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Federal
government sites concerning First Nations - General and specific federal government
sites with a First Nations component
Meeting of First Ministers
and National Aboriginal Leaders (November 24-25, 2005 - Kelowna, BC)
Aboriginal
Early Childhood Development Links
National Aboriginal
Day
First Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable
(April 19, 2004)
Aboriginal Human Resources Strategy-
Human Resources and Social Development Canada
Urban
Aboriginal Strategy (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)
Non-Governmental
First Nations Sites
First Nations Child and Family Caring
Society of Canada
Statistics Canada
reports on Aboriginal Peoples
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2008
May Report of the Auditor General of Canada
May
6, 2008
The latest Report of the Auditor General of Canada was tabled in the
House of Commons today.
[NOTE: click the link above to access all of the chapters
below; only the intro and chapter 4 (+ news release) are hyperlinked below.]
*
A
Message from the Auditor General of Canada
* Chapter 1Management
of Fees in Selected Departments and Agencies
* Chapter 2Support for Overseas
DeploymentsNational Defence
* Chapter 3Oversight of Air Transportation
SafetyTransport Canada
* Chapter 4First
Nations Child and Family Services ProgramIndian and Northern Affairs Canada
[
Related news release:
Funding
for child welfare on reserves does not fulfill federal obligations
- May 2008 ]
* Chapter 5Surveillance of Infectious DiseasesPublic
Health Agency of Canada
* Chapter 6Conservation of Federal Official Residences
*
Chapter 7Detention and Removal of IndividualsCanada Border Services
Agency
* Chapter 8Special Examinations of Crown CorporationsAn
Overview
Related news releases (one news release per chapter)
Source:
Auditor
General of Canada
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What's New from The Daily [Statistics Canada]:
2006
Aboriginal Population Profile
These profiles
present community-level information from the 2006 Census of Population. Users
can search for an area of interest by typing its 'place name' in the box below
or by clicking on a province or territory from the list below and selecting the
area from a list. Information to complete the profile will be available in June
2008.
Source:
2006
Census
January 15, 2008
Aboriginal
Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Métis and First Nations, 2006 Census
Statistics
Canada today releases the first analysis of data on Aboriginal peoples from the
2006 Census.
Complete online document:
Aboriginal Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Métis and First Nations, 2006 Census
More Statistics Canada reports on Aboriginal Peoples - this link takes you further down on the page you're now reading
First
Nations - General Information (federal government websites)
|
| CBC
Aboriginal Website "CBC ABORIGINAL features current and archival content with accompanying history and background to topical issues. Content includes weekly news stories, art and culture insights, regional content, on-line polls and profiles of aboriginal personalities." |
| Aboriginal
Housing --- Browse by Topic : On-Reserve, Off-Reserve and Northern Housing Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
Bolder
action needed to give Aboriginal children and youth a decent life First
Nations, Métis and Inuit Children and Youth: Time to Act (PDF
file - 4.6MB, 138 pages) [ order a paper copy of this publication ] Related links to : Organizations * Programs, Initiatives and Reports * Legislations and Accords Source: |
Indian
Residential Schools Resolution Canada
"Indian Residential Schools
Resolution Canada is the federal department dedicated to strengthening partnerships
within government and with Aboriginal people, religious denominations, and other
citizens to address and resolve issues arising from the legacy of Indian residential
schools. Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada works
with Aboriginal people and other Canadians in initiatives that explore and acknowledge
our history, build programs and projects which address the needs of people today,
and strengthen our future."
Leaked
Liberal report calls for changed Aboriginal system
March 5, 2007
A
leaked report prepared by the Liberal Renewal Commission's aboriginal task force
is calling for an increasingly urbanized Aboriginal population to circumvent the
Ottawa bureaucracy and Aboriginal organizations in order to achieve progress.
"Fixing the system seems to lie outside the imagination of the current bureaucratic
regime," the report says. The main author, Mark Podlasly, is an ambitious
Aboriginal leader with a business degree from Harvard University, and owns an
international business. Communications staff with the Liberal Party conceded to
the Drum the report had been leaked to the media by this individual.
Source:
The
First Perspective (National Aboriginal News)
Related links:
Liberal
Party Renewal Commission
(I couldn't find any Aboriginal Task Force
under Liberal Party Renewal,
but I did find the Liberal
Party of Canada Aboriginal Peoples' Commission)
Canada's
poor face `emergency': UN group says social programs lacking Submission
to the UN by the Assembly of First Nations (PDF file - 255K, 43 pages) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Canada
ranked low in UN native report |
Aboriginal
Treaties and Relations
"Since the time of European First Contact,
the course of Aboriginal history in Canada has been deeply altered by relations
with Europeans and the laws they imposed on aboriginals - laws like the Indian
Act. Furthermore, major and minor treaties played a significant and important
role in charting the course of European - Aboriginal relations within the country.This
section of the Canada in the Making site will look at these treaties and laws,
and the events that preceded and followed these changes."
Source:
Canada
in the Making (Govt. of Canada site)
"Built
around the Government Documents collection of the Early Canadiana Online collection,
[this site] integrates narrative text with links to primary source texts. This
site is has been designed for students and teachers of Canadian studies, history
and law, but will also be useful to researchers and anyone else interested in
Canada's past."
Meeting
of First Ministers and Backgrounders
- Meeting of First Ministers and National Aboriginal Leaders Also from the PMO: Results
Government of Canada invests in immediate action to improve lives of Aboriginal
People in Canada Google Web Search
Results : "Meeting, First Ministers, National
Aboriginal Leaders, Kelowna, 2005" |
Indian
and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
"INAC has primary, but not
exclusive, responsibility for meeting the federal governments constitutional,
treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Northerners.
To fulfill this mandate, INAC must work collaboratively with First Nations, Inuit
and Northerners, as well as with other federal departments and agencies, provinces
and territories."
Programs
and Services
- incl. links to : Claims - Corporate Initiatives - Economic
Development - Education - Forms - Indian Government Support - Infrastructure and
Housing - Lands and Trust Services - Northern Affairs Program - Overview - Self-Government
- Social Assistance - Social Services - Other Sites
What's
New
Kids' Stop
- Wow! Well done, INAC. Check out this page, esp. Languages and History
Other Sites
- 200+ links to sources of information that relate to Indian Affairs and Northern
Development
Services
for First Nations People - A Government of Canada Guide
* First Nations Child and Family Services Program |
Urban
Aboriginal Strategy |
Statistics
Basic
Departmental Data |
Matrimonial Property Rights on Reserves Notes
for an address by The Honourable Jim Prentice, PC, MP Related Links: Addressing
Matrimonial Real Property On-Reserve Source: Also from INAC: Addressing
Matrimonial Property Rights on Reserves: MINISTER
PRENTICE ANNOUNCES CONSULTATIONS PROCESS FOR ABORIGINAL WOMEN Related Links: Tories
prepare to change First Nation matrimonial property laws Ottawa,
native groups tackle matrimonial property rights issue From the Assembly of First Nations (AFN): Letter
to All Chiefs: Matrimonial
Real Property Our Lands, Our Families, Our Solutions Related links from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Addressing
Matrimonial Real Property On-Reserve |
Prime
Minister Harper announces major reforms to address the backlog of Aboriginal treaty
claims
News Release
June 12, 2007
Ottawa -- Prime Minister
Stephen Harper today announced plans for a decisive new approach that will fundamentally
change the way specific claims are handled in Canada. The Specific Claims Action
Plan addresses the huge backlog of unresolved treaty claims that has been the
source of division and conflict in communities across the country. Instead
of letting disputes over land and compensation drag on forever, fuelling frustration
and uncertainty, they will be solved once and for all by impartial judges on a
new Specific Claims Tribunal, Prime Minister Harper said.
Source:
Government
of Canada News Centre
Related links:
Backgrounder
- Specific Claims in Canada
- from the website
of Canada's New Prime Minister
Specific
Claims Action Plan
"...outlines the actions Canada's New Government
plans to take to accelerate the resolution of specific claims in order to provide
justice for First Nation claimants and certainty for government, industry and
all Canadians. The Specific Claims Action Plan will ensure impartiality and fairness,
greater transparency, faster processing and better access to mediation. It is
a critical first step in bringing the specific claims program into the 21st century
to deal with the existing backlog once and for all."
Source:
Indian
and Northern Affairs Canada
National
Chief Phil Fontaine Applauds todays Announcement by Prime Minister to Resolve
Backlog of Specific Land Claims
News Release
June 12, 2007
Assembly
of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine said today's announcement by the
Prime Minister is a positive response to what our people have advocated for decades,
and it is a testament to the perseverance and dedication of our people.
Source:
Assembly
of First Nations
Related articles in the news media (Google.ca search results)
National Aboriginal Day - June 21 Share
in the Celebration! - incl. links to : * Minister Jim Prentice on National Aboriginal Day * Events * Products and Resources * History * Kid's Stop * Announcement - National Aboriginal Day * Public Service Announcement (Strategic Alliance of Broadcasters for Aboriginal Reflection) Source: From the CBC: In Depth: Aboriginal Canadians The Battle for Aboriginal Treaty Rights Source: ---------------------------- Google
Web Search Results : "Aboriginal Day,
Canada" |
Proposed
First Nations Governance Act Moves Forward: May 28, 2003
- successful
conclusion of hearings around Bill C-7, the First Nations Governance Act
Backgrounder
- Recommended Committee Amendments to Bill C-7, The Proposed First Nations Governance
Act
"The House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs,
Northern Development and Natural Resources is recommending more than 50 amendments,
proposed by both government and opposition members on the basis of testimony heard
in close to 300 presentations, that would respond to many of the important issues
raised by First Nations during the Committee's review."
National Child Benefit Initiative First
Nations National Child Benefit Progress Report 2000 |
Aboriginal
Women: A Profile from the 1996 Census - Revised to December 2001
- incl. info about : Population - Language - Family - Education - Labour Force
- Income - Mobility - and more
Budget 2001 and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
| Royal
Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) - includes links to the full final
report, highlights, a news release and a speech Gathering
Strength - Canada's Aboriginal Action Plan - the federal government's response
to RCAP |
Publications and Research - LARGE, diversified collection - includes agreements, annual reports, claims, community profiles, estimates, information sheets, maps, kiosk (catalogue of publications), legislation, publications, research and analysis, statistical publications and treaty information
Social
Support Services
- incl. links to : Aboriginal Workforce Directorate
- Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative - Community Infrastructure and
Housing - First Nations Housing (November 1997) - Gender Equity Analysis Policy
- How do Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal living conditions compare? (summer-fall
1995) - Increase in post-secondary education enrolment (January 1996) - Living
conditions north of 60o (February 1996) - Post-Secondary Education
& Labour Market Outcomes for Registered Indians - Youth Strategy- Social Development
Links to Aboriginal Websites - Over 75 links, mostly Canadian
Further
investments reflect new direction in Aboriginal and Northern Affairs: Budget
Investments Seek to Realize Northern Potential - Federal Budget Sees over $3.7
Billion Invested in Canadas North |
Social
Assistance Program
"The Department's present involvement in social
assistance activities is primarily to provide funding to First Nations who in
turn deliver programs and services to community members. DIAND
must adopt the terms and conditions of provincial and territorial general assistance
programs. While DIAND may directly deliver the social assistance program, the
program has been largely devolved. In 2000-2001, 534 First Nations administered
their own program (This figure does not include First Nations functioning under
self-government arrangements)."
Income
Security Reform Initiative |
Social
Development Policy and Procedures Manual - British Columbia
Department
of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
"Social Development Policy
and Procedures Manual. This manual is designed for those involved in administering
the Social Development Program in British Columbia. The program is administered
by the federal Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) and
provides financial support to eligible individuals living on reserves."
-
excellent, extensive collection of information for anyone interested in the administration
of social assistance and other social programs on First Nations reserves in British
Columbia.
Source : British
Columbia (BC) Regional Office of DIAND
NOTE: First Nations social assistance programs mirror the general social assistance program in each jurisdiction.
Community
Governance Pilot Projects
"Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
has currently dedicated $5.2 million to community governance pilot projects. These
projects focus on improving and enhancing governance structures in First Nations
communities. As of December 2003, 129 projects have been approved in all regions
of Canada involving 296 First Nations."
Minister
Supports First Nations-Designed Governance Projects
News Release
November
5, 2003
"Robert D. Nault, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development,
today announced $5 million for First Nations Governance pilot projects. These
projects will focus on improving and enhancing governance structures in First
Nations communities. Today, announcements are being made in British Columbia,
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic and Yukon on approved
projects. Over 200 project proposals have already been received from across Canada."
First
Nations Governance Pilot Projects - Backgrounder
Minister of Indian
Affairs and Northern Development, Robert D. Nault, has launched a series of pilot
projects totalling $5 million. These projects will focus on improving and enhancing
governance structures in First Nations communities. Ninety-six projects have been
approved in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec,
Atlantic and Yukon. Over 200 proposals are being reviewed by INAC from all regions.
Urban
Aboriginal Strategy
The
Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) is led by the Department
of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada through its Office
of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, (INAC/OFI).
The Strategy was introduced in 1998 as part of Gathering
Strength: Canadas Action Plan to address the serious socio-economic needs
for urban Aboriginal people. In Ontario, Service Canada is the lead department
responsible for the delivery of the UAS.
- incl. links to : Ontario | Reports
| Toronto | Toronto Projects | Thunder Bay | Thunder Bay Projects | Contact Us
Source:
Federal
Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
First
Nations and Inuit Health Branch
"First
Nations and Inuit Health Branch works with First Nations and Inuit people to improve
and maintain the health of Aboriginal peoples. It provides health services to
status Indians living on reserve, communities in the territories, and to Inuit
people through community-based nursing stations, health centres, and other health
facilities in isolated and remote areas."
Improving
Aboriginal Health: First Ministers' and Aboriginal Leaders' Meeting
Special
Meeting of First Ministers and Aboriginal Leaders
News Release
September
14, 2004
First Ministers and Aboriginal Leaders agreed on the need for an
action plan to improve health services for all Aboriginal peoples and adopted
specific measures to close the gap between the health status of Aboriginal Peoples
and the Canadian public.
Commitments
to Aboriginal Health (PDF file - 72K, 4 pages)
September 14, 2004
"On
September 13, 2004, a special meeting with the Prime Minister, First Ministers
and Aboriginal leaders was held in Ottawa to discuss joint actions to improve
Aboriginal health, and adopt measures to address the disparity in the health status
of this population. In support of the agreed upon directions, the federal government
announced total funding in the amount of $700 million for a series of new federal
commitments
that will address urgent and critical aspects of a longer term plan."
First
Nations and Inuit Health Branch (PDF file - 72K, 3 pages)
September
14, 2004
- incl. an overview of the Branch (part of Health Canada), new initiatives
since Budget 2003 and a description of First Nations and Inuit Programs and Services
Related Links:
First
Ministers' Meeting Website (Federal Government site)
"Putting
in place a ten year plan for health care will require cooperation and collaboration
by all levels of government, health experts, stakeholders and Canadians themselves."
-
incl. Federal Government News Releases, Backgrounders
(incl. 20+ fact sheets from Finance Canada and Health Canada), Notices, Speeches
and Interactive pages
Source:
Office
of the Prime Minister
The
Government of Canada Announces an Early Childhood Development Initiative for Aboriginal
Children
News Release
October 31, 2002
"...a funding
allocation of $320 million over the next five years for a strategy to improve
and expand Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and services for First Nations
and other Aboriginal children."
Division
of Childhood and Adolescence - part of the Public
Health Agency of Canada Aboriginal
Head Start Community
Action Program for Children (CAPC) Canada
Prenatal Nutrition Program.Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) CAPC/CPNP
National Projects Fund Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome National
Plan of Action |
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
The
HRSDC home page has a link called "Aboriginal Peoples" that takes you
to a page with two links on it :
Aboriginal
Canada Portal , and
Aboriginal
Human Resources Development Strategy
- incl.
links to : About Us - The Strategy - ASEP - Urban Strategy - Youth - Disabilities
- Child Care - AHRDA Locations - Success Stories - Links - Sector Council
Aboriginal
Relations Office (ARO)
NOTE: This is a dead
link. After the Conservative Party of Canada took office early in 2006,
Social Development Canada was reintegrated with Human Resources and Skills Development
into a "new" department known as Human Resources and Social Development
Canada (HRSDC). The Aboriginal Relations Office no longer exists within HRSDC.
-----------------------------
Related historical studies:
Lessons
Learned Employment, Labour Market and Economic Development Policies,
Programs
and Services for Aboriginal Peoples
March 1999
Table
of Contents : Title Page - Preamble - Introduction - Lessons
learned from labour and employment training policies, programs and services -
Lessons learned from economic development policies, programs and services - General
lessons learned - Areas for future research
Full Document
HTML
PDF
(465K, 79 pages)
Lessons
Learned Building Communities: Effective Practices in Aboriginal Communities
March
1999
Table of Contents : Title Page - Project Overview - Matrix: Lessons Learned
from the Evaluation and Other Literature - Key Informant Interviews - Community
Building: Case Studies from the United States - Bibliography
Full document:
HTML
PDF
(660K, 66 pages)
Lessons
Learned Literature Review on Employment, Labour Market and
Economic Development
Policies, Programs and Services for Aboriginal Peoples
May 1998
Table
of Contents : Title Page - Purpose of the literature review - Employment/labour
market policies and programs directed to individuals - Community Development as
the basis for an employment and economic-development strategy - Summary and synthesis
- Appendix A Historical Perspective of Human Resources Development in Canada -
1965 to the Present - Appendix B Overview of Australian Labour Market and Training
Programs -1970s-1990s - Appendix C Labour-market Training Programs in the United
States - Last Four Decades - Appendix D Bibliography - Evaluation Reports - Web
sites
Full document:
HTML
PDF
(474K, 122 pages)
Source:
Evaluation
and Data Development (EDD)
NOTE: EDD was part of Human Resources
Development Canada (HRDC), a federal government department that was split
into two when Paul Martin became Prime Minister in December 2003.
Don't tell
anyone that this link is still active, eh.
----------------------
Also related, but not from HRSDC
Not
Strangers in These Parts : Urban Aboriginal Peoples (PDF file - 3MB,
281 pages)
December 2003
"Edited by Professors David Newhouse, Trent
University, and Evelyn Peters, University of Saskatchewan, this volume is a collection
of papers devoted to analyzing the realities of urban Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
It is the first volume in a series of thematic publications of proceedings from
the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference. Held in November 2002, the conference
was co-hosted by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and the University
of Western Ontario (UWO), with the participation of over a dozen federal departments
and agencies as well as four national Aboriginal organizations. The conference
was the largest of its kind ever held, with over 640 Aboriginal community leaders,
academics, and policy-makers coming together to examine and discuss state of the
art research on Aboriginal conditions in Canada."
Source:
Policy
Research Initiative (PRI)
News
Release (PRI)
October 2, 2003
Selected studies focusing on Aboriginal Peoples from The Daily:
November
30, 2007
Canadian
economic accounts, third quarter 2007 and September 2007
Economic
growth moderated in the third quarter as real gross domestic product advanced
0.7%, down from 0.9% in the second. Economic output was up 0.1% in September,
after increasing 0.2% in August and 0.1% in July. A more detailed analysis is
available in Canadian
Economic Accounts Quarterly Review.
November
30, 2007
Study:
Impact of literacy on earnings for native-born Canadians
A new study,
published today in the International Adult Literacy Survey monograph series, examines
the distribution of literacy skills in Canada, how these skills are generated,
and the impacts of literacy on labour market earnings. The study focused mainly
on data from the Canadian component of the 2003 International Adult Literacy and
Skills Survey, composed of a sample of over 22,000 respondents. The Canadian component
of the 1994 International Adult Literacy Survey was also used to obtain a more
complete picture of how literacy changes with age and across birth cohorts.
Complete
study:
Literacy
and the Labour Market:
The Generation of Literacy and Its Impact on Earnings
for Native-born Canadians (November 2007)
June
7, 2007 (under "New products")
How
Statistics Canada Identifies Aboriginal Peoples
This reference
document presents an overview of the different questions used by Statistics Canada
to identify Aboriginal peoples. It is divided into three parts. Part one is a
brief description of the data sources and their limitations. Part 2 deals with
the 2006 census questions used to identify Aboriginal peoples while Part 3 deals
with the identification questions used in the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS)
and the Aboriginal Children's Survey (ACS).
From
the May
2007 issue of
Canadian Social Trends:
Aboriginal
Languages in Canada: Emerging Trends and Perspectives on Second Language Acquisition
By
Mary Jane Norris
Aboriginal people are confronted with the fact that many of
their languages are disappearing. Over the past 100 years or more, at least 10
once-flourishing languages have become extinct. However, declining trends in the
intergenerational transmission of Aboriginal mother tongues are being offset (to
a degree) by the fact that Aboriginal languages are increasingly being learned
as second languages.
HTML
PDF
(104K, 9 pages)
January 25, 2007
Study:
The Aboriginal labour force in Western Canada, 2001 to 2005
Aboriginal
people in Western Canada are starting to benefit from increasingly tighter labour
market conditions, particularly in Alberta and British Columbia, according to
a new study. The study, published today in Perspectives
on Labour and Income, uses the Labour Force Survey to compare employment characteristics
of the off-reserve Aboriginal and the non-Aboriginal populations in Western Canada's
labour force.
Complete study:
The
Aboriginal labour force in Western Canada
By Jacqueline Luffman
and Deborah Sussman
By 2017, Aboriginal persons of working age (15 and older)
are projected to number close to a millionabout 3.4% of the working-age
population overall. With anticipated labour shortages in many areas, this growing
population may constitute an important pool of workers. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
populations in Western Canada are compared in terms of employment, occupational
distribution, and skill level.
StatCan
reports on Aboriginal Peoples - 135 reports (as
at 09/06)
- this is a page of search results using the StatCan search engine
January
25, 2007
Study:
The Aboriginal labour force in Western Canada, 2001 to 2005
Aboriginal
people in Western Canada are starting to benefit from increasingly tighter labour
market conditions, particularly in Alberta and British Columbia, according to
a new study. The study, published today in Perspectives
on Labour and Income, uses the Labour Force Survey to compare employment characteristics
of the off-reserve Aboriginal and the non-Aboriginal populations in Western Canada's
labour force.
Complete study:
The
Aboriginal labour force in Western Canada
By Jacqueline Luffman
and Deborah Sussman
By 2017, Aboriginal persons of working age (15 and older)
are projected to number close to a millionabout 3.4% of the working-age
population overall. With anticipated labour shortages in many areas, this growing
population may constitute an important pool of workers. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
populations in Western Canada are compared in terms of employment, occupational
distribution, and skill level.
June
6, 2006
Aboriginal
people as victims and offenders, 2004
Using data from victimization,
police and corrections surveys, a new report provides a statistical portrait of
the extent and nature of victimization and offending among Aboriginal people in
Canada during the past few years, as reported to the 2004 General Social Survey
(GSS) on Victimization.
Complete report:
Victimization
and offending among the Aboriginal population in Canada (PDF file
- 321K, 31 pages)
by Jodi-Anne Brzozowski, Andrea Taylor-Butts and Sara Johnson
June
28, 2005
Canada's
Aboriginal population in 2017
The Aboriginal population could account
for roughly 4.1% of Canada's population by 2017 when the nation celebrates its
150th anniversary, according to new population projections. This report is the
result of a project initiated in 2004 by the Multiculturalism and Human Rights
Program at the Department of Canadian Heritage. Under scenarios considered for
these projections, between 1.39 million and 1.43 million persons could belong
to one of the three Aboriginal groups: North American Indian population, Métis
and Inuit. In 2001, the Aboriginal population of about 1,066,500 represented 3.4%
of Canada's total population. (This figure, based on results of the 2001 Census,
has been adjusted upwards to take into account factors such as net undercoverage.)
Complete
report
Projections
of the Aboriginal populations,
Canada, provinces and territories - 2001 to
2017 (PDF file - 578K, 91 pages)
June
23, 2005
Study:
Aboriginal people living in metropolitan areas, 2001
Aboriginal
people living in the nation's largest metropolitan centres were faring better
overall in 2001 than they were two decades earlier. Nevertheless, these Aboriginal
urban dwellers still faced many challenges, especially those living in western
urban centres
Complete study:
Aboriginal
Conditions in Census Metropolitan Areas, 1981 to 2001 (PDF file -
255K, 39 pages)
July 9, 2004
Aboriginal
Peoples Survey: Children who live in non-reserve areas, 2001
A
new report paints a portrait of Aboriginal children aged 14 and younger who live
in non-reserve areas in Canada. It describes a group of young people who are,
for the most part, healthy, have more opportunities for Aboriginal education at
the preschool level, and are active in extra-curricular activities.
A
Portrait of Aboriginal Children Living in Non-reserve Areas:
Results from
the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS)
HTML
version
PDF
version (360K, 26 pages)
September 24, 2003
Aboriginal
Peoples Survey: Well-being of the non-reserve Aboriginal population, 2001
"Canada's non-reserve Aboriginal population continues to face ongoing
challenges in the areas of health, education, housing and language, according
to first results from the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. Gains are being made,
however, as the data for young Aboriginal people show."
Complete report:
Aboriginal
Peoples Survey 2001 Initial findings: Well-being of the non-reserve Aboriginal
population
September 2003
HTML
version
PDF
version (433K, 37 pages)
Related link:
Aboriginal
Peoples Survey 2001: Community profiles
2001
Aboriginal Population Profile
June 17, 2003
"These profiles
contain free information on the Aboriginal identity population for various communities
in Canada where the Aboriginal identity population is above 250. Communities include;
cities, towns, villages, Indian reserves and Indian settlements, counties or their
equivalents and metropolitan areas."
- also includes links to 2001 Community
Profiles and 1996 Community Profiles.
More
StatCan reports on Aboriginal Peoples - 135 reports
-
this is a page of search results using the StatCan search engine
First
Canada-Aboriginal Peoples Roundtable
April 19,
2004
Address
by Prime Minister Paul Martin at the Opening of the First Canada-Aboriginal Peoples
Roundtable
April 19, 2004
Six key areas:
- support for improvements in educational outcomes for our youngest generations
of Aboriginal peoples from kindergarten to grade 12
- recognition of the particular
health needs of health of Aboriginal peoples
- creation of economic opportunities
for Aboriginal peoples both on and off reserve
- improve the stock of adequate
housing for Aboriginal peoples
- accountability (manageable and transparent
Aboriginal Report Card to set clear targets for achievement and to measure progress
-
development of more efficient ways to conclude negotiations on self-government
and land claims agreements
Source:
Office
of the Prime Minister
Presentation
of the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
April
19, 2004
Canada ~ Aboriginal Roundtable
"A 'Getting Results Strategy'
involves moving forward on three tracks:
o Recognizing
and Implementing First Nations Government based on nation-to-nation, government-to-government
principles;
o Securing the Place of First Nations in Canada and the World
by recognizing and promoting Indigenous rights internationally and smashing the
barriers of poverty domestically;
o And Strengthening First Nation Communities
by raising the quality of life for First Nations."
Source:
Assembly
of First Nations
Paul
Martin calls for new beginning in federal relationship with aboriginals
April
20, 2004
"OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin outlined a four-point
plan Monday that he hopes will one day wipe out the archaic Indian Act and the
sprawling Indian Affairs department."
Source:
Canada.com
Martin
vows sweeping overhaul of native policy
April
19, 2004
"Canada's aboriginal peoples will have more say in their own
affairs under an ambitious new plan unveiled by Prime Minister Paul Martin. After
spending the day meeting with 70 aboriginal leaders and 20 cabinet ministers in
Ottawa, Martin outlined for a news conference the steps he hopes will transform
the lives of aboriginal Canadians within a decade.They
include an annual report card on progress on Ottawa's progress on meeting its
objective of 'closing the gap in living conditions for aboriginal Canadians,'Martin
said."
Source:
CTV News
Google
News search Results : "Canada-Aboriginal
Peoples Roundtable"
Google Web Search Results : "Canada-Aboriginal
Peoples Roundtable"
Source:
Google.ca
PM
plans aboriginal talks
April 7, 2004
"OTTAWAPrime
Minister Paul Martin will host in coming weeks an aboriginal summit aimed at easing
the social miseries of Canada's first peoples. Leaders of all five major native
groups representing those on and off reserve, as well as the Inuit, are to be
included."
Source:
The Toronto Star
Justice Canada
Aboriginal
Rights in Canada since 1900
- links to info about key court cases
and laws that have shaped human rights in Canada since 1900
Source:
Human
rights in 20th Century Canada - A Historical Perspective
[
Justice Canada ]
Also from Justice Canada:
Second
National Study Shows Fewer Aboriginal Youth In Custody
November
22, 2004
"OTTAWA The Department of Justice, with the support of
the provinces and territories, today released the second One Day Snapshot of Aboriginal
Youth in Custodyacross Canada . The report documents the number of Aboriginal
youth in custody on a single day - June 4, 2003 - and is a follow up to the first
Snapshot done in 2000. The 2003 Snapshot shows a 36% reduction in the number of
Aboriginal youth in custody from three years earlier: down from 1,128 in 2000
to 720 in 2003."
Backgrounder
Complete report:
A One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal
Youth in Custody Across Canada : Phase II
February 2004
HTML
version - table of contents, links to each section (all in HTML)
PDF
version (4.8MB, 45 pages)
The Aboriginal
Justice Learning Network (AJLN) is a broad-based voluntary network of
representatives of the conventional justice system and Aboriginal communities.
The AJLN is managed through a National Co-ordinator's Office in the Department
of Justice in Ottawa.
- incl. links to : About the AJLN - The Aboriginal
Justice Strategy - Funding Guidelines - AJLN Resources - Our Partners
Status of Women Canada
From Status of Women Canada (posted January 21, 2005):
A
Holistic Framework for Aboriginal Policy Research
October 2004
"The purpose of this paper is to provide a document to support Aboriginal
and non-Aboriginal researchers working in an Aboriginal context and to encourage
them to adopt a holistic approach to Aboriginal policy research."
First
Nations Women, Governance and the Indian Act:
A Collection of Policy Research
Reports
November 2001
Contents :
- A strong and meaningful
role for First Nations women in governance / Judith F. Sayers and Kelly A. MacDonald
- First Nations women and governance : a study of custom and innovation among
Lake Babine Nation Women / Jo-Anne Fiske, Melonie Newell and Evelyn George
- First Nations governance, the Indian Act and women's equality rights / Wendy
Cornet
The research and publication of this study were funded by Status of
Women Canada's Policy Research Fund.
Source : Status
of Women Canada
Library of Parliament
Parliamentary
Research Branch Publications
Large collection - links to almost 200
studies and reports!
Source:
Library
of Parliament (Click on Virtual Library on the home page)
Here
are some sample studies (click on the Publications link above to access these
reports):
The Aboriginal Fisheries and The Sparrow Decision
Aboriginal
Fishing Rights: Supreme Court Decisions
Aboriginal Peoples and the 1995 Quebec
Referendum: A Survey of the Issues
Aboriginal Self-Government[In Brief]
Aboriginal Self-Government
Aboriginal Title: The Supreme Court of Canada
Decision in Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
Bill S-24: The Kanesatake Interim
Land Base Governance Act
Indian Status and Band Membership Issues
The
Nisga'a Final Agreement
The Report on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal
Peoples[In Brief]
Settling Land Claims [In Brief]
Suicide among Aboriginal
People: Royal Commission Report
Auditor General of Canada
2006
Report of the Auditor General of Canada - May 2006
- go to the link
above to download small PDF files for each of the following chapters
NOTE:
because of the social program focus of Canadian Social Research Links, the only
chapter that's hyperlinked below is Chapter 5, because it deals with First Nations,
which is one of the thematic pages of this site
A Message from the Auditor
General of Canada
Chapter 1 Managing Government: Financial Information
Chapter
2 National DefenceMilitary Recruiting and Retention
Chapter 3
National DefenceNATO Flying Training in Canada
Chapter 4
Canadian Firearms Program
Chapter
5 Management of Programs for First Nations
Chapter 6
Management of Voted Grants and Contributions
Chapter 7 Acquisition
of Leased Office Space
Chapter 8 Canada Revenue AgencyCollection
of Tax Debts
Government Decisions Limited Parliament's Control of Public Spending
From
the 1994 Report of the Auditor General of Canada:
Chapter
23Indian and Northern Affairs CanadaSocial Assistance
Reports
to Parliament by Topic:
Aboriginal Affairs
- links to 30 reports
from 2007 back to 1986
Aboriginal
Peoples
(Click the link above to access any of the features below)
*
Aboriginal Documentary Heritage
* Aboriginal Peoples - Guide to the Records
of the Government of Canada
* Aboriginal Resources and Services
* The
Canadian West
* Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
* Government of
Canada Files (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
* Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864-1990
* Indian Reserves - Western Canada (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
* Louis Riel,
the Red River Rebellion (Unpublished Thematic Guides)
* Métis Land
Claims
* Métis Scrip Records (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
* Naskapi
Lexicon
* Native Residential Schools in Canada: A Selective Bibliography
* Pride and Dignity: Aboriginal Portraits
* Project Naming (available in Inuktitut)
* Red and Black Series (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
* Treaties, Surrenders
and Agreements (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
* Treaty 8: 1899-1999
* Western
Land Grants, 1870-1930 (ArchiviaNet Research Tool)
Aboriginal
Justice Inquiry - Child Welfare Initiative (AJI-CWI) - Manitoba
The
AJI-CWI is focused on restructuring the child and family services system in Manitoba
to make it a system of concurrent jurisdiction in which the responsibility for
CFS services will be based on a person's culture not where they live. Through
this First Nations and Metis CFS agencies will serve members no matter where they
live in the province. The AJI-CWI recently (August 9th) released a vision paper
describing the proposed plan and has launched a public feedback process that will
be underway until the end of September. The AJI-CWI represents a joint initiative
among four parties: The Province of Manitoba - The Manitoba Metis Federation -
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs - The Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. The purpose
of the joint initiative is to work together through a common process to develop
and subsequently oversee the implementation of a plan to restructure the child
welfare system in Manitoba.
Also about Manitoba:
Aboriginal
People in Manitoba (872K, 101 pages)
April
2006
The information contained in this publication is intended to:
* Serve
as a resource for policy makers
* Provide general information for those who
want to learn about Aboriginal Manitobans
* Provide factual information to
aid in eliminating misinformation and stereotypes
* Provide baseline information
for measuring program results.
Aboriginal People in Manitoba was produced by
Service Canada in co-operation with the Province of Manitoba.
Source:
Service
Canada
Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Links Aboriginal
Children's Circle of Early Learning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dedicated
Services for First Nations and Other Aboriginal Children and Families ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The
Government of Canada Announces an Early Childhood Development Initiative for Aboriginal
Children
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ First
Nations National Child Benefit Progress Report 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Budget
2001 - Aboriginal Children ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ First
Nations and Inuit Health Branch (Health Canada) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Division
of Childhood and Adolescence - part of the Public
Health Agency of Canada Aboriginal
Head Start Community
Action Program for Children (CAPC) Canada
Prenatal Nutrition Program.Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) CAPC/CPNP
National Projects Fund Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome National
Plan of Action
|
| Facing
the Future: Relations Between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Canadians
The CRIC Papers (#14), June 2004 "This paper highlights the concerns of a number of Aboriginal Canadians, and other observers, about attitudes among Canadians toward issues of importance to Aboriginal peoples. The contributors are all troubled by a major CRIC poll that identified low public support for treaty and land rights. The goal is to encourage greater dialogue and understanding among Canadians about the situation of Aboriginal peoples in Canada, and relations between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities." Source: Centre for Research and Information on Canada - cric.ca |
Together
to make a difference. Québec, 2003.
34 pages in 5 separate
PDF files --- (1092K - 1088K - 1071 - 1209 K - 1058 K)
Other title:
Aboriginal
people in Quebec: together to make a difference
http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Collection/R2-251-2003E-1.pdf
http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Collection/R2-251-2003E-2.pdf
http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Collection/R2-251-2003E-3.pdf
http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Collection/R2-251-2003E-4.pdf
http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Collection/R2-251-2003E-5.pdf
Source:
Weekly
Checklist - Govt. of Canada Publications
Non-Government Sites
Ontario
Aboriginal Services Directory |
Native
Social Issues in Canada Nunavut:
The story of Canada's Inuit People Source: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada:
Indifference to the safety of Indigenous women must end Stolen
Sisters: Discrimination and Violence Source: |
Aboriginal
Peoples and Postsecondary Education in Canada (PDF file - 1.1MB, 52
pages)
Michael Mendelson
July 2006
The success of Aboriginal people
in our postsecondary education (PSE) system is of vital interest to all Canadians.
Aboriginal Peoples and Postsecondary Education in Canada reviews the empirical
data about how Aboriginal peoples are doing in the PSE system and what the data
suggests about strategies to improve these results. The report finds some positive
signs. In community colleges, Aboriginal PSE graduation is almost at a level with
that of the general population. However, on the negative side, there are many
fewer Aboriginal graduates from university, and the situation did not improve
over the last several years. Most troubling, Aboriginal people are still failing
to complete high school in hugely disproportionate numbers; for example, on Manitoba
reserves as many as 70 percent of Aboriginals between the ages of 20 and 24 failed
to complete high school (compared to about 16 percent among everyone aged 20 to
24). A surprising and important finding in this paper is that Aboriginal high
school graduates have about the same probability as anyone else (75 percent) of
graduating with a PSE degree or diploma; the problem therefore is the rate of
failure to complete high school. The author argues that, while it is unusual for
a quantitative analysis to have direct policy implications, the data in this report
clearly shows that high school graduation is the key to improving PSE outcomes
for Aboriginal peoples.
Source:
Caledon
Institute of Social Policy
Where
to from here?: Building a First Nations early childhood strategy
by
Greenwood, Margo
Discussion paper for the Assembly of First Nations is part
of a national dialogue on a First Nations early childhood strategy to inform the
federal government policy positions
Source:
Childcare
Resource and Research Unit
April 2005
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First
Nations Seeker:
Directory of Canada's First Nations Portals
"Visit First Nations communities through websites they
have created!"
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Jordans
Principle
CCSD supports Jordans Principle, which urges a child-first
approach to the resolution of jurisdictional disputes involving the care of First
Nations children.
Source:
Canadian
Council on Social Development
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II
Indigenous Peoples Summit of the Americas
The First Indigenous Peoples
Summit of the Americas took place in Ottawa, Canada, in 2001. This Summit represented
the first step in the creation of an indigenous peoples movement that parallels
the Summit of the Americas process. The 2005 Indigenous Summit provided a forum
whereby more than 500 participants developed the Declaration of the Second Summit
of the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.
Related Links:
Assembly
of First Nations
"The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is the national
organization representing First Nations citizens in Canada. The AFN represents
all citizens regardless of age, gender or place of residence."
- The
Second Indigenous Peoples Summit Of The Americas
Google
Web Search Results : "Second Indigenous
Peoples Summit Of The Americas"
Google News search Results : "Second
Indigenous Peoples Summit Of The Americas"
Source:
Google.ca
Assembly of First Nations
"The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is the national representative
organization of the First Nations in Canada. There are over 630 First Nation's
communities in Canada. The AFN Secretariat, is designed to present the views of
the various First Nations through their leaders in areas such as: Aboriginal and
Treaty Rights, Economic Development, Education, Languages and Literacy, Health,
Housing, Social Development, Justice, Taxation, Land Claims, Environment, and
a whole array of issues that are of common concern which arise from time to time."
-
incl. links to: Calendar - National Achief Phil Fontaine - About AFN - Resolutions
- Contact Us - Executive Committee - Links
Links to programs incl. Communicartions
- Econpmic Development - Education - Environment - Finance - Fiscal Relations
- Health - International - Justice and Firearms - Lanhuages - Residential School
Issues - Social Development* - Treaties and
Lands - Veterans - Youth
*Social
Development
[Click on "Social Development" in the sidebar on
the left side of the AFN home page]
- includes an overview of AFN activities
in the area of social development programs - DIAND Renewal of Authorities - Income
Assistance - Assisted Living - First Nations Child and Family Services - Family
Violence Prevention - National Child Benefit Reinvestment - Social Development
Program Management Infrastructure Initiative - DIAND Anomalies in Current Practices
- Income Security Reform - First Nations Child and Family Services - Early Childhood
Development - National Child Benefit - Adult Care - Key Planned Acivities - Issues,
Challenges and Opportunities - more...
Sample website content:
AFN
National Chief applauds todays passage of the
UN Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples Recognizing 30 years of work in the making
September
18
Source:
Assembly of First
Nations (AFN)
Related links: Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Canadian
vote left stain on country's reputation Related Web/News/Blog links: Google Search Results
Links - always current results! |
AFN
National Chief Phil Fontaine and Former Conservative Minister
Urge Support
for passage of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
News
Release
August 9, 2007
The
$9 Billion Myth Exposed: Why First Nations Poverty Endures (PDF file
- 460K, 4 pages)
February 2007
First
Nations National Day of Action - June 29
- incl. links to two videos
- one on the "Make Poverty History for First Nations" initiative and
one announcing the National Day of Action - as well as messages of solidarity
and more...
National
Day of Action - June 29 (PDF file - 79K, 1 page)
Poster
The National
Day of Action is an opportunity for First Nations and Canadians to stand together
in a spirit of unity to support a better life for all First Nations peoples. Let
us stand together to put an end to First Nations poverty as the greatest social
injustice in Canada. Together, we can demonstrate that the relationship between
First Nations and Canadians is based on principles of RESPECT, DIGNITY and FAIRNESS.
On
June 29th, National Chief Phil Fontaine will give voice to First Nations CHILDREN,
YOUTH, AND ELDERS who will be leading our March of Solidarity.
The March
will start at 12:00 Noon on Friday, June 29th from Ottawa City Hall (Festival
Plaza) at 110 Laurier Avenue West to Victoria Island, traditional land of the
Algonquin Nation.
Questions
& Answers
about the National Day of Action
How
can I support the support the National Day of Action?
- how to
show your support for the National Day of Action whether you're part of the general
public, the private sector, a trade union, a citizen's coalition or a public advocacy
organization
March 15, 2007
National
Chief welcomes todays 2007 Alternate Federal Budgets
commitment
to close the First Nations poverty gap with rest of Canada
"(...)The
2007 Alternate Federal Budget, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy
Alternatives, allocates a total of $6.1 billion in spending for First Nations
over the next three years. 'This represents an ideal budgetary response to the
needs of First Nations. It meets the requirements of First Nations after years
of failed promises and commitments that have not been met. It is also consistent
with what was promised in the 2005 Kelowna Accord,' said National Chief Phil Fontaine."
Source:
Assembly
of First Nations
Related links from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:
Federal
surplus evaporating: Think-tank
Harper plan at odds with Canadian priorities
Press
Release - Alternative Federal Budget
March 15, 2007
OTTAWA The Harper
government is on the brink of exhausting its fiscal surplus on a pre-election
spending plan that is at odds with what Canadians want, says the Canadian Centre
for Policy Alternatives.The Centre released a national Environics poll today showing
that any government that takes concrete action to reduce Canadas growing
income gap would enjoy support from the majority of Canadians.
* Alternative
Federal Budget 2007: Strength in Numbers - PDF File, 855 Kb
*
Alternative
Federal Budget 2007: Poverty Primer: A Comprehensive Strategy to Reduce Poverty
and Inequality in Canada - PDF File, 119 Kb
* What
Can Governments Do About Canada's Growing Gap? Canadian Attitudes Towards Income
Inequality - PDF File, 1065 Kb
* Alternative
Federal Budget 2007: Budget in Brief - PDF File, 159 Kb
A
Call to Action on First Nations Poverty
A Communiqué from National Chief
Phil Fontaine
March 2007
The second phase of our campaign --
Make Poverty History: The First Nations Plan for Creating Opportunity was
launched Friday, February 23, on Parliament Hill. A Call to Action Against First
Nations Poverty was attended by Members of Parliament, Senators, and representatives
from national and international humanitarian organizations. Buzz Hargrove, President
of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) was our special guest speaker and announced
the support of the entire Canadian labour movement for the campaign. We gathered
in solidarity to show Canadians, and the global community, that we will no longer
tolerate the abject levels of poverty facing too many of our First Nations people.
The AFN also launched a new report, The $9 Billion Myth Exposed: Why First Nations
Poverty Endures.
Source:
The First
Perspective (National Aboriginal News)
The
$9 Billion Myth Exposed:
Why First Nations Poverty Endures (PDF
file - 561K, 4 pages)
February 2007
Speaking
Notes for Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine
From Poverty
to Prosperity: Creating Opportunity, Shared Responsibility
The
Economic Club of Toronto
February 22, 2007
My address to you today consists
of 4 points:
First, I will set out the facts
..what our poverty looks
like compared to the rest of Canadian society.
Second, I will tell you why
we are so poor: what causes and perpetuates our poverty.
Third, I will talk
about how, working together, we can create conditions to alleviate that poverty;
and
Fourth, I will describe how the Corporate Challenge will work and list
some of the benefits that will flow to all Canadians as a result.
Source:
Assembly
of First Nations (AFN)
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Canadian
Human Rights complaint on First Nations child welfare filed today by
Assembly
of First Nations and First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
February
23, 2007
Today, the Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and
Family Caring Society of Canada formally filed a complaint today with the Canadian
Human Rights Commission regarding lack of funding for First Nations child welfare.
There are more than 27,000 First Nations children
in state care. This is a national disgrace that requires the immediate and serious
attention of all governments to resolve, said National Chief Phil Fontaine.
Rational appeals to successive federal governments have been ignored. After
years of research that confirm the growing numbers of our children in care, as
well as the potential solutions to this crisis, we have no choice but to appeal
to the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
First
Nations Child and Family Services - Questions and Answers
February
2007
Leadership
Action Plan On First Nations Child Welfare (PDF File - 1.5MB, 16 pages)
November
2006
Related link:
Cindy
Blackstock Speaking Notes
Human Rights Complaint News Conference (PDF
file - 107K, 6 pages)
February 23, 2007
Ottawa
Source:
First
Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
From Make Poverty History (Canada):
Make
Poverty History: The First Nations Plan for Creating Opportunity
November
20, 2006
In Canada, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) recently launched Make
Poverty History: The First Nations Plan for Creating Opportunity. We are asking
all members of the public to sign our on-line petition to ensure that the Government
of Canada sees that First Nations poverty is a truly shared issue for all Canadians.
Royal
Commission on Aboriginal People at 10 Years:
A Report Card (351K,
20 pages)
November 2006
"(...) summary analysis points to a clear lack
of action on the key foundational recommendations of RCAP and a resultant lack
of progress on key socio-economic indicators. Based on our assessment, Canada
has failed in terms of its action to date. (...) The reality for First Nations
communities today is ongoing poverty, and an increasing gap in living conditions
with other Canadians, which were reported during the RCAP hearings."
Source:
Assembly
of First Nations (AFN)
Related Link:
Royal
Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996)
- includes links to the full
final report, highlights, a news release and a speech
Source:
Indian
and Northern Affairs Canada
First
Nations early learning and child care action plan
April
2005
Report from the Assembly of First Nations sets out their vision for a
First Nations controlled and sustainable child care system that adopts a
holistic, culturally appropriate approach.
First
Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
"The purpose
of the Caring Society is to promote the well being of all First Nations children,
youth, families and communities with a particular focus on the prevention of,
and response to, child maltreatment."
- incl. links to : About the FNCFCS
(mission, mandate, org chart, strategic plan, board of directors) - Membership
- Projects (First Nations Research Site, Voluntary Sector Initiative, Disabilities
Research) - Publications (Databases, On-Line Journal, Fact Sheets, FNCFCS publications,
recommended readings) - Resources (Agency List, Child Welfare Law, Links) - Event
Five
Ways to Make a Difference:
1. Register your individual or organizational
support for Jordan's
Principle which is a child first principle to resolving inter governmental
jurisdictional disputes.
2. Help reshape the child welfare system so that
it better supports Aboriginal children, youth and families by endorsing the Reconciliation
in Child Welfare:
Touchstones
of hope for Indigenous children and youth.
3. Join
Amnesty International Canada in putting an end to inequitable child welfare
funding for First Nations children
4.Join us in supporting the Many
Hands One Dream principles to guide improvements to Aboriginal health care
resulting in healthier Aboriginal children and young people.
5. Learn how
to respectfully engage young people in your organization's work by registering
your support for the Declaration
of Accountability on the Ethical Engagement of Young People and Adults in Canadian
Organizations.
Related links: Jordan's
Principle, governments' paralysis Related links: |