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2019 Climate Change Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carole Brazeau
Naomi George
Rebekah Elkerton
Based on interviews with Indigenous women and Elders about relationships to the environment, observed changes, traditional practices on the land, and the health of their families and communities.
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Adaptation in Arctic Circumpolar Communities: Food and Water Security in a Changing Climate

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Berner
Michael Brubaker
Boris Revitch
Eva Kreummel
Moses Tcheripanoff ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, 2016, p. article no. 33820
Looks at how small rural communities whose food source is mostly local wildlife are dealing with major environmental changes.
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Adapting to Climate Change through Source Water Protection: Case Studies from Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Patrick
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, July 2018, p. Article 1
Uses six case studies to explore the extent to which climate change had been taken into consideration in community planning exercises between 2013 and 2017, with an emphasis on identification of threats and concerns, and adaption strategies to protect sources of drinking water.
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Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change on Inuit Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James D. Ford
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Susan Chatwood
Christopher Furgal
Sherilee Harper ... [et al.]
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. e9-e17
Looks at Inuit style adaptation decision making as pro-active management of climate-related health risks.
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Anishinaabemowin Climate Change Glossary

Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Divided into the four seasons with Ojibwe terminology, impacts and stories, and discussion notes and anecdotes associated with each. Forms part of the Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities.
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Annotated Bibliography: Examples of Traditional Knowledges in Climate Research: Version 1.0 - September 2014

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carson Viles
Resources divided under seven topic headings: resolutions, policy and law, protocols, case studies, intellectual property, traditional knowledges and climate change, and ethics and traditional knowledge. To accompany Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives.
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Anticipation, Climate Change and Movement in Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Nutall
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, Les Inuit et le Changement Climatique / The Inuit and Climate Change, 2010, pp. 21-37
Article focuses on the benefits of being proactive in regards to the topic of climate change in Greenland.
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Archaeologies of Climate Change: Perceptions and Prospects

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Britton
Charlotta Hillerdal
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 265-287

Examines the role of archeology as both a the study of the past but also as a means to find a solutions for the future. 

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Arctic Climate Impacts: Environmental Injustice in Canada and the United States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah F. Trainor
F. Stuart Chapin
Henry P. Huntington
David C. Natcher
Gary Kofinas
Local Environment, vol. 12, no. 6, December 2007, pp. 627-643
Discusses how Indigenous peoples in Canada are better positioned than those in the United States to shape policy in a way that would ensure their adaptation to climate change.
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Best Practices and Available Tools for the Use of Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Adaptation, and the Application of Gender-Sensitive Approaches and Tools for Understanding and Assessing Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Technical Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Includes extensive literature review and examples from different regions and sectors and from different adaptation contexts based on submissions from relevant organizations.
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The Blood Tribe: Adapting to Climate Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorenzo Magzul
Prairie Forum, vol. 34, no. 1, Spring, 2009, pp. 289-309
Discusses the socio-economic impact that climate change will have on the Blood Tribe in the South Saskatchewan River Basin.
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"Blue-Ice": Framing Climate Change and Reframing Climate Change Adaptation from the Indigenous Peoples' Perspective in the Northern Boreal Forest of Ontario, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise M. Golden
Carol Audet
M. A. Smith
Climate and Development, vol. 7, no. 5, 2015, pp. 401-413
Study by researchers and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) reports on effects of climate change on hunting and fishing and delivery of supplies in community.
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Canada Foolhardy to Dither on Climate Change

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, December 14, 2007, p. A11
Highlights some of the effects of global warming on the delicate ecosystems and lands inhabited by Canada's Aboriginal peoples.
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Canadian Inuit Perspectives on Climate Change (Unikkaaqatigiit)

Alternate Title
Unikkaaqatigiit: Perspectives From Inuit In Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Initial descriptive page links to five reports 1) Unikkaaqatigiit: Perspectives From Inuit In Canada 2) Inuvialuit Regional Report 3) Nunavut Regional Report 4) Nunavik Regional Report 5) Nunatsiavut Regional Report.
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Changing Planet, Common Ground

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Annette Pember
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Climate Commitment, Winter, 2011
Report titled "Climate Change and Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations" presents findings indicating that Native Communities feel the impacts of climate change first.
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Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities: Guidebook 1: Starting the Planning Process

Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities:Annexes
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
Guidebook 2: Climate Change Impacts in the Community
Guidebook 3: Identifying Community Sustainability and Climate Change Vulnerabilities
Guidebook 4: Identifying Solutions
Guidebook 5: Taking Adaptive Action
Guidebook 6: Monitoring Progress and Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)

Forms part of the Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities. Guidebook 2: Climate Change Impacts in the Community.

Guidebook 3: Identifying Community Sustainability and Climate Change Vulnerabilities.

Guidebook 4: Identifying Solutions.

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Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities: Introduction

Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities: Guidance Book
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities: Guidance Book Appendices
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities: [Guidebook] Annexes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Discusses the various components of the toolkit: Anishinaabemowin Climate Change Glossary, Ininímowin Climate Change Glossary, Indigenous Languages Glossary Workbook, guidance book, and six guidebooks.
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Climate Change and Environmental Impacts on Maternal and Newborn Health With Focus on Arctic Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotta Rylander
Jon Ø. Odland
Torkjel M. Sandanger
Global Health Action, vol. 4, no. s1, Vulnerable Populations in the Arctic, 2011, p. article 8452
Reports that environmental factors are responsible for a large number of global child deaths and efforts should be made to reduce the risk for the next generation.
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Climate Change and Food Security in Regional Inuit Centers

Alternate Title
ArcticNet Annual Research Compendium (2013-2014)
Climate Change and Food Security in Regional Inuit Centres
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Ford
Elaine Power
Christopher Furgal
Susan Chatwood
William Gough
Overview of project aimed at Identifying and characterizing the vulnerability and resilience of food systems. Phase two looked at policy linkages and attempted to identify opportunities and priorities for adaptation intervention in high risk populations.
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