Theses
Author/Creator
Mary B. Kenny
Description
Forestry and Forest Environment Thesis (M.Sc.F.)--Lakehead University, 2000.
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.
On-Screen Protocols & Pathways: A Media Production Guide to Working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities, Cultures, Concepts and Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Nickerson
Description
Intent is to provide decision-making guidelines for communities, content creators, funding bodies, and industry partners; share best practices; educate industry about cultural practices; and encourage informed, respectful dialogue by participants in productions.
On the Importance of Language: Reclaiming Indigenous Place Names at Wasagamack ᐘᕊᑲᒪᕁ First Nation, Manitoba, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Veronica Wojtuszewska
Description
Natural Resources Thesis (MNRM)--University of Manitoba, 2019.
On the Way to Decolonization in a Settler Colony: Re-introducing Black Feminist Identity Politics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristie Dotson
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 190-199
Description
Discusses black feminist identity politics as an intersectional space and practice of resistance to settler colonialism. Author argues that these politics resist the erasure of Indigenous ways of knowing in North America by settler societies seeking to complete the project of colonization.
Operation Water Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Description
Collection of K-12 thematic units and lesson plans which focus on Aboriginal culture and perspectives on water and water quality issues faced by reserves.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in BC
Alternate Title
Our Sacred Land: Indigenous Peoples' Community Land Use Planning Handbook in British Columbia
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Beringia Community Planning Inc.]
Description
Related Material:
Toolkit Resources.
Pacific Salmon in the Rapidly Changing Arctic: Exploring Local Knowledge and Emerging Fisheries in Utqiaġvik and Nuiqsut, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Carothers
Todd L. Sformo
Shelley Cotton
John C. George
Peter A.H. Westley
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019 , pp. 273-288
Description
Authors explore the emergence of new salmon fisheries in the Arctic by examining data collected in interviews with 41 active fishermen and Elders between 2010 and 2013. Findings show discrepancies regarding the abundance, but clear evidence of new fisheries.
Perceiving the Environment in Finnish Lapland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tim Ingold
Terhi Kurttila
Body & Society, vol. 6, no. 3-4, November 2000, pp. 183-196
Description
Looks at how the Sami see their environment and their life experiences with the weather.
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.
Photo Vignette – T’łisalagi’ lakw School, ‘Yalis (Alert Bay), BC, early days
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dara Culhane
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 45-47
Description
Describe the creation and early years of the independent school created by Kwakwaka’wakw parents on ‘Namgis First Nation territory; discusses inclusion of cultural and traditional teachings, and its evolution as one of the longest running independent schools in the province.
Photo Vignette – Whale Watching, Salish Style
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 27-29
Description
Author shares a personal story as a means of teaching about cross-cultural relationships.
Phytochemical Discovery of Antifeedant, Antimicrobial and Antimalarial Principles
Theses
Author/Creator
Semir Omar
Description
Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2000.
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.
Plastic Shamans and Astroturf Sun Dances: New Age Commercialization of Native American Spirituality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Aldred
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, June 1, 2000, pp. 329-352
Description
The exploitation of Indigenous spiritual traditions described in context of New Age movement as a "consumerist movement."
The Politics of Making Traditional Knowledge Law: Texts, Talk and Theories of Indigenous Engagement
Theses
Author/Creator
Louise Buckingham
Description
Law Thesis (JD)--University of New South Wales, 2018
Postcolonial Ledger Drawing: Legal Reform
Alternate Title
Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
James (Sakej) Youngblood Henderson
Description
Chapter 12 of: Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision, edited by Marie Battiste.
The Price of a Gift
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anne Waters
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Fall, September 1, 2000, pp. 657-658
Description
Book review of: The Price of a Gift: A Lakota Healer's Story by Gerald Mohatt and Joseph Eagle Elk.
The Process of Mi'kmaq Community-Based Development: A Case Study of the Bear River Mi'kmaq Npisunewawti'j (Medicine Trail) Project
Theses
Author/Creator
Lindiwe MacDonald
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (M.E.S.)--Dalhousie University, 2000.
Promoting or Protecting Traditional Knowledges? Tensions in the Resurgence of Indigenous Food Practices on Vancouver Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan K. Muller
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 4
Description
Discusses food sovereignty and Indigenous ways of knowing with an eye to the conflict between promoting knowledge for the sake of resurgence and running the risk of subjecting knowledges, resources and communities to exploitation, criminalization and over-harvesting.
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.
Protecting the Arctic: Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Survival
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Milton M. R. Freeman
Arctic, vol. 53, no. 2, June 2000, pp. 194-5
Description
Book review of: Protecting the Arctic by Mark Nuttall.
Public Resource Management and Inuit Toponymy: Implementing Policies to Maintain Human-Environmental Knowledge in Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Lynn Peplinski
Description
Environment and Management Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2000.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Curriculum Developers
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Asma-na-hi Antoine
Rachel Mason
Roberta Mason
Sophia Palahicky
Carmen Rodriguez de France
Description
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Leaders and Administrators.
Front-line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors.
Teachers and Instructors.
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.
Rakekée Gok'é Godi: Places We Take Care Of
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Sahtu Heritage Places and Sites Joint Working Group
Description
Presents recommendations of working group regarding the protection and preservation of heritage places and sites of the Sahtu Dene and Metis.
Re/searchers as Co-Learners: Life Narratives on Collaborative Re/search in Aboriginal Communities
Alternate Title
Adult Education Research Conference ; 2000
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Heather Castleden
Denise Kurszewski
Description
Authors discuss their experiences while conducting research in communities and how this opportunity leads to increased awareness of ethical considerations.
Reclaiming Indigenous Voice and Vision
E-Books
Author/Creator
James (Sákéj) Youngblood Henderson
Robert Yazzie
Poka Laenui (Hayden F. Burgess)
Leroy Little Bear
Bonnie Duran ... [et al.]
Reclaiming Our "Universal Spiritual Heritage": Resurgence and Renewal of Indigenous Epistemology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John R Lovell
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, 2019, pp. 91-118
Description
A comparative study on Indigenous spirituality in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Reconciliation and Canada’s Overdose Crisis: Responding to the Needs of Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Lavalley
Shelda Kastor
Jenna Valleriani
Ryan McNeil
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 50, December 17, 2018, pp. E1466-E1467
Description
Authors note that the current drug overdose crisis disproportionately affects Indigenous people as a result of a legacy of colonialism, racism and intergenerational trauma; argue that reconciliation with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples must include dismantling structural conditions which produce drug-related harms, and that current harm-reduction models must integrate Indigenous cultural values.
Recovering our Roots: The Importance of Salish Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Traditional Food Systems to Community Wellbeing on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.
Theses
Author/Creator
Mitchell Rose Bear Don't Walk
Description
Environmental Sciences Thesis (MSc) -- University of Montana, 2019.
Recovery and Resistance: The Renewal of Traditional Spirituality among American Indian Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karren Baird-Olson
Carol Ward
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 1-35
Description
Examines stories of healing and resistance to the cultural denigration experienced by women of the Northern Cheyenne, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux reservations.
Reflections on Métissage as an Indigenous Research Praxis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Burke
Rheanna Robinson
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 150-157
Description
Authors discuss the possibilities and limitations inherent in their use of Métissage—assemblage through mixing, blending—as a research method in their PhD studies.
Refracting the State through Human-Fish Relations: Fishing, Indigenous Legal Orders and Colonialism in North/Western Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoe Todd
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 60-75
Description
Considers Aboriginal worldviews around the relationships humans have with, and the responsibilities they have to non- or more-than-human entities as a framework for environmental activism, opposition to resource extraction, and government regulation. Asserts that a re-examination of the way that humans connect to our non-human relations is necessary for survivance.
The Regenerated Chacra of the Kichwa-Lamistas: An Alternative to Permaculture?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeremy L. Caradonna
Frederique Apffel-Marglin
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 13-24
Description
Compares Western permaculture theory and methods to the agroforestry-based food cultivation practices of the Indigenous people of the Peruvian Upper Amazon.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire for Children and Families = Giitwaami-zaka'aman Manidookaadeg Ishkode: Giniijaanisimaanig zhigwa Gidinawenaaganag onji
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sun Lodge Village
Peguis Child and Family Services
Garry McCorrister (Ogimaa Kinew)
Dwayne McCorrister (Giizis Ininew)
Louise McCorrister (Piitwan Aki Doog)
Maurice Brubacher (Mkode-Binesi-Nini) ... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2018, p. 4
Description
Links to a video that describes the programming which creates opportunities for families to participate in ceremonial and land-based ways of knowing and healing.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire...
Duration: 21:19
Rekindling Traditions: Cross-Cultural Science & Technology Units (CCSTU) Project
Alternate Title
Rekindling Traditions: Cross-Cultural Science & Technology Units
Stories from the Field: Experiences and Advice from the Rekindling Traditions Team
[McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 51]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Glen Aikenhead
Gloria Belcourt
Morris Brizinski
David Gold
Keith Lemaigre ... [et al.]
Description
Project focuses on integrating Indigenous knowledge of science and technology into the Saskatchewan provincial science curriculum.
Includes links to teacher guide, summary, minutes of meetings, and stories from the field.
Relationships, Not Records: Digital Heritage and the Ethics of Sharing Indigenous Knowledge Online
Alternate Title
The Routledge Companion to Media Studies and Digital Humanities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kim Christen
Description
Author examines historical and contemporary issues that arise in when Indigenous knowledges are digitized and shared; articulates a framework for relational practices for institutions engaging with Indigenous communities.
Excerpt from The Routledge Companion to Media Studies and Digital Humanities
Renegotiating the Past: Contemporary Tradition and Identity of the Comox First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Frank Everson
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2000.
Representations of Indigenous Knowledges in Secondary School Science Textbooks in Australia and Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Ninnes
International Journal of Science Education, vol. 22, no. 6, June 2000, pp. 603-617
Description
Examines the approach taken to minority group knowledges in two recently published sets of junior secondary science texts, with a specific focus on the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge into the texts.
Research and Indigenous Librarianship in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Lee
Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol. 5, April 11, 2019
Description
Article aims to better inform academic librarians on the issues surrounding research in Indigenous communities and with Indigenous people. Provides strategies for avoiding harm when working with Aboriginal peoples, and reminds researchers that successful projects must include an in-depth understanding of Indigenous protocols, values, and epistemologies.
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.
Residency Programs Grapple with new Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Requirement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 25, June 25, 2018, pp. E778-E779
Description
Article discusses the basis for and challenges of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s upcoming mandate that all residency programs implement a cultural safety training component.
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.
Resurgence and Reconciliation: Indigenous-Settler Relations and Earth Teachings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Asch
James Tully
John Borrows
Aaron Mills
Gina Starblanket ... et al.
Rethinking Environmental Science Education from Indigenous Knowledge Perspectives: An Experience with a Dene First Nation Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Kumar Datta
Environmental Education Research, vol. 24, no. 1, 2018, pp. 50-66
Description
Examines the importance and implications of land-based approach and discusses how this particular community has taken control of programs, gained leadership in wisdom traditions and taught respect for the land and its inhabitants.
Return of the White Buffalo: A Heuristic Study of Native American People Transcending Cultural Genocide
Theses
Author/Creator
Lonza R. "Bo" Pagans
Description
Transpersonal Psychology: Indigenous People's Healing and Spiritual Methodology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Union Institute Graduate College, 2000.
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.