Theses
Author/Creator
Jason C. Young
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Engaging Inupiaq Values in Land Management for Health Through an Action Research Appreciative Inquiry Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Carl M. Hild
Description
Organizational Systems Thesis (Ph.D.)--Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center, 2007.
(This is an abridged version of the introduction, one chapter, and the conclusion of the document.)
Engaging Remote Marginalized Communities Using Appropriate Online Research Methods
Alternate Title
The Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Brian Beaton
David Perley
Chris George
Susan O’Donnell
Description
Discusses using participatory action research (PAR) methodology, developing culturally appropriate research, communication and data protocols, and working with intermediary organizations to help build relationships. Concludes with a list of best practices.
Chapter from The Sage Handbook of Online Research Methods, 2nd edition, edited by Nigel G. Fielding, Raymond M. Lee, and Grant Blank.
Ensuring a Sustainable and Humane Seal Harvest
Alternate Title
Parliament of Canada, House of Commons ; 39th Parliament, 1st Session
E-Books
Author/Creator
House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
Gerald Keddy
Description
Investigates the the sustainability, economic, social and cultural importance of seal harvesting in the Northwest Atlantic.
Environmental Change - The Elders Speak
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bev Nicholson
Brian Scribe
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 393-424
Description
Stories of First Nations Elders as they look over their lifetimes and the many changes that have taken place in the environment.
An Environmental Scan of Emergency Response Systems and Services in Remote First Nations Communities in Northern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. J. Mew
S. D. Ritchie
D. VanderBurgh
J. L. Beardy
Gordon M. Fortune ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1320208
Description
Studies remote Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities and lack of response capacity and services to meet their needs.
Epidemiology of Trichinella in Greenland - Occurrence in Animals and Man
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lone Møller
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, no. 1, 2007, pp. 77-79
Description
Concludes that seal meat may contain Trichinella, and indicates that risk factors found to be associated with seropositivity include: people over 40, a high intake of traditional food, living in hunting areas, and having an occupation as a fisherman or hunter.
Estimating Wildlife Harvest Based on Reported Consumption by Inuit in the Canadian Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tiff-Annie Kenny
Hing Man Chan
Arctic, vol. 70, no. 1, March 2017, pp. [1]-12
Description
Using data from the Canadian International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008, compiled data regarding country food consumption, population demographics, and average edible yield of species consumed.
Examining Patterns of Food Exchange and Dependency at Moose Fort, 1783-1785
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Ruten
University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Looks at flow of foodstuffs between Hudson's Bay Company men and the James Bay Cree who lived near the Fort. Argues that traders were consistently reliant upon provisions supplied by Indigenous trappers, hunters, and fishers.
Exploring Motion-Related Technology Through a First Nations' Game: A Lesson to Support Science 10
Alternate Title
Teaching Materials from the Stewart Resources Centre, Saskatchewan Teachers Federation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David Hlady
Description
Lesson from the unit in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide entitled Physical Science: Motion in Our World (MW), which can be used as an introduction to the concept of motion. The lesson uses a First Nations’ game, snow snakes, to illustrate motion.
Exposure to Environmental Contaminants in Nunavik: Metals
Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
[Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Éric Dewailly
Pierre Ayotte
Daria Pereg
Serge Dery
Renée Dallaire ... [et al.]
Exposure to Environmental Contaminants in Nunavik: Persistent Organic Pollutants and New Contaminants of Concern
Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
[Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Éric Dewailly
Renée Dallaire
Daria Pereg
Pierre Ayotte
Julie Fontaine ... [et al.]
Factors Contributing to the Cultural and Spatial Variability of Landscape Burning by Native Peoples of Interior Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Monika Calef
Orville Huntington
Sarah Trainor
Henry P. Huntington
La'ona Dewilde
Scott Rupp
F. Stuart Chapin
Ecology and Society, vol. 12, no. 1, 2007, pp. 1-12
Description
Analyzes the geographical extent to which native peoples of Interior Alaska used fire to modify the landscape at the time of European contact.
“Fake Vegans”: Indigenous Solidarity and Animal Liberation Activism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Marie Legge
Rasha Taha
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 63-81
Description
Discusses the experiences of members of the Hamilton-Halton Animal Liberation Team (HALT) while demonstrating in support of Haudenosaunee-negotiated hunting rights in Short Hills Provincial Park in Ontario which are being protested against by local property owners and animal rights activists.
Farming Muskoxen for Qiviut in Alaska: A Feasibility Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Starr
Joshua Greenberg
Janice Rowell
Arctic, vol. 70, no. 1, March 2017, pp. [77]-85
Description
Examines principal economic variables of a hypothetical, established farm in order to evaluate its sustainable economic potential.
Finding Fault: Indigenous Seismology, Colonial Science, and the Rediscovery of Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Cascadia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Coll Thrush
Ruth S. Ludwin
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, 2007, pp. 1-24
Description
Focuses on seismic activity in the Pacific Northwest and presents some understandings from oral history about earthquakes, landslides, and tsunamis.
Finite-State Parsing of Cayuga Morphology
Theses
Author/Creator
Dougal Graham
Description
Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2007.
First Nation Elders Who Use Wheeled Mobility: An Exploration of Culture and Health
Theses
Author/Creator
Lindsay Croxall
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
First Nations and Adaptive Water Governance in Southern Ontario, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas Dyck
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2017.
Focuses on the Six Nations of the Grand River, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.
First Nations Education: A Rationale For Centralizing Art, Nature and Democracy in the Public School Curriculum
Theses
Author/Creator
Amie Elizabeth Williamson (Wolf)
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2007.
First Nations Elders in Northwestern Ontario's Perspectives of Health, Body Image and Eating Disorders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Taslim Alani-Verjee
Peter Braunberger
Tina Bobinski
Christopher Mushquash
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 76-96
Description
Interviews with five First Nations Elders to gain a better understanding of health, healthy eating and ideal body image and the relationship to the well-being of youth.
First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study: Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
William Batal
Description
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals
First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) 2002/03: The Peoples' Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
RHS [Regional Health Survey] National Team
Description
Revised second edition.
[First Nations Telehealth Strategic Plan]
Alternate Title
Premières Nations du Québec: Plan Stratégique de Télésanté 2007-2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
Catherine Poser
Jocelyne Picot
Description
"Revision October, 2009."
First Nations Women Advocating Responsibility Mining (FNWARM): Interview with Jacinda Mack, Coordinator
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacinda Mack
BC Studies, no. 196, Perspectives on the Gold Rush, Winter, 2017/2018, pp. 5-9
Description
Brief discussion of organization's formation and activities.
Fisheries and Oceans: An Intergrated Aboriginal Policy Framework, 2006-2010
Alternate Title
Fisheries and Oceans: An Integrated Aboriginal Policy Framework, 2006-2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fontaine Looking for Delicate Balance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 3, June 2007, p. 8
Description
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Phil Fontaine referees dispute between railroad, government and First Nations demonstrators in order to bring about some form of justice.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Food (In)security and Food Sovereignty in the North
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Philip Loring
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 56-59
Description
Researchers look at food security in the North since the turn of the 21st century and identify four areas of focus.
Food (In)Security: Food Policy and Vulnerability in Kugaaruk, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Merissa Daborn
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
Food Insecurity among Inuit Living in Inuit Nunangat
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2012
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paula Arriagada
Insights on Canadian Society, February 1, 2017, pp. 1-12
Description
Statistics for adults aged 25 and over from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
Food Insecurity and Food Consumption by Season in Households with Children in an Arctic City: A Cross-sectional study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Huet
James D. Ford
Victoria L. Edge
Jamal Shirley
Nia King ... [et al.]
BMC Public Health, vol. 17, 2017, p. article no. 578
Description
Study conducted in Iqaluit, Nunavut concluded that food insecurity is a critical issue, with one-third of households with children experiencing food insecurity.
Food, Knowledge and How We Have Thrived on the Margins: EALLU
Alternate Title
Indigenous Youth, Arctic Change & Food Culture
International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR) Report ; 2017:1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eilene Adams
Roksana Avevkhay
Burmaa Batkhishih
Khoschimeg Bayandalai
Olesya Bolotaeva ... [et al.]
Description
"This book provides a snapshot of both the rich, diverse and living culinary traditions as well as introduction to the food systems of Arctic Indigenous Peoples."
Food Politics: Finding a Place for Country Food in Canada's Northern Food Policy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eleanor Stephenson
George Wenzel
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 49-51
Description
Comments on the Government of Canada's review of the Nutrition North Canada program.
Food Security and Mining in Nunatsiavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Johanna Tuglavina
Deborah Simmons
Russell Claus
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 39-41
Description
Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.
Food Security For First Nations and Inuit in Canada: Background Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elaine Power
Description
Overview of the issues surrounding food security including role of traditional food, social and environmental issues, quality, cost and accessibility.
Fracking, First Nations and Water: Respecting Indigenous Rights and Better Protecting Our Shared Resources
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ben Parfitt
From Conflict to Collaboration: The Story of the Great Bear Rainforest
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Merran Smith
Art Sterritt
Description
Looks at how the collaborative efforts between the British Columbia government, First Nations, environmental groups and the forest companies transformed an era of conflict into a ground-breaking approach to conservation leading to a shift in the way coastal rainforests are managed and the successful integration of Indigenous decision making and community wellbeing.
From Isotopes to TK Interviews: Towards Interdisciplinary Research in Fort Resolution and the Slave River Delta, Northwest Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brent B. Wolfe
Derek Armitage
Sonia Wesche
Bronwyn E. Brock
Michael A. Sokal
et al.
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 75-87
Description
Discusses how integrating natural and social sciences and traditional knowledge can improve the understanding of how natural ecosystem functions and responds to various environmental stressors.
[The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation and Convergence Series: Halifax Gathering, May 18th, 2017]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Francella Fiallos
Maureen Googoo
Aggie Baby
Annie Claire
Morris Prokop
Brian Beaton … [et al.]
Description
Includes links to documents, audio recordings of sessions, and programming.
Pt. 1:
Indigenous Voices? Challenges in Community Radio featuring Francella Fiallos, Maureen Googoo, Aggie Baby.
Review of gatherings in Manitoba, Nunavut, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Pt. 2:
Decolonization? Hand the Media Back! A View from Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki featuring Annie Claire.
Pt. 3:
Preserving Indigenous Language: Challenges and Solutions featuring Morris Prokop.
e-Centres: Community-Based Production/Broadcast Facilities featuring Brian Beaton.
Pt.
Ganawenimaa nimamainan aki = Respect Our Mother Earth: A Kid's Environmental Activity Booklet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission]
Description
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Gender Dimensions of Intellectual Property and Traditional Medicinal Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Gibb
Description
Examines intellectual property rights issues associated with traditional knowledge in medicine from a gender perspective, and looks at the implications for the wellbeing of the Indigenous populations.
Geology of National Parks, 3D and Photographic Tours: American Indians of the Southwest, 1871-1875
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
U.S. Department of the Interior
Description
Websites includes photographs of American Indians posing in Aboriginal dress or activities during the U.S. Geological and Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian and the Powell Survey of the Colorado River Canyons.
Getting Connected: Improving Online Distance Education for Rural and Remote First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Milan Aleksandar Pavlica
Description
Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
The Gift Logic of Indigenous Philosophies in the Academy
Alternate Title
Women and the Gift Economy: A Radically Different Worldview is Possible
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
Description
Comments on the physical and spiritual relationship Sami have with the land.
Version of a chapter from Women and the Gift Economy: A Radically Different Worldview is Possible edited by Genevieve Vaughan.
Great Canadian Lakes: First Nations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Diane Williamson
Liz Mayer
Dan Clark
Linda Turner]
Description
Website contains links to Lake Ontario, Lake of the Woods, Great Slave Lake, Bras d'Or Lake and Lake Winnipeg regions.
Growing a Garden in Kakisa
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melaine Simba
Andrew Spring
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 24-26
Description
Looks at two successful seasons of growing food and possible expansion of the garden.
A Guide to STS Problem Solving and Informed Social Action in Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
A Guide to Problem Solving and Informed Social Action in Indigenous Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ken Bryson
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Guide developed using The Science, Technology and Society (STS) Panels to provide awareness and solve community issues where the three meet.
Handbook and Resource Guide to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Lamouche
James Sinclair
Description
Overview of the Convention on Biological Diversity including the history, worldwide importance of the convention and Indigenous Peoples participation.
Harvesting and Country Food: Fact Sheet: 2001
Alternate Title
Analytical Paper (Statistics Canada) ; no. 1
Catalogue no. 89-627-XIE--No. 1
Inuit in Canada: Findings from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey: Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Tait