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      The Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre and the Community Liaison Committee : laying the groundwork for self-government, 1968-1982

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      Date
      2009
      Author
      Ouart, Pamela
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      As Aboriginal peoples relocated to urban areas in the 1950s and 1960s they often found that the services they were offered did not suit their needs, to address this issue Aboriginal peoples began advocating for organizations of their own. Two such organizations include the Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre and the Community Liaison Committee. This thesis will explore how Aboriginal peoples worked to create organizations that served their needs, rather than assimilating as was expected; how the status blind approach within organizations was resisted; and how these organizations had a strong desire and vision to become self-governing, often demonstrated by engaging in coproduction, even in the very early stages of organizational development. The data collected included archival documents and informant interviews and was analyzed using an adapted form of grounded theory. The research and analysis revealed waves of engagement in coproduction as a way to defy expectations that Aboriginal peoples would assimilate once moving to the city, and rather embrace Aboriginal cultures and practices in the city.
      Degree
      Master of Arts (M.A.)
      Department
      Geography
      Program
      Geography
      Supervisor
      Peters, Evelyn
      Committee
      Walker, Ryan; Macdougall, Brenda; Hackett, Paul; Zellar, Gary
      Copyright Date
      2009
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-06152009-193346
      Subject
      Aboriginal self-government
      Saskatoon Saskatchewan
      co-production
      urban Aboriginal peoples
      urban Aboriginal organizations
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