Northwest Territories
- Aklavik
- Behchokǫ̀
- Deline
- Fort Franklin
- Fort Good Hope
- Fort Liard
- Fort McPherson
- Fort Norman
- Fort Providence
- Fort Resolution
- Fort Simpson
- Fort Smith
- Frobisher Bay
- Gameti
- Hay River
- Holman
- Holman Island
- Inuvik
- Jean Marie River
- Lake Harbour
- Nahanni Butte
- Norman Wells
- Paulatuk
- Rae
- Sachs Harbour
- Salt River
- Trout Lake
- Tuktoyaktuk
- Tulita
- Ulukhaktok
- Wrigley
- Yellowknife
Collected Papers on the Human History of the Northwest Territories. Occasional Paper No. 1
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Allice Legat
Arctic, vol. 40, no. 4, Fortieth Anniversary Special, December 1987, pp. 358-359
Description
Book review of: Collected Paper on the Human History of the Northwest Territories. Occasional Paper No. 1 edited by Margaret Jean Patterson, Charles D. Arnold and Robert R. Janes.
Colonization: A Health Determinant for Pregnant Dogrib Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pertice M. Moffitt
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 15, no. 4, October 2004, pp. 323-330
Description
Literature review of colonization in Canada's North establishes the position that colonization is a determinant of health.
Coming of Age: How Young Women in the Northwest Territories Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Positive Empowered, and Safer Sexual Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Candice Lys
Charlotte Reading
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18957
Description
Study findings from 12 females aged 15-19 revealed access to care issues and alcohol consumption were factors that influenced sexual health.
A Comment on Microdebitage Analyses and Cultural Site-Formation Processes among Tipi Dwellers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert R. Janes
American Antiquity, vol. 54, no. 4, October 1989, pp. 851-855
Description
Criticism of the article, "Identification of Cultural Site Formation Processes through Microdebitage Analysis" by Kathleen Hull in American Antiquity, Vol. 52, No. 4. (Oct., 1987) at pages 772-783.
Common Curriculum Framework for Aboriginal Language and Culture Programs: Kindergarten to Grade 12
E-Books
Author/Creator
Western Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education
Description
"...support document for schools or regions in the Western provinces and the territories wishing to develop curricula, learning resources or strategies dealing with Aboriginal languages".
Common Genomic Variation in LMNA Modulates Indexes of Obesity in Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Hegele
Murray W. Huff
T. Kue Young
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, vol. 86, no. 6, June 2001, pp. 2747-2751
Description
Demonstrates genetic variations similar to that of the Oji-Cree may be important in determining obesity-related traits.
Community-Based Management Development For Aboriginal Self-Government
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Gibson
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, 2015, pp. 33-43
Description
Describes how the band facilitator employed a community-based approach to implement the Tlicho Management Development Program.
Community-coordinated Research as HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategy in Northern Canadian Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Edwards
Steve Mitchell
Nancy L. Gibson
Jim Martin
Cecilia Zoe-Martin
Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 111-127
Description
Interventions and activities, of the Tłįchǫ Community Services Agency’s (TCSA) Healing Wind Strategy, to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and HIV / AIDS
A Community Development Approach to Mental Health Services
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Kamin
Romeo Beatch
Northern Review, no. 7, Rural and Northern Social Work, Summer, 1991, pp. 92-111
Description
Looks at providing social services to people living in remote Arctic communities of the Northwest Territories.
[Community Development] Project Planning Guide
Alternate Title
[Community Development Program Planning Guide]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Nunavut Literacy Council
Description
Designed to assist with community development in the field of literacy. Includes information on creating a vision, developing goals and objectives, and formulating and carrying out a work plan.
Community Participation in Socio-Legal Control: The Northern Context
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Harald Finkler
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3/4, July-October 1992, pp. 503-512
Description
Looks at the results of micro-urbanization on traditional practices for social control and levels of community involvement.
Community Perceptions of the Beverly-Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Kendrick
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2000, pp. 1-33
Description
Discusses the Board's role as an interjurisdictional forum for discussion of ecological issues that are difficult for stakeholders to resolve.
A Comparison of Heavy Metal Levels in the Kidneys of High Arctic and Mainland Caribou Populations in the Northwest Territories of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
N.C. Larter
J.A. Nagy
Science of The Total Environment, vol. 246, no. 2-3, February 10, 2000, pp. 109-119
Description
Discusses study that compares concentrations of aluminium, nickel, cadmium, mercury and lead in Bluenose and Peary caribou.
A Comparison of Modern and Preindustrial Levels of Mercury in the Teeth of Beluga in the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, and Walrus at Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P.M. Outridge
K.A. Hobson
R. McNeely
A. Dyke
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 123-[?]
Description
Study to determine whether the increased amounts of mercury found in traditional Inuit foods is natural or industrial effects.
Comparison of Risk of Conductive Hearing Loss Among Three Ethnic Groups of Arctic Audiology Patients
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jan Allison Moore
Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, vol. 42, no. 6, December 1999, pp. 1311-1322
Description
Investigated age, gender, ethnic background and history of middle ear disease as factors affecting the degree of hearing impairment. The article also discusses how language acquisition can be affected due to hearing loss.
Consultation and Remediation in the North: Meeting International Commitments to Safeguard Health and Well-Being
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Banfield
Cynthia (Cindy) G. Jardine
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21231
Description
Examination of consultation process shows the importance of including all stakeholders to ensure a positive outcome.
Contextually Appropriate Aquatic Programming in Canada's North: The Shallow Water Lifeguard Certification
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey R. Giles
Kyle Rich
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 33, no. 1, 2013, pp. 49-64
Description
Studies program and recommends a greater inclusion of culturally responsive water safety education strategies in order to achieve a more desirable outcome.
The Continuing Importance of Country Food to Northern Natives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert M. Bone
Focus on Geography, vol. 42, no. 4, Winter, 1992, pp. 7-11
Description
Looks at whether consumption by Dene and Métis families declined during the construction phase of the Norman Wells Pipe Line Project
Contours of a People: Metis Family, Mobility, and History
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Liam Haggarty
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 463-465
Description
Book review of: Contours of a People edited by Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny and Brenda MacDougall.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 463.
Cooptation and Control: The Reconstruction of Inuit Birth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Kaufert
John D. O'Neil
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, New Series, December 1990, pp. 427-442
Description
Inuit birth policies relating to the increased medical control over childbirth through the introduction of medical services by the Federal Government.
Coordinating First Nations Health Care: Policy and Implementation Challenges and Opportunities
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa (Marie) Nixon
Description
Examines service fragmentation due to poor inter-jurisdictional coordination, especially in cases where patients are moved to and from reserves, and makes recommendations for improvement.
Public Policy Research Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2013.
Coppermine
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ray Harper
Description
Film explores historical overivew of the Coppermine community beginning with arrival of the missionaries, the tuberculosis epidemic and Dr. Russel Martin's fight for medical supplies from Ottawa.
Duration: 57:07.