Research Guides: xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam): Theses

How to Use a Thesis

Theses and dissertations often provide unique research findings, analyses, and comprehensive bibliographies, in addition to modeling particular types of methodology.

Check the bibliographies and footnotes of theses and dissertations to gather resources for your own work.

Featured Theses

sq̓əq̓ip : gathered together by Jordan Wilson
Publication Date: 2015
"This thesis responds to a two-part research question: what forms does biography take, and what role does it have in the contemporary Musqueam community? As a Musqueam community member and researcher, I provide an ethnographic account of two distinct experiences to answer this question: a life history recording project conducted with a Musqueam Elder, as well as several sessions spent with an advisory group for the community-based museum exhibit "c̓əsnaʔəm: the city before the city."
Reclaiming Spaces Between: Coast Salish Two Spirit Identities and Experiences by Corrina Sparrow
Publication Date: 2018
The intention of this study is to offer pathways for intergenerational healing and reconnections, cultural revitalization and transformation by weaving traditional Indigenous knowledges with contemporary narratives, in order to increase voice and visibility of Coast Salish Two Spirit People.
Work Histories of a Coast Salish Couple by Leona Marie Sparrow
Publication Date: 1976
This thesis attempts to depict and analyze an area or time space in the life of two selected Coast Salish informants from the Musqueam Reserve. A series of interviews with the informants produced an extensive and comprehensive account of their work patterns, information on other closely related facets of the life style of the informants, and their relationship to various culture groups.
Pulling Together in the Academic Canoe: the Experiences of Indigenous Doctoral Students by Heather Lynn Commodore
Publication Date: 2018
An area of research that has had little attention is the experiences of Indigenous doctoral students, told from their perspectives. This study offers an in-depth understanding of Indigenous doctoral students’ experiences related to admission and all program milestones during their enrollment in a Canadian research-intensive university.

North American Theses

cIRcle: UBC's Institutional Repository
Full text UBC theses and dissertations (- present). A project is underway to digitize older UBC theses. Currently, theses and dissertations from 1974 to 1987, and 1992 to 2006, are available. Search for subjects using keywords: Aboriginal, Indigenous, First Nations.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
Predominantly doctoral dissertations from North American universities (1997 to 2007). There is some international coverage and pre-1997 titles. Search terms: First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Native American.
Theses Canada Portal (Library and Archives Canada)
Approximately 310,000 theses and dissertations from Library and Archives Canada (1965 to present). Full text available for about 90,000. Search terms: First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Native American.

International Theses

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
An international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). Collection includes over 1 million ETDs.
British Library EthOS: Electronic Theses Online
Opening access to UK theses.
ADT (Australasian Digital Theses Program)
A search portal that provides searching, browsing, and access to electronic theses and dissertations produced in Australia.
DART-Europe E-theses Portal
A discovery service for open access research theses awarded by European universities.
National EDT Portal (South Africa)
This search portal provides access to electronic theses and dissertations produced in South Africa.

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