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Author/Creator
Sheila Fraser
[2011 March Report of the Auditor General to the Government of the Northwest Territories]: Northwest Territories Deh Cho Bridge Project--2011: Department of Transportation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sheila Fraser
Aboriginal Rights and Cumulative Effects: Are Woodland Caribou the New Canaries in the Not-So-Proverbial Coal Mine?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher Devlin
Description
Looks at how First Nations and governments have responded to the decline of the caribou and examines the litigation that has resulted from such responses in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories.
Aboriginal Student Achievement: A Status Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Department of Education
Culture and Employment
NWT]
Description
Report explores education plan for ensuring Aboriginal youth have the skills and knowledge needed for academic success and bridging the achievement gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students.
Augmentation as Affixation in Athabaskan Languages
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon Hargus
Siri G. Tuttle
Phonology, vol. 14, no. 2, August 1997, pp. 177-220
Description
Comparison of Athabaskan languages.
Bompas Hall Indian Residential School
Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
[Fort Simpson School and Hostel — Northwest Territories]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Description
Presents the history of St. David's Anglican mission in 1858, and how the school opened up in 1955 and lasted until administration was transferred to the Territorial government in April, 1969.
Revised version.
Building Labour Force Capacity in Canada’s North
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-140]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heidi Martin
Description
Looks at partnerships between communities, companies, and organizations to build a sustainable and productive workforce.
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.
Case 6: The Healthy Foods North Nutrition and Lifestyle Program: A Community- and Evidence-Based Intervention Program among Inuit and Inuvialuit Communities in Arctic Canada
Alternate Title
Population Health Intervention Research Casebook
Working with Communities and the Private Sector in the Canadian Arctic
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sangita Sharma
Erin Mead
Joel Gittelsohn
Lindsay Beck
Cindy Roache
Description
Program combined store-based and community-based activities which promoted healthy eating and physical exercise. Describes project and outcomes, and discusses implications for research, policy and practice.
Chapter from Population Health Intervention Research Casebook.
Scroll to p. 36.
The Common Law and the Justices of the Supreme Court of the North-West Territories, 1887-1907
Theses
Author/Creator
Roderick Graham Martin
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1997.
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Scientific Language Use: Indigenous and Eurocentric Discourse on Issues Regarding Caribou in the North
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Edward Bechtel
Description
Secondary Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2011.
Dàanì Tatsǫ̀ Weèhdà Dikǫdeèwò = How Raven Lost His Beak
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Chocolate
Description
Retelling of the Tłı̨chǫ traditional story. Text in Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib) and English.
Decreasing Traditional Food Use Affects Diet Quality for Adult Dene/Métis in 16 Communities of the Canadian Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
O. Receveur
M. Boulay
H. V. Kuhnlein
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 127, no. 11, November 1997, pp. 2179-2186
Description
Assessment of the influence of traditional foods, their nutritional value in diets, and the loss of certain nutrients related to diet change.
Dene Laws = Mek’éé Dene Ts’ı̨lı
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Elders' brief descriptions of nine rules to live by.
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.
Devolution of Lands and Resources in the Northwest Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Executive Devolution Office
Description
Discusses how the Government of the Northwest Territories will be responsible for the administration and control of public lands and resources.
Displacing Authoritarian Leadership in K'atl'odeeche First Nation/Hay River, Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Davina Rousell
Audrey Giles
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 1, 2011, pp. 51-71
Description
Discusses Dene women's leadership, an area within academic literature that has had very little study.
Economic Strategies, Community, and Food Networks in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Collings
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 207-219
Description
Study found that patterns of sharing of country foods varied between hunters and wage earners; hunters tended to favour associations with distant and collateral relatives, while wage earners focused on parents and siblings. Discusses how these affiliations can affect vulnerability to environmental change.
Eli Nasogaluak: "I Try to Produce Work That Shows a lot of Action and Strength"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jason Huston
Eli Nasogaluak
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 31-34
Description
Presents an interview with a Sachs Harbour carver.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 31.
Enhancing Aboriginal Participation in Northern Land Use Planning
Theses
Author/Creator
Ida Mak
Description
Environment and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2011
Environmental Impact of Arctic Municipal Landfills as Contaminant Point Sources - Case Study: Tuktoyaktuk Solid Waste Site
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Ann Adams
Description
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Thesis (M.Eng.)--Royal Military College, 1997.
Estimating Economic Activity in Canada’s Northern Regions
Alternate Title
Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; February 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 11-201]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Palladini
Description
This report calculates and compares the gross domestic product output in Canada’s Northern regions, including the three territories and the Northern parts of seven provinces, between 1999 and 2009.
Examination of the Systems of Authority of Three Canadian Museums and the Challenges of Aboriginal Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Linda Karen Mattson
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1997.
Fleming Hall, Fort McPherson, NWT
Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
[Fort McPherson Indian Residential School and Hostel — Fort McPherson, NWT]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Description
History of St. Matthew’s Mission and Day School, established at Fort McPherson in 1862.
Revised version.
Food Frequency Questionnaire Assessing Traditional Food Consumption in Dene/Métis Communities, Northwest Territories, Canada
Alternate Title
Food Frequency Questionnaire Assessing Traditional Food Consumption in Dene/Metis Communities, Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mylène Ratelle
Kelly Skinner
Sara Packull-McCormick
Brian Laird
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1760071, May 13, 2020
Description
Article describes the refinement and implementation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in Dene/Métis Communities to assess what traditionally harvested foods are being consumed and what the potential is for exposure to environmental contaminants as a result.
Food Sovereignty and Self-Governance: Inuit Role in Managing Arctic Marine Resources
E-Books
Author/Creator
Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska
Description
Related Material: Summary and Recommendations Report.
Geographic Variation in the Cranial Morphology of the Wolf (Canis lupis)
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Mulders
Description
Biology Thesis (M.Sc.)--Laurentian University, 1997.
Highlight Summary Report: Virtual Roundtable on First Nation Citizenship Featuring Artistic Presentations From First Nations Artists
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Proceedings from the second Virtual Roundtable on First Nation Citizenship held June 20, 2011. Roundtable featured discussion on First Nation citizenship, identity, and Nationhood.
Historical Overview of Government Involvement in Aboriginal Sport and Recreation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris Szabo
Description
Overview of recreation and policy development for Aboriginal sport focusing on Alberta and the Northwest Territories since the 1960s.
Homeless in a Homeland: Housing (In)Security and Homeless in Inuvik and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Julia Blythe Christensen
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2011.
Homelessness in Yellowknife: An Emerging Social Challenge
Alternate Title
Homeless Hub Report Series ; report no. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nick Falvo
A Human Ecological Systems Perspective on Family Violence in Canada's North
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane Carolyn Reinke
Description
Human Ecology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 1997.
Humanizing Security in the Arctic
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 68
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michelle Daveluy
Milton M. R. Freeman
Edna Elias
Katrin Annemarie Simon
Ron Elliott ... [et al.]
Indigenous Women in Community Leadership Case Studies: K'àlemì Dene School, Northwest Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Donnelly
Description
Focuses on the teachers and leaders associated with a community school which integrates language and culture into the curriculum.
Accompanied by video directed by Catherine Martin. (Duration: 20:29).
Integrating Gwich'in and Inuvialuit Perspectives in a Community School in the Northwest Territories: A Case StudySchool in the Northwest Territories: A Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Janna M. Wolki
Description
Education Thesis (MEd) -- University of Western Ontario, 2020.
Inuit Child Welfare and Family Support: Policies, Programs and Strategies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lisa Rae
Inuit Oral Health Survey Report: 2008 - 2009
Alternate Title
Technical Report on the Inuit Oral Health Survey: 2008 - 2009
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Peter Cooney]
Inuvialuit Artifacts From Kuukpak: A 500 Year Old Village Near the Mouth of the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories, Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Jimmy Arnamissak: "Leaving Something That People Remember You By."
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Simeonie Kunnuk
Jimmy Arnamissak
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 26-29
Description
Presents an interview with a carver from Inukjuak, Nunavik.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.
Jurisdictional Responsibilities for Land Resources, Land Use and Development in the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Land Management Division
Northern Affairs Program
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Book One: Northwest Territories First Nations Settlement Areas.
Jurisdictional Responsibilities for Land Resources, Land Use and Development in the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Land Management Division
Northern Affairs Program
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Book Two: Northwest Territories Inuvialuit Settlement Region Lands
Jurisdictional Responsibilities for Land Resources, Land Use and Development in the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lands Management Division
Northern Affairs Program
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Book Two: Yukon Transboundary Agreement Lands
“The land is a healer”: Perspectives on Land-Based Healing from Indigenous Practitioners in Northern Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer MétisseRedvers
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 90-107
Description
Looks at the experiences of Indigenous practitioners from the three territories to discuss how a strong land relationship can lead to better mental health for Indigenous communities.
Looking Back—and Looking Ahead: 35 Years After the Inuit Land Use and Occupancy Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Milton M. R. Freeman
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 20–31
Description
Discusses the research on Inuit land and resource use in the Northwest Territories based on the Inuit Land and Occupancy Project (ILUOP).
Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams: Life and Art of an Ancient Arctic People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Samagalski
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 355-356
Description
Review of the art exhibition: Lost Visions, Forgotten Dreams curated by Robert McGhee and Patricia Sutherland and held at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec, November 1996 to September 1997 provides some insights into the Tuniit people.
Making Connections: Building Networks to Prevent Abuse of Older Adults: A Framework for Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT (Northwest Territories) Seniors' Society
Description
Discusses eight action items: communications, education and awareness, prevention, training, networks for prevention and response, and policy legislation and funding.
Making Connections: Building Networks to Prevent Abuse of Older Adults: Phase 1 Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lutra Associates Ltd.
Description
Presents findings collected from 11 communities in Northwest Territories based on questionnaires of 528 adults 50 years and older and 98 service providers.
Moose Hide = Golǫdhéh
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Media » Film and Video
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes the process of preparing and curing moose hide.
Morphological Variation in the Vertebral Column of Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic and American Northwest
Theses
Author/Creator
Lynda S. Wood
Description
Anatomy and Cell Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 1997.
Moving Beyond Widdowson and Howard: Traditional Knowledge as an Approach to Knowledge
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Walsh
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 4, no. 1, 2011, pp. 2-11
Description
Analyses of the book Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry which argues that traditional indigenous knowledge is incompatible and inferior to Western natural scientific knowledge.