Urban

Contends that rural social work theory isn't far enough removed from the urban base to generate useful practice models for remote regions such as northern Canada.

Looks at educational achievement by comparing reservations and cities in the United States and overall Canadian population. Summarizes earlier studies.

"This article traces the Native American policy career of William Demmert, Jr. from the development and implementation of the Indian Education Act of 1972 through the implementation of the Executive Order on American Indian and Alaska Native Education signed by President Clinton to the initiation of a unique research partnership to document the impact of culturally based education on the academic achievement of Native American students".

Looks at statistics for 3,000 Aboriginals and compares them to those for 12 million non-Aboriginals. Educational levels used are: no secondary or post-secondary certificate or diploma, high school diploma, and post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree. Chapter from Urban Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Complexities, Challenges, Opportunities edited by Peter Dinsdale, Jerry White, Calvin Hanselmann.

Outlines criteria for a successful Native American program, lists some objectives and argues that changes should be initiated by educators and school administrators.

Edward Shearer worked in the La Ronge area in the late 1950s and later moved to Prince Albert where he was associated with the Indian/Metis Friendship Centre. He was a friend of Malcolm Norris.

Looks at the impact of community and school sport programs.

Reviews labour mobility developments in Aboriginal communities in the context of cost versus benefit.

Summary of study of same name which looked at movement of individuals or households within the same area and how it affected agencies which provide social services.

Explored four factors: impact on access to services, impact on service providers, perceptions of mobility as a problem by service recipients, and steps taken by organizations in response to this client group. Includes research highlight and full report.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2012.

Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.

Describes a research project into the health and social needs of the elderly, the disabled and emotionally disadvantaged Aboriginal people in metropolitan Adelaide, Australia.

City Planning Thesis (M.C.P.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.

International/Intercultural Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1997.

Consists of an interview with Eliza Kneller where she discusses her life in the United States. She tells of a premonition of the death of her son.

Consists of an interview that gives an account of an earthquake in 1933.

Project's goal was to provide input into the development of evidence-based guidelines for urban health services and programs.

Focuses on academic work on urban Aboriginal identities in Canada since the report of the Royal commission on Aboriginal Peoples was published in 1993.

Looks at a cost-effective program to overcome challenges of literacy and improve economic, social and cultural wellbeing.

Purpose of research was to assess employment development needs, requirements of local employers, and make recommendations for future actions

Looks at economic conditions by examining employment rates between Aboriginal people living on and off reserves based on age, gender, geography and education level.

Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2003.

Urban Development Thesis (MPl)--Ryerson University, 2016.

Reviews the desperate search for Tamra Keepness and how Aboriginal people need to continue to work together as one unified community.

Author critiques the colonial framing of death and dying as a medical event; argues for using the teachings contained in the Medicine Wheel and the Two Row Wampum as way to restore respect, balance, and spirit, and view death as an interconnected part of life, community, and culture.

Describes the relationship between the distribution of persons on anti-HIV medications and Vancouver's "SkyTrain" routes.

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Manitoba, 2011.

Looks at the development and delivery of a learning program for Indigenous youth called Bridging the Gap.

The author argues for engagement with Indigenous communities in developing housing policy that can properly address the needs of their growing urban populations.

Using community-based surveys to determine the health priorities of four Indigenous communities to help develop the Green Light Program. Chapter in Promoting Change Through Action Research edited by Franz Rauch, Angela Schuster, Thomas Stern, Maria Pribila, Andrew Townsend . To view article scroll down to page 207.

Goal of study was to identify relevant topics for further investigation. Emerging themes included role of parents, access to information, financial considerations, discrimination, and the incorporation of culture.

This project examines a collection of digital stories created by urban Indigenous youth, parents and educators; using theories of self-determination, sovereignty and survivance article argues that urban living can contribute to the strength and endurance of Indigenous identities and ways of being.

Indigenous Governance Theses (MA) --University of Winnipeg, 2020

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1999.

Looks at land claim agreements in Nunavut, Quebec's Plan Nord, tourism, biodiversity, food security, Indigenous homelessness, and education in the Canadian north.

Focuses on the forced relocation of the Kitsilano Reserve, originally located near the Burrard Street Bridge in Vancouver. (For illustrations, see EBSCOhost version)

Includes Saskatoon City Council minutes from a meeting on Monday, January 24, 1977 regarding a motion to establish a Community Liaison Committee to highlight issues of importance to understanding and co-operation between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in Saskatoon.

Looks at the process of setting up a multi-cultural participatory action research project in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wyoming, 2002.

Examines migration patterns and living conditions of Mexico's Indigenous peoples in urban areas. To access this article scroll down to page 34.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2002.

Looks at the reproductive cycles of traditional and acculturated Navajo women to compare the way that menopause is experienced based on cultural beliefs.

Consists of an interview where she mentions certain stories told to her as a child.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.