An Australian research team will receive AUD$2.5 million (or apx CAD$2.3 million) over 5 years to explore the depressing question of why most health and social services continually fail to improve Aboriginal health. The research will take place under the auspices of the Perth Telethon Institute for Child Health Research project in Western Australia. It […]
Earlier this month, StatsCan released a study entitled “Participation in sports and cultural activities among Aboriginal children and youth.” Based on the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, the report drew on a total of 11,940 respondents, representing nearly 170,000 children. First, the overall picture: over 65% of Aboriginal children participated in sports at least once a […]
Hot off the presses, here is Week 2 of mediaINDIGENA‘s weekly sit-down with ‘THE WORD’ on Winnipeg’s urban music station STREETZ 104.7 FM, heard live world-wide via their online webstream every Tuesday at 1 pm est, 10 am pst. Hosted by Lady V, THE WORD will feature a weekly discussion about the latest news and […]
On July 22, mediaINDIGENA’s Rick Harp sat down with CBC Radio’s “Up to Speed” to discuss that much-hated piece of legislation, the Indian Act. In particular, AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo’s pledge to repeal and replace the Indian Act by 2015. Rick also shared some insights gleaned from our poll, “Should the Indian Act be […]
Canada’s employment equity policies (known as “affirmative action” in the U.S.) could be headed for a major overhaul after an Ontario woman was blocked from applying for a job with the federal government because she’s white. Sara Landriault was filling out an application for a job as an administrative assistant with Canada’s Department of Citizenship […]
