Browsing by Author "Voyageur, Cora J."

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    'If I didn't do something, my spirit would die...'
    (2007) George, Corinne; Carter, Sarah A.; Voyageur, Cora J.
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    If you hunt good enough you'll find it: the well-being of urban aboriginal seniors in the Calgary region
    (2011) Kerluke, Brittni J.; Voyageur, Cora J.
    Previous research has demonstrated that Aboriginal peoples represent one of the most disadvantaged populations in Canada and they are disproportionately affected by chronic diseases. However, research has failed to explore the aging Aboriginal population in Canadian cities. This study examines what keeps urban Aboriginal seniors well by exploring how they understand their well-being and the factors that affect their health. Using twenty in-depth individual interviews and two focus groups involving Aboriginal seniors over the age of 60 years, this study finds that Calgary's urban Aboriginal seniors hold holistic understandings of well-being and factors such as legacy, place and social engagement are identified as playing a key role in their well-being. Additionally, Aboriginal seniors are enhancing their well-being in urban areas by accessing both formal and informal sources of well-being. These findings have been utilized to develop an Indigenous well-being conceptual framework addressing what keeps Calgary's Aboriginal seniors well.
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    Native students' identity in higher education: merging, emerging or struggling?
    (2009) Barnes, Barbara Gay; Voyageur, Cora J.
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    Native women's identity in higher education
    (2002) Barnes, Barbara Gay; Voyageur, Cora J.
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    The casino problem: media constructions of first nations gaming in Alberta
    (2011) Couture, Josee C.; Voyageur, Cora J.
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    'They Call it a Healing Lodge, but Where is the Healing?': Indigenous Women, Identity, and Incarceration Programming
    (2019-08-26) Clifford, Alicia Gayle; Henry, Robert; Godley, Jenny; Voyageur, Cora J.; Leason, Jennifer
    This thesis examines the impacts of state-run Indigenous programming on Indigenous women’s cultural identities post-incarceration. Despite attempts to alleviate Indigenous incarceration numbers since 1999, Indigenous women in Canada continue to be one of the fastest growing federally incarcerated populations, as their numbers have more than doubled since 2001 (OCI, 2016; Reitano, 2017; Statscan, 2017). It is projected, at its current rate that by 2030 there will be more than 6500 Indigenous women housed in a federal corrections institution (Innes, 2015; OCI, 2016; Reitano, 2017; Statscan, 2017). However, there is limited focus on the impacts the criminal justice system, incarceration, and Indigenous programming may have on their perceived identity as an Indigenous woman post-incarceration. Institutional program evaluations continue to give secondary status to the voices of those imprisoned while privileging the voices of those who are employed by Correctional Service Canada reinforcing a top-down approach. Inmates serving federal time can be housed across Canada, therefore, many Indigenous women who find themselves in these institutions may not be lodged in their traditional territories, and those who transfer to a healing lodge are transferred to the Prairies. While serving time within another First Nations territory, the Indigenous women have to partake in cultural programming that is not their own due to limited access to a diverse range of knowledge keepers and Elders. At the same time, if Indigenous women want to return to their families and communities sooner, they must engage in programming, and specifically Aboriginal programming to lower their risk status to be eligible for early release. By undertaking this research from the perspective of Indigenous women, state co-ordinated Indigenous programming can be understood through the eyes of those that have lived experience, giving voice to the silenced.