Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network (UAKN) Compendium: Research For A Better Life
Since the middle part of the 20th century, Indigenous peoples have been moving to cities, creating communities and homes, and attempting to build good lives in the multicultural mosaic that is Canada. The Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study, a 2011 report that took the pulse of Indigenous urban dwellers, found that more than three quarters of urban Indigenous residents considered the city home. This finding was a source of inspiration for the Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network (UAKN) and the research projects that it supported over a decade. The reports summarized in this compendium speak to the many ways in which Indigenous peoples continue to make the city home. The city is a place where they create communities, institutions, and relationships in a shared multicultural space. It is a place where Indigenous peoples who have chosen to reside there can pursue mino-bimaadiziwin. The projects of the UAKN are excellent examples of self-determination translated into concrete community-building endeavours and committed efforts to build good relationships and good lives with all our relations.
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By
David Newhouse, Verlé Harrop, Kevin Fitzmaurice, UAKN Secretariat
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Published
Sep 28, 2023
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Subject Area
- General Health and Wellness
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Audience
- Academics
- Government (Politicians, Policy Makers) and Health Authorities
- Health Authorities
- Service Providers (Non-profits, Community Organizations, Local government)
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Category
- First Nations/Aboriginal Communities
- Research & Reports