Evaluation of a mobile diabetes care telemedicine clinic serving Aboriginal communities in northern British Columbia, Canada

Aboriginal communities in Canada are typically marginalized, have very low employment participation rates, and have limited economic infrastructure. The downturn in global economies further marginalized these communities. The University of Northern British Columbia’s (UNBC) Continuing Studies department piloted an Aboriginal and Small Business Leadership Certificate program in the central interior of British Columbia (BC) between November 2008 and May 2009. The aim of the program was to address some of the issues faced by Aboriginal communities affected by the mountain pine beetle infestation in central BC. The success of the pilot project led UNBC Continuing Studies to collaborate with some communities in the central interior of BC to access funds through the federal government’s Community Adjustment Funds initiative in order to develop and deliver a business capacity building project. The project consisted of a certificate program with enhanced Aboriginal content and an internship program to provide workplace experience for students. This paper reports on the practice of community engagement and learning as a result of this project.

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The New Dawn — Commercial and Regulatory Considerations Affecting Liquified Natural Gas Export from British Columbia

Alberta Law Review ◽

10.29173/alr252 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 301

Author(s):

David Holub ◽

Laura Letourneau ◽

Janice Buckingham ◽

Gord Nettleton

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Natural Gas ◽

First Nations ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Aboriginal Communities ◽

Regulatory Issues ◽

Innovative Solutions ◽

Aboriginal Lands

This article explores a sampling of commercial and regulatory issues, challenges, and risks encountered in the development of the Kitimat Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project. The authors describe practical and innovative solutions proposed by lawyers to address the issues, resolve the challenges, and mitigate the risks of an LNG export project. The commercial and regulatory arrangements of the Kitimat LNG project are described. Industrial development on Aboriginal lands is overviewed, particularly in regards to the need for consultation with Aboriginal communities and First Nations groups affected by the proposed LNG project. The National Energy Board export authorizations are also overviewed, with a focus on the export licence requirement for an LNG project.

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Sustainable development of rural aboriginal communities of northern British Columbia: a case study of the Tl'azt'en nation

10.24124/1998/bpgub98 ◽

1998 ◽

Author(s):

Bipasha Baruah

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Aboriginal Communities

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Talking about the Aboriginal Community: Child Protection Practitioners’ Views

First Peoples Child & Family Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices, Perspectives, and Knowledges of First Peoples ◽

10.7202/1069585ar ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 63-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Christopher Walmsley

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Social Workers ◽

Child Protection ◽

Interview Data ◽

Aboriginal Communities ◽

Aboriginal Community ◽

Aboriginal Child ◽

Full Responsibility ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Child protection practitioners view Aboriginal communities as victim, adversary, participant, partner, and protector of children. These representations of communities are derived from interview data with 19 Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal child protection social workers in British Columbia, Canada. The representations of the community are informed by the practitioner’s geographic relationship to the community and the length of community residency (including whether it’s the practitioner’s community of origin). Practitioners view communities as a victim or adversary when no relationship of trust exists with the community. Practitioners view communities having a participative or partnership role in child protection when trust has developed. When communities take full responsibility for children’s welfare, practitioners view the community as the protector of children. No clear association was found between the different representations of the community and the practitioner’s culture or organizational auspices. The practitioner’s own vision of practice is believed to signiﬁcantly inﬂuence the relationship that develops with the community.

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