E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Sheila Fraser]
Description
Audited the process established by the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (1988).
Aboriginal Archery and European Firearms on the Northern Great Plains and in the Central Subarctic: Survival and Adaptation, 1670-1870
Theses
Author/Creator
Roland Bohr
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2005.
Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Survey, 2002: [Regional Fact Sheets]: Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Survey, 2002: [Regional and Thematic Fact Sheets]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Industry Canada
Aboriginal Business Canada
Description
Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.
Aboriginal Housing Assessment: Appendices
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Housing Assessment: Community Design Needs & Preferences and Application of Local Materials
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Hardess
Rodney C. McDonald
Darren Thomas
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Includes survey questions, community profiles and research findings from each of the 14 First Nations involved in study, and results of visits to three sites where local materials were being used in construction.
Full research report.
Community Report.
Aboriginal Housing Assessment: Community Design Needs & Preferences and Application of Local Materials [Research Report]
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Housing: Local Materials and Design Preferences
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 05-001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Lisa Hardess
Rodney C. McDonald
Darren Thomas
Description
Discusses results of research conducted in three locations where local materials were used in construction and survey of 14 First Nations as to their requirements for appropriate housing.
Includes both summary and main report.
Community Report.
Appendices.
Across Time and Tundra: The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peter Collings
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 187-189
Description
Book review of: Across Time and Tundra: The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic by Ishmael Alunik, Eddie D. Kolausok, and David Morrison.
Appropriation et Conservation des Resources Alimentaires Chez les Inuit de Kangiqsujuaq-Salluit, Quebec Arctique: Perspective Ethnoarcheologique
Theses
Author/Creator
Yves Labrèche
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Université de Montréal, 2004.
Arctic Indigenous Peoples Experience the Nutrition Transition with Changing Dietary Patterns and Obesity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. V. Kuhnlein
O. Receveur
R. Soueida
G. M. Egeland
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 134, no. 6, June 2004, pp. 1447-1453
Description
Reports survey data from three large cultural areas: the Yukon First Nations, Dene/Métis, and Inuit communities and compares current proportion of traditional food in diets to the precontact period and the amount of traditional food consumed by older vs. younger generation.
Arts and Crafts Purchasing Patterns of Potential Tourists to the Northwest Territories: Results of the 2003 Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Richard Zieba
Description
Reports results of 397 telephone interviews with individuals drawn from the information enquiry database of the NWT Arctic Tourism records of people who had attended consumer shows and requested information from tourism booths.
As Long As This Land Shall Last: A History of Treaty 8 and Treaty 11, 1870-1939
E-Books
Author/Creator
René Fumoleau
Awards for Excellence in Workplace Literacy, Large Business Winner, 2003: Mining for Performance Excellence at BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc.
Alternate Title
Case Study (Conference Board of Canada) ; March 2004
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 567-04]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alison Campbell
Best Practices in Action: Tools for Community-Based Adult Literacy and Basic Education Programs
E-Books
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Documentation produced to assist teachers to plan, develop and deliver programming for adult learners.
Breaking Ice: Renewable Resource and Ocean Management in the Canadian North
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Myers
Helen Fast
Mina Kislalioglu Berkes
Fikret Berkes
Shirley Thompson ... [et al.]]
Description
Plain language version of Breaking Ice: Renewable Resource and Ocean Management in the Canadian North edited by Fikret Berkes, Rob Huebert, Helen Fast, Micheline Manseau, and Alan Diduck.
Bridging Restorative Justice and Crime Prevention Through Social Development
Theses
Author/Creator
Julie A. McNeice
Description
Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2004.
Building Essential Skills in the Workplace
E-Books
Author/Creator
Conference Board of Canada
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.
Canada's Resilient North: The Impact of Mining on Aboriginal Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ginger Gibson
Jason Klinck
Pimatisiwin, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 115-139
Description
Reviews the effects that mining industries can have on the well being of the people in the Northwest Territories.
Canadian Inuit Perspectives on Climate Change (Unikkaaqatigiit)
Alternate Title
Unikkaaqatigiit: Perspectives From Inuit In Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
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.
Colonialization: A Health Determinant for Pregnant Dogrib Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pertice M. Moffitt
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 15, no. 4, October 2004, pp. 323-330
Description
Discusses colonialization and the way it affects the lives of pregnant Dogrib women.
Colonization: A Health Determinant for Pregnant Dogrib Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pertice M. Moffitt
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 15, no. 4, October 2004, pp. 323-330
Description
Literature review of colonization in Canada's North establishes the position that colonization is a determinant of health.
Comparing Academic and Aboriginal Definitions of Arctic Identities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis-Jacques Dorais
Polar Record, vol. 41, no. 1, January 2005, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses Arctic identity as a relational, constructed process, open-ended and individualistic.
Continuing Strong Traditions: Aboriginal Participation in the Northwest Territories' Voluntary Sector: A Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lois Little
Sandy Auchterlonie
Bob Stephen
Description
Profiles Aboriginal volunteers and what prohibits and encourages volunteerism as well as best practices for engagement.
Dance of the Loon: Symbolism and Continuity in Copper Inuit Ceremonial Clothing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bernadette Driscoll-Engelstad
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 42, no. 1, 2005, pp. 33-47
Description
Argues that unique dance clothing and shamanistic garments existed in this culture, but had disappeared by the 1930s. Due to collaborative fieldwork, the style has since been resurrected.
Dene Games
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Darren Wicks
Description
Contains instructions for the Finger Pull, Hand Games, Pole Push, Stick Pull, and Snowsnake.
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.
Denésoliné (Chipewyan) Knowledge of Barren-Ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) Movements
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. Kendrick
P. O'B. Lyver
Lutsël K'é Dene First Nation
Arctic, vol. 58, no. 2, June 2005, pp. 175-191
Description
Study conducted interviews with Dene Elders and hunters in order to document past and present migration patterns and reasons for changes in those patterns.
Dietary Intake and Anthropometry of Dene/Métis and Yukon Children
Theses
Author/Creator
Tomoko Nakano
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2004.
Economic Development as if Culture Matters: Inuvialuit Wild Game Harvesting, Community-Based Economic Development, and Cultural Maintenance in the Western Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martin Whittles
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 2, Special Edition: The State of the Aboriginal Economy: 10 Years After RCAP, Fall, 2005, pp. 129-140
Description
Looks at a project to harvest and market muskox meat, horns, hides, and quiviut (textile-grade soft body hair) to embed sustainable renewable resource development within traditional Inuvialuit culture.
Engaging Aboriginal Volunteers in Voluntary Groups With Territorial Mandates in the Northwest Territories: Case Study: Aboriginal Participation in the Voluntary Sector
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lois Little
An Epidemiological Survey of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections in a Canadian Arctic Community: Determinants of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Remote Inuit Populations
Theses
Author/Creator
Audrey Ann Steenbeek
Description
Health Care and Epidemiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2005.
Estimation of Traditional Food Intake in Indigenous Communities in Denendeh and the Yukon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Malek Batal
Katherine Gray-Donald
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Olivier Receveur
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 1, 2005, pp. 46-54
Description
Assesses traditional food intake in 18 communities.
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.
A Foucaultian Approach to Menstrual Practices in the Dehcho Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey R. Giles
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 42, no. 2, 2005, pp. 9-21
Description
Examples from fieldwork in the region are used to demonstrate the utility of the Foucaultian approach when conducting Indigenous research.
Globalisation and Sustainability in the City of Yellowknife and Surrounding Environs: Mineral Extraction and Community Initiatives
Alternate Title
LEAD: Learning Through Case Studies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
LEAD [Leadership for Environment and Development]
Description
Discusses how communities in and around the City of Yellowknife are becoming involved in the economic and environmental issues surrounding mineral extraction in their region.
Governance in Canada’s Northwest Territories: Emerging Institutions and Governance Issues
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher Fox
Description
Outlines government institutions and key governance issues including land claims, self-government agreements, intergovernmental processes, wildlife and resource management, institutional governance, and economic development.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Guide to the Preparation of Statements of Significance for Historic Sites
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of the Northwest Territories
Description
Guidebook is designed to help both heritage professionals and ordinary citizens write statements of significance.
Housing Policy, Aging, and Life Course Construction in a Canadian Inuit Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Collings
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 42, no. 2, 2005, pp. 50-65
Description
Discusses Inuit housing in the Canadian North including history, policy and ongoing problems.
Identifiable Injuries among Aboriginal Peoples Compared to Non-Aboriginal Peoples in the Urban Yukon And Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Norman Robert Bennett
Description
Community Health and Epidemiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.
In It Together: Organizational Learning Through Participation in Environmental Assessment
Theses
Author/Creator
Patricia Fitzpatrick
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waterloo, 2005.
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.
It's a Noble Choice They've Made; Sport Volunteerism in Small Communities in the Northwest Territories: A Research Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard Daitch
Mary Pat Short
Rita Bertolini
Mike MacPherson
Kitigaaryuit: A Portrait of the Mackenzie Inuit in the 1890s, Based on the Journals of Isaac O. Stringer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Max Friesen
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 41, no. 2, 2004, pp. 222-237
Description
Presents information from the journals of an Anglican missionary, Isaac O. Stringer, detailing Mackenzie Inuit life.
Land Entitlement Under Treaty 8
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Metcs and Christopher G. Devlin
Alberta Law Review, vol. 41, no. 4, April 2004, pp. 951-997
Description
Analysis of land entitlement provisions and the federal treaty land entitlement policy in the Lac La Ronge judgment. Concludes there's been a shift away from the historical intentions of the original parties to Treaty 8.
“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.
"The Land We Live on Is Our Home": The ‘Gameti Ko’ Project Second Community-Led Workshop
Alternate Title
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Technical Series ; 05-106
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summary of project which involved designing housing which reflected Elder's traditional knowledge and would contribute to community planning.
Living "On the Land": Teetl'it Gwich'in Perspectives on Continuities
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Patrick Wishart
Description
Anthropology Thesis (PhD) -- University of Alberta, 2004.
Living Rhythms: Lessons in Aboriginal Economic Resilience and Vision
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 37
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wanda Wuttunee
The Mackenzie Gas Project and Its Impact on the Aboriginal Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ronnie Yu
Description
Examines the current status of the Mackenzie Gas Project; and Aboriginal issues pertaining to the construction of the pipeline including the environmental impact assessment and current socio-economic issues.