Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 55-6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistics for number of households in core housing need based on whether the dwelling is adequate (does not require major repairs), suitable (has enough bedrooms), and affordable (costs less than 30% of before-tax income).
Native households are defined those containing specified member or proportion members which identify as Aboriginal.
Estimates were subsequently revised due to overestimation.
Ethnohistory, vol. 29, no. 4, Autumn, 1982, pp. 281-306
Description
Apologia: There is no intention to offend, insult or embarrass by inclusion of this article.
Describes colonial views held of Native Americans as "uncivilized" and discusses the social standing of white and Indigenous women.
Documents the successes, challenges and transformations experienced by Pete Standing Alone and the Blood Reserve in Alberta over the past 25 years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide.
Duration: 57:50.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Change and Continuity as Experienced by Navajo Women, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 149-169
Description
Discusses women's predisposition for innovations due to their traditional cultural backgrounds. Focus is placed on the Navajo's shift from self-sufficient agricultural work to wage-based work in the service, industrial and large farm-based industries.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 52, no. 3, February 2001, pp. 467-480
Description
Examines obstacles in recruitment, retention and professional development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health managers in Queensland, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.
Survey showed that half of respondents were HIV positive, many of whom did not seek medical treatment because of discrimination.
Access Voices of Two-Spirited Men [Part 2].
Looks at a project that brought together low-income mothers of preschool-aged children who wanted to learn more about making their community a healthier place to live.
Published by the Prairie Women's Centre for Excellence.
Report to the National Congress of American Indians on three policy areas: income support and support services, job skills, and training and employment.
Based on in-depth interviews with 9 women who had been involved in abusive relationships. Looks at the environmental and cultural factors which contribute to the situation and the culturally appropriate services that are needed to address the problem.
Canadian Theatre Review, no. 108, Fall, 2001, pp. 48-51
Description
Reviews the large scale northern tour of an award winning First Nations play, fareWel by Ian Ross, which looks at issues such as identity, poverty, substance abuse, and racism.