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Urban Aboriginal peoples study [electronic resource] : main report.
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- Physical Description: 1 electronic text (187 p.) : col. ill., 1 col. map, digital file.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : Environics Institute, c2010
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Executive summary. About the Urban Aboriginal peoples study. Introduction. I. The research - a tale of eleven Cities. Main survey -- Survey of non-Aboriginal Canadians -- National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF) pilot survey. II. The urban Aboriginal context. III. Urban Aboriginal peoples' sense of place. Overview -- 1. Communities of origin -- 2. Connection to community of origin -- 3. Mobility -- 4. Defining home -- 5. Satisfaction with city life. IV. Urban Aboriginal identity. Overview -- 1. Knowledge of Aboriginal ancestry -- 2. Pride in Aboriginal ancestry -- 3. Connection and belonging -- 4. Indian residential schools. V. Urban Aboriginal culture. Overview -- 1. Aboriginal cultural activity in the city -- 2. Maintaining Aboriginal cultural identity -- 3. Concern over losing cultural identity -- 4. Experiences with Aboriginal services and organizations. VI. Experiences with non-Aboriginal people. Overview -- 1. How Aboriginal peoples feel they are perceived by non-Aboriginal people -- 2. Perceptions of non-Aboriginal people -- 3. Experiences of discrimination -- 4. Experiences with non-Aboriginal services and organizations. VII. Political identity and engagement. Overview -- 1. Engagement in Aboriginal politics -- 2. Engagement in Canadian politics -- 3. Who represents urban Aboriginal peoples?. VIII. Justice -- Overview -- 1. Contact with the criminal justice system -- 2. Confidence in the criminal justice system -- 3. Support for an Aboriginal justice system. IX. Happiness, life aspirations and definitions of "success" among urban Aboriginal peoples -- Overview -- 1. Happiness -- 2. Life aspirations and definitions of "success" -- 3. Work experiences -- 4. Hopes for the future -- 5. Health perceptions. X. Educational values, aspirations and experiences. -- Overview -- 1. The educational experience -- 2. The decision to pursue post-secondary education -- 3. Obstacles to achieving educational goals and supports desired -- 4. Paying for post-secondary education. XI. National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation scholar survey. Overview -- 1. NAAF scholars' educational attainment -- 2. The educational experience -- 3. The decision to pursue post-secondary education -- 4. Financing post-secondary education -- 5. NAAF scholars' opinions on education -- 6. Effect of NAAF scholarship on Aboriginal identity. XII. Non-Aboriginal perspectives. Overview -- 1. Perceptions of Aboriginal people -- 2. Aboriginal history and culture -- 3. Perceived barriers facing Aboriginal people -- 4. Awareness and perceptions of an Aboriginal community in the city -- 5. What informs NA urban Canadians' views of Aboriginal people? -- 6. Perceptions of urban opportunity and services -- 7. Relations with Aboriginal people and the future -- 8. The big picture: NA urban Canadians' views of Aboriginal people. Appendix A: Methodology. Appendix B: Non-Aboriginal urban Canada's four views of Aboriginal people. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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