Teachers' and Principals' Perceptions of Citizenship Development of Aboriginal High School Students in the Province of Manitoba: An Exploratory Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Deer
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 110, September 20, 2010, pp. [1]-33
Description
Looks at citizenship education and the need for traditional Aboriginal ways of learning to be incorporated into the curriculum to provide practical experiences in citizenship development.
Teaching and Learning With Traditional Indigenous Knowledge in the Tall Grass Plains
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen J. Martin
James J. Garrett
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 289-314
Description
Looks at 2 projects, a summer study based on holistic learning and a medicine wheel garden project in support of an interdisciplinary approach to the natural sciences.
Thunder on the Tundra: Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of the Bathurst Caribou
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nic Larter
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 552-554
Description
Book review of: Thunder on the Tundra by Natasha Thorpe, Naikak Hakongak, Sandra Eyegetok and the Kitikmeot Elders.
Time and Eldership in Torrobo World View
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Ashdown
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 3, 2010, pp. 261-271
Description
Discusses the orientation to past, present and future time in the Ceremony of Eldership.
A Tla'amin Cultural Landscape: Combining Traditional Knowledge With Archaeological Investigation in Grace Harbour, Desolation Sound, B.C.
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Elizabeth Johnson
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2010.
Tobacco Ties: The Relationship of the Sacred to Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debby Danard Wilson
Jean-Paul Restoule
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010
Description
Discusses the way in which the tobacco contributes to Indigenous research methodology and examines how Indigenous research can draw upon Indigenous ways of knowing by connecting individuals with the spiritual and physical world.
Too Many Deaths: Decolonizing Western Academic Research on Indigenous Cultures
Theses
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Welford
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii, 2003.
The Torres Strait Islanders and the Pearling Industry: A Case of International Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeremy Beckett
Aboriginal History , vol. 1, no. 1, 1977, pp. 77-104
Description
Focuses on the community of Badu located on Thursday Island and role government played in regulating the pearling industry.
Toward Sustainable Development in the Circumpolar North
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Terry Fenge
Description
Looks at connections between Aboriginal self-determination, sustainable development, and use of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).
Traces of Past Sami Forest Use: An Ecological Study of Culturally Modified Trees and Earlier Land Use Within a Boreal Forest Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lars Östlund
Tysk Staffan Ericsson
Olle Zackrisson
Rikard Andersson
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 78-89
Description
Studies the effect of settlement on forest resources over a period of one hundred years in the Piteälven river valley in Sweden.
Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property: A Handbook on Issues and Options for Traditional Knowledge Holders in Protecting their Intellectual Property and Maintaining Biological Diversity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen A. Hansen
Justin W. VanFleet
Traditional Knowledge in Policy and Practice: Approaches to Development and Human Well-being
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bertus Haverkort
Coen Reijntjes
Marie Battiste
Stephen B. Kendie
Bernard Y. Guri ... [et al.]
Traditional Knowledge, Patents and the New Mechanisms (Part I)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shubha Ghosh
Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, vol. 85, no. 10, October 2003, pp. 828-833
Description
Discusses the debate over traditional knowledge in terms of ownership and control of resources, and the clash of cultures between developed and developing countries. The uses neem, basmati rice and turmeric are used as specific examples.
Traditional Knowledge, Patents, and the New Mercantilism (Part II)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shubha Ghosh
Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, vol. 85, no. 11, November 2003, pp. 885-924
Description
Explores the ramifications of the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in terms of intellectual property.
Traditional Medicine In Contemporary Contexts: Protecting and Respecting Indigenous Knowledge and Medicine
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawn Martin Hill
pp. 1-51
Description
Discusses how to conserve and utilize traditional medicine in a contemporary setting and includes recommendations from elders and healers.
Traditional Plant Knowledge of the Tsimshian: Unit Plan for Secondary Sciences, Social Studies, and Applied Skills
Alternate Title
Forests for the Future ; Unit 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Judy Thompson
Description
Recommended for: Science Grades 9-12; Resource Science (forests) Grades 11 and 12; Science and Technology Grade 11; Social Studies Grades 11-12; and Home Economics Grades 11-12.
Transformation and Aboriginal Literacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Gamlin
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 1, Advancing Aboriginal Language and Literacy, 2003, pp. 16-22
Description
Meaningful Aboriginal literacy encompasses a broad range of values as presented in this article.
Translation of Indigenous/Western Science Perspectives on Adaptive Management for Environmental Assessments
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Crawford
2010
Description
Describes the key concepts of Western science and the principles and processes of Adaptive Management. The paper also looks at the similarities and differences in Indigenous and Western science perspectives.
Tribal Theory in Native American Literature: Dakota and Haudenosaunee Writing and Indigenous Worldviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lucy Maddox
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 81-84
Description
Book reveiw of: Tribal Theory in Native American Literature: Dakota and Haudenosaunee Writing and Indigenous Worldviews by Penelope Myrtle Kelsey.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 81.
Tribes and Boundaries in Australia
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Niel Gunson
Aboriginal History , vol. 1, no. 2, 1977, pp. 184-185
Description
Book review of: Tribes and Boundaries in Australia edited by Nicolas Peterson.
To access review, scroll down to page 184.
True Stories Being Told
Alternate Title
Comment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Chartrand
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 11, November 2010, p. 6
Description
Comments on the changing views of Canadian history due to the writings of indigenous authors.
Article found by scrolling to page 6.
Two-Eyed Seeing: Building Cultural Bridges for Aboriginal Students
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Annamarie Hatcher
Cheryl Bartlett
Canadian Teacher, May 2010, pp. 14-17
Description
Looks at the challenges affecting performance of Aboriginal students and the benefit of using principles which combine both Indigenous and western perspectives in the classroom.
Two Native Americans Speak on Art Values and the Value of Arts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leona M. Zastrow
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 16, no. 3, May 1977, pp. [25-30]
Description
Expresses concern about disappearing traditional art skills and examines the role schools could play in reversing this trend.
Two-Spirited People and Social Work Practice: Exploring the History of Aboriginal Gender and Sexual Diversity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Alaers
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 63-79
Description
Examines the history of Aboriginal cross-gender roles and discusses approaches to improve the quality of social work practices by including traditional Aboriginal practices and worldviews.
Two Ways of Knowing: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Scientific Knowledge
Alternate Title
Forests for the Future ; Unit 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Veronica Ignas
Description
Includes explanation of the main features of the two knowledge systems and three brief case studies: Indigenous plant classification and nomenclature; pine mushroom industry in Northwestern BC; smallpox epidemic of 1862; and AIDS and its impact on Indigenous populations.
Recommended for Grade 8 Biology.
UN Steps Up Action on Traditional Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clare Kapp
Lancet, vol. 362, no. 9391, October 11, 2003, p. 1206
Description
Discussion of an agreement to increase efforts in protecting traditional knowledge and genetic resources.
Understanding Chronic Disease and the Role for Traditional Approaches in Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
Social Determinants of Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynda Earle
Description
Looks at diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease and holistic approaches to prevention.
Understanding Resilience Through Revitalizing Traditional Ways of Healing in a Kanien'kehá:ka Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Morgan Kahentonni Phillips
Description
Social and Cultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2010.
Unikkaartuit: Meanings of Well-Being, Sadness, Suicide, and Change in Two Inuit Communities
Alternate Title
Final Report to the National Health Research and Development Programs, Health Canada ; Project no.6606-6231-002
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael J. Kral
Description
Study demonstrates that family, kinship, communication, and traditional knowledge are essential to Inuit conceptions of well-being.
The Use of Joint Ventures to Accomplish Aboriginal Economic Development: Two Examples From British Columbia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeremy Boyd
Ronald Trosper
International Journal of the Commons, vol. 4, no. 1, February 2010, p. 36–55
Description
Looks at two joint ventures ability or inability to contribute the extra dimensions of development in forest management desired by Aboriginal communities.
Vaa Tseerii'in, Funny Gwich'in Stories and Games
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth Frank
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 40, no. 2, 2003, pp. 56-58
Description
Discusses how to uncover and work with traditional knowledge.
The Value and Diversity of Indigenous Archaeology: a Response to McGhee
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen W. Silliman
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 217-220
Description
Response to Robert McGhee's simplification and mischaracterization of Indigenous archaeology in a 2008 article, focusing on three main points of contention: insufficient sampling, caricature, and questionable treatment of colonialism and notions of "Aboriginalism".
The Value of a Polar Bear: Evaluating the Role of a Multiple-Use Resource in the Nunavut Mixed Economy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha Dowsley
Arctic Anthropology , vol. 47, no. 1, 2010, pp. 39-56
Description
Examines the social aspects of the mixed economy involving polar bears and how interconnected the monetary economy, subsistence economy, and cultural ideology are in Inuit society.
Varieties of Medical Treatment and Hierarchies of Resort in Johan Turi's Sámi Deavsttat
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas A. DuBois
Journal of Northern Studies , no. 1, 2010, pp. 9-43
Description
Looks at Johan Turi's books Sámi Deavsttat / Lappish Texts and Muitalus Sámiid Birra showing the changes in traditional healing practices.
The Victor Diamond Mine Environmental Assessment and the Mushkegowuk Territory First Nations: Critical Systems Thinking and Social Justice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel B. McCarthy
Graham S. Whitelaw
Leonard Tsuji
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 83-116
Description
Looks at the experiences of the Fort Albany First Nation during the Environmental Assessment process of the proposed Victor Diamond Mine and reflects on associated social justice issues.
Views of Traditional Ecological Knowledge [TEK] in Co-Management Bodies in Nunavik, Quebec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Polar Record, vol. 39, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 49-60
Description
Results of a survey of members of committees formed pursuant to the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement; three elements emerged: complex views of traditional knowledge, role of Inuit in attempting to shape the role of TEK in decision-making and need for financial support to collect TEK.
Voice of an Elder: Zhaawonde - Dawn of a New Day
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gordon Shawanda
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 1, 2010, pp. 22-39
Description
Presents some of the author's personal life experiences.
Volume 5B: Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge: Enbridge Northern Gateway Project
Articles » General
2010
Description
Provides the methodology and results of the Aboriginal traditional knowledge program undertaken by Northern Gateway Pipelines Limited Partnership. The objective of the program is to gain an understanding of and document traditional activities, project effects on traditional lands, and possible mitigation strategies.
Wasakechak Lives in Victoria: Book Review: Recovering Canada: The Resurgence of Indigenous Law by John Borrows
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Signa A. Daum Shanks
University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, vol. 61, no. 2, 2003, pp. 235-240
Description
Book review of Recovering Canada: The Resurgence of Indigenous Law by John Borrows.
Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing: a Theoretical Framework and Methods for Indigenous and Indigenist Re-search
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Martin
Booran Mirraboopa
Journal of Australian Studies, January 2003, pp. 203-218
Description
Asserts too much research being carried out is effecting Indigenous Australians and results in culture loss.
"We Were Recruited From The Warriors of Many Famous Nations," Cultural Preservation: U.S. Army Western Apache Scouts, 1871-1947
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul J. Barbone
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2010.
What is the Degree of Mātauranga Māori Expressed Through Measures Of Ethnicity?
Alternate Title
What Is the Degree of Matauranga Maori Expressed Through Measures Of Ethnicity?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shaun Awatere
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-14
Description
Study that looks at the link between Māori cultural identity and concern for the environment.
What Kind of Learning? For What Purpose?: Reflections on a Critical Adult Education Approach to Online Social Work and Education Courses Serving Indigenous Distance Learners
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Harpell Monty Montgomery
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 27-41
Description
Looks at online learning with a historical review of adult education & its lack of engagement with Indigenous knowledge. Also discusses need to create culturally sensitive technology designed to include Indigenous knowledge.
Wo(men) and Bears: The Gifts of Nature, Culture, and Gender Revisited
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Samantha Fox
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 3, 2010, pp. 285-287
Description
Book review of: Wo(men) and Bears: The Gifts of Nature, Culture, and Gender Revisited edited by Kaarina Kailo.
Working and Walking Together: Supporting Family Relationship Services to Work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families and Organisations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Secretariat of National Aboriginal & Islander Child Care Inc. (SNAICc)
Working for Postcolonial Legal Studies: Working With the Indigenous Humanities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Isobel M. Findlay
LGD- Law, Social Justice and Global Development, no. 1, Special Issue on Postcolonical Legal Studies, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the value of Indigenous law and knowledge in the context of social justice and international development.
Working With Youth: A Visioning Journey
Theses
Author/Creator
Verena Gibbs
Description
Integrated Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Athabaska University, 2010.
Worlds Into Words: The Technology of Language in Carter Revard’s Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ellen Arnold
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue in Honor of Carter Revard], Spring, 2003, pp. [32]-39
Description
Explores how the poet's work weaves "tribal" worldviews with those suggested by modern science.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
You Should Know That I Trust You: Indigenous Youth Speak on Adoption and Cultural Planning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeannine Carriere
Description
Views expressed by First Nations young people on cultural plans for adoption, and the importance of identity, family and community.