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    Editors’ Commentary: The Challenges in Improving Indigenous Educational Attai...

    Education has been called the “new buffalo” for its potential to contribute to the economic, social, and political well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada (Stonechild, 2006)....
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    Indigenous Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) in Victori...

    Indigenous children and young people are overrepresented in the Australian out-of-home care (OOHC) system. To date, specific research has not been undertaken on workers'...
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    Aboriginal Perspectives on Social-Emotional Competence in Early Childhood

    Gaining an understanding of how best to support the development of Aboriginal children is important in promoting positive social, emotional, educational, and health outcomes....
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    Aboriginal Knowledge Infusion in Initial Teacher Education at the Ontario Ins...

    Knowledge of the Aboriginal socio-political history in Canada has historically been excluded from public education. In Ontario, public school children learn about Aboriginal...
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    Disrupting the Continuities Among Residential Schools, the Sixties Scoop, and...

    In Canada, it is estimated that 3 times as many Indigenous children are currently in the care of the state compared to when the residential schools’ populations were at their...
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    Supporting Successful Transitions to Post-Secondary Education for Indigenous ...

    This study examines some of the ways institutional policies and practices can support or hinder the successful transition to post-secondary education for Indigenous people....
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    Indigenous Educational Attainment in Canada

    In this article, the educational attainment of Indigenous peoples of working age (25 to 64 years) in Canada is examined. This diverse population has typically had lower...
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    Introductory Essay: An Rx for Indigenous Health Inequality: The Social Determ...

    It is with great pleasure that I am able to serve as the first Special Guest Editor (health) of the Inter-national Indigenous Policy Journal. This special edition is a...
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    Are We Seeking Pimatisiwin or Creating Pomewin? Implications for Water Policy

    The purpose of this discussion is to describe the worldview and sacred relationship of the Cree people in Alberta, as well as how colonial policy has created despair (pomewin)...
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    Overqualification Among Aboriginal Workers in Canada

    This study examines education, employment, and the extent to which adult Aboriginal workers (aged 25-64) were overqualified for their jobs compared to non-Aboriginal workers....
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    Mutual Incomprehension: The Cross Cultural Domain of Work in a Remote Austral...

    This article is set within the context of concerns about Indigenous workforce participation disadvantage. It discusses conflicting life-worlds relating to work of both...