Archives: Indigenous and Northern Governance

Friday, March 1, 2024

What is a Territory?

As part of our celebration of 80 years of Public Administration, we are sharing Research Summaries each month highlighting some of SPPA’s broad-ranging research. Here is this month’s Research Summary:   What is a Territory? SPPA faculty member Jerald Sabin delves into this question in his recent paper by comparing Canadian and American... More

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Innovative Solar-Powered Heating Technology Holds Promise for Remote Northern Communities

SPPA Professor Stephan Schott is part of an interdisciplinary group of researchers at Carleton University who are working to harness the power of chemistry to make northern heating more practical. Excerpts from Carleton Newsroom article by Ty Burke ___ Heating buildings in the far north is a major challenge, and it isn’t just because... More

Friday, November 3, 2023

Idle no more, but in what direction is Poilievre running on Indigenous policy?

SPPA Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor Emerita   Frances Abele, and SPPA Research Fellow Catherine MacQuarrie published an opinion piece in The Hill Times discussing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s comments on Indigenous issues, titled Idle no more, but in what direction is Poilievre running on Indigenous... More

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Community Perspectives on Inuit Country Food Insecurity in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut

As part of our celebration of 80 years of Public Administration, we will be sharing Research Summaries highlighting some of SPPA's broad-ranging research.  Below is this month's Research summary. Community Perspectives on Inuit Country Food Insecurity in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut Country food - referring to traditional Inuit food - is deeply enrooted... More

Monday, August 15, 2022

Robert Shepherd Publishes Paper on the Indigenous Youth Futures Partnership

“We Cause a Ruckus”: Exploring How Indigenous Youth Navigate the Challenges of Community Engagement and Leadership by Robert P. Shepherd1,* and Treena R. Orchard2 1School of Public Policy & Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada 2School of Health Studies, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada *Author to... More

Monday, November 22, 2021

Engaging Northern Youth in Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability

By Micah Ton, MA Sustainable Energy student SPPA Prof. Alexandra Mallett’s Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funded project explores the links between governance (how decisions are made) and energy system changes in communities in Northwest Territories. The central aim of the research is to find out if there are more... More

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