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Indigenous Storytelling Traditions: Mapping Significant Areas for FSC Fisheries in the Bras d’Or Lake Using The Two-Eyed Seeing Approach
(2024-12) Joseph, Tamara-Lee
Fisheries have always been an important component of Mi’kmaq culture, livelihood, and food security as they provided sustenance for thousands of years. The Mi’kmaq People devoted centuries to developing fisheries management protocols based on such cultural significance. However, over time Western Science has dominated fisheries management in Canada through deliberate targeted efforts of colonialism. This shift reflects the tendency for Western frameworks, current research, and management methods to often overlook culturally significant marine areas, leading to misleading and incomplete fisheries data. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between Mi’kmaq Knowledge systems and Geographic Information System (GIS) using the Two-Eyed Seeing Approach. This research will provide valuable insights on how Indigenous Knowledge (IK) can be used in parallel with modern technology to better manage fisheries. Based on these gathered insights, this research will contribute to the development of protocols to improve Food, Social, and Ceremonial (FSC) fisheries management between the Mi’kmaq Nation and the Canadian government. A map of the Bras d’Or Lake, located in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, will be created to highlight the culturally significant areas using GIS layers provided by both Western and Indigenous Knowledge Systems. By including storytelling, legends, placenames, and other culturally significant knowledge systems as data layers and as a communicative tool, this study presents a Mi’kmaq legend coupled with academic referencing and mapping to braid the two perspectives together, further demonstrating how Two-Eyed Seeing can be effectively used in science. The objectives for this study are to finds ways to combine Indigenous Knowledge with Western Science using the Two-Eyed Seeing Approach to supplement research in fisheries, and determine current research gaps in knowledge and ethical data collection, using FSC fisheries to illustrate how both knowledge systems can improve science.
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Senate Minutes, 2026
(Dalhousie University, 2026) Dalhousie University;
The University Senate minutes contain information on faculty and program creation and modifications, academic schedules, admissions, affiliated institutions, alumni information, appointments, committees, faculties, biographical sketches of key members of the Dalhousie community and other information on administrative duties involving the Senate.
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Paramedic Sepsis Identification and Potential Impact on Time to Antibiotic Treatment: A Retrospective Chart Review.
(2026-03-26) Greene, Jennifer; No; Master of Science; Department of Community Health & Epidemiology; Received; N/A; Dr. Yves Leroux; Dr. Dan Lane; Dr. George Kephart; Dr. Judah Goldstein
Introduction: Timely administration of antibiotics improves sepsis outcomes. Our objectives were to determine the accuracy of paramedic sepsis recognition and to describe how potential paramedic antibiotic initiation could affect time to antibiotics. Methods: ED and EMS patients with suspected sepsis were retrospectively examined. Sensitivity and positive predictive value of paramedic recognition were calculated. The timeframes of care points were described and simulated to identify potential time savings associated with paramedic initiation of antibiotics. Results: The sensitivity of paramedic diagnosis compared to ED diagnosis was 21.10% [95% CI: 14.10%-29.80%]. The mean time between triage to antibiotic treatment was 3 hr 1 min. If paramedics initiated and had 73% sensitivity, time to antibiotics could improve to 1 hr 13 min [CI 95%: 0 hr 44 min - 1 hr 42min], and 76% of patients would receive antibiotics within one hour of FMC. Conclusion: Paramedics’ recognition in this sample was relatively low compared to previous literature. Our simulation suggests paramedic provision of antibiotics could improve time to treatment.
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Currents of Change: Hydroelectric Development and Its Effects on Miawpukek First Nation’s Lands, Waters, and Ways of Life
(2025-12) Johnson Martin, Kaleigh
This research examines the ecological and cultural consequences that hydroelectric development in the Bay D’Espoir (the Bay), Newfoundland, has on Miawpukek First Nation (MFN). By exploring ecological disruptions to water and land alongside the impacts on MFN’s cultural practices, values and governance, this study seeks to understand the extent to which Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s (NL Hydro) hydroelectric project reflects a systemic failure to consult with Indigenous communities and highlights the urgent need for proper Indigenous recognition, the implementation of co-governance systems, and for environmental accountability; all of which contribute to true reconciliation. Using a mixed methods approach that includes a literature review and semi-structured interviews, this research highlights how the absence of recognized Aboriginal rights, Treaty rights, and Aboriginal title for MFN has limited opportunities for meaningful consultation and influence over development decisions. The findings reveal substantial ecological alterations to the Bay’s watershed since hydroelectric development – including reduced access to traditional lands and the decline of culturally significant species – which have collectively forced MFN to move away from several traditional practices. This study also identifies promising models for improvements by drawing on the successes of provincial and territorial implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), where Indigenous governance is increasingly woven into environmental management. Ultimately, this research calls upon the federal government to revisit its hesitancy in legally recognizing MFN through Aboriginal rights, Treaty rights, and Aboriginal title, and for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) to formally adopt UNDRIP into legislation, to update its Aboriginal Consultation Policy on Land and Resource Development Decisions, and implement frameworks of co-development, co-governance, and co-management that uphold Indigenous authority, knowledge, and stewardship. Through these measures, the province can foster more equitable, accountable, and sustainable decisions as it relates to development in Indigenous territory moving forward.
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Coexisting at Sea: Offshore Wind Governance and Right Whale Protection in a Changing Atlantic Canada
(2025-12) Dharmaraj, Nina
Atlantic Canada is advancing offshore wind as part of national decarbonisation and energy security goals, yet this development overlaps with the shifting distribution of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale (NARW). Climate-driven changes in prey have redirected NARW use towards the Canadian shelf and Gulf of St Lawrence habitats, increasing exposure to vessel traffic, entanglement risks, and construction-related noise and operational activities. Drawing on peer-reviewed studies, including multi-year passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) in U.S. wind energy areas and climate ecology evidence of right whale redistribution, this project examines the governance conflict that emerges when rapid renewable energy deployment meets species-at-risk conservation. It frames the problem as a “wicked problem”: a governance concept where objectives are multiple and competing (for example, climate mitigation, biodiversity protection, fisheries livelihoods, regional development), data is dynamic and evolving, and solutions may create new cross-jurisdictional trade-offs. The pros and cons are weighed: offshore wind’s climate and economic benefits versus ecological risks and enforcement challenges created by data gaps and multi-national inconsistencies. Using lessons from established global offshore wind-cetacean strategies, alongside Canada’s regional assessment processes, this project proposes a governance pathway that enables coexistence: adaptive, data-linked siting and operations, stakeholder co-design, and international coordination that is tuned into real-time right whale presence. The goal is pragmatic: protect a species on the brink of extinction without sacrificing renewable energy momentum.
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Particularly Protected: Implementing mandatory management measures to reduce ship impacts in sensitive waters in the Exclusive Economic Zone
(2025-12) Foster, Sadie
Canada's extensive coastline and its rich marine ecosystems face growing threats from intensifying maritime activities. This paper argues that existing jurisdictional frameworks, particularly those beyond internal waters, are insufficient to protect vulnerable marine areas from ship-source pollution and other pressures. Drawing on principles of Area-Based Management (ABM), this analysis evaluates the potential of Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) designation by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as a strategic tool to enhance marine conservation. By examining Canada’s current challenges in managing maritime activities, this paper demonstrates how a PSSA designation, complemented by Associated Protective Measures (APMs), offers an internationally recognized mechanism to strengthen marine management. The analysis integrates an ABM lens to illustrate the importance of a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to marine governance, emphasizing long-term vision, and cumulative effects assessment. Ultimately, this paper hypothesizes that the designation of a PSSA on the east coast of Canada can strengthen marine management, thereby furthering Canada's ability to protect sensitive waters and fulfill its national and international conservation commitments.