First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 2011, pp. 10-27
Description
Looks at twelve concepts that emerged from a study of staff working with Aboriginal organizations in poverty stricken neighborhoods, as well as the need for support from funders and administrators.
Barriers included lack of access to legitimate, affordable financial services and capital, absence of employment and benefits systems, increased consequences of poor decisions, lack of trust in financial institutions, and structural problems created by relationship with the government. Recommends efforts focus on educating individuals through culturally appropriate training, and building capacity of Aboriginal governments and institutions.
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Identifies seven strategic directions (research, legislation, policy, program, education, community development, leadership) and makes recommendations to address issues raised.
Urban Aboriginal Housing: Challenges and Opportunities
E-Books
Description
Attendees of meeting included representatives from the housing industry, financial sector, community-based organizations and various government sectors. Report summarizes common themes that arose in discussions.
Child Welfare, vol. 82, no. 2, March/April 2003, pp. 201-207
Description
Describes collaboration among a university, a state child welfare agency, and a Native American community organization to develop a culturally driven practice model for urban, Native American child welfare.
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 7, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 135-139
Description
Looks at economic conditions by examining employment rates between Aboriginal people living on and off reserves based on age, gender, geography and education level.
Canadian Journal of Urban Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Summer, 2003, pp. 99-118
Description
The author argues for engagement with Indigenous communities in developing housing policy that can properly address the needs of their growing urban populations.
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.
Examines the initial three months of operation of this collaborative body for community enhancement. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Looks at the city of Winnipeg's policy frame work for engagement with the Aboriginal community in the areas of employment, economic development, safety, quality of life, out reach and education.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 11, no. 1650, June 14, 2011, pp. 1-14
Description
Discusses caregiver role, perspectives of dementia, community and culturally-appropriate care, workforce, education and training, and issues affecting remote and urban communities.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Health and Well-being, 2011, pp. 1-16
Description
Discusses unique health care challenges facing status and non-status seniors and recommends considerations in 4 areas; socioeconomic conditions, under use of health services, jurisdiction and elder abuse.
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Corrado Research and Evaluation Associates
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Results of survey which asked questions about renting, homeownership and discrimination, perceived discrimination in the last five years, and how it may have impacted social cohesion.
Sample size of 300 in Winnipeg and 100 in Thompson.
Discusses the migration of Indigenous peoples for employment and advancement into the suburbs of major cities where there is a lack of basic infrastructure and social networks.
Research Highlight (Canada Research Chair in Urban Change and Adaptation) ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Tom Carter]
Description
Study looked at racial segregation patterns using the index of dissimilarity and statistics from the 2001 Census. Concluded that levels of segregation were modest and that the American ghetto model did not apply.
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres Submission to the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario--2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Makes recommendations to deal with five issues: reasonable expectation and necessary supports to employment, appropriate benefit structure, ease of understanding, long-term viability, and integrated income security.
Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terry Wotherspoon
pp. 147-165
Description
Discusses the concept of new middle classes and its implications in regards to the social interactions, economic possibilities, and political alignments that are affecting Aboriginal people and their relations with both one another and within Canadian society.
Chapter from Not Strangers in These Parts: Urban Aboriginal Peoples edited by David Newhouse and Evelyn Peters.
Government Relations & Aboriginal Affairs Division
Description
Outlines provincial Strategy of Métis and Off-Reserve First Nations People (MOR) and discusses questions related to issues affecting Aboriginal people.
The file contains a pamphlet made by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority and the Saskatoon Tribal Council regarding a proposed new casino for downtown Saskatoon. The pamphlet encourages people to vote yes in an upcoming referendum by explaining the multiple economic benefits of a downtown casino. "Yes. A Destination Casino: It's not a gamble. Look at the facts."
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 2011, pp. 101-131
Description
Discusses strategies for building local economies that can support Indigenous development and foster the exchange of knowledge and experience between researchers, policy analysts, and Aboriginal communities.