E-book
Not strangers in these parts urban aboriginal peoples
Record details
- ISBN: 9780662676041 (print)
- ISBN: 9780662348672 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
1 electronic text (289 p.) : ill., digital file.
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electronic resource - Publisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Policy Research Initiative, 2003
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Urban Aboriginal populations: an update using 2001 Census results -- Definitions of Aboriginal peoples -- The presence of Aboriginal peoples in Quebec's cities: multiple movements, diverse issues -- Fuzzy definitions and population explosion: changing identities of Aboriginal groups in Canada -- Aboriginal mobility and migration within urban Canada: outcomes, factors and implications -- Urban residential patterns of Aboriginal people in Canada -- Aboriginal languages in Canada's urban areas: characteristics, considerations and implications -- The challenge of measuring the demographic and socio-economic conditions of the urban Aboriginal population -- The marginalization of Aboriginal women in Montréal -- Prospects for a new middle class among urban Aboriginal people -- Ensuring the urban dream: shared responsibility and effective urban Aboriginal voices -- Exile on Main Street: some thoughts on Aboriginal over-representation in the criminal justice system -- Is there a need for Aboriginal-specific programming for Aboriginal Offenders? -- Educational outcomes of Aboriginal students in British Columbia: the impact of "good schools" on test scores -- Urban Aboriginal economic development -- The invisible infrastructure: urban Aboriginal institutions and organizations -- Urban Aboriginal governance: developments and issues -- Urban American Indian identity in a US city: The case of Chicago from the 1950s through the 1970s -- Conclusion: the way forward -- About the authors. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by Canada Commons. |
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