Policy Brief Assessment

Based on the articles above from First Policy Response, please engage in the following assessments to test your learning.

Policy Brief:

You are a policy analyst for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. An Indigenous community in Southern Ontario has low vaccination uptake. The community’s land has been plagued by boiled water advisories seemingly in perpetuity. From this, faith in all levels of government is low and the community’s communications with officials often understandably turn bitter.

Write a short policy brief (750 – 1,500 words in length) that focuses on the relations between the government and Indigenous communities. It will be presented to Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Make three recommendations to improve Crown-Indigenous Relations that will eventually result in higher levels of vaccination uptake.