Gender and Indian Masquerade in the Life of Grey Owl
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Chapin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 1, Winter, 2000, pp. 91-109
Description
Article examines the ways that cultural expectations and gender roles intersected with Grey Owl's performance of Indigeneity and permitted/inhibited his work as a conservationist.
Gender and Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Woman
Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Ingenious Issues
Description
Briefing notes present key issues/challenges and implications of a gender perspective.
George Bush May Not Like Black People, But No One Gives a Dam about Indigenous Peoples: Visibility and Indianness after the Hurricanes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Richard King
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Locations Post-Katrina: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster, 2008, pp. 35-42
Description
Looks at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the stark racial inequalities and class disparities in plain sight within the United States.
Getting in Before the Heart Starter
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barbara Flick
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 13-14
Description
Discusses two initiatives being tested to control alcohol abuse and violence in northern Australia: partial prohibition and night patrols.
A Glimmer of Hope: A Review of Recent Works on the Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Settler Society
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Keith Smith
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 219-229
Description
Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller.
Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land by Hans M.
Global Transitions: Implications for a Regional Social Work Agenda
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mason Durie
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-9
Description
Discusses the challenges facing the social work profession.
Gold Mining on Mayan-Mam Territory: Social Unravelling, Discord and Distress in the Western Highlands of Guatemala
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Susana Caxaj
Helene Berman
Colleen Varcoe
Susan L. Ray
Jean-Paul Restoulec
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 111, June 2014, p. 50–57
Description
Examines the impact of mining operations on the health of an Indigenous community.
Governance in Canada’s Northwest Territories: Emerging Institutions and Governance Issues
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher Fox
Description
Outlines government institutions and key governance issues including land claims, self-government agreements, intergovernmental processes, wildlife and resource management, institutional governance, and economic development.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Grade 3: Mawi-amskwesewey Ankukumkewey na ujit Kkijinu Maqamikew = The First Treaty is with Our Earth Mother = Amsqahsewey Lakutuwakon Wiciw Kci Kikuwosson
Alternate Title
Treaty Education Resource
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.
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.
Grade 5 Social Studies: People and Stories of Canada to 1867: A Foundation for Implementation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Renée Gillis
Ron Munro
Description
Modules: First Peoples, Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763), Fur Trade, and From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867).
The Guise of Deliberation: A Rhetorical Criticism of Arguments in the Yucca Mountain Site Authorization Controversy
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Endres
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2005.
Health Disparities among Native Males: Cultural Approaches to Restoring Resilience
Alternate Title
[Patterns of Health and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 09]
[The Health of Men]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mose Herne
Description
Webcast of a presentation from Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium discussing the health of Native American and Alaska Native men.
Duration: 37:06.
Health Disparities and Toxicant Exposure of Akwesasne Mohawk Young Adults: A Partnership Approach to Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence M. Schell
Julia Ravenscroft
Maxine Cole
Agnes Jacobs
Joan Newman
Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 113, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 1826-1832
Description
Describes a research partnership between the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation and scientists at the University of Albany to address concerns about environmental contamination and potential health consequences, such as thyroid hormone function, social adjustment and schooling problems.
Heart of the Yukon: A Natural and Cultural History of the Mayo Area
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dave Mossop
Northern Review, no. 29, Northern Research Institute: Fifteen Years of Building Yukon Research Capacity, Fall, 2008, pp. 187-188
Description
Book review of: Heart of the Yukon edited by Lynette Bleiler, Christopher Burn, and Mark O'Donoghue.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tracie Scott
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2013, p. 154
Description
Book review of: Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture edited by Cora J. Voyageur, David R. Newhouse and Dan Beavon.
Hidden in Plain Sight: The US Government’s Use of the Choctaw Nation as an Environmental Toxics Dumping Ground
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Lambert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 97-112
Description
The author, a member of the Choctaw Nation, investigates the need for more in-depth scientific study of the McAlester Army Ammunitions Plant's contamination on the soil, water and air of the neighbouring Choctaw homeland.
Home and Native Land: Unsettling Multiculturalism in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
May Chazan
Lisa Helps
Anna Stanley
Sonali Thakkar
Home or Global Treasure?: Understanding Relationships between the Heiltsuk Nation and Environmentalists
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynne Davis
BC Studies, no. 171, Autumn, 2011, pp. 9-36
Description
Documents relationship between community leaders and environmental group leaders through interviews conducted between July 2006 and July 2007.
"Hosanna Da, Our Home on Natives' Land": Environmental Justice and Democracy in Thomas King's "Green Grass, Running Water"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Lousley
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 81, Winter, 2004, pp. 17-44
Description
Examines how an ethic of management and control dominates approaches to indigenous ecosystems and peoples.
How Well is Co-management Working?: Perspectives, Partnerships and Power Sharing Along the Way to an Indigenous Protected Area on Girringun Country
Theses
Author/Creator
Melanie Zurba
Description
Natural Resource Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, 2010.
I Could Turn You to Stone: Indigenous Blockades in an Age of Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick C. Canning
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, April 2018, p. Article 7
Description
Argues that Western governments are faced with two choices: meaningful engagement with the principle free, prior and informed consent or facing large-scale shutdowns from alliances of Indigenous peoples, environmentalists and concerned citizens.
"I'm the Son of the Oliero"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jaroslaw Derlicki
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 3, 2010, pp. 272-282
Description
Examines how the traditional activities of the Yukaghirs are determined by the landscape they inhabit and how their identity has managed to survive because of these traditional activities.
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.
Impact and Benefit Agreements: Key Issues for Communities and Industry
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Ben Bradshaw
Description
Webinar provides an overview of agreements between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities with limited government interference. Also leads a discussion with participants about Aboriginal community signatories’ expectations, community consent, and the possibility of standardizing IBA negotiations.
Duration: 1:01:00.
Impact and Benefit Agreements: The Role of Negotiated Agreements in the Creation of Collaborative Planning in Resource Development
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Adam J. Wright
Description
Rural Planning and Development Major Research Paper (M.Sc.)--The University of Guelph, 2013.
The Impact of Culture and Social Inequality on Risk Communication: A Case Study of the Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, Southern Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Melanie Goodchild
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Lakehead University, 2003.
The Importance of Belief Systems in Traditional Ecological Knowledge Initiatives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, Tradition Knowledge, Spirituality and Lands, 2011, pp. 1-4
Description
Looks at methods to engage tribes and First Nations in the development of resource management of public lands using their traditional ecological knowledge.
Improving on Nature: The Legend Lake Development, Menominee Resistance, and the Ecological Dynamics of Settler Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Dockry
Kyle Whyte
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [95]-120
Description
A discussion of the attempted sale of lands from the terminated Menominee reservation to the large- scale recreational vacation property development and resistance by the Determination of Rights and Unity for Menominee Stockholders or DRUMS to stop the sale and restore tribal status. The U.S. government's withdrawal of tribal status and federal support had created economic issues for the group and the sale of land was looked upon as a means to rectify that issue.
"In Common With All Citizens": Sportsmen, Indians, Fish, and Conservation in Oregon and Washington
Theses
Author/Creator
Timothy Mark Rawson
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oregon, 2002.
In Pursuit of Autonomy: Indigenous Peoples Oppose Dam Construction on the Patuca River in Honduras
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Danielle DeLuca
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4, The Interconnectedness of Languages, Rivers, and Forests, December 2011, p. [?]
Description
Discussion on Indigenous governance and territorial autonomy in defence of Indigenous rights and the destruction that the Patuca III dam project would cause.
In the Way of Development: Indigenous Peoples, Life Projects and Globalization
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mario Blaser
Harvey A. Feit
Glenn McRae
Bruno Barras
Deborah McGregor ... [et. al]
Including Aboriginal Issues in Forest Planning: A Case Study in Central Interior British Columbia, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie K. Karjala
Stephen M. Dewhurst
Landscape and Urban Planning, vol. 64, June 15, 2003, pp. 1-17
Description
Authors suggest that forestry planners should highlight rather than assimilate aboriginal cultural perspectives on sustainable forest management.
Indians, Land, and Identity in Washington (or, Why Cross-Border Shop): A Review Essay
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paige Raibmon
BC Studies, no. 124, Politics and Planning, Winter, 1999/2000, pp. 93-98
Description
Book review of:
Indians, Fire, and the Land in the Pacific Northwest edited by Robert Boyd.
An Anchored Radiance by Jay Miller.
Beyond the Reservation: Indians, Settlers, and the Law in Washington Territory, 1853-1889 by Brad Asher.
Indians in the Making: Ethnic Relations and Indian Identities around Puget Sound by Alexandra Harmon.
Pardon Me If When I Talk Want to Tell the Story of My Life It's the Land I Talk About by Pablo Neruda.
Indigenization in the Time of Pipelines
Alternate Title
Weweni Indigenous Scholars Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chelsea Vowel
Description
Thoughts about Indigenization and the need to return to relationships.
Duration: 42:59.
Indigenizing the Academy: Transforming Scholarship and Empowering Communities
Alternate Title
Contemporary Indigenous Issues
E-Books
Author/Creator
Vine Deloria
Devon Abbott Mihesuah
Keith James
Angela Cavender Wilson
Taiaiake Alfred ... [et al.]
Indigenizing Water Security
Theses
Author/Creator
Obadiah Awume
Description
Geography and Planning Thesis (M.A.)—University of Saskatchewan, 2018
Indigenous at the Heart: Indigenous Research in a Climate Change Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Veronica Arbon
Lester-Irabinna Rigney
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 5, 2014, pp. 478-492
Description
Outlines research goals of the project and future directions concerning community based participation.
Indigenous Economies, Theories of Subsistence, and Women: Exploring the Social Economy Model for Indigenous Governance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 2011, pp. 215-240
Description
Discusses definitions and contemporary significance of subsistence and indigenous economies; explores the relationship between subsistence and wage labor, particularly from the perspective of women; looks at the roles of indigenous women in subsistence activities; and examines the indigenous economic systems and the concept of the social economy as a foundation for contemporary indigenous governance.
Indigenous Ecotourism's Role in Transforming Ecological Consciousness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Journal of Ecotourism, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2009, p. 144–160
Description
Looks at the critical perspective on the capacity of Indigenous ecotourism to foster more sustainable lifeways in the hope of transforming the destructive nature of the Western environmental paradigm.
Indigenous Empowerment: The Pebble Mine and Environmental Justice in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verner Wilson
Description
Examines how the Pebble partnership and government regulatory regimes are addressing the environmental health and justice concerns that include potential impacts of mining operations on air and water quality, water supply, aquatic life and the welfare of the Indigenous people.
Indigenous Girls and the Canadian State
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cherry Smiley
Description
Explores issues such as colonization, male violence, the sex trade, poverty, child welfare system, and mental health.
Indigenous Governance is an Adaptive Climate Change Strategy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
Rachel MacNeill
Northern Review, no. 49, Place-Based Sustainability Research in the Provincial North, February 20, 2020, pp. 271-275
Description
Author argues that Indigenous environmental knowledge is currently only cited as evidence of climate change; asserts that Indigenous knowledges and cultures need to be recognized as holding legitimate, adaptive, and sustainable climate change strategies.
Indigenous Health Part 2: The Underlying Causes of the Health Gap
Alternate Title
The Underlying Causes of the Health Gap
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Malcolm King
Alexandra Smith
Michael Gracey
Lancet, vol. 374, no. 9683, July 04, 2009, pp. 76-85
Description
Looks at Indigenous notions of health and identity, mental health and addictions, urbanization and environmental stresses, whole health and healing, and reconciliation.
Indigenous Heritage Stewardship and the Transformation of Archaeological Practice: Two Case Studies from the Mid-Fraser Region of British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael A. Klassen
Description
Archaeology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2013.
Indigenous History: A Bibliography
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Shekon Neechie
Description
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
Indigenous Knowledge and Science Revisited
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Masakata Ogawa
Description
Provides an understanding of the way three diverse cultural groups (Indigenous, Japanese, and Euro-American) understand nature.
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Scientists: Assessing Knowledge, Power, and Practices in Collaborative Climate Change Networks
Theses
Author/Creator
Carla May Dhillon
Description
Natural Resources and Environment Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2018.
Indigenous Peoples and the Extractive Sector: Towards a Rights-Respecting Engagement
E-Books
Author/Creator
Cathal M. Doyle
Andrew Whitmore