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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Francis Lévesque
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 3-28
Description
Introduction to the themed issue ties together perspectives and considerations of the contributors.
Coded Territories: Tracing Indigenous Pathways in New Media Art
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Elise Huffer
AlterNative, vol. 11, no. 4, 2015, pp. 428-430
Description
Book review of: Coded Territories edited by Steven Loft and Kerry Swanson.
Cornus versus dentus et autres modalités d’association des animaux dans l’imaginaire inuit
Alternate Title
Horned versus Teethed and Other Modalities of Animal Association in the Inuit Imagination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimir Randa
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 51-71
Description
Author explores Inuit ontologies or knowledge systems around non-human members of their ecosystem; discuss how Inuit ways of knowing the animals are rooted in social and cultural factors of relationality.
Text in French.
The Cosmological Liveliness of Terril Calder's The Lodge: Animating Our Relations and Unsettling Our Cinematic Spaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Salma Monani
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 1-28
Description
Examines Calder’s stop-frame animated feature film in the context of animation, ecocinema, and Indigenous studies; focuses on theme of hybridity and métissage.
Covering Bones: The Archaeology of Respect on the Kazan River, Nunavut
Alternate Title
Recouvrir les ossements : L’archéologie du respect sur la rivière Kazan, Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Max Friesen
Andrew M. Stewart
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017
Description
Authors examine the archaeological evidence of the historic Inuit practice of burying the bones of harvested caribou; describe this as a manifestation of the respect and reverence Inuit communities held for the non-human members of their communities. Research conducted in collaboration with Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake) community members.
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Crossing Many Boundaries in Creating Allies: Personal Encounters to Unfolding Science to Privilege Indigenous Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim Molnar
Karla Jessen Williamson
Education Matters, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Themed Issue: Indigenizing Education, 2015, pp. 1-17
Description
Describes the challenges and tensions experienced by two newly appointed faculty members at the University of Saskatchewan while introducing teacher candidates to Indigenous knowledge and its incorporation into science education.
The Decolonized Quadruple Bottom Line: A Framework for Developing Indigenous Innovation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fonda Walters
John Takamura
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 77-99
Description
Discusses a model for economic development designed for the unique needs of Indigenous communities. Involves combination of four factors: community, spirituality, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.
Determinants of Diet for Urban Aboriginal Youth: Implications for Health Promotion
Alternate Title
Social Determinants of Food and Nutrition: Determinants of Diet for Urban Aboriginal Youth: Implications for Health Promotion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Serene T. Kerpan
M. Louise Humbert
Carol J. Henry
Health Promotion Practice, vol. 16, no. 3, May 2015, pp. 392-400
Description
Two themes emerged: positive cultural influences including family, food sharing, school and traditional food; and barriers such as lack of transportation, location of residence and income.
Dreams and Nightmares in First Nations Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Lena Ruwoldt
Description
Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Greifswald, 2017.
Focuses on Robert Arthur Alexie's Porcupines and China Dolls, Cherie Dimaline's Red Rooms, Richard Van Camp's "On the Wings of This Prayer" and Richard Wagamese's Ragged Company.
Ecological Relations and Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Standing Rock
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Morgan L. Ruelle
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 113-125
Description
Discusses how colonization has disrupted communities' relationship with the land, efforts to restore the connection on the reservation, and how ideas about tradition and sustainability are linked to food sovereignty.
Factors That Support Indigenous Involvement in Multi-actor Environmental Stewardship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Kyle P. Whyte
Deborah McGregor
M. A. (Peggy) Smith
James F. Jenkins
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, 2017, pp. 58-68
Description
Discusses the results of a cross-case study of 39 regional partnerships in the Great Lakes region. Found six factors influence willingness to stay engaged: respect for Indigenous knowledge, control of knowledge mobilization, intergenerational involvement, self-determination, cross-cultural education, and early involvement.
Good News in Food: Understanding the Value of Indigenous Food Sovereignty in Western Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Tabitha Martens
Description
Environment Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2015.
Haida Gwaii Marine Plan
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Marine Planning Partnership Initiative]
Highlights Report: RAIC International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
Description
Overview of presentations from four sessions: Kora Sessions from Aotearoa New Zealand; Respecting the Land and Identities; Creating Consensus and Engagement; and Indigenous Design: Tools, Methods and Processes.
Historical Ecology of Cultural Keystone Places of the Northwest Coast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dana Lepofsky
Chelsey Geralda Armstrong
Spencer Greening
Julia Jackley
Jennifer Carpenter ... [et al.]
American Anthropologist, vol. 119, no. 3, September 2017, p. 448–463
Description
Describes methods and initial results for documenting history of cultural landscapes at three sites in British Columbia: Hauyat, Laxgalts’ap (Old Town) and Dałk Gyilakyaw (Robin Town).
Huichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stacy B. Schaefer
In Deeper Waters: Indigenous, Gendered Approaches to Sustainability
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura Hall
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
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.
Indigenous Architecture Through Indigenous Knowledge: Dim sagalts’apkw nisim̓ [Together We Will Build a Village]
Theses
Author/Creator
Patrick Robert Reid Stewart
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2015.
Indigenous Innovation: Universalities and Peculiarities
Alternate Title
Advances in Innovative Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Sumika Huaman
Netra Chhetri
Nalini Chhetri
Anya Dozier Enos
Huia Tomlins-Jahnke ... [et al.]
Indigenous Social Media Practices in Southwestern Amazonia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen
AlterNative, vol. 11, no. 4, 2015, pp. 350-362
Description
Discusses the impact social networking sites have on relationships and the influence on how Ingenious Amazonians relate to the outside world.
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.
Inuit Symbolism of the Bearded Seal
Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
Kindergarten Treaty Education Learning Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Saskatchewan Ministry of Education?]
Description
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Getting to Know My Community" inquiry questions about spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
The Land Is Our Teacher: Reflections and Stories on Working with Aboriginal Knowledge Holders to Manage Parks Canada's Heritage Places
E-Books
Author/Creator
Simon Brascoupé
Learning from Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nadia Wheatley
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 243-256
Description
Article describes the author’s experience of learning Indigenous principles of education and adapting them for use with student living in different environments; advocates for a wholistic pedagogical approach to education.
The Long Tent of Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Settee Jr.
Description
Describes the Anishinaabeg approach to the quest to live a long, healthy life (Medewiwin), how it is connected to the ceremonial lodge and the physical structure of the lodge itself. One of three articles published in the Selkirk Chronicle in 1887 under the title Indian Mythology.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
[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
La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide).
Text in French.
Plants and Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Plants & Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Teacher's guide.
The Protect Mauna Kea Movement: Since Before the Overthrow in 1893
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katie Kamelamela
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 1, no. 2, Reterritorialising Social Media: Indigenous People Rise Up, 2015
Description
Speaker discusses ongoing activism by Hawaiians to assert sovereignty and protect their environment, the movement to stop the construction of a new telescope on the sacred peak of Mauna Kea, and how it has been utilizing social media.
Duration 51:11.
Recognizing Indigenous Legal Orders: Their Content, Embeddedness in Distinct Indigenous Cultures, and Implications for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
Indigenous Legal Orders in Canada: A Literature Review
Law Publications (Western University) ; 92
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Coyle
Description
Literature review primarily uses book chapters, journal articles, and internet sources.
A Relational Theoretical Framework and Meanings of Land, Nature and Sustainability for Research with Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
Local Environment, vol. 20, no. 1, January 2015, pp. 102-113
Description
Discusses importance of relationality and spirituality when working with communities.
Resilience and Rebellious Memory Loops: Further Musings of an American Indian Ethnoecologist
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Enrique Salmón
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 127-132
Description
Author of Eating the Landscape discusses how resilience theory can explain the relationship between traditional knowledge and adaptive change to ecological circumstances.
A Review of The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Herman A. Peterson
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 74-76
Description
Book review of: The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology by Steve Pavlik.
The Sacred and the Digital: Managing Heritage in an Open Access World
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Lison
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Saskatchewan History - The First Peoples: Plains First Nations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
J. Giannetta
Description
A wide range of topics such as clothing, bison, decoration, tools, etc. Developed for Grade 4 Social Studies.
Updated version.
Student Handouts.
Seeing the Skies through Navajo Eyes: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Astronomy
Alternate Title
Navajo Skies: An Introductory Guide to the Navajo Skies Planetarium Show
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy C. Maryboy
David H. Begay
Ashley C. Teren
Description
Designed as a resource for planetariums, for middle school teachers, and a book that families can read together.
Sq’ éwlets: A Stó:lō -Coast Salish Community in the Fraser River Valley Virtual Museum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dara Kelly
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 195-197
Description
Reviews website featuring stories, history, language, and the connection between the people and place.
Stories That Nourish: Minnesota Anishinaabe Wild Rice Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amelia V. Katanski
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 71-91
Description
Looks at how works by writers such as Jim Northrup, Heid Erdrich, Linda LeGarde Grover, and Gerald Vizenor illustrate the connection between story, culture, and knowledge.
Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story: Teaching American Indian Rhetorics
E-Books
Author/Creator
Janice Gould
Resa Crane Bizzaro
Lisa King
Rose Gubele
Joyce Rain Anderson ... [et al.]
Trickster Chases the Tale of Education
Alternate Title
Article 2
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples - Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-[3]
Description
Book review: Trickster Chases the Tale of Education by Sylvia Moore.
Understanding Māori Food Security and Food Sovereignty Issues in Whakatāne
Alternate Title
Understanding Maori Food Security and Food Sovereignty Issues in Whakatane
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Taima Moeke-Pickering
Mate Heitia
Sonny Heitia
Rolinda Karapu
Sheila Cote-Meek
MAI Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2015, pp. [29]-42
Description
Describes REKA Trust pilot project conducted with small community on New Zealand's North Island.
"The Wish to Become a Red Indian": Indianthusiasm and Racil Ideologies in German
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelly Rachel Laframboise
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2017.
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.