Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Mnoomin (Wild Rice) is an important ecological and spiritual Being, and a highly nutritious food source with deep spiritual and cultural kinship to Anishinaabeg. Gathering and processing Mnoomin engages the whole body, mind, and spirit, providing access to culturally nutritious food/s that also sustain a healthy environment. However, settler colonialism has disrupted these practices,… more Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Cullingham, Sarah Catherine, Thesis advisor (ths): Skinner, Mark, Degree committee member (dgc): Changfoot, Nadine, Degree committee member (dgc): McClelland, Alex, Degree committee member (dgc): Doll, Agnieszka, Degree committee member (dgc): Penner, Devin, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>A new regime governing cannabis production, distribution, and access came into effect across Canada in 2018. With the passing of the Cannabis Act (2018) a new legal cannabis industry began taking shape across the country, with specific manifestations at the local and provincial levels. In this study, I take up the standpoint of people who use cannabis and explore how access is organized… more Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>While hospitals were seen as high-risk zones during the COVID-19 pandemic, little is known about how older hospital volunteers and volunteer-based programs navigated that period. Using the Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) in Ontario, Canada as a case study, this thesis research explores the pandemic and post-pandemic challenges of older voluntarism in a regional health care… more
