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Briefly looks at efforts made in Maine, Scandinavia, New Zealand and Canada to provide some form of political representation which would increase Aboriginals' ability to influence government operations. 1994 version.

Brief overview of efforts made in Scandinavia, New Zealand, Australia, Maine and Canada to increase Indigenous presence in government institutions. 1999 version.

Study examines three options that have been recommended for improving Aboriginal representation at the federal level in Canada. Looks at examples from Maine, New Zealand, and the Sami parliaments in Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Looks at the higher Aboriginal propensity to attempt and commit suicide. "A Report to the Criminology Research Council on CRC Project 25/96-7".

Looks at variables that have an effect on active commuting to school (ACS) by analyzing studies. Reports most active age is between 9 and 13.

Public Policy Research Project (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2018

Looks at adult education for Sami people including professional education for job qualification, unemployment reduction, and maintenance of Sami language and culture.

Examines the development of Finland's and Alaska's drinking cultures and their policy responses to alcohol-related problems.

Interviews producers and recording artists who record traditional music and the unique ways Sámi values are incorporated.

Article investigates the creation of place in digital environments through Sámi identity.

Discusses collaboration between researchers and indigenous knowledge holders on a study which explored Indigenous values underlying health stewardship.

Speakers discuss polar policies of United States, Russia, Canada, Nordic states, China, and Japan, Korea and Singapore. Followed by question and answer among presenters and with audience.

Article describes the Arctic Counsel as a “high-level international intergovernmental forum founded by the Ottawa Declaration of 1996” and examines its role in supporting and contributing to international laws that pertain to the arctic.

Discusses travel narrative's role in changing perceptions about the area from a place of danger to a place of leisure.

Puts forward proposals to amend and enhance the Arctic Council's role.

States that scientific findings from research have influenced government policy, including those issues that involve Arctic Indigenous health and the disparities that exist in this region.

Comments on the AILI project which is Indigenous-initiated and driven. Excerpt from Endangered Languages Beyond Boundaries: Proceedings of the 17th FEL Conference edited by Mary Jane Norris, Erik Anonby, Maire-Okile Junker, Nicholas Ostler and Donna Patrick. .

Presents a set of recommendations which are related to research opportunities to help give the development of future health research in circumpolar neuroscience and behaviour.

Looks at historical understandings of security and the Arctic: traditional, environmental, and human. Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.

Discusses the positive and negative repercussions that arise as a result of tourism.

Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 1993

Investigates the degree to which Sámi DNA is carried by the non-Sámi populations of the Scandinavian countries.

Study includes 731 people, assess the assumption that dog ownership might be a protective factor in relation to Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) given reported beneficial effects on physical activity and emotional wellbeing. Research found that in the group of people around 70 years of age dog ownership did not reduce the odds of developing T2D.

In a study of over 7000 youth, aged 16 years and older, it was revealed that loneliness is associated with increased instances of deliberate self-harm (DSH).

Book review of: Becoming Visible edited by Terje Brantenberg, Janne Hansen and Henry Minde.

Third edition, updated.

Reports on how the creation of international borders partitioned Sápmi, the Sámi homeland, and reaction to these developments.

Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tromsø, 2008. Sami.

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Looks at fiduciary obligations of federal government should Québec secede from Canada.

Argues that Canada should lead governance reform in the Arctic due to unique location within the Circumpolar World.

Looks at options for participation in legal and political institutions, including examples from New Zealand and Scandinavia, and initiatives at the provincial level.

Offers a glimpse of the challenges that climate change presents for Indigenous people whose livelihoods depend largely on their environment.

Statistical data from Health Transitions in Arctic Populations used to compile statistical tables on all circumpolar countries and their northern regions outlining health status, determinants and healthcare.

Differences in findings among countries studied may be partially accounted for by regional dietary preferences.

Results focus on variety of work places and variances in temperatures found in the dairy farm environment.

Scandinavian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2001.

Discussion on the conference attended by 500 delegates from 20 indigenous reindeer-herding cultures from northern regions of North America, Europe and Asia.

New edition of report provides overview of original and looks at relevant issues in the same countries including demographics, policy, fiscal information, legal framework, land rights and other important issues.

Describes and compares health care systems in the northern regions of the Arctic countries.

Comments on the challenges of developing a Sami mediascape due to diversity in language, culture, and area of residence.

Folklore/Cultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, 1999.

Provides brief overview of care practices in Canada, circumpolar countries, and Nunavut and reports results of needs assessment conducted.