Reports Archive
Reports & Publications with Shared Knowledge from Shawanaga
Priadka, P., Moses, B., Kozmik, C., Kell, S., & Popp, J. N. (2022). Impacts of harvested species declines on Indigenous Peoples’ food sovereignty, well-being and ways of life: a case study of Anishinaabe perspectives and moose. Ecology and Society, 27(1).
Vincent, K., Popp, J., Kell, S., Belleau, A., Litzgus, J. (2022). Chrysemys Picta Marginata (Midland Painted Turtle). Novel Railway Mortality. Natural History Notes. Herpetological Review 53(2). p. 308-309.
Vincent, K. (2022). Weaving Indigenous knowledge and western science to investigate the impacts of railways on wildlife [Master’s thesis, Laurentian University]. Laurentian University Research Repository. https://laurentian.scholaris.ca/handle/10219/4083
Chilcott, A., Dreher, R., Reston, R. (2021). The restoration of Wild Rice crops: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Shawanaga First Nations Territory.
Patterson H, Bowles E, Chiblow S, McGregor D, Kozmik C, Popp J. (2023) Environmental and socio-cultural impacts of glyphosate-based herbicides: perspectives from Indigenous knowledge. Frontiers in Conservation. 4 https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2023.1186399
Bowles E, Khan JS, Menzies A, Ford A, McGregor D, Popp J (2023) Perspectives on if, when and how to braid Indigenous knowledges and Western science in biodiversity and environmental research, monitoring, and management: a report from the “Weaving Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science towards conservation and management of wildlife and the environment” project.
Bowles E, Menzies A, Chiblow S, Ford A, Khan JS, McGregor D, Popp J (2023) Cultural keystone species, environmental concerns and future research priorities: a report from the “Weaving Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science towards conservation and management of wildlife and the environment” project.
Menzies, A.K., Bowles, E., Khan, J.S., McGregor, D., Ford, A.T., and J.N. Popp. (2022) Caring for the land: Indigenous practices, community values, changes over time, and building values-based environmental programs. A report from the “Weaving Indigenous Knowledge systems and Western Science for conservation and management of wildlife and the environment” project.
Menzies, A.K., Bowles, E., Khan, J.S., McGregor, D., Ford, A.T., and J.N. Popp. (2022) Connecting Communities to Enhance Communication, Collaboration, and Capacity Building related to Environmental Caretaking: a report from the “Weaving Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science towards conservation and management of wildlife and the environment” project.
Kentel, J. (2023). A Rocky Solution: Evaluating the use of Common Construction Materials as Road-Effect Mitigation for Turtle Communities in a Rock Barren Landscape [Master’s thesis, Laurentian University]. Laurentian University Research Repository. https://laurentian.scholaris.ca/handle/10219/4009
Priadka, P., Moses, B., Kozmik, C., Kell, S., & Popp, J. N. (2024). Weaving Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to discern drivers of mooz (moose) population decline. People and Nature, 6(5), 1812-1821.
News & Web Articles
Under its wing: How Shawanaga First Nation is protecting a key endangered species (Aug 14, 2025)
https://thenarwhal.ca/shawanaga-first-nation-bat-night/
Why are Canadian moose declining? Interviews with Indigenous communities offer new clues (Dec 4, 2024) https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/why-are-canadian-moose-declining-interviews-with-indigenous-communities-offer-new-clues/
Shawanaga First Nation Research Reveals New Insights About Bats in the Biosphere (Sept 9, 2024) https://stateofthebay.ca/sfn-biosphere-bat-research/
Northern Ont. First Nation receives new land conservation funding (Aug 12, 2024) https://www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ontario/article/northern-ont-first-nation-receives-new-land-conservation-funding/
Shawanaga First Nation, Georgian Bay Biosphere begin uncovering mysteries of lake sturgeon (Nov 13, 2023) https://www.parrysound.com/news/shawanaga-first-nation-georgian-bay-biosphere-begin-uncovering-mysteries-of-lake-sturgeon/article_92dff79e-f82e-5ed8-a4d2-1a23522372ae.html
Shawanaga First Nation part of the province’s historic investment in wetlands restoration (Aug 24, 2023) https://www.parrysound.com/news/shawanaga-first-nation-part-of-the-provinces-historic-investment-in-wetlands-restoration/article_8ae4a3ea-64de-5b73-8640-c35d6e8083fd.html
‘Keepers of the land’: How Indigenous-led conservation can boost biodiversity (Nov 4, 2021) https://www.tvo.org/article/keepers-of-the-land-how-indigenous-led-conservation-can-boost-biodiversity