Overview of Prime Minister Paul Martin's involvement with Aboriginal issues since 1983.

Consists of an interview where she gives a brief account of life in a residential school.

Discusses how standardized testing contributes to class polarization and underdevelopment in Manitoba's core neighbourhoods.

Project carried out by the Board of Studies between 1999-2005 to develop contextual, multistage mathematics units for Aboriginal students at urban and rural schools in western New South Wales.

Investigates experiences of students in four institutions in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, First Nations University of Canada, and the University of Saskatchewan. Eight factors are discussed: socio-political and cultural, programming and support services, educational infrastructure, financial, and family and community support. Data collected through nine focus groups and 13 one-on-one semi-structured interviews.

Community Health Science, Medicine Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1997.

Describes community-level project which partnered the International Institute for Sustainable Development with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Chapter from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the 2009 Aboriginal Policy Research Conference.

Uses critical discourse analysis to study the treatment of the students' deaths in non-First Nations and First Nations media.

[Literature?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Connecticut, 2004.

Looks at the success of an Aboriginal community in the area of economic development and discusses some of the challenges and barriers faced by First Nations people pursuing opportunities as entrepreneurs.

Comments on the need to enhance culturally relevant mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention programs for urban American Indian/Alaska Native youth.

Study aims to assemble First Nations (FN) adult health data. Of the 554 FN respondents, 42% reported they were informed by a health care worker that they had a mental health disorder.

Psychiatry Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2000.

Studies socioeconomic problems with possible psychological effects and the availability of support systems.

Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (M.Sc.)--Unviersity of Saskatchewan, 2013.

Speaks about American Indian identity and misconceptions. Chapter from: Mental Health Care for Urban Indians: Clinical Insights from Native Practitioners edited by T. Witko.

Book review of Mestizaje and Globalization edited by Stefanie Wickstrom and Philip D. Young.

Includes information on demographics, historical factors, business development, development and current status of political institutions, and government policy and programming.

Study gathered background information on the current situation in the city, examined successful projects and made recommendations to improve housing after consultations with elders. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Contains links to documents in the subject areas of governance and administration, health, education, statistics, women,and children.

Survey conducted to assess the gap between what is now available and what is required by this sector of the population. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Study investigated links between cultural identity and well-being for women in danger of sexual exploitation in Fort St. John, Prince George, and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.

Researcher talks about migrants living between Anchorage, Alaska and Acuitzio del Canje, Mexico.

Looks at how ethnicity plays a major role in cultural prejudice and contributes to exclusion of Indigenous people who are migrating to the city.

Describes the social support programs available to assist Aboriginal Australians who have alcohol issues.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1970

Information gathered to determine causes and dynamics of movement between the reserve and Saskatoon, as well as to assess the needs of urban band members. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Study looked at patterns during the 1986-1991 period. Provides estimates of net migration and volume rates in a variety of geographical areas, as well as separate figures for registered Indians, non-status Indians, Métis and Inuit.

Study conducted in Winnipeg focuses on factors which contributed to decision to move, service utilization patterns upon arrival, and decision to remain in the city. Argues that that more attention should be paid to mobility, in particular the reasons for the circular pattern of movement between urban centres and home communities.

Examines ways in which information can be used to provide a systems perspective on migration between two areas.

Assessment of Native Men's Residence (Na-Me-Res), a Housing First initiative for Indigenous men who are experiencing homelessness and dealing with mental health challenges and/or substance use. Uses both quantitative (client administrative data) and qualitative (focus groups and key informant interviews) sources to evaluate the program delivery model and the Indigenous approach to providing culturally safe, relevant, and sustainable supports and services.

Looks at a community-based program that provides education, prevention and healing services to those affected by family violence and substance abuse, through circles, ceremonies and workshops.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--York University, 2015.

Reports on the results of interviews with Service de police de la ville de Montréal (SPVM) and community workers about the police force's response to the crisis. Includes discussion of the current situation and challenges to collaboration, and recommendations for developing a better a relationship. Summary Report.

Explores the Commission's Calls to Justice in terms of the urban context of the Friendship centre movement and their clients' day-to-day needs.

Discusses how complacency towards Indigenous women by Canadian society has disadvantaged them and caused vulnerability.

Discusses the shift in health policy and self-government discussions in British Columbia, Ontario and New Zealand.

Highlights the challenges involved in helping First Nations individuals transition into urban areas by using the example of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Health Services. Excerpt from Well-Being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté. Originally presented at the National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011.

Explores the ways that Black and Indigenous identities intersect and manifest in mixed raced people in Canada; specifically looks at the marginality factors of erasure, racism, and fractured identity and at the representation of these identities and marginality in the Proclaiming our Roots project.

Introduces a service that will take health care to core areas, with a mobile health unit, and give primary care to patients who otherwise may not receive it, including those without health cards. Article found by scrolling to page 20.

Geography and Program in Planning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2013.

Discusses Australian mobility patterns, how they may vary across time, place and other characteristics, and compares them to patterns of the non-Indigenous population.

Estimates mobility and migration rates, size and direction of Aboriginal population movements inter-provincially and on- and off-reserves using the 2006 Census. Scroll down to page 43 to read article.

Journey from the far north to the urban south using the National Film Board's archival footage. Duration: 3:31.