Home in the city : urban Aboriginal housing and living conditions / edited by Alan B. Anderson.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Anderson, Alan B., 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing.
• Urban policy--Saskatchewan--Saskatoon.
• Urban policy.
• Saskatoon (Sask.)--Social conditions.
• Saskatchewan--Saskatoon.

Physical Description:

xiv, 441 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2013]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• The Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing 4
• Purpose and Organization of the Book 7
• Overview of Research on Urban Aboriginal Residents-and Housing in Canada 9
• Comparative Research 19
• 2 Demographics
• The Complexity and Reliability of Urban Aboriginal Data 27
• Growth and Distribution of the Aboriginal Population of Saskatoon 31
• Socio-demographic Profile of the Aboriginal Population of Saskatoon 43
• 3 First Nations in the City
• Reserve Conditions and Migration to Cities 80
• Migration and Mobility between Reserve and City: Whitecap Dakota/Sioux First Nation Residents in Saskatoon / A.B. Anderson Anderson, A.B. 87
• Urban Housing Needs of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation / A.B. Anderson Anderson, A.B. 94
• 4 Neighbourhood Living
• Aboriginal Living Conditions and Health 100
• Meeting the People: Aboriginal Residents Speak Out / A.B. Anderson Anderson, A.B. 119
• Community Voices: Assessing Capacity and Needs within Inner-City Neighbourhoods / A.B. Anderson Anderson, A.B. 128
• Patterns and Influences of Home Ownership and Renting in Pleasant Hill / D. Lanceley Lanceley, D. 137
• 5 Family, Women, and Youth
• The Role of Family, Women, and Youth in Urban Aboriginal Life 149
• Aboriginal Women Fleeing Violence / S.T. Prokop Prokop, S.T., J. Sanderson Sanderson, J. 159
• HIV/AIDS and Urban Abriginal Women / C. Romanow Romanow, C. 164
• The City as Home: The Sense of Belonging among Aboriginal Youth / G. MacKay MacKay, G. 173
• 6 Affordable Housing
• Affordability and the Housing Crisis 187
• Affordable Home Ownership for Aboriginal People: Financial and Funding Options / V. Sutton Sutton, V. 211
• Aboriginal Homelessness / A.B. Anderson Anderson, A.B. 217
• 7 Housing Providers
• Who Provides Housing for Urban Aboriginal People? 227
• Aboriginal Housing Needs: A Survey of SaskNative Rentals Clients / A.B. Anderson Anderson, A.B. 259
• First Nations Housing in Saskatoon: A Survey of Cress Housing Clients / A.B. Anderson Anderson, A.B. 264
• 8 Special Needs and Housing Design in Urban Aboriginal Housing
• Urban Aboriginal Populations in Special Need and Implications for Housing Design 269
• Aboriginal Post-Secondary Student Housing / B. Wallace Wallace, B., B. Maire Maire, B., A. Lachance Lachance, A. 279
• The Metis Elders Circle Housing Research Project: A Study to Determine Respectful Sustainable Housing Options for Metis Elders / J. Durocher Durocher, J., J. Hammersmith Hammersmith, J., C. Littlejohn Littlejohn, C., W. McCaslin McCaslin, W. 283
• 9 Aboriginal Participation in Economic and Community Development and Homebuilding
• Involving Aboriginal People in Economic and Community Development and the Homebuilding Industry 295
• More Than Four Walls and a Roof (Quint Development Corporation) 318
• Urban Aboriginal Homebuilding Apprenticeships / A. Thomarat Thomarat, A. 325
• 10 Urban Reserves
• The Development of Urban Reserves 331
• Residential Urban Reserves: Issues and Options for Providing Adequate and Affordable Housing / J. Garcea Garcea, J. 334
• 11 Race Relations and Crime
• Being Aboriginal in Saskatoon 354
• Race Relations and Housing / C.J.A. Spence Spence, C.J.A. 358
• Life in the Inner City: Crime and Policing / A.B. Anderson Anderson, A.B. 369
• 12 Conclusion
• Housing Policies: An Overview 382
• The Bridges and Foundations Project on Urban Aboriginal Housing in Retrospect 395
• Home in the City: A Photographic Essay / K. Anderson Anderson, K. 402.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [403]-432) and index.

ISBN:

• 0802098878
• 9780802098870
• 0802095917
• 9780802095916

OCLC:

857301946