First Nations community well-being in Canada : Bien-être des collectivités des Premières nations du Canada: indice du bien-être des collectivités (IBC), 2001

First Nations Community Well-Being in Canada: The Community Well-Being Index (CWB), 2001 by Mindy McHardy and Erin O’Sullivan Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate Indian and Northern Affairs Canada October, 2004 The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC). [...] The INAC listing of communities includes the legal list of Indian reserves and Indian settlements as well as a selection of other CSD types selected from Saskatchewan, Yukon, and Northwest Territories and is the same as the listing used by the department to report on reserve population counts from the Census. [...] First Nations Community Well-Being in Canada: 4 The Community Well-Being Index (CWB), 2001 3. Operationalizing Socio-economic Well-Being: The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index 3.1 The General Structure The CWB index combines the indicators utilized by Robin Armstrong with the underlying philosophy and scaling methodology of the HDI. [...] The incorporation of the principles of the HDI improves upon this methodology in a number of ways. [...] Its cardinal importance to involvement in mainstream economic pursuits, the efficient management of one’s everyday affairs, and the ability to partake of the wealth of entertaining and thought provoking text matter available in this country, justifies the disproportionate weight afforded to literacy.