Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Corrine Balcaen
Description
Provides an inventory of environmental health related databases that was prepared for the First Nations Environmental Health Innovation Network.
Isi Wipan - Climate: Identifying the Impacts of Climate Change and Capacity For Adaptation in Two Saskatchewan First Nation Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Willie Ermine
Dave Sauchyn
Mary Vetter
Catherine Hart
Description
Cree Elders from James Smith and Shoal Lake reserves are interviewed about coping with changes to their traditional way of life.
Isolated Communities Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
David Starr
Frances Starr
Indian History Film Project
Description
A meeting of representatives from communities in northern Alberta, lying between the Peace and Athabasca Rivers.Discussion of their claims to mineral rights and to compensation for damage to environment by drilling crews, damage to trap lines, and removal of timber.
IVAAQ - the Greenland Inuit Child Cohort: A Preliminary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Bjerregaard
Astrid Ledgaard Holm
Ingelise Olesen
Ole Schnor
Birgit Niclasen
Description
Aim of the study was to collect information about pregnant women and their newborn children to study effects of selected exposures to contaminants.
The Journey to a Sacred Geometry: Architecture as a Form of Cultural Healing
Theses
Author/Creator
Christie Layne Grayson
Description
Environmental Design Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Calgary, 2007.
Keeping Woodland Caribou (Ahtik) in the Whitefeather Forest
Alternate Title
SFM Network Research Note Series ; no. 27
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R. Michael O'Flaherty
Iain Davidson-Hunt
Micheline Manseau
Description
Outlines how the Pikangikum customary stewardship approach of “Keeping the Land” provides the foundation for woodland caribou habitat conservation in the Whitefeather Forest.
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.
Legacies at Long Beach: Sustainability and Strategy in the Canadian Model Forest Program
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily Jane Davis
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.
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.
"A Little Lizard Among Crocodiles": Ecotourism and Indigenous Negotiations in the Peruvian Rainforest
Theses
Author/Creator
Jessica Herrera
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.
Maintaining Food Security in Elsipogtog First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Elisa A.M. Levi
Description
Public Health Thesis (M.P.H.) -- Lakehead University, 2007.
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.
[Mercury Poisoning and the Cree]
Alternate Title
CBC Television News ; Oct. 18, 1976
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Susan Copeland
Description
Explains how the Federal government initially failed to inform people about the mercury poisoning of fish. Programs are now in place to say what species are most poisonous, and where it is safe to fish.
Duration: 5:15
Mining and Indigenous Tourism in Northern Australia
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Brereton
Paul Memmott
Joseph Reser
Jeremy Buultjens
Linda Thomson
Tanuja Barker
Tim O'Rourke
Catherine Chambers
Description
Related material: Summary of Findings.
Monitoring Environmental Change Using Inuit Qaujimajatuqanjit in Cape Dorset, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Anita Kushwaha
Description
Geography and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2007.
My Brother the Buffalo: An Ethnohistorical Documentation of the 1999 Buffalo Walk and the Cultural Significance of Yellowstone Buffalo to the Lakota Sioux and Nez Perce Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Anne Tarka
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montana, 2007.
Native American Oral History and Cultural Interpretation in Rocky Mountain National Park
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sally McBeth
Description
Overview provides data on the ethnographic history of the Rocky Mountain National Park region, identifies specific physical, cultural, and spiritual resources within the Park region, and discusses legal, management, and consultative processes.
Native Language Education: An Inquiry Into What Is and What Could Be
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thecla Neganegijig
Mary Breunig
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 305-321
Description
Explores the present state of K-12 and postsecondary Native Language (NL) education in Canada and the feasibility of incorporating outdoor education with NL programs.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
A New Trail: Fundraising For Cultural Research and Land Use and Occupancy Studies - A Reference Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Mapping Network
Ecotrust Canada
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.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation: A Handbook on Consultation in Natural Resource Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
Outline of plan to bring clarity to First Nations, government and project developers regarding Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
3rd Edition.
Nituuchischaayihtitaau Aschii: Multi-Community Environment-and-Health Longitudinal Study of Liyiyiu Aschii: Mistissini: Technical Report: Summary of Activities, Results and Recommendations 2007
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yv Bonnier-Viger
Éric Dewailly
Grace Egeland
Daria Pereg
Evert Nieboer
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.
Notions of Time and Sentience: Methodological Considerations for Arctic Climate Change Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Orville Huntington
Henry Huntington
Stuart F. Chapin III
Sarah Fleisher Trainor
et al.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 44, no. 2, 2007, pp. 113-126
Description
Looks at the cross-cultural challenge of researching climate change when differing ideas of time and sentience are encountered.
Oil and Gas Exploitation on Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Territories: Human Rights, International Law and Corporate Social Responsibility
Alternate Title
Gáldu Čála ; no. 4, 2006
Galdu Cala ; no. 4, 2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rune S. Fjellheim
John B. Henriksen
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.
Oil Spill Recovery in the Media: Missing an Alaska Native Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Widener
Valerie J. Gunter
Society and Natural Resources, vol. 20, no. 9, 2007, pp. 767-783
Description
Looks at "the collective interpretations of disaster recovery following the Exxon Valdez oil spill as developed in the alternative Alaska Native newspaper, the Tundra Times."
[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.
Organization Determined to Raise Awareness of Species at Risk Act
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2007, p. 12
Description
Presents seven questions and answers about the Species at Risk Act.
Article located by scrolling to page 12.
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.
Paleoindian Geoarchaeology of the Assiniboine Delta of Glacial Lake Agassiz
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Boyd
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 31, no. 3, Supplement, 2007, pp. 198-221
Description
Concentration of sites within the delta margin suggests that this was a "cental place" after deglaciation.
Perceived Community Environment and Physical Activity Involvement in a Northern-Rural Aboriginal Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison M. Kirby
Lucie Lésque
Virgina Wabano
Jennifer Robertson-Wilson
International Journal of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activities, vol. 4, no. 63, December 4, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Looks at relationship between walking patterns and perceptions of physical activity in Moose Factory to effectively plan and implement the Kahnawake School's Diabetes Prevention Project.
Perceptions of Contaminants, Participation in Hunting and Fishing Activities, and Potential Impacts of Climate Change
Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
[Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chris Furgal
Louis Rochette
The Piping Plover - A Species At Risk
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 15
Description
Highlights a few reasons, including disturbed nesting sites from human and animal activity, for the endangered status being placed on the Piping Plover.
Article located by scrolling to page 15.
The Placebo Effect: International Patent Law and the Protection of Traditional Plant Medicine
Theses
Author/Creator
Konstantia Koutouki
Description
Law Thesis (LL.D)--Université de Montréal, 2007.
Porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum, Ojibway: gaag) in the First Nations Communities of Black River and Hollow Water: Using Traditional Knowledge of Wildlife in Sustainable Forest Management
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique Wall
Description
Environment and Geography Thesis (M.Env.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.
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.