Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 7, July 2008, p. 19
Description
Introduces an art program that involves displaying art and sharing stories door to door in Regina's north end with the hope of engaging the residents in the arts.
Article located by scrolling to page 19.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 4, April 2008, p. 18
Description
Looks at the success of the Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City program and the recognition it has received.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Human Organization, vol. 55, no. 3, Fall, 1996, pp. 324-333
Description
Argues that the generalist approach of an anthropologist is an advantage when conducting urban research and illustrates the point with five involvements: needs assessments, participation in social planning, health promotion, indicators of immigrant/refugee adaptation and informational needs of the visually impaired; all projects were carried out in Saskatoon.
Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated Quietly Became a Force in the Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2008, p. 14
Description
Looks at the many worthwhile services and programs offered by the Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated including providing safe affordable housing.
Article located by scrolling to page 14.
Argues that this grassroots phenomena is a combination of three elements: community development, community economic development, and social enterprise.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 9, September 2008, p. 20
Description
Introduces a service that will take health care to core areas, with a mobile health unit, and give primary care to patients who otherwise may not receive it, including those without health cards.
Article found by scrolling to page 20.
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.
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.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2008, p. 6
Description
Looks at the author's desire for Saskatchewan to celebrate cultural diversity similar to that done in the American Southwest.
Article located by scrolling to page 6.
Study outlines the general situation, discusses four case studies (Lu’ma Native Housing Society, Vancouver; Corporation Waskahegen, Quebec; Métis Urban Housing Association of Saskatchewan; Kinew Housing, Winnipeg) and makes recommendations.
Social Indicators Research, vol. 85, no. 1, January 2008, pp. 39-52
Description
Discusses the various social indicators employed in the seven Bridges and Foundations Project surveys, which probed into the views of local Aboriginal residents reguarding quality of life, living conditions and affordable housing.
Identifies resources, practices and instructional methods that would support Aboriginal students in the Intermediate-Advanced English as a Second Language Program (ESL) at Mount Royal Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.