Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas Dyck
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2017.
Focuses on the Six Nations of the Grand River, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.
First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study: Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
William Batal
Description
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals
First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study: Results from Ontario 2011/2012
Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from Ontario 2011/2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
William David
Description
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status, environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals.
First Nations Still Waiting for Environmental Clean-Up
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Ontario Birchbark, vol. 4, no. 8, October 2005, p. 1, 4
Description
Looks at how communities continue to live with the environmental fall-out from 98 radar sites that were shut down in the 50's and 60's.
First Nations Women Advocating Responsibility Mining (FNWARM): Interview with Jacinda Mack, Coordinator
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacinda Mack
BC Studies, no. 196, Perspectives on the Gold Rush, Winter, 2017/2018, pp. 5-9
Description
Brief discussion of organization's formation and activities.
First Peoples Child & Family Review [Vol. 9 no. 2, 2014, Special Edition by Children and Youth]
Alternate Title
Respect and Equity Through Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Description
Highlights submissions by children and youth including songs, poetry, drawings, and letters to the Prime Minister regarding inequities in child welfare, education, and health for First Nations children and youth.
First Peoples Law 2014
Alternate Title
Making the Ring of Fire a Reality
New Human Rights Museum a Monument to Contradiction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce McIvor
[Cornelius Wabasse
Erwin Redsky
Cathy Merrick]
Description
Topics include the implications of the Tsilhqot’in and Grassy Narrows decisions, duty to consult, provincial treaty obligations, and proposed federal land claims policy.
Fish Pluralities: Human-Animal Relations and Sites of Engagement in Paulatuuq, Arctic Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoe Todd
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 38, no. 1-2, Cultures Inuit, Gouvernance et Cosmopoliqitues / Inuit Cultures, Governance and Cosmopolitics, 2014, pp. 217-238
Description
Looks at two case studies that demonstrate how the Inuvialuit employ multiple ways of knowing and defining fish to negotiate the complexity of the environment.
Flooding in Kashechewan First Nation: Is it an Environmental Justice Issue?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arshi Shaikh
Carol Kauppi
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 105-130
Description
Examines the reoccurring flooding in Kashechewan as a case study; finds that the repeated flooding and the corresponding damage to housing and community resources is a result of colonial practices, disregard for traditional knowledge, and forced relocations of First Nations people to flood zones.
Following the Green Path: Honor the Earth and Presentations of Anishinaabe Indigeneity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas G. Cragoe
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 46-69
Description
Author examines text and video about the Honor the Earth environmental organization's campaign against Enbridge pipeline projects to understand how the organization represents itself to the public, and how it’s represented by other media outlets. Finds a cultural and a procedural narrative are both present in the discourse.
Food (In)security and Food Sovereignty in the North
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Philip Loring
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 56-59
Description
Researchers look at food security in the North since the turn of the 21st century and identify four areas of focus.
Food, Knowledge and How We Have Thrived on the Margins: EALLU
Alternate Title
Indigenous Youth, Arctic Change & Food Culture
International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR) Report ; 2017:1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Eilene Adams
Roksana Avevkhay
Burmaa Batkhishih
Khoschimeg Bayandalai
Olesya Bolotaeva ... [et al.]
Description
"This book provides a snapshot of both the rich, diverse and living culinary traditions as well as introduction to the food systems of Arctic Indigenous Peoples."
Food Security and Food Sovereignty: The Case of British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Leslie
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2014.
Fracking, First Nations and Water: Respecting Indigenous Rights and Better Protecting Our Shared Resources
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ben Parfitt
A Framework for Best Practice Environmental Impact Assessment Follow-up: A Case Study of the Ekati Diamond Mine, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Njoki Macharia
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.
Framing Canada's Aboriginal Peoples: A Comparative Analysis of Indigenous and Mainstream Television News
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brad Clark
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 41-64
Description
Compares coverage of events on Global Television, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), and CTV to that of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). Stories covered: shooting of Chelsea Yellowbird, vote buying at Esgenoopetitj First Nation, Air Canada, Winnipeg and First Nation flood evacuees, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and Keystone XL pipeline protest.
Framing Redress After 9/11: Protest, Reconciliation and Canada's War on Terror Against Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lindsay Balfour
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 25-41
Description
Focuses on protests over ecological and environmental issues, their relation to land claims, and how they have been framed in mainstream media and public policy.
Francois Paulette: Buffalo Hunter, Activist, Respected Elder, Hereditary Leader, Dancer, Family Man, Traditionalist, Spiritualist
Alternate Title
Northern Biographies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary McCreadie
Francois Paulette
From Enron to Evo: Pipeline Politics, Global Environmentalism, and Indigenous Rights in Bolivia
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Luciano Baracco
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 2, 2014, pp. 195-196
Description
Book review of: From Enron to Evo by Derrick Hindery.
From the Heart of the Earth: Executive Director's Message
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Benally
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on spiritual and cultural survival, Indigenous rights, the preservation of sacred lands, climate change, and youth involvement for the future.
The Front Range of the Rocky Mountains: An Environmental History, 1700-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
George H. Vrtis
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Georgetown University, 2005.
Gaining a Little Arctic Wisdom of My Own
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mosha Folger
Inuktitut, no. 97, Summer, 2005, pp. 43-47
Description
Commentary on the motives of some southern participants in an event to raise awareness for global warming.
Ganawenimaa nimamainan aki = Respect Our Mother Earth: A Kid's Environmental Activity Booklet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission]
Description
General environmental education resource with some references to the Lake Superior watershed.
Gold Mining on Mayan-Mam Territory: Social Unravelling, Discord and Distress in the Western Highlands of Guatemala
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Susana Caxaj
Helene Berman
Colleen Varcoe
Susan L. Ray
Jean-Paul Restoulec
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 111, June 2014, p. 50–57
Description
Examines the impact of mining operations on the health of an Indigenous community.
Governing Indigenous Knowledge? A Study of International Law, Policy, and Human Rights
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca C. Fan
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Essex, 2014.
Grade 1: Connections between People, the Land and Features in Their Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 3: Water the Gift of Life: Investigating Environmental Impacts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 5 Social Studies: People and Stories of Canada to 1867: A Foundation for Implementation
E-Books
Author/Creator
Renée Gillis
Ron Munro
Description
Modules: First Peoples, Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763), Fur Trade, and From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867).
The Great Maya Droughts in Cultural Context: Case Studies in Resilience and Vulnerability
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gyles Iannone
James Aimers
Jason Yaeger
Robert Griffin
Robert Oglesby ... [et al.]
Greener Social Constructions: Marie Lake, Fort Chipewyan, and the Alberta Oil Sands
Theses
Author/Creator
Scott Brodie
Description
Criminology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2014.
Greenland's Way Forward
Alternate Title
Arctic Frontiers Conference ; 8th, 2014
Arctic Frontiers Conference. Session III: Health, Environment, and Society
Humans in the Arctic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aleqa Hammond
Description
Keynote speech by the Prime Minister of Greenland.
Growing a Garden in Kakisa
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Melaine Simba
Andrew Spring
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 24-26
Description
Looks at two successful seasons of growing food and possible expansion of the garden.
Guatemala Tragedy Gets Little Attention
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, October 31, 2005, p. B1
Description
Hurricane Stan (2005), which affected mostly poor Indians and left hundreds dead and missing, occurred between two other natural disasters and virtually went unnoticed and poorly reported on.
A Guide to STS Problem Solving and Informed Social Action in Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
A Guide to Problem Solving and Informed Social Action in Indigenous Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ken Bryson
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Guide developed using The Science, Technology and Society (STS) Panels to provide awareness and solve community issues where the three meet.
Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives: Version 1.0 - September 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karletta Chief
Ann Marie Chischilly
Patricia Cochran
Preston Hardison
Kathy Lynn … [et al.]
Description
Guidelines based on two principles: "Cause No Harm" and "Free, Prior and Informed Consent". Included are guidelines for: Indigenous peoples and knowledge holders to ensure knowledge is protected in collaborations; agencies and researchers wanting to secure access and use traditional knowledges; and individuals reviewing grant proposals that incorporate Indigenous knowledge.
Related material: Annotated Bibliography: Examples of Traditional Knowledges in Climate Research
The Guise of Deliberation: A Rhetorical Criticism of Arguments in the Yucca Mountain Site Authorization Controversy
Theses
Author/Creator
Danielle Endres
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2005.
Habitat of Dogrib Traditional Territory: Place Names as Indicators of Biogeographical Knowledge
Alternate Title
Tłı˛chò Traditional Knowledge Reports. Series 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Allice Legat
Georgina Chocolate
Madelaine Chocolate
Sally Anne Zoe
Description
Republication with spelling updates for Tłı˛chò˛ (Dogrib) terms.
Hantavirus in Indian Country: The First Decade in Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Pottinger
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, Special Issue on Research Case Studies, 2005, pp. 35-56
Description
A report on the hantavirus reveals Native Americans are more exposed and susceptible to the disease than other Americans, largely due to poverty.
The Havasupai and Preservation: Canyons and Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Duran
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 43-54
Description
Focuses on the First Nation's relationship with the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Health and Settlement Implications of Parasites from Pacific Northwest Coast Archaeological Sites
Theses
Author/Creator
Rhonda R. Bathurst
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2005.
Health Disparities among Native Males: Cultural Approaches to Restoring Resilience
Alternate Title
[Patterns of Health and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 09]
[The Health of Men]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mose Herne
Description
Webcast of a presentation from Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium discussing the health of Native American and Alaska Native men.
Duration: 37:06.
Health Disparities and Toxicant Exposure of Akwesasne Mohawk Young Adults: A Partnership Approach to Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence M. Schell
Julia Ravenscroft
Maxine Cole
Agnes Jacobs
Joan Newman
Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 113, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 1826-1832
Description
Describes a research partnership between the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation and scientists at the University of Albany to address concerns about environmental contamination and potential health consequences, such as thyroid hormone function, social adjustment and schooling problems.
Herschel Island Qikiqtaryuk: A Natural and Cultural History of Yukon's Arctic Island
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marianne S. V. Douglas
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 300-302
Description
Book review of: Herschel Island Qikiqtaryuk edited by Christopher R. Burn.
Hilaup Aalannguqtirninganut Taiguuhiliqiniq=Terminology on Climate Change
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nunavut Department of Culture
Language
Elders and Youth
Nunavut
Nunavut Tunngavik
Historical Ecology of Cultural Keystone Places of the Northwest Coast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dana Lepofsky
Chelsey Geralda Armstrong
Spencer Greening
Julia Jackley
Jennifer Carpenter ... [et al.]
American Anthropologist, vol. 119, no. 3, September 2017, p. 448–463
Description
Describes methods and initial results for documenting history of cultural landscapes at three sites in British Columbia: Hauyat, Laxgalts’ap (Old Town) and Dałk Gyilakyaw (Robin Town).
History & Culture eBook
Alternate Title
[Mashantucket Pequot] History & Culture eBook
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
Holocene Shoreline Occupations and Water-level Changes at Lac Mégantic, Québec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brad Loewen
Claude Chapdelaine
Pierre J. H. Richard
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 29, no. 2, 2005, pp. 267-288
Description
Discusses shoreline problems in a site with a 12,000-year-long cultural sequence.
How Does the Media Portray Drinking Water Security in Indigenous Communities in Canada?: An Analysis of Canadian Newspaper Coverage from 2000-2015
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Lam
Ashlee Cunsolo
Alexandra Sawatzky
James Ford
Sherilee L. Harper
BMC Public Health, vol. 17, 2017, p. article no. 282
Description
Search performed in Windspeaker, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and National Post yielded 256 relevant results. Analysis of articles found limited coverage focused of government responses rather than preventative measures.
How to Assess Food Security From an Inuit Perspective: Building a Conceptual Framework on How to Assess Food Security in the Alaskan Arctic Progress Report to the 2014 General Assembly
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Circumpolar Council-Alaska
Description
Overview of project which gathered information from traditional knowledge holders to identify concepts and information needed to define Inuit food security and overarching drivers of security and insecurity.