Challenges faced by aboriginal youth in the inner city

Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-106

  Brown, Jason ^a   Higgitt, Nancy ^a   Wingert, Susan ^a   Miller, Christine ^a   Morrissette, Larry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b North End Housing Project   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Inner city neighbourhoods; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; INNER CITY AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 25844438690     PISSN: 11883774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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