Indigenous Knowledge

Bringing Indigenous knowledge into the field of social work at Ryerson University.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--James Cook University, 2004.

Includes 10 case studies.

Beginning with the observations of Indigenous Elders and land-users, authors examine and articulate the relationship between the rise and fall of muskrat populations and ice-jam flooding on the Peace River and in the Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD), and how that has been affected by climate change.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2010.

Describes the partnership between the First Nation's Heritage Department, academics and government funders working on the project Documenting Traditional Knowledge in Relation to Climate Change and makes recommendations based on this experience.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2016.

Examines the link between environmental injustice, racism and cultural genocide; and discusses the importance of creating a nature based culture that is both environmentally sustainable and socially just.

Provides a series of inquiry questions and guiding information organized around four themes: cultures of belonging, instructional design, pedagogy, and sharing through stories.

Stephen Augustine tells his family version of the Mi'kmaq Creation Story. Presentation begins at 15:35. Duration: 2:48:54.

Stephen Augustine presents explanation of the treaty process for different treaties and negotiation for survival. Duration: 2:33:38.

Stephen Augustine speak about the seven sacred teachings and medicine wheel concepts used by the Mi'kmaq and relates a story told by his ancestors. Lecture begins at 28:17. Duration: 2:44:51.

Guest speaker Clifford Paul discusses using a two-eyed seeing approach to moose management. Question and answer period about the land. Lecture begins at 22:03. Duration: 2:45:21.

Elder Danny Paul tells a story about the creation of man and about keeping culture and cultural continuity with Aboriginal youth. Presentation begins at 22:50. Duration: 2:45:16

The authors discuss their own experiences with allyship when conducting research within the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council.

Geography, Urban and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Concordia University, 2011.

Book review of: The West and Beyond: New Perspectives on an Imagined Region edited by Alvin Finkel, Sarah Carter, and Peter Fortna.

Examines the many facets of colonialism in relation to teacher education programs in Canada.

Studies the outcomes of patients treated by both western and Indigenous forms of medicine.

Looks at identification of whales bones found at Nuu-chah-nulth and Makah archaeological sites and historical whaling practices.

Reports on lived experiences, childrearing needs, and ongoing effects of colonization on young Moāori parents.

Looks at concept of well-being and health and creation of a community based partnership model for health care.

Focuses on selection, processing and management of plant materials used in construction, and uses this information to analyze the collection held in the White Rock Museum

Article shares findings from interviews with Swampy Cree Elders from Northern Manitoba in which they discussed their worldviews and knowledge systems. Authors argue that Indigenous knowledge offers a philosophy and practice that should serve as a model for mitigating severity of climate change.

Authors examine the policy frameworks relating to education implemented by provincial and territorial governments in response the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) calls to action; find that Indigenous knowledge systems remain subordinate to Western frameworks which undermines the goals of the process of reconciliation.

Essay from forthcoming book Keepers of the Green World: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Sustainability edited by Melissa K. Nelson and Dan Shilling.

Looks at how knowledge translation in Inuit communities requires different methods than those used in non-Inuit populations.

Examines the field of participatory action research (PAR) and the challenges for creating alternative research methods.

Article draws on author’s work with youth who are learning new ways to practice Indigenous Ainu culture in an urban center in Japan; focuses on cultural practice and revitalization, decolonization and self-determination.

Looks at Canadian laws surrounding traditional knowledge data collection and issues that should be sorted out before a project is started.

Considers and describes the traditional harvesting practices of various Aboriginal communities in northern Alberta.

Explains how Sámi use the cultural centres for documentation and preservation of language and heritage.

Provides understanding of Indigenous research methods including ways of gathering indigenous knowledge.

Looks at the exclusion of non-Western knowledge and intellectual traditions in academic theories and why Indigenous worldviews should be regarded as a gift.

Suggests that the methodologies involve "...those that enable and permit Indigenous researchers to be who they are while engaged actively as participants in research..."

Looks at online learning with a historical review of adult education & its lack of engagement with Indigenous knowledge. Also discusses need to create culturally sensitive technology designed to include Indigenous knowledge.

Introduces a professional resource, Enhancing School Science with Indigenous Knowledge: What We Know From Teachers and Research.

Looks at impact of cultural and historical misunderstandings and the effect on Native students. Provides recommendations.

Authors use discourse analysis to engage with the online response to an essay they had coauthored previously; and provide criticism of social narratives that have erased the history of Indigenous peoples prior to the founding of Australia.

The author looks at Lisa Jackson's 2019 video exhibit and notes the artist's use of diverse methods to reach more people from different backgrounds.

Discusses the author’s experience of seismic and volcanic activity, while visiting Mexico to study the influence of Indigenous knowledge of volcanic topography on the outcomes of historical land/property disputes.

Oral traditions in myth and ceremony examined for evidence of geological events in the Pacific northwest during the Holocene era.

Book review of: When the Other is Me by Emma LaRocque.

Book review of: When the Other Is Me: Native Resistance Discourse, 1850-1990 by Emma Laroque.

Discusses how Maria Clara Sharupi Jua incorporates the customs and beliefs of her homeland in her poetry to defend the the Shuar culture.

Argues for increased inclusion of Indigenous peoples, stating that there is much to gain by doing so. The article proposes a variety of suggestions to solve the power imbalance between the academic world and Indigenous peoples.

Discusses narrative technology, an adaptive re-creation of the oral tradition of hunter/gatherer stories using different media and settings.

Explains the curriculum of place, what it is, how it works and the importance in education.