INEQUALITY IN FIRST NATION COMMUNITY (FOCUS ON WATER CONTAMINATION

• This paper of 1600-2200 words, and related workshops in tutorial, is designed to train you to: conduct academic research in journals on a course-related topic that interests you, develop a question that you answer using academic sources, and develop skills in extracting theories, concepts and findings from this research. In this way, you will imitate some of the scholarly research and writing done by academics when they begin working on a research project. Starting out: This paper does not begin with a thesis statement (we do not use thesis statements for this assignment). Instead, you are starting with a topic or two related to the course (you can use the topics covered in the textbook as a starting point). In many cases, you need two related topics/themes; gender and homelessness are two topics, for example. In addition, you will eventually also need a question related to these topics and themes. This is a question that the articles you selected can answer. Developing a question takes effort, as it must be a question that fits with more than one article, and at least some of the research findings of the author(s) answer that question. At first, concentrate on finding articles that fit with your topics. To find articles, you will use the course supplied list of anthropological journals (on Moodle) that includes both general journals (that publish on a variety of topics) and those that are specialized. Search both types of journals. There will be a workshop in tutorial on searching. Research articles must be from the last 20 years (1999+). You will use two or three research articles for this paper. Research Article: A research article in a journal is an article on original research conducted by an anthropologist (e.g., doing participant observation, interviewing people, etc.). A research article reports on the research and the findings or insights of the anthropologist. It is not a summary of the work of others. It is not a book review (e.g., reviews one or more book). Also, many journals have collections of research articles with an introduction by the person or persons who assembled them. These “introductions” are not valid. Please note that research articles used in the course are also not valid. You must find your own articles. Question phase: If your searching has resulted a collection of research articles, say 4-10 or more that relate to your topics, then you are ready to look at them more closely. Read through the abstracts and scan through the articles. Are there questions in common that the authors are trying to answer with their research? You may see a connection and develop a question of out this. Developing a question will also be workshopped in tutorial. Remember that academics also face challenges developing questions and finding sources. Experienced researchers know that sometimes you need to go back and start with a new approach (topic or question) or search even more extensively for articles. Getting ready to write the paper: You are ready to start writing your paper when you have a question and two or three research articles from the approved journals that at least in part answer your question. You have also read your two or three articles once or even better, twice. Articles can be difficult reading, and extracting concepts and insights can be challenging. There will be a workshop on this in tutorial.