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.
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.
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.
Northern Archaic Settlement and Subsistence Patterns at Agiak Lake, Brooks Range, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aaron K. Wilson
Jeffrey T. Rasic
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 45, no. 2, 2008, pp. 128-145
Description
Looks at the unique perspective of Northern Archaic settlement patterns, land use and the large number of prehistoric tent ring sites in the central Brooks Range, Alaska.
Northern Archaic Tradition Forty Years Later: Comments
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas D. Anderson
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 45, no. 2, 2008, pp. 169-178
Description
Discusses that more findings of notched points have demonstrated a more complex prehistory than was originally believed.
The Northern Research Endowment Fund and Fellowship Grants, 1992-2007: Reflections on the Initiative for Northern Studies in the Yukon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Stager
Northern Review, no. 29, Northern Research Institute: Fifteen Years of Building Yukon Research Capacity, Fall, 2008, pp. 159-166
Description
Provides a history of the fund and fellowship grants established to stimulate "scholarly research in the humanities, social, pure and applied sciences that is directly relevant to Yukon".
"Not the Almighty": Evaluating Aboriginal Influence in Northern Land-Claim Boards
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Graham White
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 5, Supplement 1, December 2008, pp. 71-85
Description
Looks at the importance of Aboriginal involvement with land-claim boards, and their influence over government decisions affecting the wildlife and environment of traditional aboriginal lands.
Of Ice and Men
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cameron M. Smith
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, Summer, 2008
Description
Discusses the opposition, by the Arctic indigenous peoples, towards the United States government's decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species.
Oil and Gas and the Inuvialuit People of the Western Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leo-Paul Dana
Aldene Meis-Mason
Robert B. Anderson
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 2, no. 2, 2008, pp. 151-167
Description
Presents a research paper that illustrates how oil and gas activities on Inuvialuit land will transform the lives of the people.
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.
[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.
Ordinary and Extraordinary Trauma: Race, Indigeneity, and Hurricane Katrina in Tunica-Biloxi History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Klopotek
Brenda Lintinger
John Barbry
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Locations Post-Katrina: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster, 2008, pp. 55-77
Description
Describes how some individuals, of theTunica-Biloxi tribe, came to terms with their feelings of grief and rage after hurricane Katrina.
The Organic Citizen: Reimagining Democratic Participation and Indigeneity in U.S. Late 19th and 20th Century Eco-Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
Melinda DiStefano
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2008.
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.
Partial Alliances: The Politics of Environmentalism and Native Rights in Alaska
Theses
Author/Creator
Sandhya Ganapathy
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2008.
People of the Dog Days
Alternate Title
Montana: Stories of the Land
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Krys Holmes
Description
Pre-contact history of Montana.
Chapter from Montana: Stories of the Land by Krys Holmes.
Peregrinations: Walking the Story, Writing the Path in Euro-American, Native American, and Chicano/Chicana Literatures
Theses
Author/Creator
Amy T. Hamilton
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2008.
The Persistance of Conflict Avoidance Among the King Island Inupiat
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deanna Panitaaq Kingston
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 32, no. 2, Franz Boas et les Inuit / Franz Boas and the Inuit, 2008, pp. 151-167
Description
Reports on personal experiences regarding cultural preferences to conflict avoidance.
Perspective: Issues in Evaluating Fish Consumption Rates for Native American Tribes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jamie Donatuto
Barbara L. Harper
Risk Analysis, vol. 28, no. 6, 2008, pp. 1497-1506
Description
Argues that risk assessment methods which were developed to estimate maximum safe exposures for the general population are not adequate when dealing with populations that rely more heavily on hunting, fishing and trapping as primary food sources.
Phytochemical Composition and Metabolic Performance-Enhancing Activity of Dietary Berries Traditionally Used by Native North Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tristan F. Burns Kraft
Moul Dey
Randy B. Rogers
David M. Ribnicky
David M. Gipp
et al.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 56, no. 3, 2008, pp. 654-660
Description
Describes four wild berries traditionally consumed by Native American and First Nations communities and the health benefits derived from their consumption.
Pikangikum First Nation and Forest Fire Management: Old and New Knowledge of Fire
Alternate Title
SFM Network Research Note Series ; no. 37
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew M. Miller
Iain J. Davidson-Hunt
R. Michael O'Flaherty
Description
Summarizes the results of research with Pikangikum First Nation elders to learn about their perspectives and knowledge of fire in their traditional area.
Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Project Area Ecosystem Services Valuation Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vivek Voora
Stephan Barg
Description
Looks at the economic value of the ecosystem services provided by the natural environments of the Pimachiowin Aki area.
Pipeline Protest Produces Agreement
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darla Read
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 10, October 2008, p. 1,3
Description
Comments on a tentative deal between Enbridge Pipeline officials, the Saskatchewan government and First Nations people that promises training and employment for First Nations people.
Article found on page 1 and by scrolling to page 3.
Plants and People on Groote Eylandt - 2nd Installment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dulcie Levitt
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, March 1982, pp. 3-13
Description
Describes a series of treatments employing local plants and animals for curing various health ailments.
The Political Ecology Of Indigenous Movements And Tree Plantations In Chile: The Role of Political Strategies of Mapuche Communities in Shaping their Social and Natural Livelihoods
Theses
Author/Creator
Maria Isabel Du Monceau De Bergendal Labarca
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2008.
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.
Profiling the eNuk Program
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alexandra Sawatzky
Ashlee Cunsolo
Oliver Cook
Dan Gillis
Inez Shiwak ... [et al.]
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 18-22
Description
Looks at Inuit strategy for monitoring and responding to the impacts of environmental change on health and wellbeing in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut.
Program Evaluation in a Northern Aboriginal Setting: Assessing Impact and Benefit Agreements
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Prno
Ben Bradshaw
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 6, no. 1, Fall, 2008, pp. 61-77
Description
Looks at literature on program evaluation, others' efforts to assess outcomes, and conduct of research in intercultural contexts. Examples used are Ekati, Diavik, and Snap Lake Diamond mines.
Promoting Food Security and Respect for The Land through Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Educating Ourselves through Lesotho Qacha's Nek Community Project
Theses
Author/Creator
Mathabo Tsepa
Description
Curriculum Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2008.
Prophecies and Power
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Boyden
Maclean's, vol. 121, no. 35/36, September 8, 2008, pp. 72-75
Description
Discusses plans to erect dams on the Moose River basin in Ontario and the environmental protection goals of the Waterkeeper Alliance.
The Qoliqoli in Town: Traditional Fishing Grounds and Squatting in Urban Fiji
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jenny Bryant-Tokalau
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2008
Description
Looks at the rights of Indigenous customary owners to their coastal lands and traditional fisheries, and examines how the proposed Qoliqoli legislation would impact urban populations.
Reading the Signs in the Whitefeather Forest Cultural Landscape, Northwestern Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Janene M. Shearer
Description
Nature Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2008
The Red Road to Green: Tribal Peoples' Worldviews Preceded 'Green' Trend
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Annette Pember
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Native Green, Winter, 2008
Description
Describes different approaches to environmental practices throughout the tribal college and university community.
A Regional Profile of Commercial Harvesting of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Cascade Forest District, British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael E. Keefer
Tyson Ehlers
Nancy Macpherson
Description
Looks at non-timber forest resources including botanical and mycological products and associated services of the forest such as wild food, medicinals and floral greenery, arts and crafts materials, specialty wood products, ethno-botanical teaching and ecotourism.
Scroll down to read paper.
Report on the Pilot Project of the Michipicoten First Nation
Alternate Title
Indian Claims Commission: Report on the Pilot Project of the Michipicoten First Nation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
p. 61
Description
Negotiations for 11 years of a pilot project brought about settlement of claims and grievances regarding expropriation of land for hydro and railway lines. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
Report to Southcentral Foundation, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, [and] Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation: Earth (Education and Research Towards Health) Research Project
Alternate Title
Prospective Study of Alaska Native and American Indian People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne P. Lanier
Gretchen Day
Elvin Asay
Diana Redwood
Description
Looks at data on protective and risk factors for multiple chronic diseases. Information gathered between March 2004 and August 2006.
Related Material: Data Summary.
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.
Resource Extraction and Aboriginal Communities in Northern Canada: Cultural Considerations
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
Looks at the economic potential of mining, oil and gas projects and the potential harm to the environment and to traditional lifestyles in Aboriginal communities.
Rights vs. Resources: Why the First Nations Left the Cumulative Environmental Management Association
Theses
Author/Creator
Traci Tanner
Description
Environmental Education and Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2008.
Risks and Impacts to First Nation Health and the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Dam Failure
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janis Shandro
Laura Jokinen
Alison Stockwell
Francesco Mazzei
Mirko S. Winkler
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 84-102
Description
Describes findings from the Mount Polley Mine Health Impact Assessment including which communities were impacted by the breached dam.