Indigenous Social Policy Resources

James Mulvale

Indigenous Social Policy Resources

REPORTS

Final Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996)

Reports of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission / National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (2019)

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples

Native Women’s Association of Canada

Métis peoples

Inuit peoples

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami: the National Representational Organization Protecting and Advancing the Rights and Interests of Inuit in Canada

Pauktuutit: the National Voice of Inuit Women

UM Libraries: Indigenous Resources for Social Work

This Social Work Indigenous Resources libguide is a collection of recommended resources for the Social Work Indigenous curriculum. These resources were compiled based on recommendations from professors and instructors in the faculty, along with recommendations from Shirley Delorme Russel, Indigenous Library Intern.

For additional recommendations and suggestions, please contact Victoria Ho at victoria.ho@umanitoba.ca

Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba

Office of the Treaty Commissioner (Saskatchewan)

Yellowhead Institute – an Indigenous policy institute

CBC’s reporting of TRC progress

NWAC’s Action Plan to End the Attack on Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse Peoples

Bob Joseph’s 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

Peters et al. Rooster Town: The History of an Urban Metis Community, 1901-1961 (local example from Winnipeg of land dispossession)

National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy

Government Policy and Indigenous Peoples (First Nations and Indigenous Studies, Univ. of British Columbia)

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First Nations Child and Family Caring Society

Dr. Cindy Blackstock’s work (especially re: Bill C-92, Jordon’s Principle, social determinants of health and Indigenous communities)

Gov’t commitment and adequacy of funding re: above point [–> under construction]

Social policies related to disabilities of Indigenous peoples both on and off reserve [–> under construction]

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8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

(by Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.)

Deeper dive into these area check out these links
1) Poorer health
2) Lower levels of education
3) Inadequate housing and crowded living conditions
4) Lower income levels
5) Higher rates of unemployment
6) Higher levels of incarceration
7) Higher rates of unintentional injuries and early deaths among children and youth
8) Higher rates of suicide

Extra Resources and Links re: the above 8 Key Issues:

Extra Resources 8 key issues

Toward a new policy paradigm for First Peoples (Peter Kulchyski, 2007)

International Indigenous Policy Journal

This journal has been publishing since 2010 and is a valuable source for scholarship on Indigenous approaches to public policy and for research on substantive issues affecting Indigenous peoples and communities.

Chapters from:

J. Albert, D. Badry, D. Fuchs, P. Choate, M. Bennett, & H. Montgomery, (Eds.). (2022). Walking Together: The future of Indigenous child welfare on the prairies. Regina, SK: University of Regina Press.

Topic: Bill C-92

Friedland, H., & Lightning-Earle, K. (2022). Bill C-92: The restoration of Indigenous jurisdiction and rights relations in Canada (pp. 25-45).

Topic: Jordan’s Principle

Mathews, B., King, J., & Blackstock, C. (2022). Canada’s “old mindset” and the struggle to fully honor Jordan’s Principle (pp. 3-24).

INDIGENOUS LAW

Wahkotowin Law and Governance Lodge (University of Alberta)

National Centre for Indigenous Laws at the University of Victoria

What Is Indigenous Law? A Small Discussion

By Val Napoleon

Social policy can be thought of as an expression and outgrowth of LAW – the expectations and rules that we collectively set about how we are to live together well in groups, communities and society.

Laws should be determined by the people in a given society and/or by their legitimate representatives. The law should be applied with consistency and fairness, and in ways that encourage compliance, harmony and well-being rather than merely sanctioning those do not adhere to a given law.

For further information on Indigenous Law, here are two good starting places on the web: