Articles » General
Author/Creator
Danielle DeLuca
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how the Indigenous Mayans are planning to pray, and celebrate the change of the 2012 cycle.
Aki-noomaagewin (Earth's Teachings): Stories of the Fall, Indigenous Law and Reconciliation
Alternate Title
Environment, Sustainability and Society Lecture Series
MacKay Lecture Series
Reconciliation: The Responsibility for Shared Futures
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Borrows
Description
Speaker argues that relationships in the natural world can be a source of law.
Duration: 1:33:36.
L’animal arctique au-devant de la scène: Introduction au bestiaire inuit = Spotlight on Arctic Animals: Introduction to the Inuit Bestiary
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.
Art, Nature, and Religion in the Central Andes: Themes and Variations From Prehistory to the Present
Alternate Title
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Strong
“Being Out on the Lake”: Iskatewizaagegan Anishinaabeg Perspectives on Contemporary Fishing Practice and Well-Being
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard Bolton
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
The Birds That Bring Gifts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Duaro Mayorga
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012
Description
Discusses the origin story of the irö and how to identify and tally migrating raptors.
A Capital Assets Framework For Appraising and Building Capacity For Tourism Development in Aboriginal Protected Area Gateway Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathan Bennett
Raynald H. Lemelin
Rhonda Koster
Isabel Budke
Tourism Management, vol. 33, no. 4, 2012, pp. 752-766
Description
Presents case studies of research projects in Lutsel K’e, NWT, Nain, Labrador, the Weenusk Cree Nation, Ontario, Lake Helen First Nation, Ontario and Aboriginal communities along the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
Climate, Culture, Change: Inuit and Western Dialogues with a Warming North
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gita J. Ljubicic
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 1, March 2012, pp. 105-107
Description
Book review of Climate, Culture, Change by Timothy B. Leduc.
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.
The Country of Wolves: Intermediate Graphic Novel Study
Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Geared toward Grades 7 and 8. Designed to improve literacy and communications skills while learning about Inuit traditional beliefs, shamanism and the traditional relationship with the environment.
Coyote and Raven Talk About Indigenizing Environmental Education: Or Reconfiguring the Shenanigans of Otis O'Dewey Esquire
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Cole
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 15-29
Description
Story in which the two tricksters run into challenges such as mainstream languages, technologies, and educational practices.
Cycles: A Culturally-Relevant Approach to Climate Change Education in Native Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gilliam Roehrig
Karen Campbell
Diana Dalbotten
Keisha Varma
Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, vol. 6, no. 1, 2012, pp. 73-89
Description
Offers place-based and inquiry-based approaches to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, enabling students to understand scientific and Native ways of knowing.
Desolate Viewscapes: Sliammon First Nation, Desolation Sound Marine Park and Environmental Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Clapperton
Environment and History, vol. 18, no. 4, pecial Places and Protected Spaces: Historical and Global Perspectives on Non-National Parks in Cana, 2012, pp. 529-559
Description
Examines the interactions between British Columbia's provincial officials and the Sliammon Indigenous group regarding their land rights and cultural interests in the Desolation Sound Marine Park.
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.
Ellavut/Our Yup'ik World & Weather: Continuity and Change on the Bering Sea Coast
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Matthew L. Druckenmiller
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 4, December 2012, pp. 481-482
Description
Book review of: Ellavut/Our Yup'ik World & Weather by Ann Fienup-Riordan and Alice Rearden.
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.
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).
I Am the River and the River is Me: The Implications of a River Receiving Personhood Status
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brendan Kennedy
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the agreement that entitles the Whanganui River to be given a legal identity and have a legal voice.
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 Knowledge and the Environment in Africa and North America
Alternate Title
Series in Ecology and History
E-Books
Author/Creator
David M. Gordon
Shepard Krech
David Bernstein
James L.A. Webb
Lance Van Sittert ... [et al.]
Indigenous Knowledges and Western Knowledges in Environmental Education: Acknowledging the Tensions for the Benefits of a "Two-Worlds" Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Kapyrka
Mark Dockstator
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 97-112
Description
Looks at applying both world views to help enlighten educators and students and promote relationship building.
Indigenous Perspectives on Ecotourism Development: A British Columbia Case Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine L. Turner
Fikret Berkes
Nancy J. Turner
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 6, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Communities, the Bioeconomy and Natural Resource Development, 2012, pp. 213-229
Description
Study of use of biological and cultural resources by the Gitga'at First Nation regarding the development of a locally run eco-cultural tourism business.
International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012: Proceedings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Piotr Wolski
Heather Gifford
Amohia Boulton
Sue Triggs
Chris Cunningham ... [et al.]
Inuit Myth in the Film "Brother Bear"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tali M. Schroeder
Oglethrope Journal of Undergraduate Research, vol. 1, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-7
Description
Contends that while the film represented many true to life parts of Inuit culture, a few aspects were not accurate.
Land and Spirit in Native America
Alternate Title
Native America: Yesterday and Today
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joy Porter
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.
Lehae-La-Rona: Epistemological Interrogations to Broaden our Conception of Environment and Sustainability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tsepo Mokuku
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 159-172
Description
Author discusses her involvement in the Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) project and the process developing an education for sustainable development theory suited to the context of the country of Lesotho.
The Misplaced Mountain: Maps, Memory, and the Yakama Reservation Boundary Dispute
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Fisher
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 79-121
Description
Looks at boundaries changed to honour a promise made by the United States in 1855.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Wetland Ethnoecology: Land, Identity and Well-Being in a Flooded Landscape
Theses
Author/Creator
Alli N. Morrison
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
[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 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
The Quechua: Guardians of the Potato
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Amanda Stephenson
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the importance of potatoes and how Indigenous farmers strengthen local economies and wellbeing based on cultural traditions and biological diversity.
Recent Legal Developments on Consultation and Accommodation Relating to Environmental and Archaeological Issues
Alternate Title
Annual Forum on Aboriginal Law, Consultation and Accomodation ; 6th, 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Kleer
Description
Presented at the 6th Annual Forum on Aboriginal Law, Consultation and Accommodation, February 22-23, Toronto, Ontario. Discusses how duty to consult and accommodate is being affected by recent case law.
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.
Respect the Water #2
Alternate Title
Respect for Water no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Description
Grade 6 educator's resource for teaching about Aboriginal perspectives on respecting the environment, cultural teachings about women's responsibility for water, and the relationships between all living things.
For use with video about Ojibwa Grandmother Josephine Mandamin's walk around the Great Lakes, A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry, and "No Running Water" by Helen Falding.
Shifting Boundaries: Violence, Representation, and the Salt Songs of the Great Basin Peoples
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 9th, 2011
Where No One Else Has Gone Before: Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Frederic Murray
Description
Examines two themes: the violent nature of Great Basin Indian history, and the sacred and cultural landscapes described by the salt songs of the Nuwuvi people.
Social Studies Grade 5: Canada: The Peoples and Stories of This Land: A Curriculum and Guide to Implementation
E-Books
Author/Creator
NWT Department of Education, Culture and Employment
Description
Nine modules: Origins and Connections to the Land; Pre-Contact Cultures; Early European Exploration and Colonization; Nouvelle-France and Cultural Integration; French-English Rivalry; Refugees, Warriors and Reformers; Negotiating Confederation; Furs, Farms and the Métis; and Treaties, War, and the Changing West.
Integrates Dene, Inuvialuit and Inuinnait perspectives on history.
"Territorial Pilot 2011-2012".
Spirits of Earth: The Effigy Mound Landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathleen Tigerman
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 2, 2012, pp. 209-211
Description
Book review of: Spirits of Earth by Robert A. Birmingham.
Review located by scrolling to page 209.
Spirits of Our Whaling Ancestors: Revitalizing Makah and Nuu-chah-nulth Traditions ; The Whaling People of the West Coast of Vancouver Island and Cape Flattery
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alan D. McMillan
BC Studies, no. 174, Summer, 2012, pp. 123-125
Description
Book reviews of:
Spirits of our Whaling Ancestors by Charlotte Cote.
The Whaling People of the West Coast of Vancouver Island and Cape Flattery by Eugene Y. Arima and Alan L. Hoover.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 123.
Spirits of the Forest: Cambodia’s Kuy People Practice Spirit-Based Conservation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Neal Keating
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, 40 Years of Advocacy, June 2012, p. [?]
Description
Examines the economic, ecological, cultural and spiritual aspects of the forest and local concerns about the sale of lands and natural resources.
Titiro Whakamuri, Hoki Whakamua: Respectful Integration of Māori Perspectives within Early Childhood Environmental Education
Alternate Title
Titiro Whakamuri, Hoki Whakamua: Respectful Integration of Maori Perspectives within Early Childhood Environmental Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jenny Ritchie
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 62-79
Description
Describes examples from "mainstream" educational settings where teachers incorporated Māori views about "caring for ourselves, others and the environment" as specified in the New Zealand curriculum document Te Whàriki.
Unlikely Alliances : Native Nations and White Communities Join to Defend Rural Lands
Alternate Title
Indigenous Confluences
E-Books
Author/Creator
Zoltán Grossman
Walking in Beauty: An American Indian Perspective on Social Justice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evan Allen Eason
Rockey Robbins
Counseling and Values, vol. 57, no. 1, April 2012, pp. 18-23
Description
Discusses the three processes included in the walking in beauty perspective: embodiment, creativity and an appreciation of the sublime.
Walking with Miskwaadesi
E-Books
Author/Creator
Eileen “Sam” Conroy (Wahgeh Giizhigo Migizi Kwe)
Andrea Harquail
Bob Johnson
Basil Johnston
Kaitlyn Watson ... [et al.]
Description
Related material:
Walking with Ánó:Wara.
Ways of Knowing Guide: Earth's Teachings
Alternate Title
Turtle Island Conservation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nicole Bell
Kim Wheatley
Bob Johnson
What Was Damaged?: Taking Sacred Ecology into Account in Environmental Impact Assessment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adam Dunstan
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, Special Issue of Indigenous Policy: Anthropology, Archaeology and Litigation - Alaska Style, Spring, 2012, pp. 1-8
Description
Comments on the connections between Indigenous groups and the environment not only through direct resource use but also through sacred beliefs and practices.
"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.