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Evaluation of an Entrepreneurship Education Intervention for American Indian Adolescents: Trial Design and Baseline Sample Characteristics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francene Larzelere
Lauren Tingey
Allison Ingalls
Feather Sprengeler
Sean Parker ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 3, 2019, pp. 1-20
Study examines the outcomes of a strengths-based Entrepreneurship Education program conducted with Aboriginal youth and articulates how a participant’s baseline socio-demographic, socio-cultural, and family/household characteristics are shown to influence outcomes.
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Evaluation of the Income Assistance Program

Alternate Title
Evaluation of INAC’s Income Assistance Program
Evaluation of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's Income Assistance Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Audit and Evaluation Sector, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Looks at program delivery on-reserve and summarizes key findings. Concludes with recommendations.
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An Examination of the Living Conditions of Urban American Indian Children in Unmarried Families: Increasing Cultural Competence in Child Welfare

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gordon E. Limb
Ryan Garza
Child Welfare, vol. 91, no. 3, Services for Native Children and Families in North America, May/June 2012, pp. 173-190
Looks at conditions and their implications in three areas: family formation, social support and background characteristics using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study.
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Examining the Factors that Moderate and Mediate the Effects on Depression during Pregnancy and Postpartum

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kazi Rahman
Angela Bowen
Nazeem Muhajarine
Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health, vol. 1, no. 2, 2014, pp. 1-8
Looks at the relationship between income and marital status on pregnant mothers suffering from depression. Indigenous women are more likely to experience lower education, income and social support, increasing their vulnerability for depression during and after pregnancy.
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Expensive Food For Thought

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rosa Harris-Adler
Inuktitut, no. 98, Fall, 2005, p. 9
Brief report on the high cost of food in the Arctic compared to southern Canada.
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Explaining the Paradox of Health and Social Support Among Aboriginal Canadians

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chantelle Richmond
Canadian Issues, Journeys of a Generation: Broadening the Aboriginal Well-Being Policy Research Agenda, Winter, 2009, pp. 65-71
Contends policy efforts to initiate health behaviours cannot succeed without coinciding with material investments such as job creation and safe social environments. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 65.
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An Exploratory Investigation of the Cultural Content and Language Instruction in American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hope K. Gerde
Jessica V. Barnes
Ann Belleau
Linda Rau
Patricia A. Farrell ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 51, no. 2, 2012, pp. 42-65
Findings indicate that no systematic cultural or language curriculum was implemented in the AI/AN Head Start programs observed in this study.
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Exploring the Link between Crime and Socio-Economic Status in Ottawa and Saskatoon: A Small-area Geographical Analysis

Alternate Title
Methodological Series (Department of Justice Canada, Research and Statistics Division)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Kitchen
Saskatoon portion of study found that Aboriginal people, lone-parents and low income families were vulnerable to violent and major property crimes. High Crime Areas were clustered on west side of inner city.
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Factors Associated With Current Smoking Among Off-Reserve First Nations and Métis Youth: Results From the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Ryan
Scott Leatherdale
Martin Cooke
Journal of Primary Prevention, vol. 38, no. 1-2, April 2017, pp. 105-119
Study examines the associations between culturally specific factors and current smoking off-reserve First Nations and Métis aged 15-17 years old compared to non-Indigenous Canadian youth.
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Federal Government Settles with Abuse Victims

Alternate Title
Federal Government Settles with Abuse Victims (Gordon Indian Residential School)
Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 14, no. 9, January 1997, p. 2

Discusses how, even as former Gordon Indian Residential School sexual abuse victims attain settlement with the federal government for the abuse endured, the after-effects continue to impact the personal lives of First Nations people.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.

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Final Report: Profile of the State of Indian Children and Youth in Support of the Domestic Policy Council Workgroup on Indian Youth

Alternate Title
Profile of the State of Indian Children and Youth in Support of the Domestic Policy Council Workgroup on Indian Youth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael H. Trujillo
Leo J. Nolan
Deborah Melton
Walter Hillabrant
Judy Earp ... [et al.]
"The goal of this study was to collect and organize existing information and to develop a set of recommendations to assist in the development of coordinated Federal policy."
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Finding Our Way Home: Research on Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Part 1: Research Report on Indigenous Homelessness in Canada

Alternate Title
Finding Our Way Home: Research on Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Part 2: What We Heard Report
Finding Our Way Home: Research on Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Part 3: Data Summary
Finding Our Way Home: Indigenous Homelessness in Surrey: Executive Summary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Urban Matters

Related Material: Part 2: What We Heard Report; Part 3: Data Summary; Executive Summary.

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The First Nation Governance System: A Brake on Closing the Community Well-being Gap

Alternate Title
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance) ; no. 36
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Graham
Policy Brief (Institute on Governance)
Argues that current governance practices are responsible for the widening gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities, as measured by the Community Well-being Index (CWB). Scores are based on four factors: education, housing, labour force and income.
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First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2012

Alternate Title
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Atlantic Region Health Status Report, 2013
FNIHB Atlantic Region Health Status Report, 2010-2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Data sources: 2007-2011 First Nation and Inuit Health Branch program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database. Data from 2008-2010 First Nation Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS), Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Statistics Canada are also included.
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First Nations and Inuit Health: Health Status of First Nations On-Reserve in Atlantic Canada 2013

Alternate Title
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Atlantic Region Health Status Report, 2013
FNIHB Atlantic Region Health Status Report, 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations and Inuit Health Branch - Atlantic Region
Health Canada
Information from First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (regional and national) program reports and the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Pharmacy Claims database for years 2008 to 2012. Data from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) and Statistics Canada are also included.
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First Nations Communities at Risk and in Crisis: Justice and Security

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wanda D. McCaslin
Yvonne Boyer
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 5, no. 2, First Nations Communities in Crisis, November 2009, pp. 61-87
Looks at the stressors such as poverty, child welfare, youth gangs, policing and domestic violence and suggests that a realistic plan must be developed to foster healthy communities.
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First Nations Education: Can We Afford to Miss Out?

Alternate Title
Big Thinking [Lecture Series]
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences ; 2011
[Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shawn Atleo
Video of speech by the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations given at the 2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Duration: 1:04:53.
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First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey (FNLED) Survey: 2022 Report

Alternate Title
First Nations Labour and Employment and Development Survey, 2019-20 Northwest Territories
First Nations Labor and Employment Development Survey (FNLED) Survey: 2022 Report
[First Nations Labour and Employment and Development Survey Dene Nation (NWT)]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kelly Skinner

Results organized under six headings: demographics, language and culture, education and training, skills and work readiness, labour market indicators, and workplace wellbeing and culture.

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First Nations Must Seize Control of Own Destiny

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, February 8, 2008, p. A11
Suggests that there is a need for First Nations to begin seeing reserves in a more positive light by looking for the opportunities around them.
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First Nations Only Too Familiar With Pandemics

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, May 1, 2009, p. A11
Discusses the long history First Nations people have had with epidemics often due to crowded living conditions and poverty.
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First Nations Prime Ground for H1N1 Pandemic

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, June 19, 2009, p. A11
Contends that the possible H1N1 pandemic will hit First Nations people hard due to poor housing, cramped living conditions, and lack of running water.
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First Nations’ Survivance and Sovereignty in Canada during a Time of COVID-19

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robyn K. Rowe
Julia Rowat
Jennifer D. Walker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 2, COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples, Part 1, 2020, pp. 89-99
A discussion of community responses to the pandemic that asserted sovereignty and ensured the safety of their members by keeping infection rates low, and how this challenges the stereotype of Indigenous groups being helpless.
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First Nations Teenaged Female Lone Parent Families in Canada: Recognizing Family Diversity and the Importance of Networks of Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline M. Quinless
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Indigenous Early Parenthood, 2013, pp. 1-15
Brief statistical description of socio-economic situations of single, female First Nations parents aged 15-19 reveals prevailing stereotypical views are not necessarily accurate.
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