Indigenous Studies

 

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Recent Submissions

  • Predictors of gambling and problem gambling in Canada 
    Williams, Robert J.; Leonard, Carrie A.; Belanger, Yale D.; Christensen, Darren R.; el-Guebaly, Nady; Hodgins, David C.; McGrath, Daniel S.; Nicoll, Fiona; Smith, Garry J.; Stevens, Rhys M. G. (SpringerHealth SciencesArts and ScienceUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of Albertahttps://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00443-x, 2021)
    Objectives:The purpose of this study is to provide an updated profile of gamblers and problem gamblers in Canada and to identify characteristics most strongly associated with problem gambling. Methods: An assessment of ...
  • Aboriginal ways of knowing and learning, 21st century learners, and STEM success 
    Hogue, Michelle M. (University of Regina. Faculty of EducationArts and ScienceIndigenous Student Success Cohort (ISSC)University of Lethbridge, 2016)
    Aboriginal people are alarmingly under-represented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related careers. This under-representation is a direct result of the lack of academic success in science and ...
  • Gambling and problem gambling in Canada in 2018: prevalence and changes since 2002 
    Williams, Robert J.; Leonard, Carrie A.; Belanger, Yale D.; Christensen, Darren R.; el-Guebaly, Nady; Hodgins, David C.; McGrath, Daniel S.; Nicoll, Fiona; Stevens, Rhys M. G. (SageHealth SciencesArts and ScienceUniversity of LethbridgeUniversity of CalgaryUniversity of Albertahttps://doi.org/10.1177%2F0706743720980080, 2020)
    Objective The purpose of this study was to provide an updated profile of gambling and problem gambling in Canada and to examine how the rates and pattern of participation compare to 2002. Method An assessment of gambling ...
  • Are Canadian First Nations casinos providing maximum benefits? appraising First Nations Casinos in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, 2006-2010 
    Belanger, Yale D. (University of Nevada, Las Vegas. International Gaming InstituteArts and ScienceDepartment of Political ScienceUniversity of Lethbridgehttps://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/grrj/vol18/iss2/4, 2014)
    To date a dearth of data has made it difficult to evaluate the success of First Nations casinos in Canada. This paper helps remedy this situation by presenting a three-province overview (Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta ...
  • Homelessness, urban Aboriginal people, and the need for a national enumeration 
    Belanger, Yale D.; Awosoga, Olu A.; Weasel Head, Gabrielle (University of AlbertaArts and ScienceHealth SciencesDepartment of Native American StudiesUniversity of Lethbridgehttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/aps/article/view/19006, 2013)
    The growing rate of urban Aboriginal homelessness is a concern in Canada, yet, to date, no national enumeration of the homeless community has been attempted. Consequently, policies implemented to guarantee vulnerable ...
  • Housing and aboriginal people in urban centres: a quantitative evaluation 
    Belanger, Yale D.; Weasel Head, Gabrielle; Awosoga, Olu A. (University of AlbertaArts and ScienceHealth SciencesDepartment of Native American StudiesUniversity of Lethbridgehttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/aps/article/view/17705, 2012)
    This paper explores the current state of urban Aboriginal housing in Canada, by providing an up-to-date mapping of national urban Aboriginal housing conditions. This paper demonstrates that home ownership helps to reduce ...
  • "Straight from the heavens into your bucket": domestic rainwater harvesting as a measure to improve water security in a subarctic indigenous community 
    Mercer, Nicholas; Hanrahan, Maura (Taylor & FrancisArts and SciencesDepartment of Native American StudiesUniversity of WaterlooUniversity of Lethbridge, 2017)
    Background: Black Tickle-Domino is an extremely water-insecure remote Inuit community in the Canadian subarctic that lacks piped-water. Drinking water consumption in the community is less than a third of the Canadian ...
  • Lethbridge housing needs assessment, spring 2007 
    Belanger, Yale D.; Petryshyn, Suzanne V. M. (City of Lethbridge, 2007-06-25)
    With municipal population numbers rising, our knowledge and understanding of the existing and anticipated immigration trends of immigration, maintenance of birth and fertility rates and increasing university and college ...