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Showing 1 to 20 of 151 for “"Non-indigenous"”.
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Ecological consequences of indigenous and non-indigenous freshwater fish parasites.
… fish parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis that has an indigenous and non-indigenous range in Great Britain, the ecological consequences of this parasite for some freshwater fishes across these ranges, the issue of ‘enemy release’ and ‘parasite acquisition’ in introduced freshwater fishes, and the …
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Intensive sampling and comparison of methods in detection of non-indigenous species
Non-indigenous species (NIS) newly introduced to a novel environment usually experience a lag time before the population grows to a detectable level. Management of the NIS during the lag phase provides a better opportunity for eradication than at later stages when the population is larger and …
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Distribution and predictors of non-indigenous marine species within South Africa's MPA network
Considering the continual dissemination of marine non-indigenous (NIS) species across biogeographic borders, little is known about the status of these species within the network of South African marine protected areas (MPAs). Using the most recent data, a target list of NIS was set up for each MPA. …
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Fostering food security through local culture: Insights from Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan
… showed that participants – who represented both Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives – have concerns with food affordability, accessibility, loss of local knowledge, and altered ecosystems. Amongst other challenges, the unavailability of multiple grocery stores and some government policies …
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Proposing new media narratives to create an ethical space of engagement between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada
The media narratives of Indigenous people in Canada have traditionally been based in the colonial policies of late nineteenth-century Canada, showing racist attitudes and echoing the assimilation policy of the federal government. Recent media narratives are less obvious in their racist portrayals, …
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Applying a critical quantitative lens to examine the learning outcome differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in Peru
Across the world, Indigenous Peoples disproportionally suffer from persistent historical inequalities. In Peru, Indigenous children obtain lower scores on academic tests than their non-Indigenous peers. Despite efforts to tackle these inequalities and a growing consciousness that pejorative …
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Subversive Intimacies: Resisting Settler Colonialism's Shallow Attachments
Gathering texts by Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and authors, this dissertation asks, how does settler colonialism depend on disjointed and shallow attachments, and how do Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists respond to and rise above the asociality of this structure? I draw on a range of …
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Building Partnerships With Indigenous Communities
<p>Non-indigenous researchers embark on research with indigenous communities with good intentions but can unintentionally continue to oppress. While existing research shows building partnerships with indigenous communities, requires researchers to work “with” not “for” communities and walk …
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ICTs for whose development? A critical analysis of the discourses surrounding an ICT for Development Initiative for a group of microenterprise entrepreneurs operating in the Jamaican tourism industry: Towards the development of methodologies and analytical tools for understanding and explaining the ICT for Development Phenomenon
… by the Cybercentre encouraged the use of non-indigenous technologies, undervalued indigenous technologies and excluded the indigenization of non-indigenous technologies. These discourses were incompatible with the operational and structural configurations of trans-temporal poor …
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Examining the perceived benefit of education for Aboriginal secondary students in Western Australia
Indigenous and remote Australians have lower education and employment levels than non- Indigenous and urban Australians and face continued socio-economic disadvantage. Many contemporary voices have called for quantitative evidence for Indigenous education policy. The current thesis responds to this …
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The universe and my brain in a jar: Canadians, universities, and Indigenous Peoples
… several policies that aim to recruit and retain Indigenous students. UVic is a leader in a wider Canadian trend of encouraging Indigenous youth to complete high school and pursue post-secondary education, but ensuring that universities are safe spaces for Indigenous peoples and Indigenous …
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A NARRATIVE INQUIRY INTO NLAKA’PAMUX (INTERIOR SALISH) CHILDREN’S RESPONSES TO ONLINE DIGITAL CURRICULUM FEATURING NLAKA’PAMUX (INTERIOR SALISH) PARENTS AND ELDERS
… parents, community members, and Elders? Non-Indigenous people have predominantly directed Canada’s Indian residential, Catholic, and public schools. Further, curriculum resources used within these institutions have largely been void of Indigenous ways of knowing. This research …
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Bleeding Red: Decolonizing the Actor's Process in Search of Emotional Authenticity
… in performance through an investigation of my Indigenous identity and decolonization. Through the role of Maybe Jane and ensemble member in the adaptation of Charlotte Perkins-Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper, I intend to explore indigenizing my role and process to access my full range of emotion, …
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Diversity is (not) good enough: Unsettling White Settler Colonialism within Toronto's Queer Service Sector
… the ways in which queer service provision and non-Indigenous lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and trans (LGBTQ)-identified service providers in downtown Toronto can contribute to and become complicit in white settler colonial projects. During this study based on in-depth interviews, forty-three …
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Troubling Settler Education in Ontario: The Challenges of Policy, Curriculum and Teachers
… and lack of health and education services facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, many Canadians remain deeply ignorant of Canada’s past and present colonial systems. Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders have identified this ignorance as a significant barrier to building post-colonial relationships. …
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Indigenous Futures: What Makes Indigenous Resurgence Possible?
This dissertation is about Indigenous resurgence amongst six First Nations communities in the Nicola Valley, British Columbia. The Nicola Valley is home to both the Syilx and Nłeʔkepmx. Drawing from the work of Indigenous theorists, I conceptualize resurgence as the regeneration of an Indigenous …
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Relationality over Coloniality: An Inquiry into Decolonizing Settler-isms with Indigenous Futurisms
Reconciliation between non-Indigenous/settler peoples and Indigenous peoples has become a central tenet of Canadian education. In this dissertation I examine the ways a settler-colonizer's capacity to dream a vision of reconciliation into being is fractured. The ways schooling is stuck between, the …
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Indigenous (her)oes and their healing work: ending violence against Indigenous women and girls
… historical and current violence, and to empower Indigenous women and girls. These strategies that the researcher explores are from programs and events in London and Sudbury, Ontario. Through qualitative interviews, the researcher brings together the voices of 13 participants, 11 Indigenous …
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BIINDGOOSHNAME SHKODE TEMGOOG (We Are Coming to Where the Fire is) Orienting a Secular School to Humanity's Original Instructions
… dissertation is an account of my journey as an Indigenous educator, woven with teachers into a web of Gikendassowin (Indigenous Knowledge). Together we move through the veils cast over such Knowledge arising from a pervasive civilizational mentality, finding hope for transcending these veils in …
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Nutrient-Rich Foods in Western African Food Supply: Applying Nutrient Profiling Models to the FAO Food Composition Table for Western Africa (WAFCT 2019)
… obtained the highest NRF scores. African indigenous vegetables (AIV) demonstrated significantly higher nutrient density and protein content compared to non-indigenous vegetables. A considerable proportion (66.8%) of analyzed foods were classified as higher-quality carbohydrate foods. …
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