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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 Peoples: Fact Sheet for Northwest Territories
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples: Fact Sheets
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Description
Data from the 2011 National Household Survey and the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
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.
Appendix Table 2: The Adequacy, Suitability, and Affordability of Off-reserve Status Indian Households, Canada, Provinces and Territories; 2011
Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 10: The Housing Conditions of Off-reserve Status Indian Households]
[Off-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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.
Assessing Clinical Support and Inter-professional Interactions Among Front-Line Primary Care Providers in Remote Communities in Northern Canada: A Pilot Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie K. Young
T. Kue Young
International Journal on Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 32159
Description
Survey of primary care providers to identify issues relating to communication, clinical support and patient evaluation.
Assessing Mercury Risks for the Optimization of Nutrient Benefits from Wild-Harvested Fish Consumption in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Ellen Stephanie Reyes
Description
Health Studies and Gerontology Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 2016.
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.
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.
Cancer Among Circumpolar Populations: An Emerging Public Health Concern
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Kue Young
Janet J. Kelly
Jeppe Friborg
Leena Soininen
Kai O. Wong
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 29787
Description
Compares the incidence of cancer among the 8 Arctic States and their northern regions with a special focus on Inuit, Athabaskans and Sami.
Care, Cooperation and Activism in Canada's Northern Social Economy
E-Books
Author/Creator
Matthew Beaudoin
Jean-Sébastien Boutet
Cédric Drouin
Frédéric Moisan
Lucille Villaseñor-Caron ... [et al.]
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.
Creating Exclusive Breastfeeding Knowledge Translation Tools with First Nations Mothers in Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pertice Moffitt
Raissa Dickinson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion in Circumpolar North, 2016, p. article no. 32989
Description
Study look at social determinants that influence breastfeeding in Tlicho mothers in remote locations.
Creating Opportunity in Inuit Nunangat: The Crisis in Inuit Education and Labour Market Outcomes
Alternate Title
CSLS Research Report ; 2016-12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nico Palesch
CSLS Research Report
Description
Looks at past and present outcomes in conjunction with developments in the public sector and mining, effects of socio-economic factors, makes recommendations for improvement, and identifies areas for further study.
Criminal Victimization in the Territories, 2014
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Samuel Perreault
Laura Simpson
Juristat, vol. [36], no. [1], April 27, 2016, pp. [1]-45
Description
Primarily statistics from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS), combined with some from the 2009 General Social Survey (GSS).
Culture in Schooling in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Berger
Jennifer Johnston
Melissa Oskineegish
In Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Indigenous Education, Spring, 2016, pp. 61-76
Description
Study suggests that policy to move towards more culturally responsive schooling is yet to be realized.
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.
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.
Evaluation of the Aboriginal Peoples Program 2009-10 to 2013-14
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evaluation Services Directorate
[Canadian Heritage]
Description
Discusses the Northern Aboriginal Broadcasting program, the Canada-Territorial Cooperation Agreements on Aboriginal Languages, and support for National Aboriginal Day activities.
Examining the Vulnerability of an Inuit Food System to Climate Change in the Context of Climatic and Non-Climatic Stressors: A Case Study of Ulukhaktok, NT
Theses
Author/Creator
Colleen Parker
Description
Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Guelph, 2016.
First Peoples Law 2016
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce McIvor
Description
Focuses on duty to consult and Indigenous rights.
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.
From New Peoples to New Nations: Aspects of Métis History and Identity From the Eighteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Legault
BC Studies, no. 192, Nikkei History, Winter, 2016/2017, pp. 152-153
Description
Book review of: From New Peoples to New Nations by Gerhard J. Ens and Joe Sawchuk.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 152.
The Grey Nuns Northwest Territory Collection: Embroidery in the Mackenzie Valley
Theses
Author/Creator
Abra Wenzel
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2016.
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.
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.
Introduction: Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Exner-Pirot
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, 2016, pp. 1-10
Description
"This compendium includes ten reports outlining baccalaureate level nursing programs, delivered in all corners of the Circumpolar North, that have unique but often analogous challenges and contexts".
Inuit Women's Conceptualizations of, and Approaches to, Health in a Changing Climate
Alternate Title
Inuit Women's Conceptualisations of, and Approaches to, Health in a Changing Climate
Theses
Author/Creator
Linnaea Jasiuk
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2016.
Is Nutrition North Canada on Shifting Ground? A Food Banks Canada Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Food Banks Canada
Description
Federal program is meant to reduce cost of food in remote communities by subsidizing transportation costs for northern retailers. Paper argues that the system has been built on flawed and overly ambitious policy rationale. Lists steps needed to address issues with program.
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
Land-based Practice for Indigenous Health and Wellness in Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Metisse Redvers
Description
Environmental Design Thesis (MEDes)--University of Calgary, 2016.
“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.
The Landscape of Midwifery Care for Aboriginal Communities in Canada: A Discussion Paper to Support Culturally Safe Midwifery Services for Aboriginal Families
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachel Olson
Description
Includes background, three case studies, identification of key issues and policy recommendations.