Homelessness, urban Aboriginal people, and the need for a national enumeration

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dc.contributor.authorBelanger, Yale D.
dc.contributor.authorAwosoga, Olu A.
dc.contributor.authorWeasel Head, Gabrielle
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-30T17:57:53Z
dc.date.available2019-05-30T17:57:53Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) appliesen_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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 populations access to housing are being struck in the absence of reliable data. Obtaining good data on the prevalence of this homeless community is one step in improving our collective understanding and response to urban Aboriginal homelessness. According to our calculations, that homelessness is staggering: on any one night, 6.97 percent of the urban Aboriginal population in Canada is homeless, as compared to a national average of .78 percent. This paper highlights the academic and bureaucratic construction of homelessness while urging academics and front-line agencies to align their research agendas in order to help combat the issues that create homelessness in what is a uniquely challenging environment for urban Aboriginal individuals seeking services. The paper concludes with a series of recommendations that will assist in this matter.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationBalanger, Y. D., Awosoga, O., & Weasel Head, G. (2013). Homelessness, urban Aboriginal people, and the need for a national enumeration. Aboriginal Policy Studies, 2(2), 4-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.5663/aps.v2i2.19006en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5375
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Albertaen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Native American Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/aps/article/view/19006
dc.subjectHomelessen_US
dc.subjectHomelessnessen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous peoples -- Urban residenceen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous policyen_US
dc.subjectNational homeless countsen_US
dc.subject.lcshHomelessness--Canada
dc.subject.lcshIndigenous homeless persons -- Government policy -- Canada
dc.subject.lcshIndigenous homeless persons -- Canada -- Registers
dc.titleHomelessness, urban Aboriginal people, and the need for a national enumerationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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