Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Huet
James D. Ford
Victoria L. Edge
Jamal Shirley
Nia King ... [et al.]
BMC Public Health, vol. 17, 2017, p. article no. 578
Description
Study conducted in Iqaluit, Nunavut concluded that food insecurity is a critical issue, with one-third of households with children experiencing food insecurity.
Food Security and Mining in Nunatsiavut
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Suzanne Mills
Johanna Tuglavina
Deborah Simmons
Russell Claus
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 39-41
Description
Comments on Statistics Canada data reporting 42% of adult Inuit in Nunatsiavut had experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months.
From Clan to Kwéan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization
Alternate Title
From Clan to Ḵwáan to Corporation: The Continuing Complex Evolution of Tlingit Political Organization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas F. Thornton
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 167-194
Description
Examines Tlingit politics in Alaska and the link between Indigenous political systems and ecological factors.
Growing a Sustainable Community From Our Roots: Mohawk Experiences in Sustainable Housing - The Kanata Healthy Housing Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Katsitsaronkwas Jacobs
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 3, no. 1, Special Issue on Sustainability, Summer, 2002, pp. 21-23
Description
Discusses the experiences surrounding the development in a Mohawk community of 7,000 people near Montreal, Quebec.
A Guide to STS Problem Solving and Informed Social Action in Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
A Guide to Problem Solving and Informed Social Action in Indigenous Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ken Bryson
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Guide developed using The Science, Technology and Society (STS) Panels to provide awareness and solve community issues where the three meet.
Highlights Report: RAIC International Indigenous Architecture and Design Symposium
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC)
Description
Overview of presentations from four sessions: Kora Sessions from Aotearoa New Zealand; Respecting the Land and Identities; Creating Consensus and Engagement; and Indigenous Design: Tools, Methods and Processes.
How Does the Media Portray Drinking Water Security in Indigenous Communities in Canada?: An Analysis of Canadian Newspaper Coverage from 2000-2015
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Lam
Ashlee Cunsolo
Alexandra Sawatzky
James Ford
Sherilee L. Harper
BMC Public Health, vol. 17, 2017, p. article no. 282
Description
Search performed in Windspeaker, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and National Post yielded 256 relevant results. Analysis of articles found limited coverage focused of government responses rather than preventative measures.
I Dream of Yesterday and Tomorrow: A Celebration of the James Bay Cree
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Boult
Brian Craik
Jennifer Latham
Andrew Orkin
Boyce Richardson
Geoff Quaile
Andrew Webster
"In Common With All Citizens": Sportsmen, Indians, Fish, and Conservation in Oregon and Washington
Theses
Author/Creator
Timothy Mark Rawson
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oregon, 2002.
In Deeper Waters: Indigenous, Gendered Approaches to Sustainability
Theses
Author/Creator
Laura Hall
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
Indian Given: Racial Geographies Across Mexico and the United States
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Emilio Del Valle Escalante
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 111-112
Description
Book review of: Indian Given by Maria Josefina Saldaña-Portillo.
Indigenization in the Time of Pipelines
Alternate Title
Weweni Indigenous Scholars Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chelsea Vowel
Description
Thoughts about Indigenization and the need to return to relationships.
Duration: 42:59.
Indigenous Food Insecurity in Canada: An Analysis Using the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Theses
Author/Creator
Melissa Subnath
Description
Epidemiology and Biostatics Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.
Indigenous Geographies: Research as Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy Smithers Graeme
Erik Mandawe
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples -Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-19
Description
Discusses how research in a community based Indigenous project reflected personal stories of reconciliation.
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: From Victims to Change Agents through Decent Work
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gender
Equality and Diversity Branch
Green Jobs Programme
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.
The Indigenous World 2001/2002
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marianne Lykke Thomsen
Mette Uldall Jensen
Eva Josefsen
Mattias Åhren
Leif Rantala ... [et al.]
Indigenous World 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shankar Limbu
Albert K. Barume
José Aylwin
Johan Strömgren
Olga Murashko .. [et al.]
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.
Intersections of Indigenous and Environmental History in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lianne C. Leddy
The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 83-95
Description
Examines issues related to decolonizing research in relation to industrial and mining project impacts on Indigenous communities.
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.
Inuit Symbolism of the Bearded Seal
Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
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.
"It's huge in First Nation culture for us, as a school, to be a role model": Facilitators and Barriers Affecting School Nutrition Policy Implementation in Alexander First Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kris Murray
Alexander Research Committee
Anna Farmer
Katerina Maximova
Noreen Willows
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Comments on the importance of school nutrition policies to create a healthy learning environment for students and how to go about doing so.
It's Time To Again Be One With Nature
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, October 28, 2002, p. B1
Description
Advocates that to address climate change, western opinions about nature should align more closely to Aboriginal philosophies.
A Land Not Forgotten: Indigenous Food Security and Land-Based Practices in Northern Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
Courtney W. Mason
Michael A. Robidoux
Joseph LeBlanc
Kristin Burnett
François Haman ... [et al.]
Learning about Walking in Beauty: Placing Aboriginal Perspectives in Canadian Classrooms
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Renee Abram
Nora Allingham
David Anderson
Robin Buyers
Jacqueline Moore Daigle .... et al.]
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.
Linking Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and Western Science in Natural Resource Management: Conference Proceedings
Alternate Title
SIFERP series ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeanette Armstrong
Dick Cannings
Fred Fortier
Lauretta Prince
Ken Lertzman ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses perspectives regarding natural resources and working toward common principles of sustainability based on Indigenous and western approaches.
Mars Project Brings Space Program to Nunavut Youth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 5, September 2002, pp. 30-31
Description
Reports on the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS), which simulates a mission to Mars on Devon Island.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.
A Missense Mutation (R565W) in Cirhin (FLJ14728) in North American Indian Childhood Cirrhosis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pierre Chagnon
Jacques Michaud
Grant Mitchell
Jocelyne Mercier
Marion Jean-Francois
et al.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 71, no. 6, December 2002, pp. 1443-1449
Description
Study concludes that a single gene mutation causes North American Indian Childhood Cirrhosis, a distinct and severe form of familial cholestasis, which occurs in aboriginal children in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec.
Muskox Land: Ellesmere Island in the Age of Contact
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
G. Hattersley-Smith
Arctic, vol. 55, no. 3, September 2002, pp. 302-3
Description
Book review of: Muskox Land by Lyle Dick.
Native American Issues in Early Childhood Education
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Guy W. Jones
Sally Moomaw
Description
Chapter one in book: Lessons From Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms by Guy W. Jones, Sally Moomaw.
Native Studies 10
E-Books
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Learning
Description
Saskatchewan Learning Curriculum Guide.
Negotiating Space: Geographies of the British Columbia Treaty Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Marian Hyndman
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2002.
Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet across Indian Country
Alternate Title
Indigenous Confluences
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marisa Elena Duarte
Never Alone: (Re)Coding the Comic Holotrope of Survivance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Lee Brown
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 22-44
Description
Article examines the use of gaming and other communication technologies as strategies for resistance, survivance and cultural resurgence; discusses practices of re/mapping, kinship-making and relationality.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
New Media Cultures: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian New Media
E-Books
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Non-Timber Forest Products: Indigenous Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Livelihood Security in West Suriname
Theses
Author/Creator
Tim van den Boog
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
La Nuit Inuit: Éléments de Réflexion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Guy Bordin
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, Inuit and Qallunaaq Perspectives: Interacting points of view, 2002, pp. [45]-70
Description
Compares historical writings about the Inuit and the effect of the long periods of darkness and the actual Inuit attitudes and perceptions.
Text in French.
Nutrient Content of School Meals in Elementary Schools on American Indian Reservations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Story
Patricia Snyder
Jean Anliker
Leslie Cunningham-Sabo
Judith L. Weber
Kim Ring
Harrison Platero
Elaine J. Stone
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 102, no. 2, February 2002, pp. 253-256
Description
Study examines foods provided in school to see if they meet the standards of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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.
Oil and the Iñupiaq: Linking Industry and Education at Iļisaġvik College
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pearl Kiyawn Brower
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 4, Oil and Indian Country, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Comments on college programming designed to support industry jobs.
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.
Osteogensis Imperfecta Type VII: An Autosomal Recessive Form of Brittle Bone Disease
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. M. Ward
F. Rauch
R. Travers
G. Chabot
E. M. Azouz
L. Lalic
P. J. Roughley
F. H. Glorieux
Bone, vol. 31, no. 1, July 2002, pp. 12-18
Description
Reports on the clinical, radiological, and histological features of four children and four adults with the disease.
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Paddling Together: Co-Governance Models for Regional Cumulative Effects Management
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Clogg
Gavin Smith
Deborah Carlson
Hannah Askew
Description
Includes case studies of co-management models from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Florida.
Politics and Demography in a Contact Situation: The Establishment of the Giles Meteorological Station in the Rawlinson Ranges, West Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurent Dousset
Aboriginal History , vol. 26, 2002, pp. [1]-22
Description
Looks at socio-demographic changes to Aboriginal groups in the area due to the founding of the station.