A total of 118 persons, 44 male and 74 female, from a Northern Ontario community with a local psychiatric hospital were administered a community mental health attitude scale. The groups were relatives of discharged and current psychiatric patients, citizens with no psychiatric relatives, mental health professionals, and psychiatric patients. Significant differences were noted for educational level, age, and community mental health ideology. Analysis suggests that group membership could be predicted with 67% success for patients and 87% for others. Citizens from the community leaned toward a denial of social freedom and recognition for mentally-ill persons and toward treating them as disparate from the rest of the community.
ABSTRACT Fort Severn First Nation is a remote fly-in community on Hudson Bay. Its lifestyle reflects a deep respect for and connection to the land. The Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO) Tribal Council has developed the Keewaytinook Mobile (KM) service in remote First Nation communities in Northern Ontario. In November 2009, Fort Severn and KO established the KM service in the community. This study traces the history of KM and its implementation in Fort Severn and describes how and why community members are using the service. The analysis is based on interviews and discussions with community members during three research visits between March 2010 to March 2011.RÉSUMÉ Fort Severn est une communauté isolée située sur les rives de la baie d’Hudson. Son mode de vie reflète un respect et un attachement profonds pour la terre. Le Conseil tribal Keewaytinook Okimakanak KKOL a développé le service mobile Keewaytinook dans les communautés autochtones reculées du Nord de l’Ontario. En novembre IGGJ, Fort Severn et KO ont établi ce service dans la communauté. Cette étude retrace l’histoire et la mise en place du service mobile à Fort Severn et décrit comment et pourquoi on y utilise ce service. L’analyse se fonde sur des entrevues et des discussions avec des membres de la communauté menées au cours de trois visites de recherche effectuées entre mars IGHG et mars IGHH.
A New Remote Community-Owned Wireless Communication Service: Fort Severn First Nation Builds Their Local Cellular System with Keewaytinook Mobile
