Social Issues

Examines the different patterns of economic disadvantage and notes the evolution from 1995 to 2005.

Examines disparity in the income and earnings faced by Aboriginal people in Canada.

Listing of the healing lodges operated by Correctional Service of Canada; positive results have been observed in the areas recidivism, conditional release and revocation.

Looks at background work, framework for action, and important characteristics using a holistic perspective. Concludes with recommendations.

Interviews with 24 residents indicates they feel disconnected from their neighborhood; authors' recommendations include founding of an Aboriginal Association with a loose affiliation with the mainstream Association.

Explores reasons why there is a low First Nations voter turnout in federal elections and why this trend has to stop.

Reports that years after Supreme Court decision regarding sentencing in Gladue, Aboriginal over-representation has increased, not decreased due to systemic discrimination in policing and prosecution, and a lack of resources for providing community healing based justice. Duration: 6:25.

Looks at the strategy started to help communities develop programs to support offenders stay out of the justice system. On one pdf. Scroll down to page 37 to read article.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2010.

Examines the roles of the various members who make up the Perth, Australia Aboriginal Medical Service.

Comparison of North American Indian, Metis and Inuit/Innu offenders; based on data gathered by Correctional Service of Canada’s Offender Management System (OMS), Offender Intake Assessment (OIA) process, and Community Intervention Scale (CIS).

Discusses community-based organizations, many initiated by women, that seek to address the social problems facing urban Aboriginals.

Analyzes whether certain cities contribute to the problem of over-representation and explores whether regional variations exist.

Comments on the infant mortality rate among the Aboriginal population compared to the Australian average.

Highlights a wish list of research areas important to understanding issues facing First Nations and Métis access to postsecondary education.

Discussion of the Aboriginal Pathways Strategy aimed at the development of institutional and community services and reducing incarceration rates.

Discusses Aboriginal dispossession from their lands and attempts to redefine their position in contemporary society.

Presents several factors contributing to the social and psychological distress of aboriginal people elevating substance abuse levels.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1993

Looks at the growing alignment of economic interests between the Aboriginal population and the country’s business sector including Aboriginal communities seeking out opportunities in the market economy; Canadian companies employing Aboriginal people and partnering with Aboriginal communities; and federal and provincial governments addressing the economic and social challenges of the Aboriginal population.

Includes statistics on health, education, social and economic conditions.

Events leading up to a breakdown in society and culture caused by alcohol consumption.

Various contributors give the "Aboriginal perspective" on the current applications of the Criminal Code, workings of the justice system in general, and required improvements.

Overview of trauma, transmission, characteristics, and patterns of behaviour exhibited by those living with intergenerational trauma.

Looks at the historical, environmental, social, legal and political aspects of mining and the development of co-operative relationships between mining companies, governments and Aboriginal communities from the exploration stage onwards.

Looks at a survey of Aboriginal poverty in Canada; discusses the political nature of Aboriginal poverty; and examines the actual state practices that condition Aboriginal life chances and welfare state practices.

Paper written for the Ipperwash Inquiry into the death of Dudley George.

Covers: historical factors, demographics, socio-economic factors, aboriginal people and the justice system, changes within the present system, and points for discussion.

Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1999.

3rd edition updated and expanded.

Highlights of statistics gathered.

Book review of: Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian Cities edited by Heather A. Howard, Craig Proulx.

Briefing paper summarizes the issues facing aboriginal Canadians in northern Canada.

Discusses actions to reduce violence which affects Aboriginal people as both victims and offenders, with a focus on urban populations.

Summary report from roundtable held in Ottawa March 3rd and 4th, 2011.

Contains links to individual lesson plans for Grades 1-8 covering subject areas of language, social studies, history, and treaties.

Related material: Guide to the Teacher's Toolkit

Paper based on extensive fieldwork carried out over a 15-month period and interviews with 105 persons in law enforcement, government officials, First Nation political leaders and community activists; includes a historical overview and nine case studies.

Discusses the demographic evolution of the Indigenous peoples from early contact to the present and makes predictions about issues in the future.