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.
Nature's Memory: An Appraisal Strategy for Ontario Provincial Park Records - Algonquin Park as a Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Charlotte Woodley
Description
History (Archival Studies) Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg, 2006.
Near No Name Cove
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerah Chadwick
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, pp. 28-29
Description
A poem.
Needing Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susheila Khera
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, p. 171
Description
A poem about August in Alaska.
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.
Never Lose Sight
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sarah McNair-Landry
Description
Short documentary focuses on the problem of disposing of garbage in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Duration: 21:30.
The New Northern Policy Universe
Alternate Title
Art of the State Series ; 4
Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Thomas J. Courchene
F. Leslie Seidle
France St.Hilaire
Description
Chapter in book: Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North edited by Frances, Abele, Thomas J. Courchene, F. Leslie Seidle and Frances St. Hilaire. Suggests that in the face of climate change, northerners should have more control over their environment.
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
Theses
Author/Creator
Benedict J. Colombi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 2006.
Night Light
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Coray
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, p. 58
Description
A poem.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
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: An Economic Opportunity for First Nations' People
Alternate Title
SFM Network Research Note Series ; no. 51
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Catalina Solano-Rivera
Description
Explores how wildberries are a special type of non-timber forest product that have social, cultural and economic importance for the Gwich’in communities.
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 Entrepreneurship
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Katherine Walker
Description
Examines economic, social and environmental entrepreneurship in the North for small to medium-sized businesses.
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.
Nuclear Power in Saskatchewan ... The Case
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, p. 5
Description
Compares the pros and cons of nuclear energy by a representative of Bruce Power and a journalist from Eagle Feather News.
Article located by scrolling to page 5.
Oil and Gas Development in Western Siberia and Timan-Pechora
Articles » General
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
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 Industry and Reindeer Herding: The Problems of Implementing Indigenous Rights in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Theses
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.
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.
[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.
The Other Side of the Story: The Danish Public Procurement Policy on Timber and Wood Products
Articles » General
Author/Creator
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.
Out of the Shadow: Ecopsychology, Story, and Encounters with the Land
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tom J. Hillard
MELUS, vol. 34, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 194-196
Description
Book review of: Out of the Shadow: Ecopsychology, Story, and Encounters with the Land by Rinda West.
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.
Paleoeskimo Demography and Sea-Level History, Kent Peninsula and King William Island, Central Northwest Passage, Arctic Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur S. Dyke
James M. Savelle
Arctic, vol. 62, no. 4, December 2009, p. 371–392
Description
Discusses surveys of the Paleoeskimo sites including, common and uncommon dwelling features, the changes with elevation, environment, fauna resources, and social dynamics based on dwelling size.
Paleoindian Aggregation and Social Context at Bull Brook
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian S. Robinson
Jennifer C. Ort
William A. Eldridge
Adrian L. Burke
Bertrand G. Pelletier
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 3, July 2009, pp. 423-447
Description
Suggests that the Bull Brock site in Ipswich, Massachusetts was associated with communal hunting and a caribou drive. The site was a model that seemed to complement both environmental and social factors.
Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples Resistance to Globalization
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Priscilla Settee
Brady Boehmer
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 85-88
Description
Book review of: Paradigm Wars: Indigenous Peoples Resistance to Globalization edited by Jerry Mander and Victoria Tauli-Corpuz.
Pastoralism and The Challenges of Climate Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joseph Ole Simel
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Pastoralism, 2009, pp. 30-37
Description
Discusses pastoralism as a viable livelihood.
To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
Pausing Along the Journey: Learning Landscapes, Environmental Change, and Toponymy Amongst the Sikusilarmiut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Henshaw
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 43, no. 1, 2006, pp. 52-66
Description
Presents the initial results of a project being conducted on place-names in the Sikusilarmiut land use area of southwest Baffin Island.
People and Reindeer in a Changing Climate
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Philip Burgess
Description
Looks at EALÁT, a Reindeer Herders Vulnerability Network Study and project examining reindeer pastoralism of the Sami and climate change.
Duration: 35:34.
Perceptions of Health and Environmental Contamination on the Aamjiwnaang First Nation Reserve
Theses
Author/Creator
Kizzy Bedeau
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 2006.
A Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model for the Assessment of Infant Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants in Epidemiologic Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc-André Verner
Pierre Ayotte
Gina Muckle
Michel Charbonneau
Sami Haddad
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 117, no. 3, March 2009, pp. 481-487
Description
Contends that physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling is a useful tool in the assessment of exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in infants.
Plants and Peoples: French and Indigenous Botanical Knowledges in Colonial North America, 1600-1760
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher Michael Parsons
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2011.
Plumwood's Logic of Colonization and the Legal Antecedents of Wilderness
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna M. Reeves
Ethics & the Environment, vol. 14, no. 2, Fall, 2009, pp. 75-97
Description
Examines Plumwood's theory of the logic of colonization; looks at the philosophical analysis of Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion in the case of Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823); and explores the concept of wilderness in a new non-colonizing way.
Post Apocalyptic Vision and Survivance: Nuclear Writings in Native America and Japan
Theses
Author/Creator
Kyoko Matsunaga
Description
Focus on authors: Simon J. Ortiz, Leslie Marmon Silko, Marilou Awiakta, Gerald Vizenor.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2006.
The Potential Impact of the Medieval Climatic Anomaly on Human Populations in the Western Mojave Desert
Theses
Author/Creator
Jill Kathleen Gardner
Description
Anthropology and Ethnic Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2006.
Power, Culture, Economy Indigenous Australians and Mining
Alternate Title
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 30
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jon Altman
Robert Levitus
David F. Martin
Katherine Trebeck
Sarah Holcombe … [et al.]
Research Monograph (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
Power Lines: Urban Space, Energy Development and the Making of the Modern Southwest
Theses
Author/Creator
Todd Andrew Needham
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Michigan, 2006.