Abuse

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)---University of Arizona, 2004.

Summarizes discussions which took place during a forum held to discuss issues surrounding violence against women and a strategy for solutions.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2021.

Report on mental health and addictions services provides background information, lists, mental health and addiction research, and explanation of recommendations.

Comments on the debate about the existence and extent of the Stolen Generations.

Findings reveal high levels of child apprehension among sex workers, with over a third of women having their children removed from them.

Discusses the reparations awarded to Mrs. Valerie Linow for the assaults to her while under the care of the State.

Examines nine case studies involving missing and murdered Indigenous women and the factors which have contributed to the high risk of violence.

Examines issues facing Aboriginal women such as poverty, ill-health, violence and sexual exploitation. Authors agree with recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People.

Includes a theoretical story about victim and suggestions for communities and outsiders providing help, explanation of abuse and why there is reluctance to report it, strategies to prevent abuse before and after settlement monies are received, and examples from communities themselves.

Outlines feminist and women-centred approaches to debates and controversies on restorative justice and intimate violence, recommending a moratorium on new initiatives.

Overviews causes that make Aboriginal women more susceptible to being victims of violence than non-Aboriginal counterparts.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2013.

Social Justice and Community Engagement Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfred Laurier University, [2017]

Statistics show rates of violence experienced by Aboriginal women is significantly higher than non-Aboriginal women.

Annual meeting of Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NAMHR) held in Montreal, Quebec, June 13, 2014. Discusses results from qualitative study about peer abuse verses staff abuse. Scroll down to access video. Duration: 20:04.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of South Dakota, 2003.

Pursuant to the decision of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its tenth session (E/2011/43, para. 113). Advanced unedited version.

One of the unique aspects of the General Social Survey is that it captures information on whether crimes are reported to police. In this survey three-quarters (76%) of violent incidents involving Aboriginal women, incidents that were committed by someone other than a spouse or common-law partner, were not reported to the police.

Presents results of six weeks of fact-finding conducted from January to July 2016, interviews and correspondence with police, and complaint mechanisms from August 2016 to January 2017.

Discusses the work of the Aboriginal Sobriety Group in getting Aboriginal people away from self-destructive behaviours connected to alcohol and drug abuse.

Uses data from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect in 2008 to examine links between confirmation differences in worker assessments, and child, household and caregiver attributes.

Response in support of Julia Emberley's book, Defamiliarizing the Aboriginal: Cultural Practices and Decolonization in Canada.

A sample of 5,340 students from 109 schools in the Saskatoon Health Region revealed that 340 (6.4%) had considered suicide at least once in the past 12 months.

Discusses the increase in youth suicides since the 1950s when modernization began.

Study found that increasing protective factors was more effective than decreasing risk factors.

Goals of the Forum were to begin a dialogue on policy and program initiatives between government officials and Aboriginal women's organizations, to share practices on violence prevention, and to showcase programs and services from across the country that are making a difference.

Clinical Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2015.

Using the example of E.B. v. Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of B.C., argues that the Court and civil law failed to hold governments and public institutions accountable for the abuse of children in their care. Excerpt from: Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice & Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth Sheehy. Entire book on one pdf. To access chapter scroll to p. 151.

Author relates her early childhood and residential school experiences.

Investigates aspects of sexual abuse and health related behaviours; study found differences between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women sample groups.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of British Columbia, 1994.

Explores interpersonal violence and the addiction experiences of First Nations women.

Looks at attitudes towards Aboriginal women in British Columbia's past.

[Technology] Thesis (M.A.)--Auckland University of Technology, 2005.

Ethnic Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2004.

Examines the story Stolen Life by Rudy Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 10.

Drama Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Approximately 90% of sample was Aboriginal and 70% female.

Discusses the success of a First Nation community-based Aboriginal restorative justice program using Canim Lake as a case study.

Overview of problems facing the Innu people, the continuation of working towards self-government agreements and fair land rights settlements.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2016.