Cross-Faculty Inquiry in Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.

Brief profile of Elder Theresa Stevenson, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for Community Development. Theresa is recognized for her devotion to humanitarian causes such as advocating for Aboriginal role models in schools, hot lunch programs, and low income housing.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.33.

Book review of: The House on Diamond Hill by Tiya Miles. Review located by scrolling to page 165.

Public Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2007.

Combines data from the 1991 Census and Aboriginal Peoples Survey and applies the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's core housing need model. Compares Aboriginal to non-Aboriginal households.

Comments on the many impacts large rent increases are having on low-income people. Article located by scrolling to page 12.

Chapter 6.1 from: Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau, Stephen H. Hwang, Emily Paradis.

Found that homeless youth wanted more than just a place to sleep, they wanted a home that was safe, nurturing and long-term. The article also mentions the need for the expansion of community-based and community-driven housing.

Self described rehabilitating alcoholic describes his family's struggle to achieve home ownership by his encounters with the various additional costs to acquiring a house.

Summary of study which conducted survey of service providers and facilities in select Canadian cities, and five individuals with the disease. Found that existing facilities were under-utilized and more culturally relevant options were needed. Originally published in 2004, revised in 2010.

Used the 1976 Northern Saskatchewan Housing Needs Survey to evaluate Dept. of Northern Saskatchewan's Northern Housing Program; argues that problems of high mortgage arrears,vandalism, abandonments and rapid deterioration of housing indicates that the dwellings provided do not match the needs of the occupants.

Data derived from Aboriginal Peoples Survey and 1991 Census was applied to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's core housing need model. Households that fail to meet one or more standards for adequacy, suitability or affordability and whose income is insufficient to afford rental housing that meets standards are considered to be in need.

Data derived from Aboriginal Peoples Survey and 1991 Census was applied to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's core housing need model. Households that fail to meet one or more standards for adequacy, suitability or affordability and whose income is insufficient to afford rental housing that meets standards are considered to be in need.

Data derived from Aboriginal Peoples Survey and 1991 Census was applied to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's core housing need model. Households that fail to meet one or more standards for adequacy, suitability or affordability and whose income is insufficient to afford rental housing that meets standards are considered to be in need.

Data derived from Aboriginal Peoples Survey and 1991 Census was applied to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's core housing need model. Households that fail to meet one or more standards for adequacy, suitability or affordability and whose income is insufficient to afford rental housing that meets standards are considered to be in need.

Data derived from Aboriginal Peoples Survey and 1991 Census was applied to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's core housing need model. Households that fail to meet one or more standards for adequacy, suitability or affordability and whose income is insufficient to afford rental housing that meets standards are considered to be in need.

Uses data from the 1991 Census and applies the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation's core housing need model. Compares Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal households.

Case study of four community-university engagement initiatives; documents the policy development used to engage children youth and their families in community development programs aimed at reducing family violence by increasing graduation from secondary and post-secondary education programs.

Looks at the needs of Native students in mathematics education and recommends strategies.

Examination of 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) law and the Temporary Assistance of Needy Families (TANF) program in the United States and how it has impacted Native Americans in a reservation context, specifically the Northern Cheyenne Nation.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1999.

Addresses four priority areas: poverty, food shortages, homelessness and incarceration.

Discusses the Canadian Human Rights Commission complaint filed by John Melenchuk regarding a controversial pamphlet sent out by Saskatoon Member of Parliament Jim Pankiw. At one point in the article Michael Woodiwiss contends that the essential difference between crimes committed by colonizers and contemporary Aboriginals is that the formers’ crimes went unpunished and mostly unrecorded.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

Reviews report on health implications and reasons for food insecurity and the pilot food mail program in Kugaaruk, Nunavut.

Discusses the social and economical impact of the construction of the Churchill-Nelson River Hydro Project in Northern Manitoba.

Study evaluates community services available to homeless and at risk Indigenous people in Toronto. Found that the collaborative services model currently in place used inclusive and harm reduction models to create a non-judgmental space; identified program strengths, challenges, and gaps and makes policy recommendations.

A discussion of how colonialism created the conditions that were used to justify the removal of Indigenous children from their families, both historically and in modern times. The author use her own personal story as means to discuss its effects.

Studies the ideas that precipitated a major policy initiative, Saskatchewan's Building Independence (BI) program, in the 1990s.

Looks at the reversal of a Dangerous Offender designation.

Looks at the current child welfare system in Canada.

Assesses programs and delivery of services to communities.

Data and information collected and shared by indigenous communities in 11 countries.

Information gathered from the 2020 Indigenous Futures Survey which had 6,460 respondents from across the United States. Focuses on how the pandemic has impacted income, employment, and mental health.

Argues that there is a need to restructure social programs to help those in dire poverty.

Contains a review of the literature discussing socio-economic outcomes associated with improved literacy in the areas of employment, wages, crime, health and social engagement, and projections about the effects of expanding the Martin Family Initiative to communities across Canada.

Looks at a program that brings together university students with homeless youth to share information and experiences in a safe, supportive environment.

Reviews development challenges for Canadian First Nations reserves and searches for improvements from Canada's international aid experiences.

Scroll to chapter 4, page 74 titled Aboriginal Peoples' Health for relevant material.

Editorial discusses the findings of a study done by Dr. Hariet MacMillan and associates, which is published in the same issue (CMAJ: Vol. 155, Issue 11, 1996, pages 1569-1578).

Building on earlier report, In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness presents recommendations to support vulnerable groups including urban Aboriginal peoples to overcome health, education, social and economic barriers.

Describes context and events surrounding the negotiation of Treaty No. 6.

Study involved 317 individuals aged 18 years and older participated in baseline and follow-up evaluations (after 4 years) conducted in 2012-2013 and 2016. Showed association between incidence of subjective excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and less money left over at end of month, house in need of repairs, having water or dampness in the last 12 months, and damage caused by dampness.

Uses data from the 1996 census to make comparison between levels and sources of income for Registered Indians and other Canadians.

Chapter four from Setting the Agenda for Change, vol. 1, which is vol. 1 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series.

Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2002.

Uses data from the 2012 Aboriginal peoples survey to assess several socio-demographic characteristics of Indigenous people living off-reserve and receiving income assistance (IA). Findings indicate that 12% of Indigenous people living off-reserve receive IA, and that receipt of IA is highly associated with precarity of work, being female, having less than a high school education, and having significantly poorer mental and physical health.

Uses statistics from the 1996 census.