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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. Lemelin
D. Matthews
N. McIntyre
M. Johnston
R. Koster
Rural and Remote Health, vol. 10, no. 2, Human Health at the Ends of the Earth, 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
Analysis of 22 interviews conducted with members of the First Nation indicated that residents are concerned with a variety of changes in the environment and their ability to use the land.
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.
Deep Creek
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison Adelle HedgeCoke
The Kenyon Review, vol. 32, no. 1, New Series, Winter, 2010, pp. 72-76
Description
Short story.
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.
Epicenter: Deep Mapping Place in Fiction and Nonfiction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rilla Askew
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 259-263
Description
Comments on the Indigenous writers who have influenced author's work.
The Ethnography of Memory in East Siberia: Do Life Histories from the Arctic Coast Matter?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Florian Stammler
Aytalina Ivanova
Lena Sidorova
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Authors discuss how oral histories can influence and change collective memories and memory negotiation; argue that collective memory which includes a diversity of perspective is vital increasing human understanding of the past and a sense of belonging in the present.
Exploring the Night Sky Indigenous Inquiry Kit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stacy Roblin
Description
Includes annotated bibliography, book critiques, and four lessons plans appropriate for sixth grade.
First Nations Women Advocating Responsibility Mining (FNWARM): Interview with Jacinda Mack, Coordinator
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacinda Mack
BC Studies, no. 196, Perspectives on the Gold Rush, Winter, 2017/2018, pp. 5-9
Description
Brief discussion of organization's formation and activities.
Impacts of Place and Social Spaces on Traditional Food Systems in Southwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Tait Neufeld
Chantelle A. M. Richmond
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 93-115
Description
Study shows urban mothers experience greater challenges than those residing on a reserve.
The Inuit Sky
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Virtualmuseum
Description
Discusses the short period of time each year that the Inuit have to study the sky and presents several legends in which the moon plays a central role.
Kneading Marie Clements' Burning Vision
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theresa J. May
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 144, Theatre in an Age of Eco-Crisis, Fall, 2010, pp. 5-12
Description
Author relates her experiences while staging the eco-drama which focuses on Clements' familial connection to the Great Bear Lake Region in the Northwest Territories, as well as uranium mining in the region.
Landscape as Narrative, Narrative as Landscape
Alternate Title
Landscape as Narrative: Traveling the Sacred Geography of the Anishinaabeg
Narrative as Landscape: A Home Beyond Boundaries in Linda Hogan's Solar Storms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theresa S. Smith
Jill M. Fiore
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. [58]-80
Description
Discusses the importance of environment, location and sense of place in Native American literature.
Two sub-articles: Landscape as Narrative: Traveling the Sacred Geography of the Anishinaabeg and Narrative as Landscape: A Home Beyond Boundaries in Linda Hogan's Solar Storms.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 58.
Multicultural Multimedia Learning for Sustainability: A Narrative Case Study of Green Guerrillas Youth Media Tech Collective
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason N. Corwin
Description
[Natural Resources and Conservation?] Thesis (M.Sc.)--Cornell University, 2010.
Murray River Country: An Ecological Dialogue With the Traditional Owners
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mary-Anne Gale
Aboriginal History, vol. 34, 2010, pp. 293-295
Description
Book review of: Murray River Country by Jessica K. Weir.
Review located by scrolling to page 295.
Muskwa: Fearless Defender of Natural Law
Alternate Title
Bear Paw Legal Education and Resource Centre Comics; no. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Greg Miller
Description
Comic book tells the story of three youth encountering Muskwa the Bear and learning about natural laws and respect for the natural world.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E.R. Jakobsen … [et al.]]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
The Noble Savage and Ecological Indian: Cultural Dissonance and Representations of Native Americans in Literature
Alternate Title
Undergraduate Honors Theses (Utah State University) ; paper 70
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brooke D. McNaughton
Description
Evaluates two novels which address identity issues: Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko and Wolfsong by Louis Owens.
American Studies Honors Thesis--Utah State University, 2010.
Notes from a Miner's Canary: Essays on the State of Native America
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jace Weaver
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: 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
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
Preserving Tradition and Understanding the Past: Papers From the Conference on Iroquois Research, 2001-2005
Alternate Title
New York State Museum Record
E-Books
Author/Creator
Christine Sternberg Patrick
Barbara Graymont
Christina B. Rieth
Elizabeth Horton
Anthony Wonderley ... [et al.]
Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Igloolik Isuma Productions
Kunuk Cohn Productions
Zacharias Kunuk
Ian Mauro
Norman Cohn
Stéphane Rituit ... [et al.]
Description
Leaders, Elders and hunters speak about the social and ecological impact of warming in the Arctic. In Inuktitut with English subtitles.
Duration: 54:07.
Raven Feather and the Tsimshian: A Look at The Mountain Goats of Temlaham illustrated by Elizabeth Cleaver
Alternate Title
Picturing Children and Youth: A Canadian Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Polkosnik
Description
This story illustrates the importance of respecting and protecting the environment and wild life.
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.
Shellfish Aquaculture and First Nations' Sovereignty: The Quest for Sustainable Development in Contested Sea Space
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alyssa L. Joyce
Terre A. Satterfield
Natural Resources Forum, vol. 34, no. 2, May 2010, pp. 106-123
Description
Identifies perceptions of the risks and benefits of the shellfish aquaculture tenuring system, and presents the results of 56 interviews conducted with individuals involved
in shellfish production in BC.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Francois Paulette
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Francois Paulette
Description
Speaker discusses lifelong learning and caring for Mother Earth.
Duration: 38:05.
Trail of Tears Curriculum Guide
E-Books
Description
For use with videos On a Spring Day and Incident at Rock Roe. Collection of lesson plans for English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Fine Arts, Mathematics, Spanish and Physical Education.
A Trick of the Light: Winter--
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katie Zdybel
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 55-66
Description
Author describes her experiences of winter in the Yukon.
Trickster Chaos in Turbulent Flow: Louis Owens's Dark River
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Lizut Helstern
Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, vol. 17, no. 2, 2010, pp. 327-348
Description
Comments on the discourse between capitalism and traditional Native American values made central to the author's work..
[The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Recommendations and a Return to the Original Intent of the Treaty Relationship]
Alternate Title
McKercher Lecture Series
Wunusweh Lecture in Aboriginal Law ; 2017
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Derek Nepinak
Description
Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs speaks about his background, challenges faced by community chiefs and First Nations political organizations, and the how the land plays a central role in attempts at reconciliation
Duration: 59:54.
Water Stories from Around the World
Alternate Title
The Hero Twins and the Swallower of Clouds
Koluscap and the Water Monster
Tiddalik the Frog
E-Books
Author/Creator
Deepa Balsavar
Suniti Namjoshi
Mariam Karim-Ahlawat
Zai Whitaker
Sandhya Rao ... [et al.]
Description
See: The Hero Twins and the Swallower of Clouds (North America), p. 10.
Koluscap and the Water Monster (North America), p. 53.
Tiddalik the Frog (Australia), p. 60
Where Are We Going?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Sloan
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 46-47
Description
Presents the short story, Where Are We Going by Brian Sloan, that discusses the viewpoint that each generation seems to be moving further away from nature.
"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.
"With Anything Manmade There is Going to be Danger": The Cultural Context of Navajo Opinions Regarding Snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adam Dunstan
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-6
Description
Comments on the objections to use artificial snow made from reclaimed treated sewage water, due to the sacred nature of the peaks.
Wo(men) and Bears: The Gifts of Nature, Culture, and Gender Revisited
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Samantha Fox
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 3, 2010, pp. 285-287
Description
Book review of: Wo(men) and Bears: The Gifts of Nature, Culture, and Gender Revisited edited by Kaarina Kailo.
"You Can't Say You're Sovereign If You Can't Feed Yourself": Defining and Enacting Food Sovereignty in American Indian Community Gardening
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Hoover
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 31-70
Description
Discusses how farmers and gardeners define food sovereignty and how the concept has been put into practice to attain the goals of promoting health and traditional culture.
"You Wanted to Know Where You Were and Who I Was": Searching for Identity in Margaret Atwood's Surfacing and Sharon Butala's Wild Stone Heart: An Apprentice in the Fields
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Irena Dudová
Description
Examines two novels in the context of theories of ecofeminism.
English Language and Literature Thesis (B.A.)--Masaryk University, 2010.