Urban Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: Beyond Statistics
Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Conference; 82nd, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joanne Heritz
Description
Looks at the movement between reserve and city (labelled as 'churn') and the concerns submitted to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People and the Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study.
Urban Indigenous Peoples and Migration: A Review of Policies, Programmes and Practices
Alternate Title
United Nations Housing Rights Programme ; Report No. 8
E-Books
Author/Creator
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Various Shades of Red: Diversity Within Canada's Indigenous Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cora J. Voyageur
Brian Calliou
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 16, Continuities and Changing Realities: Meanings and Identities Among Canadas Aboriginal People, 2000/2001, pp. 109-124
Description
Discusses the legal, social and cultural differences between Indigenous groups in Canada.
What Their Stories Tell Us: Research Findings From the Sisters in Spirit Initiative
Alternate Title
Sisters In Spirit 2010 Research Findings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Report, based on five years of research into missing and murdered Aboriginal females in Canada, explores circumstances, root causes and trends of violence, numbers of missing/murdered women, and questions why this is occurring.
Whispered Gently through Time: First Nations Quality Child Care: A National Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margo Greenwood
Perry Shawana
Description
Results divided into four sections: description of regional contexts, influences on, and aspects of quality services, and legislative frameworks. Includes literature review and recommendations.
Youth Custody and Community Services in Canada, 2008-2009: Aboriginal Youth in Correctional Services
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Donna Calverley
Adam Cotter
Ed Halla
Juristat, vol. 30, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 1-35
Description
Reports on rates of admission to correctional supervision, length of time in remand, crimes committed and incarceration rates.