In Their Own Voices: Building Urban Aboriginal Communities

by Jim Silver

An examination of the Canadian, urban-aboriginal experience based on the voices of native peoples, this study focuses on innovative community-based solutions being created and run by and for urban aboriginal people. Set primarily in Winnipeg`s inner city, this sourcebook examines such topics as aboriginal involvement in community development, adult education, and the mainstream political process.

189 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2006

About the author

Jim Silver is a professor and chair of the Department of Urban and Inner-City Studies at the University of Winnipeg. His research interests are in inner-city, poverty-related, and community development issues. Jim is a member of the Manitoba Research Alliance and the leader of the Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization stream of its SSHRC Partnership project, “Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty.”