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Women's experiences and representations of diversity management and organizational restructuring in a multinational forest company
(2007)
This thesis examines the relationship between worker identity and workplace practices from the perspectives of white and Aboriginal women working in a multinational forest company in the northern prairies. Over the course ...
An exploratory study of physical activity and body mass index in a sample of rural Saskatchewan children
(2007)
In Canada, the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has increased dramatically since the 1980’s. Few studies have examined factors associated with overweight and obesity in Canadian children. The purpose of this ...
Risk indicators for depressed mood in urban youth : the role of socioeconomic and cultural status
(2008-08-20)
Socioeconomic status and Aboriginal cultural status are believed to be key risk indicators of mental health status in youth.The main purpose of the study was to explore the role of Aboriginal cultural status as an independent ...
The relationship between hepatitis C virus and injection drug use in Saskatoon street youth
(2004-04-14)
The transmission and prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among those who use injection drugs is a major public health issue. Injection drug use has been identified as the main cause of transmission for HCV in Canada. ...
Negotiating culturally incongruent healthcare systems : the process of accessing dementia care in northern Saskatchewan
(2006-12-20)
This study is an exploration of the process of accessing dementia care for Aboriginal Older Adults living in Northern Saskatchewan. The research question for this project was, “What is the process of accessing formal ...
George Mann was not a cowboy : rationalizing western versus Aboriginal perspectives of life and death 'dramatic' history
(2007)
The dramatic history of the 1885 Riel Rebellion has been revisited and reinterpreted countless times by hundreds of amateur and professional historians from all cultural backgrounds. From 1885 to the mid-twentieth century ...
An investigation into the criterion related validity of the Prejudiced Attitudes Towards Aboriginals Scale
(2009-08)
The topic of racism and prejudice is a very sensitive issue for many Canadians. This is primarily due to Canada's cherished image as a tolerant society leads even the most progressive people to adopt the belief that racism ...
Sport gave me something to wake up for : aboriginal adults with disabilities speak about sport
(2007-07-05)
The purpose of this exploratory and descriptive study was to understand the experience of disability from the perspective of Aboriginal adults and the meaning they give to the importance of sport in their communities. The ...
Maskosis the healing journey of Little Bear : a narrative analysis of the life of an Aboriginal man with quadriplegia
(2008)
A narrative analysis was used to explore the question, “What does it mean to be an Aboriginal man with quadriplegia?” Six in-depth semi-structured interviews and follow-up reviews were conducted with Dennis Sapp, a 52-year ...
Globalising imperatives and teaching in a cross cultural context : teachers’ work in aboriginal communities located in Saskatchewan
(2009-06-23)
A growing body of literature has drawn attention to the ways in which contemporary education reforms are changing how teachers perform their work, but less attention has been paid to what this means for particular social ...