Institution
University of Saskatchewan
Department
Community-University Institute for Social Research
USask Author
On
Chilima, Jania
I-Portal Content
2018 Point-In-Time Homelessness Count Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
Jania Chilima
Bill Holden
Abdrahmane Berthe
Description
Statistics on age, days of homelessness, stays in emergency shelters, length of residence in the city, reasons for coming to Saskatoon, causes of housing loss, sources of income, etc. Eighty-eight percent of those who were experiencing homelessness self-identified as being Indigenous.
Maximizing the Potential of Urban Aboriginal Students: A Study of Facilitators and Inhibitors within Postsecondary Learning Environments: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
Isobel M. Findlay
Joe Garcea
Jania Chilima
Ryan Jimmy
Description
Investigates experiences of students in four institutions in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, First Nations University of Canada, and the University of Saskatchewan. Eight factors are discussed: socio-political and cultural, programming and support services, educational infrastructure, financial, and family and community support. Data collected through nine focus groups and 13 one-on-one semi-structured interviews.