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“Tumplines” – a Look at the History and Ethnobiology of Northwest Coast Burden Straps, paper presentation.
(2009-05-01)
The burden straps called “tumplines” in the anthropological literature are a distinctive carrying device used by Gitksan, Witsuwit’en and other peoples of the northwestern part of British Columbia, Canada. The burden straps ...
"Information Access and Protection of Privacy: Cornerstones of the Democratic Administrative State”
(2009-05-01)
The protection of privacy has received significant attention recently, particularly the threats posed to privacy by new technologies for mass data collection as well as post-911 security measures. Much less attention has ...
Reactive Attachment Disorder and its Implications in Defining the "Good Mother"
(2009-06-08)
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) made its first appearance in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’ nosology in 1980 (DSM-III: American Psychiatric Association). Its inclusion was a response to ...
Planes, Trains and Tour Buses: Libraries in Unexpected Places
(2009-06-22)
Destination travel readers are those who seek reading material while at or en route to their destination. There is a growing trend of hotel and tour operators offering books on loan to their guests. This has meant that ...
Articulations of Wild Rose Conservation: The Land Trust Movement in Alberta
(2009-06-04)
The accelerating fragmentation of landscapes across Canada and their conversion into industrial, residential and recreational uses has sparked growing concern about how these areas might be protected from intensive and ...
Attend the Hope or Next Hope Conference
(2010-08-11)
The main visual theme of the conference is visions of the future from the past, so things that reference The World’s Fairs, The Jetsons, flying cars, DaVinci, Asimov, and so forth would be very appropriate. However, projects ...
Attend the Hope or Next Hope Conference
(2010-09-21)
The main visual theme of the conference is visions of the future from the past, so things that reference The World’s Fairs, The Jetsons, flying cars, DaVinci, Asimov, and so forth would be very appropriate. However, projects ...
"Keeping Older Adults at Home: Are Family/Friend Caregivers at Risk for Compassion Fatigue? and Compassion Fatigue in Family Caregivers Located in Long-Term Care Facilities"
(2010-09-21)
“Keeping older adults at home: Are family/friend caregivers at risk for compassion fatigue?”
In Canada there are an estimated 2.7 million family/friend caregivers, including 216,000 over age 75. These older adult ...
The Philosophical Canon: East and West
(2010-07-14)
This paper will examine the professional bias present in our philosophy departments against identifying Eastern traditions, such as Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism, as genuine philosophies that have a rightful place in ...