abstract: The history of research in Indigenous populations is deeply problematic. Power imbalances have led Non-Indigenous researchers and outside institutions to enter Indigenous communities with their own research agendas and without prior consultation with the people and communities being researched. As a consequence, Indigenous scholars are moving to take control and reclaim ownership of the research that occurs in our communities. This study, conducted by a Pueblo researcher with Pueblo leaders, investigates their definitions of and perspectives on research. Eleven semi-formal interviews were conducted in 2017 with a subset of tribal leaders from the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico. Results show that Pueblo leaders define research using action words such as compiling, gathering, or looking for information to determine a cause or to find out more about a situation. Leaders state that research is “inherent to our beings” and gave examples such as “singing to plants,” “knowing when to plant and hunt” and sustaining our cultural ways as Pueblo activities considered research. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Justice Studies 2018

This research is an analysis of Ontario teachers’ experiences with Grade 11 NDA3M Current Aboriginal Context in Canada curriculum. By deconstructing and critically analyzing the curricular and pedagogical implications, my thesis is a targeted response to number 63 of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action. As outlined by Clandinin and Connelly (2000), this research is centred in narrative research techniques. Additionally, I draw on Miller’s (1996) 3L’s: Look, Listen, and Learn approach, paired with Dion and Dion’s (2004) storytelling as a means of telling and (re)telling the story. I used one-on-one interviews with teachers and one sharing circle with teachers and elders to synthesize data from documents to capture the essence of the lived experiences. Participants revealed their experiences of what Aoki claims is curriculum-as-planned and curriculum-as-lived in this course. The results of this research were revealed responses to components of number 63 of the Calls to Action; NDA3M requires a review of curriculum expectations to align with teachers’ classroom experiences; participants discussed how their respective schools are using every opportunity to students’ capacity and awareness of Indigenous Worldviews; and professional development to support Indigenous education is in high demand.

Orientador: Reinaldo José Fazzio Feres / Banca: Marineide Rosa Vieira / Banca: Gustavo Quevedo Romero / Resumo: Pouco se conhece a respeito da influência do tamanho (idade) da planta sobre a acarofauna. Durante a ontogenia de determinadas plantas nativas, a qualidade, quantidade e duração dos recursos disponíveis para a comunidade de ácaros podem se alterar. Plantas nativas, de diferentes idades, consorciadas ou nas vizinhanças de um monocultivo, podem favorecer o aumento da densidade de espécies-praga, ou então, de seus agentes controladores. O conhecimento básico em relação à ocorrência sazonal dos ácaros, em plantas de diferentes idades, também pode fornecer dados para elaboração de programas de manejo ecológico a serem implantados com sucesso no futuro. Este estudo teve como objetivo verificar se existe diferença na riqueza e densidade das espécies de ácaros associadas com plantas de Hymenaea martiana Hayne de diferentes tamanhos, bem como a ocorrência sazonal dessas espécies. Foram realizadas coletas quinzenais em 15 plantas de H. martiana, ordenadas por gradiente de altura e perímetro do tronco a 10 cm do solo, de um fragmento de Mata Estacional Semidecidual com transição para o Cerrado, durante o período de março de 2007 a março de 2008. Os ácaros foram coletados e montados em lâminas com meio de Hoyer. Foram registrados 116.910 ácaros pertencentes a 28 espécies de 24 gêneros e 13 famílias. A densidade de Chiapacheylus edentatus De Leon, Euseius cf. errabundus, Pronematus sp., Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) e Tarsonemus sp. aumentou com o aumento da altura da planta, e a de Aberoptus sp., Euseius sibelius (DeLeon), Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon e Phytoseius nahuatlensis De Leon diminuiu. O pico da densidade total foi registrado no período pré-desfolha, em todas as plantas. Isso ocorreu em abril nas plantas adultas e em julho nas jovens. A maior densidade de fitófagos foi registrada no período pré-desfolha em todas as plantas. Estes dados sugerem... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Little is known about the mite fauna on plants of different sizes (ages). During the ontogeny of certain native plants, the quality, amount and duration of resources available to the mite community can change. Native plants, of different ages, associated or in the surroundings of a monoculture, can favor the increase of mite pest densities or their controlling agents. The basic knowledge in relation to the seasonal occurrence of mites, in plants of different ages, can also provide data for elaboration of programs of ecological management to be implanted with success in the future. The aim of this study was to verify if there is any difference in the richness and density of mites on plants of Hymenaea martiana of different sizes, and the seasonal occurrence of the mite species. Samplings were performed every two weeks, in 15 plants of Hymenaea martiana, sorted by height gradient and perimeter of the trunk at 10 cm from the soil, of a fragment of Semidecidual Seasonal Forest with transition to Cerrado, from March of 2007 to March of 2008. The mites were mounted in microscopy slides using Hoyer's medium. There were registered 116,910 mites of 28 species, belonging to 13 families. The density of Chiapacheylus edentatus De Leon, Euseius cf. errabundus, Pronematus sp., Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) and Tarsonemus sp. increased with the increase of the plant height whereas the density of Aberoptus sp., Euseius sibelius (DeLeon), Typhlodromalus aripo De Leon and Phytoseius nahuatlensis De Leon decreased. In all plants the peaks of total and phytophagous densities were registered in the period previous to defoliation, which occurred in April in the adult plants and in July in the young plants. These data suggest these native areas can supply food and shelter for phytophagous mites and their natural enemies and that... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Submitted by GISLENE PARREIRAS COSTA null (giscosta1@hotmail.com) on 2017-05-02T20:25:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO FINALissima IMPRIMIR 02 maio 2017.pdf: 709377 bytes, checksum: 2269ffdcc1be5a2294b7c367a1c7e2cb (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luiz Galeffi (luizgaleffi@gmail.com) on 2017-05-03T20:14:39Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 costa_gp_me_assis.pdf: 709377 bytes, checksum: 2269ffdcc1be5a2294b7c367a1c7e2cb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-03T20:14:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 costa_gp_me_assis.pdf: 709377 bytes, checksum: 2269ffdcc1be5a2294b7c367a1c7e2cb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-07 / O Cerrado, um dos principais biomas brasileiros, tem sofrido sucessivas agressões a sua biodiversidade, ocasionando o desaparecimento de inúmeras espécies com potencial biotecnológico. Dentre as espécies típicas do Cerrado, Annona crassiflora Mart. (Annonaceae), também conhecida como marolo, possui especial importância, principalmente devido à presença de fitoquímicos com ação antioxidante. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo investigar a ação antioxidante e quantificar a presença de fenóis, flavonoides e taninos nos extratos hidroalcoólicos obtidos a partir das folhas e da polpa de frutos de A. crassiflora. Foi possível verificar que o extrato hidroalcoólico obtido a partir das folhas de A. crassiflora apresentou valores de compostos fenólicos, flavonoides e taninos equivalentes aos respectivos padrões (ácido gálico, quercetina e proantocianidinas, respectivamente). Com base nestes resultados, foi produzido e testado, in vitro, um fitocosmético em forma de gel. Com base nos resultados obtidos foi possível concluir que a formulação de um gel enriquecido com este extrato abre a possibilidade do desenvolvimento de um novo fitocosmético com atividade antienvelhecimento. / The Cerrado, one of the main Brazilian biomes, has undergone successive aggressions against its rich biodiversity, causing the disappearance of numerous species with biotechnological potential. Among the typical species of the Cerrado, Annona crassiflora Mart. (Annonaceae), also known as marolo, has special importance, mainly due to the presence of phytochemicals with antioxidant action. The present work had as objective to investigate the antioxidant action and to quantify the presence of phenols, flavonoids and tannins in the hydroalcoholic extracts obtained from the leaves and fruit pulp of A. crassiflora. It was possible to verify that the hydroalcoholic extract of A. crassiflora leaves contain phenolic compounds that can serve as natural sources of antioxidant agents, especially tannins. Based on these results, we produced and testedppp, in vitro, a phytocosmetic in gel form, obtaining very promising results. In this way, the formulation and evaluation of a gel enriched with this extract opens the possibility of the development of a new phytocosmetics with antiaging activity.

Orientador: Ana Claudia Ruggieri / Banca: José Ricardo Soares Telles de Souza / Banca: Valdo Rodrigues Herling / Banca: Ricardo Andrade Reis / Banca: Euclides Braga Malheiros / Resumo: A área de estudo é utilizada para criação de bovinos, que se alimentam do estrato herbáceo e arbustivo-arbóreo. A análise fitossociológica da área registrou 200 indivíduos, distribuídos em 32 espécies, 31 gêneros e 18 famílias. Do estudo Qualea parviflora e Qualea grandiflora são espécies que quando submetidas ao pastejo do gado em área de cerrado, podem apresentar baixos valores de importância. A composição botânica está constituída por 96 espécies, 75 gêneros e 35 famílias. Das famílias encontradas Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae/Faboideae, Fabaceae/Mimosoideae, Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae e Vochysiaceae foram as mais expressivas em número de espécies. Quanto às demais famílias, o número de espécies variou entre uma e duas. Das famílias encontradas na área em estudo, Poaceae apresentou 22 espécies e 17 gêneros, sendo que Panicum e Paspalum registraram quatro e três espécies, respectivamente. Já Cyperaceae registrou 17 ocorrências de espécies e seis de gêneros, destacando-se Cyperus (sete espécies) e Kyliinga (três espécies). O estudo bromatológico apresentou 53 espécies, sendo 20 pertencentes à família Poaceae, 10 à Fabaceae (Leguminosae) e 23 consideradas como outras espécies. Pelas análises realizadas, constatou-se que as espécies de Poaceae são bromatologicamente distintas das Fabaceae, assim como estas podem ser distintas e/ou similares das demais espécies encontradas na área de estudo. Sendo assim, as espécies vegetais do Cerrado, podem ser uma boa alternativa alimentar para os bovinos criados de forma extensiva tradicional, pelos pequenos proprietários rurais do estado do Maranhão / Abstract: The area of study is used for loose cattle, which feed on herbaceous vegetation and arbusts. A phytosociological analysis of the area recorded 200 individuals in 32 species, 31 genera and 18 families. Qualea parviflora and Qualea grandiflora are species that when subjected to grazing cattle in cerrado, may have low importance in this area. The botanical composition consisted of 96 species, 75 genera and 35 families. Families found Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae/Faboideae, Fabaceae/Mimosoideae, Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae and Vochysiaceae were the most significant number of species. For other families, the number of species varied between one and two. Families found in the study area, Poaceae had 22 species and 17 genera, and Panicum and Paspalum recorded four and three species, respectively. And Cyperaceae registered 17 occurrences of species and 6 genera, especially Cyperus (seven species) and Kyliinga (three species). In the bromatologogical study is avalied 53 species, 20 belonging to the family Poaceae, 10 to the Fabaceae (Leguminosae) and 23 were considered of anyother species. For these analyzes, it was found that the Poaceae is bromatological distinct from Fabaceae, as these can be distinguished and/or from other similar species found in the study area. Thus, plant species of Cerrado, can be a good alternative meal for the cattle breeder in extensive system, by small farms of the Maranhão State / Doutor

abstract: The Kootenai River landscape of southwestern British Columbia, northwestern Montana and the very northern tip of Idaho helped unify the indigenous Ktunaxa tribe and guided tribal lifestyles for centuries. However, the Ktunaxa bands' intimate connection with the river underwent a radical transformation during the nineteenth century. This study analyzes how the Ktunaxa relationship with the Kootenai River faced challenges presented by a new understanding of the meaning of landscape introduced by outside groups who began to ply the river's waters in the early 1800s. As the decades passed, the establishment of novel boundaries, including the new U.S.-Canadian border and reserve/reservation delineations, forever altered Ktunaxa interaction with the land. The very meaning of the river for the Ktunaxa as a source of subsistence, avenue of transportation and foundation of spiritual identity experienced similar modifications. In a matter of decades, authoritarian lines on foreign maps imposed a concept of landscape far removed from the tribe's relatively fluid and shifting understanding of boundary lines represented by the river at the heart of the Ktunaxa homeland. This thesis draws on early ethnographic work with the Ktunaxa tribe in addition to the journals of early traders and missionaries in the Kootenai region to describe how the Ktunaxa way of life transformed during the nineteenth century. The works of anthropologist Keith Basso and environmental philosopher David Abram are used to develop an understanding of the powerful implications of the separation of the Ktunaxa people from the landscape so essential to tribal identity and lifestyle. Two different understandings of boundaries and the human relationship with the natural world clashed along the Kootenai River in the 1800s, eventually leading to the separation of the valley's indigenous inhabitants from each other and from the land itself. What water had once connected, lines on maps now divided, redefining this extensive landscape and its meaning for the Ktunaxa people. However, throughout decades of dominance of the Western mapmakers' worldview and in spite of the overwhelming influence of this Euro-American approach to the environment, members of the Ktunaxa tribe have been able to maintain much of their traditional culture. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. History 2013

abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes and opinions of Navajo students toward the Navajo language and culture programs within the schools they were attending. Although in the final year of the No Child Left Behind, a majority of the 265 schools on and near the Navajo reservation have not been making Adequate Yearly Progress, a concern for the parents, teachers, administrators, school board members, and the Navajo Nation. The study entailed conducting a survey at five schools; three of which were not meeting the requirements of the No Child Left Behind. The purpose of the survey instrument (27 questions) administered to the students at the five schools was to examine their attitudes and opinions as to participating in Navajo language and culture programs, to determine if the programs assisted them in their academic achievements, and to examine whether these programs actually made a difference for schools in their Adequate Yearly Progress requirement Approximately 87% of 99 Navajo students, 55 boys and 58 girls, ages 9 through 14, Grades 3 through 8, who lived off the reservation in Flagstaff, Arizona and Gallup, New Mexico, and took the survey knew and spoke Navajo, but less fluently and not to a great extent. However, the students endorsed learning Navajo and strongly agreed that the Navajo language and culture should be part of the curriculum. Historically there have been schools such as the Rock Point Community School, Rough Rock Demonstration School, Borrego Pass Community School, and Ramah Community School that have been successful in their implementation of bilingual programs. The question presently facing Navajo educators is what type of programs would be successful within the context of the No Child Left Behind federal legislation. Can there be replications of successful Navajo language and culture programs into schools that are not making Adequate Yearly Progress? / Dissertation/Thesis / Ed.D. Educational Administration and Supervision 2013

abstract: Relationships are the heart of Anishinaabeg culture and language. This research proposes understanding Anishinaabemowin, the language of Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi peoples, as a living, historical, and spiritual member of the cultural community. As a community member, the language is the Oldest Elder. This understanding provides a relational lens through which one can understand language history from an Indigenous perspective. Recent scholarship on Indigenous languages often focuses on the boarding school experiences or shapes the narrative in terms of language loss. A relational understanding explores the language in terms of connections. This dissertation argues that the strength of language programs is dependent on the strength of reciprocal relationships between the individuals and institutions involved. This research examines the history of Anishinaabemowin classes and programs at three higher educational institutions: Bemidji State University, University of Michigan, and Central Michigan University. At each institution, the advocates and allies of Oldest Elder fought and struggled to carve space for American Indian people and the language. Key relationships between advocates and allies in the American Indian and academic communities found ways to bring Oldest Elder into the classroom. When the relationships were healthy, Oldest Elder thrived, but when the relationships shifted or weakened, so did Oldest Elder's presence. This dissertation offers a construct for understanding Indigenous language efforts that can be utilized by others engaged in language revitalization. The narrative of Oldest Elder shifts the conversation from one of loss to one of possibilities and responsibilities. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. History 2014

abstract: The purpose of this project is to investigate the political aesthetics of Delilah Montoya's photographic landscape image, Desire Lines, Baboquivari Peak, Arizona (2004), an image drawn from a larger photo-documentary project by Montoya and Orlando Lara titled, Sed: Trail of Thirst (2004). This thesis employs Jacques Rancière's concept of the aesthetic regime to identify how Desire Lines functions as a political work of art, or what Rancière would consider "aesthetic art." This thesis shows that the political qualities of Desire Lines's work contrast with the aesthetic regime of art and systems in the U.S. nation state that have attempted to erase an indigenous presence. Thomás Ybarra-Frausto's and Amalia Mesa-Bains' definitions of Rasquachismo, as well as Gloria Anzalúda's concept of Nepantla, are used to assist in identifying the specific politics of Montoya's work. The first portion of this thesis investigates the image's political aesthetic within the context of the politics of art, and the second portion addresses the image's political qualities within the framework of the politics of the everyday life. This thesis shows that Desire Lines, Baboquivari Peak, Arizona reveals a Chicana/o aesthetic that challenges the dominant paradigm of postmodernism; furthermore, viewing the content of the image through the concept of Nepantla allows for a political reading which highlights the work's capacity to challenge the Eurocentric view of land in the U.S. Southwest. Desire Lines, Baboquivari Peak, Arizona is an indigenously oriented photograph, one which blurs the lines of the politics of art and the everyday and has the power to reconfigure our understanding of the U.S borderland as an indigenous palace of perseverance exemplifying the will to overcome. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. Art History 2014

abstract: no / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Educational Administration and Supervision 2014