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Learning From The Grandmothers: Incorporating Indigenous Principles Into Qualitative Research, Charlotte Loppie
Learning From The Grandmothers: Incorporating Indigenous Principles Into Qualitative Research, Charlotte Loppie
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
In this article, the author describes the process she undertook to incorporate Indigenous principles into her doctoral research about the midlife health experiences of elder Aboriginal women in Nova Scotia, Canada. By employing qual- itative methods within the context of an Indigenous worldview, she gained knowledge of and developed competence in Aboriginal health research. The emergent partnership among Aboriginal community research facilitators, participating Mi’kmaq women, and the researcher provided many opportunities for the researcher to incorporate the paradigmatic and methodological traditions of Western science and Indigenous cultures. The application of these principles to this study might provide a useful example …
Housing Discrimination Among A Sample Of Aboriginal People In Winnipeg And Thompson, Manitoba, Irwin M. Cohen
Housing Discrimination Among A Sample Of Aboriginal People In Winnipeg And Thompson, Manitoba, Irwin M. Cohen
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
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Integrating Aboriginal Peoples Into Canada's Casino Industry, Stefan GröSchl
Integrating Aboriginal Peoples Into Canada's Casino Industry, Stefan GröSchl
Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)
This paper provides insights into a Canadian gaming organization and its human resources management policies and practices regarding the integration of Aboriginal peoples. The gaming organisa- tion follows a very aggressive human resources strategy that is supported by an agreement between the provincial government and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, and supported by unions and the Hu- man Rights Code of Canada. Despite its status as a gaming enterprise, Casino Regina has developed human resources tools and practices that could be adapted or applied in hospitality organisations facing similar challenges when employing Aboriginal peoples.