Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Fawcett, Robert Benjamin, Thesis advisor (ths): Green, Jonathan, Degree committee member (dgc): Walker, Ryan, Degree committee member (dgc): Newhouse, David, Degree committee member (dgc): Andersen, Chris, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>The self-determining autonomy of urban Aboriginal communities in Canada's Prairie Provinces can be strengthened at the local scale through decolonized municipal governance frameworks. The City of Saskatoon's Strategic Plan 2012-2022 is highlighted to explore two interrelated questions: do Saskatoon's Aboriginal engagement strategies represent a co-produced or indigenized… more Full Text: EXPLORING INDIGENOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO (INDIGENIZATION OF) THE CITY OF SASKATOON’S STRATEGIC PLAN 2012-2022 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty …
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The inclusion and application of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) has become a central and often demanded element of policy making involving Indigenous peoples. However, there are very few examples that exist in the literature and elsewhere that show how IK can be effectively integrated into decisions, policies, and programs. In response to these challenges, this research explored what… more Full Text: BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INCORPORATION IN POLICY MAKING: THE NUNATSIAVUT CASE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of …