Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
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Author/Creator
Stanley Rice
Description
Comments on one of the most famous women in Cherokee history who distinguished herself as a war hero.
Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013.
Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
The Northern Review, no. 41, Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arctic, 2015, pp. 41-80
Description
Looks at how policy-making has addressed mine and mineral exploration reclamation problems in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, northern Labrador, and Nunavik.
Ties together the elements associated in observational health analysis in circumpolar regions. Results are hoped to aid in further refinement of monitoring systems.
Interviews conducted between July and December 2014 focused on gathering information about the work participating organizations engage in, identifying successes, challenges and opportunities and gaining understanding the value of stewardship networks.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27913
Description
Comments on the impact of climate change on the health of Arctic inhabitants and looks at ways of assessing the interface between human-animal-environment.
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 420-441
Description
Examines how the forced proximity brought about by changes bison migration patterns affected relationships between Niitsitapi (Blackfoot nations), Cree, Nakoda, and Sualteaux.
Book review of Picturing Transformation by Nancy Bleck, Katherine Dodds, and Chief Bill Williams.
Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 155.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, The Future of Traditional Knowledge Research: Building Partnership and Capacity, May 2015, pp. 1-25
Description
Defines traditional knowledge, how it can be validated among parties with different interests, and implemented in policy-making arenas.
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 1, no. 2, Reterritorialising Social Media: Indigenous People Rise Up, 2015
Description
Speaker discusses ongoing activism by Hawaiians to assert sovereignty and protect their environment, the movement to stop the construction of a new telescope on the sacred peak of Mauna Kea, and how it has been utilizing social media.
Duration 51:11.
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 141, September 2015, pp. 133-141
Description
Study conducted in-depth interviews with 17 15-25 year-olds from five coastal communities in the region. Five major themes emerged: being on the land, connecting to Inuit culture, strong communities, relationships with family and friends, and staying busy.
Aboriginal People and Environmental Stewardship ; no. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bram Noble
Aniekan Udofia
Description
Discuses what might be done to improve the environmental assessment process and provide more meaningful engagement in order to avoid delays or added costs to projects.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, The Future of Traditional Knowledge Research: Building Partnership and Capacity, May 2015, pp. 1-13
Description
Contends that future policy regarding collaboration between non-Indigenous academics and Indigenous communities should look at the lessons learned from the work of Franz Boas, George Hunt and other Indigenous field workers.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, Special Issue: Suicide and Resilience in Circumpolar Populations , 2015, p. article no. 27509
Description
Search identified 95 articles which focused on distinct populations; 19 articles discussed specific interventions and seven of those described program evaluation in methods and results in detail. Majority of publications on specific interventions were in North America. Majority of prevention/intervention documentation was found in supporting grey literature.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 7-28
Description
Looks at Christopher D. Stone's work, Should Trees Have Standing? Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects regarding the status and legal recognition of the natural world.
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 2, 2015, pp. 32-64
Description
Looks at best practices involved in conservation of protected areas, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) as a legitimate knowledge system, and co-management governance structures.
(CLEBC) Aboriginal Administrative Law Conference ; Paper 2.1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aaron S. Bruce
Emma Hume
Description
"... outlines the background from which the Squamish Nation Process emerged, describes what the Squamish Nation Process is and how it may ultimately lead to the reconciliation of Crown and Squamish Nation decisions on major project proposals in Squamish Territory."