Alternate Title
Education and Religious History of Manitoba and the North-West
History of the Great North-West
History of the Roman Catholic Missions in St. Boniface
Montana and the Bow River District Compared for Grazing Purposes
Sketch of the Rise and Progress of Winnipeg
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Macoun [George M. Grant
Alexander Begg
J.C. McLagan]
Manitoba Hydro: How to Build a Legacy of Hatred
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Kulchyski
Canadian Dimension, vol. 38, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 24-39
Description
Describes the hydroelectric development that, due to planned flooding, relocated the entire non-reserve community of South Indian Lake. The article argues that having concluded Treaty 5, left the Cree community in no position to negotiate Aboriginal title.
The Mapuche and Climate Change in the Chilean Neoliberal Economic System
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rosamel Millaman Reinao
Indigenous Affairs, no. 1-2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, 2008, pp. 66-71
Description
Discusses the effects of climate change, excessive industrial use of water and forest expansion within the context of traditional Mapuche worldviews of personhood and community.
Métis Nation Climate Change & Health Vulnerability Assessment
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jim Frehs
Megan Simpson
"More Precious Than Gold": Indigenous Water Governance in the Context of Modern Land Claims in Yukon
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicole J. Wilson
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2018.
Multi-Barrier Protection of Drinking Water Systems in Ontario: A Comparison of First Nation and Non-First Nation Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dan Walters
Nicholas Spence
Kayli Kuikman
Budhendra Singh
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-23
Description
Based on four components: protection of source water, treatment and distribution of water systems, monitoring for established standards, and communications regarding threats to water supplies.
Municipal Water Quantities and Health in Nunavut Households: An Exploratory Case Study in Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiley Daley
Heather Castleden
Rob Jamieson
Chris Furgal
Lorna Ell
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, pp. 1-9
Description
Looks at the adequacy of in-home water quantities in a remote fly-in community.
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.
Murray River Country: An Ecological Dialogue with Traditional Owners
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Weir
A Narrative of Encroachment Experienced by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P.M. (Patt) Larcombe
Description
Provides an overview of past, current and future developments and looks at how the encroachments have directly or indirectly impacted Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's social, cultural, economic, health and overall well-being.
National Inuit Position Paper Regarding the CCME Canada-Wide Strategy For the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Environment Canada's Proposed Regulatory Framework for Wastewater
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Johnson
Description
A review of the strategy and the framework show a lack of research in science, applied science and social science.
Native Americans and the Environment: A Survey of Twentieth-Century Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Rich Lewis
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 423-450
Description
Article provides and overview of some of the environmental issues current facing Indigenous peoples and communities in what is now the United States.
Native Minorities and Ethnic Conflict in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Leonard Elliott.
Current History, vol. 66, no. 392, 1974, pp. 177-181
Description
This article places the issue of the James Bay Project for the development of hydroelectric power into a historical and political perspective and discusses its effects upon the Aboriginals of Quebec.
Native Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jenny Clayton
BC Studies, no. 167, Autumn, 2010, pp. 138-139
Description
Book review of: Native Peoples and Water Rights: Irrigation, Dams, and the Law in Western Canada by Kenichi Matsui.
Scroll down to page 138 to read review.
Native Women and Land: Narratives of Dispossession and Resurgence
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frances Washburn
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Winter, 2016, pp. 74-75
Description
Book review of: Native Women and Land by Stephanie J. Fitzgerald.
The Nature of Borders: Salmon and Boundaries in the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin
Theses
Author/Creator
Lissa Kay Wadewitz
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)-- University of California, Los Angeles, 2004.
Navigating the Maze: The Gila River Indian Community Water Settlement Act of 2004 and Administrative Challenges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David H. DeJong
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, Winter, 2014, pp. 60-81
Description
Discusses options the community will need to consider if unable to use its water towards agricultural development.
Negotiation as a Means of Quantifying Indian Water Rights
Alternate Title
The Federal Impact on State Water Rights : Summer Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph R. Membrino
Description
Looks at the existing federal laws and negotiations of water rights.
The New Political Scales of Citizenship in a Global Era: The Politics of Hydroelectric Development in the James Bay Region
Theses
Author/Creator
Jean Rousseau
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2000.
Nibi Declaration of Treaty #3 Toolkit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Grand Council Treaty #3 (GCT3)
Description
Declaration is about the relationship with water and the life it brings, is based on Gitiizii m'inaanik (Elders and knowledge keepers) teachings, and is meant to guide future policy and decision-making.
The Nile Project: Music as Metaphor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Dupain Vashaw
Mina Girgis
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 2, 2015, pp. 118-122
Description
Project brings together musicians and singers from the Nile Basin countries to address water and cultural issues.
Nipiy Wasekimew / Clear Water: The Meaning of Water, From the Words of the Elders; The Interconnections of Health, Education, Law and the Environment
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Darlene Sanderson
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
Nituuchischaayihtitaau Aschii: Multi-Community Environment-and-Health Longitudinal Study in Eeyou Istchee: Eastmain and Wemindji: Technical Report: Summary of 2007 Activities, Results and Recommendations
Alternate Title
Public Health Report Series 4 on the Health of the Population
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yv Bonnier-Viger
Marie-Ludivine Château-Degat
Éric Dewailly
Grace M. Egeland
Evert Nieboer
North Coast Marine Plan, 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
North Coast-Skeena First Nations Stewardship Society
Province of British Columbia
North Vancouver Island Marine Plan 2015
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Marine Planning Partnership Initiative]
Northern Flood Agreement Case Study in a Treaty Area: Phase II Report: Contemporary Aboriginal Land, Resource and Environmental Regimes Origins, Problems and Prospects: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P.M. Larcombe
Description
Discusses rights and benefits under the agreement, compares intended to actual implementation, identifies key issues, and makes recommendations for future agreements.
Agreement between Canada, Province of Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, and Northern Flood Committee reached as a result of hydro-electric mega project.
Northern Frontier, Northern Homeland: The Report of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry: Volume 2 Terms and Conditions
Alternate Title
Berger Inquiry
Berger Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas R. Berger
Northern Rivers Ecosystem Iniative: Context and Prevailing Legacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William D. Gummer
F. Malcolm Conly
Frederick J. Wrona
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol. 113, February 2006, pp. 71-85
Description
Goals include watershed initiatives aimed at achieving sustainability and providing reliable drinking water quality.
Number of Long-Term Drinking Water Advisories on Public Systems on Reserve
Alternate Title
Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators
E-Books
Author/Creator
Environment and Climate Change Canada
On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mark Sproule-Jones
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 147-148
Description
Book review of: On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century by Dave Dempsey.
Once Upon an Oldman: Special Interest Politics and the Oldman River Dam
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jack Glenn
One with the Watershed: A Story-based Curriculum for Primary Environmental Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tom Heidlebaugh
Description
Uses traditional stories about the Salmon people as a starting point to talk about environmental health and caretaking.
"A Salmon Homecoming Production."
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[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
Our Place at the Table: First Nations in the B.C. Fishery
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The First Nation Panel on Fisheries
Description
Examines a vision for British Columbia fisheries that focuses on healthy ecosystems and species and equitable sharing of fisheries resources for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike.
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, Land & Sea: Environmental Governance on Haida Gwaii
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynn Lee
Description
Paper written for the Action Canada Northern Conference, Haida Gwaii, September 2012.
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.
Philosophy of Law in the Arctic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawid Bunikowski
Jaakko Husa
Diana Ginn
Ko Husegawa
Karol Dobrzeniecki ... [et al.]
Description
Articles cover five themes: Arctic cosmologies, beliefs, art and shamanism; Arctic lands, waters, and environment; Indigenous rights and customary law; topics for future teaching.
Pipelines, Climate and "Indigenous Consent"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Russ Diabo
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, Winter 16, 2016, p. [?]
Description
Article republished from The Eastern Door no. 37, September 16, 2016. Questions raised by the Standing Rock Sioux about the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Mohawk to Energy East Pipeline.
Placing Individual Health in Context: Report of the 2008/10 RHS Community Survey
Alternate Title
Placing Individual Health in Context: Report of the 2008/10 Regional Health Survey Community Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC)
Description
July 2015 edition.
Planning Around Reserves: Probing the Inclusion of First Nations in Saskatchewan's Watershed Planning Framework
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warrick Baijius
Robert J. Patrick
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Results from a study which examines a dozen watershed plans indicates limited inclusion of First Nations in watershed plans created by the Saskatchewan Watershed authority.
Planning on the Prairies, First Nations Source Water Protection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert J. Patrick
Plan North West, no. 1, Autumn, 2016, pp. 19-23
Description
A report on the Source Water Protection planning processes and the higher risks to source water for Indigenous communities.
To view article scroll down to page 19.
A Political Economy of Native Marginalization: A Study of the Appropriation of Aboriginal Water Rights, the Case of the Mishkeegogamang First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Janet Armstrong
Description
Political Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2000.