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Na-Déné and Positional Analysis of Categories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. H. Hymes
American Anthropologist, vol. 58, no. 4, New Series, August 1956, pp. 624-638
History of anthropological linguistics of Na-Déné language and its relationship and diffusion to other languages.
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The Nasty Game: How Environment Assessment Is Failing Aboriginal Communities in Canada's North

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Wismer
Alternatives Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, October 1996, p. 10
Argues that assessment can be a good process for determining whether or not the outcomes of economic development are positive or negative and for ensuring that environmental and human equity concerns provide an ethical base for decision making.
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Native Settlements and Native Rights. A Comparison of the Alaska Native Settlement, the James Bay Indian/Inuit Settlement, and the Western Canadian Inuit Settlement

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J.S. Frideres
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 59-89
Three 1970s agreements between Indigenous peoples and governments are compared: the Alaska Native Claims Settlement of 1971, the James Bay Settlement (1975) and the Committee for Original People's Entitlement (COPE) Agreement-in-Principle (1978).
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Never Until Now: Indigenous & Racialized Women's Experiences Working in Yukon & Northern British Columbia Mine Camps

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Moodie
Aja Mason
Lois Moorcroft

Research consisted of survey and semi-structured interviews using open-ended questions with 22 respondents. Study found: limited job opportunityand longevity of employment, inadequate pay scale for hours worked, uequal work expectations, limited opportunities for advancement, inadequate harm prevention, gender or race harassement/discrimination with absence of grievance mechanisms, poor environmental practices, and limited economic benefits to Indigenous people.

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New Bearings on Northern Scholarship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aron Senkpiel
N. Alexander Easton
Northern Review, no. 1, 1988, pp. 9-26
Discusses the content and editorial policies of this new peer reviewed journal.
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New Technologies and Contested Ideologies: The Tagish First Voices Project

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Moore
Kate Hennessy
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 119-137
Authors explore the advantages, disadvantages, perceptions and cultural implications of of digital language preservation projects, in Northern Canada.
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A New Writing System for the Canadian Inuit (Eskimo)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Petersen
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 46, no. 2, April 1980, pp. 136-144
Gives a outlilne history of the Inuit writing system and the establishment and recommendations of the Inuit Language Commission. There is also a syllabarium for Inuttitut syllabic writing.
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Northern Archaic Tradition Forty Years Later: Comments

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas D. Anderson
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 45, no. 2, 2008, pp. 169-178
Discusses that more findings of notched points have demonstrated a more complex prehistory than was originally believed.
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Northern Communities: The Prospects for Empowerment

Alternate Title
Occasional Publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies) ; no. 25
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Lynda Lange
John D. O'Neil
Harald W. Finkler
William E. Rees ... [et al.]
Occasional Publication (Boreal Institute for Northern Studies)
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Northern Entrepreneurship

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherine Walker
Examines economic, social and environmental entrepreneurship in the North for small to medium-sized businesses.
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Northern Expenditures 1998/1999

E-Books
Author/Creator
Stéphane Godin
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Northern Expenditures
Overview of government expenditures and related government employment for the Northwest Territory, what is now Nunavut, and the Yukon by 26 federal departments and agencies.
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[Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
André Légaré
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 287-289
Book review of: Northern Exposure edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J Couchesne, F. Leslie Seidle, France St-Hilaire.
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Northern Indicators 2000

E-Books
Author/Creator
Pia Newell-Santiago
Primary data source Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM).
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Northern Indicators 2003

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Dalley
Primary data source Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM 2)..
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Northern Indicators 2004

E-Books
Author/Creator
Cheryl Yan
Primary data source for this publication is the Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM 2).
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Northern Indicators 2006

E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrea Street
Incorporates data available as of July 2006. Primary data source is Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM2).
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Northern Indicators 2007

E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrea Street
Primary data source Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM).
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The Northern Research Endowment Fund and Fellowship Grants, 1992-2007: Reflections on the Initiative for Northern Studies in the Yukon

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Stager
Northern Review, no. 29, Northern Research Institute: Fifteen Years of Building Yukon Research Capacity, Fall, 2008, pp. 159-166
Provides a history of the fund and fellowship grants established to stimulate "scholarly research in the humanities, social, pure and applied sciences that is directly relevant to Yukon".
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The Northern Sustainable House: An Innovative Design Process

Alternate Title
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Describes process of developing design for two versions of a culturally appropriate and energy efficient house. One community was located in the Yukon, the other in Nunavut.
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Nunavut: A Health System Profile

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Karen Doty-Sweetnam
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 216-218
Book review of Nunavut by Gregory P. Marchildon and Renée Torgerson.
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Nutrient Intakes of First Nations People in Four Yukon Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleanor E. Wein
Nutrition Research, vol. 15, no. 8, August 1995, pp. 1105-1119
Study initiated to assist in allocation of wildlife harvest as part of land claims; sample consisted of 122 adults from the communities of Old Crow, Haines Junction, Whitehorse and Teslin.
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