Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Nowlan
Georgia Lloyd-Smith
Dan Cheater
Maryann Watson
Description
Analyzes 16 leading examples of shared governance in Canada and internationally to provide overview of lessons learned from different models.
Local Fish Consumption and Serum PCB Concentrations among Mohawk Men at Akwesasne
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward F. Fitzgerald
Debra A. Deres
Syni-An Hwang
Brian Bush
Bao-zhu Yang
et al.
Environmental Research, vol. 80, no. 2, February 1999, pp. S97-S103
Description
Discusses a study conducted from 1992-1995 involving 139 Mohawk men to determine PCB levels in their serum and the relationship to fish consumption.
Long Term Population Fluctuations and Winter Foraging Ecology of Arctic Tundra Caribou
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael A. D. Ferguson
Description
Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999.
Lord of the Sky
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ludmila Zeman
Eugen Spaleny
Description
Children's animated short tells the story of what happens when the ecological balance is disturbed.
Duration: 13:01.
Making Connections Through Cultural Memory, Cultural Performance, and Cultural Translation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rita I. Irwin
Tony Rogers
Yuh-Yao Wan
Studies in Art Education, vol. 40, no. 3, Spring, 1999, pp. 198-212
Description
Compares three Aboriginal cultures: the Adnyamathanha of Australia, the Sechelt of Canada, and the Paiwan of Taiwan.
Managing Outside: an Ethnographic Study of a Cree Tallyman of Eastern James Bay
Theses
Author/Creator
Gail Whiteman
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 1999.
Meaning and Representation: Landscape in the Oral Tradition of the Eastern James Bay Cree
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan M. Preston
Description
Landscape Architecture Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 1999.
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.
Methylmercury: A New Look at the Risks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn R. Mahaffey
Public Health Reports, vol. 114, no. 5, September/October 1999, pp. 396-399, 402-413
Description
Discussion on mercury exposure risks to humans and wildlife, and how mercury is distributed in the environment.
Mining and Indigenous Peoples: Case Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
International Council on Metals and the Environment
Molested and Disturbed: Environmental Protection by Aboriginal Peoples through Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theresa McClenaghan
Description
Discussion on whether Aboriginal peoples in Canada can use section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 as an environmental protection tool.
Nagwediẑk'an gwaneŝ gangu ch'inidẑed ganexwilagh = The Fires Awakened Us: Tsilhqot’in Report on the 2017 Wildfires
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Stacey
Crystal Verhaeghe
Emma Feltes
Native Peoples and the Environmental Regime in the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Arctic, vol. 52, no. 4, December 1999, p. 395
Description
Outlines the main elements of the environmental protection regimes for Cree and Inuit lands under the Agreement.
Nature-Based Tourism and Sustainability in the Beaufort-Delta Region, N.W.T: An Analysis of Stakeholder Perspectives
Theses
Author/Creator
Wolfram H. Dressler
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--Natural Resource Institute, University of Manitoba, 1999.
The Need for Community-led, Integrated and Innovative Monitoring Programmes when responding to the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Alternate Title
The Need for Community-led, Integrated and Innovative Monitoring Programs when responding to the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Kipp
Ashlee Cunsolo
Daniel Gillis
Alexandra Sawatzky
Sherilee L. Harper
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Article considers possible effects of climate change on human health; stresses the need for attending to the mental and physical health effects of climate change, and for integrating local Indigenous knowledges into monitoring programmes in a meaningful way.
New Ethos - New Solutions: Indigenous Negotiation of Co-operative Environmental Management Agreements in Washington State
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Ross
Australian Indigenous Law Reporter, vol. 4, no. 2, 1999, p. 16
Description
Discusses how Indigenous people in Washington State have established a new ethos in environmental management of collaborating with industry, government and environmental groups to solve their concerns.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
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.
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.
Nunalleq: Archaeology, Climate Change, and Community Engagement in a Yup'ik Village
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotta Hillerdal
Rick Knecht
Warren Jones
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, The Archaeology of Northern Coasts, 2019, pp. 4-17
Description
Article presents an overview of the most recent results of research on the Nunalleq site in Southwestern Alaska. Stresses the need for community engagement and community centered archaeology in arctic regions.
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.
"The Old Village": Yup'ik Precontact Archaeology and Community-Based Research at the Nunalleq Site, Quinhagak, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rick Knecht
Warren Jones
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 43, no. 1/2, The Past in the Yup’ik Present: Archaeologies of Climate Change in Western Alaska, 2019, pp. 25-52
Description
Examines the use of community-based archaeology in response to the destruction of archaeological heritage sites due to climate change.
Once Upon an Oldman: Special Interest Politics and the Oldman River Dam
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jack Glenn
One Health in the Circumpolar North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karsten Hueffer
Mary Ehrlander
Kathy Etz & Arleigh Reynolds
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article examines historical, environmental and cultural factors that relate to health disparities in Northern Canada and Alaska; discusses the One Health framework as a model with the potential to engage the world-view of Indigenous peoples and improve resilience in communities facing effects of climate change.
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[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.
Organochlorine Contaminant Levels in Eskimo Harvested Bowhead Whales of Arctic Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Todd M. O'Hara
Margaret M. Krahn
Daryle Boyd
Paul R. Becker
L. Michael Philo
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol. 35, no. 4, 1999, pp. 741-752
Description
Study examined liver and blubber samples to determine contaminant levels and possible effects on the Bowhead population.
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 Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in BC
Alternate Title
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Beringia Community Planning Inc.]
Description
Related Material:
Toolkit Resources.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Pacific Salmon in the Rapidly Changing Arctic: Exploring Local Knowledge and Emerging Fisheries in Utqiaġvik and Nuiqsut, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Carothers
Todd L. Sformo
Shelley Cotton
John C. George
Peter A.H. Westley
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 273-288
Description
Authors explore the emergence of new salmon fisheries in the Arctic by examining data collected in interviews with 41 active fishermen and Elders between 2010 and 2013. Findings show discrepancies regarding the abundance, but clear evidence of new fisheries.
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.
A Paleolimnological Survey of Combustion Particles From Lakes and Ponds in the Eastern Arctic Nunavut, Canada: An Exploratory Classification, Inventory and Interpretation at Selected Sites
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Colleen Doubleday
Description
Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 1999.
Planning Around Reserves: Probing the Inclusion of First Nations in Saskatchewan's Watershed Planning Framework
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warrick Baijius
Robert J. Patrick
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Results from a study which examines a dozen watershed plans indicates limited inclusion of First Nations in watershed plans created by the Saskatchewan Watershed authority.
Planning Between Cultural Paradigms: Traditional Knowledge and the Transition to Ecological Sustainability
Theses
Author/Creator
David Adam Lertzman
Description
Community and Regional Planning Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1999.
The Politics of Space and Mobility: Controlling the Ooldea/Yalata Aborigines, 1952-1982
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maggie Brady
Aboriginal History, vol. 23, 1999, pp. [1]-14
Description
Comments on the reasons behind a periodic relocation of a community.
Population Structure of Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache) in Flash and Squaw Creeks on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona
Theses
Author/Creator
David Chris Kitcheyan
Description
Renewable Natural Resources Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1999.
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.
Property Rights, Competition, and Depletion in the Eighteenth-Century Canadian Fur Trade: The Role of the European Market
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann M. Carlos
Frank D. Lewis
Canadian Journal of Economics, vol. 32, no. 3, May 1999, pp. 705-728
Description
Examines the forces that caused both the European trading companies and trappers to disregard the decline in beaver population.