No dedicated communication strategy has been identified in Canada that specifically underscores the power of Indigenous social capital as its subject. Federal and Indigenous-led organization communications about the Indigenous economy are substantial and growing, but they are framed primarily around access to capital, economic reconciliation, Indigenous business contribution to Canadian GDP, and procurement inclusion, rather than around social capital as an analytic or communicative concept. The Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB), the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA), the National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB), and Indigenous Services Canada each publish extensively on the Indigenous economy, but their communications products do not frame social capital as a featured concept.
Supporting Evidence
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“If you show them respect, you’re going to [get] respect back": a theory for engaging First Nations for knowledge translation within a national nutrition and health survey
Type of Evidence: Academic Literature
Summary of Key Findings:This study examines community engagement approaches that support knowledge translation within First Nations communities in Canada, identifying key strategies such as Indigenous leadership, community decision-making, project visibility, youth engagement, and the valuing of Indigenous knowledge systems as mechanisms for achieving outcomes including community self-determination, improved research findings, and ethical research practices that promote shared action.
Topics & Keywords:community engagement, Culturally Safe Practices, Health Inequities, Indigenous leadership, Knowledge TranslationLimitations:The study faced several methodological constraints including an inability to observe long-term knowledge translation outcomes, use of focus group discussions instead of more tailored methods due to time constraints, potential influence of mixed Indigenous and non-Indigenous team members on participant responses, limited exploration of cultural safety, COVID-19 restrictions on in-person activities and traditional food sharing, virtual data collection limiting rapport building, and the absence of a formal sharing circle with Miawpukek due to scheduling issues.
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What does meaningful Indigenous community engagement look like? Examining collaboration processes in health systems transformation in southeastern Ontario (Canada)
Type of Evidence: Academic Literature
Summary of Key Findings:This study examines collaboration between Indigenous community partners and the Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Ontario Health Team in southeastern Ontario, identifying key themes for meaningful collaboration including relationship-building and increased Indigenous representation, while highlighting barriers such as tokenism and lack of accountability, and developing a framework to guide successful partnerships between mainstream institutions and Indigenous groups in health systems through action-oriented engagement, adequate funding, and active responsiveness to Indigenous voices.
Topics & Keywords:community engagement, Indigenous representation, Integrated care, OCAP principles, Ontario Health TeamsLimitations:Key limitations identified in this study include Indigenous community members feeling dismissed and ignored, experiences of tokenism, slow-moving work with unclear goals, the burden placed on Indigenous communities, and a lack of accountability and transparency within the collaboration process.
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