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Title: Food sovereignty in Canada
Contributors: Michelle Metzger (author), Matias Margulis (thesis advisor), David Connell (thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia College of Arts, Social, and Health Sciences (Degree granting institution), Gregory Cameron (committee member)
Abstract: Food sovereignty has recently gained increasing prominence as an alternative framework for agri-food policymaking. In Canada, food sovereignty actors are engaging with domestic agrifood policy issues; yet their activities targeting national policymaking have not been subject to systematic study. My research seeks to fill this gap by explaining food sovereignty actors' engagement in, and efforts to influence, federal policymaking processes. Using a case study research design that examines the period between 2009 and 2015, I demonstrate how Canadian food sovereignty actors have interacted with the federal policymaking process by initiating public debate over agri-food policy and forming strategic alliances with agri-food policymaking stakeholders. Furthermore, I show how food sovereignty actors promote ideas about autonomy and public engagement in federal policymaking, and explain the significance of these ideas compared to existing theories of agri-food policymaking in Canada.
Discipline: International Studies-Global Environmental Policy
Date added: 2019-04-05T20:31:51.159Z

Title: The lived experience of sensing the presence of the deceased
Contributors: Barbara Lynn McLean (author), Martha MacLeod (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: A common experience among mourners is thinking they have seen, heard, or experienced the presence of the deceased. In counselling literature these experiences are characterized as hallucinations that occur as a symptom of grief. Mourners often believe they are in contact with another reality and as a result feel that mental health professionals misunderstand them, leading to a silencing of the phenomena. In order to be more helpful to these prospective clients, counsellors need a deeper understanding of the experiences from the perspectives of those having them. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological thesis is to portray the lived experience of perceiving the presence of the deceased as described by seven participants having had the experience. The interview data were transcribed and analyzed for common themes through a process adapted from Colaizzi (1978). Although much was discovered, the most fundamental findings were that the experiences were best described as spiritual and had positive effects on the participants. Other findings included the inability of participants to find words that could describe their experiences, the limited willingness to share their experiences with others, the inability of the participants to control their experiences, and the discovery that participants were not always grieving when the experiences occurred. These findings raise important questions concerning counsellors' approaches to clients. Knowing how to encourage disclosure of the experience, or how cultural differences affect the experiences, or the extent of effects that these experiences have on peoples' lives could be particularly beneficial to counsellors.
Discipline: Education-Counselling
Date added: 2017-04-10T22:15:03.611Z

Title: Git Skee'een Niidiit: people of the Skeena River: Gitksan history in art
Contributors: Judith P. Morgan (author), Antonia Mills (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: No abstract available.
Discipline: First Nations Studies
Date added: 2017-04-10T22:17:03.299Z

Title: Aboriginal values, sacred landscapes, and resource development in the Cariboo Chilcotin region of BC.
Contributors: Titilope I. Kunkel (author), Ellen Petticrew (Thesis advisor), Robert Ellis (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: The Aboriginal values and epistemologies of Indigenous peoples in the Cariboo and Chilcotin region of British Columbia are nested within one of the province's resource development hinterlands. These geographic locations are the birthplace of various cultures, legends, and stories of Indigenous groups. Resource developments at these locations continue to highlight the collision of values arising from urban-remote interactions. Using a hybrid approach of grounded theory and Indigenous research methodology, this dissertation uses two case studies to capture (1) the struggles and resistance of the Indigenous Tsilhqot'in communities as they defend their land against an incumbent mining company and (2) insights into Aboriginal community planning through documenting the Nazko First Nation's Comprehensive Community Planning process. Major themes addressed in this study are (1) Aboriginal values expressed during a Federal Panel Assessment of a proposed mine development in the Cariboo Chilcotin region (2) the contemporary culture of the Tsilhqot'in people including how some women continue to survive on the land and (3) geothermal energy as a potential primary resource. Outcomes of this research study highlight the critical Aboriginal values within the Cariboo Chilcotin region, and how these values are important considerations in resource development decisions. These outcomes provide new insights into how cultural values are embedded within traditional activities and landscapes. Furthermore, the findings show that despite contemporary challenges, community values continue to influence resource development considerations and choices made by the Aboriginal people. This research concludes with new theory propositions about Native Space and why the location and ecological footprint of resource development within the traditional territories of Aboriginal people are important in meeting the needs of their daily lives. --Leaf ii.
Discipline: Natural Resources & Environmental Studies
Date added: 2017-04-11T21:14:33.087Z

Title: Over the Edge (newspaper), March 26, 2014
Date added: 2017-06-29T16:46:18.524Z

Title: Over the Edge (newspaper), January 9, 2008
Date added: 2017-06-29T16:54:36.44Z

Title: Over the Edge (newspaper), February 6, 2013
Date added: 2017-06-29T15:41:59.639Z

Title: Cassiar Courier - November 1989
Date added: 2017-10-10T15:55:31.201Z

Title: BC teachers' experiences with the learner, environment, instruction, curriculum (LEIC) planning tool
Contributors: Meredith Keery (author), Andrew Kitchenham (thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia College of Arts, Social, and Health Sciences (Degree granting institution), Tina Fraser (committee member), Cindy Heitman (committee member)
Abstract: The LEIC is a FASD planning tool, guided by a neurodevelopmental approach to planning and endorsed by the Provincial Outreach Program for FASD. The research in this study explores the lived experiences of six B.C. teachers as they have used the LEIC in past practice and reflect on future use. This mixed-methods study also looks at data gathered in a cross-sectional survey design where a further 27 teachers responded to questions about the LEIC. The findings indicated that the teachers felt that the tool was a useful document however, certain factors inhibited comprehensive and effective use in some cases. The data suggested that frequency of use and bi-modal training methods increased effective practice as well as depth-of-understanding in planning for a student with FASD.
Discipline: Education-Special Education
Date added: 2019-04-05T20:31:49.861Z

Title: The Seniors' Connection Programme: an evaluation
Contributors: Loraleigh Fitzgerald (author), Bryan Hartman (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: No abstract avaialble.
Discipline: Education
Date added: 2017-04-10T22:16:06.267Z

Title: Characterization and seasonal ecology of ectomycorrhizae associated with Sitka alder and lodgepole pine from naturally regeneraing young and mature spruce forests in the sub-boreal spruce zone of British Columbia
Contributors: Aniko Marie Varga (author), Hugues B. Massicotte (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: Prior to this thesis project, our understanding of the influence of stand age and season on in vivo ectomycorrhizal communities of Sitka alder growing with Lodgepole pine within the Sub-Boreal Spruce biogeoclimatic zone was limited. The magnitude of ectomycorrhizal associates present on Sitka alder and Lodgepole pine was not known. In addition, it was of ecological interest to assess if the two host species, common to early-successional, post-harvest forest communities, were directly linked via common ectomycorrhizal fungi with reference to ecosystem interactions and possible nutrient translocation. Stemming from this general lack of knowledge, the purpose of this thesis project was to strengthen our ecological understanding of these two ectomycorrhizal communities. Two complementary methodologies were implemented in order to assess the ectomycorrhizal communities. Traditional morphological assessments offered one perspective of the mycorrhizal associates and permitted morphological description and mycobiont identification when possible, as well as richness, abundance, diversity, and evenness comparisons with respect to host, stand age, and season. It was found that mycorrhizal richness was greatest for Lodgepole pine. Seral and seasonal effects were shown to significantly impact certain Sitka alder and Lodgepole pine ectomycorrhizae. Seral and seasonal effects also significantly impacted alder ectomycorrhizal diversity and evenness assessments, however, no similar impact was observed for pine. Several possible genera of fungal symbionts were identified that may link Sitka alder and Lodgepole pine. The resolution of ectomycorrhizal taxa comprising the belowground communities were improved over morphological assessments through the use of molecular techniques, specifically PCR-RFLP analyses, the second technique applied. Molecular datasets further confirmed some morpholog_ical assessments and defined morphological descriptions allowing for identification of some mycobionts mostly to the genus level, but also to the species level, as well as determining inter- and intraspecific variation of the int!'lrnal transcribed spacer region of rONA within certain morphotypes. Two mycobiont genera (Cortinarius and Lactarius) were identified on both hosts which suggest the possibility of direct mycorrhizal linkage. In this study, molecular diversity assessments, when used in conjunction with defined morphological techniques (such as morphotyping), offered a complementary synopsis of the diversity and dynamics of ectomycorrhizal communities. Taxa were distinguished to a finer taxonomic level and could be identified using PCR-RFLP analysis while the abundance of ectomycorrhizal morphotypes was best described using morphological techniques. The research indicated that stand age and season can significantly influence alder and pine ectomycorrhizae.
Discipline: Natural Resources Management
Date added: 2017-04-11T21:18:24.995Z

Title: Empowering people with concurrent disorder in a clinical context: a structural perspective.
Contributors: Curtis Andrew Olaf Venos (author), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: Concurrent Disorder (CD) is a nascent area of study relative to mental health and addiction. Conceptions of effective treatment and desirable outcomes in the field remain contested. In my examination of CD literature, most researchers concluded the preferable outcomes of treatment to be a reduction or cessation of mental health symptoms and abstinence from substance use. The preferences of people with CD were largely absent in the literature review I conducted. The dissonance between CD literature and my structural social work values prompted me to adopt an empowerment lens for my practicum. Empowerment is defined in this report from a structural perspective. Structurally informed empowerment acknowledges that systematic discrimination is a factor precluding people with CD from living as they desire. In a clinical setting, the reduction of adverse effects from CD and oppression are the most prevalent forms of empowerment. Empowerment in a clinical context is aided by utilizing the recovery movement in determining what people define as a meaningful life recovery from CD is possible with the continued presence of mental health symptoms and substance use. Shared decision making (SDM), harm reduction, personal medicine, and treatment modalities are possible empowering clinical methods to enact a person's vision of recovery. Common needs for the increased well-being of people with CD were ascertained through dialogue and observation at the practicum site. Resources to contribute to fulfilling many of the needs were available in Prince George, British Columbia, yet knowledge of their existence is often esoteric. Social workers in the clinical context are able to address many of the needs in micro and mezzo capacities. --Leaf i.
Discipline: Social Work
Date added: 2017-03-29T17:26:31.259Z

Title: The feminist movement in Mumbai, India: how women in India organize against gender violence
Contributors: Dorothy Jean Brown (author), Marianne Ainley (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: The nature and forms of violence against women arise from patriarchy- broadly defined as a system of male dominance, legitimated within the family and society through superior rights, privileges, authority and power. The degree to which this happens and the forms in which such power is exercised vary between cultures and societies. The process of subordination is generally achieved by devaluing women's contribution, while at the same time extracting significant contribution from them. The accounts of violence against women in the following thesis illustrate poignantly the conjunction of these processes. They also bring out the cultural specificity of some types of violence. Some avenues available to the victims of violence are through the courts of justice which are not immune to the prejudices of the social order and reflect the male bias of the system. A qualitative research design was used and data collected by doing a feminist ethnography which included interviews, participant observation and content analysis in Mumbai, India. What emerged from the data analysis was that in order to have an understanding of feminism as a validation of women's diverse realities, we must have an understanding of empowerment and how it can enhance our ability to control our own lives. Empowerment is a political activity that can range from individual acts of political resistance to mass political mobilization and is aimed at changing the nature and distribution of power in a society.
Discipline: Gender Studies
Date added: 2017-04-11T21:17:22.343Z

Title: Peace River Terrace Subdivision of Peace River Crossing
Contributors: [Alberta Land Survey Office] (Author)
Date added: 2017-05-11T22:54:18.03Z

Title: Plan showing Provincial Government property in the subdivisions of Lots 343, 936, 937, 938 and 1429, Group 1, Cariboo District, British Columbia : Fort George and Prince George, British Columbia.
Contributors: J. T. Armstrong (Author)
Date added: 2017-05-11T23:02:06.771Z

Title: Poems of the promised land: women's stories in the King James Old Testament
Contributors: Jacqueline Joan Hoekstra (author), Dee Horne (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: This project entails a feminist examination of women's stories in the King James Version of the Holy Bible. I focus directly on the Old Testament stories, beginning with Eve in Genesis and ending with Vashti and Esther in Esther. I have engaged these particular narratives for a number of reasons. I pick some stories because of how their oppressive patriarchal interpretation defines womanhood. I choose some other stories because of the manner in which they have been ignored. I select some stories of autonomy because of their liberatory potential for contemporary women. I explore the emancipatory and oppressive narratives concerning women in the text. This systematic approach to images of women and the narratives of women's stories will enable a loosening of interpretation.
Discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
Date added: 2017-04-10T22:12:00.219Z

Title: Assessing the psychometric properties of the British Columbia pain behaviour taxonomy (BCPBT).
Contributors: Elizabeth A. Hughes (author), Kenneth Prakchin (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: No abstract available.
Discipline: Psychology
Date added: 2017-03-30T17:00:26.4Z

Title: Spatial associations between infestations of mountain pine beetle and landscape features in the Peace River Region of British Columbia.
Contributors: Honey-Marie C. de la Giroday (author), Brian Aukema (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: An immense outbreak of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, currently covers a cumulative area of 14.5 million hectares of mature pine forests across the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. In 2004, the first outbreaking populations of mountain pine beetle were observed in northeastern British Columbia, an area not considered part of the insect's native range. My thesis examines how landscape features and their orientation influence establishment patterns of the insect. Mountain pine beetle spread between 2004 and 2006 in patterns similar to a propagating wave, likely due to long-distance dispersal into the region. Large glacially-eroded valleys, canyons, deeply incised streams, local and midslope ridges or small hills in valleys and plains, and open slopes were often positively associated with infestations, providing evidence that the interaction of meso-scale convective currents and topography can mediate patterns of establishment. The orientation of landscape features also influenced establishment, as southwest-facing areas and linear features aligned in northeast-southwest directions were associated with increased densities of infestations in 2006. Management activities were typically associated with a decline in the density of mountain pine beetle infestations in the following year, indicating that such activities were effective in preventing short-distance dispersal of the insect. I found no evidence that anthropogenic activities such as transport and storage of infested material increased establishment of mountain pine beetle across the research area. These results may be used to prioritize preemptive treatments in mountainous regions in the absence of long-distance inputs of mountain pine beetle into expanding ranges. --P.ii.
Discipline: Biology
Date added: 2017-03-30T17:06:41.78Z

Title: Prediction of national mathematics and science achievement by socioeconomic and health factors with a focus on Ghana
Contributors: Christian Appoh (author), Peter D. MacMillan (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: Mathematics and Science are two disciplines considered imperative for technological advancement of any country. However, Ghana placed 47th out of 48 counties in the 2003 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Ghana placed lowest for both Mathematics and Science in the 2011 TIMSS. The purpose of this study was to examine Mathematics and Science achievements in relation to economic and health outcomes for the countries in the 2011 TIMSS report. Multiple linear regression was used as a method to predict achievement. The criterion variables were a Mathematics composite score and a Science composite score. The predictors were Under 5 Mortality Rate and Gross National Income for both Science and Mathematics. Science achievement was more strongly related (55%) to these predictors than was Mathematics achievement (47%). Ghana's results were accurately predicted based on these factors. These findings have implications for Ghanaian educators. --Leaf ii.
Discipline: Education-Multidisciplinary Leadership
Date added: 2017-03-29T17:29:22.32Z

Title: Community network building to impact policy and improve the lives of northern British Columbian women
Contributors: M. Christina Rodrigues (author), Si Transken (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
Abstract: No abstract available.
Discipline: Social Work
Date added: 2017-04-10T22:17:29.67Z

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