Alternate Title
Social Determinants of Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre For Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
Description
Looks at geographic, socio-economic, and cultural barriers to health services and strategies to improve services.
The Assiniboine
E-Books
Author/Creator
Edwin Thompson Denig
Canadian Plains Reprint Series, vol. 5
Description
Originally published as the Forty-Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. This edition published with a new introduction by David Reed Miller.
A Bibliography of the Iroquoian Literature, Partially Annotated
Alternate Title
Bulletin (New York State Museum and Science Service) ; no. 411
E-Books
Author/Creator
Paul L. Weinman
The Canadian Indian: The Illustrated Story of the Great Tribes of Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mike Kew
BC Studies, no. 4, Spring, 1970, pp. 63-67
Description
Book review of: The Canadian Indian by Fraser Symington.
Scroll down to page 63 to read review.
The Delight Makers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Adolf F. Bandelier
Desert Lake: Art, Science and Stories From Paruku
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sally Dixon
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, 2013, pp. 147-148
Description
Book review of: Desert Lake by Steve Morton, Mandy Martin, Kim Mahood and John Carty.
Scroll down to page 147 to read review.
Forty-Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1927-1928
E-Books
Author/Creator
H. W. Dorsey
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Chief Clerk by H. W. Dorsey
The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus by James A. Teit, edited by Franz Boas
Tattooing and Face and Body Painting of the Thompson Indians, British Columbia by James A. Teit, edited by Franz Boas
Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia by Elsie Viault Steedman
The Osage Tribe: Rite of the Wa-xo'-be by Francis La Flesche
Forty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1924-25
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes
Social Organization and Social Usages of the Indians of the Creek Confederacy by John R. Swanton
Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians by John R. Swanton
Aboriginal Culture of the Southeast by John R. Swanton
Indian Trails of the Southeast by William Edward Myer
Forty-Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1929-1930
E-Books
Author/Creator
M. W. Stirling
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Chief by M. W. Stirling
The Acoma Indians by Leslie A. White
Isleta, New Mexico by Elsie Clews Parsons
Introduction to Zuñi Ceremonialism by Ruth L. Bunzel
Zuñi Origin Myths by Ruth L. Bunzel
Zuñi Ritual Poetry by Ruth L. Bunzel
Zuñi Katcinas by Ruth L. Bunzel
Forty-Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1928-1929
E-Books
Author/Creator
M. W. Stirling
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Chief by M. W. Stirling
Anthropological Survey in Alaska by Aleš Hrdlička
Indian Tribes of the Upper Missouri by Edwin Thompson Denig, edited by J. N. B. Hewitt
Frontier, Homeland and Sacred Space: A Collaborative Investigation into Cross-Cultural Perceptions of Place in the Thelon Game Sanctuary, Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
James Raffan
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 1992.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing: A Common Threads Resource
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alison Wallace
Sherry Ambridge
Christopher Gardner
Allan Howard
Christina Lai ... [et al.]
Description
Intended for use for secondary school students with film: Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing.
Geoweb: Indigenous Mapping of Intergenerational Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Gwilym Lucas Eades
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2010.
Grade 4: Alsumsuti Ujit T’an Teli-l’nuimk = To Be Indigenous Is to be Free = Topelomosu Wen Skicinuwit
Alternate Title
Treaty Education Resource2
E-Books
Author/Creator
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development [Office of First Nations Education]]
Description
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Histoire abrégée de l'Ouest Canadien: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta et Grand-Nord
Alternate Title
Histoire de l'Ouest Canadien
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Adrien-Gabriel] Morice
Idaa Trail: Lessons from the Land: Teacher's Guide & Lesson Plans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Wendy Stephenson
Barb Cameron
Ray Lake
Donna Mulders. Mark Heyck]
Description
For use with website featuring a collection of online explorations based on travel routes of Northwest Territories' Aboriginal peoples.
L'Identité Géographique du Peuple Inuit Canadien dans un Contexte d'Acculturation
Theses
Author/Creator
Sylvain Chaumeron
Description
Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--Université du Québec à Montréal, 2006.
Indigenous Online Mapping in Canada - Decolonizing or Recolonizing Forms of Spatial Expressions?
Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas J. McGurk
Description
Geography, Urban, and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Concordia University, 2018.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Web Sites
Author/Creator
Canadian Geographic Education
Description
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
Inuit Knowledge and Perceptions of the Land-Water Interface
Theses
Author/Creator
Scott Heyes
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University 2007.
The Kogi: An Urgent Call from Guardians of the Heart of the World
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Atossa Soltani
Evelyn Arce
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the spiritual values and traditions of the Kogi people, and their responsibilities to protect nature, ancient burial grounds, and sacred sites.
Landscapes’ Lessons: Native American Cultural Geography
in Nineteenth-Century Oregon and Washington
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mathias D. Bergmann
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 2, 2016, pp. 45-85
Description
Discusses how U.S. government removal and relocation policies disrupted the vital relationship to land.
Let the Cross Take Possession of the Earth: Missionary Geographies of Power in Nineteenth-Century British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Lynn Alison Blake
p. 271
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1997.
The Life of the Copper Eskimos
Alternate Title
Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 ; vol. 12, pt A
Southern Party, 1913-16, Canadian Arctic Expedition
The Copper Eskimos
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Diamond] Jennes
Maps and Memes: Redrawing Culture, Place and Identity in Indigenous Communities
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Daniel Clayton
BC Studies, no. 191, Autumn, 2016, pp. 164-165
Description
Book review: Maps and Memes by Gwilym Lucas Eades.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 164.
Module 3: Coastal Dwellers: Peoples of the Sea
Alternate Title
Module Three: Coastal Dwellers: Peoples of the Sea
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I]
[Section Two: Primary Peoples]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michel Bouchard
Description
Reviews physical geography, natural environment, archaeology, of coastal areas of the circumpolar region. Also discusses major Indigenous populations prior to contact and their cultures, subsistence methods, and religious beliefs.
Developed for class delivered by the University of Arctic.
Nineteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1897-98. In Two Parts - Part 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Tusayan Migration Traditions by Jesse Walter Fewkes
Localization of Tusayan Clans by Cosmos Mindeleff
Mounds in Northern Honduras by Thomas Gann
Mayan Calendar Systems by Cyrus Thomas
Primitive Numbers by W. J. McGee
Numeral Systems of Mexico and Central America by Cyrus Thomas
Tusayan Flute and Snake Ceremonies by Jesse Walter Fewkes
The Wild Rice Gatherers of the Upper Lakes by Albert Ernest Jenks
Nk'Mip: Creating a "Taste of Place"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brent A. Hammer
Totem, vol. 19, no. 1, 2011, pp. 93-108
Description
Looks at the concepts terroir (earth), taste, and taste of place and how they shape the cultural identity of the Osoyoos Indian Band who own and manage a winery in the Okanagan Valley.
Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture, and Language
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bill Angelbeck
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. 216-218
Description
Book review of Nooksack Place Names by Allan Richardson and Brent Galloway.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 216.
The Oldman River and the Sacred: A Meditation Upon Aputosi Pii'kani Tradition and Environmental Ethics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Hansford C. Vest
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 2, 2005, pp. 571-607
Description
Explores the religious significance of the site on the Old Man River in relation to the Pii'kani (North Peigan peoples) worldview and the strength of traditions.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
An Outline of the Archaeology of Peary Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eigil Knuth
Arctic, vol. 5, no. 1, March 1952, pp. 17-33
Description
Looks at Arctic whale hunting and Dorset cultures.
Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Project Area Ecosystem Services Valuation Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vivek Voora
Stephan Barg
Description
Looks at the economic value of the ecosystem services provided by the natural environments of the Pimachiowin Aki area.
Plants, Places, and the Storied Landscape: Looking at First Nations Perspectives on Plants and Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leslie Main Johnson
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013
Description
Examines relationship between physical environment and humans from a ethnoecological perspective.
[Recensions/Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Rousseau
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. [546]-549
Description
Book review of Aboriginal Autonomy and Development in Northern Quebec and Labrador edited by Colin H. Scott.
Review in French.
The River Multiple: Exploring Place, Identity and Resource Politics on the Gander River, Newfoundland
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Kathleen Daniels
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2014.
Survival: Colonialism as a Discourse in Beatrice Culleton’s Spirit of the White Bison
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Debashree Dattaray
Description
Explores how this work symbolizes demise of the Aboriginal ways of life in terms of the author's background and tradition.
Therapeutic Landscapes and First Nations Peoples: An Exploration of Culture, Health and Place
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen Wilson
Health & Place , vol. 9, 2003, pp. 83-93
Description
Summarizes interviews held with Anishinabek (Ojibway and Odawa) First Nations of northern Ontario which show the importance of culture in everyday life.
Unit 1: Our Relationship with the Land
Alternate Title
Chapter 1: Exploring the Land
[Pearson Saskatchewan Social Studies 4]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Pearson Canada]
Description
Designed for use with Pearson Saskatchewan Social Studies 4. Part of unit introduces themes related to the Grade 4 Treaty Essential Learnings which discuss the Indian Act of 1876 and how it was not part of the treaty agreements.