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The Significance of IRSSA-Recognized Schools in Indigenous Relations
Many educational programs and documents that recount the history of Indian Residential Schools in Canada will state that 1996 was the year that...
Mental Health
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Higher Rates of Suicide - #8 of 8 Key Issues
The suicide rate among First Nations people was three times higher than in non-Indigenous populations between 2011 and 2016 in Canada. Among First...
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Higher Rates of Death in Children and Youth - #7 of 8 Key Issues
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in Canadian Indigenous children and youth, occurring at rates three to four times the national...
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8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Eight of the key issues of most significant concern for Indigenous Peoples in Canada are complex and inexorably intertwined - so much so that...
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Forest Fires and Indigenous Communities
The severity and impact of forest fires dominate the headlines every summer. In 2016, the Fort McMurray, Alberta, wildfire invoked the largest mass...
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What is Residential School Syndrome?
There has been some discussion in the media recently about those who attended residential school having post-traumatic stress disorder, sometimes...
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Indigenous Alcohol Intolerance
There is a Canadian Press and Steve Lambert article out with a headline that reads "Online brochure tells lodge visitors aboriginals have...