Peters, Evelyn J.
University of Saskatchewan, Geography
I-Portal Content
‘I Like to Let Them Have Their Time’. Hidden Homeless First Nations People in the City and Their Management of Household Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Social & Cultural Geography, vol. 13, no. 4, 2012, pp. 321-338
Description
Looks at the hidden homeless Indigenous people living with friends and families and how they maintain their access to shelter.
"Everything You Want is There": The Place of the Reserve in First Nations' Homeless Mobility
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Vince Robillard
Urban Geography, vol. 30, no. 6, Rights, Space, and Homelessness: Part I, 2009, pp. 652-680
Description
This article examines the role of reserves in the mobility strategies of homeless Indigenous citizens.
"Our City Indians": Negotiating the Meaning of First Nations Urbanization in Canada, 1945-1975
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Historical Geography, vol. 30, Indigenous Peoples: Contested Lands, Contested Identities, 2002, pp. [75]-92
Description
Comments on the migration of First Nations people to cities and how this upset the colonial geographies of isolated territories.
"You Can Make a Place for It": Remapping Urban First Nations Spaces of Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathi Wilson
Evelyn J. Peters
Environment and Planning , vol. 23, no. 3, Part D, 2005, pp. 395-413
Description
Researchers conducted eighteen in-depth interviews with urban migrants to examine the effect of expanding settlement beyond reserves.
“[W]e Do Not Lose Our Treaty Rights Outside The... Reserve”: Challenging the Scales of Social Service Provision for First Nations Women in Canadian Cities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
GeoJournal, vol. 65, no. 4, 2006, pp. 315-327
Description
Discussion of the provision of services to Aboriginal women based on geographic location.
Aboriginal Communities and Urban Sustainability
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper (Canadian Policy Research Networks. Family Networks) ; no. F 27
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherine A. H. Graham
Evelyn Peters
Description
Examines the relationship between Aboriginal people, between Aboriginal peoples to cities and city life, as well as the policy implications of that relationship.
Aboriginal Homelessness in Flin Flon, Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Shelly Craig
Aboriginal People and Canadian Geography: A Review of the Recent Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Canadian Geographer, vol. 44, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 44-55
Description
Discusses Aboriginal dispossession from their lands and attempts to redefine their position in contemporary society.
Aboriginal People and Community Well-being Off-Reserve
Alternate Title
Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: [Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stewart Clatworthy
Evelyn Peters
Description
Uses the Community Well-Being Index (CWB) to compare quality of life for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, and discusses regional differences and changes between 2001 and 2006.
Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White and Calvin Hanselmann.
Aboriginal Self-Government Arrangements in Canada: An Overview
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Description
Covers arrangements under the Indian Act, the Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act, the Cree/Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, and the Kativik Act.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: A Bibliography 1986
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Reform
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Description
Focuses on material written in the 1970s and 1980s.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: A Bibliography: 1987-90
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Reform
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Aboriginal Self-Government in Urban Areas: Proceedings of a Workshop, May 25 and 26, 1994
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Reform
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Stewart Clatworthy
Jeremy Hull
Neil Loughren
Jill Wherrett
Douglas Brown ... [et al.]
Aboriginal Settlement Patterns in Canadian Cities: Does the Classic Index-Based Approach Apply?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Oksana Starchenko
Evelyn J. Peters
Environment and Planning A, vol. 40, no. 3, March 2008, pp. 676-695
Description
Attempts to assess the usability of Massey and Denton's five-dimensional structure of segregation for the study of settlement patterns of Aboriginal people in Canadian cities.
Algonquin Notions of Jurisdiction: Inserting Indigenous Voices into Legal Spaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bettina Koschade
Evelyn J. Peters
Geografiska Annaler Series B: Human Geography, vol. 88, no. 3, 2006, pp. 299-310
Description
Examines the strategies used by the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation and Allies (AAFNA) in judicial and legislative settings to make their voices heard.
Atlas of Urban Aboriginal People
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Description
Website contains information on Aboriginal population distribution and socio-economic characteristics in six western Canadian cities.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
W. H. McConnell
Prairie Forum, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1988, pp. 125-127
Description
Book reviews of:
Public Administration Questions Relating to Aboriginal Self-Government by C. E. S. Franks.
Future Issues of Jurisdiction and Coordination between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Governments by Ian B. Cowie.
The Political and Legal Inequalities Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada by Delia Opekokew.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: A Bibliography 1986 by Evelyn J. Peters.
Changes in Aboriginal Settlement Patterns in Two Canadian Cities: A Comparison to Immigrant Settlement Models
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Oksana M. Starchenko
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. 14, no. 2, Winter, 2005, pp. 315-337
Description
Compares patterns in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Edmonton, Alberta, between 1971 and 2001, to the traditional Chicago school model.
Creating Anti-colonial Geographies: Embracing Indigenous Peoples' Knowledge and Rights
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay T. Johnson
Garth Cant
Richard Howitt
Evelyn Peters
Geographical Research, vol. 45, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Knowledge and Rights, June 2007, pp. 117-120
Description
Discusses various reports that reflect the diverse engagement between Indigenous peoples and the discipline of geography.
Defining Food Security for Urban Aboriginal People: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jaime Cidro
Evelyn Peters
Jim Sinclair
Description
Using Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a case study, looked at concept of food security, challenges of maintaining access to culturally valued food, and made recommendations concerning policy which would facilitate access. Information gathered through interviews and focus groups.
Developing Federal Policy For First Nations People in Urban Areas: 1945-1975
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2001, pp. 57-96
Description
Examines how government policies changed as result of the migration from reserves to urban centres and have lead to an "on reserve, off reserve" mentality.
Emerging Themes in Academic Research in Urban Aboriginal Identities in Canada, 1996-2010
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 2011, pp. 78-105
Description
Focuses on academic work on urban Aboriginal identities in Canada since the report of the Royal commission on Aboriginal Peoples was published in 1993.
First Nations and Métis People and Diversity in Canadian Cities
Alternate Title
Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada
The Art of the State Series ; no. 3
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Description
Chapter from the book Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada edited by Keith Banting, Thomas J. Courchene and F. Leslie Seidle.
First Nations Use and Culture Baseline Study Report: Great Sand Hills Regional Environmental Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Bram Noble
Nancy Karvellas
Karen Thogerson
Kristin Whitehead
Description
A report on current and historic Indigenous land use and interests in the Great Sand Hills region.
Focus: 'Making Native Space': A Review Symposium (Book Review)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Ripmeester
Jeanne Kay Guelke
Frank Tough
Peter J. Usher
Evelyn J. Peters
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 75-87
Description
Book review of: Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance and Reserves in British Columbia by Cole Harris.