Peters, Evelyn J.
University of Saskatchewan, Geography
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Focus: Making Native Space: A Review Symposium
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Canadian Geographer, vol. 47, no. 1, Spring, 2003, pp. 75-87
Description
Book reviews of: Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance and Reserves in British Columbia by Cole Harris.
Geographies of Aboriginal People in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 45, no. 1, 2001, pp. 138-144
Description
Discusses the characteristics and distribution of Aboriginals in Canada and outlines some of the challenges posed by migration.
Implementing Aboriginal Self-Government: Problems and Prospects: Report on the Workshop Held May 27-30, 1986
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Reform. Workshop Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
David C. Hawkes
Evelyn J. Peters
Indian Metropolis Native Americans in Chicago, 1945-1975
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Native Studies Review, vol. 15, no. 2, 2004, pp. 162-164
Description
Book review of: Indian Metropolis. Native Americans in Chicago, 1945-1975 by James B. LaGrand.
Indigeneity and Marginalization: Planning for and with Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Progress in Planning, vol. 63, no. 4, May 2005, pp. 327-404
Description
Argues that Aboriginal people are a unique population which has certain rights and specific needs which exist outside the standard model of multiculturalism, but traditional planning approaches have failed to take them into account. Explores urbanization and migration patterns, economic and labour force characteristics and initiatives that have attempted to improve employment, whether settlement patterns have created ghettos, measures of community, and characteristics of Aboriginal institutions.
Indigenous Homelessness: Perspectives from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Paul Andrew
Evelyn J. Peters
Selena Kern
Joshua Freistadt ...
Gabrielle Lindstrom ...
Charmaine Green ...
Deidre Brown
Pita King
Darrin Hodgetts
Mohi Rua
Tiniwai Te Whetu
Islands of Truth: The Imperial Fashioning of Vancouver Island (Book Review)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 45, no. 4, Winter, 2001, pp. 566-567
Description
Book review of: Islands of Truth: The Imperial Fashioning of Vancouver Island by Daniel W. Clayton.
Issues in Entrenching Aboriginal Self-Government: Report on the Workshop Held on February 16-18, 1987
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples and Constitutional Reform. Workshop Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
David C. Hawkes
Evelyn J. Peters
Métis Populations in Canada: Some Implications of Settlement Patterns and Characteristics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Native Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 2, 2008, pp. 19-44
Description
Uses data collected from the Canadian census to explore the distribution of Métis between and within provincial boundaries, as well as the implications of any changes in those distributions.
Moving to the City: Housing and Aboriginal Migration to Winnipeg
E-Books
Author/Creator
Josh Brandon
Evelyn Peters
Native Households in Winnipeg: Strategies of Co-Residence and Financial Support
Alternate Title
Research and Working Paper (Institute of Urban Studies) ; no. 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Native Hubs: Culture, Community, and Belonging in Silicon Valley and Beyond
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Progress in Human Geography, vol. 32, no. 5, October 2008, pp. 729-731
Description
Book review of: Native Hubs: Culture, Community, and Belonging in Silicon Valley and Beyond by Renya K. Ramirez.
Native Peoples and the Environmental Regime in the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Arctic, vol. 52, no. 4, December 1999, p. 395
Description
Outlines the main elements of the environmental protection regimes for Cree and Inuit lands under the Agreement.
Neighbourhood Effects and Levels of Concentration for Aboriginal People in Large Cities in Canada
Alternate Title
Neighborhood Effects and Concentration Levels of Aboriginal People in Large Canadian Cities
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 08-010
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Oksana Starchenko
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Study looked at four main outcomes that could be either positive or negative: emergence or maintenance of distinct cultures, changes in access to employment and quality of services, and attitudes toward an area.
Includes both research highlight and full report.
Northern Aboriginal Political Engagement Study Report 2013: Community Engagement Factsheet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bonita Beatty
Loleen Berdahl
Greg Poelzer
Evelyn Peters
International Centre for Northern Governance and Development
Description
The results of a telephone interviews from participants from Northern communities.
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrew J. Siggner
Carole Lévesque
Eric Guimond
Mary Jane Norris
Paul S. Martin ... Terry Wotherspoon
Evelyn J. Peters ... [et al.]
Description
Collection of papers from the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference addressing some issues and needs faced by communities in urban areas.
Poor Neighbourhoods and the Changing Geography of Food Retailing in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1984-2004
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Tyler A. McCreary
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. 17, no. 1, Summer, 2008, pp. 78-106
Description
Examines the changing spatial structure of food retailing between 1984 and 2004 in relation to neighbourhoods containing high concentrations of poverty.
Prospects for a New Middle Class Among Urban Aboriginal People
Alternate Title
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
pp. 147-165
Description
Discusses the concept of new middle classes and its implications in regards to the social interactions, economic possibilities, and political alignments that are affecting Aboriginal people and their relations with both one another and within Canadian society.
Chapter from Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples edited by David Newhouse and Evelyn Peters.
Reframing the Issues: Emerging Questions for Métis, Non-Status Indian and Urban Aboriginal Policy Research: Workshop Summary Report
Alternate Title
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences ; 79th
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Aboriginal Policy Research
Description
Information on a workshop that explored the issues raised by current scholarly research; provides a general sense of the issues relevant to Aboriginal peoples.
Self-Government for Aboriginal People in Urban Areas: A Literature Review and Suggestions for Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 12, no. 1, 1992, pp. 51-74
Description
A review of literature presenting Aboriginal peoples view of self-government.
Service Needs and Perspectives of Hidden Homeless First Nations People in Prince Albert
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Vince Robillard
Description
Reports findings from interviews with five groups: male youth age 15-19 years; female youth group 15-19; adult males age 20 years and over living without their dependent children; adult females age 20 years and over living without their dependent children; and individuals living with their dependent children. Interviews took place between June 13, 2005 and September 16, 2005, with 143 individuals participating.
Still Invisible: Enumeration of Indigenous Peoples in Census Questionnaires Internationally
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 2011, pp. 68-100
Description
Discusses the lack of accurate and consistent data and collection issues associated with enumerating Indigenous peoples.
Suzanne MacKenzie Memorial Lecture Conceptually Unclad: Feminist Geography and Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Canadian Geographer, vol. 48, no. 3, Autumn, 2004, pp. 251-265
Description
Argues that feminist geography can increase Aboriginal peoples' representation.
The Non-Status Indian Population Living Off-Reserve in Canada: A Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew J. Siggner
Evelyn J. Peters
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, Special Issue on Non-Status Indians, 2014, pp. 86-108
Description
Commentary looks at the differences between Non-Status, registered Indians, Inuit, and Métis people.
The Ontario Métis: Characteristics and Identity
Alternate Title
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies) ; no. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Mark Rosenberg
Greg Halseth
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies)