Alternate Title
Comment Corbeau a marqué le territoire alors que la Terre était nouvelle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 215-241
Description
Examines the role and actions of Raven in Yup’ik creation narratives and traditional stories; and how those stories are recorded in the place names and understandings of the land.
Illiniavugut Nunami : Learning from the Land : Envisioning an Inuit-Centered Educational Future
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane Obed
Description
Atlantic Canada Studies Thesis (MA) -- Saint Mary's University, 2017.
In Deeper Waters: Indigenous, Gendered Approaches to Sustainability
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura Hall
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
Increased Mortality Among Indigenous Persons in a Multisite Cohort of People Living With HIV in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita C. Benoit
Jamie Younger
Kerrigan Beaver
Randy Jackson
Mona Loutfy ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 2, 2017, pp. e169-e175
Description
Uses the Indigenous Health Epidemiology Model to compare the mortality rate between Indigenous peoples.
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 Intangible Cultural Heritage: Towards an Indigenous Approach to Canadian Heritage Management and Planning
Theses
Author/Creator
Julia Catherine Marie Stevens
Description
Planning Thesis (MES)--University of Waterloo, 2017.
Indigenous Knowledge of Biological Resources and Intellectual Property Rights: The Role of Anthropology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen B. Brush
American Anthropologist, vol. 95, no. 3, New Series, September 1993, pp. 653-671
Description
Anthropology has been key to the definition and description of Indigenous knowledge and in the debate over the application of intellectual property rights to culturally specific information.
Indigenous Perspectives of Ecosystem-based Management and Co-governance in the Pacific Northwest: Lessons for Aotearoa
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai
Jonathan Timatanga Kilgour
Amy Whetu
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 69-79
Description
Case studies of Marine Plan Partnership for the Pacific North Coast and the Great Bear Initiative and discussion of how principles involved might apply in the New Zealand context.
Indigenous Research Methods: A Systematic Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra S. Drawson
Elaine Toombs
Christopher J. Mushquash
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-27
Description
Looks at peer reviewed literature by Indigenous scholars and proposed new methods for ethical research.
Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Western Science for Optimal Natural Resource Management
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Serra Jeanette Hoagland
IK: Other Ways Of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-15
Description
Reviews the two knowledge systems and suggests using the Wampum Theory to achieve sustainable natural resource management moving forward.
Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge and Bioprospecting: Searching for Efficient Balance of Rights
Theses
Author/Creator
Aman Gebru
Description
Juridical Sciences Thesis (JSD)--University of Toronto, 2017.
"Intratribal Cooperation and Communications: Is Consensus Possible?"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard M. Wheelock
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, Fall 2017, p. [?]
Description
Looks at a continued shared peoplehood and common ground between the individual and mass society.
Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natale Zappia
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 1-8
Description
Introduction to special issue on Indigenous food sovereignty.
Invasive Species, Indigenous Stewards, and Vulnerability Discourse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Kyle Whyte
Darren Ranco
Jodi Brandt
Emily Blackmer
Braden Elliott
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 201-223
Description
Looks at how Indigenous peoples are preparing for, responding to, and adapting to environmental changes in their territories. Study involved online survey of 106 individuals, most of whom were employed by Indigenous nations to carry out natural resource and environmental management.
It Sometimes Speaks to Us: Decolonizing Education by Utilizing Our Elders' Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2017.
Joe McAuley Remembers: "Today Everything Is Different"
Articles » General
Description
Joe McAuley of Cumberland House remembers the past and comments on the differences between trapping in his youth and trapping as an elder. One picture: Joe outside.
Joe Morin: "I Told Myself I Shouldn't Have Come"
Articles » General
Description
Joe Morin reflects on northern lifestyles from fishing to buying goods. One picture: Joe Morin outside.
Joe Sylvester Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joe Sylvester
Jocelyn Keeshig
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Joe Sylvester where he gives an account of Indian medicine; legends concerning migration of Algonquin Indians; the role of elders; of the deterioration of reservation conditions following World War II; the religious significance of the number "four"; views on welfare and its role in disrupting traditional Indian values; and a legend about the origin of the drum.
Learning from Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nadia Wheatley
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 243-256
Description
Article describes the author’s experience of learning Indigenous principles of education and adapting them for use with student living in different environments; advocates for a wholistic pedagogical approach to education.
Living in Time Immemorial. Concepts of "Time" and "Time Immemorial": Why Aboriginal Rights Theory is Problematic in the Courts and Around the Negotiating Table
Theses
Author/Creator
Helen E. Stone
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1993.
The Mataatua Declaration on Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Commission on Human Rights, Sub-Commission of Prevention of
Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Working Group on Indigenous Populations 19-30 July 1993
Alternate Title
International Conference on the Cultural & Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples ; 1st, 1993
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First International Conference on the Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Description
Conference held to discuss significant issues including Indigenous knowledge, biodiversity, biotechnology, environmental management, arts, music, language, and spiritual and cultural issues.
Medicine Wheels: Tools of Adaptation in Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Society
Theses
Author/Creator
Lee Christian Grigas
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1995.
Mite Achimowin (Heart Talk): First Nations Women Expressions of Heart Health Study
Alternate Title
Voices from the Field Podcast Series ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lorena Fontaine
Annette Schultz
Lisa Forbes
Description
Transcript of podcast series, Voices from the Field, Episode 4.
Provides perspectives of First Nations women regarding heart health.
Full podcast.
Mite Achimowin (Heart Talk): [First Nations Women Expressions of Heart Health Study]
Alternate Title
Voices From the Field Series ; 4
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Lorena Fontaine
Annette Schultz
Lisa Forbes
Description
Podcast provides perspectives of First Nations women regarding heart health.
Duration: 14:35.
Full Transcript.
Mohawk Airwaves and Cultural Challenges: Some Reflections on the Politics of Recognition and Cultural Appropriation After Summer of 1990
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Roth
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 18, no. 3, [Crossing Borders: Issues in Native Communications], [Summer], 1993, pp. [315-331]
Description
Examines the phone-in community radio service of Kahnawake in light of the confrontational summer of 1990.
Moondani Yulenj: An Examination of Aboriginal Culture, Identity and Education: Artefact and Exegesis
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Peters
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Swinburne University of Technology, 2017.
More Than Just Flesh: The Arts as Resistance and Sexual Empowerment
Theses
Author/Creator
Camille Usher
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2017.
Native American Tribalism: Indian Survivals and Renewals
E-Books
Author/Creator
D'Arcy McNickle
New Resources on Indigenous Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 78-83
Description
Bibliography of new publications on Indigenous knowledge.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Nyungar of Southwestern Australia and Flinders: A Dialogue on Using Nyungar Intelligence to Better Understand Coastal Exploration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Len Collard
Clint Bracknell
David Palmer
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-16
Description
Authors revisit archival records relating to the exploration of what is now Western Australia, with a focus on drawing out the places where the record shows the role of the Nyungar people in the exploration of the coast, and the Indigenous Knowledge share with explorers.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Participatory Action Research in Native Communities: Cultural Opportunities and Legal Implications
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tony Hoare
Chris Levy
Michael P. Robinson
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1993, pp. 43-68
Description
Examines the viability of participatory action research (PAR) as a tool for collecting Indigenous knowledge evidence for use in negotiation and litigation of land claims and related issues.
La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide).
Text in French.
Plain Talk 18: First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 18
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Briefly explores the Indigenous concept of holistic lifelong learning from an Aboriginal perspective.
Plants and Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Protect and Promote Your Culture: A Practical Guide to Intellectual Property for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Begoña Venero Aguirre
Hai-Yuean Tualima
Description
Discusses key features of intellectual property protection, copyright, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, protection against unfair competition, and trade secrets. Includes examples from various countries around the world.
Public Health Politics in Nunvik Health Care: Shared Concepts, Divergent Meanings
Theses
Author/Creator
Josee G. Lavoie
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 1993.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Moses Dirks
Julia Sargent
Tracy Stewart
Suanne Unger
Description
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
Reset and Redefine: Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) and the Rise of Indigenous Games
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maize Longboat
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 170-179
Description
Author critically engages the format and storytelling devices within the videogame Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) and discusses how this and other digital platforms can be used to build understanding and counter stereotypes and misinformation about Indigenous peoples.
Resilience and Rebellious Memory Loops: Further Musings of an American Indian Ethnoecologist
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Enrique Salmón
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 127-132
Description
Author of Eating the Landscape discusses how resilience theory can explain the relationship between traditional knowledge and adaptive change to ecological circumstances.
Returning the People to the Circle: An Overview on Overcoming the Fracturing of American Indian Communities
Alternate Title
Western Social Science Association Meeting, San Francisco, April 12-15, 2017
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, Fall 2017, p. [?]
Description
Provides suggestions for repairing fractured communities: reinstating traditional inclusiveness, help to heal tribal member from historical trauma and destructive behaviors, renew traditional knowledge, support tribal development and inclusive communication.
A Review of The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Herman A. Peterson
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 74-76
Description
Book review of: The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology by Steve Pavlik.
Rivers, Fish and the People: Tradition, Science, and Historical Ecology of Fisheries in the American West
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joshua L. Reid
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 136-137
Description
Book review of: Rivers, Fish and the People by Pei-Lin Yu.
Roots of Inquiry Learning: Teaching and Learning in Traditional Aboriginal Pedagogy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John W. Friesen
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Defines inquiry learning and looks at the steps of traditional education in First Nations societies.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 119: Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 119 contains a transcript of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina, Saskatchewan. This sitting of the Commission includes presentations groups concerned with social services and policy; economic development; cultural preservation and relations; the treaty rights of Urban Indians and Metis federally and provincially; housing; employment; and the justice system.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 123: The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 123 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This portion includes presentations of groups concerned with veterans, the disabled and seniors, housing, child welfare and language preservation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 132: Opening Prayer, Drum Ceremony, Opening comments by Moderator John Stiffarm
Documents & Presentations
Description
The file contains an opening prayer, drum ceremony, and opening comments by Moderator John Stiffarm for the Youth Circle sitting held by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, Tuesday, May 25, 1993, at the Lethbridge Lodge, Ballroom A, Lethbridge, Alberta. Following a sweetgrass ceremony, opening prayer, and drum ceremony, Moderator John Stiffarm discusses the significance of the ceremony and the circle hearing, as well as its' format. Commissioner Georges Erasmus also makes some brief remarks on the sitting's format.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Evening Session Round Table on Education/Youth
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an Evening Session Round Table Discussion on Education and Youth Issues from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Canadore College, Weaver Auditorium, North Bay, Ontario, Tuesday, May 11, 1993. File contains discussions on Secondary School Issues, Post-Secondary Issues, and Adult Education. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.