Coates, Ken

Overview of traditional livelihoods of the Aleut and Iñupiat of Northern Alaska; the Yupiit and Chukchi of the Russian Far East; the Inuit of Nunavut; the Isertormeeq, Kalaallit and Kujataamiut of Greenland; and the coastal Sami people of the European Far North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses the switch from small-scale to large-scale reindeer herding and reasons for the change. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Overview of the impact European explorers, traders and settlers had on traditional livelihoods of Indigenous peoples of the circumpolar North. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Gives overview of impact modern nation-state governance has had on Indigenous populations and discusses disputes over land and independence. Also gives examples of integration and assimilation into southern markets. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Looks at ways in which governments and social agencies disrupted traditional settlement patterns of northern peoples and effects of industrialization using examples from Canada, Russia, Norway, and Alaska. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Discusses northern movements for regional and Indigenous autonomy and cultural self-determination. Includes three examples: Greenland, Nunavut, and the Sami people of Northern Europe. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Book review of: Muskox Land by Lyle Dick.

Looks at engagement, collaboration and growing Aboriginal empowerment within resource development.

Comments on the changes in the world during the twelve years this journal has been published.

Examines the attitudes and relationships of Indigenous groups with the nuclear energy industry.

Book review of: Northern Voices: Inuit Writing in English by Penny Petrone.

Compares Canada's northern strategy compared to other arctic regions.

Looks at the history of economic conditions for the Yukon First Nations peoples.

Book review of: Out of the Background: Readings on Canadian Native History edited by R. Fisher and K. Coates.

Book review of: Part of the Land, Part of the Water by Catherine McClellan with Lucie Birckel, Robert Bringhurst, James Fall, Carol McCarthy, Janice Sheppard. Scroll down to page 81 to read review.

Overview of third-year class delivered by the University of the Arctic.

Argues that challenges faced by Aboriginal communities can not be addressed by a single solution but rather a commitment by policy makers and all Canadians to live as treaty peoples. Excerpt from From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for All Canadians by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates.

Book review of: Reaching Just Settlements edited by Frank Cassidy.

Discusses how Northern reconciliation has been emerging organically from the changing dynamics of northern society and the regional economy.

Comments on the challenges faces by northern students attending post secondary education institutions in southern Canada.

Book reviews of: An Aleutian Ethnography by Lucien M. Turner ; edited by Raymond L. Hudson. The Arapaho Language by Andrew Cowell and Alonzo Moss Sr. Broken Treaties: United States and Canadian Relations with the Lakotas and Plains Cree, 1868–1885 by Jill St. Germain. Canada’s Indigenous Constitution by John Borrows. Cave Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands: Essays in Honor of Patty Jo Watson edited by David H. Dye. Cherokee Thoughts: Honest and Uncensored by Robert J.

Book review of: Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History by Kerry Abel.

Argues that it might be time refocus attention away from residential schools, and incorporate three elements into conversations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people: roots of marginalization (including residential schools), contemporary social, economic and cultural challenges, and significant examples of success.