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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.
Gender and Indigenous Peoples
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Woman
Secretariat of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Ingenious Issues
Description
Briefing notes present key issues/challenges and implications of a gender perspective.
Gene Related to the Metabolism of Nutrients in the Kola Sami Population
Alternate Title
Metabolic-Related Genes in Kola Sami
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Kozlov
Svetlana Borinskaya
Galina Vershubsky
Eugeny Vasilyev
Vasily Popov
Maria Sokolova
Ekaterina Sanina
Nina Kaljina
Dmitry Rebrikov
Dmitry Lisitsyn
Nilolay Yankovsky
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 1, 2008, pp. 58-68
Description
Study findings suggest that environment and lifestyle conditions could have influenced certain gene frequencies.
Geopiracy: The Case Against Geoengineering
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ETC Group [Action Group on Erosion
Technology and Concentration]
Description
Discusses the ramifications of attempting, through the use of technology, to repair damage to the earth's systems already caused by technology.
George Bush May Not Like Black People, But No One Gives a Dam about Indigenous Peoples: Visibility and Indianness after the Hurricanes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Richard King
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Locations Post-Katrina: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster, 2008, pp. 35-42
Description
Looks at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the stark racial inequalities and class disparities in plain sight within the United States.
A Glimmer of Hope: A Review of Recent Works on the Relations between Indigenous Peoples and Settler Society
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Keith Smith
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 219-229
Description
Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller.
Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land by Hans M.
Global Indigenous Health Research Symposium Report: Papers and Presentations: Directions and Themes in International Indigenous Health Research 2008
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nancy Edwards
Susanna Rance
Violeta Montellano Loredo
Ritsuko Kakuma
Philippa Bird ... [et al.]
Global Transitions: Implications for a Regional Social Work Agenda
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mason Durie
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2010, pp. 1-9
Description
Discusses the challenges facing the social work profession.
Good Practices Guide: Success in Building and Keeping an Aboriginal Mapping Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER)
Description
Profiles various mapping practices that lead to success when implementing geomatics programs in Canada.
A Green Economy for the Red Man
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dustin Twin
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 11, February 2010, pp. 12-13
Description
Discusses how green economic development can preserve cultural and traditional values of First Nations people.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Greeting Grey Owl
Images » Photographs
The Beaver, vol. 87, no. 6, p. 62
Description
Photograph of Grey Owl, Ronald Schmidt, a Mountie and a crew from the National Film Board.
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.
Guardians
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
Aqqaluk Lynge
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples, Summer, 2008
Description
Looks at the concerns indigenous peoples around the world have over global warming and the contributions that have been made to lessen the damage.
A Guide to Involving Aboriginal Peoples in Contaminated Sites Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
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.
Haida Marine Planning: First Nations as a Partner in Marine Conservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russ Jones
Catherine Rigg
Lynn Lee
Ecology and Society, vol. 15, no. 1, Privilege to Fish, 2010, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) initiative which may result in improved protection of Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) waters for future generations, greater Haida participation in management decisions, and increasing emphasis on sustainability of both local fisheries and communities.
The Health of First Nations Children and the Environment: Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations Environmental Stewardship Unit
Description
Looks at concerns of exposure to physical, biological, chemical and radiological hazards on children and the unborn..
Heart of the Yukon: A Natural and Cultural History of the Mayo Area
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dave Mossop
Northern Review, no. 29, Northern Research Institute: Fifteen Years of Building Yukon Research Capacity, Fall, 2008, pp. 187-188
Description
Book review of: Heart of the Yukon edited by Lynette Bleiler, Christopher Burn, and Mark O'Donoghue.
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).
Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Sandlos
Northern Review, no. 32, Spring, 2010, pp. 201-203
Description
Book review of, Home is the Hunter: The James Bay Cree and Their Land by Hans M. Carlson.
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 Well is Co-management Working?: Perspectives, Partnerships and Power Sharing Along the Way to an Indigenous Protected Area on Girringun Country
Theses
Author/Creator
Melanie Zurba
Description
Natural Resource Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, 2010.
Human Impacts on Amazonia: The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation and Development
E-Books
Author/Creator
Darrell Addison Posey
Michael J. Balick
John Hemming
Nancy Leys Stepan
Charles R. Clement ... [et al.]
Hunters at the Margin: Native People and Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dorothee Schreiber
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 402-404
Description
Book review of: Hunters at the Margin: Native People and Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories by John Sandlos.
Hunters at the Margin: Native People and Wildlife in Conservation in the Northwest Territories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kent H. Redford
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 38, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 520-522
Description
Book review of: Hunters at the Margin: Native People and Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories by John Sandlos.
"I'm the Son of the Oliero"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jaroslaw Derlicki
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 3, 2010, pp. 272-282
Description
Examines how the traditional activities of the Yukaghirs are determined by the landscape they inhabit and how their identity has managed to survive because of these traditional activities.
Ice Blink: Navigating Northern Environmental History
Alternate Title
Canadian History and Environmental Series ; no.7
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jonathan Peyton
Andrew Stuhl
Marionne Cronin
Tina Adcock
Liza Piper ... [et al.]
The Identification of Hafting Adhesive on a Slotted Antler Point From a Southwest Yukon Ice Patch
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Helwig
Valery Monahan
Jennifer Poulin
American Antiquity, vol. 73, no. 2, April 2008, pp. 279-288
Description
Comments on one of the oldest and best-preserved artifacts, a slotted antler point, discovered in southwestern Yukon.
The Image of an Indian in Sherman Alexie's Collection of Short Stories "Ten Little Indians" and Leslie Marmon Silko's Novel "Ceremony"
Theses
Author/Creator
Ligita Fejertiene
Description
English Philology Thesis (M.A.)--Vilnius Pedagogical University, 2008.
Impact and Benefit Agreements: Are They Working?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jason Prno
Ben Bradshaw
Dianne Lapierre
Description
Discussion on the effectiveness of a number of agreements negotiated directly between mineral resource developers and Aboriginal communities in support of three northern Canadian diamond mines.
The Impact of the Rubber Boom on the Indigenous Peoples of the Bolivian Lowlands (1850-1920)
Theses
Author/Creator
Frederic Vallvé
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Georgetown University, 2010.
The Impacts Of Climate Change On The Health And Well-being Of The Peoples Of Whitefish River First Nation, Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Mahisha Sritharan
Description
Environmental and Urban Change Major Paper (MEUC)--York University, 2017.
Impacts of Place and Social Spaces on Traditional Food Systems in Southwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Tait Neufeld
Chantelle A. M. Richmond
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 93-115
Description
Study shows urban mothers experience greater challenges than those residing on a reserve.
Improving Human Health in the Arctic: The Expanding Role of the Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan J. Parkinson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 69, no. 3, 2010, pp. 304-313
Description
Discussion of the role of the Arctic Human Health Expert Group (AHHEG), including identifying human health priorities in the Arctic.
In Deeper Waters: Indigenous, Gendered Approaches to Sustainability
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura Hall
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
In the Eyes of the Beholder: Understanding and Resolving Incompatible Ideologies and Languages in US Environmental and Cultural Laws in Relationship to Navajo Sacred Lands
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon Milholland
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 34, no. 2, 2010, pp. 103-124
Description
Provides examples of contradictory concepts in the laws affecting the management of Indigenous sacred lands.
Ina Makoce Daca Yusbemakina: Identifying Environmental Impacts and Changes Within Alberta's Isga Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Misty Faith Potts-Sanderson
Description
Environment and Geography Thesis (M.E.)--Univeristy of Manitoba, 2010.
Increasing the Sustainability of a Resource Development:
Aboriginal Engagement and Negotiated Agreements
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Fidler
Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 233-244
Description
Looks at Aboriginal participation in mine development and how more inclusive social and environmental development models can support a more equitable and sustainable development. Uses the Galore Creek Project as a case study.
Scroll down to read article.
Increasing Wildfire in Alaska's Boreal Forest: Pathways to Potential Solutions of a Wicked Problem
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
F. Stuart Chapin
Sarah F. Trainor
Orville Huntington
Amy L. Lovecraft
Erika Zavaleta
David C. Natcher
et al.
BioScience, vol. 58, no. 6, June 2008, pp. 531-540
Description
Describes the effects of global warming on the wildfire regime and indigenous communities in Alaska.
Indian Life on the Upper Missouri
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lew Richards
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 3, Issue 271, 2010, p. 32
Description
Book review of: Indian Life on the Upper Missouri by John C. Ewers.
Indian Trails, Military Roads, and Waterwheels: Cultural and Ecological Transformations at Glen Lake, New York
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Edward Derby
Description
Cultural Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Syracuse University, 2008.
Indigenization in the Time of Pipelines
Alternate Title
Weweni Indigenous Scholars Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chelsea Vowel
Description
Thoughts about Indigenization and the need to return to relationships.
Duration: 42:59.
Indigenous and Western Environmental Resource Management: A Learning Experience With the Laitu Khyeng Indigenous Community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
Jebunnessa Chapola
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 52-80
Description
Focuses on everyday practices and traditional experiences within Indigenous regions.
Indigenous Communities and Biodiversity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yoko Watanabe
Description
An account and analysis of the scope, content and depth of Indigenous communities’ involvement with Global Environment Facility (GEF) projects.
Indigenous Community Based Participatory Research and Health Impact Assessment: A Canadian Example
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roy E. Kwiatkowski
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 31, no. 4, July 2010, pp. 445-450
Description
Examines the reasons why Indigenous community engagement is important due to climate change and discusses barriers to western-based health impact assessment and Indigenous traditional knowledge integration.
Indigenous Community Governance Project: Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ANU (Australian National University) College of Arts and Social Sciences
Description
Focuses on material dealing with Australia. Sub-divided by topic and current as of 2008.
Indigenous Design: Emerging Gifts
Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Johnpaul Jones
Description
Author speaks on the influences on his work as well as indigenous ancient architectural sites and his contemporary projects.
Duration: 54:53.
Indigenous Empowerment: The Pebble Mine and Environmental Justice in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Verner Wilson
Description
Examines how the Pebble partnership and government regulatory regimes are addressing the environmental health and justice concerns that include potential impacts of mining operations on air and water quality, water supply, aquatic life and the welfare of the Indigenous people.
Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper (Food Secure Canada) ; 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Louise Lyman]
Description
Discusses such topics as food systems, pillars of food sovereignty, access to food, and protection of food sources and production.