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The Socio-Economic Characteristics of First Nation Teen Mothers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rochelle Garner
Eric Guimond
Sacha Senécal
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Indigenous Early Parenthood, 2013, pp. 1-25
Findings using data from the 2006 Census indicate lower socio-economic outcomes plus decreased high school graduation rates.
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Socioeconomic and Psychosocial Adversity in Inuit Mothers from Nunavik During the First Postpartum Year

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stéphanie Fortin
Sandra W. Jacobson
Jocelyne Gagnon
Nadine Forget-Dubois
Ginette Dionne .... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012

Study results support the need for preventive and public health programs to improve maternal and infant well-being. 

NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.

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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Psychological Distress and Suicidal Behaviours among Indigenous Peoples Living Off-reserve in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mohammad Hajizadeh
Amy Bombay
Yukiko Asada
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 191, no. 12, March 25, 2019, pp. E325-E336

Study uses data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey to measure income-related inequalities in the experience of psychological distress and suicidal behaviors in Aboriginal adults living off-reserve. Findings indicate that higher income and especially food security serve as a protective factor against mental health issues. Recommends policy that attends to these socioeconomic determinants of health.

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Some Natives of Churchill

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cynthia Scott
Documentary film narrated by local inhabitants that stayed even after the town's boom was over. Duration: 27:21.
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Spending Habits of Māori Women

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pushpa Wood

Financial literacy information collected through spending diaries, follow-questionnaire, focus group discussions, financial health check survey and verbal feedback from participants.

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The Spruces

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Steve Roe
Northern Review, no. 21, Summer, 2000, pp. 134-135
Book review of: The Spruces by Rex Holmes.
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The State of Urban Aboriginal Communities

Alternate Title
2012 UAKN Research Paper Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin FitzMaurice
Looks at community growth and organizational development of Aboriginal governance and internal class tension and discrimination.
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Stepping Up Traditional Knowledge and Technologies for Higher Women Employment and Income: A Case of Women Milk Producers in Arumeru and Hai Districts in Tanzania

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gilliard Loth
Jehovaness Aikaeli
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 26-67
Compares producers in the two districts, identifies challenges faced by them, and discusses methods by which they could organize to increase value addition and improve traditional selling practices.
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The 'Stolen Generations' of Mothers and Daughters: Child Apprehension and Enhanced HIV Vulnerabilities for Sex Workers of Aboriginal Ancestry

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Putu Duff
Brittany Bingham
Annick Simo
Delores Jury
Charlotte Reading
Kate Shannon
PLoS One, vol. 9, no. 6, June 13, 2014, pp. 1-6
Findings reveal high levels of child apprehension among sex workers, with over a third of women having their children removed from them.
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Stretched Beyond Human Limits: Death By Poverty in First Nations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela D. Palmater
Canadian Review of Social Policy, no. 65-66, Poverty Reduction Strategies: What a Difference an Economic Crisis Makes, 2011, pp. [112]-127
Looks at conflicting Federal policy objectives; assimilation or self-determination to address issues of poverty.
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The Structure of Federal Aid for Indian Programs in the Decade of Prosperity, 1970-1980

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
Katherine Diaz-Knauf
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 1, Winter, 1984, pp. 1-35
An analysis of the implementation of US federal aid policies and how their distribution created a larger economic divide for Indigenous citizens against non-Indigenous ones. Very little funds make it to the Indigenous people or were used to promote private-sector activities.
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Struggles, Strengths and Solutions: Exploring Food Security with Young Aboriginal Moms

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cyndy Baskin
Bonnie Guarisco
Ruth Koleszar-Green
Nadya Melanson
Cheryl Osawamick
esurio, vol. 1, no. 1, March 2009, pp. 1-20
Discusses a research project which aimed to determine factors affecting food security of young Aboriginal mothers and offers social policy recommendations, strategies and ideas for research in order to improve their lives.
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Student Commentary

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Raymond
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Issue on Sustainability, Summer, 2002, pp. 94-97
Author focuses on the Human Development Report 2001 (HDR 2001), published by the United Nations Development Program, which stresses technology as the remedy to poverty, disease and inequality.
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Students Thrive in Educational Bumper Zone

Alternate Title
Students Thrive in Educational Bumper Zone [Leap]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Green
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 9, January 1999, p. 27

Details on an alternate school, the Lloydminster Education Advancement Program (LEAP), which is geared to help high school students stay in or return to school by offering education to young offenders, pregnant teens and moms, students from a lower social economic setting and those who need more flexibility or more discipline in the school system.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.27.

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Sub Committee on Children and Youth at Risk of the Standing Committee of Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons With Disabilities: Aboriginal Children and Youth Resident on Reserve

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Discusses some barriers facing Aboriginal children being placed in care including increased number of children being placed in non-Aboriginal homes and lack of funding for social service programs on reserves. Presents recommendations that are inline with the United Nations recommendations.
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