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FINDING INDIGENOUS DISCOURSE SURVIVANCE AND SENDING IT FORWARD
(2017-04-25)
This research is an interdisciplinary study of rhetorical analyses of three textual forms made by Indigenous women local to the Saskatchewan parkland. My purpose was to identify the survivance of a tribally specific ...
“IT WAS OUR LIVES, THAT WAS WHAT WE BELIEVED”: INDIGENOUS HISTORIES OF CATHOLICISM IN NORTHWEST SASKATCHEWAN
(2018-01-09)
This dissertation considers the variety of ways that Indigenous people in Patuanak (a Dene First Nation) and Ile-a-la-Crosse (a predominantly Cree/Metis village) in northwestern Saskatchewan have negotiated Catholicism ...
"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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Under the Accountability Microscope: Canadian Indigenous Accountability Policies, 2006-2016
(2017-05-03)
Political commentary, including discussion of Indigenous accountability, regarding nation to nation relationship building with Canada’s Indigenous nations has increased significantly since the federal election in October ...
An Exploration of Crime Prevention Among Indigenous Youth Who Utilize the Services of the Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming (SCYAP)
(2017-09-20)
ABSTRACT
Indigenous youth in Canada are incarcerated at rates that are six times greater than their non-indigenous counterparts. Studies have attributed this disparity to several factors: the intergenerational effect of ...
White-presenting Indigenous peoples
(2018-10-02)
Indigenous individuals who physically appear White, or White-presenting Indigenous Peoples (WPIPs) are a growing and unique group. Previous research indicates multi-dimensional discrimination, coming from darker-skinned ...
Examination of the Association Between Diabetes, Depression, and Suicidality with a Special Focus on the Indigenous Canadian Population
(2018-10-02)
Diabetes, depression and suicidal behavior are increasingly prevalent conditions with major public health implications. A potential association between these conditions has been suggested in the literature but not entirely ...