Year: 2022, 2022
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Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the importance of Indigenous languages and their revitalization, as well as the roles and responsibilities of schools through the perspective of Anishinaabemowin public school teachers in the Nogojiwanong, Peterborough ON, area. Three teachers were interviewed and have shared valuable insight into how they became teachers, how the language is taught in their schools… more Full Text: ANISHINAABEMOWIN TEACHER PERSPECTIVES OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN NOGOJIWANONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of …
Year: 2022, 2022
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Abstract: <p>This thesis examines how political and social issues have molded and alteredCanada's penal system since the nineteenth-century. From early Anglo-Canadian society to Joseph Archambault's 1938 Report of the Royal Commission to Investigate the Penal System of Canada, the Canadian penal system waxed and waned against social and political tides. As rehabilitative justice took hold… more Full Text: How Did We Get Here? Exploring Socio-Political Influences in Canadian Penitentiaries: 1800-1955 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …
Year: 2022, 2022
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Name(s): Creator (cre): Lamouche, Sandra Fay, Thesis advisor (ths): Mumford, Marrie, Degree committee member (dgc): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Cole, Jenn, Degree committee member (dgc): Murphy, Jacqueline Shea, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis is about the ways in which Indigenous dance serves as a social determinant of Indigenous health and well-being. Utilizing both contemporary and traditional versions of the Medicine Wheel for the framework, analysis and organization of the thesis allows for a holistic perspective which includes the spiritual, physical, emotional and mental aspects. The importance of Indigenous… more Full Text: Ê-NITONAHK MIYO-PIMÂTISIWIN (SEEKING THE GOOD LIFE) THROUGH INDIGENOUS DANCE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
Year: 2021, 2021
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Abstract: <p>Canadian authored diverse LGBTQ2S children's picture books can help counter socialized aspects of heteronormativity and other forms of oppression. This thesis outlines the challenging process for identifying and locating Canadian authored diverse LGBTQ2S children's picture books, with suggestions provided for mitigating this process. Twenty-two books (list and summaries… more Full Text: Finding Cowboy Joe: The Search for Canadian Authored Diverse LGBTQ2S Picture Books to Help Counter Heteronormativity in the Elementary Classroom A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the …
Year: 2021, 2021
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Abstract: <p>This research is a critical analysis of coordinated access as an approach to addressing homelessness focusing on Peterborough, Ontario as a case study. This study is situated in scholarship that explores the presence of strategies of New Public Management in social service and healthcare delivery. Balancing the methods of Smith's (2005) Institutional Ethnography and Bacchi's (… more Full Text: EXAMINING STRATEGIES OF NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT IN HOMELESSNESS POLICY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY …
Year: 2019, 2019
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Abstract: <p>This thesis examines three Ontario strikes during the 1970s: the Dare Foods, Ltd. strike in Kitchener, Ontario, 1972-1973; the Puretex Knitting Company strike in Toronto, 1978-1979; and the Inco strike in Sudbury, 1978-1979. These strikes highlight gender issues in the Canadian food production, textile, and mining industries in the 1970s, industries that were all markedly different in… more Full Text: THAT ‘70S STRIKE SUPPORT: LABOUR, FEMINISM, AND THE LEFT IN THREE ONTARIO STRIKES, 1972-1979 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …
Year: 2019, 2019
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Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the experience of Jewish individuals living in a small Jewish community in an urban centre of less than 100,000 in Ontario, Canada. The central question I explore is the ways in which Jewish individuals in a small community enact and perform their identity. What are some of the challenges and obstacles faced by Jews in a small community and what kinds of compromises… more Full Text: The Experience of Being Jewish in a Small Jewish Community: A Qualitative Analysis A Thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts In the faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
Year: 2019, 2019
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Abstract: <p>Anishinabai are jiimaan people. The traditional building of wiigwaas jiimaan is a part of a resurgence project that is restoring and maintaining cultural connection to our homelands, the water, and community members. An approach to cultural resurgence, such as the wiigwaas jiimaan, is an attempt to generate a better connection to our homeland, self- determination, and forms of healing… more Full Text: Canoeing through Resurgence: Wiigwaas Jiimaan and Cultural Resurgence within n’Daki Menan A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science …
Year: 2019, 2019
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Abstract: <p>Yellowknife, which began as a gold-mining town in the 1930s, developed into a modern city and the territorial capital. Yellowknife is a popular destination for tourism with yearly growing numbers that reflect aurora viewers, business travel, general touring and visiting friends and relatives. Consequently, tourism in the Yellowknife area is increasing in volume and is of growing economic… more Full Text: TOURISM AROUND YELLOWKNIFE: A BRILLIANT DEVELOPMENT A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science Trent University Peterborough, …
Year: 2019, 2019
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Abstract: <p>This study explored teacher infusion of Indigenous curriculum content through interviews with ten non-Indigenous teachers of social studies and history. The interviews centered on teacher perceptions of preparedness to implement Ontario's recent TRC curriculum revisions, which include more about the contributions, histories, cultures, and perspectives of Indigenous peoples. A brief… more Full Text: “It's like getting a new car without the manual”: Exploring Teacher Perceptions of Capacity to Implement Ontario’s Revised Curriculum on Indigenous Histories, Cultures, And Perspectives A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial …
Year: 2019, 2019
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Abstract: <p>This study provides important perspectives and guidance for educators in Ontario to assist in integrating Indigenous content into public education programs – both in schools and other community educational settings. It explores how Indigenous worldviews provide unique insights for holistic education and learning how to live sustainably in place. The study also focuses on approaches to… more Full Text: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC EDUCATION: ISSUES AND GUIDELINES FOR EDUCATORS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …
Year: 2019, 2019
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Abstract: <p>In Disturbing Invisibility (Coloma, McElhinny, Tungohan, Catungal, Davidson, 2012), the most comprehensive book on Filipino-Canadian studies to date, issues were identified in the afterword as to how Filipino-Canadian studies relates to indigenous identity. This thesis attempts to address this issue by applying Enriquez's (1992) Indigenization Method onto Filipino-Canadian discourse… more Full Text: i AN APPLICATION OF VIRGILIO ENRIQUEZ’S INDIGENIZATION METHOD ON FILIPINOCANADIAN DISCOURSE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …
Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>This study examines the emergence of the New Left organization, The New Tendency, in Windsor, Ontario during the 1970s. The New Tendency, which developed in a number of Ontario cities, represents one articulation of the Canadian New Left's turn towards working-class organizing in the early 1970s after the student movement's dissolution in the late 1960s. Influenced by dissident… more Full Text: STRUGGLING FOR A NEW LEFT: THE NEW TENDENCY, AUTONOMIST MARXISM, AND RANK-AND-FILE ORGANIZING IN WINDSOR, ONTARIO DURING THE 1970S A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master …
Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the neoliberal governmentality approach to education for Northern economic development that was prevalent from 2006 to 2015, during Stephen Harper's period as Prime Minister of Canada. Using a grounded theory approach, this thesis identifies three themes – Indigenous integration, education, and employment for labour force/ economic development – to direct an… more Full Text: BUILDING INDIVIDUALS, BUILDING THE ECONOMY: LABOUR FORCE DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA’S TERRITORIAL NORTH A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master in Arts in the Faculty of Arts …
Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>This study examines the household foodwork of low-income mothers in Peterborough, </p><p>Ontario and considers how community food initiatives (CFIs) such as community gardens and </p><p>good food box programs can support these women in their efforts to feed their families </p><p>adequately. I draw on multiple data sources: interviews with… more Full Text: “At least I can feel like I’ve done my job as a mom”: Mothers on low incomes, household food work, and community food initiatives A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of …
Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>This thesis documents an oral history of the New Canadians Centre, the only immigrant-serving organization in Peterborough, Ontario. This case study builds on scholarship that critically examines immigrant settlement work in Canada. Drawing on interviews and archival research, and employing the analytical concept of home, I investigate how differently-located actors have practiced home… more Full Text: MAKING HOME AND MAKING WELCOME: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE NEW CANADIANS CENTRE AND IMMIGRATION TO PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO FROM 1979 TO 1997 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of …
Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>This thesis focuses specifically on artistic projects that address violence against indigenous women and uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine their meaning and reception. I argue that the mainstream media has negatively stereotyped missing and murdered indigenous women and that art projects have the ability to reframe their lives to the viewing public. I focus on five case… more Full Text: REPRESENTATIONS OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN CANADIAN ART A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
Year: 2017, 2017
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Abstract: <p>This thesis builds on scholarship that highlights how expected gender roles serve to both normalize and obscure forms of violence and hostility in health care workplaces. An analysis of 25 labour arbitrations involving cases of bullying reveals how gender relations is a factor in these grievances and relevant policies in Ontario health care facilities. Reinforced by underlying… more Full Text: WORKPLACE BULLYING IN ONTARIO HEALTHCARE SETTINGS: EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BULLYING, GENDER, AND POLICY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the …
Year: 2017, 2017
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Abstract: <p>Since 1984, poetry slams have emerged as a politicized expressive movement of performing the personal and political through poetry competitions. Slams are also discursively spatialized, often represented as "spaces" that are "safe," "inclusive," etc. In this thesis, I investigate how, why, and to what effect the Peterborough Poetry Slam produces,… more Full Text: “THIS IS WHERE THE POETRY COMES OUT”: EXAMINING THE PETERBOROUGH POETRY SLAM AS RESISTANT SPACE-MAKING Melissa Baldwin (c) Copyright by Melissa Baldwin 2017 Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies M.A. Graduate Program Trent University Nogojiwanong …
Year: 2017, 2017
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Abstract: <p>Background: Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) claims people with mental illnesses/addictions need improved care/overuse emergency departments. MOHLTC expects Coordinated Care Planning (CCP, teams of mental/physical health professionals, social workers and informal caregivers) to improve care and lower emergency department returns/healthcare costs. CCPs are… more Full Text: THE RELATIONSHIP OF POLICY AIMS AND IMPLEMENTATION: ONTARIO COORDINATED CARE PLANNING FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS ISSUES A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of …
