Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada
The Art of the State Series ; no. 3
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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.
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, Resistance and Resiliency: Addressing Historical Trauma of Aboriginal Peoples, March 2007, pp. 57-77
Description
Looks at the life story of resistance and resiliency of a First Nations woman against multiple forms of oppression and her concern for the improved well-being of Aboriginal people with disabilities.
An examination of the educational success of Indigenous students and its role in creating new Indigenous "middle/intellectual class".
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 18 to access article.
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.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 18
Description
Comments on a ceremony held to reintroduce culture and bring awareness to a community with a long history of violence, gangs and drugs.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Looks at the housing traits of rate of home ownership, proportion of dwellings requiring major repairs, average value of dwelling units, and proportion of constructed before 1946 and data for population from census tracts within the defined city boundaries of Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, and Saskatoon.
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities,
Research Reports Series (Community-University Institute for Social Research) ; no. 08/04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Lynch
Cara Spence
Isobel M. Findlay
Research Reports Series (Community-University Institute for Social Research)
Description
Paper focuses on the Saskatoon Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) by dividing it up into four sections: overview, project scope and working relationship between UAS and the Community-University Institute for Community Research (CUISR), UAS priority pillars, and the formation of the data base and subsequent web page.
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Description
Covers topics relating to urban reserves as vehicles for economic development. The paper also explores routes available to establish urban reserves and existing works which discuss negotiating with municipalities.