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Walking Through the Door of a Friendship Centre: Towards a New Understanding of 'Service Delivery' in Urban Indigenous Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
Description
Reports findings from interviews with people who have worked in and with centres in four Ontario communities: Timmins, North Bay, Hamilton, and Sault Ste. Marie. Offers recommendations to support the centres' activities..
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We Are All Treaty People

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Becky Sasakamoose Kuffner
Smita Garg
Canadian Issues, Aboriginal Immigrant Relations Today, Summer, 2012, pp. 26-29
Description

Comments on initiatives in the City of Saskatoon to bring together Aboriginal people, newcomers and the mainstream population through recreation, culture and business. To access article scroll to p. 26.

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"We Are Not Being Heard": Aboriginal Perspectives on Traditional Foods Access and Food Security

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bethany Elliott
Deepthi Jayatilaka
Contessa Brown
Leslie Varley
Kitty K. Corbett
Journal of Environmental and Public Health, vol. 2012, 2012, p. article no. 130945
Description
Discusses project in which Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal partners collaborated to assess challenges and barriers to access in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For: Towards the Development of an Indigenous Educational Advocacy Organization for Indigenous Children in Canada's Custody

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelly Johnson
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 36, no. 1, Indian Control of Indian Education--40 Years Later, 2013, pp. 126-145
Description
Briefly discuses the applicability of the 1972 Indian Control of Indian Education policy statement for urban Aboriginal students who are in the child protection system, reports results of interviews conducted with 14 individuals involved in the system, and argues for an agency specifically mandated to eliminate educational gap between those in care and those who are not.
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"We’ve Been Researched to Death”: Exploring the Research Experiences of Urban Indigenous Peoples in Vancouver, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashley Goodman
Rob Morgan
Ron Kuehlke
Shelda Kastor
Kim Fleming ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 2018, p. Article 3
Description
Using talking circles, study explored the experiences of people living in a highly-researched inner-city neighbourhood of the Downtown Eastside. Participants expressed distrust towards researchers, noted a lack of transparency in research and believed that research holds little benefit for their community. Authors advocate for increased support for Indigenous-led approaches which stress community concerns and meaningful community engagement.
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Well-Being of Off-Reserve Aboriginal Children

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Martin Turcotte
John Zhao
Canadian Social Trends, no. 75, Winter, 2004, pp. 22-27
Description
Describes the physical, mental, intellectual, spiritual and emotional well-being of children age 14 and under. Adapted from A Portrait of Aboriginal Children Living in Non-Reserve Areas: Results from the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
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The Well-Being of Urban Indian Elders in Rochester, New York

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Applegate Krouse
Margaret M. Andrews
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, 2005, pp. 65-77
Description
Discusses in detail the health of urban Native American elders, arguing that with family support, community involvement, and cultural events the perception of overall health and well-being is enhanced.
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What Does Ainu Cultural Revitalisation Mean to Ainu and Wajin Youth in the 21st Century? Case Study of Urespa as a Place to Learn Ainu Culture in the City of Sapporo, Japan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kanako Uzawa
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 168-179
Description
Article draws on author’s work with youth who are learning new ways to practice Indigenous Ainu culture in an urban center in Japan; focuses on cultural practice and revitalization, decolonization and self-determination.
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What Makes Us Strong: Urban Aboriginal Perspectives on Wellness and Strength

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Collin P. Van Uchelen
Sara Florence Davidson
Seanna V. A. Quressette
Charles R. Brasfield
Lou H. Demerais
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Mental Health in Aboriginal Communities, Fall, 1997, pp. 37-50
Description
Looks at and builds on an alternate approach focused on how aboriginal people conceptualize wellness and support.
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[Whitehorse Point-in-Time Count] 2018 Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Kate Mechan]
Description
Survey of people experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness was conducted on April 17, 2018. Seventy-three percent of sample were Indigenous
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Widening the Circle

Alternate Title
Widening the Circle: Newsletter of the Native Mental Health Research Team
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kahá:wi Jacobs
Laurence Kirmayer
Jean Stevenson
Newsletter of the Native Mental Health Research Team, vol. 2, no. 2, Winter, 1999, pp. 1-9
Description
Information on the Urban Aboriginal health survey; Pimadiziwin Quebec Native Women’s conference; Aboriginal wisdom & wellness; NMHRT Advisory Committee meeting; calendar of events; video review; models for suicide prevention in Aboriginal communities; Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal begins fundraising campaign; resource materials.
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A Wider Circle: Aboriginal Voices in Canadian Cities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Grant Bishop
Linda Hathout
Catherine Jobin
Jovana Kaludjerovic
Raven Smith
Pankaj Sood]
Description
Focuses on how meaningful engagement and reconciliation can achieved in the urban environment.
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Wiisinadaa: Let's Eat

Alternate Title
OFIFC Research Series ; vol. 3
Traditional Foods & Diabetes Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joan Chalifoux
Rebecca Martell
Description
Research project documented regional approaches to traditional food production and consumption to improve community health.
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Witchery, Indigenous Resistance, and Urban Space in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David A. Rice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 4, Winter, 2005, pp. 114-143
Description
Examines how Laguna Pueblo author Leslie Silko encourages looking at tradition and ceremony in relation to the global community, with the belief change must begin person by person, and be vigilantly maintained so as to ultimately revolutionalize cities, energy sources, foreign policy and interethnic interactions. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 114.
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Women, Contemporary Aboriginal Issues, and Resistance

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rita Shelton Deverell
Shirley Bear
Dorothy Christian
Ruth Cuthand
Joan Glode
Ursula A. Johnson
Mount Saint Vincent University
Description
Four women from across Canada who are artists, scholars, activists discuss topics such as racism, leadership, contemporary life, culture, popular misconceptions about Aboriginal peoples, and cross cultural relations. Duration: 1:22:38.
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Worldviews of Urban Iroquois Faculty: A Case Study of a Native American Resource Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Nix Hollowell
Rhonda Baynes Jeffries
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 764-785
Description
Looks at a unique public school in Buffalo known as P.S. #19, Native American Magnet School. Students come from six Iroquois tribes: Oneida, Seneca, Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga and Tuscarora.
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