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“Remembering Our Future” : Bringing our home community into the city

Research Start-Up Summary and Abstract: This project will cover the history to the present day of the different Aboriginal communities in Ottawa, including the development of Aboriginal services, recognized Elders, its leadership, and its community-based organizations that have existed, and do not exist in Ottawa. In the spring of 2016, the Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition (OAC) […]

Our Inheritance: Reflections on Leadership in the Friendship Centre Movement

Research Start-Up Summary and Abstract: This project will examine the historic legacy of culture-based leadership and governance within the OFIFC and Friendship Centres. The project’s goal is not to generalize the range of leadership methods that exist in communities, but rather to identify and acknowledge the vision and voices of longstanding, present, and future Friendship […]

Inclusion in Mainstream Spaces, Services and Programs in Vancouver’s Inner City: Comparing the Experiences and Perceptions of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Seniors

Inclusion in Mainstream Spaces, Services and Programs in Vancouver’s Inner City: Comparing the Experiences and Perceptions of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Seniors Research Start-up Summary and Abstract: This research grew out of a community identified need. It is by community, for community, and it is meant to become a tool of empowerment for the people while providing […]

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