Home in the City: Urban Aboriginal Housing and Living Conditions Contributor(s): Anderson, Alan B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802098878 ISBN-13: 9780802098870 Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
Dewey: 305.897 |
LCCN: 2013387350 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" L (1.80 lbs) 472 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Anderson, Alan B.: - Alan B. Anderson is a professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology and a research fellow in Ethnic and Indigenous Studies in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. |
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