Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bjørn P. Kaltenborn
Mehmet Mehmetoglu
Vegard Gundersen
Arctic, vol. 70, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 129-140
Description
Examines responses of 1000 respondents to 39 statements of attitudes and values associated reindeer presence and management in two regions.
The Magnetic North: Notes from the Arctic Circle
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan Grove
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 4, December 2011, pp. 488-489
Description
Book review of The Magnetic North by Sara Wheeler.
Module 2: Northern Perceptions
Alternate Title
BCS 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar North
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar World]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alec E. Aitken
Description
Discusses various methods used to define boundaries of the circumpolar North, concepts of nordicity based on astronomical, physical, biological features and cultural identity, and compares biophysical and socio-economic conditions in different areas.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 5: Contemporary Economic Activity
Alternate Title
BCS 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar North
Module Five: Contemporary Economic Activity
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 100]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Newark
Description
Looks at renewable and non-renewable resources and how climate change is affecting economic activity in the North.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
More Than Wind: Evaluating Renewable Energy Opportunities for First Nations in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Diana Campbell
Description
Topics covered: legislative/jurisdictional context, funding, technology, employment and education, integrating community energy solutions, energy efficiency and conservation programming, and partnership opportunities.
Native Science and Western Science: Possibilities For a Powerful Collaboration
Alternate Title
Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture and Community
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Leroy Little Bear
Description
Looks at bringing together current fields of learning with Indigenous worldviews.
Duration: 1:32:51.
Native Space: Geographic Strategies to Unsettle Settler Colonialism
Alternate Title
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Natchee Blu Bard
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series
Native Spaces, Native Actions, Native Traditions: An Outdoor Education Campus for the Seattle Public Schools
Theses
Author/Creator
Katie L. Weiland
Description
Architecture Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2011.
Negotiating Life Within the City: Social Geographies and Lived Experiences of Urban Metis Peoples in Ottawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Dumas
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
Nk'Mip: Creating a "Taste of Place"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brent A. Hammer
Totem, vol. 19, no. 1, 2011, pp. 93-108
Description
Looks at the concepts terroir (earth), taste, and taste of place and how they shape the cultural identity of the Osoyoos Indian Band who own and manage a winery in the Okanagan Valley.
Northern Assets: Transportation Infrastructure in Remote Communities
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-139]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marta Bristow
Vijay Gill
Description
Highlights the challenges facing northern transportation that result from higher costs, limited capacity and a harsh climate.
Northern Saskatchewan Health Indicators Report 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Irvine
Brian Quinn
Donna Stockdale
Description
Provides an overview of health and living circumstances and includes data on community characteristics, non-medical determinants of health and health status.
"Now We Got Lots to Eat and They're Telling Us Not to Eat it": Understanding Changes to South-East Labrador Inuit Relationships to Food
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie H. Martin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 384-395
Description
Discusses nutrition programs aimed at improving health and the importance of understanding cultural perceptions of food.
[Nunavut Housing Needs Survey Factsheets: Nunavut, Regions and Communities]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Highlights statistics for housing stock and tenure, state of dwelling, crowding, and telephone and internet access. Survey conducted between November 2009 and June 2010.
Nutrition North Canada: Real Change is Yet to Come
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
Fred Hill
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 44-48
Description
Examines what the Liberal government has done since coming into power, in October 2015, for the Nutrition North Canada program.
Nutrition North: Subsidized Foods
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Categorized by food groups and subsidy levels. List took effect October 2012.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
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.
Out of the Rhetoric and Into the Reality of Local Women's Lives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vicki Hallett
Gail Baikie
Description
Submission presented on the development of the Muskrat Falls Hydro-Electric Development project voices concerns about the socio-economic impacts, inferior Environmental Impact Assessment by NALCOR, and provides suggestions for preventing negative social impacts on women and communities in the Upper Lake Melville region.
People of a Feather
Alternate Title
People of a Feather: Educational Package
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
The Arctic Eider Society
Sanikiluaq Running Pictures
Joel Heath
Community of Sanikiluaq
Description
Documentary about the unique relationship between the Inuit of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut and the Hudson Bay Common Eider and how changing sea ice and ocean currents caused by massive hydroelectric dams are threatening both the bird and the traditional way of life. Duration:
Related material: Educational Package by Global Environmental Justice Documentaries.
Perception of the Importance of Traditional Country Foods to the Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health of Labrador Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erica L. Pufall
Andria Q. Jones
Scott A. McEwen
Charlene Lyall
Andrew S. Peregrine
Victoria L. Edge
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 242-250
Description
Study gathered information through focus groups and key informants; reported that while all agreed on the various benefits of the food, there was growing concern about its safety due to environmental contamination.
Place With No Dawn: A Town's Evolution and Erskine's Arctic Utopia
Alternate Title
Architecture and the Canadian Fabric
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Alan Marcus
Description
[Chapter 9] in the book: Architecture and the Canadian Fabric edited by Rhodri Windsor Liscombe.
Looks at the history of the architectural design by Ralph Erskine of Resolute Bay.
Plan Nord: Building Northern Québec Together: The Project of a Generation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gouvernement du Québec
Poisoning the Body to Nourish the Soul: Prioritising Health Risks and Impacts in a Native American Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jamie L. Donatuto
Terre A. Satterfield
Robin Gregory
Health, Risk & Society, vol. 13, no. 2, April 2011, pp. 103-127
Description
Study examined local meanings of health in reference to seafood where contamination of their aquatic natural resources has been found.
Practice-Based Interdisciplinary Approach and Environmental Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Kumar Datta
Environments, vol. 4, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-14
Description
Compares and contrasts scientific and practice-based approaches, discusses why a move from one to the other is important and how the change would impact future research and researchers.
Preserving Inuit Cultural Traditions Through Tourism in Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
Alternate Title
International Travelers’ Philanthropy Conference ; 3rd, 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mike Robbins
Description
Describes development and key components of the Arviat Community Ecotourism initiative, which is designed to sustain culture and traditions while providing economic opportunities and building community capacity.
The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison Topeka, and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880-1930
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John R. Gram
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 108-109
Description
Book review of: The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians by Richard H. Frost.
Range Selection By Semi-Domesticated Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus Tarandus) in Relation to Infrastructure and Human Activity in the Boreal Forest Environment, Northern Finland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marja Anttonen
Jouko Kumpula
Alfred Colpaert
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 1-14
Description
Concludes that new land-use operations should take into account how reindeer demonstrated avoidance for infrastructure.
Rapid Creek, Darwin, Australia: Recollecting Place
Theses
Author/Creator
Christine Haylock
Description
Landscape Architecture Thesis (MLA)--University of Manitoba, 2011.
Re/making the 'Meeting Place' - Transforming Toronto's Public Spaces Through Creative Placemaking, Indigenous Story And Planning
Theses
Author/Creator
Nelly Volpert Knizhnik
Description
Environmental Studies Major Paper (MES)--York University 2017.
The Real Avatar
Alternate Title
The Nature of Things ; season 2010-2011
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Roberto Verdecchia
Mike Hanna
Description
Documentary investigates the resource boom's effects on the Indigenous people of Peru.
Episode of The Nature of Things which aired July 7, 2011.
Duration: 1:22:47.
Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 40, no. 1, Issue 275, March-April 2011, p. 24
Description
Book review of: Recovering the Sacred by Winona LaDuke.
Regional-scale Food Security Governance in Inuit Settlement Areas: Opportunities and Challenges in Northern Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicholas Girard
Description
Geography, Environment and Geomatics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
The Representation and Significance of Food in Three Works of Native American Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Brandy B. Alba
Description
Thesis (M.A.)--Texas State University - San Marcos, 2011.
Resetting the Table: A People's Food Policy For Canada
Documents & Presentations
Description
Addresses why Canada needs a policy and looks at the platform which covers several topics including Indigenous food sovereignty.
Restoring the Lifeblood: Water, First Nations and Opportunities for Change: Background Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Merrell-Ann Phare
Description
Scopes main barriers and opportunities with regard to First Nations and the management and state of their waters, and discusses the role that philanthropy might play in building resilience, sustainability and capacity. Topics include context of water use in Canada, water challenges facing First Nations, and possible program and project development initiatives.
The Road to ANCSA: The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Grade 6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sealaska Heritage Institute
La Ronge Community Food Network: Community Food Assessment 2011: Our Food Our Health Our Culture
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle Biden
Description
Discusses community food production, access and distribution networks, health indicators, and community priority setting.
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.
Sharing Knowledge for a Better Future: Adaptation and Clean Energy Experiences in a Changing Climate
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Presents stories from various First Nations in hopes that they will inspire change in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities across the country to take action on climate change and energy issues.
Siberian Yupik Names for Birds: What Can Bird Names Tell Us about Language and Knowledge Transitions?
Alternate Title
Les désignations des oiseaux en yupik sibérien : Que peuvent nous dire les noms d’oiseaux sur les transitions linguistiques et cognitives ?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Igor Krupnik
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, 2017, pp. 179-213
Description
Author examines recorded names for birds in the language of the Yupik; finds a strong correlation between the imposition of Russian language and schooling and the loss of Yupik bird names and the traditional knowledge contained therein.
Social Impacts of Aboriginal Economic Development: Three Case Studies From Atlantic Canada
Alternate Title
Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Development Integrated Research Program, AAEDIRP
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeff Orr
Monica Diochon
Clare Fawcett
Behrang Foroughi
Alison Mathie
Leslie Jane McMillan
Description
Looked at the communities of Millbrook First Nation (Nova Scotia), Miawpukek Mi'kmawey Mawio'mi Conne River First Nation (Newfoundland and Labrador), and Tobique Mailiseet Nation (New Brunswick).
Stories of Yukon Food Security
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jody Butler Walker
Norma Kassi
Katelyn Friendship
Molly Pratt
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 33-38
Description
Comments on the high rate of food insecurity, almost 20% of children.
"Straight from the Heavens into Your Bucket": Domestic Rainwater Harvesting as a Measure to Improve Water Security in a Subarctic Indigenous Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Mercer
Maura Hanrahan
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1312223
Description
Discusses project to improve water access for the Inuit community of Black Tickle-Domino, Labrador.
Striking a Balance: Impacts of Major Natural Resource Projects in the North
Alternate Title
Briefing (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-129]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Siomonn Pulla
Description
Reviews how stakeholders try to maximize the economic benefits of major natural resource projects while minimizing the social and environmental costs.
A Study of Comparison Media Coverage Between Mainstream News Website The Star and Alternative News Website The Malaysian Insider on Indige[n]ous Group Issue in 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Loh Chye Moi
Description
Focuses on news coverage of religious and land issues to make the study more specific.
Honors paper towards undergraduate degree in Communication Journalism (B.A.)--Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2011.
Supporting Aboriginal People to Obtain and Retain Driver Licences: An Informed Review of the Literature and Relevant Initiatives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Genevieve Williamson
Kirrilly Thompson
Deirdre Tedmanson
Description
Provides an overview of what is known about the complexities of the issues around driver licensing for Aboriginal people and possible solutions to managing these complexities.
A Synthesis of the Impacts of Climate Change on the First Nations and Inuit of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashleigh Downing
Alain Cuerrier
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2011, pp. 57-70
Description
Discusses why Canadian indigenous communities, as well as those around the world, are more vulnerable to the risks associated with climate change and global warming.