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Examining Gambling and Problem Gambling in Ontario Aboriginal Communities Examining Gambling and Problem Gambling In Ontario Aboriginal Communities FIVE COMMUNITY FINAL RESEARCH REPORTS 1ST OF TWO PROJECT FINAL REPORTS Prepared by: Harold J. Wynne, Ph.D. and John McCready, Ph.D. Submitted on Behalf of: Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres and the Métis Nation of Ontario to the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre JUNE 2005 Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this final report are those of the investigator(s), and do not necessarily represent the views of the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (OPGRC). Note: Final research reports submitted to the OPGRC are reviewed and edited by the Centre’s staff prior to posting; however, to preserve the views and opinions offered by study participants in each of the Aboriginal communities, the contents of this document have not been edited as per this standard practice. TABLE OF REPORTS MOOSONEE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY ………………………………………………… 1 NIAGARA REGION ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY ………………………………………... 46 NORTH BAY ABORGINAL COMMUNITY ………………………………………………… 85 OTTAWA ABORGINAL COMMUNITY …………………………………………………….. 119 THUNDER BAY ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY ……………………………………………. 181 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLGC) allocates a portion of gambling revenues to the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) for treatment, prevention, and research to address the issue of problem gambling in Ontario. The funding for this research project was provided from this allocation. This contribution from the OLGC is gratefully acknowledged. The MOHLTC and the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre (OPGRC) have been working together over the past five years to facilitate research into gambling and the issue of problem gambling in “special populations” (e.g., youth, seniors, ethnic, and aboriginal communities) in Ontario. The MOHLTC allocated funding for this research, which was managed by the OPGRC, and the contributions of these two organizations is gratefully acknowledged. The Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC) (http://www.ofifc.org) and the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) (http://www.metisnation.org) are both active in providing leadership to programs and services for their people and communities throughout Ontario. The OFIFC and MNO formed a partnership to undertake this study of gambling and problem gambling in aboriginal communities in Ontario. This partnership provided effective oversight and consultation to the researchers and the communities. The Métis Nation of Ontario also provided additional “training funding” to supplement the community budgets, which allowed the communities to complete their research tasks. This contribution is gratefully acknowledged. A Regional Research Advisory Committee comprised of representatives from various Ontario community organizations, agencies, and government departments met as a group to provide advice to the aboriginal community representatives. The contribution of talent and time from these individuals helped shape the project. Finally, credit for the successful completion of this research lies with the five communities themselves. In each community, a local agency stepped forward and agreed to serve as the research project sponsor, and this leadership was crucial to the success that was experienced. The people on each of the five Local Research Advisory Committees met, discussed, and made the research happen in each community. In every community, different individuals stepped forward to help with the research tasks, including writing the local research plans, collecting and interpreting data, and writing the final reports. The many community people who contributed to this research project are identified in each community final report. In the final analysis, this study begins to tell the story of gambling and problem gambling in each of the five aboriginal communities, to the great credit of the dedicated community people who participated. PROJECT FINAL REPORTS There are two separate, but related, project final reports that describe the design/methodology and contain the findings and conclusions from the research project entitled, Examining Gambling and Problem Gambling in Ontario Aboriginal Communities. Both of these reports are available from the Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (http://www.ofifc.org), the Métis Nation of Ontario (http://www.metisnation.org) and the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre website (http://www.gamblingresearch.org). Readers are encouraged to download and read both of the following two companion reports to gain a complete understanding of this research project. Phase I – Research In Phase I of this project, each of the five participating aboriginal communities completed exploratory research into gambling and problem gambling in their populations. Subsequently, each community wrote a final research report describing their experience and findings, and each of these five reports have been compiled into the first compendium research report entitled: Report 1 – Examining Gambling and Problem Gambling in Ontario Aboriginal Communities. Five Community Final Research Reports Drs. Wynne and McCready, the project co-investigators, then synthesized the findings and conclusions from these five aboriginal community research reports and prepared a second final summary research report entitled: Report 2 – Examining Gambling and Problem Gambling in Ontario Aboriginal Communities. Final Summary Report. 1 Examining Gambling and Problem Gambling in the Moosonee Aboriginal Community Prepared by: Moosonee Local Research Advisory Committee Moosonee, Ontario March 31, 2005 Examining Gambling and Problem Gambling in the Moosonee Aboriginal Community 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT.......................................................................................................................4 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Background .................................................................................................................................5 1.2 Participants .................................................................................................................................5 2. COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION .............................................................................. 7 3. RESEARCH ........................................................................................................ 10 3.1 Purpose and Goals ...................................................................................................................10 3.2 Research Questions..................................................................................................................10 4. METHODS .......................................................................................................... 11 4.1 Community Survey....................................................................................................................12 4.2 Focus Groups............................................................................................................................12 4.3 Key Informant Interviews...........................................................................................................13 4.4 Case Studies.............................................................................................................................14 5. FINDINGS ........................................................................................................... 14 6. CONCLUSIONS.................................................................................................. 29 APPENDIX I Community Survey Questionnaire ...................................................................................33 APPENDIX II Focus Group Discussion Guide ......................................................................................40 APPENDIX III Key Informant Interview Questionnaire..........................................................................41 APPENDIX IV Case Study Interview Framework .................................................................................42 APPENDIX V Case Studies ..................................................................................................................43 Examining Gambling and Problem Gambling in the Moosonee Aboriginal Community 3 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 Prevalence of Gambling among Survey Respondents,.........................................................15 TABLE 2 Gambling Activities ................................................................................................................15 TABLE 3 Gambling Frequency .............................................................................................................16 TABLE 4 Gambling Duration.................................................................................................................17 TABLE 5 Gambling Expenditure Monthly .............................................................................................17 TABLE 6 Gambling Expenditure Most Spent........................................................................................18 TABLE 7 Gender and Marital Status of Gamblers ................................................................................18 TABLE 8 Education and Income...........................................................................................................19 TABLE 9 Minor Children Living in Residence with Gamblers ...............................................................19
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