Browsing by Subject "Two-Eyed Seeing"
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ANKUKAMKUA’TU, ‘DOING TREATY’: AN ALTERNATIVE FISHERIES GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR MI’KMAQ ABORIGINAL AND TREATY RIGHTS TO FISH IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2022-03-29)Despite the recognition of the Aboriginal and treaty right to fish, little movement toward enhancing governance occurred that respected the authority of both the Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia and the Department of Fisheries and ... -
Exploring governance mechanisms and Mi'kmaw values and aspirations for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) in Nova Scotia
(2021-06-29)Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) have been framed as an opportunity for Indigenous peoples to reclaim stewardship of their territories, create space for Indigenous resurgence and cultural revitalization, ... -
Healing Harmoniously through a Community-Based Ecosystem on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
(2022-07-11)In Western and industrialized societies, cities, buildings, and industries are often more valued than the natural world. This is an unfortunate legacy of anthropocentrism. The industrial era has only exacerbated the ... -
Shared knowledge to identify American lobster/jakej (Homarus americanus) movement patterns and habitat use in the Bras d'Or Lake/Pitu’paq
(2022-01-04)Natural sciences are dominated by western knowledge and often discount Indigenous knowledge systems. This study uses Two-Eyed Seeing/Etuaptmumk to identify movement patterns and habitat use of American lobster/jakej in the ... -
Sharing Intergenerational Food Stories to Engage Children in Indigenous Food Sovereignty
(2022-09-01)Within Indigenous cultures, teachings about food have been shared on the land. Yet, Indigenous children are increasingly using online technologies to access cultural knowledge. This study explores how land-based learning ... -
“Turning Poison into Medicine”: Creating Space for the Sacred and Decolonizing Health Care
(2021-11-03)This thesis explores a number of intertwined stories. The main story is written from an auto-ethnographic perspective exploring my recent experience with cancer, seeing an Indigenous Traditional Healer, as well as an ... -
Two-Eyed Seeing and Architecture: Restoring Reciprocal Relationships through Design
(2022-08-10)As a Western society we have lost our sense of the rhythms of the natural world and how we fit into these regenerative cycles, which has contributed to the increasing destruction of our planet. This thesis advocates for ... -
"We get our education from the land": Student Perspectives of Indigenous Food Sovereignty
(2019-04-29)This qualitative study explored the perspectives of participants who attended a Summer Institute in Mi’kma’ki that focused on Indigenous food sovereignty (IFS). Particularly, how the participants’ perceived the activities ...
