2012 UAKN Research Paper Series Excerpt Diabetes is recognized as a major health concern for Aboriginal people living in urban and rural communities in Canada. It is important to investigate the burden of diabetes among Aboriginal people living in mainstream urban and rural communities. The 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey conducted by Statistics Canada, has shown […]
2012 UAKN Research Paper Series Excerpt This paper contributes to our understanding of the challenges around accessing services across jurisdictions and explores what might constitute culturally appropriate ISD. It has also put forward practice and policy recommendations that would improve urban Aboriginal peoples’ abilities to access services across jurisdictions. Clearly, success moving forward is predicated […]
2012 UAKN Research Paper Series Executive Summary The purpose of this report was to determine the current state of urban Aboriginal housing and how it can be improved. An up-to-date mapping of Aboriginal people’s housing conditions in urban areas is provided. Nationally rates of urban Aboriginal homeownership and rental rates are lower than that of […]
