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Selected Urban Aboriginal Demography

Alternate Title
Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: [Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Tricia McGuire-Adams
Description
Looks at statistics for friendship centre catchment areas from 2006 census, compares non-Aboriginals' age and gender, and comments on potential effects of Bill-3, Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White, Calvin Hanselmann.
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Sense of Belonging in the Urban School Environments of Aboriginal Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chantelle AM Richmond
Dawn Smith
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-17
Description
Focus group discussions indicate level of trust is key in accepting social support in order to achieve better educational outcomes and Aboriginal well-being.
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Serious Effort Required to Tackle Child Poverty

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, December A13, 2009, p. A13
Description
Contends that higher population growth, less funding to agencies and lack of employment contribute to poverty among Aboriginal people.
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Service Needs and Perspectives of Hidden Homeless First Nations People in Prince Albert

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Vince Robillard
Description
Reports findings from interviews with five groups: male youth age 15-19 years; female youth group 15-19; adult males age 20 years and over living without their dependent children; adult females age 20 years and over living without their dependent children; and individuals living with their dependent children. Interviews took place between June 13, 2005 and September 16, 2005, with 143 individuals participating.
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'Setting Up a Solid Foundation': Exploring the Capacity of Indigenous Not-for-Profit Early Learning and Child Care Programs in British Columbia: A Summary Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alison Gerlach
Shemine Gulamhusein
Leslie Varley
Magnolia Perron
Description
Looks at the organizational and funding factors which either contribute to success or to enforced closure of centres and makes recommendations about how to support operational requirements; based on interviews with 11 Executive Directors, 6 Indigenous managers, and 2 provincial experts in the field.
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Shaping a Stories of Resilience Model From Urban American Indian Elders' Narratives of Historical Trauma and Resilience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerstin M. Reinschmidt
Agnes Attakai
Carmella B. Kahn
Shannon Whitewater
Nicolette Teufel-Shone
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 4, 2016, pp. 63-85
Description
Themes emerging from interviews were: Indigenous concepts, sense of loss, contemporary opponents, and individual, family and community resilience.
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Shared Witsuït’en-Settler Relationships in Smithers 1913-1973: Final Report

Alternate Title
Shared Witsuit’en-Settler Relationships in Smithers 1913-1973
Shared Witsuït’en-Settler Relationships in Smithers 1913-1973: Project Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tyler McCreary
Description
Reports information gathered about circumstances which led to relocation to an urban environment, experiences of living in the city in the early twentieth century, and establishment and displacement of "Indiantown".
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Sharing Our Stories of Survival: Native Women Surviving Violence

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kimberly Roppolo
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, pp. 196-197
Description
Book review of: Sharing Our Stories of Survival edited by Sarah Deer, Bonnie Clairmont, Carrie A. Martell and Maureen L. White Eagle. Scroll to page 196 to read review.
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Sharing Our Wisdom: A Holistic Aboriginal Health Initiative

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa Howell
Monique Auger
Tonya Gomes
Francis Lee Brown
Alannah Young Leon
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 11, no. 1, Wellness-Based Indigenous Health Research and Promising Practices, 2016, pp. 111-132
Description
Study focused on understanding and describing Aboriginal traditional healing methods as viable approaches to improve health outcomes in an urban Aboriginal community.
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Signs of Urbanity: Visualing Orality and Directionality

Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michell Daveluy
Jenanne Ferguson
Description
Study of the use of multilingual and multigraphic signs in Inuit localities. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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Silencing of Voice: An Act of Structural Violence: Urban Aboriginal Women Speak Out About Their Experiences With Health Care

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Donna L. M. Kurtz
Jessie C. Nyberg
Susan Van Den Tillaart
Buffy Mills
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Womens Health, January 2008, pp. 53-63
Description
Research study reveals that assumptions and inequities contribute to Aboriginal women's marginalization by the health care system.
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Singing Ourselves In

Theses
Author/Creator
Anna-Leah King
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.
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Sites of Meaning, Meaningful Sites? Sport and Recreation for Aboriginal Youth in Inner City Winnipeg, Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
Native Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 2, 2008, pp. 99-113
Description
Examines how sport and recreation were constructed in the Public Use Facilities Study and the Winnipeg Free Press, and how these events reinforced the boundaries between those who do not have access to sport and those who do.
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The Situation of Poor Indigenous Peoples in Baguio City: The Philippines

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Geraldine Cacho
Joan Carling
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous People in Urban Areas, 2002, pp. 22-27
Description
Describes the struggles faced by Indigenous peoples from Cordillera who migrate to Baguio City in search of opportunity. To access this article scroll down to page 22.
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Skookum Lab: Housing Report 2020: Understanding the Housing Experiences of Indigenous Households in Surrey

Alternate Title
Skookum Change Stories: In the Words of Guide Group Participants
Evaluation of the Skookum Lab Guide Group Prototype
Community Engagement Findings Executive Summary October 2018 – March 2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Skookum Lab
Description

Based on findings from Lab Guide Groups, key informant interviews, and quantitative analysis of data on Indigenous households and housing conditions.

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Smoking among Off-Reserve First Nations, Métis, and Inuit High School Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyne Bougie
Dafna Kohen
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, April 2018, p. Article 1
Description
Study investigates the relationship between smoking and a number of school, peer, and family characteristics of students aged 12 to 21 years. Uses data collected in the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (2012). .
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Smudge

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gail Maurice
Wanda Whitebird
Michaela Washburn
Bonita Lawrence
Description
Aboriginal women discuss their spiritual practices. Duration: 12 min.
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Smudge Walk in North Central Regina Begins Healing Process

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Penny Smoke
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, p. 18
Description
Comments on a ceremony held to reintroduce culture and bring awareness to a community with a long history of violence, gangs and drugs. Article located by scrolling to page 18.
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“So we tell them”: Articulating Strong Black Masculinities in an Urban Indigenous Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan Mukandi
David Singh
Karla Brady
Jon Willis

Tanya Sinha
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 253-260
Description
Authors work to contribute to the field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander masculinities in Australia by foregrounding and privileging how these men perceive themselves. Study considers interviews with 13 men and discusses “Indigenous masculinities rooted in place; a relationality motivated by an intergenerational sense of responsibility; a nuanced idea of acting hard.”
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Social Capital and the Networking Practices of Indigenous Entrepreneurs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Foley
Allan John O'Connor
Journal of Small Business Management , vol. 51, no. 2, April 2013, pp. 276-296
Description
Looks at meaning of social capital of mixed minority/dominant cultural relationships and compares Australian Aboriginal, Native Hawaiians, and Maori entrepreneurs.
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Social Cohesion? A Critical Review of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy and its Application to Address Homelessness in Winnipeg

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan C. Walker
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 2, 2005, pp. 395-416
Description
Finds addressing the problem based on need perpetuates an old model of charity, failing to recognize there the larger issue of socio-economic disparity and need to incorporate self-determination and self-government into programming.
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