Manitoba Heritage Theses
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Contains full text Manitoba-related theses dating from 1902 to the present.
The University of Manitoba Libraries gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Manitoba Department of Heritage, Culture, Tourism and Sport in the digitization of many of these theses.
The University of Manitoba Libraries gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Manitoba Department of Heritage, Culture, Tourism and Sport in the digitization of many of these theses.
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- ItemOpen AccessWriting, teaching, healing, becoming: poetic inquiry as praxis(2025-04-30) Jain, V; Watt, Jennifer (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning); Lea, Graham (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning); Honeyford, MichelleThis poetic inquiry contemplates how creative writing may contribute to discovering and articulating the Self. Themes of healing and becoming are explored through a diasporic feminist lens. The tension between traditional scholarly writing and poetic inquiry as an act of decolonization has political overtones that challenge expectations of academia and identity. Poetry communicates the progression and arc of meaning as various themes intersect to explore the culture of Self, of the classroom, and of otherness. Symphonic terms are used for headings to frame the movement of theoretical and pedagogical ideas that arise from the analysis. This structure is metaphorical as each chapter is a variation on the theme of becoming through poetry. Cultural abstraction, colonized writing, now an obstruction to my predilection for introspection. Oh! But here is music of a different canon. Melodies and rhythms of language Stretches of silence Giving body. My body Betrayed strayed afraid Healing to words towards healing Poetic music/the music of poetry. Intro/Outro structure beginning to end A meaning found/made/felt And a pen to scribe The poetry movement From a moment to a method To contemplate on reflex, On purpose, on self. Ars Poetica in/of/as research To search and stretch and sense and state I am mother. teacher. writer.
- ItemOpen AccessWe have never forgotten the children: the journey of the Treaty #3 Anishinaabeg as they exercise jurisdiction in relation to their children and families, with consideration of the Act Respecting First Nation, Inuit and Metis Children, Youth and Families(2025-05-01) Kelly, Diane Margaret; Miller, Cary (Indigenous Studies); Ningewance Nadeau, Patricia (Indigenous Studies); Turnbull, LornaThe Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3 have profound and distinct laws for raising their children that flow from their sovereignty, miinigoziwin. Their laws have transcended generations through the adisokanaan, the teachings of Nanaboozhoo and through ceremony. Anishinaabe children were nurtured and protected within a web of relationships and taught to understand their interconnectivity to all of Creation, to know their rich history and be immersed in the nuances embedded within the language. This thesis traces steps that the Treaty #3 Anishinaabe have taken to continuously assert jurisdiction of their children and families, despite colonial policy of dispossession and cultural genocide. The Anishinaabeg have never forgotten the children and have been creative and active in their efforts to displace the child and family services system. This thesis paints a picture from an Anishinaabe perspective purposely utilizing predominantly primary sources to illustrate from both a micro and macro view. First Nations will each have to determine how best to shift the child welfare paradigm for their children and their future. Seeking and implementing Anishinaabe truths with the guidance of Anishinaabe knowledge keepers offers the best hope. The federal Act Respecting First Nation, Inuit and Metis Children, Youth and Families has potential as a further step on the pathway to exercising full unencumbered jurisdiction of children and families.
- ItemOpen AccessDetection of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Winnipeg River using environmental DNA (eDNA)(2024-12-09) Anderson, Morgan; Roth, James (Biological Sciences); Jeffries, Ken (Biological Sciences); Anderson, Gary; Docker, MargaretLake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), a species of ecological and cultural significance in North America, face population declines due to habitat loss, overharvesting, and environmental changes. Effective monitoring tools are essential for conserving and managing their populations. This thesis explores the utility of environmental DNA (eDNA) as a non-invasive tool for detecting the presence and absence of Lake Sturgeon in the Winnipeg River system and its potential to identify spawning events. The spatial and temporal distribution of Lake Sturgeon was examined using mitochondrial (Cyt-b) eDNA, revealing seasonal patterns that aligned with previously documented behaviours, such as spawning, foraging, and overwintering. Fifteen sites were sampled once a month from May through to October in both 2021 and 2022. A total of 55/78 samples (70.5%) amplified Lake Sturgeon DNA in 2021 and 45/65 samples (69.2%) in 2022. The relative location of the collection site to the hydroelectric generating stations was found to be a significant influence on the presence of eDNA. The application of nuclear and mitochondrial eDNA for detecting Lake Sturgeon spawning events using a newly developed ITS-1 assay was found to be successful in a field setting. The nuclear assay only amplified Lake Sturgeon DNA in 14/57 samples (24.6%), all during the suspected spawning period when compared to ideal spawning conditions, successfully detecting the presence of reproductive adults during peak spawning periods. The eDNA results corresponded closely with conventional field observations, including egg deposition and adult sampling. The assay is sturgeon-specific but not species-specific, suggesting its broader applicability for monitoring other North American sturgeon species, though further validation across diverse environmental contexts is required. The findings of this research underscore the versatility and promise of eDNA as a non-invasive tool for Lake Sturgeon conservation. By identifying critical habitats and reproductive events, eDNA provides an efficient and scalable approach to monitor sturgeon populations and inform targeted conservation strategies. This work lays a foundation for further research into refining eDNA techniques and integrating them into long-term monitoring programs to address ongoing challenges in freshwater species conservation.
- ItemOpen AccessEnhancing well-being: the role of nature-based features in healthcare environments for stress recovery among military veterans(2025-03-06) Machum, Lara; Karpan, Cynthia (Interior Design); Reynolds, Kristin (Psychology); Mallory-Hill, ShaunaEach year, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) experiences an alarming increase in the number of military personnel being discharged for medical reasons including orthopedic injuries, operational stress injuries, and mental health disorders such as depression and PTSD. Due to their operational duties, veterans experience higher rates of physical and mental health illnesses. As a result, veterans require more access to healthcare services such as occupational therapists, audiologists, speech pathologists, and therapy counsellors. Complex care requirements create challenges in navigating the healthcare system to receive treatment and successfully transition back into civilian life. These challenges have sometimes discouraged individuals from seeking healthcare and receiving proper medical treatment. The primary purpose of this practicum project is to consider a new approach to interior design that focuses on reducing patient and staff stress in community-based healthcare environments for veterans. It reimagines the traditional institutional feel of healthcare facilities to prioritize patient physical and psychological well-being. It builds upon existing literature and theoretical frameworks for healthcare design. The design investigation includes identifying the barriers to accessing healthcare faced by veterans, analysis of the architectural and spatial guidelines of existing veteran-centered healthcare facilities and determining the potential impact of integrating nature-based features on stress reduction (Nuamah et al., 2021; Totaforti, 2018; Jencks et al., 2015). Interior design strategies informed by Roger Ulrich’s theory of supportive design and Stephen Kellert’s biophilic design are applied to create a veterans' healthcare setting. The resulting redesign of the North Pavilion located on the Deer Lodge Campus in Winnipeg, Manitoba, into a rehabilitation center for military veterans experiencing physical or psychological trauma represents a new approach to providing an accessible, supportive and safe healing environment.
- ItemOpen AccessStoried places: decolonizing settler colonial urban landscapes with Indigenous public art in Winnipeg, Treaty One(2025-03-21) Black, Honoure; Cooper, Sarah (City Planning); Botar, Oliver (School of Art); De Lorenzo, Catherine (Monash University); Wilson Baptist, KarenContemporary Indigenous public art can serve as a transformative (re)mapping medium. Through spatial expressions on the land, art can perform as a creative tool that aids in decolonizing the commons, by deconstructing biases, (re)storying histories, and igniting landscape narratives. In Canada, Indigenous public art can also provoke reconciliatory understandings regarding First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Indigenous communities and peoples. This dissertation uses mixed methods and methodologies of critical place inquiry to create a decolonial framework for arts-based research that is transdisciplinary and intersectional. Data collection tactics are deployed through a variety of strategies such as ethnography, storywork, and site-writing. Through a feminist lens, I work to be a critically reflexive ethical researcher while asking: How do I continue to confront my position as a White settler female academic in the academy? By weaving together both Indigenous and non-Indigenous epistemologies and ontologies, I work to See with Two Eyes through this work. The first of three case studies examines the Métis community of Rooster Town and the public artwork Rooster Town Kettle and Fetching Water, by Ian August. The second investigates The Forks and the artwork Niimaamaa by KC Adams, Jaimie Isaac, and Val Vint, a sacred symbol of women, water, and the Earth that binds Indigenous peoples to the history of this site. The final case study examines the insurgent and resurgent activism of Indigenous temporal public art created through acts of 'counter-monumenting.' Two images of Queen Victoria, George Frampton’s Queen Victoria Statue, and Roland Souliere’s Mediating the Treaties, reveal the history and effects of the IRS system. Indigenous public art has the power to aid in reconciliation, while unsettling dominant hegemonic power structures through spatial expressions on the land. In this research, decolonial methods and methodologies work to dismantle power imbalances by creating intersectional stories of land, peoples, and histories that converge with contemporary interventions of public art in Winnipeg, Treaty One.