Videos by Kimberley Anderson
This video documents resistance on the part of two Indigenous history professors to a statue of S... more This video documents resistance on the part of two Indigenous history professors to a statue of Sir John A Macdonald that was put up on their campus. This is a video documents performance art done by Indigenous women at the University of Guelph, O... more This is a video documents performance art done by Indigenous women at the University of Guelph, Ontario for a symposium on Canada' sesquicentennial. The performers dressed as the “Grannies of Confederation,” a way to celebrate Indigenous womanhood, but also remind Canadians of the exclusion of Indigenous women in Canadian nation-building projects. Papers by Kimberley Anderson
Canadian Woman Studies, Mar 1, 2008
Creating Culturally Considerate Schools: Educating without Bias, 2012
In 1996, the City of Phoenix Enterprise Community Job Linkages Initiative sought to increase empl... more In 1996, the City of Phoenix Enterprise Community Job Linkages Initiative sought to increase employment by matching local people with local jobs. Evaluation of the second project at Friendly House found that Friendly House, during the 18 months of the grant, increased residents' employability skills and linked them with Enterprise Community employers through the following seven services: job readiness training, introduction to computers, case management, support services, job placement assistance, and follow-up at 30, 60, 90, and 120 days after employment. Of 51 people who began working, 65 percent completed the retention period. It was estimated that program participants earned a total of approximately $367,000 during the pilot period. Fifty-eight percent of participants said that the program was excellent; the remaining 42 percent rated it as good. Women outnumbered men in the program, and 85 percent of the participants were Hispanic. More than JOB LINKAGES: Promise and Challenge Executive Summary Beginning in 1996, the City of Phoenix Enterprise Community Job Linkages Initiative set out to increase employment in this distressed area by matching "local people with local jobs."
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2013
Sumach/Canadian Scholars' Press, 2003
University of Manitoba Press, 2009
Restoring the balance : First Nations women, community, and culture / edited by Gail Guthrie Vala... more Restoring the balance : First Nations women, community, and culture / edited by Gail Guthrie Valaskakis, Madeleine Dion Stout, Eric Guimond.
Atlantis: A Women's Studies Journal/ Revue d'etudes sur les femmes, 2009
This is an historiography involving books that address motherhood in Canada, with a focus on how ... more This is an historiography involving books that address motherhood in Canada, with a focus on how these works demonstrate tensions related to gender, sexuality, class, race and ethnicity in the formation of the nation. The author traces her argument through approximately twenty-five books that have been written over the last thirty years. Résumé Cet article est une historiographie de livres sur la maternalité au Canada, qui se centre sur les façons dont ces ouvrages démontrent les tensions reliées au genre, à la sexualité, à la classe sociale, à la race, à l'ethnicité dans la façonnage de la nation. Cette auteure trace son argument par l'entremise d'approximativement vingt-cinq livres qui furent écrits au cours des trente dernières années.
Canadian Woman Studies, 1989
Social Science and Medicine, 2012
Long term health impacts of internal displacement (ID) resulting from political violence are not ... more Long term health impacts of internal displacement (ID) resulting from political violence are not well documented or understood. One such case is the ID of 300,000e420,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel and their descendants during the Nakba of 1948 (Palestinian Catastrophe). We aim to document the long term health impacts of this ID. We draw on data collected in 2005 from a nationwide random sample of 902 individuals aged 30e70. Research participants were interviewed in person after being selected through a multistage sampling procedure. About 24% of participants reported that either they or their families had been internally displaced. Palestinian internally displaced persons (IDPs), that is, those who were forcibly displaced and dispossessed from their homes and lands during the Nakba and its aftermath, as well as their families and descendants, and who reside within the current borders of Israel, had an odds ratio of 1.45 (95% CI ¼ 1.02e2.07) for poor self-rated health (SRH) compared to non-IDPs after controlling for demographic, socioeconomic and psychosocial factors. No difference was found between IDPs and non-IDPs in limiting longstanding illness following control for confounders. Low socioeconomic position and chronic stress were significantly related to ID and to SRH. Our findings suggest adverse long term health impacts of the Nakba on the IDPs when compared to non-IDPs. We propose that these disparities might stem from IDPs' unhealed post-traumatic scars from the Nakba, or from becoming a marginalized minority within their own society due to their displacement and loss of collective identity. Given these long term health consequences, we conclude that displacement should be addressed with health and social policies for IDPs.
Health Education Research, 2012
This study aims to better understand the social ecology of infant care (IC) as experienced and pe... more This study aims to better understand the social ecology of infant care (IC) as experienced and perceived by mothers living in a deprived Arab Bedouin community in Israel, where children's health indicators are poor. We used the integra-tive model of García Coll et al. (García Coll C, Lamberty G, Jenkins R et al. An integrative model for the study of developmental competen-cies in minority children. Child Dev 1996; 67: 1891-914) and constructs of the Health Beliefs Model as a study framework for conducting focus groups with 106 mothers in 2007. Results show that mothers believe IC and infant well-being are high priorities. However, distal barriers, including land disputes, a transition from herding to low-paid labor and lifestyle changes have interacted with proximal barriers in Bedouin families, including poor living conditions , poverty and weakened familial relations to inhibit adequate IC practices. Specifically, distal and proximal barriers affect IC directly (e.g. lack of nearby clinics) or indirectly (mothers' self-efficacies) to limit mothers' choices and control over IC, thereby posing threats to infant health. Our findings demonstrate the importance of understanding the complexity of social context in shaping IC among marginalized minority mothers and suggest new ground for addressing proximal and distal barriers through policy interventions. Without contending with both, interventions to strengthen mothers' self-efficacy will have limited success in improving the environment of IC and, consequently, infant health.
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2011
In many Aboriginal cultures, women have a special and distinct relationship to water, which is ro... more In many Aboriginal cultures, women have a special and distinct relationship to water, which is rooted in cultural beliefs, social practices and economic contexts as well as in women's role in reproduction. Yet Aboriginal women have often been excluded from discussions and decisions about water management, with the result that their knowledge has not necessarily been brought to bear on the development of protocols and practices. Including these women's views is critical if we hope to understand the spiritual, social, and cultural meanings as well as the economic and political importance of water quality and security. These perspectives, in turn, are essential for the formulation of appropriate and sustainable water management. In 2010, we conducted interviews with 11 Aboriginal women elders from across Canada and, through grounded theoretical analysis, gained insight into their complex understandings of and relationships to water. Many participants drew attention to the spiritual significance of water, including their understanding of water as sentient with different levels of power and purpose. They also stressed that disrespect for or carelessness in managing the relationship with water affects spiritual and community well-being as well as physical health. As we work to address issues of water quality and security, we need to be mindful of the complex meanings and purposes of water in the lives of Aboriginal women and their communities. We also need to recognize that the knowledge of Aboriginal women can contribute to improved water management policies and practices.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, 2004
Child Welfare, 1998
This article is based on interviews with six clients of a child welfare agency that currently pro... more This article is based on interviews with six clients of a child welfare agency that currently provides prevention and support services to the Native population of Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario. The clients speak about their experiences with the agency and its programs. Their comments contribute significantly to the development of the agency in its aim to secure a mandate for child protection. The question of how to maintain a level of trust and comfort when taking on the responsibility for child protection is explored. Kim Anderson, M.A., has done research and writing in social policy for both on-and off-reservation Native organizations in Toronto, ON, Canada. She is currently writing a book oti Native female identity.
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres, 2002
Atlantis: A Women's Studies Journal/ Revue d'etudes sur les femmes, Special Issue: Indigenous Women: The State of Our Nations, 2005
Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health and Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence, 2010
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