Measuring What Counts to Advance Indigenous Self-Determination: A Case Study of the Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government’s Quality of Life Framework and Survey
Abstract Modern Treaties are presented as a means for improving the lives of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada by providing specific rights, and negotiated benefits. However, the positive impacts of Modern Treaties on Indigenous well-being are contested (Borrows and Coyle 2017; Coult...
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crspringernat:10.1007/s42413-020-00088-1 2023-05-15T16:16:36+02:00 Measuring What Counts to Advance Indigenous Self-Determination: A Case Study of the Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government’s Quality of Life Framework and Survey Bouchard, Karen Perry, Adam West-Johnson, Shannon Rodon, Thierry Vanchu-Orosco, Michelle Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42413-020-00088-1 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s42413-020-00088-1.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42413-020-00088-1/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY International Journal of Community Well-Being volume 4, issue 3, page 415-441 ISSN 2524-5295 2524-5309 journal-article 2020 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-020-00088-1 2022-01-04T13:39:48Z Abstract Modern Treaties are presented as a means for improving the lives of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada by providing specific rights, and negotiated benefits. However, the positive impacts of Modern Treaties on Indigenous well-being are contested (Borrows and Coyle 2017; Coulthard 2014; Guimond et al. 2013; Miller 2009; Poelzer and Coates 2015). Developing a more transparent, consistent, collaborative and contextual way of measuring well-being relevant to the cultural realities of Modern Treaty beneficiaries is an important step for generating comparative methods that could systematically demonstrate whether, and under what conditions, such agreements can effectively reduce socio-economic disparities and improve the quality of life of Indigenous communities. The authors first examine previous attempts at measuring Indigenous well-being, then reflect on well-being in relation to the Modern Treaty context. Subsequently, the authors provide an example from one Self-Governing Indigenous Government, the Nis g a’a Lisims Government, to collect well-being data through the Nis g a’a Nation Household Survey using a mixed quantitative-qualitative method developed through a culturally grounded and participatory approach. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations inuit Nisg̱a’a Springer Nature (via Crossref) Canada Coates ENVELOPE(162.083,162.083,-77.800,-77.800) International Journal of Community Well-Being |
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Abstract Modern Treaties are presented as a means for improving the lives of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada by providing specific rights, and negotiated benefits. However, the positive impacts of Modern Treaties on Indigenous well-being are contested (Borrows and Coyle 2017; Coulthard 2014; Guimond et al. 2013; Miller 2009; Poelzer and Coates 2015). Developing a more transparent, consistent, collaborative and contextual way of measuring well-being relevant to the cultural realities of Modern Treaty beneficiaries is an important step for generating comparative methods that could systematically demonstrate whether, and under what conditions, such agreements can effectively reduce socio-economic disparities and improve the quality of life of Indigenous communities. The authors first examine previous attempts at measuring Indigenous well-being, then reflect on well-being in relation to the Modern Treaty context. Subsequently, the authors provide an example from one Self-Governing Indigenous Government, the Nis g a’a Lisims Government, to collect well-being data through the Nis g a’a Nation Household Survey using a mixed quantitative-qualitative method developed through a culturally grounded and participatory approach. |
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Bouchard, Karen Perry, Adam West-Johnson, Shannon Rodon, Thierry Vanchu-Orosco, Michelle Measuring What Counts to Advance Indigenous Self-Determination: A Case Study of the Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government’s Quality of Life Framework and Survey |
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Bouchard, Karen Perry, Adam West-Johnson, Shannon Rodon, Thierry Vanchu-Orosco, Michelle |
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Measuring What Counts to Advance Indigenous Self-Determination: A Case Study of the Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government’s Quality of Life Framework and Survey |
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Measuring What Counts to Advance Indigenous Self-Determination: A Case Study of the Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government’s Quality of Life Framework and Survey |
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Measuring What Counts to Advance Indigenous Self-Determination: A Case Study of the Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government’s Quality of Life Framework and Survey |
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Measuring What Counts to Advance Indigenous Self-Determination: A Case Study of the Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government’s Quality of Life Framework and Survey |
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Measuring What Counts to Advance Indigenous Self-Determination: A Case Study of the Nisg̱a’a Lisims Government’s Quality of Life Framework and Survey |
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measuring what counts to advance indigenous self-determination: a case study of the nisg̱a’a lisims government’s quality of life framework and survey |
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