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1987

Therrien, Beverly K.

Masters thesis. Examines two systems of wildlife management, scientific and indigenous. Also examines the third possibility of joint management. Using the Porcupine Caribou Management Board as an example an assessment is made of the ability of native people to participate in public policy making

Fall 2018

Kerfoot, Brandon

the late twentieth century to circumvent Indigenous activism and continue colonial policies under the guise of concern for animals. This project defines and analyzes the appropriated meanings that sustain the animal welfare state. Deploying Roland Barthes’ analysis of myth, I develop a semiotic

framework that addresses the movements and barriers between Inuit speculative fiction, environmental and animal welfare activism, and political documents, and I contribute to the fields of critical animal studies and Indigenous literary studies by identifying the common structure by which seemingly

2020-06-01

Karsgaard, Carrie; Mackay, Mackenzie; Catholique, Alexandria

71% of the world’s surface is covered in water, from salt water systems to freshwater systems. What happens when our actions as a society impact these vital ecosystems that are part of our daily lives for water, food, and fun? This lesson introduces students to researching and analyzing different...

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

2015-06-02

Anna Wilson

Comparing Indigenous Approaches to Autism with Western Approaches to Autism Anna Wilson, University of Alberta On United Nations World Autism Day 2015, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon encouraged policymakers, professionals, employers, service providers, and caregivers to create an inclusive

Spring 2018

Prete, Tiffany D

the educational approaches: (a) creating positive perceptions of Aboriginal Peoples and (b) students’ understanding of Aboriginal Peoples based on the seven learning objectives in the policy. The author used a Blackfoot theoretical framework grounded in an Indigenous research methodology, with the

Fall 2018

Baydack, Micki

during the years 1990-2005. Traditional Knowledge from local Indigenous peoples, suggests that reclamation of current mine sites in the range of the Bathurst caribou herd must be done in ways that ensure human-caribou relations and landscapes are healed for future generations. The results are consistent

with trample scar research in Bathurst range and previously documented Traditional Knowledge that asserts caribou have started moving away from the area since the dramatic increase of mining activity in the region with significant social, economic and cultural consequences for Indigenous peoples. The

Fall 2010

Henderson, Tanya Kim

monumental Roman architecture, viewing them as an active agent in visually, culturally, and socially asserting Roman hegemony over subjugated Italic peoples. Neither of these methods address the active participation of indigenous peoples in selecting which social and cultural institutions and material

immersion pools, the variation of bathing methods available to users, and space for moderate exercise is an indigenous contribution to the standard Greek Hellenistic public bath structure. Both the social customs of the Campanians and domestic bath architecture predating the first public baths in the area

Spring 2019

Valerie Fisher

respect for Indigenous ontological, epistemological, methodological and axiological approaches. Protocols set by the University of Alberta, Research Ethics Board, and Anishinaabe knowledge seeking practices was carefully followed. Purposive and snowballing sampling techniques were used to select four

traditional Indigenous. With Aboriginal education being a long-standing historical issue of failed attempts, the government and church officials created Indian residential schools for the purpose of forcing First Nations people to abandon their Indigenous knowledge and languages. Children were housed in

residences far from home during the school year. Anishinaabancesug (Ojibwe children) were not privileged to partake in the ongoing traditional Indigenous education phase of their development. Because of the abuse that they had gone through in European-based schools, their education was compromised there as

Fall 2016

Tétreault, Matthew JM

This novel manuscript explores Francophone Métis identity in Manitoba. Forced to consider his future after losing his job, and learning of his girlfriend’s pregnancy, a young man reflects upon his family’s heritage as he struggles to take responsibility. Tensions over language and culture, evoked...