E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
Nilliajut: Inuit Perspectives on Security, Patriotism and Sovereignty
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Audla
Rosemarie Kuptana
Zebedee Nungak
Pujjuut Kusugak)
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Rachel A. Qitsualik
Aaju Peter ...
Myrna Pokiak ...
Kirt Ejesiak
Description
Compilation of short essays.
Companion to the video Nilliajut: Inuit Voices on Security.
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.
North America in the 21st Century: Tribal, Local, and Global
Alternate Title
North America in the Twenty-First Century
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce E. Johansen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 197-199
Description
Book review of: North America in the 21st Century edited by Kerstin Knopf.
Review located by scrolling to page 197.
Northern Environmental Assessment: A Gap Analysis and Research Agenda
Alternate Title
ReSDA Gap Analysis Report ; no.5
Resources and Sustainable Development n the Arctic (ReSDA) Gap Analysis Report ; no.5
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bram Nobel
Kevin Hanna
Jill Gunn
Description
Looks at the effectiveness of environmental assessments in the north and addresses research gaps.
Northern Governance & Economy Conference Message From the Co-Chairs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
Willard Hagen
Stephen Kakfwi
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 1, Special Issue: Pathways to Prosperity: Voices from the Northern Governance and Economy Conference, 2013, pp. [7]-8
Description
Overview of topics discussed at conference held in Yellowknife, NWT, 2012.
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.
On Applied Archaeology, Indigenous Knowledge, and the Usable Past
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daryl Stump
Current Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 3, 2013 June, pp. 268-298
Description
A review of the relationship between Indigenous ways of knowing and archaeological science.
Opening the Circle: Welcoming Brother Sun
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra Styres
Dawn Zinga
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. [1-3]
Description
Editorial to special issue focusing on historical and contemporary Indigenous education.
[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.
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.
Our Resistance Will Not Stop
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rucha Chitinis
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Comments on corporate and government-led land grabs and other injustices that threaten the survival, dignity, and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.
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.
Participatory Photography as a Means to Explore Young People's Experiences of Water Resource Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Fresque-Baxter
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-17
Description
Calls on researchers and policy-makers to engage young people in the development of policies regarding water use and protection.
Place-Connectedness and the Nature-Culture Discourse in Selected Works by American Nature Writers
Theses
Author/Creator
Lenka Melicherová
Description
English Language and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Masaryk University, 2013.
Plants, Places, and the Storied Landscape: Looking at First Nations Perspectives on Plants and Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leslie Main Johnson
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013
Description
Examines relationship between physical environment and humans from a ethnoecological perspective.
[The Poetics of Land & Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John W. Friesen
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, Winter, 2013
Description
Book review of: The Poetics of Land & Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples by Christine J. Elsey.
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.
Pre-Development Hydrologic Conditions of the Salt River Indian Reservation, East Salt River Valley, Central Arizona, with an Emphasis on the Ground-Water Flow Regime
Theses
Author/Creator
John Joseph Porcello
Description
Hydrology and Water Resources Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1988.
Prevalence and Sensitization of Atopic Allergy and Coeliac Disease in the Northern Sweden Population Health Study
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stefan Enroth
Ingrid Dahlbom
Tony Hansson
Åsa Johansson
Ulf Gyllensten
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21403
Description
Self-report allergy incidences mirrored antibody results. Highest prevalence was among the young and those working indoors.
The Principle of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global Crisis
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Damien Lee
BC Studies, no. 177, Spring, 2013, pp. 171-172
Description
Book review of:The Principle of Tsawalk by Umeek (E. Richard Atleo).
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 171.
Proceedings from the First International Conference on Urbanisation in the Arctic
Alternate Title
Nordregio Working Paper 2013 ; no.6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Palle Christiansen
Rasmus Ole Rasmussen
Timothy Heleniak
Lyudmila Zalkind
Andrey N. Petrov ... [et al.]
Description
Conference August 28-30, 2012, ILimmarfik, Nuuk Greenland
Proceedings of the 2013 Public Health Association Conference: Partnership or Collaboration; Is There a Difference?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne Salmond
Metiria Turei
Annette Sykes
Mihi Ratima
Damon Salesa ...
Trevor Simpson
Nicole Coupe ...
Te Pora Thompson-Evans
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.
Public Participation, Petro-Politics and Indigenous Peoples: The Contentious Northern Gateway Pipeline and Joint Review Panel Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Larissa K. Stendie
Description
Culture, Environment and Sustainability Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oslo, 2013.
Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's guide for use with the documentary directed by Zacharias Kunuk, in which Elders and hunters discuss how global warming has impacted their way of life.
A Qualitative Case Study of Relationships Between Public Health and Municipal Drinking Water and Wastewater in Coral Harbour, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Kiley Daley
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (MES)--Dalhousie University, 2013.
Re-Learning Our Roots: Youth Participatory Research, Indigenous Knowledge, and Sustainability Through Agriculture
Theses
Author/Creator
Jean Kayira
Description
Environment and Sustainability Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2013.
Rebirth of Indigenous Arctic Nations and Polar Resource Management: Critical Perspectives From Siberia and Sámi Areas of Finland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tero Mustonen
Biodiversity, vol. 14, no. 1, 2013, pp. 19-27
Description
Discusses Indigenous Nations on the land using case studies from the Sámi in Finland and Murmansk Russia and two nomadic communities in the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Siberia, Russia.
Rebuilding Northern Foodsheds, Sustainable Food Systems, Community Well-Being, and Food Security
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Craig Gerlach
Philip A. Loring
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21560
Description
Research suggests that an over reliance on market-based food sources is not wise and that local and regional food sources are best to achieve better overall outcomes.
The Recognition of Sacred Natural Sites of Arctic Indigenous Peoples as a Part of Their Right to Cultural Integrity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leena Heinämäki
Thora Martina Herrmann
Arctic Review on Law and Politics, vol. 4, no. 2, 2013, pp. 207-233
Description
Discusses the use of human rights law in the conservation of sites which contribute to protection of species and habitats.
[Red Crow College Sponsored "Teach-In" With Treaty 7 Idle No More Keith Chief Moon]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Library
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Keith Chief Moon
Description
Keith Chief Moon speaks about his life, education and Bill C-45.
Part 1: 24:39.
Part 2: 24:00.
[Red Crow College Sponsored "Teach-In" With Treaty 7 Idle No More Sheryl Many Chiefs January 30, 2013]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Library
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sheryl Many Chiefs
Description
Speaker about legislation in the process of being passed that will affect Aboriginal rights.
Part 1 duration: 13:12.
Part 2 duration: 16:06.
[Red Crow College Sponsored "Teach-In" with Treaty 7 Idle No More Tantoo Cardinal January 29, 2013]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Libary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tantoo Cardinal
Description
First Nations celebrity speaks about life experiences, the environment and the Alberta Tar Sands.
Part 1 duration: 20:26
Part 2 duration: 20:03
[Red Crow College Sponsored "Teach-In" With Treaty 7 Idle No More Tantoo Cardinal January 30, 2013]
Alternate Title
Blackfoot Digital Libary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tantoo Cardinal
Description
Speech about the Idle No More movement and the Canadian government.
Duration: 25:40
Regaining Food Sovereignty: Neyaab Nimamoomin Mewinzha Gaa-inajigeyang
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Simone Senogles
Scott C. Knudson
Lakeland Public Television
Indigenous Environmental Network
Description
Documentary advocates for a return to traditional, unprocessed foods. Focus is on activities of the Indigenous Environmental Network, which is located in Minnesota.
Duration: 58:17.
Regrounding in Place: Paths to Native American Truths at the Margins
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Lucas
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 18, [Removing Margins in Environmental Education], 2013, pp. 126-141
Description
Discusses a humanities course, Native American Architecture and Place which looks at Indigenous place for a better understanding of Native American/First Nations people.
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Communities: Alaska's Wind Generator Experience
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Steven Konkel
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21520
Description
Findings suggest that renewables, in the form of wind generation, play an important role in providing energy needs, particularly for remote communities.
Renewing Central Coast Salish Camas (Camassia leichtlinii (Baker) Wats., C. quamash (Pursh) Greene; Liliaceae) Traditions Through Access to Protected Areas: An Ethnoecological Inquiry
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherine Yvonne Proctor
Description
Environmental Studies (M.Sc.)--University of Victoria, 2013.
Report: Annotated Bibliography of Available Studies on Elders in Nunavik
Alternate Title
Annotated Bibliography of Available Studies on Elders in Nunavik: Research Report Presented to the Kativik Regional Government
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Émanuèle Lapierre-Fortin
Description
Focus is research studies on and consultations done with elders from 1992 to 2012. Sources for list were interviews with scholars and institutions focused on Inuit research and keyword searches in academic journals and databases, as well as non-scientific online sources.