Barriers to and Strategies for Engaging Non-Indigenous Canadians in First Nations Water Rights: A Qualitative Inquiry
Many First Nations homes lack adequate water and sanitation services. One way to address these conditions is to develop effective public engagement strategies. Thus, in this qualitative interview study, we explored how 22 non-Indigenous Canadians from one city interpreted this issue and their intere...
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ftunivwontaojs:oai:ojs.uwo.ca:article/8291 2023-05-15T16:14:25+02:00 Barriers to and Strategies for Engaging Non-Indigenous Canadians in First Nations Water Rights: A Qualitative Inquiry Neufeld, Katelin Funk, Laura M. Starzyk, Katherine B. Gorea, Michelle I. Dansereau, Lisette 2019-09-30 application/pdf https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/8291 eng eng Western University https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/8291/6719 https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/8291 Copyright (c) 2019 Katelin Neufeld, Laura M. Funk, Katherine B. Starzyk, Michelle I. Gorea, Lisette Dansereau http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND The International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 10 No. 3 (2019) International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 10 No. 3 (2019) 1916-5781 water rights First Nations advocacy Indigenous–non-Indigenous relations public engagement Canada info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article Text 2019 ftunivwontaojs 2023-02-05T19:15:52Z Many First Nations homes lack adequate water and sanitation services. One way to address these conditions is to develop effective public engagement strategies. Thus, in this qualitative interview study, we explored how 22 non-Indigenous Canadians from one city interpreted this issue and their interest in it. We analyzed the transcribed data using thematic coding and constant comparison. Though most participants were aware of the issue and expressed sadness or anger, understandings were relatively shallow and rarely translated into active involvement. Barriers to engagement included racism and a lack of resources, capacity, and personal responsibility. Based on these findings and social psychological literature on social action, we provide recommendations for public advocacy strategies to engage non-Indigenous Canadians on the issue of First Nations water rights. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Western Libraries OJS Canada International Indigenous Policy Journal 10 3 |
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Many First Nations homes lack adequate water and sanitation services. One way to address these conditions is to develop effective public engagement strategies. Thus, in this qualitative interview study, we explored how 22 non-Indigenous Canadians from one city interpreted this issue and their interest in it. We analyzed the transcribed data using thematic coding and constant comparison. Though most participants were aware of the issue and expressed sadness or anger, understandings were relatively shallow and rarely translated into active involvement. Barriers to engagement included racism and a lack of resources, capacity, and personal responsibility. Based on these findings and social psychological literature on social action, we provide recommendations for public advocacy strategies to engage non-Indigenous Canadians on the issue of First Nations water rights. |
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Barriers to and Strategies for Engaging Non-Indigenous Canadians in First Nations Water Rights: A Qualitative Inquiry |
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Barriers to and Strategies for Engaging Non-Indigenous Canadians in First Nations Water Rights: A Qualitative Inquiry |
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Barriers to and Strategies for Engaging Non-Indigenous Canadians in First Nations Water Rights: A Qualitative Inquiry |
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Barriers to and Strategies for Engaging Non-Indigenous Canadians in First Nations Water Rights: A Qualitative Inquiry |
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Barriers to and Strategies for Engaging Non-Indigenous Canadians in First Nations Water Rights: A Qualitative Inquiry |
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barriers to and strategies for engaging non-indigenous canadians in first nations water rights: a qualitative inquiry |
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