Examines activities, inner workings and results of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing and the Community University Research Alliances (CURA).
Basic information gathered for use developing a program to provide urban housing for its band members. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
Looks at the challenges and opportunities with Aboriginal participation and collaborative efforts of communities, governments, education institutions and the mining industry.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Indigenous Women, 2004, pp. 28-31
Description
Examines the Touareg or Tamachek women and their loss of ancestral lands and control over decisions concerning well-being, economic, social and cultural lives.
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Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 1980 regarding Task Forces dealing with Native People and the Law, Education and Training, Employment and Economic Development, and Housing.
Discusses three misconceptions: that there is a large migration taking place from reserves and rural areas to urban centres, that once in these centres they become members of an impoverished ghetto, and that Aboriginals face huge challenges in building culture and community in urban settings.
Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 6, no. 4, August 2004, pp. 689-692
Description
Rates of tobacco cessation agent usage appear to be less by First Nations peoples versus other Canadians, further research is recommended to discover the factors why.
AIDS and Behavior, vol. 8, no. 1, March 2004, pp. 33-45
Description
Findings suggest that as part of HIV prevention and intervention, clinicians and outreach workers should routinely perform assessments on trauma and make appropriate referrals when needed.
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
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Author/Creator
Peter W. Phillips
Description
Discusses progress made to overcome problems that face many tribal police officers within Native American communities.
Documentary deals with the notorious "starlight tours" which involved Saskatoon police officers transporting Aboriginal men to the outskirts of the city and abandoning them during sub-zero temperatures.
Duration: 49:00.
Argues that the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples don't address all the needs of First Nations people living in urban Saskatchewan.
Medical Care, vol. 42, no. 7, July 2004, pp. 670-679
Description
Survey results done on 2,595 people from two different tribes that examined the use of biomedical services and traditional medicine for both physical health and psychiatric problems.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 26-27
Description
Discusses consequences of the official Australian policy of Assimilation or the Stolen Generation and initiatives in Aboriginal community-controlled Health Services.
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 70-86
Description
Identifies factors effecting the high rates of violence against American Native women and presents a readiness model to help tribal communities deal with the violence.
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
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Author/Creator
Jia-Yi Cheng-Levine
Description
Examines the link between environmental injustice, racism and cultural genocide; and discusses the importance of creating a nature based culture that is both environmentally sustainable and socially just.