Theses
Author/Creator
Tiffannie Kenny
Description
Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
The Inuit Sky
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Virtualmuseum
Description
Discusses the short period of time each year that the Inuit have to study the sky and presents several legends in which the moon plays a central role.
Inuit Traditional Knowledge is a Real Science
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jose Kusugak
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004, pp. 2-[?]
Description
Argues that being born Inuit does not automatically confer one with all the life skills needed to survive in the North.
Inuvialuit Country Foods...Still Healthy, Safe and Strong
Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004
Description
Studies show that contaminant levels in the Inuvialuit Region are low according to Health Canada's guidelines for safety.
Invasive Species, Indigenous Stewards, and Vulnerability Discourse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Kyle Whyte
Darren Ranco
Jodi Brandt
Emily Blackmer
Braden Elliott
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 201-223
Description
Looks at how Indigenous peoples are preparing for, responding to, and adapting to environmental changes in their territories. Study involved online survey of 106 individuals, most of whom were employed by Indigenous nations to carry out natural resource and environmental management.
Islet: [Study Guide]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany the film, Islet. Target group ages 11 and up. Objective is to write and illustrate a story about life in the Arctic.
The James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement: Natural Resources, Public Lands, and the Implementation of a Native Land Claim Settlement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alan Penn
Description
Looks at the provisions in the Agreement relating to James Bay Cree involvement in environmental protection and natural resource management.
Labrador Country Foods...The Wealth of Our Land
Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004
Description
Describes the role of the Regional Contaminants Coordinators (RCCs) who developed several projects under CACAR-II (Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report)
The Land: Plants, Animals and Birds: Land Environment and Wildlife: How Do Contaminants Move From the Environment to Wildlife? CACAR-II Shows That Contaminants Act Differently Depending on the Environment They Are In
Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004, p. Insert
Description
Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report II (CACAR-II) states that land animals generally have lower levels of contaminants than marine mammals.
Landscape, Story, and Time as Elements of Reality in Silko's 'Yellow Women'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robin Cohen
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Identifies elements in story of Pueblo culture and links to traditional stories.
The Late Prehistory of the Alutiiq People: Culture Change on the Kodiak Archipelago From 1200-1750 A.D.
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard A. Knecht
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Bryn Mawr College, 1995.
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.
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.
Living Off the Land in the Early Twentieth Century: First Nations Subsistence in Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Janet Mackenzie
Description
Examines Aboriginal subsistence in Saskatchewan in the late 19th century and early decades of the 20th century; looks at the spiritual connection to the land, the earth and the water; discusses how the seasonal round affected all aspects of life; and comments on the gathering of plants and plant resources.
The Makah Whale Hunt and Leviathan's Death: Reinventing Tradition and Disputing Authenticity in the Age of Modernity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rob van Ginkel
Etnofoor, vol. 17, no. 1/2, 2004, pp. 58-89
Description
Looks at the debate over whaling between the environmentalists, animal rights activists and the Makah Indian Tribe.
Making Connections: Peter Read's Haunted Earth
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Angela Rockel
Australian Humanities Review, no. 33, August 2004, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: Haunted Earth by Peter Read.
Manitoba Hydro: How to Build a Legacy of Hatred
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Kulchyski
Canadian Dimension, vol. 38, no. 3, May/June 2004, pp. 24-39
Description
Describes the hydroelectric development that, due to planned flooding, relocated the entire non-reserve community of South Indian Lake. The article argues that having concluded Treaty 5, left the Cree community in no position to negotiate Aboriginal title.
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.
Modernity and Decay of Alaska's Natural Gas Pipeline
Theses
Author/Creator
Arthur Lawrence Mason
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2004.
Narwhal Hunting by Pond Inlet Inuit: An Analysis of Foraging Mode in the Floe-Edge Environment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David S. Lee
George W. Wenzel
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 28, no. 2, Spaces-Places-Names, 2004, pp. 133-157
Description
Analysis of 14 hunts to calculate local traditional ecological knowledge necessary for the success of the narwhal harvest.
Native Americans and the Environment: A Survey of Twentieth-Century Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Rich Lewis
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 423-450
Description
Article provides and overview of some of the environmental issues current facing Indigenous peoples and communities in what is now the United States.
Natural Resources and Community Sustainability: Final Report of Activities 2001-2003
Alternate Title
Project Reports (Sustainable Forest Management Network) ; 2003/2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clifford G.Hickey
Mark Nelson
David C. Natcher
Description
Discusses Aboriginal treaty rights to draw a livelihood from the land through subsistence harvesting, and looks at the direct relationship with modern commercial forestry.
The Nature of Borders: Salmon and Boundaries in the Puget Sound/Georgia Basin
Theses
Author/Creator
Lissa Kay Wadewitz
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)-- University of California, Los Angeles, 2004.
Nature Power: In the Spirit of an Okanagan Storyteller
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lee Schweninger
MELUS, vol. 20, no. 2, Varieties of Ethnic Criticism, Summer, 1995, pp. 149-151
Description
Book review of: Nature Power by Harry Robinson.
Nature’s Power and Native Persistence: The Influence of First Nations and the Environment is the Development of the Mattagami Hydro-Electric System During the Twentieth Century
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Manore
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 6, no. 1, New Series, 1995, pp. 157-177
Description
Discusses how a court case and legislation allowed First Nations to negotiate with Ontario Hydro.
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
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.
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 Flood Agreement Case Study in a Treaty Area: Phase II Report: Contemporary Aboriginal Land, Resource and Environmental Regimes Origins, Problems and Prospects: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P.M. Larcombe
Description
Discusses rights and benefits under the agreement, compares intended to actual implementation, identifies key issues, and makes recommendations for future agreements.
Agreement between Canada, Province of Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro, and Northern Flood Committee reached as a result of hydro-electric mega project.
Northern Lights Against POPs. Combatting Toxic Threats in the Arctic
Alternate Title
Northern Lights Against POPs. Combating Toxic Threats in the Arctic
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ewa Dabrowska
Canadian Geographer, vol. 48, no. 2, Summer, 2004, pp. 242-243
Description
Book review of: Northern Lights Against POPs. Combatting Toxic Threats in the Arctic by David Leonard Downie and Terry Fenge.
Northern Wildlife, Northern People: Native Hunters and Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories, 1894--1970
Theses
Author/Creator
John Kurt Sandlos
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2004.
Nova Scotia Moose Mystery - A Moose Sickness Related to Cobalt- and Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrian Frank
Joe McPartlin
Rolf Danielsson
The Science of the Total Environment, vol. 318, no. 1-3, January 5, 2004, pp. 89-100
Description
Inconclusive findings make a specific diagnosis difficult, but providing Co-containing salt licks is suggested as a means of counteracting moose diet deficiencies.
NSW Health Celebrates Aboriginal Environmental Health Graduate
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 6, November/December 2004, p. 13
Description
Brief notice celebrates the successful graduation of a student who participated in an exchange program at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College at the University of Regina.
Nunavik Country Foods...They're Our Way of Life
Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004
Description
Briefly describes some of the organizations that study issues related to food, contaminants, the environment and health.
Nunavut Country Foods...Our Way of Survival
Articles » General
Inuktitut, no. 94, 2004, p. Insert
Description
Describes the interaction between researchers and local hunters that assists in determining the risks and benefits of eating country foods.
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.
Ojibwa Fishing Grounds: A History of Ontario Fisheries Law, Science, and the Sportsmen's Challenge to Aboriginal Treaty Rights, 1650--1900
Theses
Author/Creator
J. Michael Thoms
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2004.
On the Streets and in the State House: American Indian and Hispanic Women and Environmental Policymaking in New Mexico
Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples and Politics
E-Books
Author/Creator
Diane-Michele Prindleville
[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.