Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Orville Huntington
Henry Huntington
Stuart F. Chapin III
Sarah Fleisher Trainor
et al.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 44, no. 2, 2007, pp. 113-126
Description
Looks at the cross-cultural challenge of researching climate change when differing ideas of time and sentience are encountered.
Nourishing Terrains: Australian Aboriginal Views of Landscape and Wilderness
E-Books
Author/Creator
Deborah Bird Rose
The NSW Health Partnership Agreement
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 17-18
Description
Discusses the partnership between the New South Wales government, Community Controlled Medical Services and Aboriginal communities and the development of a State Aboriginal health policy.
Nutritional Qualities of Ooligan Grease: A Traditional Food Fat of British Columbia First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Faustinus Yeboah
Maggie Sedgemore
Scotty Sedgemore
Hing Man Chan
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 9, March 1996, pp. 18-31
Description
Looks at the nutrient composition and the heavy metal concentration of ooligan grease in samples collected from five First Nations communities.
Oil and Gas Exploitation on Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Territories: Human Rights, International Law and Corporate Social Responsibility
Alternate Title
Gáldu Čála ; no. 4, 2006
Galdu Cala ; no. 4, 2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rune S. Fjellheim
John B. Henriksen
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.
Oil Spill Recovery in the Media: Missing an Alaska Native Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Widener
Valerie J. Gunter
Society and Natural Resources, vol. 20, no. 9, 2007, pp. 767-783
Description
Looks at "the collective interpretations of disaster recovery following the Exxon Valdez oil spill as developed in the alternative Alaska Native newspaper, the Tundra Times."
[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.
Organization Determined to Raise Awareness of Species at Risk Act
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2007, p. 12
Description
Presents seven questions and answers about the Species at Risk Act.
Article located by scrolling to page 12.
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.
Paleoindian Geoarchaeology of the Assiniboine Delta of Glacial Lake Agassiz
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Boyd
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 31, no. 3, Supplement, 2007, pp. 198-221
Description
Concentration of sites within the delta margin suggests that this was a "cental place" after deglaciation.
Perceived Community Environment and Physical Activity Involvement in a Northern-Rural Aboriginal Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison M. Kirby
Lucie Lésque
Virgina Wabano
Jennifer Robertson-Wilson
International Journal of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activities, vol. 4, no. 63, December 4, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Looks at relationship between walking patterns and perceptions of physical activity in Moose Factory to effectively plan and implement the Kahnawake School's Diabetes Prevention Project.
Perceptions of Contaminants, Participation in Hunting and Fishing Activities, and Potential Impacts of Climate Change
Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
[Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chris Furgal
Louis Rochette
The Piping Plover - A Species At Risk
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 15
Description
Highlights a few reasons, including disturbed nesting sites from human and animal activity, for the endangered status being placed on the Piping Plover.
Article located by scrolling to page 15.
The Placebo Effect: International Patent Law and the Protection of Traditional Plant Medicine
Theses
Author/Creator
Konstantia Koutouki
Description
Law Thesis (LL.D)--Université de Montréal, 2007.
Plant Communities of Archaeological Sites, Abandoned Dwellings and Trampled Tundra in the Eastern Canadian Arctic: A Multivariate Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce C. Forbes
Arctic, vol. 49, no. 2, June 1996, pp. 141-154
Description
Discusses how long it takes for sites disturbed by humankind to return to their original states.
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) and Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene (DDE) Exposure among Native American Men from Contaminated Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward F. Fitzgerald
Kelley A. Brix
Debra A. Deres
Syni-an Hwang
Brian Bush
et al.
Toxicology and Industrial Health, vol. 12, no. 3/4, 1996, pp. 361-368
Description
Reports on a study conducted on residents of the Akwesasne Reservation to check the association between consumption of local fish, residential exposure, body burdens of PCBs and liver enzyme induction.
Porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum, Ojibway: gaag) in the First Nations Communities of Black River and Hollow Water: Using Traditional Knowledge of Wildlife in Sustainable Forest Management
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique Wall
Description
Environment and Geography Thesis (M.Env.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.
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.
Priscilla Settee: Engineering Environmental Harmony
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fiona Muldrew
Herizons, vol. 10, no. 3, Summer, 1996, pp. 22-24
Description
Profile of women's rights activist Priscilla Settee and her contributions to Indigenous rights, women's rights and Earth rights.
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 Voices and Wilderness in Environmental Assessment: A Philosophical Examination of Resource Policy Decisions
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew John Satterthwaite
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 1996.
Radiocesium in Carbou and Reindeer in Northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland from 1958 to 2000
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin R. Macdonald
Brett T. Elkin
Bliss L. Tracy
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, vol. 93, no. 1, January 2007, pp. 1-25
Description
Summarizes the trends and areas of fallout in Canada, Alaska and Greenland. Tracks concentrations in the Caniapiscau herd of central Québec and discusses the potential impact on health.
[Recensions / Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Yvon Csonka
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka / Chukotka, 2007, pp. 388-391
Description
Review of Peuples du Grand Nord, vol. 1: Des Mythes à la Préhistoire and vol. 2: Vers Esquimau: Du Mammouth à la Baleine by Patrick Plumet.
Review in French.
Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Arctic: The Case of Nunavut, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Ford
Tristan Pearce
Barry Smit
Johanna Wandel
Mishak Allurut
Kik Shappa
Harry Ittusujurat
Kevin Qrunnut
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 150-166
Description
Discusses how policy development can help Inuit reduce their vulnerability to climate change by focusing on the renewable resource harvesting sector.
Reflections on Success: A Sustainable Future in a Changing Climate
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Outlines the successes of many initiatives and programs that were put in place by The Aboriginal and Northern Climate Change Program (ANCCP), which came to a close on March 31, 2007.
Relative Uptake of Cadmium by Garden Vegetables and Fruits Grown on Long-Term Biosolid-Amended Soils
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sally L. Brown
Rufus L. Chaney
Cheryl A. Lloyd
J. Scott Angle
James A. Ryan
Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 30, 1996, pp. 3508-3511
Description
Compares the control vegetable, lettuce, with other vegetables grown in heavily Cadmium contaminated soil.
A Report of Wisdom Synthesized From the Traditional Knowledge Component Studies
Alternate Title
Northern River Basins Study Synthesis Report ; 12
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lea Bill
Jean Crozier
Dennis Surrendi
Reshaping Crown-First Nation Relationships Amid Changing Contexts: An Examination of the Intersection Between the Crown’s Promise of a New Relationship and the Implementations of the Forest and Range Agreement
Theses
Author/Creator
Jessica Rogers
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (M.S.)--The University of British Columbia, 2007.
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.
Resources, Conflict, and Culture: the Sour Gas Plant Dispute between Unocal Canada and the Lubicon Cree Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Virginia V. Gibson
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 1996.
Rethinking Devolution: Challenges for Aboriginal Resource Management in the Yukon Territory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Susan Davis
Society and Natural Resources, vol. 20, no. 3, March 2007, pp. 271-279
Description
Presents some of the institutional and ideological factors that continue to influence the way in which lands and resources are managed by First Nations in the Yukon.
REVIEWS [Studies in American Indian Literatures, Series 2, Vol. 8, No. 2, Summer, 1996]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Elliot
Ruth Rosenberg
Larry Ellis
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 2, Series 2; Teaching American Indian Literatures, Summer, 1996, pp. [89]-103
Description
Book reviews of:
Ke-ma-ha: The Omaha Stories of Francis La Flesche edited by James W. Parins and Daniel F. Littlefield, Jr.
Life and Death in Mohawk Country by Bruce E. Johansen.
The Feathered Heart by Mark Turcotte.
Eagle Drum: On the Powwow Trail with a Young Grass Dancer by Robert Crum.
Indians, Franciscans, and Spanish Colonization by Robert H. Jackson and Edward Castillo.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll down to appropriate page.
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.
Rivers, Fish and the People: Tradition, Science, and Historical Ecology of Fisheries in the American West
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joshua L. Reid
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 136-137
Description
Book review of: Rivers, Fish and the People by Pei-Lin Yu.
The Road to Empowerment: Strengthening the Indigenous Rights Act: Volume II: Nurturing the Earth, Nurturing Life
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dennis B. Batangan
Raoul S. Cola
Felipe S. Comila
Evelyn S. Dunuan
Maximo B. Garming ... [et al.]
The Role of Salt in the Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Transition in Southwest Alabama
Theses
Author/Creator
Ashley Ann Dumas
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alabama, 2007.
Science Meets Traditional Knowledge: Water and Climate in the Sahtu. (Great Bear Lake) Region, Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ming-Ko Woo
Paul Modeste
Lawrence Martz
Joe Blondin
Bob Kochtubajda
et al.
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 37-46
Description
Discusses the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge on the northern environment to gain a better understanding of the atmospheric and water environments in the Sahtu.
Seasonal Circles
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 7 Cross-Curircular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trine Dennis
Description
Contains material that can be used for mathematics, physical health and education, English language arts and science classes.
Seeds as Ancestors, Seeds as Archives: Seed Sovereignty and the Politics of Repatriation to Native Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Gish Hill
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 93-112
Description
Looks at how colonization impacted traditional foodways, the importance of access to traditional seeds, and the need to repatriate them from seed banks.