Teaching From the Land: Indigenous People, Our Health, Our Land, and Our Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margo Greenwood
Sarah de Leeuw
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 48-53
Description
Discusses the interconnectivity of Indigenous peoples, including their culture, sense of community and way of life with the land. The author argues that these connections lead to a holistic understanding of health, that is intrinsically linked to education.
Teaching Through Toponymy: Using Indigenous Place-Names in Outdoor Science Camps
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen Ann Heikkila
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2007.
Territorial Parks, Coastal Guardians and Other Concepts for First Nations Involvement in the Great Lakes Heritage Coast
Alternate Title
2003 – PRFO Workshop on Social Science and Protected Areas
Algonquin Research Symposium ; 2003
Social Science Research in Parks and Protected Areas
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mike Robbins
Description
Looks at some of the key findings and recommendations regarding First Nations involvement in coastal protection including cultural and environmental issues.
[Thin Ice: Inuit Traditions Within a Changing Environment]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shari Gearheard
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka / Chukotka, 2007, pp. 391-393
Description
Book review of: Thin Ice by Nicole Stuckbenberger.
This Land
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dianne Whelan
Jeremy Mendes
Description
Interactive snowmobile road trip across 2,000 inhospitable kilometers of Northern Canada by filmmaker Dianne Whelan. Accompanying material: This Land: Study Guide.
Duration: 35:00.
This Land: Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany film, This Land. Recommended for 12 years and up. Provides several discussion questions for use based on specific subject areas and curriculum.
Thunder on the Tundra: Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of the Bathurst Caribou
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nic Larter
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 552-554
Description
Book review of: Thunder on the Tundra by Natasha Thorpe, Naikak Hakongak, Sandra Eyegetok and the Kitikmeot Elders.
Time to Refresh Professional Meetings Between Colleagues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Juhani Hassi
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 62, no. 2, 2003, p. 118
Description
Introductory editorial to themed issue on the arctic environment.
Tino Rangatiratanga and Sustainable Development: Principles for Developing a Just and Effective Resource Management Regime in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Theses
Author/Creator
Carwyn Hamlyn Jones
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.)--York University, 2003.
Tony Wood Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Tony Wood
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Tony Wood was an employee of the Saskatchewan government and was associated with the school for prospectors. He was a friend of Norris and Brady.
Tourism in the Polar Regions: The Sustainability Challenge
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Snyder
Towards a New Supraregulatory Approach to Environmental Assessment in Northern Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsay Galbraith
Ben Bradshaw
Murray B. Rutherford
Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, vol. 25, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 27-41
Description
Assesses the strengths of the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board and the Environmental Assessment process to determine the weaknesses of the Environmental Assessment process, especially in the context of resource developments affecting Aboriginal peoples.
Towards Renewed Balance & Harmony in the Natural World: An Environmental Responsibility Protocol For Kahnawake Mohawk Territory and Beyond
Theses
Author/Creator
Katsitsaronkwas Lynn Jacobs
Description
Environment and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2003.
Toxic Contamination Undermining Indigenous Food Systems and Indigenous Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne Simpson
Pimatisiwin, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2003, pp. 130-134
Description
Comments on environmental contamination and its impact on food sources and health.
Traces of Past Sami Forest Use: An Ecological Study of Culturally Modified Trees and Earlier Land Use Within a Boreal Forest Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lars Östlund
Tysk Staffan Ericsson
Olle Zackrisson
Rikard Andersson
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 78-89
Description
Studies the effect of settlement on forest resources over a period of one hundred years in the Piteälven river valley in Sweden.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Resilience of the Southern Paiute High Chief System
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen A. Van Vlack
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2007.
Traditional Foods: Are They Safe For First Nations Consumption?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations Environmental Stewardship Unit
no. 11
Description
Discusses potential health risks by contamination of traditional foods and the economic and socio-cultural impacts.
Traditional Knowledge and Environmental Assessment: A Case Study of the Victor Diamond Project
Theses
Author/Creator
Ryan Bowie
Description
Canadian Studies and Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2007.
Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property: A Handbook on Issues and Options for Traditional Knowledge Holders in Protecting their Intellectual Property and Maintaining Biological Diversity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen A. Hansen
Justin W. VanFleet
Traditional Mothers and Contemporary Daughters in Linda Hogan's Solar Storms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carla Lee Verderame
Teaching American Literature, vol. 1, no. 4, Fall, 2007, pp. 50-61
Description
Overview of the English course, Contemporary Native American Literature taught at West Chester University and an analysis of Solar Storms which deals with the building of James Bay-Great Whale hydroelectric project in Quebec.
Traditional Plant Knowledge of the Tsimshian: Unit Plan for Secondary Sciences, Social Studies, and Applied Skills
Alternate Title
Forests for the Future ; Unit 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judy Thompson
Description
Recommended for: Science Grades 9-12; Resource Science (forests) Grades 11 and 12; Science and Technology Grade 11; Social Studies Grades 11-12; and Home Economics Grades 11-12.
The Tribal Environment and Natural Resources Management Approach to Indian Education and Student Assessment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gigi Berardi
Dan Burns
Phillip Duran
Roberto Gonzalez-Plaza
Sharon Kinley ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal Colleges and Universities American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 2003, pp. 58-74
Description
Discusses the TENRM program and the practical application for students after completion.
Tribal Watershed Management: Culture, Science, Capacity, and Collaboration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda Cronin
David M. Ostergren
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 87-109
Description
Research report draws on field notes and case studies to assess the capacity of Tribal governance bodies to manage watersheds using a combination of Western and Indigenous scientific practices, and to analyze tribal management in context of collaborative watershed management groups.
Trickster Teachers
Alternate Title
Trickster Teachers: It Takes A Thoughtful Dance to Ensure that Environmental Education is as Just and Inclusive as it Needs to Be
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison Neilson
Alternatives Journal, vol. 33, no. 5, 2007, pp. 4-54
Description
Discussion with Wannabe Coyote as the author thinks about teaching students who are learning to be teachers.
Tsunamis and Floods in the Coos Bay Mythology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Whereat Phillips
Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 108, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 181-192
Description
Discusses subduction zone events spoken about in oral literature of the Pacific Northwest Indians.
Turning Up the Heat on Global Warming
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Passing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Spring, 2007
Description
Introduces Sheila Watt-Cloutier and the work she is doing to increase public awareness of the severe impacts of global warming on Arctic peoples.
Two Ways of Knowing: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Scientific Knowledge
Alternate Title
Forests for the Future ; Unit 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Veronica Ignas
Description
Includes explanation of the main features of the two knowledge systems and three brief case studies: Indigenous plant classification and nomenclature; pine mushroom industry in Northwestern BC; smallpox epidemic of 1862; and AIDS and its impact on Indigenous populations.
Recommended for Grade 8 Biology.
Under the Canvas: Camping and Indigenization in Emily Carr's Writings
Theses
Author/Creator
Helen Maria Godolphin
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2003.
Unsettling Times: Interior Salish Religious Responses to the 1872 Earthquake in the Inland Northwest
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.
Using Traditional Environmental Knowledge and a Geographical Information System to Identify Sites of Potential Environmental Concern in the Traditional Territory of the Oujé-Bougoumou Cree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric P. VanSpronsen
Leonard J. S. Tsuji
Harry Manson
Joseph Shecapio-Blacksmith
Tommy Rabbitskin
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, 2007, pp. 189-205
Description
Concerns about the impact of mining, on the environment, brought about a traditional land use study that documented 73 potential sites of concern.
Variability, Change and Continuity in Social-Ecological Systems: Insights from James Bay Cree Cultural Ecology
Theses
Author/Creator
Claude Peloquin
Description
Environment, Earth and Resources Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.
Views of Traditional Ecological Knowledge [TEK] in Co-Management Bodies in Nunavik, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Polar Record, vol. 39, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 49-60
Description
Results of a survey of members of committees formed pursuant to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement; three elements emerged: complex views of traditional knowledge, role of Inuit in attempting to shape the role of TEK in decision-making and need for financial support to collect TEK.
The Waithou Stream, Providing Abundantly - An Interview With Betty Raureti
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachael Selby
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Autobiographical essay focuses on the oral history of a local river, the Waitohu Stream in New Zealand.
The Waitohu Stream, Swimming and Food Gathering - an Interview with John Huff
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pataka Moore
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Commentary from the interviewee about life on the Waitohu Stream, in New Zealand, from a childhood perspective and, later, his adult observations of the same stream.
'Walking together, working together': Aboriginal Research Partnerships
Alternate Title
Desert Knowledge CRC Report; no. 26
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Davies
Wapos Bay: The Elements: Study Guide
Alternate Title
Wapos Bay; episode 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Lyn Daniels]
Description
Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: The Elements. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.
Wapos Bay: They Dance at Night
Alternate Title
Wapos Bay: episode 3
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Description
Three youth forget to respect tradition and notice the results of their careless behaviour in episode 3 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: They Dance at Night: Study Guide.
Duration: 24:00.
Wapos Bay: They Dance at Night: Study Guide
Alternate Title
Wapos Bay; episode 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Lyn Daniels]
Description
Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: They Dance at Night. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.
Water Rights and Wrongs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maura Hanrahan
Alternatives Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, Winter, 2003, pp. 31-34
Description
Examines unsafe water and related health problems in Black Tickle, Labrador.
We Are All Connected: Globalization and Community Sustainability in the Boreal Forest, an Aboriginal Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Garry Merkel
Forestry Chronicle, vol. 83, no. 3, May/June 2007, pp. 362-366
Description
Summarizes the author's perspective on the impacts of globalization on the sustainability of Aboriginal communities.
Weaving Loincloth With Whitecoat: Teaching Aboriginal and Modern Skills at a Winter Camp in the Canadian Arctic
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Claude Doucette
Peggy Ransom
David Kowaleski
Our Schools, Our Selves, vol. 16, no. 3, Spring, 2007, pp. 33-47
Description
Describes a 10-day winter camp, for high school aged students, designed to combine aboriginal skills with modern skills.
“What Was It They Lost?”: The Impact of Resource Development on Family Violence in a Northern Aboriginal Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathryn M. Campbell
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, vol. 5, no. 1, 2007, pp. 57-80
Description
Examines the social and emotional impact of being moved from an island to the mainland as a result of hydro-electric development on an Aboriginal community.
Where the Waters Divide: First Nations, Tainted Water and Environmental Justice in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Mascarenhas
Local Environment, vol. 12, no. 6, December 2007, pp. 565-577
Description
Argues that neo-liberal reform in Ontario has served to exacerbate historical disparities in the health, environment
and well-being of First Nations in southern Ontario.
"Whereas It Is Expedient": Early Manitoba and Nebraska Court Opinions and Great Plains Indigenous Peoples' Sovereignty Loss
Theses
Author/Creator
Geertruida Catharina de Goede
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2007.
White Bear Youth Participate in Cultural Science Camp
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Susan Maxie
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 9, September 2007, p. 12
Description
Comments on a youth camp, held at White Bear Lake Resort, which focused on discovering the beauty of the land and natural resources.
Article located by scrolling to page 12.
Winds of Change: The International Response to Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephanie Powell
Description
International Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2003.
A Woman For all Seasons
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ellen L. Lutz
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Passing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Spring, 2007
Description
Describes the petition, against the United States, Sheila Watt-Cloutier is taking to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, regarding greenhouse gas emissions.
Writing in Dust: Reading the Prairie Environmentally
Theses
Author/Creator
Jenny Kerber
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2007.
Yukon First Nations Traditional Governance: Grade Five: [Student Booklet]
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nation Programs and Partnerships Unit, Yukon Department of Education
Yukon First Nation Curriculum Working Group
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