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Fall 2019
The Antigonish sub-basin in the late Paleozoic Maritimes Basin stretches from the Nova Scotian Antigonish Highlands into western Cape Breton Island, Canada. The sub-basin is structural in origin and is bounded by faults that developed late in the history of the Appalachian orogen. The Late...
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Rural Older Adult Physical Activity Participation and Promotion in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
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Given the relatively high rates of physical inactivity among older adults in Nova Scotia (NS) (Statistics Canada, 2011), the purpose of this study was two-fold: 1. To examine the physical activity (PA) beliefs, perceptions and experiences of rural older adults in rural Cape Breton, NS and 2. To...
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That’s not my history! Examining the role of personal counter-narratives in decolonizing Canadian history for Mi’kmaw students
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This doctoral research examines personal narratives of current and former Mi’kmaw students to discover how they situate their own understandings and narratives of Canadian history alongside the content and teaching in the current curriculum in Nova Scotia’s band-controlled and...
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Voice of the Immigrant Bard: Social Commentary in Scottish Bardic Compositions in Nineteenth Century Nova Scotia
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The poetry of the Scottish emigrant bards in the nineteenth century provides integral insight into the experience of the immigrant Scots in Nova Scotia. This thesis explores the role of the Scottish emigrant bards as social commentators; that is, how the narrative and bardic elements present...