Hi all,
Here is the link to the Toronto Star article that was done on IKN for y'all to peruse. Rene Meshake is an Elder that I have been doing oral history with... and because he is no stranger to media, I asked him if he would do an interview. Pauline Shirt is also quoted in the article.
The full link is Here.
But if this causes you problems, just look up www.parentcentral.ca -- and once you get there, do a search on oral history or Rene Meshake and it will pop up.
Kim
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
EagleCams on Hornby Island
This is a neat link to 2 webcams watching an eagles nest about 200 feet over the pacific ocean on Hornby. One eaglet (Phoenix) hatched Apr. 29, another egg will hatch any time:
EagleCams Here
Enjoy!!
EagleCams Here
Enjoy!!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
NAHO in Cyberspace -- Social Media
NAHO has now moved into cyberspace, check the Social Media link on the left of their Splash Page.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Four Directions Teachings website
Here is the weblink to the Four Directions Teachings website that Jennifer Wemigwans worked on that has been used across the country and has received some great feedback from various Indigenous communities. Please take a look around the website and any feedback or comments should be posted on the listserve and I am sure Jennifer would welcome your thoughts and insights.
Paul
Paul
Saturday, January 16, 2010
United Nations Report on State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Division for Social Policy and Development
UN Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – January 14, 2010
Available online as PDF file [250p.] at http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/SOWIP_web.pdf
Indigenous peoples make up one-third of the world’s poorest and suffer alarming conditions in all countries
Indigenous peoples all over the world continue to suffer from disproportionally high rates of poverty, health problems, crime and human rights abuses.
• In the United States, a Native American is 600 times more likely to contract tuberculosis and 62 per cent more likely to commit suicide than the general population.
• - In Australia, an indigenous child can expect to die 20 years earlier than his non-native compatriot. The life expectancy gap is also 20 years in Nepal, while in Guatemala it is 13 years and in New Zealand it is 11.
• - In parts of Ecuador, indigenous people have 30 times greater risk of throat cancer than the national average.
• -And worldwide, more than 50 per cent of indigenous adults suffer from Type 2 diabetes – a number predicted to rise.
“…….Indigenous peoples contribute extensibly to humanity's cultural diversity, enriching it with more than two thirds of its languages and an extraordinary amount of its traditional knowledge.
There are over 370 million indigenous people in some 90 countries, living in all regions of the world. The situation of indigenous peoples in many parts of the world is critical today. Poverty rates are significantly higher among indigenous peoples compared to other groups. While they constitute 5 per cent of the world's population, they are 15 per cent of the world's poor. Most indicators of well-being show that indigenous peoples suffer disproportionately compared to non-indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples face systemic discrimination and exclusion from political and economic power; they continue to be over-represented among the poorest, the illiterate, the destitute; they are displaced by wars and environmental disasters; indigenous peoples are dispossessed of their ancestral lands and deprived of their resources for survival, both physical and cultural; they are even robbed of their very right to life.
In more modern versions of market exploitation, indigenous peoples see their traditional knowledge and cultural expressions marketed and patented without their consent or participation.
Of the some 7,000 languages today, it is estimated that more than 4,000 are spoken by indigenous peoples. Language specialists predict that up to 90 per cent of the world’s languages are likely to become extinct or threatened with extinction by the end of the century.
Although the state of the world's indigenous peoples is alarming, there is some cause for optimism. The international community increasingly recognizes indigenous peoples' human rights, most prominently evidenced by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous peoples themselves continue to organize for the promotion of their rights. They are the stewards of some of the world's most biologically diverse areas and their traditional knowledge about the biodiversity of these areas is invaluable. As the effects of climate change are becoming clearer, it is increasingly evident that indigenous peoples must play a central role in developing adaptation and mitigation efforts to this global challenge…..”
Contents:
Foreword by Mr. Sha Zukang Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs
Introduction by the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Chapter I: Poverty and Well Being by Joji Carino
Chapter II: Culture by Naomi Kipuri
Chapter III: Environment by Neva Collings
Chapter IV: Contemporary Education by Duane Champagne
Chapter V: Health by Myrna Cunningham
Chapter VI: Human Rights by Dalee Sambo Dorough
Chapter VII: Emerging Issues by Mililani Trask
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This message from the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, is part of an effort to disseminate information Related to: Equity; Health inequality; Socioeconomic inequality in health; Socioeconomic health differentials; Gender; Violence; Poverty; Health Economics; Health Legislation; Ethnicity; Ethics; Information Technology - Virtual libraries; Research & Science issues.
“Materials provided in this electronic list are provided "as is". Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings and interpretations included in the Materials are those of the authors and not necessarily of The Pan American Health Organization PAHO/WHO or its country members”.
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UN Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – January 14, 2010
Available online as PDF file [250p.] at http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/SOWIP_web.pdf
Indigenous peoples make up one-third of the world’s poorest and suffer alarming conditions in all countries
Indigenous peoples all over the world continue to suffer from disproportionally high rates of poverty, health problems, crime and human rights abuses.
• In the United States, a Native American is 600 times more likely to contract tuberculosis and 62 per cent more likely to commit suicide than the general population.
• - In Australia, an indigenous child can expect to die 20 years earlier than his non-native compatriot. The life expectancy gap is also 20 years in Nepal, while in Guatemala it is 13 years and in New Zealand it is 11.
• - In parts of Ecuador, indigenous people have 30 times greater risk of throat cancer than the national average.
• -And worldwide, more than 50 per cent of indigenous adults suffer from Type 2 diabetes – a number predicted to rise.
“…….Indigenous peoples contribute extensibly to humanity's cultural diversity, enriching it with more than two thirds of its languages and an extraordinary amount of its traditional knowledge.
There are over 370 million indigenous people in some 90 countries, living in all regions of the world. The situation of indigenous peoples in many parts of the world is critical today. Poverty rates are significantly higher among indigenous peoples compared to other groups. While they constitute 5 per cent of the world's population, they are 15 per cent of the world's poor. Most indicators of well-being show that indigenous peoples suffer disproportionately compared to non-indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples face systemic discrimination and exclusion from political and economic power; they continue to be over-represented among the poorest, the illiterate, the destitute; they are displaced by wars and environmental disasters; indigenous peoples are dispossessed of their ancestral lands and deprived of their resources for survival, both physical and cultural; they are even robbed of their very right to life.
In more modern versions of market exploitation, indigenous peoples see their traditional knowledge and cultural expressions marketed and patented without their consent or participation.
Of the some 7,000 languages today, it is estimated that more than 4,000 are spoken by indigenous peoples. Language specialists predict that up to 90 per cent of the world’s languages are likely to become extinct or threatened with extinction by the end of the century.
Although the state of the world's indigenous peoples is alarming, there is some cause for optimism. The international community increasingly recognizes indigenous peoples' human rights, most prominently evidenced by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous peoples themselves continue to organize for the promotion of their rights. They are the stewards of some of the world's most biologically diverse areas and their traditional knowledge about the biodiversity of these areas is invaluable. As the effects of climate change are becoming clearer, it is increasingly evident that indigenous peoples must play a central role in developing adaptation and mitigation efforts to this global challenge…..”
Contents:
Foreword by Mr. Sha Zukang Under-Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs
Introduction by the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Chapter I: Poverty and Well Being by Joji Carino
Chapter II: Culture by Naomi Kipuri
Chapter III: Environment by Neva Collings
Chapter IV: Contemporary Education by Duane Champagne
Chapter V: Health by Myrna Cunningham
Chapter VI: Human Rights by Dalee Sambo Dorough
Chapter VII: Emerging Issues by Mililani Trask
* * *
This message from the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO/WHO, is part of an effort to disseminate information Related to: Equity; Health inequality; Socioeconomic inequality in health; Socioeconomic health differentials; Gender; Violence; Poverty; Health Economics; Health Legislation; Ethnicity; Ethics; Information Technology - Virtual libraries; Research & Science issues.
“Materials provided in this electronic list are provided "as is". Unless expressly stated otherwise, the findings and interpretations included in the Materials are those of the authors and not necessarily of The Pan American Health Organization PAHO/WHO or its country members”.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
You-Tube Video Gives Voice to Aboriginal Women Struggling with Drug Addiction
November 19, 2009
You-Tube Video Gives Voice to Aboriginal Women Struggling with Drug Addiction:
U of S-Community Research Project
A powerful new music video From Stilettos to Moccasins was released this week, the culmination of a unique project that gave voice to Aboriginal women healing from drug abuse, addictions and problems with the law, together with those who are helping them on their journey.
The video is part of a community-based research project conducted by the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation (NNAPF), and the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA). The roughly four-minute video was shared at a national CCSA conference in Halifax this week and can be viewed on You-Tube at:
The research project examined the role that identity and stigma have in the healing journeys of criminalized Aboriginal women in treatment for drug abuse at centres across Canada . The video is being used by the research team in the development of a discussion guide for workshops at addiction treatment centres across Canada .
“By creating a music video, based on the findings of academic research, we can increase our capacity to strengthen understanding about Aboriginal women’s treatment needs among a broad range of service providers and the general public,” said U of S sociologist Colleen Dell, Research Chair in Substance Abuse. “It also offers a unique and personalized message of hope and inspiration to women on their healing journeys.”
The song featured in the video was created at a workshop in February at Cedar Lodge on Blackstrap Lake , SK., with the professional collaboration of singer/songwriter Violet Naytowhow, a Woodland Cree from Prince Albert . Naytowhow and others who composed the song perform in the music video, which was presented in Halifax this week at the national conference “Issues of Substance” during National Addictions Awareness Week (Nov. 15-21).
“As a way of informing treatment practice, capturing the unique experiences of Aboriginal women who have recovered from their addictions in song is most inspiring,” says Rita Notarandrea , deputy chief executive officer of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.
“We are merging these messages with academic literature and sharing this research with others, in the hope of achieving a greater impact on policy and practice of addictions treatment in Saskatchewan and across Canada ,” says Carol Hopkins, NNAPF executive-director.
The team worked with Mae Star Productions, an independent Saskatchewan-based company, to produce the music video.
The multi-year collaborative research project was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health. The project involved interviews with more than 100 First Nations, Inuit and Métis women in treatment for illicit drug use.
For more information, please see the website of the research project at:
www.addictionresearchchair.com/creating-...ihr-research-project
Note to Editors: Media outlets are welcome to broadcast the song and music video and to conduct interviews with members of the research team.
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For more information, contact:
Colleen Dell
Department of Sociology/School of Public Health
University of Saskatchewan
(306)-966-5912
Kathryn Warden
U of S Research Communications
(306)-966-2506
You-Tube Video Gives Voice to Aboriginal Women Struggling with Drug Addiction:
U of S-Community Research Project
A powerful new music video From Stilettos to Moccasins was released this week, the culmination of a unique project that gave voice to Aboriginal women healing from drug abuse, addictions and problems with the law, together with those who are helping them on their journey.
The video is part of a community-based research project conducted by the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation (NNAPF), and the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA). The roughly four-minute video was shared at a national CCSA conference in Halifax this week and can be viewed on You-Tube at:
The research project examined the role that identity and stigma have in the healing journeys of criminalized Aboriginal women in treatment for drug abuse at centres across Canada . The video is being used by the research team in the development of a discussion guide for workshops at addiction treatment centres across Canada .
“By creating a music video, based on the findings of academic research, we can increase our capacity to strengthen understanding about Aboriginal women’s treatment needs among a broad range of service providers and the general public,” said U of S sociologist Colleen Dell, Research Chair in Substance Abuse. “It also offers a unique and personalized message of hope and inspiration to women on their healing journeys.”
The song featured in the video was created at a workshop in February at Cedar Lodge on Blackstrap Lake , SK., with the professional collaboration of singer/songwriter Violet Naytowhow, a Woodland Cree from Prince Albert . Naytowhow and others who composed the song perform in the music video, which was presented in Halifax this week at the national conference “Issues of Substance” during National Addictions Awareness Week (Nov. 15-21).
“As a way of informing treatment practice, capturing the unique experiences of Aboriginal women who have recovered from their addictions in song is most inspiring,” says Rita Notarandrea , deputy chief executive officer of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.
“We are merging these messages with academic literature and sharing this research with others, in the hope of achieving a greater impact on policy and practice of addictions treatment in Saskatchewan and across Canada ,” says Carol Hopkins, NNAPF executive-director.
The team worked with Mae Star Productions, an independent Saskatchewan-based company, to produce the music video.
The multi-year collaborative research project was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health. The project involved interviews with more than 100 First Nations, Inuit and Métis women in treatment for illicit drug use.
For more information, please see the website of the research project at:
www.addictionresearchchair.com/creating-...ihr-research-project
Note to Editors: Media outlets are welcome to broadcast the song and music video and to conduct interviews with members of the research team.
-30-
For more information, contact:
Colleen Dell
Department of Sociology/School of Public Health
University of Saskatchewan
(306)-966-5912
Kathryn Warden
U of S Research Communications
(306)-966-2506
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