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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorraine Rekmans
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 78, no. 1, January/February 2002, pp. 101-102
Description
Looks at Aboriginal ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge regarding forest management planning, and discusses how Aboriginal communities need to understand the language that planners use and the objectives they hope to achieve.
American Indian and Non-Indian Philosophies of Technology and Their Differential Impact on the Environment of the Southern Puget Sound
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George M. Guilmet
David Lloyd Whited
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, 2002, pp. 33-63
Description
Focuses on environmental issues that affect Native Americans and the contemporary urban-industrial society of the Pacific Northwest.
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities: Guidebook 1: Starting the Planning Process
Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities:Annexes
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
Guidebook 2: Climate Change Impacts in the Community
Guidebook 3: Identifying Community Sustainability and Climate Change Vulnerabilities
Guidebook 4: Identifying Solutions
Guidebook 5: Taking Adaptive Action
Guidebook 6: Monitoring Progress and Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Forms part of the Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities. Guidebook 2: Climate Change Impacts in the Community.
Guidebook 3: Identifying Community Sustainability and Climate Change Vulnerabilities.
Drinking Water Safety in Aboriginal Communities in Canada: Brief
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
Looks at water and sewage treatment systems in 660 First Nations communities.
EmPower the Yukon. Using Community Renewable Energy in the Transition to Energy Resilience: A Social Enterprise Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Furlong
Northern Review, no. 49, Place-Based Sustainability Research in the Provincial North, February 20, 2020, pp. 219-256
Description
Article discusses the basis of and frameworks for moving to a community centered model of renewable energy production in the Yukon; examines current models of energy infrastructure ownership and argues that community-based energy production would create resilience.
Environmental Health Program at Wadeye
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Noel Wallman
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 5, September/October 2002, p. 21
Description
Briefly discusses how public health and sanitation improvements resulted in better health outcomes for the residents of this isolated community in Northern Territory, Australia.
Environmental Justice and American-Indian Sovereignty: Political, Economic, and Ethnic Struggles Regarding the Storage of Radioactive Waste
Theses
Author/Creator
Noriko Ishiyama
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph. D.)--Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2002.
Food Frequency Questionnaire Assessing Traditional Food Consumption in Dene/Métis Communities, Northwest Territories, Canada
Alternate Title
Food Frequency Questionnaire Assessing Traditional Food Consumption in Dene/Metis Communities, Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mylène Ratelle
Kelly Skinner
Sara Packull-McCormick
Brian Laird
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 79, no. 1, Article: 1760071, May 13, 2020
Description
Article describes the refinement and implementation of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) in Dene/Métis Communities to assess what traditionally harvested foods are being consumed and what the potential is for exposure to environmental contaminants as a result.
From Clan to Kwéan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization
Alternate Title
From Clan to Ḵwáan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas F. Thornton
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 167-194
Description
Examines Tlingit politics in Alaska and the link between Indigenous political systems and ecological factors.
Growing a Sustainable Community From Our Roots: Mohawk Experiences in Sustainable Housing - The Kanata Healthy Housing Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Katsitsaronkwas Jacobs
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Issue on Sustainability, Summer, 2002, pp. 21-23
Description
Discusses the experiences surrounding the development in a Mohawk community of 7,000 people near Montreal, Quebec.
Guidance Book: Resources for Winter Roads, Wildfires, Flooding, and Coastal Erosion
Alternate Title
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Guidebooks for Indigenous Communities
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Provides support to communities in identifying tools and resources, best practices, and key considerations when responding to impacts of climate change. Appendices Forms part of the Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit for Indigenous Communities. Related material: Guidebooks.
The Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia
Alternate Title
Report on the Health of British Columbians: Provincial Health Officer’s Annual Report 2001
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Provincial Health Officer [British Columbia]
Description
Looks at health status, community environments, healthy growth and development, physical environment, health services, and disease and injury prevention. Identifies areas where significant health benefits can be made.
Related material: Pathways to Health and Healing (Second Report).
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
An Ideographic Analysis of Native American Sovereignty in the State of Utah: Enabling Denotative Dissonance and Constructing Irreconcilable Conflict
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracylee Clarke
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 43-63
Description
Investigates the use of the sovereignty argument in the Goshute nuclear waste proposal debate.
Indigenous Knowledge in Sustainable Forest Management: Community-Based Approach Achieve Greater Success
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah McGregor
The Forestry Chronicle, vol. 78, no. 6, Nov/Dec 2002, pp. 833-836
Description
Discusses potential opportunities for aiding in the re-establishment of sustainable Aboriginal relationships with forests through the inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge in sustainable forest management.
Indigenous Peoples' Day Lesson Plan: Remote Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nia Tero
Amplifier
Illuminative
Description
Involves students researching leaders Nicolle Gonzalez, Roxanne White, Madonna Thunderhawk, and Auntie Pua Case and their work using ancestral knowledge to protect the sacred.
Medicines at Standing Rock: Stories of Native Healing through Survivance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Selma Hedlund
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 4, 2020, pp. 59-78
Description
In 2016, Indigenous groups and allies met at Standing Rock, North Dakota to protest the creation of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Using interviews from participants to discuss Indigenous social movements, rooted in spirituality and ceremony, that moves away from the stereotypical viewpoint of Indigenous victimry.
Native Studies 10
E-Books
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Learning
Description
Saskatchewan Learning Curriculum Guide.
Place-Based Sustainability Planning: Implications & Recommendations for Rural Northwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Schiff
Northern Review, no. 49, Place-Based Sustainability Research in the Provincial North, February 20, 2020, pp. 67-88
Description
Article examines “smart growth” approaches to rural planning for Northern Ontario; suggests that sustainable strategies require planners to prioritize healthy environments, resilient communities, and robust economies.
"Qui Se Ressemble S'assemble.": Logique de Construction et d'Organisation des Zoonymes en Langue Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimir Randa
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, Inuit and Qallunaaq Perspectives: Interacting points of view, 2002, pp. [71]-108
Description
Discusses the Inuit nomenclature of animal life and how it relates to their perceptions, way of life and cultural identity.
Returning Wildlife Management to Local Control in the Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
John Donihee
Description
Law Thesis (LL. M.)--University of Calgary, 2002.
Scientific and First Nation Perspectives of Non-Timber Forest Products: A Case Study From the Shoal Lake Watershed, Northwestern Ontario: Final Project Report
Alternate Title
Project Report (Sustainable Forest Management Network) ; 2002-4
Scientific and First Nation Perspectives of Non-Timber Forest Products: A Case Study From the Shoal Lake Watershed, Northwestern Ontario: NCE-SFMN Project: Combining Scientific and First Nations' Knowledge for the Management and Harvest of Traditional an
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Fikret Berkes
Iain Davidson-Hunt
Tracy Ruta
John Sinclair
Description
Presents a model for cooperative research between First Nation harvesters and scientific researchers that builds upon the contributions of both science and local/indigenous knowledge towards multi-functional and biologically diverse landscapes.
Source Water Characteristics and the Incidence of Gastroeneteritis in Aboriginal Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Ian Donald McLean
Description
Environment and Management Thesis (M.Sc.)--Royal Roads University, 2002.
Space Syntax Analysis of Central Inuit Snow Houses
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter C. Dawson
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology , vol. 21, no. 4, December 2002, pp. 464-480
Description
Analysis of how the layout of buildings influences social and environmental interaction.
Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic: Inuit, Saami and the Indigenous Peoples of Chukotka (SLICA)
Alternate Title
InfoNorth: Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic: Inuit, Sami and the Indigenous Peoples of Chukotka (SLICA)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Andersen
Jack Kruse
Birger Poppel
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 3, September 2002, pp. 310-315
Description
Describes a project comparing the living conditions of people in 13 Arctic regions within seven countries.
Sustainable Development for Canada's Arctic and Subarctic Communities: A Backcasting Approach to Churchill, Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Timothy Newton
Helen Fast
Thomas Henley
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 3, September 2002, pp. 281-[?]
Description
Study aimed at identifying local issues and building strategies to help predict future patterns.
Sustainable Food Security in the Arctic: State of Knowledge
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 52
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Anne Godmaire
Carole Blanchet
É Dewailly
Pascale Chaumette ... [et al.]
Taking Care of Bison: Community Perceptions of the Hook Lake Wood Bison Recovery Project in Fort Resolution, NT, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Janna Christine van Kessel
Description
Wildlife Ecology and Management Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 2002.
The Uncertain Future of The Embera of the Upper Sinú in Colombia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fernando Castrillón Zapata
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous People in Urban Areas, 2002, pp. 28-33
Description
Chronicles the upheaval suffered by the indigenous Embera people after a hydroelectric dam was constructed.
To access this article scroll down to page 28.
Unlikely Alliances: Treaty Conflicts and Environmental Cooperation Between Native American and Rural White Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Zoltán Grossman
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2002