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Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
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Provides the results of a housing study that looks at housing design and materials used in 14 communities.
Full Research Report.
Appendices.
Between Law and Action: Assessing the State of Knowledge on Indigenous Law, UNDRIP, and Free, Prior and Informed Consent with Reference to Fresh Water Resources
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Hannah Askew
Corey Snelgrove
Kelsey R. Wrightson
Don Courturier
Alisa Koebel … [et al.]
Description
Brief discussion of context and implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples followed by results of literature review based on research findings and academic literature, primary sources, grey literature, and Indigenous legal orders and case studies of their applications.
Collaborative Consent and British Columbia's Water: Towards Watershed Co-Governance
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Merrell-Ann Phare
Rosie Simms
Oliver M. Brandes
Michael Miltenberger
Description
Discusses how Crown and Indigenous governments can engage with each other on the basis of a nation-to-nation relationship to develop regimes for management of resources which ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
Definition of Indigenous Homelessness in Canada
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Jesse A. Thistle
Description
Discusses historical and contemporary factors which contribute to high rate of homeless found in the Indigenous population and looks at 12 different dimensions: historic displacement, contemporary geographic separation, spiritual disconnection, mental disruption and imbalance, cultural disintegration and loss, overcrowding, relocation and mobility, nowhere to go, escaping or evading harm, emergency crisis, and climatic refuge,
Environment and Economic Development: Co-Managing a National Park While Stimuling Community Development in Churchill (MB)
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Environment and Economic Development: Co-Managing a National Park While Stimulating Community Development in Churchill (MB)
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Thibault Martin
Lisa Falvo
Mike Chotka
Description
Examines the differing opinions on the efficiency of the co-management structure and the tensions that exist regarding the impact of the park on community development.
An Ethnographic Exploration of the Relationship Between Environmental Perceptions and Natural Resource Use: Perceptions and Behaviors of Alaska Native Artists and Alaska Tourists
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Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
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Author/Creator
Amy Wiita
Description
Provides introduction to the research topic, methodology, and research questions.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Final Report on the Alaska Traditional Diet Survey
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Carol Ballew
Angela Ross
Rebecca S. Wells
Vanessa Hiratsuka
Description
Goal was to measure intake of subsistence foods so that contaminant content and potential health effects could be identified. Sample consisted of 665 individuals between the 13 and 88 from 13 villages.
First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study: Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
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FNFNES Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
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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' Perspectives on the Environment
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Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
Description
Looks at First Nations' perspectives on the environment, including the importance of language, western vs First Nations world view, how the past effects the present, impacts of change, and determination for a brighter future.
Food, Knowledge and How We Have Thrived on the Margins: EALLU
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Indigenous Youth, Arctic Change & Food Culture
International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR) Report ; 2017:1
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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 Security of Northern Indigenous Peoples in a Time of Uncertainty
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Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
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C. D. James Paci
C. Dickson
S. Nickels
L. Chan
C. Furgal
Description
Comments on the links between climate change and security of traditional/country food.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Food Sovereignty Assessment Tool
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Alicia Bell-Sheeter
Description
Comments on ways to make communities food secure by increasing knowledge about food-related needs and resources and by building collaboration and capacity.
From the Fur Trade to Free Trade: Forestry and First Nations Women in Canada
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Author/Creator
Darlene Rude
Connie Deiter
Ganawenimaa nimamainan aki = Respect Our Mother Earth: A Kid's Environmental Activity Booklet
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[Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission]
Description
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Getting Traction on the Thinning Ice Road
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Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
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Clive Tesar
Description
Argues that the link between catastrophic climate events and climate change must be recognized.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Globalisation and Sustainability in the City of Yellowknife and Surrounding Environs: Mineral Extraction and Community Initiatives
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LEAD: Learning Through Case Studies
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LEAD [Leadership for Environment and Development]
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Discusses how communities in and around the City of Yellowknife are becoming involved in the economic and environmental issues surrounding mineral extraction in their region.
Globalisation and Sustainability in the Communities of Clayoquot Sound: Forestry, Fishing and Eco-tourism in Canada
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[Case Studies (Leadership for Environment and Development)]
[Learning through Case Studies]
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Description
Discusses some of the global trends influencing the economic, social, and political dimensions of Tofino and Ucluelet and the Ahousaht community.
Globalisation and Sustainability in The Whistler-Squamish Corridor: Recreation, Tourism and Sustainable
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Learning Through Case Studies
[Case Studies (Leadership for Environment and Development)]
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Description
Discusses tourism, community development, logging, and management. Includes links to supporting materials: key issues Canada movie, and questions:
Governance in Canada’s Northwest Territories: Emerging Institutions and Governance Issues
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Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
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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.
Human Implications of Climate Change in the Canadian Arctic: A Case Study of Arctic Bay, Nunavut
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Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
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Author/Creator
James Ford
Barry Smit
Description
Comments on the changing climatic conditions that have increased the exposure of the community to climate related risks and the resulting coping strategies used by Inuit communities.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
[Indigenous Traditions and Ecology Bibliography]. Pt. 1
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[Annotations: Forum on Religion and Ecology]
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John Grim
Description
International in scope.
[Indigenous Traditions and Ecology Bibliography]. Pt. 2
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[Annotations: Forum on Religion and Ecology]
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Author/Creator
John Grim
Description
International in scope.
The Indigenous Wine Industry: A Meeting Place for Traditional and 21st Century Small Business
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Dianne W. Wingham
Robert B. Anderson
Brian Gibson
Robert J. Giberson
Description
Looks at the Indigenous approach to wine marketing and participation in the global economy that includes eco-sustainability and social development.
The International Right to Health for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
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Discussion Paper Series in Aboriginal Health. Legal Issues ; no. 3
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Yvonne Boyer
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Examines the right to health in international law and Canada's obligation to implement that right for Indigenous people.
The Inuit Sky
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Virtualmuseum
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Discusses the short period of time each year that the Inuit have to study the sky and presents several legends in which the moon plays a central role.
Islet: [Study Guide]
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Description
Guide to accompany the film, Islet. Target group ages 11 and up. Objective is to write and illustrate a story about life in the Arctic.
Living Off the Land in the Early Twentieth Century: First Nations Subsistence in Saskatchewan
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Janet Mackenzie
Description
Examines Aboriginal subsistence in Saskatchewan in the late 19th century and early decades of the 20th century; looks at the spiritual connection to the land, the earth and the water; discusses how the seasonal round affected all aspects of life; and comments on the gathering of plants and plant resources.
Natural Resources and Community Sustainability: Final Report of Activities 2001-2003
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Project Reports (Sustainable Forest Management Network) ; 2003/2004
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Clifford G.Hickey
Mark Nelson
David C. Natcher
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Discusses Aboriginal treaty rights to draw a livelihood from the land through subsistence harvesting, and looks at the direct relationship with modern commercial forestry.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E.R. Jakobsen … [et al.]]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
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Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Our Identities as Civic Power
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2017 State of Native Youth Report
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Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
Our Place at the Table: First Nations in the B.C. Fishery
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The First Nation Panel on Fisheries
Description
Examines a vision for British Columbia fisheries that focuses on healthy ecosystems and species and equitable sharing of fisheries resources for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike.
Persistent Toxic Substances, Food Security and Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North: Final Report
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Author/Creator
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
Russian Association of the Indigenous Peoples of the North
Siberia and Far East (RAIPON)
Polar Bear as a Resource: An Overview
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Proceedings of the Northern Research Forum ; 3rd, 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
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Author/Creator
George W. Wenzel
Description
Comments on the Northwest Territories community polar bear quotas.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Roundtable on Environmental Management and the On-Reserve ‘Regulatory Gap’: Summary of the 3rd IOG Aboriginal Governance Roundtable, Ottawa, November 17, 2004
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Institute on Governance Roundtable Series, 2004-05
IOG Roundtable Series
Notes on the 3rd TANAGA Roundtable: Environmental Management On-Reserve
Towards a News Aboriginal Governance Agenda - TANAGA
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Author/Creator
John Moffat
David Nahwegahbow
Institute on Governance
Institute on Governance Roundtable Series
Description
Summarizes two presentations: one on the project "The Environmental Management Gap on Reserves: Overview and Assessment Options"; the other on how issues can be dealt with in the context of self-government.
Seasonal Circles
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Yukon Grade 7 Cross-Curircular Unit
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Author/Creator
Trine Dennis
Description
Contains material that can be used for mathematics, physical health and education, English language arts and science classes.
Security Challenges and Legal Capacity of Greenland and Nunavut Jurisdictions
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
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Author/Creator
Natalia Loukacheva
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Comments on the role of law in measures that secure the legal scope of governance in the Arctic to deal with security challenges.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Trends in Nunavut Climate Change Research: 1997 to 2004
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Description
Analysis results taken from licenses issued under the Nunavut Scientists Act only.
Tukisittiarniqsaujumaviit?: A Plain Language Guide to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
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Nunavut Tunngavik