Policy

Summarizes conference proceedings from November, 1998 and presents the resulting action plan.

Explains the need for the Saskatchewan child welfare system to provide better support, financial and other, for Aboriginal Grandmothers who are caring for their grandchildren.

Book review of: Aboriginal Health and Healing in Canada: Historical, Cultural, and Epidemiological Perspectives, 2nd ed. by James B. Waldram, D. Ann Herring, and T. Kue Young.

Provides a brief history of the Australian Aboriginal research organization which was established in 1985 following a recommendation.

Case study of the Aboriginal-controlled Nishnawbe-Aski First Nation's Crisis Team program.

Reports on conference which was organized by a private commercial organization held in Sydney, Australia.

Cites research that was published in, Medical Journal of Australia showing improved infectious disease death rates.

Discusses the discrepancies surrounding accurate Aboriginal health data.

Comments on government initiatives to improve Aboriginal health outcomes.

Discusses the strengths and gaps in the government funded services available to Aboriginal people living with HIV and AIDS.

Overview of Aboriginal-direct programming and spending offered by the Government of Canada. The 360 programs and services are arranged under seven thematic headings: Health, Lifelong Learning, Housing, Safe and Sustainable Communities, Economic Opportunities, Lands and Resources and Governance and Relationships.

Summarizes historical roots, development and changes in programs, funding and policy, responsibilities for funding, and the social reality of housing resources.

Analyzes governmental response to development of Aboriginal-controlled post secondary institutions by comparing support given to Aboriginal institutions compared to other provincial institutions. Gives recommendations for policy and legislative support.

Looks at the links between foreign policy, Indigenous peoples and Quebec. Scroll down to page 107 to read article.

Literature review topics include demographic issues, isolated communities, access to higher education, workforce development, and entrepreneurship.

Brief description of this initiative, which formed part of the federal government's Aboriginal Justice Strategy. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Uses the NWT Official Languages Act, as an example, to show it is possible to revitalize 55 Aboriginal languages using statutory legislation. Scroll down to page 35 to read article.

Communications Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 1995.

Argues that the causes, not effects of alcohol abuse need to be looked at as well as mental health.

Probation and parole officer discusses his early involvement in mental health and the obstacles faced developing Aboriginal health services.

Focuses on three Aboriginal veterans and the prejudices they faced as they attempted to assimilate into mainstream Australian society.

Looks at how the law can assist with the development of self-government rights.

Book review of: Aboriginal People and Colonizers of Western Canada to 1900 by Sarah Carter.

Book review of: Aboriginal People and Politics by Paul Tennant.

Canada's Labour Force Survey in 2005 separated off-reserve data into "Indian," Metis and Inuit, analyses of these data indicated 2.5 times higher rates of employment of non-Aboriginal than of Aboriginal peoples.

Examines the assumptions underlying the negotiations and key issues that emerged from First Ministers' Conferences in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1987.

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.

Discusses moving away from mono-national and colonial multicultural policies and to a partnership between Aboriginal and Shognosh (Canadian European settler population).

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.

3rd edition updated and expanded.

Examination of differences in equality rights, due to the Indian Act, as to why Aboriginal women do not have the same rights as Aboriginal men living on-reserve and non-Aboriginal women living off-reserve.

Looks at the works Halfbreed, Unjust Society, and Keeper 'N Me to illustrate the devastating effect of government policies on Aborginal peoples.

Book review of: Aboriginal Populations edited by Frank Trovato and Anatole Romaniuk. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 148.

Contends that Aboriginal participation rates will lag behind the non-Aboriginal population until major reforms are executed in elementary and secondary school education and the curriculum used in Aboriginal schools.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Western University, 2013.

Reviews changes that have taken place since the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement using various indicators such as income, education, and life expectancy.

Examines how the federalisation of Aboriginal people and the racial reactions to it gave birth to a redefinition of Aboriginality in Australia. Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 133.

Looks at the arguments put forward in support of the claim that Aboriginal peoples exhibit an inherent ecological consciousness; and examines the policy implications of expanding Aboriginal jurisdiction over environmental protection.

Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.)--Simon Fraser University, 1993.

Pubic Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2000.

Examines Aboriginal issues pertinent to the development of oil and gas reserves within Alberta, such as unresolved First Nations Treaty and land claim issues and federal and provincial requirements for consultation on treaty and fiduciary obligations.

Discussion of the process that led to a ten-year policy plan to 'close the gap' between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.

Summary of the background, analysis and federal processes related to self-government. Based on the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP).

Discusses how giving up Aboriginal title is a valid means of reconciling relationship with the Canadian State as well as consequences of achieving self-government and the driving factors in the negotiations.

Discusses factors Aboriginal people consider as crucial for attaining self-government.

Book review of: Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues., 3rd ed., edited by Yale D. Belanger.

Divided into nine sections associated with the partnership cycle: defining the partnership; identifying and approaching partners; assessing the partnership climate and building skills, creating infrastructure; delivery of project; monitoring and measuring; troubleshooting; revising and adapting; and moving on. Also includes tools such as checklists, sample letters, presentations, and questions, and templates.

Examines how researchers and community health practitioners can contribute to transformative change in Aboriginal communities.