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Research
Latest funding
- $25,000
History of Mi'kmaw political activism in Nova Scotia between 1960 and 2007
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
- $856,800
Maskwiomin (Birch Bark-Oil): Re-discovery of an L'nu skin ointment, working collaboratively with Indigenous communities through stories and awakening of knowledge, study of the processing of the oil and identification of active ingredients, and determination of its medical indications
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
- $50,000
L'nuwey Tplutaqan Mawio'min: traditional gatherings to discuss the development of a research agenda to explore Mi'kma'ki legal principles and to establish an L'nuwey legal institute in Atlantic Canada
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
History of Mi'kmaw political activism in Nova Scotia between 1960 and 2007
Principal investigators: Young, Tuma W.
Keywords: Indigenous; oral history; Indigenous knowledge transfer; archival research; promote; protect and disseminate Indigenous knowledge; development of a research agenda
Maskwiomin (Birch Bark-Oil): Re-discovery of an L'nu skin ointment, working collaboratively with Indigenous communities through stories and awakening of knowledge, study of the processing of the oil and identification of active ingredients, and determination of its medical indications
Principal investigators: Bierenstiel, Matthias
Keywords: Anti-Cancer; Anti-Inflammatory; Antibiotic Resistance; Broadspectrum Antibiotic; Eczema; Indigenous Knowledge; Psoriasis; Skin Rash; Topical Ointment
L'nuwey Tplutaqan Mawio'min: traditional gatherings to discuss the development of a research agenda to explore Mi'kma'ki legal principles and to establish an L'nuwey legal institute in Atlantic Canada
Principal investigators: Young, Tuma W.
Keywords: L'nuwey Tplutaqan; L'nu; Mi'kmaw; Mi'maq; Indigenous justice; participatory action reseach; Indigenous legal principles; Indigenous law; TRC calls to action; knowledge mobilization; capacity building; reconciliation; legal reform; Marshall inquiry
Applications of indigenous knowledge of birch bark oil for topical treatments of skin conditions
Principal investigators: Young, Tuma T
Keywords: Betulin (Pentacyclic Triterpene); Birch Bark Oil; Dry Scalp; Dry Skin; Eczema; Improvement To Processing; Knowledge Of Natural Remedies; Psoriasis; Skin Conditions; Topical Ointment
Urban Aboriginal knowledge network research for a better life
Keywords: urban Aboriginal; identity; social problems; indigenous knowledge; public policy; institutions
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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