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Author/Creator
Sarah Elizabeth Weber
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.
Adapting to Impacts of Climatic Extremes: Case Study of the Kainai Blood Indian Reserve, Alberta: Limited Report
Alternate Title
SRC Publication ; no. 11899-6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Virginia] Wittrock
[Suren] Kulshreshtha
[Lorenzo] Magzul
[Elaine] Wheaton
Description
A report on the impact of droughts and floods on the Kainai Blood Indian Reserve with an emphasis on water resources.
Betsiamites Band Council, Route 138 and the Betsiamites Reserve, Public Edition, July 2008
Documents & Presentations
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Indian Claims Commission
Description
FILES CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED USING FIREFOX BROWSER. Consists of bilingual annotated index, historical documents, maps, correspondence/letters, Band Council documents and final reports relating to the Band's claims alleging that reserve lands taken for highway use were never surrendered to Canada and/or transferred to the Province of Quebec. Commissioners include: Sheila G. Purdy and Alan C. Holman. [These files were created and compiled by the ICC and provided to the Indigenous Studies Portal in 2009 to make widely available in online format.]
The Capacity of Montreal Lake, SK to Provide Safe Drinking Water
Theses
Author/Creator
Pierre Mathieu Lebel
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2008.
Climate Change and Water: Impacts and Adaptations for First Nations Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Assembly of First Nations Environmental Stewardship Unit
Description
Looks at the projected climate change impacts to water resources and identifies possible adaptation strategies for those First Nations communities to cope with those changes.
Culture Clash: Ojibwe Identity in Erdrich's Tracks
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lauren Cotham
Reason and Respect, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-9
Description
Review essay of book:Tracks by Louise Erdrich with focus on three main characters loss of cultural heritage.
First Nation Elders Who Use Wheeled Mobility: An Exploration of Culture and Health
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Author/Creator
Lindsay Croxall
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
First Nations and Adaptive Water Governance in Southern Ontario, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas Dyck
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2017.
Focuses on the Six Nations of the Grand River, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.
First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study: Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from the Atlantic Region 2014
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
William Batal
Description
Study involves five components: household interviews collecting information on dietary patterns, lifestyle and general health status; environmental concerns and food security; sampling traditional foods for contaminants; sampling water for trace metals; hair sampling for mercury; and surface water sampling for pharmaceuticals
First Nations Lag Behind in Connectivity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 8, no. 7, April 04, 2008
Description
Discusses the need for better connectivity to First Nations reserves, such as telephone lines,underground cables, and cellphone towers to provide Internet and other communication services.
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Regional Longitudinal Health Survey 2002/03: Environmental Health Impact Assessment Survey: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
FNQLHSSC [First Nation of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission] Research Department
Description
Topics included external environment, housing and infrastructure, nutrition, employment and economic development, education, justice and safety, health and social services, identity, and governance.
Geography and the Rule of Law in the Making of Two American Indian Reservations: A Geographic Study of Law as a Social System
Theses
Author/Creator
Frank Clinton Shockey
Description
[Law?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2008.
Getting Connected: Improving Online Distance Education for Rural and Remote First Nations
Theses
Author/Creator
Milan Aleksandar Pavlica
Description
Public Policy Project (MPP)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Lessons Learned through Community-Engaged Planning
Alternate Title
Manuscript 1338
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert J. Patrick
Laura Machial
Kendra Quinney
Len Quinney
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Looks at a community project to get safe drinking water through source water protection and water management.
National Inuit Position Paper Regarding the CCME Canada-Wide Strategy For the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Environment Canada's Proposed Regulatory Framework for Wastewater
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ken Johnson
Description
A review of the strategy and the framework show a lack of research in science, applied science and social science.
Negotiated Spaces: Work, Home and Relationships in the Dene Diamond Economy
Theses
Author/Creator
Virginia Valerie Gibson
Description
Mining Engineering Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.
One Flea-Bitten Gray Horse: Women, Horses, and Economy on the Yakama Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
T. Robert Przeklasa
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 5-29
Description
Authors use bills of sale for horses from 1909-12 as primary documents to explore the roles women on the Yakima reservation played in their nation’s economy and their resistance to conforming to Western or Christian gender roles.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
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Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
State of Knowledge on Environmental Health Issues for First Nations
Alternate Title
State of Knowledge on Environmental Health Issues for First Nations: Food Security, Water Quality, Indoor Air Quality, and Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tara Marsden
Description
Presents information about the First Nations Environmental Health Innovation Network and discusses issues such as: food security, water quality, indoor air quality, and knowledge transfer and exchange.
Working With an Aboriginal Community to Understand Drinking Water Perceptions and Acceptance in Rural New South Wales
Alternate Title
Article 4
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fidelis G. Jaravani
Peter D. Massey
Jenni Judd
Kylie A. Taylor
Jason Allan ... [et al.]
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-29
Description
Study looks at the Walhallow Aboriginal community's water supply and their decision to drink rainwater.