Sonia Wesche
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5409707 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Sonia Wesche |
| NOMBRES | Sonia |
| APELLIDO | Wesche |
| FIRMA | WESCHE S |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8300-954X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Using black knowledges to recognise and address barriers to Covid-19 vaccination in Malawi
A Black Geographies framework offers a perspective through which the rich and complex histories and knowledges of African nations, and the people themselves, can be explored to reveal barriers to vaccination and solutions to achieving global vaccine access and equity. This research centres Malawi as a case study and seeks to (1) identify barriers to COVID-19 vaccination; (2) situate these barriers within geographic scales, ranging from the local …
It's not being ‘on‐the‐land,’ it's like we are a part of the Land”
In northern Canada, Indigenous Peoples face rapid environmental and sociocultural changes that disrupt access to traditional places and practices. This disruption limits cross‐generational knowledge transfer and decreases opportunities for youth to connect with the Land. Land‐based education programs aim to provide Indigenous youth with spaces to learn about and connect with the Land, their language, and culture. However, there is limited researc…
Characterizing the development and dissemination of dietary messaging in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories
Public health communication about diet in Inuit communities must balance the benefits and risks associated with both country and store-bought food choices and processes to support Inuit well-being. An understanding of how dietary messages—public health communication addressing the health and safety of country and store-bought food—are developed and disseminated in the Arctic is currently lacking. As part of the Country Foods for Good Health study…
Process Evaluation of a Cooking Circle Program in the Arctic
This study investigates the implementation of the Nutrition North Canada (NNC)-funded cooking circle program in the Inuvialuit (Inuit) hamlet of Paulatuk, Northwest Territories. The objectives of this study are to co-develop a culturally relevant logic model and to conduct a process evaluation of program implementation to identify and assess key enablers and barriers. The co-developed Mukluk Logic Model played an instrumental role in the conceptu…
Quantifying the vulnerability of Arctic water supply lakes through paleolimnological assessment
Anthropogenic stressors to freshwater environments have perpetuated water quality and quantity challenges for communities across Arctic Canada, making drinking water resources a primary concern for northern peoples. To understand the ecological trajectory of lakes used as freshwater supply, we conducted a paleolimnological assessment on two supplemental sources in Igloolik, Nunavut, Arctic Canada. A stratigraphic examination of biological indicat…
Strengthening Sustainable Northern Food Systems
This paper explores how Canadian federal policy and frameworks can better support community-based initiatives to reduce food insecurity and build sustainable food systems in the North. Through an examination of the current state of food systems infrastructure, transportation, harvest, and production in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut, we argue in favour of a multi-sector approach that supports diversified food …
The Retail Food Sector and Indigenous Peoples in High-Income Countries
Indigenous Peoples in high-income countries experience higher burdens of food insecurity, obesity, and diet-related health conditions compared to national averages. The objective of this systematic scoping review is to synthesize information from the published literature on the methods/approaches, findings, and scope for research and interventions on the retail food sector servicing Indigenous Peoples in high-income countries. A structured litera…
Co-management of Traditional Foods
Traditional foods that First Nations peoples harvest or gather from the land remain critically important for achieving and sustaining food security for many communities. In Canada’s North, land claim agreements include provisions for First Nations to participate in the governance of their traditional territories, including the co-management of important traditional (wild-harvested) food species. Because such agreements only specify the broad cont…
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and Inuit Nutrition Security in Canada
Dietary sources of energy and nutrients in the contemporary diet of Inuit adults
Objective To characterize the major components of the contemporary Inuit diet and identify the primary sources of energy and essential nutrients. Design Dietary data were derived from the 24 h recall collected by the Inuit Health Survey (IHS) from 2007 to 2008. The population proportion method was used to determine the percentage contribution of each group. Unique food items/preparations (ninety-three country foods and 1591 market foods) were cla…
Calories are cheap, nutrients are expensive – The challenge of healthy living in Arctic communities
Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change
Community concern is high and favored adaptation options include agriculture, improved food storage, and conservation through increased traditional education. These results were presented to the community for review and revision, after which the Vuntut Gwitchin Government will integrate them into its ongoing adaptation planning measures
Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change
Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change:Experience From Old Crow, YT, Canada Vasiliki Douglas, Hing Man Chan, Sonia Wesche, Cindy Dickson, Norma Kassi, Lorraine Netro, and Megan Williams What Is the Purpose of This Study? • To determine community food security concerns in Old Crow, Yukon, Canada and to develop a community consensus on viable adaptation planning to address food security concerns. What Is the Problem? •…
Trends in Métis-related Health Research (1980–2009)
Environmental Change and Traditional Use of the Old Crow Flats in Northern Canada
Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security among Inuit in the Western Canadian Arctic
Challenges and Opportunities in Cross-cultural Geographic Inquiry
While qualitative fieldwork in cross-cultural settings is central to human geography, there has been limited focus in the literature on the expectations and skills required to succeed as a field researcher in this area. Some practical advice is available for researchers who are new to cross-cultural fieldwork (e.g. graduate students, junior faculty members) and for advisers preparing young academics for such endeavours; however, themes are often …
From Isotopes to TK Interviews
Evolving research in Fort Resolution and the Slave River Delta, Northwest Territories, aims to improve understanding of how the natural ecosystem functions and responds to various environmental stressors, as well as to enhance the stewardship of natural resources and the capacity of local residents to respond to change. We seek to integrate approaches that span the natural and social sciences and traditional knowledge understandings of change, em…
Trends in Métis-related Health Research (1980–2009)
Challenges and Opportunities in Cross-cultural Geographic Inquiry
While qualitative fieldwork in cross-cultural settings is central to human geography, there has been limited focus in the literature on the expectations and skills required to succeed as a field researcher in this area. Some practical advice is available for researchers who are new to cross-cultural fieldwork (e.g. graduate students, junior faculty members) and for advisers preparing young academics for such endeavours; however, themes are often …
Calories are cheap, nutrients are expensive – The challenge of healthy living in Arctic communities
Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change
Community concern is high and favored adaptation options include agriculture, improved food storage, and conservation through increased traditional education. These results were presented to the community for review and revision, after which the Vuntut Gwitchin Government will integrate them into its ongoing adaptation planning measures
From Isotopes to TK Interviews
Evolving research in Fort Resolution and the Slave River Delta, Northwest Territories, aims to improve understanding of how the natural ecosystem functions and responds to various environmental stressors, as well as to enhance the stewardship of natural resources and the capacity of local residents to respond to change. We seek to integrate approaches that span the natural and social sciences and traditional knowledge understandings of change, em…
Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security among Inuit in the Western Canadian Arctic
Challenges and Opportunities in Cross-cultural Geographic Inquiry
While qualitative fieldwork in cross-cultural settings is central to human geography, there has been limited focus in the literature on the expectations and skills required to succeed as a field researcher in this area. Some practical advice is available for researchers who are new to cross-cultural fieldwork (e.g. graduate students, junior faculty members) and for advisers preparing young academics for such endeavours; however, themes are often …
Environmental Change and Traditional Use of the Old Crow Flats in Northern Canada
Trends in Métis-related Health Research (1980–2009)
Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change
Community concern is high and favored adaptation options include agriculture, improved food storage, and conservation through increased traditional education. These results were presented to the community for review and revision, after which the Vuntut Gwitchin Government will integrate them into its ongoing adaptation planning measures
Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change
Reconciling Traditional Knowledge, Food Security, and Climate Change:Experience From Old Crow, YT, Canada Vasiliki Douglas, Hing Man Chan, Sonia Wesche, Cindy Dickson, Norma Kassi, Lorraine Netro, and Megan Williams What Is the Purpose of This Study? • To determine community food security concerns in Old Crow, Yukon, Canada and to develop a community consensus on viable adaptation planning to address food security concerns. What Is the Problem? •…
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and Inuit Nutrition Security in Canada
Dietary sources of energy and nutrients in the contemporary diet of Inuit adults
Objective To characterize the major components of the contemporary Inuit diet and identify the primary sources of energy and essential nutrients. Design Dietary data were derived from the 24 h recall collected by the Inuit Health Survey (IHS) from 2007 to 2008. The population proportion method was used to determine the percentage contribution of each group. Unique food items/preparations (ninety-three country foods and 1591 market foods) were cla…
Calories are cheap, nutrients are expensive – The challenge of healthy living in Arctic communities
Co-management of Traditional Foods
Traditional foods that First Nations peoples harvest or gather from the land remain critically important for achieving and sustaining food security for many communities. In Canada’s North, land claim agreements include provisions for First Nations to participate in the governance of their traditional territories, including the co-management of important traditional (wild-harvested) food species. Because such agreements only specify the broad cont…
Strengthening Sustainable Northern Food Systems
This paper explores how Canadian federal policy and frameworks can better support community-based initiatives to reduce food insecurity and build sustainable food systems in the North. Through an examination of the current state of food systems infrastructure, transportation, harvest, and production in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut, we argue in favour of a multi-sector approach that supports diversified food …
The Retail Food Sector and Indigenous Peoples in High-Income Countries
Indigenous Peoples in high-income countries experience higher burdens of food insecurity, obesity, and diet-related health conditions compared to national averages. The objective of this systematic scoping review is to synthesize information from the published literature on the methods/approaches, findings, and scope for research and interventions on the retail food sector servicing Indigenous Peoples in high-income countries. A structured litera…
Quantifying the vulnerability of Arctic water supply lakes through paleolimnological assessment
Anthropogenic stressors to freshwater environments have perpetuated water quality and quantity challenges for communities across Arctic Canada, making drinking water resources a primary concern for northern peoples. To understand the ecological trajectory of lakes used as freshwater supply, we conducted a paleolimnological assessment on two supplemental sources in Igloolik, Nunavut, Arctic Canada. A stratigraphic examination of biological indicat…
Characterizing the development and dissemination of dietary messaging in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories
Public health communication about diet in Inuit communities must balance the benefits and risks associated with both country and store-bought food choices and processes to support Inuit well-being. An understanding of how dietary messages—public health communication addressing the health and safety of country and store-bought food—are developed and disseminated in the Arctic is currently lacking. As part of the Country Foods for Good Health study…
Process Evaluation of a Cooking Circle Program in the Arctic
This study investigates the implementation of the Nutrition North Canada (NNC)-funded cooking circle program in the Inuvialuit (Inuit) hamlet of Paulatuk, Northwest Territories. The objectives of this study are to co-develop a culturally relevant logic model and to conduct a process evaluation of program implementation to identify and assess key enablers and barriers. The co-developed Mukluk Logic Model played an instrumental role in the conceptu…
Using black knowledges to recognise and address barriers to Covid-19 vaccination in Malawi
A Black Geographies framework offers a perspective through which the rich and complex histories and knowledges of African nations, and the people themselves, can be explored to reveal barriers to vaccination and solutions to achieving global vaccine access and equity. This research centres Malawi as a case study and seeks to (1) identify barriers to COVID-19 vaccination; (2) situate these barriers within geographic scales, ranging from the local …
It's not being ‘on‐the‐land,’ it's like we are a part of the Land”
In northern Canada, Indigenous Peoples face rapid environmental and sociocultural changes that disrupt access to traditional places and practices. This disruption limits cross‐generational knowledge transfer and decreases opportunities for youth to connect with the Land. Land‐based education programs aim to provide Indigenous youth with spaces to learn about and connect with the Land, their language, and culture. However, there is limited researc…
Geography (15 obras) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (15 obras) · Ecology (12 obras) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (9 obras) · Political science (9 obras) · Business (8 obras) · Environmental health (8 obras) · Agriculture (7 obras) · Environmental resource management (7 obras) · Food security (7 obras)