Theses
Author/Creator
Catie Burlando
Description
Natural Resource and Environmental Management Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
Lead Exposure in Nunavik: From Research to Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ariane Couture
Benoît Levesque
Éric Dewailly
Gina Muckle
Serge Déry
Jean-Francois Proulx
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18591
Description
The regulation of lead shot in 1999 has led to a significant reduction in bloods levels of lead in Nunavut, but levels are still higher than other North American regions.
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.
Learning, Land and Life: An Institutional Ethnography of Land Use Planning and Development in a Northern Ontario First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Sheila Gruner
Description
Adult Education and Counselling Psychology Thesis (Ph.D)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 2012.
Lehae-La-Rona: Epistemological Interrogations to Broaden our Conception of Environment and Sustainability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tsepo Mokuku
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 159-172
Description
Author discusses her involvement in the Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) project and the process developing an education for sustainable development theory suited to the context of the country of Lesotho.
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.
Level and Temporal Trend of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Greenlandic Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Manhai Long
Rossana Bossi
Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, p. article no. 17998
Description
Study findings conducted with 284 subjects suggest that sources other than seafood intake may contribute to elevated perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in Nuuk Inuit than non-Nuuk Inuit.
Level of Selected Toxic Elements in Meat, Liver, Tallow and Bone Marrow of Young Semi-Domesticated Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus Tarandus L.) From Northern Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ammar Ali Hassan
Charlotta Rylander
Magritt Brustad
Torkjel M. Sandanger
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18187
Description
Results show that the highest level of contaminants was found in the liver with indications of low elevated risk associated with consumption.
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.
Linking Two Ways of Knowing to Understand Climate Change on Geese and First Nations in the Hudson Bay Lowland
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Robus
Description
Environmental and Life Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--Trent University, 2012.
A Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Antarctic Residence on Energy Dynamics and Aerobic Fitness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alister Simpson
Veronica Maynard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17227
Description
The year long study found that the 21 subjects did increase body weight and fat in winter.
Looking Forward to Sustainability: Executive Director's Message
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Benally
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012, p. [?]
Description
The executive director of Cultural Survival Quarterly presents her thoughts on Indigenous people's rights to be heard and determine their own economic, social and cultural development.
Lost in Translation?: Maya in Belize Hope to Set Historic FPIC Precedent
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gregory Ch’oc
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how the Belize government continues to violate Maya land rights despite public opinion and consistent court rulings.
Management Implications of Integrating Values-at-Risk and Community Consultation With the Northwest Territories' Forest Fire Management Policy
Theses
Author/Creator
Alvin Kim Clark
Description
Forest Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Alberta, 1993.
Manitoba First Nations Species at Risk Lesson Plans
Alternate Title
Manitoba First Nations Species at Risk Teaching Kit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Designed for use in K-12 classrooms in First Nations schools.
Many Things to Many People: Aboriginal Forestry in Canada is Looking Toward Balanced Solutions
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Harry Bombay
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, Resource and Sanctuary, Spring, 1993
Description
Looks at the many challenges facing aboriginal foresters.
Market Citizenship in Eastern Nicaraguan Indigenous Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Finley-Brook
AlterNative, vol. 8, no. 4, Special Issue, 2012, pp. 393-409
Description
Looks at state policies that are in conflict with Indigenous subsistence rights by examining three case studies of disputes involving protected areas.
Mass Balance Tracer Techniques For Integrating in situ Soil Ingestion Rates Into Human and Ecological Risk Assessments
Theses
Author/Creator
James Robert Doyle
Description
Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2012.
The Mataatua Declaration on Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Commission on Human Rights, Sub-Commission of Prevention of
Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Working Group on Indigenous Populations 19-30 July 1993
Alternate Title
International Conference on the Cultural & Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples ; 1st, 1993
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First International Conference on the Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Description
Conference held to discuss significant issues including Indigenous knowledge, biodiversity, biotechnology, environmental management, arts, music, language, and spiritual and cultural issues.
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.
Methodological Métissage: An Interpretive Indigenous Approach to Environmental Education Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg Lowan-Trudeau
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 113-130
Description
Author issues invitation to researchers from all cultural backgrounds to engage with Indigenous knowledge, philosophies, and methodologies.
Microevolutionary Pattern in Aboriginal Australia: A Gradient Analysis of Clines.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
L. Freedman
Aboriginal History, vol. 17, 1993, pp. 186-188
Description
Book review of: Microevolutionary Pattern in Aboriginal Australia by Joseph B. Birsell.
Review located by scrolling to page 186.
Minister Refuses to Back Down on Panel Representation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shayne Morrow
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 4, July 2012, pp. 10-11
Description
Comments on the lack of Aboriginal presence on a national hunting and fishing advisory panel.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
The Misplaced Mountain: Maps, Memory, and the Yakama Reservation Boundary Dispute
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Fisher
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 79-121
Description
Looks at boundaries changed to honour a promise made by the United States in 1855.
Mobilizing Inuit Knowledge: Representation and Institutional Mediation in the Era of Global Climate Change
Theses
Author/Creator
Noor Jehan S. Johnson
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2012.
Moving Toward Co-operation: Inuit Circumpolar Policies and the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chester Reimer
Northern Perspectives, vol. 21, no. 4, Winter, 1993-94, p. [?]
Description
Comments on the commitments made by the ministers as a result of the Nuuk meeting in September 1993.
Multi-Barrier Protection of Drinking Water Systems in Ontario: A Comparison of First Nation and Non-First Nation Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dan Walters
Nicholas Spence
Kayli Kuikman
Budhendra Singh
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, Water and Indigenous Peoples, 2012, pp. 1-23
Description
Based on four components: protection of source water, treatment and distribution of water systems, monitoring for established standards, and communications regarding threats to water supplies.
Napâttuit: Wood Use by Labrador Inuit and Its Impact on the Forest Landscape
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Isabel Lemus-Lauzon
Najat Bhiry
James Woollett
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l Arctique et le Bois / Arctic Peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 113-139
Description
Reports on forest exploitation patterns over the past 200 years.
A Narrative of Encroachment Experienced by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P.M. (Patt) Larcombe
Description
Provides an overview of past, current and future developments and looks at how the encroachments have directly or indirectly impacted Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation's social, cultural, economic, health and overall well-being.
Narwhal Co-Management in Nunavut: Deepened Collaboration Needed to Improve Partnership, Process and Outcome
Theses
Author/Creator
Mirjam B.E. Wirz-Held
Description
Marine Affairs Program Thesis (M.M.M.)--Dalhousie University, 2012.
Native Nations and U.S. Borders: Challenges to Indigenous Culture, Citizenship, and Security
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gabriela Spears-Rico
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 4, 2012, pp. 179-182
Description
Book review of: Native Nations and U.S. Borders by Rachel Rose Starks, Jen McCormack, and Stephen Cornell.
Review located by scrolling to page 179.
New Alliance Fighting Development in the Choco; Clayoquot Sound Action Continues
Alternate Title
cs canada 17.3
Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 3, Special Issue: Selections From State of the Peoples, Fall, 1993
Description
Highlights two acts of solidarity, in two different parts of the world, that try to defend lands and livelihoods.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
The Ngaut Ngaut Interpretive Project: Collaboration and Mutually Beneficial Outcomes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Amy Roberts
Isobelle Campbell
The SAA Archaeological Record, vol. 12, no. 4, September 2012, pp. 33-35
Description
Describes a project between a university archaeologist and the Mannun Aboriginal Community Association to produce interpretive signs, educational posters and brochures. Entire issue on one pdf.
To access article, scroll to page 33.
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.
No Association Between Temperature and Deaths From Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases During the Cold Season in Astana, Kazakhstan - The Second Coldest Capital in the World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrej M. Grjibovski
Nassikhat Nurgaliyeva
Aliya Kosbayeva Bettina Menne
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 19769
Description
Contrary to other European studies findings from this study do not show a relationship between low temperatures and increased heart disease mortality.
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.
Numerology as the Base of the Myth of Creation, According to the Mayas, Aztecs, and Some Contemporary American Indians
Theses
Author/Creator
Vera Anderson
Description
Spanish and Portuguese Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1993.
Nunavik and Nunatsiavut: From Science to Policy: An Integrated Regional Impact Study (IRIS) of Climate Change and Modernization
Alternate Title
From Science to Policy in Nunavik and Nunatsiavut: Synthesis and Recommendations: An Integrated Regional Impact Study
E-Books
Description
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-Farm Conservation of Neglected and Underutilized Species: Status, Trends and Novel Approaches to Cope With Climate Change
Alternate Title
[Bioversity International] Proceedings of the International Conference, Frankfurt, 14-16 June, 2011
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stefano Padulosi
Nadia Bergamini
Ehsan Dulloo
Paul Bordoni
Matthias Jäger ... [et al.]
On the Edge of Change: Shifting Land Use in the Piikani Timber Limit, Porcupine Hills, Alberta
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristina Jennie Hannis
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2012.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Wetland Ethnoecology: Land, Identity and Well-Being in a Flooded Landscape
Theses
Author/Creator
Alli N. Morrison
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
[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