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Dynamics of Education Policy and Practice For Urban Aboriginal Early School Leavers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Wishart
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 55, no. 4, Winter, 2009, pp. 468-481
Description
Looks at lack of cohesion in government policies regarding retention of Aboriginal students in Alberta.
Final Report: Improving Housing Outcomes for Aboriginal People in Western Canada: National, Regional, Community and Individual Perspectives on Changing the Future of Homelessness
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wilfreda E. Thurston
Nelly D. Oelke
David Turner
Cynthia Bird
Description
Study included developing a database organizations providing housing services and their policies, procedures, and practices, case studies of effective organizations, and identification of best practices.
Shared Responsibility: Final Report and Recommendations of the Urban Aboriginal Initiative: A Western Cities Project Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Hanselman
Social Services Study, Calgary, Alberta: Project No. 2-1-105
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R. Bowman
D. Cardill
C. Eberts
Description
Information on services to off-reserve and urban populations. Discussion and recommendations in the areas of: management reporting systems, polarization of assistance programs, emphasis on improved quality of life, standards for approval of welfare payments, possibility of using non-professional staff for some functions, increasing cooperation and compatibility with provincial procedures and case work reporting.
Includes proposals of the Calgary Urban Treaty Indian Alliance.
Urban Aboriginal People in Western Canada: Realities and Policies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Hanselmann
Description
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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.