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The determinants of tuberculosis transmission in Indigenous people in Canada and New Zealand
(2011-06)
The disparity in tuberculosis rates between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people persists in Canada and New Zealand. The most common form of tuberculosis in humans is pulmonary tuberculosis so eliminating tuberculosis ...
Gladue through wahkotowin: social history through cree kinship lens in corrections and parole
(2015-02-26)
ABSTRACT
This thesis explores the R. v. Gladue (1999) decision and whether it is applicable to
federal corrections and parole release. I outline a Cree relational approach—wahkotowin—that
can be employed as a Gladue method ...
Teachers’ mo(u)rning stories: A living narrative inquiry into teachers’ identities on emergent high school inquiry landscapes
(2013-08-27)
This particular telling and retelling from a living narrative inquiry (Clandinin & Connelly, 2000) into the early experiences of three high school science teachers – Beth, Joel, and Christina – explores the emergent inquiry ...
Canada, inc. the relevance of ideology to the emergence of a capitalist social formation in Rupert's Land and the ‘Indian territories’ of British North America, 1852 TO 1885
(2010-12)
This thesis looks at the relevance of ideology to the emergence of capitalist social formation in Rupert’s Land and the North West between 1852 and 1885 in two contexts: 1) as a mechanism of transforming the mercantilist ...
Understanding diversity and interculturalism between Aboriginal peoples and Newcomers in Winnipeg
(2010-12)
Indigeneity plays a central role in planning for diversity and creating inclusive cities in Canada. In the public domain, racism remains prominent in cities and presents challenges to the realization by urban Aboriginal ...
"PRODUCE MORE TO LIVE BETTER": COTTON, CORN, AND AGRARIAN MODERNIZATION IN GUATEMALA, 1944-1966
(2017-10-30)
This dissertation argues that the Guatemalan Revolution (1944-1954) was a transformational moment that hastened the adoption of modern, industrial agriculture throughout the country and facilitated the opening of new ...
BARRIERS TO WILDLIFE HARVESTING AMONG ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IN CANADA AND ALASKA
(2016-06-21)
A large body of research confirms that access to wildlife resources can reduce conditions of food insecurity and health-related illness among Aboriginal peoples in Canada and Alaska. This thesis is premised on the belief ...
TLA’AMIN HOUSING ARCHITECTURE AND HOME TERRITORIES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: INVISIBLE SPACES SHAPING HISTORICAL INDIGENOUS EDUCATION
(2017-01-11)
A revolution took place in Sliammon, BC, between the late 1800s and 1970s. As with colonialism elsewhere in Canada, this included changes in Indigenous religion, health, governance, and every other mechanism of life, ...
TAPAHTÊYIMOWIN: A HEURISTIC STUDY OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(2016-09-14)
I elected to initiate dialogue with three Indigenous educational leaders and explore their experiences in educational leadership, the knowledge and strategies that they employed in pursuing objectives on behalf of their ...
“WE LET THEM BE OUR EXTENDED FAMILY”: DISENTANGLING STÓ:LÕ FAMILIES FROM THE COLONIAL PAST
(2012-09-24)
This thesis seeks to problematize current historiographic approaches to family, generally, and Indigenous families, specifically. Contrary to much of the scholarship on this topic, Indigenous families like the Stó:lõ have ...