Administration in a national aboriginal organization : impacts of cultural adaptations
By: DEGAGNÉ, Mike
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ArticlePublisher: Toronto : IPAC, December/Décembre 2008Canadian Public Administration 51, 4, p. 659-672Abstract: The Aboriginal Healing Foundation, established in 1998, is a self-governing organization that administers a $350-million fund for community initiatives across Canada to heal the legacy of physical and sexual abuse in Indian residential schools, including inter-generational impacts. The foundation is required to adhere to terms of a funding agreement with the federal government, reporting to Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Drawing on the Aboriginal Healing Foundation's final report on its first mandate, 19982005, this article details adaptations of administrative practice introduced by the foundation, with the objective of clarifying how respect for cultural context can be implemented while maintaining high standards of administrative practice. Modified approaches and their impacts are examined in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and accountability
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation, established in 1998, is a self-governing organization that administers a $350-million fund for community initiatives across Canada to heal the legacy of physical and sexual abuse in Indian residential schools, including inter-generational impacts. The foundation is required to adhere to terms of a funding agreement with the federal government, reporting to Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Drawing on the Aboriginal Healing Foundation's final report on its first mandate, 19982005, this article details adaptations of administrative practice introduced by the foundation, with the objective of clarifying how respect for cultural context can be implemented while maintaining high standards of administrative practice. Modified approaches and their impacts are examined in terms of effectiveness, efficiency and accountability
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