Learning Together: Str8Up, Oskayak High School, and the University of Saskatchewan Research Start-up Summary and Abstract: This project builds on the recently completed pilot project “Inside Out on the Outside,” an educational initiative which brought together former gang members from Str8Up, “non-traditional” learners from Oskayak High School, and students from the University of Saskatchewan. The […]
Defining and Responding to Aboriginal Homelessness in Flin Flon Research Start-up Summary and Abstract: A number of studies have emphasized the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the urban homeless population (Belanger 2012; Leach 2010). Nevertheless there are few studies focussing on Aboriginal homeless people, and most of those have occurred in large southern cities (but […]
Comparing the Lived Experiences of Urban Aboriginal Peoples with Canadian Rights to a Quality of Life Research Start-up Summary and Abstract: Despite government recognition of the importance of improving Quality of Life (QoL), significant barriers to QoL remain for Aboriginal peoples. Although the 2010 Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study showed strong aspirations toward improving their QoL, […]
