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Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Indigenous Peoples and Unions in Canada
February 20, 2019 | Authored by: Lynne Fernandez , Jim Silver
It is true that historically unions have acted in the interests of non-Indigenous workers, failing to adequately represent the interests of Indigenous workers, and even actively excluding them from paid employment. Today’s unions are working to eradica …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Education, Training, and Capacity Building
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They Can Live a Life Here: Current and Past Tenants Experiences with IRCOM’s Model of Housing and Wrap Around Supports
January 21, 2019 | Authored by: Jill Bucklaschuk
Finding affordable, secure, good quality housing is an essential and immediate part of the early settlement process for immigrants and refugees. Yet, obtaining appropriate housing can be daunting and often impossible in housing markets with a dearth of …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Communities and Research: A tool for change
December 18, 2018 | Authored by: | Edited by: Sara Atnikov
The Manitoba Research Alliance has held its current Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Grant from 2012-2019. Now at the tail end of the project, this retrospective magazine shares the work the Manitoba Research Association has …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Community Economic Development, Education, Training, and Capacity Building, Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization, Justice, Safety and Security
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State of the Inner City 2018: Green Light Go: Improving transportation equity in Winnipeg
December 11, 2018 | Authored by: Ellen Smirl
Transportation is essential for getting almost everything we need in our daily lives. Finding a job or going to work, getting groceries or other supplies, participating in social activities, accessing healthcare or social services all require the abili …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
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Keeping Winnipeg Affordable: Exploring the potential for inclusionary housing in a slow-growth city
December 11, 2018 | Authored by: Lissie Rappaport
In Winnipeg, there is a need for more affordable housing, as 21 percent of households (64,065 households) are living in unaffordable housing—according to CMHC’s definition of spending more than 30 percent of income on shelter. Additionally, there are a …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Na-gah mo Waabishkizi Ojijaak Bimise Keetwaatino: Singing White Crane Flying North – Gathering a Bundle for Indigenous Evaluation
November 6, 2018 | Authored by: Gladys Rowe, Carla Kirkpatrick| Edited by: Ellen Smirl
In Winnipeg, a city with a high population of Indigenous peoples, incorporating Indigenous ways of practice into helping programs and organizations makes sense, as organizations work to support community. However, funding expectations and evaluation me …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Education, Training, and Capacity Building
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Living in the City: Documenting the Lived Experiences of the Island Lake Anishininew People
August 15, 2018 | Authored by: Leah McDonnell, Josie Lavoie, Andy Wood, Derek Kornelson, Jaime Cidro, Linda Manoakeesick
For both First Nations and non-First Nations peoples living in rural and remote areas, accessing diagnostic health services and treatment often requires traveling long distances, and in some cases, relocating to an urban centre for a few weeks or month …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Growing Roots: An Action Research Project to Build Newcomer Food Security in Winnipeg’s North End
August 14, 2018 | Authored by: Amy Goulet
Many newcomers to Canada struggle with food insecurity and the health impacts of dietary acculturation, including increased risk for chronic disease. Few evaluated programs or resources exist to support newcomers with their food challenges and there is …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Community Economic Development
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Fast Facts: Social Enterprise Improves Food Security in Garden Hill First Nation
July 31, 2018 | Authored by: Marina Puzyreva
Food insecurity is a pressing problem for thousands of Indigenous people living in remote reserves in the North of Manitoba. The new CCPA Manitoba report Harnessing the Potential of Social Enterprise in Garden Hill First Nation explores in-depth the th …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Community Economic Development
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**Video** Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement
July 31, 2018 | Authored by: Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot, Gladys Rowe, Liz Carlson
Stories of Decolonization is a multi-film interview-based documentary project that shares personal stories in order to explore accessible understandings of colonialism and its continued impact on those living on the lands now called Canada. It also exp …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Education, Training, and Capacity Building
