Native Women, Violence, Substance Abuse and HIV Risk
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Saylors
Nalini Daliparthy
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 273-280
Description
Outlines the overlap between sexual, physical and substance abuse and increased HIV risk behaviours amid urban Native women in the San Francisco Bay area.
Natives & Settlers-Now & Then: Refractions of the Colonial Past in the Present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul W. DePasquale
Canadian Review of Comparative Literature, vol. 34, no. 1, 2007, pp. xv-xxxii
Description
Introduction discusses topics from conference, "Natives and Settlers Now and Then" held at the University of Alberta April 17, 2000.
Navajo Women in the City: Lessons from a Quarter-Century of Relocation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Metcalf
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 71-89
Description
An examination on the effects of Navajo women moving to urban settings in the mid-twentieth century by looking at the rationale for the relocations, comparing field-work research and formulating new research strategies for the future.
Navigating Government Services: The "Lived Experience" of Urban Aboriginal Families in Fredericton, New Brunswick: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Jodoin
Description
Study involved interviews and focus groups with 32 community members and front-line service providers both in Aboriginal organizations and government. Themes which emerged were health, parenting supports, mobility, and employment, as well as three overarching issues: service gaps and barriers, funding gaps, and impermanence of programs and funding.
Negotiating Partnership and Ownership in Community-Based Research: Lessons from a Needle Exchange in Montréal
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Viviane Namaste
Pascal Jauffret
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 1, Inaugural Edition, Summer, 2006, pp. 65-74
Description
Reviews the CACTUS's (Centre d’Action Communautaire auprès des Toxicomanes Utilisateurs de Seringues) experience with three different "collaborative" research initiatives.
The Neighbourhood Context of Urban Aboriginal Crime
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin T. Fitzgerald
Peter J.
Carrington
Carrington
Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice, vol. 50, no. 5, October 2008, pp. 523-557
Description
Looks at the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the Canadian criminal justice system, and suggests that potential sources of the problem include social, economic and demographic features of Aboriginal communities.
Neighbourhood Contexts and Low Birthweight: Social Disconnection Heightens Single Parents Risks in Saskatoon
Alternate Title
Neighborhood Contexts and Low Birth Weight: Social Disconnection Heightens Single Parents Risks in Saskatoon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nazeem Muhajarine
Lan T. H. Vu
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 100, no. 2, 2009, pp. 134-134
Description
Discusses the neighborhood factors that influence low birth weights.
Neighbourhood Effects and Levels of Concentration for Aboriginal People in Large Cities in Canada
Alternate Title
Neighborhood Effects and Concentration Levels of Aboriginal People in Large Canadian Cities
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 08-010
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Oksana Starchenko
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Study looked at four main outcomes that could be either positive or negative: emergence or maintenance of distinct cultures, changes in access to employment and quality of services, and attitudes toward an area.
Includes both research highlight and full report.
Neither Citizen Nor Nation: Urban Aboriginal (In)Visibility and Co-Production in a Small Southern Alberta City
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Katherine A. Dekruyf
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-28
Description
Article examines some of the barriers to the engagement and participation of urban Indigenous communities in municipal policy-making. Author asserts that racial and cultural stereotyping and discrimination against Aboriginal peoples and communities are key issues.
Neo-Liberalism and the Aboriginal Second-Chance Learner: Stifling Development and Reinforcing Exclusion
Alternate Title
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 84th, 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shauna MacKinnon
Description
Looks at the incompatibility of the second-chance model for Aboriginal learners in Canada and Australia and recommends the use of a more comprehensive, long-term approach.
Networks of Advantage: Urban Indigenous Entrepreneurship and the Importance of Social Capital
Alternate Title
National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011
Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: [Fostering Biimaadiziwin] National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rochelle R. Côté
Description
Analysis of data from the Aboriginal Entrepreneurship in Toronto Study. 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 2011 National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples.
Never the Same Day Twice
Alternate Title
The Saskatoon Police Service - Never the Same Day Twice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Saskatoon Police Service
Description
Ride along with Aboriginal police officers as they speak about their role protecting the city of Saskatoon and the opportunities available for civilians and police officers in different areas.
Duration: 16:08
New Deal Rumored for Off-Reserve People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 9, December 2003
Description
Outlines the federal government's political stance on Aboriginal issues as Prime Minister, Jean Chretien, hands over the reins to Paul Martin.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
New FSIN Vice-Chief Has History as Quick Learner
Alternate Title
New Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (FSIN) Vice-Chief Has History as Quick Learner
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 15, 2006, p. A15
Description
Article gives a short biography of Glen Pratt, who was elected Third Vice-Chief of the FSIN in the 2006 elections.
New Library Opening in Stages
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 7, July 2009, p. 22
Description
Looks at the opening of The Library on 20th Street in Saskatoon, the children's programming, and the content of the collection.
Article located by scrolling to page 22.
The New Poverty in Canada: Ethnic Groups and Ghetto Neighbourhoods [Book Review]
Alternate Title
The new poverty in Canada: ethnic groups & ghetto neighbourhoods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan B. Anderson
Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, Spring, 2001, pp. [136]-137
Description
A book review of The New Poverty in Canada: Ethnic Groups and Ghetto Neighbourhoods by Abdolmohammad Kazemipur and Shiva S. Halli.
New Regional Plan For Substance Misuse Services in Western Sydney
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, p. 29
Description
Reports on Marrin Weejali Aboriginal Corporation which runs a referral, counselling and support programs in western Sydney, Australia.
New Sites of Transformation in Aboriginal People's Post-Secondary Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Malreddy Pavan Kumar
Policy Dialogue, vol. 15, Spring, 2007, pp. 18-20
Description
An examination of the educational success of Indigenous students and its role in creating new Indigenous "middle/intellectual class".
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 18 to access article.
The New Tribe: Conflicts and Continuities in the Social Organization of Urban Maori
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger C.A Maaka
The New Tribe: Conflicts and Continuities in the Social Organization of Urban Maori, vol. 6, no. 2, 1994, pp. 311-336
Description
Looks at the Maori urban communities trying to maintain and grow their tribal identities away from home territories.