Ktunaxa knowledge and governance : reframing cumulative effects assessment and management

Since the arrival of Canadian colonial administration, the Ktunaxa Nation has experienced many different types of land and resource development by outsiders within their homelands and the cumulative impacts of these development projects are a concern for citizens and leadership. The Ktunaxa worldview establishes stewardship obligations that include protection and preservation of the lands and resources within their homelands for future generations. Current CEAM methodology within Canada and British Columbia has many challenges, and in particular does a poor job at integrating Indigenous Knowledge in a meaningful way. Engagement with Ktunaxa through survey and gatherings identified that the Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) should take the lead on environmental stewardship, including cumulative effects management, to fulfill their responsibilities. The results of this research propose a Ktunaxa CEAM Framework that is grounded in Ktunaxa worldview, which can be applied collaboratively with other governments and practitioners. The Ktunaxa CEAM Framework is based on defining goals for environmental health, giving equal consideration to assessment, management and monitoring, and allows for increased collaboration with Ktunaxa citizens, external governments and stakeholders. The CEAM Framework is theoretical in nature, and it is recommended that it be applied in future CEAM processes in ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa in order to assess its efficacy

The design of a virtual patient based learning model as a process to improve second language learning and cultural competence for healthcare professionals

People of Spanish-speaking origin with limited English proficiency is an increasing demographic in many U.S. communities. This group faces language and cultural barriers that affect access to quality healthcare and patient safety. The best way to reduce these barriers is to promote direct bilingual interaction between healthcare professionals and their patients. My research supports this goal through the development and implementation of a Virtual Patient Based Learning Model (VPBLM) as a platform to promote second language learning in a complex Spanish for Healthcare Professionals program. The VPBLM features voice-recognition and virtual patient technical innovations along with student-centered learning strategies derived from the theoretical framework of engagement theory and the motivation-based design principles of Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction (ARCS) model. The results of my research after implementation of design-based research methodology show that the VPBLM offered value and motivation to students learning Spanish and cultural competency with implications for application across broader educational contexts

Chains of finance: How investment management is shaped. Diane-Laure Arjalies, Philip Grant, Iain Hardie, Donald MacKenzie and Ekaterina Svetlova.

The finance literature is inundated with research that empirically examines financial institutions and the broader capital markets in which they operate. Yet, despite the amount of assets that the investment management industry manages, and the impact that it has on the financial ecosystem as a whole, there has been very little policy oriented research in this area. Chains of Finance: How Investment Management is Shaped comes at an opportune time and attempts to address this gap by exploring the nuances and the inner workings of the investment management industry. The central argument of the book is that investment management should be understood as a chain that links savers (individuals, companies, government) of capital with corporations and governments that sell financial instruments

Memoirs of Nanaimo (Kneen)

Audio recording of 1967 interview with long-time Nanaimo resident Joseph Kneen. Mr. Kneen gives details about his early years in England, his arrival in Nanaimo in 1907 as a young man, and his job at the Western Fuel Company. As a resident for 60 years, Mr. Kneen provides observations about Nanaimo over a long period of time; topics include: coal mining, water supply, buildings and geography of the developing city, and the Western Fuel Company's donation of Bowen Park to the City of Nanaimo.Recorded at his home in June 1967.https://viuspace.viu.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/216/NanaimoHistoryKneen27.pdf?sequence=

The Nanaimo Free Press [Thursday, April 12, 1928]

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The Nanaimo Free Press [Monday, August 13, 1928]

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The Nanaimo Free Press [Wednesday, November 7, 1928]

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The Nanaimo Free Press [Thursday, October 4, 1928]

https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/8967/Oct04-1928.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=

The Cowichan Leader [Thursday, July 26, 1928]

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The Nanaimo Free Press [Tuesday, March 6, 1928]

https://viurrspace.ca/bitstream/handle/10613/9209/Mar06-1928.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=