Northwest Territories

Gwadàl' Zhell: Belongings From the Land

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description
Online exhibit of Gwich'in cultural material which explores the close relationship with the land through artifacts, oral stories and photos.
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Gwich'in Place Names Atlas

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute
Description
Interactive online atlas of history, culture and traditional knowledge of the Gwich'in.
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The Gwich'in Traditional Caribou Skin Clothing Project: Repatriating Traditional Knowledge and Skills

Alternate Title
The Gwichin Traditional Caribou Skin Clothing Project: Repatriating Traditional Knowledge and Skills
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ingrid Kritsch
Karen Wright-Fraser
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 205-210
Description
Regaining ways and understandings by a group of northern Athapaskans through creating replica 19th century hide clothing.
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Hard Bargains: The Making of Treaty 8

Alternate Title
Hard Bargains: The Making of Treaty Eight
Hard Bargains: The Making of Treaty No. 8
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeffrey S. Murray
The Archivist, no. 117, p. [?]
Description
History and background of negotiations which led to the signing of Treaty 8.
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Healing Through Photography: A Reflection on the Brightening Our Home Fires Project in the Remote Hamlet of Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Goose
Dorothy Badry
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 8, no. 1, Special Issue: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), 2013, pp. [161]-170
Description
Project related to prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) by giving a voice to unheard voices on areas of health.
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Health in the Hinterland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 168, no. 6, March 18, 2003, p. 661, 663
Description
Discussion of the cost difference between Northern communities and the rest of Canada plus the First Minister's accord on health care renewal in February, 2003.
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The Health of Northern Residents

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brent Diverty
Claudio Pérez
Health Reports, vol. 9, no. 4, Spring, 1998, pp. 49-58
Description
In the Yukon, Northwest Territoires, and what is now Nunavut, more Aboriginals than non-Aboriginals rated their health as "fair" or "poor".
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Hearing about the Realities of Intimate Partner Violence in the Northwest Territories from Frontline Service Providers: Final Report

Alternate Title
Northwest Territories Research Project Report for Territorial Stakeholders: Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Report for Territorial Stakeholders
Rural and Northern Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Heather Fikowski
Description
Study focused on identifying the needs of women, gaps and associated challenges in service provision, and strategies for developing non-violent communities. It took place over the course of five years and involved individual interviews and focus groups with RCMP, community health nurses, shelter and victim services workers, counsellors and social workers.
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Helicobacter Pylori Incidence and Re-Infection in the Aklavik H. Pylori Project

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sally Carraher
Hsiu-Ju Chang
Rachel Munday
Karen J. Goodman
CANHelp Working Group
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, no. Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21594
Description
Results of an examination of a community-based project found that it significantly reduced the burden of infection in the community. Continued commitment to the project is recommended.
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Historic Land Use Processes in Alaska's Koyukuk River Area

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy H. Arundale
Eliza Jones
Arctic, vol. 42, no. 2, Current Perspectives on Western Boreal Forest Life: Ethnographic and Ethnohistoric Research in Late , June 1989, pp. 148-162
Description
Looks at the Koyukon people historic patterns of settlement, use of land, beliefs, and practices.
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Holman Printmaking

Theses
Author/Creator
Angela R. Skinner
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1990.
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Homelessness across Alaska, the Canadian North and Greenland: A Review of the Literature on a Developing Social Phenomenon in the Circumpolar North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Steven Arnfjord
Sally Carraher
Travis Hedwig
Arctic, vol. 70, no. 4, December 2017, pp. [349]-364
Description
Compares scope and depth of literature developed within the three geographic areas, identifies key themes from findings, highlight gaps, and suggests areas for further investigation.
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Honorary Doctorates

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 9, November 2003, p. [?]
Description
Bishop Andrew Atagotaaluk receives honorary doctorate for contributions to translation of the New Testament into Inuktitut.
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The Household as an Economic Unit in Arctic Aboriginal Communities, and its Measurement by Means of a Comprehensive Survey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter J. Usher
Gérard Duaime
Edmund Searles
Social Indicators Research, vol. 61, no. 2, February 2003, pp. 175-202
Description
Outlines a model of the household in mixed, subsistence-based economies; model is based factors including measurements of hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering.
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Housing as Northern Community Development: A Case Study of the Homeownership Assistance Program (HAP) in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories

Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William E. Rees
J. David Hulchanski
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Evaluates success of program, identifies key strengths and weaknesses, recommends improvements, and suggests how positive aspects could be shared with other communities.
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Human Health Implications of Environmental Contaminants in Arctic Canada: a Review

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Van Oostdam
A. Gilman
E. Dewailly
P. Usher
B. Wheatley
H. Kuhnlein
S. Neve
J
Walker
B. Tracy
M. Feeley
V. Jerome
B. Kwavnick
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 230, no. 1-3, June 1, 1999, pp. 1-82
Description
Reviews studies and identifies gaps in knowledge in the areas of: susceptibility, degree of exposure, health implications, and requirements for risk management.
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Humanizing Security in the Arctic

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 68
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michelle Daveluy
Milton M. R. Freeman
Edna Elias
Katrin Annemarie Simon
Ron Elliott ... [et al.]
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Igloo

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
An igloo; location unknown. Part of the "Innuit of Keewatin" series (#6).
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