Andersen, Chris
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"Sport is Community": An Exploration of Urban Aboriginal Peoples' Meanings of Community within the Context of Sport
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tara-Leigh F. McHugh
Angela M. Coppola
Nick L. Holt
Chris Andersen
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, vol. 18, May 2015, pp. 75-84
Description
Five themes emerged from direct quotes by participants regarding what community is to them: belonging, family and friends, supportive interactions, sport, and where you live and come from.
Aboriginal Edmonton: A Statistical Story
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris Andersen
Description
Summarizes information from Statistical Profile of Aboriginal Peoples Living in the City of Edmonton, 2006. When possible, statistics are broken down into First Nations and Métis-specific details and smaller geographic areas.
Aboriginal Policy Studies - Editor's Introduction
Alternate Title
Editor's Introduction to Aboriginal Policy Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Andersen
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 2011, pp. 1-12
Description
Introduction to the mandate of the Aboriginal Policy Studies journal including presenting Aboriginal content on issues relevant to Métis, non-status Indians and urban Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
Community-Based Sport Research with Indigenous Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tara-Leigh F. McHugh
Nicholas L. Holt
Chris Andersen
Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educacion Fisica, vol. 28, 2015, pp. 219-224
Description
Examines the benefits of community-based research to look at the impact of sports participation for Indigenous youth and ways to enhance those sport experiences.
Critical Indigenous Studies in the Classroom: Exploring 'The Local' Using Primary Evidence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Andersen
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, 2012, pp. 67-78
Description
Professor discusses revisions he has made to formal writing requirements for his classes. Changes were undertaken to force students to think more deeply about the underlying racism which perpetuates the current status of Aboriginals in Canada.
Editor's Introduction to Aboriginal Policy Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Andersen
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-2
Description
Introduction to issue featuring articles on self-identification in Canadian census, gang violence, gambling research, and the University of Regina and Vancouver's Urban Aboriginal Housing and Wellness Strategy.
From Nation to Population: the Racialisation of ‘Métis’ in the Canadian Census
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Andersen
Nations and Nationalism, vol. 14, no. 2, April 2008, p. 347–368
Description
Discusses how the term 'Métis' has been constituted according to racial rather than indigenous national constructions and argues that the Canadian census' lack of explicit categories to distinguish Métis Nation allegiance further naturalizes a racialised construction of Métis at the expense of an indigenously national one.
Funding and Ethics in Métis Community Based Research: The Complications of a Contemporary Context
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mike Evans
Chris Andersen
Devin Dietrich
Carrie Bourassa
Tricia Logan
Lawrence D. Berg
Elizabeth Devolder
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 5, no. 1, 2012, pp. 54-66
Description
Article provides a brief history of Indigenous ethics, reviews the paucity of health research for Métis populations, critiques understandings of community and discusses possible solutions.
Molecular Death and Redface Reincarnation: Indigenous Appropriations in the US and Canada
Alternate Title
Daniels v Canada, Beyond Jurisprudential Interpretations: What to Do When the Horse as Left the Barn
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kim TallBear
Chris Andersen
Description
Speakers discuss the issue of who and what defines Indigenous identity, settler-state's practice of imposing their definitions, the phenomenon of "playing Indian", and broader social interpretations of court decisions such as Daniels.
Duration: 1:59:35. Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Painting a Picture of the Métis Homeland: Synthesizing Knowledge about Métis Education, Employment, and Training
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Poitras Pratt
Chris Andersen
Guido Contreras
Kelsey Dokis-Jansen
Description
Purpose of study was to look at provincial mandates and work to date and determine whether inter-provincial best practices could be developed. Sources of information were literature search, primary documents and semi-structured interviews.
Sudden Labour Displacement for Métis in Alberta
Alternate Title
Sudden Labor Displacement for Métis in Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kristine Wray
Chris Andersen
Description
Discusses the Métis Training to Employment program's response to displacement that took place due to the 2011 Slave Lake fire and 2013 flood in Southern Alberta. Includes brief literature review, best practices and recommendations.