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2019-11-11

Lupien, Pascal

SSHRC Awarded PDG 2020: The ongoing political, social, and economic marginalization of Indigenous women exposes them to poverty, social exclusion, and violence. But Indigenous women are not victims; they are actively involved in resistance efforts and have created civil society organizations (CSOs

) to reclaim power and agency. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become an indispensable resource for civil society actors, but research suggests that numerous barriers limit the potential of technologies to support the empowerment of Indigenous women. These barriers include the

fact that technology is not designed according to their perspectives, preferences and ways of knowing. During our previous SSHRC-funded research, Indigenous women's CSOs identified two priorities for using ICTs: political communication and collaboration with other Indigenous women across the Americas

2017-10-13

McHugh, Tara-Leigh

SSHRC Awarded IG 2018: This Aboriginal and community-based, participatory research project aims to co-create knowledge about the holistic (emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual) benefits to Indigenous youth of participating in northern games, and to identify factors that might be modified to

maximize positive holistic outcomes for Indigenous youth. We will recruit a purposeful and convenient sample (as described by Patton, 2002) of 50 participants: 30 Indigenous youth between the ages of 15 and 24 years (consistent with Statistics Canada’s definition of youth), 10 parents/guardians, 5 coaches

, and 5 Elders living in Inuvik, NT with experience of northern games. The perspectives of Indigenous peoples are underrepresented in the sport research literature, and it is critical to ensure that sport research more readily acknowledges the encompassing view of sport held by many Indigenous peoples

2017-10-13

McMahon, Rob

SSHRC Awarded IG 2018: This project addresses a hidden bias of mainstream teaching and learning, wherein Indigenous and locally-held knowledge is often positioned as the oral teachings of the past, in contrast to the contemporary character of digital literacy. The three-year project takes a

strengths-based approach to explore and develop, in partnership with Piikani First Nation, appropriate forms of Blackfoot (Piikani) digital literacy. The participatory action research project's data collection is grounded in Indigenous methodologies and built around the now, well-developed Piikani Cultural

2016-02-01

Byl, Julia

SSHRC Awarded IDG 2016: Music's place in the Catholic Church’s movement from an agent of Portuguese colonization to a site of indigenous resistance in now-independent East Timor is the focus of this project. I will seek out traces of musical sound and embodied performance in archives and

2012-02-01

Irlbacher-Fox, Stephanie

SSHRC Awarded IDG 2012: This project will focus on the community of Deline, Northwest Territories, a community of 600 Dene people situated on the Southwestern shore of Great Bear Lake. A group of Deline Elders wish to publish an academic book that describes their philosophy of Dene governance...

2018-02-01

Goodman, Karen

to develop data sharing processes for H. pylori genomics research, that respect community values. Genomics research can generate valuable scientific knowledge. For Indigenous peoples, it offers knowledge regarding biological matters that concern them. However, current norms and expectations for

openly sharing scientific data were developed to primarily benefit science and scientific researchers. Guidelines for genomics research do not consider the special context of research with Indigenous partners, who have been historically exploited by academic institutions. This project will use a

academic partners to discuss the process and research norms of genomics, the history of research in the communities, and research protocols in NWT and YT. We will collect data on the impacts of genomics research in a shared-learning environment, where Indigenous and academic research partners can work

2018-07-26

Nicoladis, Elena

SSHRC Awarded CG 2018: The theme for the interdisciplinary International Symposium on Bilingualism-12 (ISB12) is The Next Generation. We build on the theme in two ways. First, we highlight the importance of children in maintaining languages, including among immigrants, indigenous language speakers

opportunities to deliver a lecture. Thirdly, we are also organizing a roundtable on bilingualism and indigenous languages in order to create connections between bilingualism researchers and researchers focused on revitalization programs.

2015-01-21

Fox, Karen

SSHRC Awarded IDG 2015: The project focuses on historical analysis of indigenous Hawaiians' [Kanaka Maoli] submissions to Hawaiian language newspapers (1834 - 1948). In 19th century Hawaii, missionaries' leisure-discourses were intimately connected with colonial structures and judgments about

by missionaries. The intellectual outcomes will include: Demonstrate the role of leisure discourses in colonial misrepresentations of Indigenous practices and Kanaka Maoli use of cultural practices to maintain well-being and resist colonialization. Materially contribute to the Hawaiian-language

intellectual commons through search strategies and translation; Historical analysis has implications for current tourism/leisure practices and self-determination actions relevant for other Indigenous communities.

2015-01-30

Daskalaki, Evangelia

the discourse properties of indigenous languages, which will contribute to the documentation and preservation of endangered languages.

2017-11-30

Halpenny, Elizabeth

SSHRC Awarded PDG 2018: Globally, most park agencies have little capacity to produce in-house social science or ecological research, or conduct meaningful knowledge exchange with Indigenous and local communities. The goal of this project is to enhance the generation and use of knowledge, especially

social science, local, and indigenous knowledge, for parks and protected areas policy, planning and management. With the realization that park-related knowledge mobilization is needed for effective park management, and that human factors have been neglected, the project will result in a multidisciplinary

, inter-institutional, cross-sectoral partnership to elevate park-related Indigenous, environmental science, ecological and other park-related knowledge mobilization in Canada and globally. Research will include (a) systematic reviews of research literature, (b) surveys of conservation agency staff, and