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Spring 2020

Wadsworth, William T. D.

This thesis investigates the application of geophysics and remote sensing techniques in community-driven and collaborative archaeology research in Canada. While these techniques have become common among some archaeologists, they have yet to be extensively used within the lens of Indigenous

archaeology. In the introductory chapters, I present the current Canadian context and review the theory, method and application of these techniques to archaeology. I argue for a reconsideration of how these techniques are applied and interpreted within Indigenous contexts, specifically, where these

applications have fallen short and how these techniques impact and are shaped by modern Indigenous communities. I propose a methodological approach that incorporates multiple lines of evidence, Indigenous knowledge, and Indigenous archaeology principles, as a potential ‘middle range’ solution. To illustrate

Spring 2021

Daborn, Merissa

Engaging with the fields of critical Indigenous theory, Indigenous STS (Science, Technology, and Society), and governmentality, An Apparatus of (In)Difference interrogates how Indigenous food insecurity policy reiterates food insecurity as a matter of poor health choices. I delineate how a power

/knowledge nexus of health and nutrition informs how the food insecurity of Indigenous people living in Winnipeg is differentially governed through healthism, a governing rationality that disciplines bodies through strategies of self-regulation at the level of the individual. In following Foucauldian

governmentality), the expert and the expertise (federal policy makers), and the biocitizen (the disciplined Indigenous subject). By connecting these conceptual relationalities to the empirical context of Winnipeg, I demonstrate how governmentality and healthism operate through white possessive securitization and

2015-08-30

Campbell, Sandy

Wild raspberries are a part of Indigenous peoples' diets in the Northwest Territories. They have also been used in traditional Indigenous healing.

2023-06-20

Iqbal, Saad

Submitted in the EDPS-537 (Indigenous Research Methodologies), the image is my digital land acknowledgment representing my positionality in Canada as an international student and guest on Indigenous lands. Each flipside has the same photograph of Edmonton's skyline taken near the River Lot 11

, Indigenous Art Park and maps of Edmonton* placed opposite to each other. The image reads and views differently when flipped upside down; one side represents the expression of the colonial experience of the Indigenous Peoples while the other side depicts Indigenous worldviews generated through word-clouds

based on the course readings and class assignments. The third part in the middle of the image represents the spaces of “Red Hope” *, and how ‘I’ interpret an Indigenist approach to research in relation to Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and Indigenous Research Methodologies (IRM) based on the course

Spring 2019

Zheng,Xiao

This research examines powwow culture on Treaty Six Territory. On the one hand, powwow culture is traditional with historical roots in warrior societies and in Indigenous forms of dance, also informed by Wild West shows and the world wars. On the other hand, powwow dances as modern

performances also express the dynamism of modern Indigenous cultures.As a Chinese student in anthropology, I have reflected in this thesis on my position as a non-Indigenous researcher, and on the relationship between anthropology and Indigenous cultures. Therefore, another concentration of this research

revolves around my own fieldwork story and personal perspective on the relationship between Indigenous cultures and anthropology.

Fall 2022

Villebrun, Gwendolyn, D.

As we find ways to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015) and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice (2019), there are stories about intergenerational trauma that remain silenced. One such story is about Indigenous women who have not

(Statistics Canada, 2020), stories about childlessness and infertility are primarily from European-descendent, middle-class perspectives, marginalizing the experiences of women of colour. With an Indigenous feminist lens, this inquiry is an untold story that disrupts the colonial imperative that silences the

lived experiences of Indigenous women. It is also a restory that begins with the oppressive sociopolitical impacts on Indigenous women and their reproduction and ends in Indigenous resurgence, healing, and wellness. Using Indigenous research methodology, stories about what it means to live well as

Spring 2020

Spicer, Neal

For decades, many Indigenous communities across Canada have dealt with poor levels of water security and associated drinking water problems both within the home and while on the land, hunting, fishing and participating in cultural events. Yet, despite this, little academic research has been

social position, and the reduced capacity of Indigenous communities and how these have created conditions in many communities similar to those seen in developing nations around the world. In total, 99 semi-structured interviews were conducted over a two year period in two Indigenous communities (Dene Tha

’ First Nations & K’atl’odeeche First Nations) to better understand the variables that underlie participants’ water consumption patterns and what factors influence their choices. The data was analyzed to further develop the existing research that has examined variables that influence Indigenous water

Fall 2023

Goveas, Danika Riva

Primary health care (PHC) transformation continues to be identified as a key pathway to achieve health equity for Indigenous peoples across the globe. In the province of Alberta, Canada, varying degrees of PHC services exist within First Nations, Métis, and urban contexts that are fragmented, under

-resourced, and disconnected from each other, exacerbating existing health inequities. This thesis research aimed to explore historical and present-day policy shifts or changes that have shaped Indigenous PHC delivery in Alberta; and examine the engagement of Indigenous peoples in PHC policy and decision

fiduciary role in health care delivery and relationship with Indigenous peoples. Fast forward to the late 1970s, the government re-affirmed their responsibilities in providing health care to First Nations and Inuit, which led to the creation of many co-designed policy reforms and initiatives provincially to

Fall 2020

Lopresti, Sabrina F.

Introduction: The Indigenous Youth Mentorship Program (IYMP) is a peer-led health promoting school program grounded in the teachings of Indigenous scholars. IYMP aims to reduce risk factors for obesity and type 2 diabetes and empower Indigenous youth and communities. High school youth mentors

provide mentorship and offer younger elementary students healthy snacks, physical activity games, relationship building activities and traditional Indigenous teachings under the guidance of a community-appointed young adult health leader (YAHL). Based on successful pilot testing, the program is being

rippled (IYMP team’s preferred term for scaling up) to new Indigenous communities. Principal Investigators (PIs) deliver IYMP as a multi-sited community-university partnership (CUP) with 13 Indigenous communities across Canada. The IYMP model allows for community tailoring and flexibility in the delivery

Fall 2018

Daena Crosby

organizational responses to Indigenous youths’ needs and youth work practices with this population through a “standing with” (TallBear 2014), analysis of qualitative data collected through a five-month critical ethnography from February to June 2015 that included a two-week participant observation at each

organization and peacemaking circles and semi-structured interviews with 19 youth, 27 frontline staff, and four executive directors. This initial data collection was followed by two and a half years of data analysis and interpretation that led to the inclusion of Indigenous youth’s rhythm and poetry (rap) and

my own photography. The principle focus of this thesis is the complex and multifaceted needs of Indigenous youth living on and off the streets in Edmonton and Winnipeg and how, and to what extent, the ethic of care practices at these organizations do or do not address youth’s Indigeneity as central