Research

First Nations-specific | Inuit-specific | Métis-specific

A searchable database, recent reports and other First Nations, Inuit and Métis research relating to young children's health, development and early learning.

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General:

Many Hands, One Dream: New perspectives on the health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and youth
was a gathering that marked the collaborative efforts of 11 national organizations engaging a wider community to help define child health, acknowledge the barriers and strengths of the current health system, and to articulate what a desirable future may hold to lay the foundation to better support the health of Aboriginal children and youth in Canada.

Source: Many Hands One Dream 2006

Research Connections Canada
Funded by: ACCEL
Produced by: Canadian Child Care Federation
Research Connections Canada, a bilingual, occasional series, is an anthology of current Canadian early childhood research and development papers. The series is of particular interest to training programs (at both college and university levels), academics, researchers, policymakers, and licensing and regulatory agencies.

The Contribution of Indigenous Heritage Language Immersion Programs to Healthy Early Childhood Development
By Onowa McIvor

Talking Points: What Can Speech-Language Partners Contribute to Aboriginal Early Childhood Development?
By Jessica Ball and Marlene Lewis

Measuring Social Support in Aboriginal Early Childhood Programs
By Jessica Ball and Enid Elliot

Research Connections Canada Article
By Margo Greenwood

Addressing Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Education and Training Needs
On April 27 and 28, 2004, close to 100 people gathered at the UBC House of Learning to participate Strategic Planning Session addressing Aboriginal early childhood development (ECD)1 training needs.

Source: BC Aboriginal Child Care Society.

Quality Counts! Assessing the Quality of Daycare Services Based on the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development
Summary
In this report, the results of a study conducted to evaluate the quality of services offered in more than 1,500 daycare settings in Quebec, and the quality of the care received by the children according to their socio-economic status are presented. The whole study is available, without charge, on www.IRPP.org

National Dialogue on Federal Aboriginal Early Childhood Development Strategy - Draft Dialogue Report
March 2005
Health Canada initiated and guided a National Dialogue process on Early Childhood Development (ECD) for Aboriginal children. The National Dialogue's objective was to "gather stakeholder feedback on the various possibilities and best options (cooperation, coordination, collaboration, integration, consolidation) toward how federal Aboriginal ECD programs can work better together."

Aboriginal ECD Service Providers Network Symposium
Meeting Report . Ottawa . 4 December 2002
The October 2002 announcement of the Enhanced ECD Initiative will mean additional resources for Aboriginal Head Start (AHS), the First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative (FNICCI) and FAS / FAE. Overall, $21.3 in additional funding will go to the On-Reserve AHS Program, $12.4 million to the AHS Urban and Northern Program, and $9.05 million to FNICC. To address FAS / FAE, $10 million in additional funds has been allocated for the current fiscal year, with $15 million annually thereafter.

Where to From Here? Building a First Nations Early Childhood Strategy - Discussion Paper
Prepared by: Margo Greenwood
For the Assembly of First Nations, Health Secretariat

Policies for Future Generations: Aboriginal Early Childhood in Canada
By: Margo Greenwood
University of Northern British Columbia Presentation Overview: Historical development of early childhood services in Canada; Contemporary issues (strengths and challenges) of existing program polices; Visions for future policy directions

A Workshop Report on Child Participation: A UN Study on Violence against Children
Save the Children (2004)
It has been recognised that in a context of increasing violence in society, there is a need to treat children as more than 'victims' needing protection. Children are agents and can participate in social change. However for this, adults need to involve children in various processes that concern young persons and children.

State of the World's Children 2001: Early Childhood
The United Nations General Assembly's Special Session on Children in September 2001

Voices From the Field

Blackstock C. Voices from the field - First Nations children in care
In: Tremblay RE, Barr RG, Peters RDeV, eds. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development; 2005:1-6. Accessed October 4th.

Blackstock, C. & Bennett, M. National Children's Alliance: Policy Paper on Aboriginal Children. First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada
Accessed [October 2004].

Calder R. Voices from the field - Aboriginal service and programs for low-income families and children
In: Tremblay RE, Barr RG, Peters RDeV, eds. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development; 2005:1-3.
Accessed [June 2005].

International

Teaching Aboriginal Languages
One way to assist schools and communities to design and resource suitable language programs is through sharing the experiences of individual schools. The case studies in this publication have been provided so that schools and communities in NSW wishing to establish an Aboriginal Language program can gain from these experiences.

Resources and Teaching Strategies to Support Aboriginal Children's Numeracy Learning
This literature review focuses on teaching and learning strategies that support the development of numeracy skills in Aboriginal children. The purpose of the paper is to provide a theoretical framework that will inform the development of numeracy materials to support teachers of Aboriginal children in New South Wales primary schools.