Yukon

Occupational Values of Rural Eskimo

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
G. Williamson McDiarmid
Judith S. Kleinfeld
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 3, May 1986, pp. [22-29]
Description
Study compared secondary students from rural Inuit villages to a sample of Euroamericans from an urban environment to determine whether cultural differences influence work values.
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On Eskaleutian Linguistics, Archaeology, and Prehistory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. E. Dumond
American Anthropologist, vol. 67, no. 5, pt. 1, New Series, October 1965, pp. 1231-1257
Description
Reviews efforts to classify Inuit and the ethnic relationships implied by the classification and examines archaeological evidence to see if it supports these theoretical relationships.
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Organizing for Community Control

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Cassidy
Northern Review, no. 7, Rural and Northern Social Work, Summer, 1991, pp. 17-34
Description
Looks at a selective review of the literature on community development and participation to assess and describe measures of control.
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Paleoindians in Beringia: Evidence from Arctic Alaska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. C. Roosevelt
M. Lima da Costa
C. Lopes Machado
M. Michab
N. Mercier
H. Valladas
J. Feathers
W. Barnett
M. Imazio da Silveira
A. Henderson
J. Silva
B. Chernoff
D. S. Reese
J. A. Holman
N. Toth
K. Schick
Science, vol. 263, no. 5147, New Series, February 4, 1994, pp. 660-662
Description
Excavations at the Mesa site indicate occupation between 9,730 and 11,660 years ago before climate changes encouraged southward migration.
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Pan-Territorial Report: A Study of Women's Homelessness North of 60

Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Judie Bobb
Rian van Bruggen
Shylah Elliott
Lyda Fuller
Mira Hache ... [et al.]
Description
Results of interviews or focus group sessions with 205 women (66 in the Northwest Territories, 66 in Yukon and 73 in Nunavut). Fifty-three percent were Inuit, 30 percent First Nations, 10 percent Caucasian, 5 percent Inuvialuit, 1 percent Métis, and 1 percent immigrant. Chapter 4.5 of Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau ... [et al.].
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Parenting Support Programs in Nunavut: A Review

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Myste Anderson
Description
Looks at development of past and current programs, initiatives in other jurisdictions, content of programs, parent needs, and effective program elements, and provides key recommendations.
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Pedagogical Pathways for Indigenous Business Education: Learning from Current Indigenous Business Practices

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simon T. Berge
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Section: Indigenizing Entrepreneurship , January 31, 2020
Description
Article examines business practices in three Arctic communities and discusses how these cooperative practices reflect community-centered, culturally rooted values.
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People of the River: The Subsistence Economy of the Han, Athabaskan People of the Upper Yukon River

Alternate Title
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
William E. Simeone
Description
Looks at the changes to the Han economy over the last 150 years from one based solely on hunting, gathering and trapping to a mixed economy. Chapter 25 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson. Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 313 or select chapter 25 on side bar.
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La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide). Text in French.
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The Persistence and Creativity of Canadian Aboriginal Newspapers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel Demay
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 18, no. 1, [Muted Voices: Canadian Communications Disputes], Winter, 1993, pp. [89-100]
Description
Looks at the state of Aboriginal newspapers after the cancellation of the Native Communications Program and discusses the survival strategies used by the Aboriginal Press.
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Plants & Connection to Place

Alternate Title
Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description

Teacher's guide.

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Point of View in Kaska Historical Narratives

Theses
Author/Creator
Patrick James Moore
Description
Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2003. Documentation in the dissertation includes narratives by Alfred Caesar, Mary Charlie, Amos Dick, Mida Donnessey, Arthur John, Rose Johnston, Liza Magun, John Martin and others.
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Postcard From the 2016 Yukon Election

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Roddick
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 63-68
Description
Contends that the new Liberal government needs to make renewed investment for intergovernmental relationships with First Nations.
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Prevalence of Asthma and Risk Factors for Asthma-like Symptoms in Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children in the Northern Territories of Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zhiwei Gao
Brian H. Rowe
Carina Majaesic
Cindy O'Hara
A. Senthilselvan
Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 15, no. 3, April 2008, pp. 139-145
Description
When compared to non-Aboriginal children, results show Aboriginal children have a lower occurrence of diagnosis by a health professional but similar instances of asthma like symptoms.
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Proto-Athapaskan-Eyak and the Problem of Na-Dene: The Phonology

Alternate Title
Proto-Athapaskan-Eyak and the Problem of Na-Déné: The Phonology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael E. Krauss
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 30, no. 2, April 1964, pp. 118-128
Description
Problem of Na-Déné complexity in the rescontruction of the ancient proto-Athapaskan language.
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