Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "First Nations"
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BEYOND THE DUTY TO CONSULT: COMPARING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THREE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IN CANADA
(2013-08-19)First Nations in Canada have long struggled to participate effectively in resource development decisions. In 2004, the Supreme Court established that the federal and provincial governments of Canada have a duty to consult ... -
Confronting Hegemony: Architectural Dialogues in Northern Ontario
(2016-04-08)The aim of this thesis is to assert the role of architecture as an active mediator in shaping the social, physical and economic space of the indigenous reserve of northern Ontario. This contested region, bounded by the end ... -
EMPTY COMMITMENTS? THE INDIGENOUS WATER CRISIS IN CANADA AND THE COMMITMENT TO ENDING ALL DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES ON FIRST NATION RESERVES
(2022-04-12)In 2016 the Government of Canada (GoC) committed to ending all long-term drinking water advisories (DWAs) in First Nation communities by March 2021. By not fulfilling the 2016 commitment the GoC fails to fulfill its promise ... -
EXPLORING HOW CURRENT FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, AND FIRST NATIONS GOVERNMENT POLICIES SUPPORT AND PROMOTE HEALTHY AGING AMONG OLDER MI’KMAQ IN ATLANTIC CANADA
(2019-08-29)Older Indigenous peoples in Canada, including Mi’kmaq in the Atlantic region, face significant health disparities that occur earlier and more often than for non-Indigenous Canadians. These health disparities mask the unique ... -
Investigating Governance Enablers for Water Safety Plans in Mi'kmaq and Wolastiqjyik Communities
(2022-04-19)Despite Canada’s privileged economic status, First Nations disproportionately experience drinking water issues. In the past decade, the focus has shifted from technological to governance-based solutions, in recognition of ... -
"Out of Many Kindreds and Tongues": Racial Identity and Rights Activism in Vancouver, 1919-1939
(2011-05-02)This dissertation examines “race” politics in Vancouver during the interwar period as one origin of human rights activism. Race-based rights activism is a fundamental element of the modern human rights movement and human ... -
Re-Settling Dawson Park: An Expanded Idea of the Friendship Centre in Edmonton, Alberta
(2016-04-08)This thesis intends to expand on the idea of the friendship centre, embodying its original and current purpose - a middle ground between the city and indigenous culture. This middle ground will acknowledge damaging history, ... -
Social Stressors, Community Belonging, And Culture-Related Protective Factors Among Youth And Adults In First Nations Communities: Links With Psychological Distress
(2020-09-03)Secondary analyses of the 2015/16 First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS) explored the pathways in which various social and cultural factors were related psychological distress in First Nations youth (Study One) and ...