Cheryl Marie Bartlett is a Canadian biologist. She is a professor emerita of biology and former Tier 1

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in Integrative Science at the Department of Biology at

Cape Breton University , "Diligence Will Prevail" , mottoeng = Perseverance Will Triumph , established = 1951 as Xavier Junior College 1968 as NSEIT 1974 as College Of Cape Breton 1982 as University College of Cape Breton 2005 as Cape Breton ...

Early life

Barlett was born and raised in

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and attended Augustana University College. In 1977, Barlett earned her

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in Zoology at the

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before moving to

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for her

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and PhD.

Career

In 1989, Barlett accepted a placement at

in the biology department before moving to Toqwa’tu’kl Kjijitaqnn / Integrative Science. By 2002, she was appointed a Tier 1

(CRC) in Integrative Science. Barlett's research focused on the concept of Integrative Science, which is the practice of merging both Indigenous knowledge and Westernized Scientific Knowledge into one " Two-Eyed Seeing framework." As a result of research with Aboriginal Knowledge, she was appointed a Member of the

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in 2011 before retiring.

References

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