Income

Author discusses the subtleties of claiming an American Indian or Indigenous identity; uses Sherman Alexie’s character Junior from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian to illustrate some elements of identity including registration, lineage, affiliation with culture, appearance, and marginalization.

Author discusses the subtleties of claiming an American Indian or Indigenous identity; uses Sherman Alexie’s character Junior from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian to illustrate some elements of identity including registration, lineage, affiliation with culture, appearance, and marginalization.

Author discusses the subtleties of claiming an American Indian or Indigenous identity; uses Sherman Alexie’s character Junior from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian to illustrate some elements of identity including registration, lineage, affiliation with culture, appearance, and marginalization.

Author discusses the subtleties of claiming an American Indian or Indigenous identity; uses Sherman Alexie’s character Junior from The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian to illustrate some elements of identity including registration, lineage, affiliation with culture, appearance, and marginalization.

Discussion of the "empty land lie", arguing that the fundamental issue was dispossession and that all other issues stemmed from it in some way.

Statistical table.

Reports one in four children are growing up in poverty in First Nation's communities.

Looks at the symptoms, the diagnosis and the treatment plan to eradicate poverty in Canada.

Focus on Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Reports responses of 319 individuals who were asked questions about family life, income nd employment, education, housing and homeless, public accommodation, harassment and violence, police interactions and prisons, health and identity documents. Related material: 2008 Survey Results.

Examines federal government's transfer of monies to First Nations communities.

Case of child who was admitted to hospital with septic shock due to untreated dental abscesses which required emergency surgery. She was also suffering from malnutrition. Subsequently she and her two older siblings were apprehended.

Looks at the emergence and growth of aboriginal business.

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

Reports on outcomes for children and caregivers who were enrolled at One World Child Development Centre in Calgary.

Report highlights significant key indicators and gaps affecting Aboriginal children and makes recommendations to improve their living conditions and well-being.

Reports demographic trends between 2001 and 2006.

Reports demographic trends between 2001 and 2006.

Reports demographic trends between 2001 and 2006.

Reports demographic trends between 2001 and 2006.

Reports demographic trends between 2001 and 2006.

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

Lesson plans for K-12 in the areas of: English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Physical Education. Includes some instructional videos.

Looks at the potential risk factors for sexual exploitation and makes recommendations for actions to lessen risk.

Uses average income and transfer income as measurement. Does not include the informal economy of traditional hunting and fishing.

Discussion of current initiatives taking place to improve socio-economic conditions for the Aboriginal population and the impact of the global economy on these initiatives.

Presents update to 2012 report which identified series of benchmark socio-economic indicators and assessed state of Aboriginal economy in Canada.

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.

Report findings indicate that aboriginal populations have an increased risk of death from alcoholism, homicide, suicide and pneumonia.

Comments on government initiatives to improve Aboriginal health outcomes.

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

Statistical table.

Examines the different patterns of economic disadvantage and notes the evolution from 1995 to 2005.

Examines disparity in the income and earnings faced by Aboriginal people in Canada.

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.

Discusses community-based organizations, many initiated by women, that seek to address the social problems facing urban Aboriginals.

2nd edition

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

Looks at a survey of Aboriginal poverty in Canada; discusses the political nature of Aboriginal poverty; and examines the actual state practices that condition Aboriginal life chances and welfare state practices.

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

Examines the Association for Canadian Studies' report on the substandard socio-economic conditions of First Nations people in Saskatchewan.

Economics Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.

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