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Clcahl (Hullcar) Aquifer: Splatsin Drinking Water Contamination
Creating a Blue Dialogue
POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
Water Realities in Indigenous Communities
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lalita Bharadwaj
Kukpi7 (Chief) Wayne Christian
Description
First presenter discusses the current state of water in First Nations communities and challenges in the areas of source water, treatment, and water supply systems.
Second speaker discusses the groundwater contamination in British Columbia's Hullcar Valley and what the crisis means for the Splatsin people.
Related Material:
Webinar Summary.
Compendium of Community and Indigenous Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation; Focus on Addressing Water Scarcity in Agriculture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda
Nwabisan Budaza
Ngowenani Nina Nohayi
Ruhiza Jean Boroto
Patrick-Moise Mulengera Baha'okwibale
Confluence: Water as an Analytic of Indigenous Feminisms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Barker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism, 2019, pp. 1-40
Description
A discussion of Indigenous feminist politics and the relationship between Indigenous women and water using the Flint water crisis and NoDAPL action at Standing Rock to illustrate.
Country, Native Title and Ecology
Alternate Title
Aboriginal History Monograph ; 24
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica K. Weir
Luke Taylor
Patrick Sullivan
Hanson Boxer
Warford Bujiman ... [et al.]
Aboriginal History Monograph
Cultural Chasm: A 1960s Hydro Development and the Tsay Keh Dene Native Community of Northern British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Christina Koyl
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 1992.
[Drinking Water in Ontario First Nations Communities: Present Challenges and Future Directions for On-Reserve Water Treatment in the Province of Ontario]
Alternate Title
Chiefs of Ontario: Part II Submissions to the Walkerton Inquiry Commission
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jonathon W. Kahn
Allison A. Thornton
Description
Topics include: Aboriginal and Elders' perspectives on water, jurisdiction over water-works, comparison of federal and provincial water treatment regulation, progress report for improving water quality and treatment issues (1995-2001), case studies (Attawapiskat, Beausoleil, and Sandy Lake First Nations and Six Nations of the Grand River Territory), and findings and recommendations.
Submission to the Walkerton Inquiry Commission.
First Nations Land Rights and Environmentalism in British Columbia
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Karen Wonders
Description
Website looks at First Nation relationships with the land, natural resource and development. Provides links to First Nations Bands - Tribes, Councils, Alliances, education centres and First Nations organizations in British Columbia.
Haida Gwaii Marine Plan
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Marine Planning Partnership Initiative]
I Am the River and the River is Me: The Implications of a River Receiving Personhood Status
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brendan Kennedy
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the agreement that entitles the Whanganui River to be given a legal identity and have a legal voice.
I Dream of Yesterday and Tomorrow: A Celebration of the James Bay Cree
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Boult
Brian Craik
Jennifer Latham
Andrew Orkin
Boyce Richardson
Geoff Quaile
Andrew Webster
Indian Water Rights Settlements: A Case Study in the Rhetoric of Implementation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas R. McGuire
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 139-169
Description
Commentary on the San Xavier Development Project, a component of the Central Arizona Project (CAP), a massive water diversion project in Arizona.
Indigenizing the Healthy Built and Social Environment: A Public Health Case Study of O-Pipon- Na-Piwin Cree Nation (OPCN)
Theses
Author/Creator
Pepper-Mackena Armstrong-Pritty
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2018.
Indigenizing Water Security
Theses
Author/Creator
Obadiah Awume
Description
Geography and Planning Thesis (M.A.)—University of Saskatchewan, 2018
Indigenous Water Governance in British Columbia and Canada: Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Description
Central themes included are: Indigenous governance and socio-cultural relationships with water, water allocation and implications for water rights, legal framework for water and territorial rights, and drinking water issues on reserves.
Indigenous Water Governance: Insights From the Hydroscoial Relations of the Koyukon Athabascan Village of Ruby, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole J. Wilson
Geoforum, vol. 57, November 2014, pp. 1-11
Description
Studies the importance of water to Indigenous people and their participation in water governance.
Lessons from the Earth and Beyond: Bringing Indigenous Knowledge Systems into the Classroom: Educator Resources
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Association of Ontario]
Description
Website includes curriculum connections, lesson plans and inquiry-based activities for primary, junior and intermediate grades for three topics: lessons from the earth, lessons from the water, and lessons from beyond.
"More Precious Than Gold": Indigenous Water Governance in the Context of Modern Land Claims in Yukon
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicole J. Wilson
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2018.
Nibi Declaration of Treaty #3 Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3)
Description
Declaration is about the relationship with water and the life it brings, is based on Gitiizii m'inaanik (Elders and knowledge keepers) teachings, and is meant to guide future policy and decision-making.
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Philosophy of Law in the Arctic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawid Bunikowski
Jaakko Husa
Diana Ginn
Ko Husegawa
Karol Dobrzeniecki ... [et al.]
Description
Articles cover five themes: Arctic cosmologies, beliefs, art and shamanism; Arctic lands, waters, and environment; Indigenous rights and customary law; topics for future teaching.
[Red Crow College Sponsored "Teach-In" With Treaty 7 Idle No More Tantoo Cardinal January 30, 2013]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Libary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tantoo Cardinal
Description
Speech about the Idle No More movement and the Canadian government.
Duration: 25:40
Respect the Water #2
Alternate Title
Respect for Water no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Description
Grade 6 educator's resource for teaching about Aboriginal perspectives on respecting the environment, cultural teachings about women's responsibility for water, and the relationships between all living things.
For use with video about Ojibwa Grandmother Josephine Mandamin's walk around the Great Lakes, A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry, and "No Running Water" by Helen Falding.
The Sacred Relationship
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Greg Miller
Allen Benson
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Description
Documentary on relationship between Aboriginal people and the land, water and rest of Canada.
Duration: 52:00.
Standing on Sacred Ground: Teacher's Guide
Alternate Title
Sacred Land Film Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rebecca Isaacson
Christopher McLeod
Description
For use with documentary.
Tibet's Nomadic Pastoralists: Tradition, Transformation and Prospects
Alternate Title
http://www.iwgia.org/iwgia_files_publications_files/IA_3-09.pdf
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Isom
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 6-12
Description
Focuses on changing political, environmental and climatic conditions effecting the future of Tibet's unique nomadic pastoralism.
To access this article, scroll down to page 12.
The Water Walker Written and Illustrated by Joanne Robertson: Teacher Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura Horton
Description
To accompany book about Josephine-ba Mandamim, an Ojibwe Grandmother, and her love for water; she has walked around the Great Lakes to raise awareness of the importance of protecting it for future generations.
Appropriate for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-3). English text with some Ojibwe vocabulary.
The Ways of Knowing Guide
Alternate Title
Ways of Knowing Partnership Turtle Island Conservation Programme
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nicole Bell
Working With an Aboriginal Community to Understand Drinking Water Perceptions and Acceptance in Rural New South Wales
Alternate Title
Article 4
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fidelis G. Jaravani
Peter D. Massey
Jenni Judd
Kylie A. Taylor
Jason Allan ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-29
Description
Study looks at the Walhallow Aboriginal community's water supply and their decision to drink rainwater.