| Summary: | Dramatic
growth
in
Canada’s
urban
Aboriginal
population
has
led
to
high
rates
of
Aboriginal
mobility.
Despite
much
quantitative
data,
very
little
is
known
about
the
mobility
experiences
of
Aboriginal
peoples
or
its
impacts.
Furthermore,
while
mobility
may
present
barriers
for
shaping
social
connections
important
to
individual
health,
research
in
this
area
is
minimal,
especially
among
Aboriginal
youth.
Using
community-‐based
participatory
research
(CBPR)
the
purpose
of
this
thesis
is
to
examine
how
mobility
shapes
the
social
networks
and
health
of
Aboriginal
youth
in
the
city
of
Winnipeg,
Manitoba.
While
highlighting
the
use
and
valuableness
of
CBPR
methods,
the
research
demonstrates
that
mobility
impacts
both
the
development
and
maintenance
of
social
relationships
among
Aboriginal
youth
as
well
as
influences
the
types
and
qualities
of
these
relationships.
Additionally,
mobility
indirectly
shapes
health
through
its
effect
on
social
support,
which
was
shown
to
impact
health
positively
and
negatively
through
direct
and
indirect
pathways.
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