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    The Cross-Fertilization of Human Rights Norms and Indigenous Peoples in Afric...

    Beginning in the 20th century, international law expanded beyond law between nations to eventually embrace the concept of human rights. However, until recently, human rights...
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    The Structure of Aboriginal Child Welfare in Canada

    Aboriginal children are currently overrepresented in out-of-home care in Canada; this extends a historical pattern of child removal that began with the residential school...
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    Policy and Practice Options for Equitable Access to Primary Healthcare for In...

    Over the past three decades, policy reforms have been geared towards improving quality of care, responsiveness, and equitable access to healthcare services for all social groups...
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    Improving Business Investment Confidence in Culture-Aligned Indigenous Econom...

    There is significant evidence that culture-aligned economies are more effective in engaging remote-living Indigenous Australians in work long-term. Despite this evidence,...
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    Toward a New Era of Policy: Health Care Service Delivery to First Nations

    The disproportionate burdens of ill health experienced by First Nations have been attributed to an uncoordinated, fragmented health care system. This system is rooted in public...
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    Book Review: Mascarenhas, M. (2012). Where the Waters Divide: Neoliberalism, ...

    This article provides a critical review of Michael Mascarenhas' book, Where the Waters Divide: Neoliberalism, White Privilege, and Environmental Racism in Canada.
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    Miýo-pimātisiwin Developing Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Theory (ICRT):...

    The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada calls upon those who can effect change within Canadian systems to recognize the value of Indigenous healing practices and to...
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    Being Indigenous in the Bureaucracy: Narratives of Work and Exit

    Australia’s civil service has had some success in attracting substantial numbers of Indigenous employees. But significant numbers also regularly exit the bureaucracy. Retaining...
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    Does the Context Matter? Labour Market Characteristics and Job Satisfaction A...

    The main goal of this study is to gain a better understanding of the relationship between job satisfaction and temporary work among youth in the EU, while considering the role...
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    The Path of Creating Co-Researchers in the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council

    Currently, there is a need for implementing ethical, culturally safe practices when engaging in research with Indigenous communities. As a result, best practices in...
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    Representations of Indigenous Peoples and Use of Pain Medication in Canadian ...

    Using media coverage of the withdrawal of OxyContin in Canada in 2011 and 2012 as an example, this article describes a systematic analysis of how news media depict First Nations...
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    Developing Oil and Gas Resources On or Near Indigenous Lands in Canada: An Ov...

    The development of resources on and near Indigenous territories has many potential benefits including employment creation, wealth sharing, and improved service delivery....
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    Racism Experiences of Urban Indigenous Women in Ontario, Canada: "We All Have...

    The objective of our mixed-methods research study was to present the discourse on racism experiences of Indigenous women living in two urban Canadian cities. A failure to...
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    Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve ...

    Indigenous children in Canada are less likely to be breastfed compared to non-Indigenous children; however, little information about rates and correlates of breastfeeding exist....
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    Indigenous Geographies: Research as Reconciliation

    Employing a reflexive and co-constructed narrative analysis, this article explores our experiences as a non-Indigenous doctoral student and a First Nations research assistant...
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    Policy (Mis)Alignment: Addressing Type 2 Diabetes in Aboriginal Communities i...

    In this article, we employ Bacchi’s (1999) What’s the Problem approach to policy analysis to examine Health Canada’s Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI) and the ways in which...
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    Locating a Theoretical Framework for the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Co...

    The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada was established to uncover and acknowledge the injustices that took place in Indian residential schools and, in doing so,...