Discusses the Department of Fisheries and Oceans role in the ongoing stewardship of northern aquatic resources; the emerging development opportunities; and the consequences of climate change and economic development for wildlife in the North, including fish and their habitat.
Discusses databases installed in fourteen sites in the Northern Territory, Australia, which form a component of the "Libraries and Knowledge Centres" program designed to bring information to remote Aboriginal communities.
Outlines evidence that climate change is due to increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, looks at how those changes are affecting communities and what can be done to manage risk.
Related material: Vol. 2: Workbook and Case Studies.
Presents a workshop that considered the climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in three general geographic areas: the Eastern Arctic, the Western Arctic, and the Yukon/Mackenzie region.
Related material: Vol. 1.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 77-81
Description
Book review of: Manifesting America: The Imperial Construction of U.S. National Space by Mark Rifkin.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 77.
E-Brief (C.D. Howe Institute). Economic Growth and Innovation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Colin Busby
Description
Argues that while Aboriginals constitute the source of most new additions to the workforce, their potential contributions will go unrealized because of the gap in educational attainment.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 90, no. 4, December 2009, pp. 711-751
Description
Suggests that the event represented economic self-sufficiency, personal independence, and the development of new rodeo masculinities for both settlers and Aboriginal men in early twentieth-century Western Canada.
American Literature, vol. 82, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 837-839
Description
Book reviews of:
Mapping the Americas: The Transnational Politics of Contemporary Native Culture by Shari M. Huhndorf
Manifesting America: The Imperial Construction of U.S. National Space by Mark Rifkin
Book reviews found by scrolling to page 837.
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2010
[Publication (Conference Board of Canada) ; 11-092]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for the North
Conference Board of Canada
Description
Examines the current and potential economic contributions of the oil and gas, mining, forestry, fishing, utilities, and construction industries in the Northern Regions of Canada.
Guide includes information about the book by Joseph Bruchac, discussion questions, research and activities, and how to start a book club. For grades 6-8.
English and Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Madurai Kamaraj University, 2009.
Focuses on the following works: In Search of April Raintree,Whispering in the Shadows,Slash, and Halfbreed.
Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.
Interview includes a story of an evil spirit which caused an epidemic that killed many people. She also tells of the sale of their reserve and the subsequent moves to Sweet Grass Reserve and then to Moosomin Reserve.
Mrs. Carter tells a story of her life. She talks of the traditional way of living; residential schools and tells how she was given her name. During the interview she also relates a tale from her grandfather about the Cree raiding Blackfoot camps.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 20-48
Description
Argues that Maria Campbell's use of Michif was necessary to convey the true essence of the narratives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
Discussion on problems of the younger generation, including alcoholism. Also discussed ways in which parents and elders can help by instructing children and young people and by maintaining the Indian religion.
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 9, no. 1117, May 21, 2009, pp. 1-7
Description
Research shows how collaborative community-based consultation and study research helped sustain an increase in women accessing screening a year after the study.