Discusses study commissioned as part of Ontario's diabetes strategy to develop tools and interventions to support Toronto's Aboriginal community.

Looks at development of three urban Aboriginal education models for engaging First Nation, Metis and Inuit students, family and community living in urban centers.

Features 19 artists, including biographies, contact information and up to six examples of their works.

Two year study identified challenges and determined practical solutions for policy makers and service providers.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 1993.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2012.

Health Studies and Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2011.

Variables studied were: population, age, mobility, household income, homelessness, education, unemployment, homelessness, household type, home ownership, and core housing need. Highlights from research report of same name.

Looked at ten variables in nineteen cities. Primarily used data from the 2001 Census and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Meetings that included all stakeholders examined three potential sites and suggested developments that would address the needs of the Aboriginal peoples in Saskatoon. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Health Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Sydney, 2009.

Reports on thirty individuals in three focus groups on their financial literacy.

Summaries for the Atlantic, Central, Prairie (Saskatchewan, Manitoba), and Western Regions.

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2006.

Uses data from the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey and 2006 Census to analyze size, concentration, and characteristics (age, sex, mobility, language), and to draw comparisons with lower-income and higher-income Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals.

Study shows that the impact of mobility on health care use may be place specific.

Describes development of a survey instrument for studying links between the three variables.

Focuses on seven of the fourteen research topics: general demographics; poverty and social services; the emerging middle class; the two-spirited community; law and justice; racism; and the arts. Chapter 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.

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Looks at the movement between reserve and city (labelled as 'churn') and the concerns submitted to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People and the Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study.

In interviews, thirty-three individuals from across Canada discuss living in urban centres, identity, and contemporary issues they consider to be important. Each interview is approximately 30 min. long.

Outlines current conditions, identifies barriers to policy development and discusses three areas for improvement: clarification of jurisdictional responsibilities, renewed focus on reconciliation, and development of a city accord. Uses Winnipeg and Edmonton initiatives as examples.

Book review of: Urban Aboriginal Policy Making in Canadian Municipalities edited by Evelyn J. Peters.

Statistics on population size, marital status and living arrangements, language, mobility, educational achievement, labour force activity and income.

Looks at community-building and governance initiatives such as the city of Toronto's Statement of Commitment to Aboriginal Communities, Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto, Anishnawbe Health Toronto, and Native Child and Family Services of Toronto. 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.

Information gathered from interviews with 16 representatives from service organizations. Questions concerned services and programs offered, partnership development, gaps in service provision, and funding.

Looks at the housing traits of rate of home ownership, proportion of dwellings requiring major repairs, average value of dwelling units, and proportion of constructed before 1946 and data for population from census tracts within the defined city boundaries of Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, and Saskatoon.

Paper focuses on the Saskatoon Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) by dividing it up into four sections: overview, project scope and working relationship between UAS and the Community-University Institute for Community Research (CUISR), UAS priority pillars, and the formation of the data base and subsequent web page.

Looks at a strategy targeting urban Aboriginal communities to enhance coordination, improve horizontal linkages and partner with other stakeholders.

Program provides seed money and partner with other levels of government, organizations and the private sector to increase economic participation of urban residents.

Identifies resources, practices and instructional methods that would support Aboriginal students in the Intermediate-Advanced English as a Second Language Program (ESL) at Mount Royal Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Study focused on: demographic and mobility patterns, service delivery, culture and identity, issues specific to children, youth, and women, racism, health, and income and poverty. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey. Sample size of 288 respondents.

Study undertaken to provide information for development of strategic resource allocation, understanding of current policy approaches and legislative frameworks, and on-going issues faced by the population in the cities of Thunder Bay, Ottawa, Barrie/Midland/Orillia, Sudbury and Kenora.

Study focused on: education, income, employment, housing, culture and identity, racism, health, issues specific to youth, women and men and provision of social services. Research conducted through key informant interviews, life histories, focus groups and community survey. Sample size of 280 participants 96 percent of whom were Aboriginal.