Municipal‐Aboriginal advisory committees in four Canadian cities: 1999–2014
Abstract How have municipal governments in Canada been engaging Aboriginal peoples and First Nations? This project examined municipal Aboriginal relations offices and/or advisory committees across Canada and focuses on four cases in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto. This study identified th...
| Published in: | Canadian Public Administration |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/capa.12158 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fcapa.12158 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/capa.12158 |
| Summary: | Abstract How have municipal governments in Canada been engaging Aboriginal peoples and First Nations? This project examined municipal Aboriginal relations offices and/or advisory committees across Canada and focuses on four cases in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Toronto. This study identified their mandates, size, locations and initiatives these offices and advisory committees have undertaken, which include: awareness training; employment strategies to recruit, hire and retain Aboriginal municipal employees; and improve Aboriginal representation on municipal agencies, boards and commissions. |
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