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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lianne C. Leddy
The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 83-95
Description
Examines issues related to decolonizing research in relation to industrial and mining project impacts on Indigenous communities.
The Inuit Food System: Ecological, Economic and the Environmental Dimensions of the Nutrition Transition
Theses
Author/Creator
Tiffannie Kenny
Description
Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
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.
Invasive Species, Indigenous Stewards, and Vulnerability Discourse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Kyle Whyte
Darren Ranco
Jodi Brandt
Emily Blackmer
Braden Elliott
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 201-223
Description
Looks at how Indigenous peoples are preparing for, responding to, and adapting to environmental changes in their territories. Study involved online survey of 106 individuals, most of whom were employed by Indigenous nations to carry out natural resource and environmental management.
Leading the Way to Sustainability: A First Nation’s Case Study in Self-Sufficiency
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberleigh C. Schultz
Alderville First Nation
Description
Environment and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2017.
Focuses on the Alderville First Nation's large solar project.
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.
Lessons Learned through Community-Engaged Planning
Alternate Title
Manuscript 1338
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Patrick
Laura Machial
Kendra Quinney
Len Quinney
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Looks at a community project to get safe drinking water through source water protection and water management.
Linking Social Values of Wild Reindeer to Planning and Management Options in Southern Norway
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.
Man and Moose
Images » Photographs
Description
Pictographs at Kipahigan Lake, Manitoba.
Mechanisms of Indigenous Exclusion in British Columbia's Environmental Assessment Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Hollis Katherine Andrews
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Modern Rock Painting
Images » Photographs
Description
An example of a modern rock painting at an Indian Reserve at Southend, Saskatchewan.
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
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.
Non-Timber Forest Products: Indigenous Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Livelihood Security in West Suriname
Theses
Author/Creator
Tim van den Boog
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Oil and the Iñupiaq: Linking Industry and Education at Iļisaġvik College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pearl Kiyawn Brower
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 4, Oil and Indian Country, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Comments on college programming designed to support industry jobs.
[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 Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
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]: 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.
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.
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Petropar Camp
Images » Photographs
Description
"Petropar Camp, Maury Point, Weatherall Bay, Melville I. (Dornier plane)", [NU].
Petropar Camp
Images » Photographs
Description
"Petropar Camp, Maury Point, Weatherall Bay, Melville Island", [NU].
Petropar Camp
Images » Photographs
Description
"Petropar Camp, Maury Point, Weatherall Bay, Melville Island", [NU].
Petropar Camp
Images » Photographs
Description
"Petropar Camp, Jameson Bay, Prince Patrick Island", [N.W.T.].
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.
Producing Predators: Wolves, Work, and Conquest in the
Northern Rockies
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sarah E. McFarland
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 289-291
Description
Book review of Producing Predators by Michael D. Wise.
Profiling the eNuk Program
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alexandra Sawatzky
Ashlee Cunsolo
Oliver Cook
Dan Gillis
Inez Shiwak ... [et al.]
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 18-22
Description
Looks at Inuit strategy for monitoring and responding to the impacts of environmental change on health and wellbeing in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut.
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.
Risks and Impacts to First Nation Health and the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Dam Failure
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janis Shandro
Laura Jokinen
Alison Stockwell
Francesco Mazzei
Mirko S. Winkler
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 84-102
Description
Describes findings from the Mount Polley Mine Health Impact Assessment including which communities were impacted by the breached dam.
Rivers, Fish and the People: Tradition, Science, and Historical Ecology of Fisheries in the American West
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joshua L. Reid
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 136-137
Description
Book review of: Rivers, Fish and the People by Pei-Lin Yu.
Seasonal Circles
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 7 Cross-Curircular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trine Dennis
Description
Contains material that can be used for mathematics, physical health and education, English language arts and science classes.
Seeds as Ancestors, Seeds as Archives: Seed Sovereignty and the Politics of Repatriation to Native Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Gish Hill
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 93-112
Description
Looks at how colonization impacted traditional foodways, the importance of access to traditional seeds, and the need to repatriate them from seed banks.
Soil, Water, and Man in the Desert Habitat of the Hohokam Culture: An Experimental Study in Environmental Anthropology
Theses
Author/Creator
Arieh El-Zur
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1965.
"Stone Monument of Eskimo Man"
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
A stone monument at Cape Dorset, N.W.T. [NU].
"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.
Task-dependent Cold Stress During Expeditions in Antarctic Environments
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Drew M. Morris
June J. Pilcher
Robert B. Power
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, pp. 1-7
Description
Looks at health and safety risks in the polar tourism industry in the Antarctic.
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.
Thinking with Nunangat in Proposing Pedagogies for/with Inuit Early Childhood Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Caroline Rowan
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Brunswick, 2017.
Thunderbird Lichenoglyph
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
A Thunderbird depicted on rock at Reindeer Lake, Sask.
Tourism in Gwaii Haanas: Contributions to Haida Gwaii Communities and Co-management
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel Elliott
Description
Resource and Environmental Management Thesis (MREM)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Towards Indigenous Marine Management: A Case Study of Yelloweye Rockfish on the Central Coast of British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Lauren Eckert
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2017.
Tracking Sources of Clostridium Botulinum Type E Contamination in Seal Meat
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Leclair
Jeffrey M. Farber
Franco Pagotto
Sandy Suppa
Bill Doidge
John W. Austin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1380994
Description
Looks at meat handling practices in the communities of Kuujjuaq, Kangiqsualujjuaq and Tasiujaq.
Traditional Animal Foods of Indigenous Peoples of Northern North America: the Contributions of Wildlife Diversity to the Subsistence and Nutrition of Indigenous Cultures
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Murray M. Humphries
Description
Web publication describes and references published literature. Presents data for 527 species, drawing from over 490 ethnographic sources, and additional 91 unique sources reporting nutritional information, and 357 sources containing basic biological information.
Tribes Respond to Presidential Withdrawal From Climate Pact
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Trahant
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Trahant Reports, June 5, 2017.