Monitoring Environmental Change Using a Participatory Modified Photovoice Approach with Indigenous Knowledge Holders in Kakisa, Northwest Territories
In response to growing pressures from climate change and the lack of a monitoring strategy for food security at a local and regional level in the Northwest Territories, there is an urgency for residents to record their own images of change in relation to harvester safety. This thesis explores the co...
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ftwlaurieruniv:oai:scholars.wlu.ca:etd-3356 2023-06-11T04:15:26+02:00 Monitoring Environmental Change Using a Participatory Modified Photovoice Approach with Indigenous Knowledge Holders in Kakisa, Northwest Territories Kok, Kaitlin 2020-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2233 https://scholars.wlu.ca/context/etd/article/3356/viewcontent/KaitlinKok_Master_Thesis.pdf en eng Scholars Commons @ Laurier https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2233 https://scholars.wlu.ca/context/etd/article/3356/viewcontent/KaitlinKok_Master_Thesis.pdf 2 Publicly accessible Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive) Climate Change Food Security Indigenous Research Northwest Territories Geographic Information Systems Environmental Sciences Environmental Studies text 2020 ftwlaurieruniv 2023-05-07T16:38:41Z In response to growing pressures from climate change and the lack of a monitoring strategy for food security at a local and regional level in the Northwest Territories, there is an urgency for residents to record their own images of change in relation to harvester safety. This thesis explores the connection between geographic information systems, sustainable food systems, indigenous knowledge and the importance of place. The objective of this study is two-fold: (a) to develop a monitoring system in conjunction with the community of Kakisa and (b) to increase the resilience of the local food system. The methods used derive from a participatory action research approach to guide the development of a community-based monitoring map supported with interviews and photographs. In the summer of 2017, eight participants were interviewed and a thematic data analysis was carried out following an inductive, descriptive-coding approach. The findings suggest a continued trend that environmental change not only threatens food security and food access to harvesters, but also affects the entire system of a community through relationships and traditional knowledge. The results from this thesis will provide information on the implementation of a monitoring system within Kakisa using a modified photovoice approach. Text Northwest Territories Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario: Scholars Commons@Laurier Kakisa ENVELOPE(-117.356,-117.356,60.931,60.931) Northwest Territories |
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In response to growing pressures from climate change and the lack of a monitoring strategy for food security at a local and regional level in the Northwest Territories, there is an urgency for residents to record their own images of change in relation to harvester safety. This thesis explores the connection between geographic information systems, sustainable food systems, indigenous knowledge and the importance of place. The objective of this study is two-fold: (a) to develop a monitoring system in conjunction with the community of Kakisa and (b) to increase the resilience of the local food system. The methods used derive from a participatory action research approach to guide the development of a community-based monitoring map supported with interviews and photographs. In the summer of 2017, eight participants were interviewed and a thematic data analysis was carried out following an inductive, descriptive-coding approach. The findings suggest a continued trend that environmental change not only threatens food security and food access to harvesters, but also affects the entire system of a community through relationships and traditional knowledge. The results from this thesis will provide information on the implementation of a monitoring system within Kakisa using a modified photovoice approach. |
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Monitoring Environmental Change Using a Participatory Modified Photovoice Approach with Indigenous Knowledge Holders in Kakisa, Northwest Territories |
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Monitoring Environmental Change Using a Participatory Modified Photovoice Approach with Indigenous Knowledge Holders in Kakisa, Northwest Territories |
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Monitoring Environmental Change Using a Participatory Modified Photovoice Approach with Indigenous Knowledge Holders in Kakisa, Northwest Territories |
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