First Nations Child Welfare Research and Knowledge Mobilization

  Just released: KisKisik Awasisak: Remember the Children, Understanding the Overrepresentation of First Nations Children in the Child Welfare System, Assembly of First Nations, 2011.

 

Work Statement

  • To assist in analyzing and reporting on Canadian child welfare data, specifically data within the First Nations child welfare context;
  • To share and disseminate research related to innovations and issues in practice, policy, knowledge research, skill development, and administration in First Nations child welfare;
  • To stimulate discussion among local, regional, provincial and national child welfare agencies on current research, policies and/or practices that affect or benefit First Nations children, youth, families and/or communities;
  • To promote networking and the exchange of ideas among First Nations practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and advocates who work in/for the First Nations child and family services field;
  • To assist in building and strengthening research capacity among First Nations individuals, agencies, and organizations engaged in child welfare research, policy and/or practice;
  • To build a pool of resources and networks from, within, across and among academic and community based Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers;
  • To promote the Indigenous research training, methodologies and ethics;
  • Writing and developing research proposals;

The key purposes of FN CW Research and Knowledge Mobilization is to encourage and demonstrate: (1) effective methodologies for carrying out First Nations research in building capacity, and; (2) a research culture within First Nations child welfare agencies and communities that are culturally relevant and respectful of OCAP principles (see NAHO definition at www.naho.ca/firstnations/english/ocap_principles.php).

Our Research and Knowledge Mobilization activities builds upon a network of collaborations and partnership that hasdeveloped over time with diverse communities. The activities, described below, highlight some of the initiatives the FNRS has taken to advance the understanding of Aboriginal child welfare, including administration of, promoting community based research, and policy and practice across Canada.

Our Research and Knowledge Mobilization Projects and Publications

  1. Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography on Aspects of Aboriginal Child Welfare in Canada (2nd Edition)
  2. Literature Review: Demographics, Residential Care in the Literature, Workforce Challenges and Other Contributing FactorsRelating To Residential Care Issues. Paper prepared for Manitoba Family Services and Housing Response and Action Plan to the Office of the Children’s Advocate Shelter System Review Report. Winnipeg, MB.
  3. Adoptalk Article - Canadian Aboriginal Child Welfare Crisis Demands Action
  4. Developing an Indigenous Peer Review Framework and Process for an Online Child, Family And Community Focused Journal
  5. Stress, Coping and the Impact on Parenting in the Downtown Residential Communities of Winnipeg
  6. Jumping Through Hoops: A Manitoba Study Examining the Experiences of Aboriginal Mothers Involved with Child Welfare and Legal Systems Respecting Child Protection Matters
    Mothers' Stories/Voices
  7. An Exploratory Regional Study on Child Welfare Outcomes in Aboriginal Communities
  8. FASD Literature Review: A Scan of the literature, FASD best practice models and service standards
  9. Aboriginal Health – The Overlap Among Child Maltreatment, Mental Health, and Addictive Behaviours – The Way Forward (article published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, (2010) 8:127–134)
  10. FASD Training Study: Final Report
  11. Wen:de: We are Coming to the Light of Day
  12. Wen:de: The Journey Continues
  13. Mesnmimk Wasatek, catching a drop of light. Understanding the overrepresentation of First Nations children in Canada’s child welfare system: An analysis of the Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect (CIS-2003)
  14. PowerPoint Presentations
  15. Evaluation of the Partnership between the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Service Providers and the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa

The following resources will be useful to those conducting research on First Nations Child Welfare

Citation and style guides APA, MLA

English/Writing

  • Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism : Documentation Guidelines (Duke University)
  • Online Writing Lab (Purdue University) - Contains writing guides, grammar tip sheets, style manuals, research paper guidelines, and more
  • Guide to Grammar and Writing - A comprehensive guide for grammar and basic writing, this Web site has a wealth of information. The grammar portion of the page gives rules and examples followed by quizzes. The composition portion of the page discusses paragraph development and theprinciples of essay composition. A highlight of this site is Ask Grammar, whose icon is a rocking-chair grandmother. Ask Grammar provides opportunity for users to submit questions; answers are posted to a Grammar Log. Other features of the site include a book list of grammar resources, online resources, quotations, and writing bloopers. Review excerpt: Choice F '99 v36n6