This study aims to examine Indigenous methodological and participatory approaches to co-creating media with Indigenous storytellers and communities. Additionally, this study aims to generate information about ways to decolonize the media production process through better understanding co-creation and engagement practices. Through a dynamic partnership with two doctoral candidates whose dissertations explore Indigenous participatory methods of […]

Working together with the Tourism Vancouver Island (TVI), the intern will develop and implement a communications campaign targeting consumers and tourism businesses focused on ocean stewardship and responsible travel. The intern will elevate the role and responsibility of destination management organizations in serving as stewards of the destination in order to reduce the impact of […]

Ce projet propose d’interroger le fonctionnement des institutions de charité pour jeunes filles et jeunes femmes pauvres en les considérant comme des lieux de travail. Le séjour de recherche qui est envisagé à Montréal s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un doctorat financé par la bourse Mini-Arc de l’ULB. Ce doctorat consiste en une analyse comparative à […]

This study interrogates the environmental and existential implications of toxic waste disposal in Africa. Situating the politics of toxic waste disposal within Western imperial and neocolonial oppressive histories in the continent, the study examines the despoliation of Africa’s natural ecosystems and various lifeforms through the outsourcing of toxic ruins to the continent. Drawing on close […]

The first objective that I will be working on is understanding the intake forms and processes. I will learn from my supervisors how they fill out the forms when meeting new women. Intake forms are important to ensure that they are accepting women who are willing and wanting to get help. That being said, it […]

This research project focuses on individuals engaged in protest and direct action against the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX), an interprovincial oil pipeline project that starts in Alberta and ends in the Burrard Inlet of the Salish Sea, British Columbia. It explores how religious and nonreligious activists conceptualize nature-related harms of the TMX project, and to […]

In Canada, existing human rights laws are “read in” to collective agreements. Violations of those terms can thus be grieved and submitted to binding arbitration. Some key human rights cases began as union grievances. However, unions often refrain from active engagement in employment equity, diversity training and anti-bullying programs, especially where the interests of different […]

The Sage Initiative is specifically designed to build wealth and prosperity for Indigenous womxn and their families and communities by building the skills and capacity needed to make small to medium sized impact investments that have balanced social, environmental, and fiscal returns. Mitacs interns will support Sage Initiative in our growth period in the areas […]

Elder financial abuse is a nation-wide problem that affects banks and investment firms. Many experts recognize that a large number of these elder financial abuse cases involve power of attorney arrangements (Sasha Angus, personal communication, July 2013). Ambiguity exists regarding the role of banks and financial institutions regarding this problem. OBSI regularly encounters these types […]

This project is a collaboration between the University of Guelph and the Halton Hills Heritage Foundation for the development of educational programming for the Lucy Maud Montgomery Museum and Literary Centre (LMMMLC). The LMMMLC has the potential to become a social and cultural hub in the Halton Region based in the town of Norval, Ontario. […]

Taiwan has been undergoing an important religious revival in the past forty-years. However, while religiosity used to be mainly locally based, the progressive modernization of the island led to new forms of country-wide temple lineages and displaced forms of worship. The aim of this project is to look at how this shift in religious location […]

Climate change is closely tied with human behaviors and health. With continuous industrialization and technological advances, modern people are living unimaginable prosperous lives. However, their increased greed leads to enormous environmental destruction, such as the indiscriminate consumption of air conditioners and disposable products, and short-distance driving. Air pollution has a bilateral relationship with climate change, […]