Resources for Researchers Working with Indigenous Peoples

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Articles & Reports

My Parents, My Grandparents Went Through Residential School, and All this Abuse has Come From it: Examining Intimate Partner Violence Against Canadian Indigenous Women in the Context of Colonialism

Author(s): Cindy Ogden, Leslie M Tutty
Source: Journal of Interpersonal Violence

This secondary mixed-methods analysis explored the experiences of 40 Indigenous women from the Canadian prairie provinces who were abused by their intimate partners.

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Indigenous Communities and Family Violence: Changing the Conversation

Author(s): Cindy Holmes and Sarah Hunt
Source: National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health

This report provides an overview of 15 years (2000-2015) of Canadian literature on the topic of Indigenous family violence.

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Violent victimization and perceptions of safety: Experiences of First Nations, Métis and Inuit women in Canada

Author(s): Loanna Heidinger
Source: Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics

This Juristat article will present the most current self-reported data on the lifetime (since age 15) prevalence of violent victimization, as well as the prevalence of violent victimization in the past 12 months (as of April 2022), of Indigenous women in Canada.

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The Road to Safety

Source: BC Association of Native Friendship Centres

This report overviews the effects of COVID-19 on intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities. It explores the extent to which the pressures placed by the pandemic were related to Indigenous women and gender diverse people experiencing an increase in the frequency and severity of intimate partner violence, and, further, that COVID-19 related restrictions and public health measures correlated with an increase in difficulties with accessing antiviolence supports and services.

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The Road to Safety

Source: BC Association of Native Friendship Centres

This report overviews the effects of COVID-19 on intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities. It explores the extent to which the pressures placed by the pandemic were related to Indigenous women and gender diverse people experiencing an increase in the frequency and severity of intimate partner violence, and, further, that COVID-19 related restrictions and public health measures correlated with an increase in difficulties with accessing antiviolence supports and services.

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Addressing Mi’kmaq Family Violence

Author(s): L. Jane McMillan
Source: Tripartite Forum

This report describes a comprehensive research project focused on family violence within Mi’kmaq communities in Nova Scotia. Over five years, the research team investigated the history, nature, and responses to family violence, and the effectiveness of current services.

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The Grandmothers Are With Us: Indigenous Theoretical Perspectives Towards Healing from Family Violence

Author(s): Donna Lester-Smith
Source: Journal of the Motherhood Initiative

This theoretical paper roams the landscapes of traditional, contemporary, and future Indigenous theory and healing practices, particularly, within the realm of understanding and healing from family violence.  Woven throughout is meaningful text affirming that an Aboriginal worldview is different, and oftentimes necessary, from mainstream ways of healing—primarily that of wholism, whereby Aboriginal families often require healing unity.

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How can community-university engagement address family violence prevention? One child at a time.

Author(s): Linda DeRiviere
Source: Aboriginal Policy Studies

This article is a case study based on the evaluations of four community-university engagement initiatives for Indigenous children, youth, and their families at a small inner-city university. It documents six principles for policy development used to engage students in their education and to begin to perceive themselves as high school and post-secondary graduates.

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E-Books

A Northern and Indigenous Ethical Imperative For Working With Communities

Author(s): Julie Bull
Source: University of Saskatchewan

This chapter of an Open Educational Resource explores ethical practices for research involving Indigenous communities.

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Webinars

An Introduction to Participatory Research Methods for Domestic Violence Programs

This webinar provides an Indigenous grassroots overview of participatory research methods. An example of a small-scale, participatory research project with a community-based service provider is illustrated during the webinar.