The Squatters of Whitehorse: A Study of the Problems of New Northern Settlements
Identifies two types of settlement in the Canadian North, the older centers of transportation, fur-trading and mining, and the post-1950 planned mining communities. Some of the former, such as Whitehorse,have an uncertain resource base and the problems arising are discussed. A social survey in 1960...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66516 2023-05-15T14:19:20+02:00 The Squatters of Whitehorse: A Study of the Problems of New Northern Settlements Lotz, J.R. 1965-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66516 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66516/50429 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66516 ARCTIC; Vol. 18 No. 3 (1965): September:149–204; 172-188 1923-1245 0004-0843 Diseases Tuberculosis Parasites Epidemics Health Inuit Indians info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1965 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:21Z Identifies two types of settlement in the Canadian North, the older centers of transportation, fur-trading and mining, and the post-1950 planned mining communities. Some of the former, such as Whitehorse,have an uncertain resource base and the problems arising are discussed. A social survey in 1960 of its ten squatter communities, 310 dwellings, is summarized (cf No 73605), and factors fostering them identified. Casual and uncertain employment, lack of capital and skills, and difficulties of adjustment to changing conditions, shared alike by Indians (12% of total) and others, initiate and maintain squatting. The analysis includes size of household, dwelling types (tabulated), ethnic composition, employment characteristics, etc. 31.7% of the households consisted of single men, 128 individuals. Attempts to evict and resettle the squatters are described in a conclusion and the uncertain future of such subarctic urban centers as Whitehorse discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit Subarctic University of Calgary Journal Hosting ARCTIC 18 3 172 |
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Identifies two types of settlement in the Canadian North, the older centers of transportation, fur-trading and mining, and the post-1950 planned mining communities. Some of the former, such as Whitehorse,have an uncertain resource base and the problems arising are discussed. A social survey in 1960 of its ten squatter communities, 310 dwellings, is summarized (cf No 73605), and factors fostering them identified. Casual and uncertain employment, lack of capital and skills, and difficulties of adjustment to changing conditions, shared alike by Indians (12% of total) and others, initiate and maintain squatting. The analysis includes size of household, dwelling types (tabulated), ethnic composition, employment characteristics, etc. 31.7% of the households consisted of single men, 128 individuals. Attempts to evict and resettle the squatters are described in a conclusion and the uncertain future of such subarctic urban centers as Whitehorse discussed. |
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The Squatters of Whitehorse: A Study of the Problems of New Northern Settlements |
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