Arctic Anthropology, vol. 53, no. 2, 2016, pp. 33-51
Description
Analysis of faunal remains provides information about the ethnic identity of northern fur seal harvesters and shows the importance of pups as a subsistence resource.
Award-winning documentary about the Inuit's battle against a new European Union seal ban in an effort to regain their economic independence.
Duration: 1:22:19.
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 2, 2016, pp. 33-44
Description
Looks at the events leading up to a confrontation between government officials and local villagers harvesting communal land, which resulted in death and injury, and the Nepali government's failure to respond to demands for justice.
Reports on findings from literature search and key informant interviews to assess feasibility of adopting the model of open air traditional food markets.
Arctic, vol. 69, no. 3, September 2016, pp. 305-317
Description
Uses household survey data from rural villages regarding subsistence activities in order to analyze the impact of having road access to the Ambler Mining District.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 75, 2016, p. article no. 30583
Description
Results show fatty acid composition is consistent with a beneficial diet and traditional foods should be promoted to provide better health, social, and spiritual benefits.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 53, no. 1, January 2016, p. 22=36
Description
Uses a map from AD1671 of the Swedish forest-Sami district to compare different forest Sami groups. Concludes that settlements are all close to rivers and lakes showing they fish as opposed to hunt.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 152, March 2016, pp. 35-40
Description
Examines food insecurity in Nunavut and the viability of programs which follow the Greenland model. As part of study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants from Denmark, Greenland, Nunavut and southern Canada.
Alberta Law Review, vol. 36, no. 3, July 1998, pp. 645-691
Description
Discusses principles of interpretation which can be applied to treaties and suggests that current regulatory practices may breach the terms of Treaty 8.
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 2, no. 2, Global Solidarity Symposium, 2016
Description
Presentation by the Director of the Centre for Sami Research, University of Umea, Sweden at the Global Solidarity Symposium, State University of New York, November 2016.
Duration: 54:42.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, Inuit Health, 2016, pp. 63-84
Description
Concerns over suicide in youth and the lack of access to outings on the land to learn traditional skills led to the pilot outreach program for youths 14 to 21.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 53, no. 1, January 2016, pp. 37-57
Description
Looks at the contradictory accounts regarding the importance of halibut as a subsistence resource to the Haida of Haida Gwaii and the Makah of Washington State.
Attempts to identify the 277 signatories to 1878 petition sent to the North West Territorial government which discussed issues such as reserve land, farming assistance, and games laws concerning buffalo hunting.