Housing

Looks at the emergence and growth of aboriginal business.

An Aboriginal camp near Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Several Red River Carts are in evidence.

Summary of report sponsored by the Secretariat of the National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) and the Brotherhood of St. Laurence.

Recommends ways to keep Aboriginal people in their communities by offering support for sustaining hunting, fishing and trapping through co-management of renewable resources, better use of under utilized resources, training and support for wildlife harvesters and more support for entrepreneurship.

Looks at variables associated with increased standardized relative risks (SSR) including higher proportions of crowded housing, housing in poor condition, remoteness and more.

Compares data from the Community Well-Being Index for education, income, labour force activity, and housing to the non-Aboriginal population.

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, June 9, 1980 regarding a report by the Community Liaison Committee (Report No. 3-1980) including items on Aboriginal Employment (Item # 1316), Housing (Item # 1317), Education and Native People and the Law (Item # 1318), as well as a list of Committee members.

A photograph of an Aboriginal man, woman and child outside their teepee. Picture possibly taken by George Mann family who worked with Cree people in Onion Lake, Saddle Lake and Hobbema reserves between 1883 and 1916. Members of the family were known to continue to visit these areas well into the 1920s.

Results show that of 746 respondents, 34% were Aboriginal, which is a 28% increase since the last survey conducted in 2014.

Study focused on seven metropolitan areas in four western provinces in Canada and included four phases.

Scholarly literature published between 1988 and 2012.

Study interviewed 32 homeless people to gain an understanding of their situation and social service agencies to gauge their familiarity with homeless population, services they provided, and changes in the previous five years. Makes eight recommendations for policy responses.

Overview of Aboriginal-direct programming and spending offered by the Government of Canada. The 360 programs and services are arranged under seven thematic headings: Health, Lifelong Learning, Housing, Safe and Sustainable Communities, Economic Opportunities, Lands and Resources and Governance and Relationships.

Statistical table broken down into on-reserve and in Census Metropolitan Areas, and by owners, renters, band housing for Canada as a whole and provinces/territories. Each Census year on separate tab. Source: CMHC (National Household-based housing indicators and data).

List of resources about Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the United States. Current as of 2008.

Includes survey questions, community profiles and research findings from each of the 14 First Nations involved in study, and results of visits to three sites where local materials were being used in construction. Full research report. Community Report.

Provides the results of a housing study that looks at housing design and materials used in 14 communities. Full Research Report. Appendices.

Discusses results of research conducted in three locations where local materials were used in construction and survey of 14 First Nations as to their requirements for appropriate housing. Includes both summary and main report. Community Report. Appendices.

Summarizes historical roots, development and changes in programs, funding and policy, responsibilities for funding, and the social reality of housing resources.

Summarizes study which investigated whether housing was culturally appropriate and conducted site visits to locations where local resources had been used in construction. Revised edition.

Presents historical, judicial and policy arguments to support the devolution of provincial authority over housing to the Aboriginal Housing Management Association and provides four examples of self-government initiatives and lessons learned from the successes or failures of such models.

Researcher examined data on file with the agency and conducted interviews in order to produce a profile those who use the program. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Statistical table.

Statistical table.

Statistical table.

Statistical table. Each variable can be searched.

Statistical table. Each variable can be searched.

Catchment-level analysis of associations between mobility and community well-being, as well as individual components of labour force, income, and housing. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White and Calvin Hanselmann.

Explores and describes the perceptions of Habitat for Humanity by Aboriginal families living in Saskatoon. Report forms part of The Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

2nd edition

Explores, through surveys and interviews, the reasons for high rates of relocation from Reserves to the city, the impact on urban housing markets, and the possibility of discrimination.

Based on Manitoba government program data and statistics gathered from Government of Canada's 2006 Census.

Statistics divided into the following categories: children and families; employment and income; health; and housing and homelessness.

Findings of a study undertaken to determine the needs of this sector of the population. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Contains links to background papers and summary of outcomes from sectoral sessions which covered the topics of: self-government, economic development, housing, education and health.

Looks at the need to couple self determination with adequate, affordable housing for Aboriginals and all Canadians.

Researchers gathered information through conducting talking circles at the Edmonton Aboriginal Seniors' Centre and the Operation Friendship Seniors Society. The most common issues were discrimination by landlords and neighbours, difficulties in locating and accessing housing services, and inability to have family members stay. Makes eight recommendations. Several of the seniors tell their story in this video.

Statistics on demographic trends, culture and language, continuous learning, work and participation in society, living arrangements and housing, and health and well-being. Chapter six of A Portrait of Seniors in Canada 2006. Scroll to page 221 to read chapter.

A photograph of an Aboriginal woman outside a tipi at the sixtieth anniversary Duck Lake Sports day. The red ensign flag can be seen in the foreground. Taken at Duck Lake, SK in 1948.

Discusses factors contributing to the housing crisis and resulting consequences on the physical and metal health of women and children.

Geography and Planning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2014.

Assessment of the requirements for shelters and the current capacity in Saskatoon to deal with these women. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Cites sources to 2010.