Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 142-163
Description
Based on analysis of transcripts of Hirsekorn case in which judges had to render a decision on the Métis identity of the accused and his membership in a rights-holding Métis community.
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, vol. 9, no. 2, 2008, pp. 77-92
Description
Discusses Sami's traditional, co-operative style of reindeer husbandry and challenges faced by herders trying to maintain this system in a cash-driven economy.
Aboriginal Rights Litigation, Negotiation, and Practice among the Metis of BC: Community Perspectives on Creating Legal Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kerry Sloan
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 48-86
Description
Case developed requirement that s. 35 rights be vested in "historic" communities (existed before European control) and there must be continuity with present-day communities. Author interviewed 23 people about problems with application of the decision in three cases: Howse, Nunn, and Willison.
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.
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 167-185
Description
Study employs the Arctic Social Indicators (ASI) framework to assess the health of six communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). Indicators assessed include: health and population, material well-being cultural vitality, closeness to nature, education, and fate control.
As part of development of community-based participatory muskox health surveillance system, interviews were conducted with local muskox experts about the human-wildlife context.
Les Inuit du Labrador à la chasse : Modèles saisonniers, techniques et animaux tels qu’ils apparaissent dans les carnets anciens des frères Moraves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thea Olsthoorn
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 125-149
Description
Author gathers and studies accounts from the journals of Moravian settlers in Labrador; written between 1771 and 1778 these accounts contain depictions of seal and caribou as prey animals, information on when the Inuit hunted these animals and the techniques they used, and clues that suggest transformation between human and nonhuman beings.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-22
Description
Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security.
Les désignations des oiseaux en yupik sibérien : Que peuvent nous dire les noms d’oiseaux sur les transitions linguistiques et cognitives ?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Igor Krupnik
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, 2017, pp. 179-213
Description
Author examines recorded names for birds in the language of the Yupik; finds a strong correlation between the imposition of Russian language and schooling and the loss of Yupik bird names and the traditional knowledge contained therein.