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Tuberculosis and Syndemics: Implications for Winnipeg, Manitoba

Alternate Title
Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand
RAL-e ; no.3, 2008
Research in Anthropology & Linguistics-e ; no. 3, 2008
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Agapi Mavridis
Description
Discusses links between attempted eradication of TB with the social conditions that allow the disease to thrive. Chapter 4 from : Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Judith Littleton, Julie Park, Ann Herring and Tracy Farmer. Scroll down to page 43 to read chapter.
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Turn the Beat Around

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melanie Cummings
Herizons, vol. 12, no. 4, Winter, 1999, pp. 24-[?]
Description
Focuses on the teenage girls drum group, Neebin Nodin from Winnipeg, and their commitment to cultural traditions.
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Turning Pages - Dr. Evelyn Peters on Rooster Town

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Michael Elves
Description
Episode 63: Dr. Peters discusses her new book Rooster Town: The History of an Urban Métis Community, 1901-1961, the research that went into it, and the history of the urban Métis in the Winnipeg area. Duration: 53:55.
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Turning Pages: Laura Forsythe (Ed.) on Looking Back and Living Forward

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Laura Forsythe
Michael Elves
Description
Episode 49: Laura Forsythe discusses both shaping and contributing to Looking Back and Living Forward: Indigenous Research Rising Up, a collection of research papers that had been presented at the Rising Up: Graduate Students' Conference on Indigenous Knowledges and Research in Indigenous Studies in 2017. Duration: 29:34
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Under-treatment, Over-treatment, and Coerced into Treatment: Identifying and Documenting Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care in Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Logan McCallum
Yvonne Boyer
Aboriginal Policy Studies , vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. 190-193
Description
Looks at the reports Tubal Ligation in the Saskatoon Health Region: The Lived Experience of Aboriginal Women and Out of Sight: A Summary of the Events Leading Up to Brian Sinclair's Death and the Inquest That Examined It and the Interim Recommendations of the Brian Sinclair working Group.
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Understanding Participant Driven Intervention Research through Three Vignettes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth J Cooper
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 7, no. 1, 2018, pp. 42-57
Description
The experiences of three different participants in an intergenerational, multi-week research workshop which explored how the concept of wellness is understood are portrayed through the lenses of a girl, a mother, and a grandmother.
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Understanding the Needs of Urban Inuit Women: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
Looks at women's experiences in Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal. Research involved literature review and interviews with forty-six Inuit women, twenty-two service providers, and, when possible, focus groups. Four objectives of study were to identify motivations for migration/relocation to urban centres, examine challenges faced, discuss primary effects on roles and responsibilities, and to identify supports needed.
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University of Manitoba Press

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Manitoba Press
Description
Provides link to: Like the Sound of a Drum: Aboriginal Cultural Politics in Denendeh and Nunavut by Peter Kulchyski. U of M Press is best known for books on Native history, Canadian history, Native studies and Canadian literary studies.
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Urban Aboriginal People: Homes, Homelessness and Residential Mobility

Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 88
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Describes development of a survey instrument for studying links between the three variables.
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[Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study Videos]

Alternate Title
[A National Conversation among Aboriginal Canadians Living in the Cities]
[Canadian Public Opinion and the Policy Agenda]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Indian Communication Arts (INCA)
First Nations University]
Paul Francis James
Geoffrey Prantau
Tina Pisuktie
Kenneth Chakasim
Collin Graham ... [et al.]
Description
In interviews, thirty-three individuals from across Canada discuss living in urban centres, identity, and contemporary issues they consider to be important. Each interview is approximately 30 min. long.
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Urban Aboriginal Policy in Vancouver: Current Challenges and Future Recommendations

Alternate Title
Think City, Dream Vancouver: Policy Brief
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Morgan Wells
Description
Outlines current conditions, identifies barriers to policy development and discusses three areas for improvement: clarification of jurisdictional responsibilities, renewed focus on reconciliation, and development of a city accord. Uses Winnipeg and Edmonton initiatives as examples.
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Urban Aboriginal Settlement Patterns and the Distributions of Housing Characteristics in Large Prairie Cities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shauna L. Wouters
Evelyn Peters
Prairie Perspectives, vol. 10, 2007, pp. 30-46
Description
Looks at the housing traits of rate of home ownership, proportion of dwellings requiring major repairs, average value of dwelling units, and proportion of constructed before 1946 and data for population from census tracts within the defined city boundaries of Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, and Saskatoon.
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Urban Housing and Aboriginal Governance

Alternate Title
National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011
Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: [Fostering Biimaadiziwin]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
J. D. Crookshanks
Description
Analyzes two programs, the Wichitowin in Edmonton and Aboriginal Visioning in Winnipeg, in terms of their ability to determine and carry out community goals. Excerpt from Well-Being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, Daniel Jetté. Originally presented at the 2011 National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples.
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Various Papers on Louis Riel

Archival » Archival Items
Description
Various papers and articles pertaining to Louis Riel. Includes correspondence regarding Diefenbaker's view of Riel, the alleged bribe Riel requested to depart from Canada, a request for information to fight the naming of Place Riel at the University of Saskatchewan, casualty lists from the Northwest Resistance and letters regarding the commemoration of Riel's legacy.
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Victims of Trafficking in Persons: Perspectives from the Canadian Community Sector

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Oxman-Martinez
Marie Lacroix
Jill Hanley
Description
Reports results of interviews with 40 frontline workers about: characteristics of trafficking, victims' protection and prevention needs, agencies' responses to trafficking, and gaps and barriers in providing services. Aboriginals were one of the target populations in the study.
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What Are the Predictors of Volatile Substance Use in an Urban Community of Adults Who Are Homeless?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracy DeBoer
Jino Distasio
Corinne A. Isaak
Leslie E. Roos
Shay-Lee Bolton ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 34, no. 2, 2015, pp. 37-51
Description
Compares socio-demographic status, mental health, physical health and traumatic experiences between homeless individuals who do and do not utilize volatile substances.
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Winnipeg Tragedy Reveals Real Victims of Abuse

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, August 16, 1996, p. A5
Description
Discusses a young woman, addicted to solvents, who was placed in the care of the state in order to protect her unborn child.
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Young Aboriginal Mothers in Winnipeg

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Murdock
Description
Explores the issue of teen pregnancy among Aboriginal women by speaking with them about their experiences and perceptions on sex, protection and pregnancy and their expectations and the realities of becoming a young mother. Published by the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence.
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