Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lutra Associates Ltd.
Description
Summary of symposium proceedings held November 30- Dec. 1, 2010 Northwest Territories with the objectives of sharing approaches, making connections, building network strategies, and making recommendations.
The Management of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada's Western Arctic: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Rompkey
Dennis Glen Patterson
Ethel M. Cochrane
Roméo Dallaire
Elizabeth Hubley ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses the Department of Fisheries and Oceans role in the ongoing stewardship of northern aquatic resources; the emerging development opportunities; and the consequences of climate change and economic development for wildlife in the North, including fish and their habitat.
Maps of Inuit Nunangat (Inuit Regions of Canada)
Alternate Title
Maps of Inuit Nunaat (Inuit Regions of Canada) in Communities Inuvialuit Nunatsiavut Nunavik Nunavut Inuit Nunaat
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Includes Inuvialuit, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut Inuit, and Nunaat communities.
Mind, Body, Spirit: Promising Practices in First Nations and Inuit Home and Community Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Canadian Home Care Association
Description
Looks at programs and practices from eight regions.
Money Can't Trump Environmental Change, Says Minister
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Isha Thompson
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, p. 9
Description
Discusses the need for alternative energy initiatives to help preserve the environment, including the Northwest Territories initiatives of harnessing the wind's energy and upgrading building standards for increased efficiency.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
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.
Negotiating Research Relationships with Inuit Communities: A Guide for Researchers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Nunavut Research Institute
Description
Document discusses Inuit expectations of researchers in terms of consultation, involvement and ultimately benefits from research.
"Never Say Die": An Ethnohistorical Review of Health and Healing in Aklavik, NWT, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cooper
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Northern Checkup
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dominique Forget
Canadian Geographic, January/February 2010, pp. 1-4
Description
Discusses the International Polar Year Health Survey, a mass checkup to assess the health status of the Inuit people.
Northern Housing Report 2020
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistics on labour market and economy, affordability, social and affordable housing, core housing need, and the rental and homeowner market for Yellowknife, Whitehorse and Iqaluit.
Northern Indicators 2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrea Street
Description
Incorporates data available as of July 2006. Primary data source is Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM2).
A Northern Lawyer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessi Casebeer
Northern Review, no. 50, Law in the Canadian North, April 07, 2020, pp. 191-193
Description
Author’s personal reflections and commentary on the practice of Canadian law in Northern communities. Discusses issues of dislocation from local languages and peoples, and the general transience of law professional working in the North.
Northwest Territories: 2006 Census Subdivisions (CSDs) with a Métis Identity Population of 250 or More
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geography Division
Statistics Canada
Description
Map.
Northwest Territories: 2006 Census Subdivisions (CSDs) with a North American Indian Identity Population of 250 or More
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geography Division
Statistics Canada
Description
Map.
Northwest Territories: 2006 Census Subdivisions (CSDs) with an Aboriginal Identity Population of 250 or More
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geography Division
Statistics Canada
Description
Map.
Northwest Territories: 2006 Census Subdivisions (CSDs) with an Inuit Identity Population of 100 or More
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Geography Division
Statistics Canada
Description
Map.
Northwest Territories Aboriginal Languages Plan: A Shared Responsibility
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Northwest Territories Education
Culture and Employment
Description
Outlines vision, goals and objectives for strengthening heritage languages over the next ten years.
The Northwest Territories Residential Southern Placement Program: Dislocation and Colonization through ‘Care’
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alannis McKee
Sean A. Hillier
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 15, no. 1, 2020, pp. 34-47
Description
Looks at the Residential Southern Placement Program as an extension of colonization by the removal of Indigenous populations with cognitive disabilities from the Northwest Territories.
On the Front Lines of Canada's Northern Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
Greg Poelzer
Description
Compares Canada's northern strategy compared to other arctic regions.
Pan-Territorial Report: A Study of Women's Homelessness North of 60
Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Judie Bobb
Rian van Bruggen
Shylah Elliott
Lyda Fuller
Mira Hache ... [et al.]
Description
Results of interviews or focus group sessions with 205 women (66 in the Northwest Territories, 66 in Yukon and 73 in Nunavut). Fifty-three percent were Inuit, 30 percent First Nations, 10 percent Caucasian, 5 percent Inuvialuit, 1 percent Métis, and 1 percent immigrant.
Chapter 4.5 of Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau ... [et al.].
Parenting Support Programs in Nunavut: A Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Myste Anderson
Description
Looks at development of past and current programs, initiatives in other jurisdictions, content of programs, parent needs, and effective program elements, and provides key recommendations.
Partnerships and Prosperity: Key Findings from CCAB
Alternate Title
Partnerships and Prosperity: Key Findings from Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Progressive Aboriginal Relations Research Series ; 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
Description
Report surveys data submitted by 38 companies participating in the Council's Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) program between 2001 and 2008.
Patterns of Use of Inuktitut and English within Communities in Iqaluit, Nunavut: Implications for Education
Alternate Title
Patterns of Use of Inuktitut and English within Communitities in Iqaluit, Nunavut: Implications for Education
Theses
Author/Creator
M. Jane Cooper
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of New Brunswick, 2007.
Appendices not available.
Pedagogical Pathways for Indigenous Business Education: Learning from Current Indigenous Business Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simon T. Berge
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Section: Indigenizing Entrepreneurship , January 31, 2020
Description
Article examines business practices in three Arctic communities and discusses how these cooperative practices reflect community-centered, culturally rooted values.
People, Land, and Pipelines: Perspectives on Resource Decision-Making Processes in the Sahtu Region, Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Carly A. Dokis
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010.
Place Against Empire: Understanding Indigenous Anti-Colonialism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Glen Coulthard
Affinities: A Journal of Radical Theory, Culture, and Action, vol. 4, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 79-83
Description
Examines the role that "place" plays in radical Indigenous activism.
Plant Wisdom = Dechı̨tah t’ahsı́ı nezheh met’áhodéɂá
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Describes uses of moss and the soapberry bush.
The Quest for Representative Juries in the Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles B. Davison
Northern Review, no. 50, Law in the Canadian North, April 07, 2020, pp. 195-206
Description
Criminal lawyer discusses the issue of jury selection and how the composition of a jury can affect the process and outcome of a trial. Argues that jury selection process should also include consideration of culture and ethnicity.
Reading and Writing in Tłıcho Yatıì
Alternate Title
Tåîchô K’ëë Ets’eetå’èe xè Enîhtå’è K’e Yats’ehtii
Dogrib Grammar Guide
Reading and Writing in Tlicho Yatıì
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tłıcho Community Services Agency
Resources for Teaching Aboriginal Languages: An Annotated Bibliography
Alternate Title
[Resources for Teaching Aboriginal Languages in the Northwest Territories: An Annotated Bibliography]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Contains links to lists of materials available for Chipewyan, Cree, North and South Slavey, and Tlicho. Each book is keyed for language (single or accompanied by English) and grade level.
Science Meets Traditional Knowledge: Water and Climate in the Sahtu. (Great Bear Lake) Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ming-Ko Woo
Paul Modeste
Lawrence Martz
Joe Blondin
Bob Kochtubajda
et al.
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 37-46
Description
Discusses the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge on the northern environment to gain a better understanding of the atmospheric and water environments in the Sahtu.
Searching for Solutions to the North's Quiet Epidemic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie Dunleavy
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 177, no. 12, December 4, 2007, p. 1488
Description
Argues that suicide has become a leading cause of death among youth in the Northwest Territories, and is now twice the national average.
Securing Our Place in Northern Society: Women, Global Industries and the Power of Stories
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Lois Little
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2007.
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A Social and Cultural Capital Approach to Understanding Traditional Activities on the Land in Two Northern Dene Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda D. Boyd
Cynthia G. Jardine
Christopher M. Furgal.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 267-287
Description
Study looks at both traditional and non-traditional economic activities in two Indigenous communities in the Northwest Territories.
Social Contexts, Syndemics, and Infectious Disease in Northern Aboriginal Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. Ann Herring
Lisa Sattenspiel
American Journal of Human Biology, vol. 19, no. 2, March / April 2007, pp. 190-202
Description
Discussion of potential interactions among co-circulating pathogens and how the social, historical and economical factors lead to excessive mortality.
Social Determinants of Inuit Health in Canada: A Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Description
Outlines determinants and existing research for future action.
Spruce Tree = Ts’u
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Brief description of some of the uses of the tree.
StatsUpdate: Families, Marital Status, Households & Dwelling Characteristics, 2006 Census
Alternate Title
Average Number of Dwellings Rented and in Need of Major Repairs by Province and Territory, 2001 and 2006
Average Number of Persons in Private Households by Nunavut Communities, 2001 and 2006
Distribution of Census Families by Family Structure, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2001 and 2006
Population Aged 15 and Over by Legal Marital Status and Common-Law Relationship Status, Nunavut, 2006
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data. 4 tables.
StatsUpdate: Mobility and Migration, 2006 Census of Population
Alternate Title
Mobility Status 5 Years Ago by Age Groups, for the Population Aged 5 Years and Over of Nunavut, 2006 Census
Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years ago (in 2001) for the Interprovincial Migrants Aged 5 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data looks at the most popular destinations. 2 tables.
Source: 2006 Census of Population.
StatsUpdate: Population and Dwelling Counts, 2001 and 2006 Censuses
Alternate Title
Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 and 2001 Censuses
Population Counts for Nunavut Communities, 2006 and 2011 Censuses
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data compares percentage of population increase from 2001 to 2006 in Nunavut, Canada as a whole, as well as each of the provinces and other territories. 2 tables.
[StatsUpdate]: Population Counts by Age and Sex, 2006 and 2001 Censuses
Alternate Title
Population Age Distribution and Median Age by Province and Territory, 2001 and 2006 Censuses
Population Counts and Median Age by Community, Nunavut, 2006 Census
Population Counts by Age and Sex, Nunavut, 2001 and 2006 Censuses
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Statistical data. 3 tables.
Stories and Activities for English 110 and 120
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Teacher's guide includes pre-reading, comprehension and vocabulary exercises, and extended learning options for eight short stories.
Strategy for Teacher Education in the Northwest Territories: 2007-2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Education
Culture and Employment
Northwest Territories
Description
Outlines current status, goals, vision, objectives, strategies, and outcome.
Teacher Resource Manual for the Novel Tatsea
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Maguire
Towards a New Supraregulatory Approach to Environmental Assessment in Northern Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsay Galbraith
Ben Bradshaw
Murray B. Rutherford
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 25, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 27-41
Description
Assesses the strengths of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and the Environmental Assessment process to determine the weaknesses of the Environmental Assessment process, especially in the context of resource developments affecting Aboriginal peoples.
Traditional Food Attributes Must be Included in Studies of Food Security in the Canadian Arctic
Alternate Title
Traditional Food Attributes and Studies of Food Security
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Lambden
Olivier Receveur
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 4, September 2007, pp. 308-319
Description
Found that traditional food is regarded as natural and fresh, tasty, healthy and nutritious, inexpensive, and socially and culturally beneficial.
Treaty 8 and Northern Saskatchewan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Smillie
Saskatchewan History, vol. 59, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 16-26
Description
Provides a history of the negotiations of Treaty 8, beginning with an 1879 petition to the federal government from the peoples in Stanley, Pelican Narrows, and Île-à-la Crosse for a treaty and support with food and clothing. Note the government’s disinclination to treat with the First Nations until they required the land for settlement.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 16.
Two Paths One Direction: Parks Canada and Aboriginal Peoples Working Together
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Steve Langdon
Rob Prosper
Nathalie Gagnon
George Wright Forum, The, vol. 27, no. 2, 2010, p. 222–233
Description
Examines the unique legal and constitutional relationship with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and Parks Canada including the legislative policy and corporate changes that have occurred over the last 30 years.
Visioning Thanadelthur: Shaping a Canadian Icon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia A. McCormack
Manitoba History, no. 55, June 2007, pp. [2-6]
Description
Looks at the history of Thanadelthur, a young Dene women who is famous for her involvement in the early Canadian fur trade, linking together the Hudson's Bay Company and northern Dene peoples living west of Hudson's Bay.
We Don’t Live in Igloos: Inuvik Youth Speak Out
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Ip
Canadian Family Physician, vol. 53, May 2007, pp. 864-870
Description
Found photo novella technique to be a useful method when trying to gain insight into youth's stories and perspectives.