Aboriginal Peoples In Canadian Cities

Author : Heather A. Howard,Craig Proulx
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781554583140

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Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian Cities by Heather A. Howard,Craig Proulx Pdf

Since the 1970s, Aboriginal people have been more likely to live in Canadian cities than on reserves or in rural areas. Aboriginal rural-to-urban migration and the development of urban Aboriginal communities represent one of the most significant shifts in the histories and cultures of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The essays in Aboriginal Peoples in Canadian Cities: Transformations and Continuities are from contributors directly engaged in urban Aboriginal communities; they draw on extensive ethnographic research on and by Aboriginal people and their own lived experiences. The interdisciplinary studies of urban Aboriginal community and identity collected in this volume offer narratives of unique experiences and aspects of urban Aboriginal life. They provide innovative perspectives on cultural transformation and continuity and demonstrate how comparative examinations of the diversity within and across urban Aboriginal experiences contribute to broader understandings of the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian state and to theoretical debates about power dynamics in the production of community and in processes of identity formation.

Author : Evelyn J. Peters
Publisher : McGill-Queen's University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773587441

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Urban Aboriginal Policy Making in Canadian Municipalities by Evelyn J. Peters Pdf

Individual chapters highlight the unique issues related to policy making in this field - the important role of diverse Aboriginal organizations, the need to address Aboriginal and Treaty rights and the right to self-government, and the lack of governmental leadership - revealing a complex jurisdictional and programming maze. Contributors look at provinces where there has been extensive activity as well as provinces where urban Aboriginal issues seem largely irrelevant to governments. They cover small and mid-sized towns, remote communities, and large metropolises. While their research acknowledges that existing Aboriginal policy falls short in many ways, it also affirms that the field is new and there are grounds for improvement as it grows and matures. Contributors include Frances Abele (Carleton University), Chris Andersen (University of Alberta), Katherine A. H. Graham (Carleton University), Russell LaPointe (Carleton University), David J. Leech (Skelton-Clark Post-Doctoral Fellow, Queen's University), Maeengan Linklater (Mazinaate, Inc., Winnipeg), Michael McCrossan (Carleton University), James Moore (City of Kelowna), Karen Bridget Murray (York University), Evelyn J. Peters (University of Winnipeg), Jenna Strachan (Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Kelowna BC ), Ryan Walker (University of Saskatchewan), and Robert Young (University of Western Ontario).

Author : Evelyn Peters,Chris Andersen
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774824668

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Indigenous in the City by Evelyn Peters,Chris Andersen Pdf

Research on Indigenous issues rarely focuses on life in major metropolitan centres. Instead, there is a tendency to frame rural locations as emblematic of authentic or “real” Indigeneity. While such a perspective may support Indigenous struggles for territory and recognition, it fails to account for large swaths of contemporary Indigenous realities, including the increased presence of Indigenous people in cities. The contributors to this volume explore the implications of urbanization on the production of distinctive Indigenous identities in Canada, the US, New Zealand, and Australia. In doing so, they demonstrate the resilience, creativity, and complexity of the urban Indigenous presence, both in Canada and internationally.

Author : Alan B. Anderson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780802095916

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Home in the City by Alan B. Anderson Pdf

During the past several decades, the Aboriginal population of Canada has become so urbanized that today, the majority of First Nations and Métis people live in cities. Home in the City provides an in-depth analysis of urban Aboriginal housing, living conditions, issues, and trends. Based on extensive research, including interviews with more than three thousand residents, it allows for the emergence of a new, contemporary, and more realistic portrait of Aboriginal people in Canada's urban centres. Home in the City focuses on Saskatoon, which has both one of the highest proportions of Aboriginal residents in the country and the highest percentage of Aboriginal people living below the poverty line. While the book details negative aspects of urban Aboriginal life (such as persistent poverty, health problems, and racism), it also highlights many positive developments: the emergence of an Aboriginal middle class, inner-city renewal, innovative collaboration with municipal and community organizations, and more. Alan B. Anderson and the volume's contributors provide an important resource for understanding contemporary Aboriginal life in Canada.

Author : D.B. Tindall,Ronald L. Trosper,Pamela Perreault
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774823371

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Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada by D.B. Tindall,Ronald L. Trosper,Pamela Perreault Pdf

Aboriginal people in Canada have long struggled to regain control over their traditional forest lands. Aboriginal Peoples and Forest Lands in Canada brings together the diverse perspectives of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars to address the political, cultural, environmental, and economic implications of forest use. This book discusses the need for professionals working in forestry and conservation to understand the context of Aboriginal participation in resource management. It also addresses the importance of considering traditional knowledge and traditional land use and examines the development of co-management initiatives and joint ventures between government, forestry companies, and Aboriginal communities.

Author : D. N. Collins
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9780776605418

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Aboriginal People and Other Canadians by D. N. Collins Pdf

Discusses a wide variety of issues in Native studies including social exclusion, marginalization and identity; justice, equality and gender; self-help and empowerment in Aboriginal communities and in the cities; and, methodological and historiographical representations of social relationships.

Author : David Newhouse
Publisher : Thompson Educational Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 1550772260

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Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community by David Newhouse Pdf

Weil-Being in the Urban Aboriginal Community offers a selection of the papers presented at Fostering Biimaadiziwin, a national research conference held in Toronto in 2011. The conference grew out of a desire to add a new perspective to research concerning Aboriginal peoples living in urban environments - a positive perspective that focuses on strengths and assets, rather than problems. In this volume, scholars, researchers, policy-makers, community members, and practitioners examine the ways that Aboriginal peoples in Canada are pursuing rand achieving biimaadiziwin (or "the good life") in urban settings. Their papers explore the urban Aboriginal situation in such areas as cultural sovereignty, identity, self-determination, social capital, and education. The result is a valuable resource that offers insight into the lives of urban Aboriginal peoples, providing information that will guide future studies of the joys, frustrations, rewards, and challenges of Aboriginal peoples living good lives in Canada's cities and towns. Book jacket.

Author : Evelyn Peters,Chris Andersen
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774824675

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Indigenous in the City by Evelyn Peters,Chris Andersen Pdf

Research on Indigenous issues rarely focuses on life in major metropolitan centres. Instead, there is a tendency to frame rural locations as emblematic of authentic or "real" Indigeneity. While such a perspective may support Indigenous struggles for territory and recognition, it fails to account for large swaths of contemporary Indigenous realities, including the increased presence of Indigenous people in cities. The contributors to this volume explore the implications of urbanization on the production of distinctive Indigenous identities in Canada, the US, New Zealand, and Australia. In doing so, they demonstrate the resilience, creativity, and complexity of the urban Indigenous presence.

Author : Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Publisher : Royal Commission
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015054110864

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Aboriginal Peoples in Urban Centres by Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Pdf

Of the findings of National Round Table on Aboriginal Urban Issues, incorporating data from nine Canadian cities with significant Aboriginal populations, and covering workshops on services, health and wellness, economics and governance, with 15 issue papers on AIDS, substance abuse, child welfare, culture, daycare, employment/business, education, governance, health, homelessness, housing, justice, literacy, migratory patterns and poverty.

Author : Janice Forsyth,Audrey R. Giles
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774824224

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Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada by Janice Forsyth,Audrey R. Giles Pdf

Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada uses sport as a lens through which to examine issues such as individual and community health, gender and race relations, culture and colonialism, and self-determination and agency. In this groundbreaking volume, leading scholars offer a multidisciplinary perspective on how unequal power relations influence the ability of Aboriginal people in Canada to implement their own visions for sport. The diverse analyses illuminate how Aboriginal people employ sport as a venue through which to assert their cultural identities and find a positive space for themselves and upcoming generations in contemporary Canadian society.

Author : John George Hansen,Rose Antsanen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Indigenous peoples
ISBN : 1926476050

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Urban Indigenous People by John George Hansen,Rose Antsanen Pdf

Author : Claudia Notzke
Publisher : Captus Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1895712033

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Aboriginal Peoples and Natural Resources in Canada by Claudia Notzke Pdf

"The most current and comprehensive book of its kind, Aboriginal Peoples and Natural Resources in Canada explores the opportunities and constraints that aboriginal people encounter in their efforts to use water resources, fisheries, forestry resources, wildlife, land and non-renewable resources, and to gain management power over these resources. This examination begins with a historical perspective, and takes into account cultural, political, legal and geographical factors. From the contemporary research of the author, the reader is informed of the most current developments and provided with a well-reasoned outlook for the future." "This book is an essential resource for aboriginal people engaged in the use and management of natural resources, and for those who seek professional training in the field. Anyone wanting to know more about the social and environmental issues pertaining to more responsible and equitable environmental and ecological management will find a wealth of information in this volume."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Evelyn J. Peters
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773587458

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Urban Aboriginal Policy Making in Canadian Municipalities by Evelyn J. Peters Pdf

Individual chapters highlight the unique issues related to policy making in this field - the important role of diverse Aboriginal organizations, the need to address Aboriginal and Treaty rights and the right to self-government, and the lack of governmental leadership - revealing a complex jurisdictional and programming maze. Contributors look at provinces where there has been extensive activity as well as provinces where urban Aboriginal issues seem largely irrelevant to governments. They cover small and mid-sized towns, remote communities, and large metropolises. While their research acknowledges that existing Aboriginal policy falls short in many ways, it also affirms that the field is new and there are grounds for improvement as it grows and matures. Contributors include Frances Abele (Carleton University), Chris Andersen (University of Alberta), Katherine A. H. Graham (Carleton University), Russell LaPointe (Carleton University), David J. Leech (Skelton-Clark Post-Doctoral Fellow, Queen's University), Maeengan Linklater (Mazinaate, Inc., Winnipeg), Michael McCrossan (Carleton University), James Moore (City of Kelowna), Karen Bridget Murray (York University), Evelyn J. Peters (University of Winnipeg), Jenna Strachan (Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Kelowna BC ), Ryan Walker (University of Saskatchewan), and Robert Young (University of Western Ontario).

Author : Alan C. Cairns
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774841351

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Citizens Plus by Alan C. Cairns Pdf

In Citizens Plus, Alan Cairns unravels the historical record to clarify the current impasse in negotiations between Aboriginal peoples and the state. He considers the assimilationist policy assumptions of the imperial era, examines more recent government initiatives, and analyzes the emergence of the nation-to-nation paradigm given massive support by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. We are battered by contending visions, he argues - a revised assimilation policy that finds its support in the Canadian Alliance Party is countered by the nation-to-nation vision, which frames our future as coexisting solitudes. Citizens Plus stakes out a middle ground with its support for constitutional and institutional arrangements which will simultaneously recognize Aboriginal difference and reinforce a solidarity which binds us together in common citizenship. Selected as a BC Book for Everybody

Author : Fran Klodawsky,Janet Siltanen,Caroline Andrew
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780773552623

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Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Cities by Fran Klodawsky,Janet Siltanen,Caroline Andrew Pdf

Housing insecurity, intensified employment anxiety, access to adequate services, and fear of personal and structural violence are some of the issues troubling today’s cities and municipalities. Often, these conditions most affect residents whose place in the social hierarchy makes them particularly susceptible to exclusion. Seeking to redress these trends and guide research to facilitate meaningful local action, Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Cities promotes more inclusive urban environments by highlighting and comparing theoretical and practice-based insights. Building on feminist, anti-racist, and anti-colonialist arguments to offer action-oriented solutions to inequalities and exclusions, the contributors to this volume tackle themes such as LGBTQ inclusion, health disparities, diversity initiatives, and urban planning dilemmas. Through a lens of critical praxis the book explores the challenges of collaborations, the negotiations required to reconceptualize research relations, and the ways in which values and practices inform one another. In light of the growing complexity, interrelations, and interactions of our world, Toward Equity and Inclusion in Canadian Cities is a timely work that speaks to a diverse audience of activists, policy makers, community organizations, and researchers of various disciplines.