) and the reasons for taking it beyond the pilot project stage.

Brief discussion of the probems anthropologists face when carrying out research in prison environments.

[Law] Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2004.

Outlines both the historical and ongoing impacts of colonialism on Aboriginal mental health.

Goal of study was to identify factors related to risky behaviours and provide strategies to promote healthy lifestyles.

Discusses the governance mechanisms Manitoba used to effect change and innovation. Paper from the History & Future of Social Innovation Conference, The Hawke Centre, Adelaide 19-21 June, 2008.

Document submitted to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights. Recommendations: provide sustained and equitable funding to agencies, augment services available on reserves, ensure culturally-based services, and develop a national strategy to deal with issues.

Discussion about the end of the Oxlajuj B'aq'tun and the start of a new era that should be seen as an opportunity for positive renewal to generate changes in society.

Advocates that solutions to the rapid changes that are occurring should come from the people and not be imposed from outside.

Discusses the changes in socioeconomic structures and the cooperative hunting/herding model resulting in loss of land and resource rights.

Looks at smoking behavior in youths between grades six to nine.

Examines some of the biological, social, and economic variables related to HIV/AIDS; and discusses the need for Native-specific programs and interventions.

Discusses the social, material, and political changes taking place in Inuit communities and their impact on behaviours, attitudes, and lifestyle of the younger generation.

An analysis of Native American Indian ceramics production and the social, economic and cultural changes that took place.