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9781550771954

Aboriginal Policy Research: Exploring the Urban Landscape

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    9781550771954

  • ISBN10:

    1550771957

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-03-29
  • Publisher: Utp Distribution
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Summary

The research and policy discussions included in aboriginal policy research, volume viii, offer a portion of the original papers presented at the third aboriginal policy research conference held in ottawa in 2009.

Author Biography

Jerry P. White is currently Co-Chair of the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference and Director of the Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium (International). Dr. White is the Dean for Graduate Studies and Policy for the Faculty of Social Science. He currently serves on the Board of Governors and the Senate for UWO and Kings University and sits as President of the Board of the Museum of Ontario Archeology. Dr. White has won numerous teaching awards and has authored, co-authored and edited 14 books including Aboriginal Conditions: Research as a Foundation for Policy(UBC Press 2003), Aboriginal Education: Current Crisis, Future Alternatives (TEP 2009) and the ongoing series Aboriginal Policy Research. Jodi Bruhn completed a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and an M.A. in Political Science at the University of Calgary. Formerly a senior researcher with the Aboriginal Governance program at the Institute on Governance, Jodi now works for the Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Mtis and Non-Status Indians where she manages the Office's Aboriginal, Policy Research Network on policy issues affecting urban, Mtis and non-status Indians.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Introductionp. xii
Governance
Developing Legal Frameworks for Urban Aboriginal Governancep. 3
Indigenous Governance in Winnipeg and Ottawa: Making Space for Self-Determinationp. 31
Measuring Progress, Strengthening Governance, and Promoting Positive Change Developing Sustainability Indicators with Winnipeg's Urban First Nations Communityp. 55
Politiques sociales, identityé et relations entre Autochtones et Québécois: le cas de la ville de Val-d'Or (Québec)p. 67
Service Delivery
Thinking About Service Delivery: Aboriginal Providers, Universal Providers, and the Role of Friendship Centresp. 89
Politiques publiques et santé des Autochtones résidant en milieu urbain: l'autonomie gouvemementale, une condition de la redéfinition d'un partenariat équitable entre I'État et les Autochtonesp. 107
Community Influences on the Mental Health of First Nations Children in Canada: Health Information and Research Division, Statistics Canadap. 135
Keeping the Circle Strong: Social Promotion through Community Networking to Strengthen Off-Reserve Child Welfarep. 151
Finding a Place for Race at the Policy Table: Broadening the Indigenous Education Discourse in Canadap. 171
Justice
Trafficking of Aboriginal Women and Girls in Canadap. 201
Incarceration and the Aboriginal Offender: Potential Impacts of the Tackling Violent Crime Act and the Corrections Review Panel Recommendationsp. 233
Preventing Aboriginal Youth Gang Involvement in Canada: A Gendered Approachp. 255
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