University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, April 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Looks at flow of foodstuffs between Hudson's Bay Company men and the James Bay Cree who lived near the Fort. Argues that traders were consistently reliant upon provisions supplied by Indigenous trappers, hunters, and fishers.
Health Promotion International, vol. 32, no. 5, October 2017, pp. 808-817
Description
Project involved exploring state of current networks, creating a Facebook page, organizing volunteer opportunities, and surveying workshop participants regarding knowledge and interest in traditional foods.
Includes discussion of friction in the East coast fishery and issues in post-secondary education, interviews with leaders from the Prairies, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories, and commentaries. Also includes statistics from survey of Canadian's attitudes about important Aboriginal issues.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 63-81
Description
Discusses the experiences of members of the Hamilton-Halton Animal Liberation Team (HALT) while demonstrating in support of Haudenosaunee-negotiated hunting rights in Short Hills Provincial Park in Ontario which are being protested against by local property owners and animal rights activists.
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."
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 41, no. 2, 2004, pp. 238-250
Description
Discusses the emergence of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) as a guiding principle that may influence wildlife management policy in the Territory of Nunavut.
Briefly defines rights, explains rights of Status and Non-Status Indians and Métis people, and discusses conservation, public and safety rules, and where to get help if charged with a harvesting offence. Information specific to British Columbia.
Third edition.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 56, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 30-39
Description
Article examines the aspects of the fur trade that led to the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) building Hudson House; describes the day to day life in the HBC’s second trading post, and the way residents interacted with surrounding communities.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 30.
Authors examine how traditional Indigenous knowledge might be integrated into knowledge-production and governance structures in the Norwegian and Finish Atlantic Salmon fisheries. Article advocates for using the Näätämö co-management project as an example of best practice in Arctic Environmental governance.
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Ford
Barry Smit
Description
Comments on the changing climatic conditions that have increased the exposure of the community to climate related risks and the resulting coping strategies used by Inuit communities.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.
Risk Analysis: An International Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, August 2004, pp. 1007-1018
Description
Results show little downside economically or nutritionally when replacing some "country food" with food from other sources, but few have actually altered their lifestyle perhaps because of the high value placed on the traditional economy.
Scoping literature review investigates current state of knowledge, gaps in knowledge/understanding, existing baseline data and methodologies of interest.
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 133-156
Description
Study explores the role of rural women in the farming and gathering of indigenous vegetables, and the impact of the shift to consumption of modern, less nutritious varieties. Research examines benefits of cultivating and consuming traditional vegetables, and identifies barriers to increased production.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Speaking For Ourselves, Fall, 1992
Description
Discusses the protest of Spain's 500 years celebration and the boarding of a Columbus expedition to demand an apology for mass cultural genocide. The article also discusses two projects - one for fishing and one to protect the environment.
Northern Review, no. 47, Dealing with Resource Development in Canada's North, August 03, 2018, pp. 3-8
Description
Editorial introduction to the issue on Northern resource development, discusses history of Northern resource extraction practices and Indigenous perspectives around those practices. Examines contemporary discourses surrounding extractive resource practices in the North and ties issue articles to this discussion.
Researchers work with Inuit Elders and hunters in Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven) on Qikiqtaq (King William Island) in order to document and share Uqsuqtuurmiut (people of Uqsuqtuuq) knowledge of caribou movements, hunting, and habitat, as well as the importance of caribou for community diets, livelihoods, and cultural practices.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
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.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 4, Fall, 2018, pp. 454-487
Description
Article explores the unique structure of land tenure developed within the Penobscot Nation; this dual land system allowed for both private lots and land held in commons, it also allowed married Indigenous women to own property in the 1800s.