Yukon

History of the Book in Yukon: A Discussion Paper

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Mitham
Northern Review, no. 21, Summer, 2000, pp. 53-66
Description
Suggests that examining the encounter between indigenous oral culture and European printed culture as a starting point for sketching a history of the book in the Yukon.
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History of the Yukon First Nations People

Alternate Title
First Nations in the Past
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Yukon First Nations Tourism Adventures]
Description
Website's 11 catagories convey information on languages, politics, traditional life, arts, crafts, and much more.
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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 Hours That Remain by Keith Barker: Study Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angela Code
Description
Provides historical background about issues relating to the play about the murdered and missing women from the "Highway of Tears", a section of highway between Prince George and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
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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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How We Were: Growing Up as a Yukon First Nations Girl

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marilyn Jensen
[Ida Calmegane]
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, Women of the North, Fall, 1994, pp. 87-89
Description
Presents an interview with an Elder who is a member of the Deisheetaan Clan.
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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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Impacts of Reintroduced Bison on First Nations People in Yukon, Canada: Finding Common Ground through Participatory Research and Social Learning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas A. Clark
Linaya Workman
Thomas S. Jung
Conservation & Society, vol. 14, no. 1, 2016, pp. [1]-12
Description
Looks at the effects of the reintroduction of Bison into Yukon. This study examines bison-human conflicts, impact on trapping, and changes to wildlife habitats and ethnobotany.
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Implementing First Nations Self-Government in Yukon: Lessons for Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gurston Dacks
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 37, no. 3, September 2004, pp. 671-694
Description
Discusses the Yukon First Nations' rejection of financial terms presented by the federal and territorial governments and the implications for self-government of other First Nations.
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In Praise of Taxes: The Link between Taxation and Good Governance in a First Nations Context

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research ; vol. 10
Aboriginal Policy Research Conference ; 3rd, 2009
Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jodi Bruhn
John Graham
Description
Argues that taxation is a governance issue and introducing tax regimes would enhance legitimacy, direction, performance, accountability and fairness. Includes examples from British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Yukon. Chapter two from Voting, Governance, and Research Methodology edited by Jerry P. White, Julie Peters, Dan Beavon, and Peter Dinsdale. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
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"The Index to a Man's Principles": Dawson and the Canadian Yukon Patriotic Fund, 1914-1920

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Kikkert
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Northern Review, vol. 44, The North and the First World War, April 2017, pp. 51-78
Description
" ... this article complicates the glowing contemporary and historical assessments of the Yukon's war effort by revealing the social divisions, frustrations, and disillusionment that also mark the community's complex First World Ward experience".
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"Indian Graveyard"

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
A Native graveyard at Mile 974, Yukon Territory.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXI, No. 3, March, 1958)

Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXI, No. 9, November 1958)

Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXIII, No. 8, October, 1960)

Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXIV, No. 1, January 1961)

Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXVI, No. 2, March - April, 1963)

Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXVI, No. 3, May - June, 1963)

Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
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Indians

Archival » Archival Items
Description
File contains articles entitled " Indian Magna Carta Urged by Frank Calder" from the Native Voice, "Northern Ontario Indians Face Rising Racism", from the Toronto Star, "BNA Act Battle Looms", "Program to Place Courts, Law in Indian Community" from the Daily Herald, and a booklet from the National Indian Brotherhood. Also contains information relating to reserves, government control of Indigenous affairs, education, employment (esp. in mines), law and law enforcement, and the Indian Act.
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Indigenous Peoples’ Land And Resource Rights

Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert B. Anderson
Bettina Schneider
Bob Kayseas
Description
Examines Roque Roldán Ortiga’s six criteria for judging the quality of a particular land and resources rights regime with regards to Indigenous governments; and looks at how those criteria can be used to measure the degree to which Aboriginal peoples in Canada have been successful with their struggle to have of their land, resource and other rights recognized.
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Inquiry into the Treaty Land Entitlement Claim of the Fort McKay First Nation

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, analyses and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing on the issue of whether, under Treaty 8, the correct allotment of land had been reserved. ICC ruled that the land entitlement had not been fully satisfied and recommended that the claim be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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An Integrated Arctic Strategy

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami]
Description
Submitted to the Canadian Federal Government to ensure that the Inuit are involved in any Arctic strategies that would affect their destinies. Seven themes are explored, as well as key pressures and key risks.
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