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Book SynopsisAlan B. Anderson and the volume's contributors provide an important resource for understanding contemporary Aboriginal life in Canada.
Table of ContentsTables Acronyms CHAP. 1: INTRODUCTION CHAP. 2: DEMOGRAPHICS The Complexity and Reliability of Urban Aboriginal Data Growth and Distribution of the Aboriginal Population of Saskatoon Socio-demographic Profile of the Aboriginal Population of Saskatoon CHAP. 3: FIRST NATIONS IN THE CITY Reserve Conditions and Migration to Cities Migration and Mobility Between Reserve and City: Whitecap Dakota/Sioux First Nation Residents in Saskatoon (A.B. Anderson, University of Saskatchewan) Urban Housing Needs of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation (A.B. Anderson) CHAP. 4: NEIGHBOURHOOD LIVING Aboriginal Living Conditions and Health Meeting the People: Aboriginal Residents Speak Out (A.B. Anderson) Community Voices: Assessing Capacity and Needs Within Inner-city Neighbourhoods (A.B. Anderson) Patterns and Influences of Home Ownership and Renting in Pleasant Hill (D. Lanceley, University of Saskatchewan) CHAP. 5: FAMILY, WOMEN AND YOUTH The Role of Family, Women and Youth in Urban Aboriginal Life Aboriginal Women Fleeing Violence (S.T. Prokop, First Nations University of Canada, and J. Sanderson, First Nations University of Canada) HIV/AIDS and Urban Aboriginal Women (C. Romanow, University of Saskatchewan) The City as Home: The Sense of Belonging Among Aboriginal Youth (G. MacKay, University of Saskatchewan) CHAP. 6: AFFORDABLE HOUSING Affordability and the Housing Crisis Affordable Home Ownership for Aboriginal People: Financial and Funding Options (V. Sutton) Aboriginal Homelessness (A.B. Anderson) HOME IN THE CITY: PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY (K. Anderson) CHAP. 7: HOUSING PROVIDERS Who Provides Housing for Urban Aboriginal People? Aboriginal Housing Needs: A Survey of SaskNative Rentals Clients (A.B. Anderson) First Nations Housing in Saskatoon: A Survey of Cress Housing Clients (A.B. Anderson) CHAP. 8: SPECIAL NEEDS AND HOUSING DESIGN IN URBAN ABORIGINAL HOUSING Urban Aboriginal Populations in Special Need and Implications for Housing Design Aboriginal Post-secondary Student Housing (B. Wallace, Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership, B. Maire, Alberta Justice, A. Lachance, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations) The Metis Elders Circle Housing Research Project: A Study to Determine Respectful Sustainable Housing Options for Metis Elders (J. Durocher, SaskNative Rentals, J. Hammersmith, C. Littlejohn, SaskNative Rentals, W. McCaslin, University of Saskatchewan) CHAP. 9: ABORIGINAL PARTICIPATION IN ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOMEBUILDING Involving Aboriginal People in Economic and Community Development and the Homebuilding Industry More Than Four Walls and a Roof (Quint Development Corporation) Urban Aboriginal Homebuilding Apprenticeships (A. Thomarat, Canadian Home Builders Association) CHAP. 10: URBAN RESERVES The Development of Urban Reserves Residential Urban Reserves: Issues and Options for Providing Adequate and Affordable Housing (J. Garcea, University of Saskatchewan) CHAP. 11: RACE RELATIONS AND CRIME Being Aboriginal in Saskatoon Race Relations and Housing (C.J.A. Spence, University of Saskatchewan) Life in the Inner-City: Crime and Policing (A.B. Anderson) CHAP. 12: CONCLUSION Bibliography Contributors
