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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.
Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood Levels of Mercury, Lead, Cadmium, and Essential Trace Elements in Arctic Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jody Butler Walker
Jan Housemen
Laura Seddon
Ed McMullen
Karen Tofflemire
Carole Mills
André Corriveau
Jean-Philippe Weber
Alain LeBlanc
Mike Walker
Shawn G. Donaldson
Jay Van Oostdam
Environmental Research, vol. 100, no. 3, March 2006, pp. 295-318
Description
Presents the first human tissue monitoring program encompassing the entire Northwest Territories and Nunavut for multiple contaminants.
Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood Levels of Mercury, Lead, Cadmium, and Essential Trace Elements in Arctic Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jody Butler Walker
Jan Houseman
Laura Seddon
Ed McMullen
Karen Tofflemire
Carole Mills
André Corriveau
Jean-Philippe Weber ... [et al.]
Environmental Research, vol. 100, no. 3, March 2006, pp. 295-318
Description
Argues for vigilance for monitoring populations as 3% of Inuit women participants’ methylmercury (MeHg) exposure was in Health Canada's level of concern (20–99 μg/L), and 56% of Inuit cord samples exceeded the revised United States Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.
Mau Forest: Killing the Goose But Still Wanting the Golden Eggs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kanyinke Sena
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Logging and Indigenous Peoples, 2006, pp. 1-6
Description
Looks at logging and the attempts by the Ogiek communities to protect their culture and forest.
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.
Meltdown: Climate Change Hits Home
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Author/Creator
Marion Soubliére
Inuktitut, no. 99, Winter, 2006, pp. 23-31
Description
Commentary on the effects of climate change in the Canadian Arctic and the limits of adaptability by the Inuit.
Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Communities
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses the mining cycle, including mineral exploration, mine development, mine operations, and mine closure and reclamation.
Mitigating But Not Rethinking: George W. Norris, Tommy Douglas, and the Great Plains
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frances W. Kaye
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 1-26
Description
Discusses the legacy left behind by Norris and Douglas with respect to grassland ecology and handling of the environment.
Modeling the Inuit Diet to Minimize Contaminant While Maintaining Nutrient Intakes
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Author/Creator
Ying Chun Li
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2006.
Modernity and Decay of Alaska's Natural Gas Pipeline
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Author/Creator
Arthur Lawrence Mason
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2004.
More Than Just a 'Value': Views of Aboriginal People in Northern Ontario on Aboriginal Values in Ontario's Forest Management Planning
Theses
Author/Creator
Tomislav Sapic
Description
Forestry and the Forest Environment Thesis (M.Sc.F.)--Lakehead University, 2006.
More Things of Heaven on Earth: Reading Ancient Landscapes of the Americas
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Swiat Yorke
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New Jersey, 2006.
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.
Natural Areas, Regions, and Two Centuries of Environmental Change on the Great Plains
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David J. Wishart
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 2006, pp. 147-165
Description
Discusses the changes to the Great Plains regions due both to human and environmental factors.
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
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Author/Creator
Lissa Kay Wadewitz
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)-- University of California, Los Angeles, 2004.
Nature's Memory: An Appraisal Strategy for Ontario Provincial Park Records - Algonquin Park as a Case Study
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Author/Creator
Charlotte Woodley
Description
History (Archival Studies) Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg, 2006.
Negotiating TEK in BC Salmon Farming: Learning from Each Other or Managing Tradition
Alternate Title
Negotiating Traditional Ecological Knowledge in BC Salmon Farming: Learning from Each Other or Managing Tradition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothee Schreiber
Dianne Newell
BC Studies, no. 150, Aquaculture, Summer, 2006, pp. 79-102
Description
Argues there is a distinction between Aboriginal perceptions of TEK (traditional ecological knowledge) and those of government and industrial sectors.
The Negotiation of Native American Identity: A Narrative Analysis of the Controversy Over the Storing of Nuclear Waste on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation
Theses
Author/Creator
Tracy Lee Clarke
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Utah, 2006.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
The Nez Perce Tribe vs. Elite-directed Development in the Lower Snake River Basin: The Struggle to Breach the Dams and Save the Salmon
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Author/Creator
Benedict J. Colombi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 2006.
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
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Author/Creator
Tim van den Boog
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
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 Rivers Ecosystem Iniative: Context and Prevailing Legacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William D. Gummer
F. Malcolm Conly
Frederick J. Wrona
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol. 113, February 2006, pp. 71-85
Description
Goals include watershed initiatives aimed at achieving sustainability and providing reliable drinking water quality.
Northern Wildlife, Northern People: Native Hunters and Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories, 1894--1970
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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
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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
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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
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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 Gas Development in Western Siberia and Timan-Pechora
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Author/Creator
Florian Stammler
Bruce C. Forbes
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2-3, Arctic Oil and Gas Development, 2006, pp. 48-57
Description
Focuses on the social, economic and political issues surrounding the oilfields of Russia.
To access this article, scroll down to page 48.
Oil and the Iñupiaq: Linking Industry and Education at Iļisaġvik College
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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 Industry and Reindeer Herding: The Problems of Implementing Indigenous Rights in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
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Author/Creator
Anna Degteva
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tromsø, 2006.
Focus on Sami.
Oil Pipeline Development and Indigenous Rights in Eastern Siberia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gail Fondahl
Anna Sirina
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2-3, Arctic Oil and Gas Development, 2006, pp. 58-67
Description
Looks at controversies surrounding the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean Pipeline and concerns of the Evenki people.
To access this article, scroll down to page 58.
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 Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mark Sproule-Jones
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 147-148
Description
Book review of: On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century by Dave Dempsey.
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
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
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Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
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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.
The Other Side of the Story: The Danish Public Procurement Policy on Timber and Wood Products
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Sille Stidsen
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Logging and Indigenous Peoples, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Looks at guidelines, standards and sustainability implications for forest dwelling communities from an Ingenious point of view.
Other Than the Interpretation of Dreams: The Dane-Zaa Indians and the Vision Quest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martinez
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 117-146
Description
Looks at the concept of dreams and the importance of using local Indigenous dreaming customs when analyzing the practices.
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 Place at the Table: First Nations in the B.C. Fishery
Documents & Presentations
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The First Nation Panel on Fisheries
Description
Examines a vision for British Columbia fisheries that focuses on healthy ecosystems and species and equitable sharing of fisheries resources for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people alike.