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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation of the Healthiest Babies Possible Pregnancy Outreach Program by Marlene Thio-Watts

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This file contains a transcript of a part of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Prince George, British Columbia. This part includes a presentation of the Healthiest Babies Possible Pregnancy Outreach Program by Marlene Thio-Watts concerning access to health care in the Aboriginal community. Questions from the assembled Commissioners follow.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on behalf of Secwepemc re Economic Development

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
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Author/Creator
Willie Alphonse
Bob Manuel
Lana Jones
Description
The file contains a presentation on behalf of Secwepemc re Economic Development. Presenters Willie Alphonse, Bob Manuel and Lana Jones discuss the need for economic development in Secwepemc communities, problems with decreased funding and assistance levels, demographic data, and entrepreneurship.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on behalf of the Coalition Against First Nations Genocide

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The file contains a presentation on behalf of the Coalition Against First Nations Genocide by Stewart Phillip and Pierre Kruger. Phillip discusses the organization's demographic composition and mandate which involves pressuring federal and provincial governments to ensure their policies are involve "credible processes of community level consultations" and "full and complete democratic participation and decision-making based on informed consent."
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on Housing, Frank Sutherland, Valarie Monague and Richard Cottrell

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The file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This part includes a presentation by Frank Sutherland, Valerie Monague and Richard "Too Much Lasagna" Cottrell concerning the Housing situation on and off reserves in the Aboriginal Community.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation, Simon Reed

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File contains a portion of the transcript of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This file a presentation made by Simon Reed followed by questions on Day 2.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentations by Kathy Mallet, Sandy Funk, and May Louise Campbell, Original Women's Network

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File contains presentations by Kathy Mallet, Co-ordinator, Sandy Funk, and May Louise Campbell of the Original Women's Network. The presenters discuss their organizations role, their personal backgrounds, resource royalties, history, Treaties, pay equity, the Indian Act, and a variety of other issues their organization has engaged with.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Remarks by Silpa Edmunds (via translator)

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File contains opening remarks by Silpa Edmunds(via a translator, in addition to a few in English) regarding the economic and cultural problems faced by her people in Labrador and her hopes that the Commission will address these issues. She reiterates some of Boas Jararace's concerns, and also adds the problems of alcoholism, family breakdown, and a loss of cultural identity amongst Inuit, First Nations and Metis people in Labrador. Edmunds is an Inuit woman from Hopedale, Labrador.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round table on Relationships - Presentation by George St. Germaine

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
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Author/Creator
George St. Germaine
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This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This part includes a presentation by George St. Germaine at the Round Table discussion on relationship issues with "ourselves, our families and our community."
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round table on Relationships - Presentation by Judy Contin

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
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Author/Creator
Judy Contin
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This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This part includes a presentation by Judy Contin at the Round Table discussion on Relationship issues with "ourselves, our families and our community."
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round table on Self-Sufficency - Opening Remarks by Rob Belfry

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
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Author/Creator
Rob Belfry
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This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This part includes opening remarks by Rob Belfry moderator of the round table discussion on Self-Sufficiency issues and economic development in the Aboriginal community.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round Table Panel Discussion

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National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
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File contains volume 3 of the transcript of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This portion of the volume contains a Round Table Discussion on the roles and responsibilities of the health care partners in ensuring that non-Aboriginal institutions are responsible to Aboriginal needs, as discussed on Day 3.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round Table Session on Discussion Papers concerning Education

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This file contains a portion of a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. This portion is of the Round Table session moderated by Gilles Rheame between Keith Goulet, Harry Kits, Fred Shore, Alison Blackfoot, Alfred Linklater, Gilbert Whiteduck, Mitchell Beer, Ida Mills, Christine Boone and David Peters who focused on the provided Discussion Papers on education in the Aboriginal Community.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round Table Session on Education as a Tool for Self-sufficiency

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This file contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. This is a Round Table Session on Education as a Tool for Self-sufficiency. Participating in the session are Elder Noel Knockwood, Brenda LaFrance, Sandra Delaronde, Lionel Orlikow, Dr. Isaac Mabindisa, George Calliou, Deanna Nyce, Gilbert Whiteduck, Joyce Goodstriker, Sheri Chisan, Del Anaquod, Jean Goodwill. Comments from the floor were made by Keith Goulet, Ruth Norton, Gordon Poulson, Charles CooCoo, Josepi Padlayat and Harvey McCue.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Round Table Session on issues surrounding education reforms in northern and remote communities

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
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Author/Creator
Noel Knockwood
Don Couch
Dan Daniels
Simeonie Nalukturuk
Tim McNeil ... [et al.]
Description
This file contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Citadel Inn, Ottawa, Ontario. This is a Round Table Session on issues surrounding education reforms in northern and remote communities. Participants in the session are Elder Noel Knockwood, Don Couch, Dan Daniels, Simeonie Nalukturuk, Tim McNeil, Denise Kurszewski, Jose Kusugak, Jean-Paul Oliver, Ernie Lawton, Lena Metuq and Simona Arnatiaq-Barnes. Comments from the floor were made by Rose-Alma McDonald-Jacobs, Bob Turner and Gilbert Whiteduck.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Second Presentation by Dave White

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The file contains a second presentation by Dave White (for the first see "presentation by Dave White in Volume 1 of this sitting of the Commission, on this site). White, speaking as an individual addresses topics of concern to urban Aboriginal people. Included in his discussion are issues such as demographics in Sudbury, rights issues in the urban context, employment and government programs, co-operative and affordable housing programs, student issues, and justice issues in the urban and off-reserve settings.
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Sad List of Statistics is Reflection of Life

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, November 6, 2006, p. B1
Description
States that a lack of education contributes to higher incarceration rates which in turn has a greater cost to society than adequate education programs.
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The Safe Futures Initiative at Chief Leschi Schools: A School-Based Tribal Response to Alcohol-Drug Abuse, Violence-Gang Violence, and Crime on an Urban Reservation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George M. Guilmet
David L. Whited
Norm Dorpat
Cherlyn Pijanowski
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, 1998, pp. 407-440
Description
Looks at the Chief Leschi Schools system on the Puyallup Reservation, in Washington, with a focus on urban context and demographics.
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Saskatchewan First Nations Health Status Report, 2018

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Author/Creator
[Health Surveillance and Assessment Unit
First Nations Inuit Health Branch]
Indigenous Services Canada
Description
Statistics on demographics, opioid overdose, immunization, communicable disease, social determinants of health, and diabetes,
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Saskatchewan's Public Opinion on Reconciliation: Results from a 2019 Provincial Survey

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Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
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Sample consisted of 3,018 people. Questions were asked about shared understanding of history, authentic relationships, cultures and worldviews, and political, economic, and social systems. Related material: 2019 General Population Survey: Results from a Saskatchewan-based Survey on Attitudes toward Reconciliation (Technical Report).
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Saskatoon’s Homeless Population 2012 : A Research Report

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Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Bill Holden
Giselle Patrick
Stephen Wormith
Community-University Institute for Social Research, p. ?
Description
Examines the nature and number of homeless people in Saskatoon to allow policies and services to address those issues.
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School Completion and Workforce Transitions Among Urban Aboriginal Youth

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 3
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 2nd, 2006
Moving Forward, Making a Difference ; vol. 1
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Paul Maxim
Jerry White
Description

Explores patterns of school completion, workforce transitions, and role of family values.

Chapter two from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 1, which is also vol. 3 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.

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School Dropouts

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Richards
Inroads, vol. 25, Summer/Fall, 2009, pp. 90-99
Description
Statistics show Aboriginal males living on the prairies have a higher drop out rate.
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Screening for Type-2 Diabetes in Aboriginal Children in Northern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather J. Dean
T. Kue Young
Bertha Flett
Pauline Wood-Steiman
Lancet, vol. 352, no. 9139, November 7, 1998, pp. 1523-1524
Description
Outlines a study conducted of schoolchildren in the remote Ojibwa-Cree community of St Teresa Point First Nation to detect early signs of type-2 diabetes, and recommends screening for all people aged 7 years and older.
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Section 10: Aboriginal Youth

Alternate Title
Canadian Youth: Who are They and What Do They Want?
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Services for Youth, Government of Canada]
Description

Most statistics from the 2001 Census. Chapter from Canadian Youth: Who are They and What Do They Want?.

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