Nova Scotia

Architecture and Planning Thesis (MPlan)--Dalhousie University, 2016.

Five components: literature review, surveys of Aboriginal service providers and employees/non-employees and non-Aboriginal employers, data review of strategies/programs, best practices, and evaluation and recommendations.

Applied Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--Saint Mary's University, 2010.

Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) is a policy research organization that analyzes and develops culturally relevant alternatives to federal policies that impact on the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Innu Aboriginal communities and peoples.

Study included demographic profile, financial analysis, decontamination, replacement, renovation of existing stock and new housing needs.

Focuses on development and functioning of the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fishery Initiative (AICFI), which came about as a result of the Marshall decision granting Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nations the right to fish commercially for "a moderate living".

Presents key findings and conclusions resulting from research and an outreach and engagement process with relevant stakeholders. Includes findings from an online survey, an analysis of current and future labour supply and demand dynamics in the region, and the implications for an Aboriginal Employment Strategy.

Website offers an events calendar, Atlantic Policy Congress files, current news, media releases, employment opportunities, and links to First Nations organizations regionally and nationally.

Looks at a variety of indicators measuring economic development to provide the Atlantic Aboriginal community with a tool to measure progress in its economy; and to collect, analyse, and report on indicators of socio-economic progress.

Brief business case study of jewelry-maker Clifford Paul from the Membertou First Nation.

Author reflects on the value of ritual and how a researcher must balance personal involvement and objective observation.

Looks at impacts on identity, fluency, and academic achievement, links to economic development, lifelong learning and community contributions, and leadership, assets and challenges in establishing programs.

"The purpose of this review is to summarize what is known about effective practices in Aboriginal schooling."

Identifies systemic and individual barriers and presents a cross-section of qualitative and quantitative research conducted by government, academics, and non-profit organizations, as well as those similar in structure to the Coast Guard. Best practices, trends and key strategies for engaging, attracting, hiring and retaining Indigenous peoples are also discussed.

Uses a participatory-action research model (PAR) to explore the ideas instilled by and the mobilizing potential of the REDress project—a grassroots, collaborative, community art exhibit intended to bring awareness to the issue of MMIW—at St. Francis Xavier University. Researcher partners with StFX Aboriginal Student’s Society.

Lists material published before 1974.

Describes how the differing importance of the forestry industry in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick has led to contrasting strategies of pest management.

Discusses blood types and genetic factors of Shubenacadie children in Nova Scotia.

Book review of: Out of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi'kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia by Isabelle Knockwood.

Uses research performed in Nova Scotia to discuss the ways that the two disciplines can contribute each other to create reciprocal improvement and understanding on both sides.

Looks at kind of experiences women had giving birth in a non-Aboriginal health care setting in Nova Scotia.

"This resource guide provides a general introduction to justice issues for people who work with Indigenous clients in the Atlantic Canadian justice system."

Discusses problems encountered in the context of the French's continuing influence even after Acadia had been ceded to the British in the Treaty of Utrecht.

Provides information about alcohol misuse that is of practical benefit to community-based service providers. The article contributes to the scientific study on the relation between anxiety/mood symptoms and addictive behaviours.

Urban and Rural Planning Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2002.

Shows inhabited and uninhabited Indian reserves, and other communities (distinct centres of population) by size.

Traces relations between province and the Mi'kmaq nation as they relate to self-government. Analysis based on literature review, government and Mi'kmaq documents, and interviews with key stakeholders.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 1989.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--Dalhousie University, 2007.

Discusses the removal of First Nations from the Atlantic salmon harvest and their move into the guiding profession.

Explores the significance of the first five years of the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice program (NSRJ) and the reasons for taking it beyond the pilot project stage.

[Agriculture] Thesis, (M.Sc.)--Dalhousie University, 2004.

Nursing Thesis (M.N.)--Dalhousie University, 2006.

Overview of consultations held with the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community in May and June of 2005 to review new guidelines. Recommendations provided.

Suggests there could be large economic gains from further investments to improve Aboriginal education.

Book review of: Out of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi'kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia by Isabelle Knockwood, with Gillian Thomas.

Discusses the complex interaction between the Mi'kmaq population and the medical community in pre-Confederation Nova Scotia.

Book review of The Colonization of Mi'kmaw Memory and History, 1794-1928 by William C. Wicken.

Book review of: Colour-coded by Constance Backhouse.

Sociology and Social Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.

Identifies gaps, barriers, and solutions associated with mental health services in Mi'kmaq communities in Nova Scotia.

Examines the unique role that universities can play in helping to maintain both the Micmac (Mi'kmaq) and Maliseet languages in Indigenous communities in the Maritimes to assist in the preservation of culture and communication between generations.

Book review of: The 'Conquest' of Acadia by by John G. Reid, Maurice Basque, Elizabeth Mancke ... [et al.]

Speaks about health conditions of Aboriginal youth and the connection between emotional, spiritual and physical pain. Duration: 58:04.