Looks at strategies of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal loggers; examines the historical context behind the confusion and conflict seen in the Aboriginal forestry practices of one First Nation community; and offers recommendations for Aboriginal forestry policy in New Brunswick.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 4, Indigenous Notions of Cultural Heritage, December 2019, pp. 330-339
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Discusses how the Apurinã community in Brazil create and maintain relationships with different non-human actors forms an intergenerational way of managing and relating to the land; critically examines how these relationships are protected by international law.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [152]-195
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An analysis of the art installation performed and exhibited in 2018 and discussion of how the artist's works express resistance to the proposed oil pipeline and energy extraction projects going through or near Indigenous lands in the U.S. and Canada.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 92, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 351-353
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Book review of: Bridging National Borders in North America: Transnational and Comparative Histories edited by Benjamin H. Johnson and Andrew R. Graybill.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 2011, pp. 192-214
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Analyzes a speech given by Duwamish and Suquamish Indian Chief Sealth or Seattle, along with Henry Smith's account, concerning the concession of native lands to the settlers and a plea for respect of Native American rights and environmental values.
American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 58, no. 1, January 2014, pp. 197-214
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Author concludes that collaboration between Indigenous groups and external bodies is important for improving indigenous economies and addressing environmental issues. Study looks at several different groups including Sami, Inuit and African and Australian Indigenous populations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 407-421
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Author critically examines printed text versions of Chief Seattle’s speech, considers how factors of historical context, translation from oral performance to written text, and intended audience might influence the retelling and meaning of the speech.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Fall, 2016, pp. 259-280
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Uses material culture and paleobotanical evidence to assess the chronological development of the Wichita society living in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas from 1450 to the 1800s.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. Vol. 41, no. 3, Fall, 2007, pp. 112-133, 207
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Presents a study developed in collaboration with the Dene community of Lutsel K'e to develop their own framework and indicators for monitoring the health and well-being of their community.
Citizenship Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, February 1999, pp. 5-25
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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.
Article concludes that it is important to publish failures as well as successes based on a case of conflict between environmental institutions and reindeer owners of the development of a national park.
International Journal of Water Resources Development, vol. 34, no. 2, 2018, pp. 305-324
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Examines the collaborative approach of using traditional Indigenous knowledge and western science to better understand the spawning and migration patterns of fish populations.
Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 36, September 2007, pp. 177-190
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Discusses two aspects of a debate surrounding the concept that indigenous attitude toward the environment and conservation is the most appropriate model.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-23
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Authors discuss how oral histories can influence and change collective memories and memory negotiation; argue that collective memory which includes a diversity of perspective is vital increasing human understanding of the past and a sense of belonging in the present.