Release of the Regina specific results for the Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study

Thursday, March 10, 2011

4:30pm – 7:00pm

Ramada Hotel

1818 Victoria Avenue

Regina, SK

Admission is free.

You are cordially invited to attend the presentation on the Regina results of the Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Study by Ginger Gosnell-Myers of the Environics Institute.

In 2009, members of Regina’s Aboriginal community took part in a national survey of urban Aboriginal Peoples where hundreds of people were interviewed about life in the city, their values, community relations, aspirations, and identity.

Ginger will be highlighting the findings of the study which will include the methodology of the project and findings from both the national, and local Regina perspective.

What does it mean to be First Nations or Métis and living in Regina? What are the connections people have to their communities? How does Regina  rank for opportunities, happiness, culture, politics, and identity in comparison to other major Canadian cities urban Aboriginal communities? These results will be looked at, and much more.

For more information, please contact Ginger at Ginger.Gosnell-Myers@environics.ca.

Food and Refreshments will be served.

Sponsored by: The Environics Institute, Royal Bank of Canada, The Province of Saskatchewan, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, The Regina Urban Aboriginal Strategy Committee


Globe Editorial: Natives still suffer shameful stereotypes

The Globe and Mail, February 25, 2011

It is a failure of Canada’s imagination that its original inhabitants continue to suffer the most distorted stereotypes of any non-white group.

Canada’s urban natives, who now comprise half of all Métis, first nations and Inuit, feel they are viewed negatively by the larger society, even as they display a high level of tolerance for other cultures.

What is even more striking is that, according to a study by Environics Institute, many non-aboriginals recognize their comic-book characterization of natives, and acknowledge that real discrimination exists. Read more »