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Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project
Description
Lesson plans for K-12 in the areas of: English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Physical Education. Includes some instructional videos.
Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006: Inuit Health and Social Conditions
Alternate Title
Analytical Paper (Statistics Canada) ; no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Heather Tait
Across Australia ... From Health Worker to Health Worker
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rae Mick
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, December 1978, pp. 32-34
Description
Describes the, 'bush' foods and medicinal choices available to Aboriginal people before widespread European influence appeared in the Australian outback.
American Aboriginals Diversified World's Diet
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, June 27, 2008, p. A11
Description
Delves into Indigenous contributions to the world's diet.
Anishinaabe Prophecy: Communities Must Choose The Green Path for Food, Energy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona LaDuke
Tribal College Journal of American Education Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Native Green, Winter, 2008, pp. 60-61
Description
Author suggests that Native Americans should start a tribal food sovereignty by growing native fruits and vegetables.
Arctic Food Security
Alternate Title
Occasional Publication Series (Canadian Circumpolar Institute) ; no. 58
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gérard Duhaime
Nick Bernard
Sophie Thériault
Ghislain Otis
Christopher Furgal ... [et al.]
"Berry Patch" As a Kind of Place - The Ethnoecology of Black Huckleberry in Northwestern Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Trusler
Leslie Main Johnson
Human Ecology, vol. 36, no. 4, 2008, pp. [553]-568
Description
Study examined the characteristics of several berry patches where the Gitksan and Wet’suwet’en of Northwestern British Columbia had used landscape burning as a tool for plant management.
"The Bloody Moose Got up and Took off": Talking Carefully About Food Animals in a Northern Athabaskan Village
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas McIlwraith
Anthropological Linguistics, vol. 50, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 125-147
Description
Presents four stories of moose pursuits to show that care is always required when talking about food animals.
Butchering and Stone Tool Function
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phillip L. Walker
American Antiquity, vol. 43, no. 4, October 1978, pp. 710-715
Description
Experiments regarding obsidian tools with different edge treatment for meat processing.
Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.1: Iiyiyiu Aschii, 2003: Food Habits, Physical Activity, and Body Weight
Alternate Title
Cree Health Survey 2003
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bertrand Nolin
Carole Blanchet
Elena Kuzmina
Centeotzintli: Sacred Maize, a 7,000 Year Ceremonial Discourse
Theses
Author/Creator
Roberto Garcia Rodriguez
Description
Mass Communications Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008.
Conceptualizing Food Security for Aboriginal People in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elaine M. Power
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 99, no. 2, March/April 2008, pp. 95-97
Description
Discusses how public health must take full account of the traditional food practices of Aboriginal people including the harvesting, sharing, and consumption of country and traditional foods.
Coping With Starvation and Deprivation in Moose Factory, 1882-1902: Cree-HBC Interdependence as Revealed in the Moose Factory HBC Records
Alternate Title
Papers of the 39th Algonquian Conference
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Cecil Chabot
Description
Looks at the need to import provisions to feed the growing population.
Chapter from Papers of the 39th Algonquian Conference edited by Karl S. Hele, Regna Darnell.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2019-2020
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada
Description
Measures cost of nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from 2011 to March of 2020.
COVID-19 – Price Trends in Nunavik During the Public Health Crisis in the Spring of 2020
Alternate Title
Nunivaat Analytics ; 2021 (1)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statistics on price index for all products and prices indices for major product categories, selected non-perishable and selected food products, fruit and vegetables, baby products, and butter.
Cutting And Cooking Caribou... Feast At Wollaston
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gill Gracie (photographer)
Department Of Northern Saskatchewan (photographer)
Description
The Great Caribou Feast was held at the community's school in February with great success. Page one: two pictures of cutting up caribou meat. Page two: one picture of caribou processing, one picture of community residents. Page three: two pictures of caribou being cooked, one picture of it being eaten.
Decolonizing Diet: Healing by Reclaiming Traditional Indigenous Foodways
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monica Bodirsky
Jon Johnson
CuiZine, vol. 1, no. 1, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Argues that stories about food gathering and recipes have become ways to revitalize food knowledge, cultural integrity, and community and therefore are necessary when healing trauma from colonization.
Development of a Coastal Community Climate Change Action Plan for Arviat, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Darren Thomas
Description
Natural Resource Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2008.
Dietary Assessment of Indigenous Canadian Arctic Women with a Focus on Pregnancy and Lactation
Alternate Title
Dietary Assessment of Canadian Arctic Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter R. Berti
Rula Soueida
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 4, September 2008, pp. 349-362
Description
Argues that special attention should be required for inadequacies of magnesium, zinc, calcium, folate, and vitamins E, A and C during pregnancy.
Dietary Intake and Development of a Quantitative Food-Frequency Questionnaire for a Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Chronic Diseases in Canadian First Nations in North-Western Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sangita Sharma
Xia Cao
Joel Gittelsohn
Lara S. Ho
Elizabeth Ford ... [et al.]
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 11, no. 8, August 2008, pp. 831-840
Description
Sample consisted of 129 Oji-Cree and Ojibway men and women between 18 and 80 years of age who resided on remote and semi-remote reserves.
Dietary Patterns in the Population Living in the Sámi Core Areas of Norway: The Saminor Study
Alternate Title
Dietary Patterns in the Sami Population
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Magritt Brustad
Christine L. Parr
Marita Melhus
Eiliv Lund
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 1, 2008, pp. 84-98
Description
Results based on 12,000 subjects indicate five distinct dietary patterns influenced by life-style factors.
Dietary Transition and Contaminants in the Arctic: Emphasis on Greenland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jens C. Hansen
Bente Deutch
Jon Øyvind Odland
Circumpolar Health Supplements, no. 2, 2008
Description
Describes the process which led to a review of the possible aggravating effects of pollutants on lifestyle-related metabolic disorders.
"Eating for Outsiders": Cancer Causation Discourse Among the Iñupiat of Arctic Alaska
Alternate Title
Alaska Native Discourse on Cancer Causation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joslyn Cassady
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 67, no. 4, 2008, pp. 374-383
Description
Argues for culturally appropriate prevention and detection programs and understanding of the power relationships in which policies and recommendations are made.
Environmental Influences on Physical Activity and Diet of Woodland Cree Women in Northern Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Brenda Gail Bruner
Description
Kinesiology Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.
Factors Associated with Food Insecurity Among Women in a Small Indigenous Canadian Arctic Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Lauren Gabrielle Goodman
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2008.
Feast: Growing Indigenous Food Tourism in Ontario
Alternate Title
Indigenous Food Tourism: Standards and Best Practices Checklist
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trevor Jonas Benson
Caroline Morrow
Camilo Montoya-Guevara
James Arteaga
Description
Explains the development and key features of a five-year strategic plan designed to increase business opportunities in the sector.
Related material:
Indigenous Food Tourism: Standards and Best Practices Checklist.
Films
Articles » General
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, September 1978, pp. 50-52
Description
Provides reviews of 2 short films from a series of 14 films that range from 5 to 13 minutes in length.
The Flavours of the Indigenous: Branding Native Food Products in Contemporary Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotte Craw
Sites, vol. 5, no. 1, New Series, 2008, pp. 41-62
Description
Using examples of commercial packaging, investigates why connections to Aboriginality might be considered desirable when branding and marketing foods which are native to the continent.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Food Policy: The Native Women's Association of Canada Engagement Results
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)
Description
Purpose of project was to inform development of Canadian Government's National Food Policy, which focused on four themes: access of affordable foods; improving health and food safety; conserving soil, water, and air; and growing more high-quality food. Reports on results gathered from roundtable discussion, grassroots engagement sessions and social media and online survey.
Food-Related Behavior, Physical Activity, and Dietary Intake in First Nations - A Population at High Risk For Diabetes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lara Ho
Joel Gittelsohn
Sangita Sharma
Xia Cao
Margarita Treuth ... [et al.]
Ethnicity and Health, vol. 13, no. 4, September 2008, pp. 335-349
Description
Concludes that diabetes prevention programs should focus on improving physical activity and dietary intake by looking at the needs of the specific risk group.
Food Security in Northern and Isolated Communities: Ensuring Equitable Access to Adequate and Healthy Food for All: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Jamie Schmale
Sylvie Bérubé
Gary Anandasangaree
Jaime Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
Based on information gathered through 38 witness testimonies, eight meetings and 10 written briefs, report discusses causes of food insecurity, effects of climate change and food degradation, the Nutrition North Canada program, and the need for government support of community-based solutions.
"June 2021, 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session".
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.
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.]
High Mercury Levels in Indian and Inuits (Eskimos) in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clarence T. Charlebois
Ambio, vol. 7, no. 5/6, Toxics and Their Control: A Special Issue , 1978, pp. 204-210
Description
Examines mercury levels in fish and game, contamination compensations, and levels in excess of 200 ppb among Canadian Aboriginal peoples.
Indigenous Knowledge and Our Connection to the Land
E-Books
Author/Creator
Isaac Day-Murdoch
Description
Lesson plans which can be used with a variety of grades.
Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition Transition in a Right to Food Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Siri Damman
Wenche Barth Eide
Harriet V. Kuhnlein
Food Policy, vol. 33, no. 2, April 2008, pp. 135-155
Description
Argues that government policies are actually speeding the move away from traditional foods and contributing to the subsequent increase in chronic disease.
Indigenous Voices Indigenous Places, 2008
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Places, 2008
Description
2008 Edition contains:
The Marae in New Zealand - the Resource Centre of the Māori World by Turoa Royal.
Our Playground: The Waitohu Stream by Rachael Selby.
Guardian of the Waitohu Stream: An Interview with George Gray by Pātaka Moore.
Tracing of Old Settlements and Place Names in a Sea Sámi Region by Marit B.
Inuit Women, Decision-Making and Contaminants
Theses
Author/Creator
Joanna Kafarowski
Description
Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2008.
Jimmy Meneen Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jimmy Meneen
Roger Nanooch
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Meneen, aged 83, describes the difficulties of life when he was a child learning to trap in the bush; tells of the Indians' understanding of the treaty.
Kukiuqatingnga = Cook with Me
Alternate Title
Tanngungitchuat Uqauhingat Tatqiqhiutaa 2021 Nunaaqhiqpak ikaaqhaaqlugu = Indigenous Languages Month 2021 Regional Recipe Book
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Northwest Territories
Description
Recipes from across the Northwest Territories
Land Claims and Resistance to the Management of Harvester Activities in Nunavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas K. Suluk
Sherrie L. Blakney
Arctic, vol. 61, no. 5, Supplement 1, 2008, pp. 62-70
Description
Discusses Inuit harvesters’ expectations of their land claims that influence their current resistance to ocean co-management within the Kivalliq (formerly Keewatin) region of Nunavut.
Learning About Food in the Community
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Shelley
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, no. 3, September 1978, pp. 48-49
Description
Brief informational article regarding the rapid lifestyle changes that have impacted Aboriginal Australians and how food stores can assist them to make appropriate nutritional decisions.
Learning from the Land: Resources and Stories from K-12 Schools to Support Engagement with Indigenous Plants and Pedagogy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Public Health Association of British Columbia (PHABC)
Description
Includes description of the Harvest4Knowledge, Indigenous Foodscapes, Local Foods to School programs in British Columbia and five lesson plans.
Life is Good ... Winter Has Left Us, Finally
Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2008, p. 5
Description
Looks at the tradition of planting gardens, the demise of this tradition, and random acts of kindness.
Article located by scrolling to page 5.
Lillian Nahdee Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lillian Nahdee
Burton Jacobs
Patricia Soney
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discusses various storekeepers on Walpole Island and the burning of the council hall.
Métis Cookbook and Guide to Healthy Living
E-Books
Author/Creator
Métis Centre
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
2nd edition.
Métis Traditional Food Number 1
Alternate Title
Métis Gathering
Métis Traditional Food #1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S)
Canadian Geographic Education
Description
Lesson plan for Grades 1-4 involves students learning about bannock, fried Saskatoon berries, and goose, making bannock, and Michif words associated with cooking and food.
Métis Traditional Food Number 2
Alternate Title
Métis Traditional Food #2
Métis Gathering
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teri Thrun
Description
Lesson plan for Grades 4-7 involves students learning and speaking Michef words associated with food and cooking, learning about bannock, fried Saskatoon berries, and goose, and making bannock.
Moving to the City from the Reserve: Perceived Changes in Food Choices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Brown
Corinne Isaak
Christine Lengyel
Rhona Hanning
James Friel
Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 3, Winter, 2008, pp. 1-16
Description
Explores the eating experiences, and use of traditional foods of Aboriginal adults who have moved to an urban community.