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Assembly of First Nations
Description
Paper developed as a result of the Crown-First Nations Gathering, January 23-24, 2012. Discusses general goals as well as those in specific areas: families and communities, rights, self-government, and economic and environmental interests.
8th Fire: At the Crossroads
Alternate Title
Doc Zone ; season 6, episode 16
Eighth Fire: At the Crossroads
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Paul Morin
Denis Paquet
Description
Interviews with Aboriginal artists and community leaders about building new relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians now and in the future.
Duration: 45:16
Aboriginal Participation in Environmental Monitoring and Management in the Canadian Mining Sector: A Scan For Current Best Practices
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Mackay
Don Richardson
Description
Discusses case studies of successful Aboriginal engagement in environmental monitoring and management in northern Canada to develop best practices and find new approaches for Aboriginal participation.
Aboriginal Participation in Mining
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Natural Resources Canada
Description
Looks at the economic and social contributions mining makes to remote and rural communities.
Acknowledging Nature's Agency: The Ecocentric Tradition in English-Canadian Drama
Theses
Author/Creator
Nelson Gray
Description
Theatre Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2012.
Activism is in the Blood, Says Tar Sands Warrior
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 6, September 2012, p. 8
Description
Comments on an activist leading her Indigenous community in a battle against Shell's oil sands expansion project.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Additions to Reserve: Expediting the Process: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gerry St. Germain
Lillian Eva Dyck
Description
Highlights issues of the process for converting land to reserve status and provides recommendations.
Aki-noomaagewin (Earth's Teachings): Stories of the Fall, Indigenous Law and Reconciliation
Alternate Title
Environment, Sustainability and Society Lecture Series
MacKay Lecture Series
Reconciliation: The Responsibility for Shared Futures
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Borrows
Description
Speaker argues that relationships in the natural world can be a source of law.
Duration: 1:33:36.
Anishinaabemowin Climate Change Glossary
Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
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.
“Being Out on the Lake”: Iskatewizaagegan Anishinaabeg Perspectives on Contemporary Fishing Practice and Well-Being
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard Bolton
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
Briefing Book: Current Federal Legislative Amendments Affecting First Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lorraine Land
Andrea Bradley
Liora Zimmerman
Description
Analysis of Bills C-45, C-48, C-27, S-8, S-2, S-6, and S212, some of which resulted in the formation of the Idle No More movement.
Budget Bill Will Have 'Direct Impact on Our Rights', Says Atleo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 3, June 2012, p. 8
Description
Comments on Bill C-38 and the concerns it raises for First Nations.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Canada and the Changing Arctic: Sovereignty, Security, and Stewardship
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Katherine Sinclair
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 4, December 2012, pp. 480-481
Description
Book review of Canada and the Changing Arctic by Franklyn Griffiths, Rob Huebert, and P. Whitney Lackenbauer.
Canoe Pedagogy and Colonial History: Exploring Contested Spaces of Outdoor Environmental Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Liz Newbery
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 30-45
Description
Argues that teaching must acknowledge colonization's impact on Indigenous peoples and the land.
A Capital Assets Framework For Appraising and Building Capacity For Tourism Development in Aboriginal Protected Area Gateway Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathan Bennett
Raynald H. Lemelin
Rhonda Koster
Isabel Budke
Tourism Management, vol. 33, no. 4, 2012, pp. 752-766
Description
Presents case studies of research projects in Lutsel K’e, NWT, Nain, Labrador, the Weenusk Cree Nation, Ontario, Lake Helen First Nation, Ontario and Aboriginal communities along the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
Changing Cold Environments: A Canadian Perspective
E-Books
Author/Creator
Hugh French
Olav Slaymaker
David Evans
Konrad Gajewski
Richard Kelly ... [et al.]
Chapter 2: Partners' Context, Worldviews and Evaluation Process
Alternate Title
Keeyask Generation Project: Environmental Impact Statement: Response to EIS Guidelines
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership
Description
Chapter in the report Keeyask Generation Project: Environmental Impact Statement: Response to EIS Guidelines by Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership. Looks at the development of principles and processes for the environmental impact statement for the Keeyask Generation Project.
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)
Description
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.
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)
Description
Discusses the various components of the toolkit: Anishinaabemowin Climate Change Glossary, Ininímowin Climate Change Glossary, Indigenous Languages Glossary Workbook, guidance book, and six guidebooks.
Climate Change Poses Health Threats in Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Becky Rynor
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 184, no. 1, January 10, 2012, pp. E33-E34
Description
Discusses the psychological and social impact of climate change on communities in the Arctic.
Climate, Culture, Change: Inuit and Western Dialogues with a Warming North
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gita J. Ljubicic
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 1, March 2012, pp. 105-107
Description
Book review of Climate, Culture, Change by Timothy B. Leduc.
Close to the Land: Connecting Northern Indigenous Communities and Southern Farming Communities through Food Sovereignty
Theses
Author/Creator
Karlah Rae Rudolph
Description
Environment and Geography Thesis (M.E.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
Community-Based Participatory Process: Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program for Northern First Nations and Inuit in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane McClymont Peace
Erin Myers
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18412
Description
Since the launch of the process, 36 projects were funded enabling communities to increase their climate change knowledge.
Community Freezers Supporting Food Security: Perspectives from Residents of Nain, Nunatsiavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Organ
Description
Resource and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.E.S.)--Dalhousie University, 2012.
Community Story Circles: An Opportunity to Rethink the Epistemological Approach to Heritage Interpretive Planning
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lesley Curthoys
Brent Cuthbertson
Julie Clark
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 173-187
Description
Authors discuss their experience taking part in story circle in northern Ontario and its application as a research method.
Conference Addresses Issue of Natural Resource Sharing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Larrisa Burnouf
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 8, August 2012, p. 21
Description
Comments on the three day Natural Resources Transfer Act National Summit where delegates discussed ways of sharing resource opportunities with First Nations communities in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba.
Article located by scrolling to page 21.
The Country of Wolves: Intermediate Graphic Novel Study
Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Geared toward Grades 7 and 8. Designed to improve literacy and communications skills while learning about Inuit traditional beliefs, shamanism and the traditional relationship with the environment.
Coyote and Raven Talk About Indigenizing Environmental Education: Or Reconfiguring the Shenanigans of Otis O'Dewey Esquire
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Cole
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 15-29
Description
Story in which the two tricksters run into challenges such as mainstream languages, technologies, and educational practices.
Cumulative Impacts to FMFN#468 Traditional Lands & Lifeways: Shell Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine Report for Regulatory Hearings
Alternate Title
Cumulative Impacts to Fort McMurray First Nation #468 Traditional Lands & Lifeways: Shell Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine Report for Regulatory Hearings
FMFN #468 - Shell Hearing
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherri Labour
Beth Dickson
Description
Existing effects and disturbances analysis prepared for a regulatory hearing for Shell Canada's Jackpine Mine Expansion and Pierre River Mine proposals on Fort McMurray First Nation traditional lands.
Damned: The Politics of Loss and Survival in Anishinaabe Territory
Alternate Title
Critical Studies in Native History ; 21
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brittany Luby
Critical Studies in Native History
Dealing With Culturally Sensitive Areas in Industrial Project Design
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan Ehrlich
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-11
Description
Article advocates potential developers to be proactive and involve the community in the consultation process in order to ensure a successful implementation of a project
Death Rock
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rita Wong
Decolonization, vol. 1, no. 1, 2012, pp. 186-187
Description
Poem.
Decolonizing & Indigenizing = Moving Environmental Education Towards Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Korteweg
Connie Russell
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 5-14
Description
Editorial introduces special themed issue and presents an outline for each article.
Decolonizing Park Management: A Framework for the Co-management of National Parks and Protected Areas
Theses
Author/Creator
Miriam Moore
Description
Public Policy Project (M.P.P)--Simon Fraser University, 2020.
Desolate Viewscapes: Sliammon First Nation, Desolation Sound Marine Park and Environmental Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Clapperton
Environment and History, vol. 18, no. 4, pecial Places and Protected Spaces: Historical and Global Perspectives on Non-National Parks in Cana, 2012, pp. 529-559
Description
Examines the interactions between British Columbia's provincial officials and the Sliammon Indigenous group regarding their land rights and cultural interests in the Desolation Sound Marine Park.
Developing Oil and Gas Resources On or Near Indigenous Lands in Canada: An Overview of Laws, Treaties, Regulations and Agreements
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Wright
Jerry P. White
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-18
Description
Reviews the manner in which energy projects on First Nations land and traditional territories have been controlled to balance risks and rewards.
Developing Policy Alternatives for the Management of Wood Bison (Bison bison athabascae) in Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Market
Douglas Clark
Northern Review, no. 36, Fall, 2012, pp. 53-75
Description
Looks at the key historical, social, ecological, and legal issues faced in the development of a wood bison management strategy for the park.
Dietary Markers and Contaminant Exposures are Correlated to Wild Food Consumption in Two Northern Ontario First Nations Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Timothy Andrew Seabert
Description
Biology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2012.
'Divided Loyalties' Hamper Wild Fisheries Protection: Justice Cohen
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 9, December 2012, p. 9,24
Description
Looks at a report, on the collapse of the Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery, which was received with mixed reviews by First Nations and environmentalists.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Documentary Review of Traditional Land Use in the Pasquia Bogs Area
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Description
Information taken from sources such as historical records, government reports, statistics, academic literature, interviews with local residents, etc.
Does Canada's Species at Risk Act Live up to Article 8(J)?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Olive
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 173-189
Description
Overview of the act to prevent wildlife species from becoming extinct, and the significant changes needed to meet those requirements, including the utilization of Aboriginal traditional knowledge.
Ecological Justice and Stewardship on Walpole Island, Ontario: Continuity and Change in a Canadian First Nations Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clinton L. Beckford
Clint Jacobs
Naomi William
Russell Nahdee
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 191-208
Description
Examines the history of an ecologically diverse Native American reserve and their endeavours to safeguard the environment.
Economic Development on Haida Gwaii: "Ounces, Not Pounds"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sean Markey
Description
Paper written for the Action Canada Northern Conference, Haida Gwaii, September 2012.
Editor in Chief Commentary: Water - Recognizing the Indigenous Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerry P. White
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-3
Description
Editorial advocates that utilization of technology and environmental sustainability solutions can come from both sides of the parties involved.
The Effects of Weather and Climate Change Variability on the Well-Being of a Rural and Urban Aboriginal Group in Ontario, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Benita Tam
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2012.
EmPower the Yukon. Using Community Renewable Energy in the Transition to Energy Resilience: A Social Enterprise Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Furlong
Northern Review, no. 49, Place-Based Sustainability Research in the Provincial North, February 20, 2020, pp. 219-256
Description
Article discusses the basis of and frameworks for moving to a community centered model of renewable energy production in the Yukon; examines current models of energy infrastructure ownership and argues that community-based energy production would create resilience.
Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Inuit Women in the Resource Extraction Industry: A Literature Review
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
Eukuan nin matshi-manitu innushkueu = I Am a Damned Savage: Tanite nene etutamin nitassi? = What Have You Done to My Country?
Alternate Title
I Am a Damned Savage: What Have You Done to My Country?
Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
An Antane Kapesh
Indigenous Studies Series
Exploring Elders' and Seniors' Perceptions of How Climate Change is Impacting Health and Well-Being in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joshua Ostapchuk
Sherilee Harper
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Victoria L. Edge
Rigolet Inuit Community Government
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 6-24
Description
Interviews revealed recurring themes including climate change observations and impacts on physical, mental and emotional health including feelings of isolation and depression.
NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.
Exploring the Influences of Institutions on Water Governance And Management: A First Nations Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherine Cave
Description
Environment and Resource Studies Thesis (MES)--University of Waterloo, 2012.