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Internet Society
Description
Contains specific polices and recommendations within each of six categories: effective and accurate mapping; inclusivity, community consultation and engagement; capacity building; spectrum rights and sovereignty; infrastructure and ownership; and affordability.
Aboriginal Communities and the Canadian Forest Industry: An Inventory of Best Practices
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Institute on Governance
Description
Discusses organization, policies, employment and training, Aboriginal business development, forest stewardship, and relationships with communities.
Aboriginal Forestry: Community Management as Opportunity and Imperative
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Curran
Michael M'Gonigle
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
Description
Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.
Aboriginal Peoples and Mining in Canada: Six Case Studies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christine Cleghorn
Description
Case studies provide an overview of how aboriginal communities have come to terms with mining and mineral exploration in their territories. They are: Innu Nation and Inco's Voisey's Bay Nickel Mine/Mill; Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation and BHP Diamonds Inc.; Tahltan First Nation, the mining industry, and environmental assessment; Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation and B.Y.G. Mt. Nansen Gold Mine; Makivik Corporation and Falconbridge's Raglan Mine; and Nishnawbi-Aski Nation and Ontario's living legacy.
Absence of Association Between Genetic Variation in the LIPC Gene Promoter and Plasma Lipoproteins in Three Canadian Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert A. Hegele
Stewart B. Harris
J. Howard Brunt
T. Kue Young
Anthony J. G. Hanley
Bernard Zinman
Philip W. Connelly
Atherosclerosis, vol. 146, no. 1, September 1999, pp. 153-160
Description
Findings of testing on 3 distinct populations, Hutterites, Oji-Cree and Keewatin Inuit, indicate there's no consistent relationship between the population mean plasma HDL cholesterol concentration and then population LIPC-480T frequency.
Additional Readings on Aboriginal Peoples and Canadian National Rights Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 2, Aboriginal Peoples and National Rights Issues in Quebec, 1999, pp. 111-114
Description
Brief list of articles, books, book chapters, and videos pertaining to the subject matter of the special issue.
Addressing Northern Decision-Making Capacity: the Case of Health Advisories and the Labrador Inuit
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher M. Furgal
Description
Planning Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waterloo, 1999.
Allowing First Nation Children to Reach Their Full Potential: Questioning the Use of Lead Shotshell for the Harvesting of all Game
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
Evert Nieboer
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 37-50
Description
Argues that the use of lead shot shells for hunting is a significant source of lead exposure in children, and results in reduced neurocognitive functions.
An Analysis of the 1994-1996 Northern Strait of Georgia Oyster Survey
Theses
Author/Creator
Charles J. Paltiel
Description
Mathematics and Statistics Thesis (M.Sc.)--Simon Fraser University, 1999.
Analyzing the Effects of the Fairford Dam on Lake St. Martin First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Myrle J. Traverse
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.
ANHP Community Engagement Report on Home Care and Community Services
Alternate Title
All Nations Health Partners Community Engagement Report on Home Care and Community Services
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anneke Gillis
Calvin Morrisseau
Cynthia Carr
Karim Suleman
Anishinaabe Aadizokaanan: Our Teachings … Video Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Naadweechige-Gamig Wikwemikong Health Centre
FirstTel TV5
Bobby Osawabine
Thecla Neganegijig
Marie Eshkibok-Trudeau
Mark Eshkawkogan
Brian Peltier
Description
In ten videos, Knowledge keepers from Wiikwemkoong (Manitoulin Island) share thoughts and advice about staying physically and spiritually strong during the COVID pandemic. Six of the ten focus on identification and harvesting of plants for food and medicines.
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.
Antioxidants in Canadian Boreal Forest Indigenous Medicinal Plant Treatments in Relation to Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Theses
Author/Creator
Letitia M. McCune
Description
Plant Science Thesis (Ph.D.)-- McGill University, 1999.
The Arctic Sky: Inuit Astronomy, Star Lore, and Legend
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology, vol. 36, no. 4, 1999, pp. 607-609
Description
Book review of: The Arctic Sky: Inuit Astronomy, Star Lore, and Legend by John MacDonald.
An Assessment of Solid Waste Management Practices at Peguis First Nation: Application of a Pollution Prevention Initiative
Theses
Author/Creator
Jane Maslowski
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.
Barriers to Accommodating Culture in Science Classrooms
Alternate Title
Symposium of the International Organization for Science and Technology ; 9th, 1999
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen Aikenhead
Bente Huntley
Description
Advocates a culturally responsive curriculum which is only possible with culturally-based instructional resources and teacher involvement.
Paper originally presented to 9th Symposium of the International Organization for Science and Technology.
Basic Departmental Data: 1998
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations and Northern Statistics Section
Corporate Information Management Directorate
Information Management Branch
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Description
Annual demographics report includes information on health, education, social conditions, housing, self-government of First Nations in Canada.
Brother Encouraged 'A' Student's Curiosity About Science
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Black
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, April 1999, p. 7s
Description
Dr. Lillian Eva Dyck, receipient of the 1999 National Aboriginal Achievement Award in the field of Science and Technology, relates to readers the personal interests and influences that led her to pursue science.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.27.
Brushed By Cedar, Living By the River: Coast Salish Figures of Power
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jo-Ann Archibald
BC Studies, no. 124, Politics and Planning, Winter, 1999, pp. 110-111
Description
Book review of: Brushed By Cedar, Living By the River by Crisca Bierwert.
Scroll down to page 110 to read review.
Building a Tipi: Video Series
Alternate Title
Gr K-12: The Tipi
Tipi Camp: Virtual Tour
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Miriam Thomas
Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Description
Six videos explain the steps in the construction of the traditional buffalo hide tipi which was created for the First Nations Gallery of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. They are: preparing the hides, tanning the hides, sewing the hides, setting up the tipi, blessing the tipi, and tipi living.
Accompanied by a virtual tour of the tipi camp in the First Nations Gallery.
Building Sovereignty: The Architectural Sources of Ouje-Bougoumou
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Caroline Stevens
Joan Reid Acland
Canadian Issues, vol. 21, [Aboriginal Peoples in Canada/Futures and Identities], [Winter], 1999, pp. 124-142
Description
Comments on the two guiding objectives of the architecture and town planning designed by Douglas J. Cardinal.
Camp Setup = Dechı̨tah ats’et’ı̨ gha seenı ́ots’ı̨ ́ ɂáh
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes setting up a tent and benefits of spruce matting.
Can a Myth Be Astronomically Dated?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Henige
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 127-157
Description
Barbara A. Mann and Jerry L. Fields argue that a solar eclipse occurred when the Haudenosaunee Iroquois League was founded. Mann and Fields date this occurrence to August 31, 1142.
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999) Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations
Description
Explains the Act, topics it covers, prevention of pollution, waste control, enforcement, and how it applies to First Nations.
A Case Study of Polar Bear Co-Management in the Eastern Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Christy Ann Davis
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999.
The Cedar Project - Mobile Phone Use and Acceptability of Mobile Health Among Young Indigenous People Who Have Used Drugs in British Columbia, Canada: Mixed Methods Exploratory Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Jongbloed
Margo E Pearce
Vicky Thomas
Richa Sharma1
Sherri Pooyak ... [et al.]
JMIR Serious Games, vol. 8, no. 7, 2020, pp. [1-14]
Description
Examines the use of mobile devices by Indigenous youth as means to obtain health support for HIV contracted due to substance abuse.
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.
Co-management of Forest Resources in the NorSask Forest Management License Area, Saskatchewan: a Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Fiona Grace Chambers
Description
Environmental Design Thesis (M.E.Des.)--University of Calgary, 1999.
Communicating Canada's Oceans Act: A Strategy Tailored to the Coastal Communities of the Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea M. Lamboo
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.
Community Based Tourism in Kimmirut, Baffin Island, Nunavut: Regional Versus Local Attitudes
Theses
Author/Creator
S. B. Woodley
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1999.
Constructing Identity Through Language: Water at Walpole Island First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen E. Pennesi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Western Ontario, 1999.
The Construction of Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Issues, Implications and Insights
Theses
Author/Creator
Leanne R. Simpson
Description
Graduate Studies Thesis / Practicum (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.
Consumption of Freshwater Fish in Kahnawake: Risks and Benefits
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hing Man Chan
Mary Trifonopoulos
Amy Ing
Olivier Reseveur
Eva Johnson
Environmental Research, vol. 80, no. 2, February 1999, pp. S213-S222
Description
Discusses a 1996-1997 study to research the health risks of contaminant exposure and the correlation to freshwater fish consumption in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake.
Craniometric Relationships of Aboriginal Specimens from Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeffrey M. Wyman
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.
[Cree Star Stories]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wilfred Buck
Description
Science facilitator from the Opaskwayak Cree Nation (Manitoba) tells stories associated with stars, discusses how culture and spirituality are intertwined with Indigenous knowledge, his ideas about gathering together Elders from all nations to share their people's star stories, and his mission to distribute portable planetariums.
Duration: 1:14:20.
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
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.
Definitions and the Defining Process: "Traditional Ecological Knowledge" in the Keewatin Region, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea H. Procter
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.
Dene Medicine: An On-the-Land Healing Resource for Dene Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dene Nation
Description
Lists uses, location, harvesting, medicinal properties, preparation, and Elder's teachings for each plant.
The Design of Protocols for the Sustainable Harvest of the Non-Timber Boreal Forest Products Acorus americanus and Vaccinium angustifolium
Theses
Author/Creator
Shaunna Marie Morgan
Description
Botany Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.
The Development of Aboriginal Watercraft in the Great Lakes Region
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kimberly E. Monk
Totem, vol. 7, no. 1, 1999, pp. [71]-77
Description
Looks at historical and archaeological evidence to study three types of watercrafts: the kin boat, the dugout canoe, and the bark canoe.
Digital Differences: The Impact of Automation on the Indigenous Economy in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diversity Institute
Description
Statistics on self-employment and vulnerable employment by industry and province/territory, skill gaps, top three industries with highest percentage of jobs at risk, and differential risk from automation for Indigenous vs. non-Indigenous workers.
The Dispossession of the Innu and the Colonial Magic of Canadian Liberalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin Samson
Citizenship Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, February 1999, pp. 5-25
Description
Examines the reasons and legal aspects used by Canada to dispossess aboriginal people who have not ceded land through treaties, such as the Innu of Labrador-Quebec.
Dwelling and Nomadic Thoughts: Reflections on the Architecture of Youth (and Intergenerational) Centres in Nunavik
Alternate Title
Habiter et pensées nomades : Réflexions sur l’architecture des Maisons des jeunes (et intergénérationnelles) au Nunavik
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marika Vachon
Myriam Blais
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 237-259
Description
Examines how architecture can be used to reflect meaning by its intended users.
Ecological Knowledge of the Dene Tha': Traditional Subsistence Activities and Childhood Socialization
Theses
Author/Creator
Kim Harvey-Trigoso
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1999.
The Effects of Thermal and Oxidative Degradation on the Fatty Acid Composition of Food Plants and Animals of Western Canada: Implications for the Identification of Archaeological Vessel Residues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary E. Malainey
R. Przybylski
B. L. Sherriff
Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 26, no. 1, 1999, pp. 95-103
Description
Looks at nineteen experimental cooking residues that were prepared in replica cooking pots from meat, fish and plants used as food by the Natives of Western Canada.
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