In Their Own Voices: Building Urban Aboriginal Communities - Couverture souple

Silver, Jim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1552661911 ISBN 13 : 9781552661918

Editeur : Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

In Their Own Voices is an examination of the urban Aboriginal experience, based on the voices of Aboriginal people. It is set in Winnipeg’s inner city, but has implications for urban Aboriginal people across Canada. While not glossing over the problems that confront urban Aboriginal people, the book focuses primarily on innovative community-based solutions being created and run by and for urban Aboriginal people. Separate chapters examine Aboriginal involvement in community development, adult education and the mainstream political process. The concluding chapter, based on in-depth interviews with 26 experienced, Aboriginal community development workers, describes a well-defined and very sophisticated form of Aboriginal community development that is holistic and is rooted in traditional Aboriginal values of community and sharing. Out of their often harsh urban experience, Aboriginal people are defining and creating their own, innovative community-building strategies. In cities with significant Aboriginal populations, these strategies are the basis of a better future, for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jim Silver is a professor emeritus at the University of Winnipeg and a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Manitoba. He has published extensively on poverty and poverty-related issues ― for example, social housing, street gangs, community development, and adult basic education.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1552661911
• ISBN 13: 9781552661918
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 190
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible