Yukon
Treaty Research Report: Treaty Eight (1899)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dennis F.K. Madill
Description
Discusses historical background, terms, conditions and implications of Treaty 7; concluded during the Klondike gold rush of 1897-98 for economic reasons when settlers were coming into Lake Athabasca, Great Slave Lake, and parts of the Peace River area.
Two Paths One Direction: Parks Canada and Aboriginal Peoples Working Together
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Steve Langdon
Rob Prosper
Nathalie Gagnon
George Wright Forum, The, vol. 27, no. 2, 2010, p. 222–233
Description
Examines the unique legal and constitutional relationship with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Parks Canada including the legislative policy and corporate changes that have occurred over the last 30 years.
Two Related Indigenous Writing Systems: Canada's Syllabic and China's A-hmao Scripts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Alison Lewis
Louis-Jacques Dorais
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, 2003, pp. 277-304
Description
Story of two writing systems: syllabics developed around 1840 by James Evans and a system developed for the A-hmao, in south-western China, around 1904.
A Unique Type of Sentencing: The Use of a Circle to Involve the Community in Sentencing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin Hayes
Police Journal, vol. 74, no. 3, January 2001, pp. 196-201
Description
Provides overview of case study of one northern youth and the experience of circle sentencing in an attempt to resolve his chronic recidivism and substance abuse.
Update From CS (Canada) - 15.2
Alternate Title
Update From Cultural Survival Canada
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Western Oceania: Caring for Ancestral Domain, Summer, 1991
Description
Brief updates on developments on negotiations, judgments and court cases including Gitskan and Wet'suwet'en land title claim, aftermath of Oka conflict, James Bay controversy and more.
Urban Aboriginal Households: A Profile of Demographic, Housing and Economic Conditions in Canada’s Prairie and Territories Region
Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 06-024
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Brett Holmes]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Variables studied were: population, age, mobility, household income, homelessness, education, unemployment, homelessness, household type, home ownership, and core housing need.
Highlights from research report of same name.
Urban Aboriginal Households: A Profile of Demographic, Housing and Economic Conditions in Canada's Prairie and Territories Region
Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tom Kerwin
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Looked at ten variables in nineteen cities. Primarily used data from the 2001 Census and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Vulnerability of Subsistence Systems Due to Social and Environmental Change: A Case Study in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole M. Herman-Mercer
Melinda Laituri
Maggie Massey
Elli Matkin
Ryan Toohey ... [et al.]
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 258-272
Description
Researchers explore the vulnerability of the subsistence existence in the Cup’ik village of Chevak and Yup’ik village of Kotlik; findings indicate that a high level of adaptability and ingenuity exists in these communities, but raise concerns of new barriers and vulnerabilities arising from accelerating climate change and socio-cultural changes.
Weapon Systems and Assemblage Variability During the Northern Archaic Period in Northern Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeffrey T. Rasic
Natalia S. Slobodina
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 45, no. 2, 2008, pp. 71-88
Description
Contends that a unilinear scheme of weapon evolution does not apply to the Northern Archaic tradition (NAT).
Weathering Changes: Cultivating Local and Traditional Knowledge of Environmental Change in Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Traditional Territory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shirley Roburn
Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Heritage Department
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 4, December 2012, pp. 439-455
Description
Describes the partnership between the First Nation's Heritage Department, academics and government funders working on the project Documenting Traditional Knowledge in Relation to
Climate Change and makes recommendations based on this experience.
Web-Based Information System for Aboriginal Land Management
Alternate Title
[Proceedings of the 22nd International Cartographic Conference, 2005]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Liman Mao
Mele Rakai
Darka Mioc
Description
Discusses the procedures for developing a web-enabled spatial information system for Aboriginal land management.
Weirs in the River of Time: The Development of Historical Consciousness among Canadian Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nelson Graburn
Museum Anthropology, vol. 22, no. 1, March 1998, pp. 18-32
Description
Discusses the recent realization of cultural loss among the Inuit and the efforts of three men to record their disappearing culture.
Well-Being in First Nations Communities: The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index, 2006: Yukon [Map]
Alternate Title
[Community Well-Being Maps]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Ratings determined by income, educational attainment, housing conditions and labour force participation. Data from Statistics Canada Census of Population, 2006.
Well-Being in First Nations Communities: The Community
Well-Being (CWB) Index, 2011: Yukon [Map]
Alternate Title
[Community Well-Being Maps]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Ratings determined by income level, educational attainment, housing conditions and labour force participation. Data from 2011 National Household Survey.
What about the Men?: Northern Men's Research Project: Final Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shelley Tulloch
Bob Patles
Steven Kormendy
Allie Winton
Mike Nitsiza ... [et al.]
Description
Research conducted to document men's feelings about learning, work and well-being. Methods used were interviews (33 participants), closed questionnaires (166), workshop with the community-based researchers and Indigenous male role models (11).
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