Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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eng
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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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Know*ledge Constellations and Re*constellating: Narratives to Inform Indigenous-and-Environmental Education

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Evering, Brigitte, Thesis advisor (ths): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Kuhn, Lesley, Degree committee member (dgc): Longboat, Dan, Degree committee member (dgc): Kimmerer, Robin, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The purpose of this study was to explore the educational implications of a clearer understanding of the practice of using multiple, including Indigenous, knowledges when finding solutions to place-based environmental issues. The impetus for my research came from a growing sense of urgency to address environmental issues within both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. Some have… more

Exploring and Evaluating Personal, Cultural and Social Food Needs and the Role of a Community Freezer among Inuit in Hopedale, Nunatsiavut

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Willson, Emily E., Thesis advisor (ths): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Skinner, Mark, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis sought to explore and evaluate perceptions of food needs and the role of a community freezer in addressing those needs, among Inuit in Hopedale, Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador). Research was carried out through an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design. Phase 1 employed qualitative interviews with community members in Hopedale to explore the perceptions of food needs… more

Mixed methods approaches in marine mammal science: a case study of the bowhead whale distribution patterns and feeding ecology in the eastern Canadian Arctic (Nunavik)

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Gelinas, Veronique, Thesis advisor (ths): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Hammill, Mike, Degree committee member (dgc): Hickie, Brendan, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis explored the contribution of mixed methods approaches to marine mammal science through the use of concurrent and sequential designs to study distribution and feeding ecology of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Arctic region of Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. The study combines Inuit knowledge (IK), collected through semi-directed interviews with Inuit harvesters, and… more

Identifying Indigenous Determinants of Health: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of Inuit Health in Nunavik

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Bilodeau, Nicole Morgan, Thesis advisor (ths): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Navara, Geoffrey S, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The primary research question of this study was to explore the key factors influencing Indigenous health through an investigation of Inuit health in Nunavik.</p><p>This research used an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design. The qualitative phase of this project employed interviews with Inuit health experts in Nunavik. The quantitative phase involved an analysis of the… more