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Language and cultural resurgence in the face of settler colonialism
No full textLanguage is the root of cultural identity; it is important for language survival as it is important for communities to have community members who are proud to speak their Indigenous language and be Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, First Nation, Metis, Inuit, Aboriginal, Indigenous, and Native. Speaking with my elders about nurturing Mi’kmaq language and culture is helping me to understand how we can have more Mi’kmaw speakers and healthy communities. Interviewing my elders and hearing her stories “leaves [me] with a sense of purpose, pride, and gives [me] guidance and direction. [Her] stories are of survival and resistance” (Thomas, 2005, p. 238).Mi’kmaq communities without fluent Mi’kmaq speakers can use comprehensive interactive talking dictionaries and other digital tools for revitalizing the language (Nathan, 2007; O’Donnell et al, 2010). Dictionaries are documentation devices for Mi’kmaq resurgence and “are being reconceived and explored for pedagogical potential through the use of multimedia technology” (Korne, 2009, p. 141). This is an example of the potential power of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and how ICT can be the first step to maintaining, recovering, and reclaiming our Mi’kmaq language and Indigenous paradigms because language carries culture (Smith, 2012; Wilson, 2008; Grande, 2004)
Scenario planning as a method for imagining rural municipal futures
No full textIn 2014 the Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities (ACSRC) conducted research on municipal governance and land use planning in Alberta. The Land Use Framework (LUF) was created in 2008 and divided the province into 7 land use planning regions. The LUF regional plans were originally intended to be complete between 2010 and 2012, however, as of 2015 four of the seven regional plans had not even begun. As a part of this larger project, the ACSRC conducted two scenario planning workshops in Camrose, Alberta. These workshops brought together 50 municipal participants to engage in an innovative method of scenario planning to model desirable and undesirable outcomes for rural municipalities. This method was used to help municipalities to identify driving forces and uncertainties for rural municipalities in Alberta. By engaging with questions around governance, proximal and distal causation, unanticipated variables, and identifying trends and patterns allowed municipalities to develop a nuanced and innovative collective vision for rural municipal governance in the province. This presentation will discuss and assess the method used for our scenario planning workshops as a rural community development tool, as well as the results from these two workshops. Specifically, we present and examine the different dynamics and scenarios that have salience or traction with rural municipalities in the province, and focus on the tension between democratic and representative concerns on one hand, and administrative functionality and service provision on the other
Contributions to Community by the Institute of Island Studies, UPEI
No full textContributions to Community by the Institute of Island Studies, UPE
International Agricultural Worker Housing: A Review of the Literature
No full textThe main focus of this research is to examine housing for International Agriculture Workers in Australia, New Zealand, and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and British Columbia. It discusses the national and sub-national government roles in worker accommodation and the support available for workers, farmers, and regional and local governments. The methods used are literature reviews evaluating government websites, internet search engines, academic journals, and community reports. The results of the literature reviews will be used in tandem with results from methods including interviews and surveys to provide recommendations to the Government of Ontario to improve worker support systems
Enabling Responsible AI-Driven Agri-Food Innovation in Ontario: Challenges and Opportunities
No full textAdopting artificial intelligence (AI) in Ontario’s agri-food sector can enhance productivity and boost competitiveness, market opportunities, and sector strength. However, without responsible innovation that addresses societal concerns, the sector might face issues like adoption indifference, job displacement, inequality, and ethical dilemmas. AI adoption varies by sector and value chain, necessitating different skills for workers based on the AI technologies implemented. Responsible innovative technologies in agriculture have the potential to generate jobs that attract multiple skills. Initiatives focusing on skill development in digital farming technologies can increase the employability of individuals from various backgrounds and promote inclusivity in the agricultural sector. This research employs a mixed-methods approach to explore key factors influencing AI adoption in Ontario’s horticultural and livestock sectors, associated challenges and opportunities, and essential skills and knowledge for agri-food workers. The goal is to understand how AI can responsibly increase the competitiveness and growth of Ontario’s agri-food sector. It will provide opportunities for the improved support of agri-food workers, enhanced public policy, and strategic investments in programs that can empower a broader range of skills needed to contribute to the industry\u27s technological transformation. Preliminary findings highlight key competencies for AI adoption, associated challenges, and potential benefits
Improvising Joy (January 2020)
No full textJustine Richardson shares a reflection on Ajay Heble\u27s joy, which she witnessed as former Project Manager of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI)
Ajay’s Law
No full textSara Ramshaw reflects on her relationship with Ajay Heble, especially through the lens of her research in the field of Law
Improvisation Matters: The Vision, Scholarship, and Legacy of Ajay Heble
No full textIn this special issue of Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation, the editors have compiled a collection of articles, artistic offerings, and personal reflections from colleagues, friends, collaborators, students, and community members whose lives have been impacted by Ajay Heble. Marking the occasion of Ajay Heble receiving Professor Emeritus status at the University of Guelph, this issue not only celebrates Ajay\u27s ongoing legacy, but also provides an array of insights into the power of community work, the impact of innovative research methods, and the importance of heartfelt collaboration that connects academic and social spheres. What emerges in this issue is the fact that the relationships formed through community-based work academic research are a foundation of social change
Entering Water: Exploring Approaches to Risk-Taking in the Process of Learning
No full textThis paper presents a ritualised exercise around a metaphor to introduce learning in a clinical training placement context. Form a systemic perspective, the value of metaphors in relation to change processes such as learning or engaging in therapy, foregrounds the pertinence of this exercise in the context of a training placement, where students will meet families in therapy while being observed live by their fellow students and supervisor. The metaphor is based on the analogy of entering water with entering a not too familiar environment, to explore how students and supervisor transit from familiar to less familiar contexts and how they manage the risk involved in this process.This exercise is itself a reflexive practice in that therapist trainees and supervisors are invited to observe their process of managing the risk entailed in moving towards the less familiar and, thus, replicating aspects of building a therapeutic alliance in the context of family therapy. Its value in promoting learner’s self-reflexivity is illustrated in the vignettes from practice and students’ feedback