Reports & Publications with Shared Knowledge from Shawanaga
The following page is a list of the published scientific papers with research contributions from Shawanaga’s Species-at-Risk team and the community. The continued support of the Shawanaga community allows us to assist researchers who amplify indigenous voices and concerns. Topics include braiding knowledges, food sovereignty, road and railway mitigation, and more.
For articles with no web link, please contact the team for access.
Kentel, J., T.Burke, S.Kell, and J. D.Litzgus. (2026). Common construction materials do not deter turtles from nesting in roadside habitat. Journal of Wildlife Management90:e70169. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.70169
Vincent, K. D., Litzgus, J. D., Kell, S. J., Kozmik, C. L., Belleau, A., & Popp, J. N. (2025). Community-informed and codesigned research to understand the impacts of railways on wildlife. Conservation Biology, 39, e70089. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70089
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.