Urban

Book reviews of 6 books: Urban Indians: The Strangers in Canada's Cities by Larry Krotz. Report of the Indian Child Welfare Sub-Committee Manitoba. Inuit Songs from Eskimo Point [edited] by Ramon Pellinski, Luk Suluk and Lucy Amarook. Song of Sedna by Robert D. San Souci. Gathering What the Great Nature Provided: Food Traditions of the Gitksan by the People of 'Ksan. Pitseolak, A Canadian Tragedy by David F. Raine.

Analyzes connection between co-infection, injection drug use, poverty, gender, and ethnicity/race to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Analysis of one of the autobiographical accounts in Without Reserve, a collection of personal stories of Aboriginal people living in Canadian cities.

English Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Edinburgh, 2015.

Focus on Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Reports on the Bibbulung Gnarneep cohort study which indicated that mothers realized the importance of breastfeeding but required support to maintain it for the optimal time period.

Attendees of meeting included representatives from the housing industry, financial sector, community-based organizations and various government sectors. Report summarizes common themes that arose in discussions.

Discusses process and outcomes of program designed to assess the gap between available and needed housing and community services.

Reports on the relations between police officers and Aboriginal residents in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The article also discusses how one Theatre Company is trying to improve this strained relationship.

Discusses the nature and extent of homelessness, and makes recommendations for improving the situation.

Kinesiology and Health Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Queen's University, 2008.

Website includes programs, resources, news & events, and links on Aboriginal Friendship Centres.

Brings attention to cultural, social and structural barriers that continue to restrict Native American's access to health care and the failure of Congress to provide necessary resources.

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.

Qualitative study of seven participants (five Indigenous and two non-Indigenous) engaged as interns in the project which involves young adults in planning, planting, tending, and harvesting produce, and developing entrepreneurial skills by selling it at the Saskatoon Farmer's Market.

Canadian Studies and Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2003.

Literature review of past research, conceptual frameworks, methods and practical experience with indicators in the First Nation context.

Describes the research process and results of a participatory project on how Indigenous girls and the female family members that care for them. Results show that flexible design that allows for intergenerational involvement can prove beneficial for both participants and for researchers.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2014.

Describes the process of building research partnerships between universities, community organizations, and Aboriginal communities in urban centres.

Discusses program that developed skills through the use of environmentally sustainable building methods. Report forms part of the Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.

Promotes idea that aboriginal health workers can use their knowledge and cultural and social background to help city nurses understand the needs of their patients.

Discusses the donors responsible for raising money to build a community center which will house, among other things, a grocery store, Kids First program and a multi-purpose room. Article located by scrolling to page 9.

Author uses the frameworks created in Vizenor’s two 2006 poetry collections to discuss Anishinaabe concepts of belonging and citizenship separate from colonial discourses and dichotomies.

Integrated Studies Project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2007.

Excerpt from a conversation between the authors about the exhibition c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city. Discussion includes exhibit process and impact, and the role of museums in supporting and consulting with Indigenous communities,

Comments on culturally appropriate programs designed to help Aboriginal people transition to urban life.

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Looks at reasons why Aboriginal groups are more at risk for suicide than other Canadian communities.

Looks at information gathered from interviews conducted with clients to develop a course of action for child protection. Text from interviews included.

Verifies the social and economic impoverishment of urban Aboriginal women, especially female lone parents, and the increasing poverty of women in metropolitan Toronto.

Canative Housing Corporation was created to help provide and maintain residential accommodations for low-income Métis families moving to Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta.

Compares provincial and national averages of cancer death rates in the Yukon.

Handbook to assist First Nations school boards as they define their school's purpose, effectively direct school staff, plan for and monitor school growth, and ensure that their schools are places where First Nations learners can thrive.

Looks at the formation of the Centre, profiles the community, discusses project intent and summarizes the findings of public consultations.

Looks at Membertou First Nation, Millbrook First Nation, Shuswap Indian Band (British Columbia), and Ojiways of the Pic River (Ontario).

Educational Policy Studies Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1999.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2004.

Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1998.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1982.

Description and evaluation of Building A Nation Family Healing Centre project designed to provide clinical and traditional counselling services and child custody, justice system, and social assistance program support. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, key informant interviews, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.