Assets for Employment in Aboriginal Community–Based Human Services Agencies

Brown, Jason; Fraehlich, Cheryl

doi:10.1177/0741713611418357

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“…Furthermore, attributing tasks concordant with employees’ values can promote motivation and PIS (Chen and Tang, 2018). Following collectivist values, indigenous employees prefer to assume functions allowing them to contribute to community well-being (Brown and Fraehlich, 2012). They also attribute more value to jobs within their communities and that are respectful of the environment, as was shown in Australia, New Zealand and USA (Haley and Fisher, 2014; Kunz et al , 2000; Lawrence, 2005; Loxton et al , 2012; McRae-Williams and Gerritsen, 2010; Pearson and Daff, 2013; Ruwhiu and Elkin, 2016).…”

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Promoting perceived insider status of indigenous employees

Caron

Asselin

Beaudoin

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Purpose While companies in developed countries are increasingly turning to indigenous employees, integration measures have met with mixed results. Low integration can lead to breach of the psychological contract, i.e. perceived mutual obligations between employee and employer. The purpose of this paper is to identify how leadership and organizational integration measures can be implemented to promote the perceived insider status (PIS) of indigenous employees, thereby fostering fulfillment of the psychological contract. Design/methodology/approach A search for relevant literature yielded 128 texts used to identify integration measures at the level of employee–supervisor relationships (leader-member exchanges, inclusive leadership) and at the level of employee–organization relationships (perceived organizational support, pro-diversity practices). Findings Measures related to leadership included recruiting qualified leaders, understanding cultural particularities, integrating diverse contributions and welcoming questions and challenges. Organizational measures included reaching a critical mass of indigenous employees, promoting equity and participation, developing skills, assigning meaningful tasks, maintaining good work relationships, facilitating work-life balance, providing employment security, fostering support from communities and monitoring practices. Originality/value While PIS has been studied in western and culturally diverse contexts, it has received less attention in indigenous contexts. Yet, some indigenous cultural values are incompatible with the basic assumptions of mainstream theories. Furthermore, colonial policies and capitalist development have severely impacted traditional indigenous economic systems. Consequently, indigenous people are facing many barriers to employment in ways that often differ from the experiences of other minority groups.

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Promoting perceived insider status of indigenous employees

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Beaudoin

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“…Since the earth is our first home and our first mother, with assaults on our connection and sharp deprivation, this author suggests that a spiritual maternal deprivation accompanies the spiritual homelessness that continues to impact the holistic health of Indigenous Peoples. While maternal deprivation is a term rooted in Western psychology, its emphasis on the need for parent-child connection, and the onslaught of negative impacts caused by deprivation, are similar to Indigenous experiences of displacement and dislocation (Bowlby, 1988). The English language has limited ability to express or illustrate the tremendous losses and impacts of land dislocation and genocidal efforts.…”

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My Mother Wild

Gabriel

2023

IJIH

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Indigenous land relationships are central for Indigenous wellness, ceremonies, language, and cultural resurgence; as original caretakers of Turtle Island, the relationship with land is a profoundly spiritual one. This same relationship has also been the focus of colonial forces’ division, separation, and control, resulting in dislocation from traditional territories and ensuing impacts across all domains of Indigenous health and wellbeing. This article reviews existing literature that centralizes Indigenous land relationships, and contributes the reflections and stories of Indigenous youth that participated in this author’s dissertation study. Employing a narrative inquiry methodology with oral storytelling traditions, nine Indigenous youth and four traditional knowledge keepers were interviewed and shared their experiences on urban migrations, employment, education, and mental health. Their connections and reflections on land are included here, with key reflections, proposed connections to existing literature, and in-depth exploration that centers and promotes Indigenous land-based healing and education efforts.

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A Critical Examination of the Factors That Influence School Performance of Indigenous Students in Northern Ontario

Rocchetta

2019

Interrogating Models of Diversity Within a Multicultural Environment

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Assets for Employment in Aboriginal Community–Based Human Services Agencies

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Promoting perceived insider status of indigenous employees

Promoting perceived insider status of indigenous employees

My Mother Wild

A Critical Examination of the Factors That Influence School Performance of Indigenous Students in Northern Ontario

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