Article Title
Indigenous Inclusion in Public Policy: A Comparison of Urban Aboriginal Peoples in Canada and Travellers in Ireland
Abstract
To what extent are voluntary organizations included in the policy processes that make decisions regarding the needs and interests of Indigenous groups? As politically underrepresented groups, both urban Aboriginal Peoples and Travellers rely on voluntary organizations to provide culturally appropriate programs and services and to advocate on their behalf. Applying a scalar analysis, this project isolated three key concepts that are critical to their inclusion in policy processes. First, is the incorporation of their issues and interests in cultural programs and services. Second, is group representation in policy processes. And third is their collaboration with government. On balance, it appears that urban Aboriginal Peoples in Canada have moved closer to inclusion in policy processes than Travellers.
Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank Catherine Frost, Karen Bird, and Peter Graefe, and the journal's anonymous reviewers for their comments on this manuscript.
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Recommended Citation
Heritz, J. M.
(2016).
Indigenous Inclusion in Public Policy: A Comparison of Urban Aboriginal Peoples in Canada and Travellers in Ireland. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 7(3)
. Retrieved from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol7/iss3/6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2016.7.3.6
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