"All we need is our land" : an exploration of urban Aboriginal homelessness

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dc.contributor.authorWeasel Head, Gabrielle
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorBelanger, Yale D.
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-09T17:46:14Z
dc.date.available2011-12-09T17:46:14Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionvi, 164 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores Blackfoot homelessness in relation to traditional attachments to Blackfoot territory. It addresses the underlying causes of Blackfoot homelessness in the city of Lethbridge. It speaks to the participants’ experiences of loss on a multitude of levels, disconnection from family and traditional community, and the complex notion of what “homelessness” means for the Blackfoot participants. The thesis uses a literature review to inform the study. The research methodology is a focused ethnography. Interviews with Blackfoot homeless participants were conducted at the city of Lethbridge’s homeless shelter in 2009 and 2010. Narrative analysis was used to interpret the data and the findings, and the subsequent discussion of them, were from a Blackfoot perspective. It is hoped that the information contained within this thesis will help those reading it to better understand Native homelessness and provide insights into the subjective nature of what it means to be “home.” The results of the findings also suggest ways for service providers to develop improved programming aimed at the Native homeless population.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/2579
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Native American Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectHomelessness -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectKainai -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectAmpskapi Piikani -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous peoples -- Alberta -- Social conditionsen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous peoples -- Alberta -- Economic conditionsen_US
dc.subjectHome -- Philosophyen_US
dc.subjectHome -- Psychological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous peoples -- Family relationships -- Alberta -- Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectSeparation (Psychology)en_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.title"All we need is our land" : an exploration of urban Aboriginal homelessnessen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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