E-Books
Author/Creator
Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda
Nwabisan Budaza
Ngowenani Nina Nohayi
Ruhiza Jean Boroto
Patrick-Moise Mulengera Baha'okwibale
Compilation and Synopsis of Literature on the Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples in the Northwest Territories Concerning Dolly Varden
Alternate Title
Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ; 3177
E-Books
Author/Creator
T. Byers
J.D. Reist
C.D. Sawatzky
Confluence: Water as an Analytic of Indigenous Feminisms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne Barker
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism, 2019, pp. 1-40
Description
A discussion of Indigenous feminist politics and the relationship between Indigenous women and water using the Flint water crisis and NoDAPL action at Standing Rock to illustrate.
Connecting on Country: Closing the Digital Divide for First Nations Students in the Age of COVID-19
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
World Vision Australia
The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
Description
Discusses the nature and scale of the problem of lack of internet access in remote communities, which caused greater issues during the pandemic as schools closed ,and possible solutions; concludes with five recommendations.
Contemplating Remote Presence Technology for Culturally Safe Health Care for Rural Indigenous Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tanya Holt
Gregory Hansen
Veronica McKinney
Ivar Mendez
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 31-33
Description
Examines the capacity of remote presence robotic technology to overcome barriers of time and distance in providing paediatric health care in rural and remote Aboriginal communities.
Contemporary Use of Bark For Medicine By Two Salishan Native Elders of Southeast Vancouver Island, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Turner
Richard J. Hebda
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 29, no. 1, April 1990, pp. 59-72
Description
Violet Williams and Elsie Claxton provide researchers with information about bark medicines from twenty-three species.
A Convoy of Northwest Police on the March - Sketch. - 1885.
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of a convoy of Northwest Police on the march.
Copy of illustration: "Escape of the McKay family through the ice to Prince Albert"
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Grip Printing & Publishing (staff artist)
Description
A copy of illustration: "Escape of the McKay family through the ice to Prince Albert", from souvenir number of CANADIAN PICTORIAL & ILLUSTRATED WAR NEWS, 4 Jul 1885. It depicts Metis rowing boat through ice as his wife and children huddle in back. McKay was a farm instructor near Battleford. Incident described p.21.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2018-2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada
Description
Shows cost in communities eligible for the Nutrition North Canada program. Amounts are estimates of what it cost to feed family of four a healthy diet for one week.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2019-2020
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada
Description
Measures cost of nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from 2011 to March of 2020.
COVID-19 – Price Trends in Nunavik During the Public Health Crisis in the Spring of 2020
Alternate Title
Nunivaat Analytics ; 2021 (1)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statistics on price index for all products and prices indices for major product categories, selected non-perishable and selected food products, fruit and vegetables, baby products, and butter.
"The Darkest Tapestry": Indian Residential School Memorialization at the Keeping Place Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Amber DVA Johnson
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2021.
Diachronic and Cultural Variations in Chukchi Ethnobotany
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olga Belichenko
Valeria Kolosova
Kevin Jernigan
Maria Pupyninai
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 315-340
Description
Highlights the results of interviews with Chukchi people about the local plants they collect and their various uses.
Digital Directions: Towards Skills Development and Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in the New Economy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tata Consultancy Services
Description
Discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by Indigenous businesses as a result of economic shifts created by changes in technology.
Digital Ethics and Reconciliation: Digital Ethics Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karine St-Onge
Description
Report offers 26 recommendations for library staff and researchers seeking to decolonize their services in regards to collaborative research with Indigenous communities, the products of that research, and previously acquired archival materials. Multiple case studies included; majority are Canadian, but also includes cases from Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, and the United States.
Digital Inclusion and Wellbeing in New Zealand
Alternate Title
Motu Working Paper ; 19-17
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Arthur Grimes
Dominic White
Description
Reports results from four large-scale surveys.
Diné Clans and Climate Change: A Historical Lesson for Land Use Today
Alternate Title
Dine Clans and Climate Change: A Historical Lesson for Land Use Today
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Klara Kelley
Harris Francis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 55-82
Description
Authors describes the Diné system of clans and kinship, and suggest that rooted as it is in an ethic of universal relatedness, it might hold solutions for dealing with environmental and political instability.
Discrepancies in Data Reporting of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases across the Nordic Countries – A Call for Action in the Era of Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Omazic
Camilla Berggren
Tomas Thierfelder
Anders Koch
Birgitta Evengard
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study found that international research on climate sensitive infectious disease and zoonotic infections is impeded by incompatible reporting systems and differences in regulation; advises international standardization.
Douglas Cardinal’s Circle of Life Thunderbird House: Lessons in Indigenous Planning and Architecture in Winnipeg’s North End
Theses
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Montpetit
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2019.
E.B2: Water, First Nations Cultures, Statistics: Grade 9 Mathematics
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Duchscherer
Description
Teacher-created lesson plan developed in conjunction with the McDowell Foundation project Culture-Based School Mathematics for Reconciliation and Professional Development.
Earth Power: Sustainable Infrastructure at Turtle Mountain Community College
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wesley Davis
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Description
Article details the sustainable energy policies and practices that have implemented at the Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) and describes how those practices have also created demonstrable economic benefits.
The Energy Trilemma of Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian Arctic: A Way Forward
Theses
Author/Creator
Diva Hobson
Description
Global Energy Transition and Governance Thesis (Master)--Centre international de formation européenne, 2019.
Enhancing Access to Care in Northern Rural Communities via Telehealth
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 2017 Northern, Rural, and Remote Health conference
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Jong
Ivar Mendez
Robert Jong
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 2, Collaborative approaches to wellness and health equity in the Circumpolar North..., 2019
Description
Authors assert that the Telehealth communication technologies could facilitate higher quality health services delivery in rural and remote communities while reducing costs of service provision; suggest increasing use and provide recommendations for doing so.
Ensuring Water Security in Indigenous Communities throughout Canada
Alternate Title
Annual meeting of the ICSD ; 2019
Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Sustainable Development ; 2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lateisha Ugwuegbula
Darlene Coyle
Alexander Wightman
Description
Argues that fragmentation of jurisdiction and lack of coordination over different levels of government has led to gaps, uncertainty about responsibility, problems with accountability, and failure to protect source water. Further argues that the current model of using watershed management agencies is inadequate and government should be moving to Integrated Water Resource Management, which is a more inclusive and holistic approach.
Environmental Change and Sustainability of Indigenous Languages in Northern Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Sigvanna Meghan Topkok
Nicole Kanayurak
James N. Stanford
David A. Peterson
Lindsay J. Whaley
Arctic, vol. 72, no. 3, September 10, 2019, pp. 215-228
Description
Community-centered project which investigates the effects of the rapidly changing Arctic environment on Iñupiaq and Yupik language speakers and the language itself.
Environmental Health [How Flies Cause Sickness; How to Stop Flies Causing Sickness]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Health Department of Western Australia
Aboriginal and Islander health Worker Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, June 1990, pp. 35-39
Description
Health Department of Western Australia informational handout using pictures to explain the link between flies, germs and sickness.
Environmental Review Under the Inuvialuit Final Agreement: The Kulluk Drilling Programme in Jeopardy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gordon Griffiths
Resources (Canadian Institute of Resources Law), vol. 31, Summer, 1990, pp. [1]-3
Description
Comments on the two principal reasons for not approving the drilling programme.
Este Mvskokvlke Em Vye Cvpofuce: The Mvskoke Cultural Community Garden
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mekko Tyner
Lacey Azbell
Bobbie Coon
Mackie Moore
Trent Pembrook
Monte Randall
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education , vol. 30, no. 3, The Community Garden, Spring, February 17, 2019, p. [?]
Description
Profiles the College of the Muscogee Nation’s (CMN’s) focus on sustainable food sovereignty, its community garden, and it’s programming to teach traditional agricultural practices.
Ethics and the Reburial Controversy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynne Goldstein
Keith Kintigh
American Antiquity, vol. 55, no. 3, July 1990, pp. 585-591
Description
Considers the issue of repatriation of human remains as an ethical/cultural conflict within the field of archaeology; discusses means of resolving this conflict based in negotiation and mutual respect; concludes that archaeology must “change the way it does business,” and presents a course for this change.
Evaluation of a Pilot Paediatric Concussion Telemedicine Programme for Northern Communities in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael J. Ellis
Susan Boles
Vickie Derksen
Brenda Dawyduk
Adam Amadu ... [et al.]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study of 20 participants assesses the effectiveness of a telemedicine programme in managing the remote diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of concussion patients. At the study’s conclusion 90% of participants met criteria for clinical recovery and close to $41 000 of treatment cost had been avoided.
An Exploratory Study Examining the Associations between Sunlight Exposure, Sleep Behaviours and Sleep Outcomes during an Arctic Summer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margaret M. Lubas
Ralitsa S. Maduro
Mariana Szklo-Coxe
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Research found that participants with better sleep hygiene reported feeling less sleepy; but that sleep outcomes did not differ significantly by evening sunlight exposure length.
An Explorer's Guide to Treaties in Manitoba: An Exercise in Mapping Skills
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba
Description
Activities teach about types of maps, using a map grid, absolute and relative location, latitude and longitude, reading a key, determining directions, etc. Maps appear at end of document.
The Face Pullers: Ch. 2 Images - Unidentified Blood Warrior
Alternate Title
The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Alex J. Ross
Description
Subject holding rifle, sitting on animal hide wearing traditional clothing. Shot in studio. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Feast: Growing Indigenous Food Tourism in Ontario
Alternate Title
Indigenous Food Tourism: Standards and Best Practices Checklist
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trevor Jonas Benson
Caroline Morrow
Camilo Montoya-Guevara
James Arteaga
Description
Explains the development and key features of a five-year strategic plan designed to increase business opportunities in the sector.
Related material:
Indigenous Food Tourism: Standards and Best Practices Checklist.
Federal Nutrition Services for American Indian and Alaska Native Elders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Yvonne Jackson
Floyd Godfrey
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 90, no. 4, April 1990, pp. 568-572
Description
Description of the 52,000 Native American and Alaskan seniors in 1987 who received improved diet through a meal program. Better nutrient intake and decreased isolation were the major benefits reported.
Finding Our Roots: Indigenous Foods and the Food Sovereignty Movement in the United States
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laura Ferguson
Description
"A Family and Consumer Sciences unit with suggestions for collaborative teaching in History, Government, and Life Sciences - Grades 10-12."
A First Nation Framework for Emergency Planning: A Community-Based Response to the Health and Social Effects from a Flood
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Montesanti
Wilfreda E Thurston
David Turner
Reynold Medicine Traveler
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 1, Physical Activity and Cultural Safety, May 28, 2019, pp. 85-106
Description
Researchers in a community-university partnership evaluate the Siksika First Nations response to severe flooding in Southern Alberta in 2013; using what was learned then, alongside research literature from other First Nations Communities the team has created a framework for disaster response planning in First Nations Communities.
First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study: Final Report for Eight Assembly of First Nations Regions
Alternate Title
First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study: Summary of Key Findings for Eight Assembly of First Nations Regions 2008-2018
FNFNES Final Report for Eight Assembly of First Nations Regions: Draft Comprehensive Technical Report
FNFNES Summary of Key Findings for Eight Assembly of First Nations Regions 2008-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Malek Batal
Tonio Sadik
Constantice Tikhonov
Harold Schwartz ... [et al.]
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
Related material: Summary of Key Findings for Eight Assembly of First Nations Regions 2008-2018.
First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study: Results from Quebec 2016
Alternate Title
FNFNES Results form Quebec 2016
[First Nations Food, Nutrition & Environment Study Quebec and Labrador Regional Results]
[FNFNES Quebec and Labrador Regional Results]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Malek Batal
Olivier Receveur
Tonio Sadik
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.
Fish Creek From the North
Images » Photographs
Description
Image from the north of Fish Creek, Saskatchewan during the Northwest Resistance.
Fish Oils and Diabetic Microvascular Disease
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Lancet, vol. 335, no. 8688, March 3, 1990, pp. 508-510
Description
Inuit of Greenland have low rate of coronary heart disease despite diet high in fat. This is believed to be due to high levels of omega-3-fatty acids.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Food Innovation in Canada's North: The Case for a Social Enterprise Cluster
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Laurence
Geneviève Chabot
Julien Valmary
Madeleine Lyons
Petros Kusmu
Description
Study looked at the feasibility of an innovation cluster which would increase access to affordable, culturally appropriate, healthy food as well as encourage in new production methods, value chains, and governance models.
Food Insecurity in Northern Canada: An Overview
Alternate Title
In Brief (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; no. 2019-18-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Olivier Leblanc-Laurendeau
Description
Brief discussion of causes and consequences and current federal, provincial/territorial, regional and local initiatives.
Food Security in Northern and Isolated Communities: Ensuring Equitable Access to Adequate and Healthy Food for All: Report of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Bratina
Jamie Schmale
Sylvie Bérubé
Gary Anandasangaree
Jaime Battiste ... [et al.]
Description
Based on information gathered through 38 witness testimonies, eight meetings and 10 written briefs, report discusses causes of food insecurity, effects of climate change and food degradation, the Nutrition North Canada program, and the need for government support of community-based solutions.
"June 2021, 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session".
Foxes and Humans at the Late Holocene Uyak Site, Kodiak, Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine F. West
Reuven Yeshurun
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 39-51
Description
Authors examine zooarchaeological, taphonomic, and stable isotope analyses data in order to describe the relationship between humans and red foxes on Kodiak Island during the late Holocene era.
Fraser River Fisheries: Anthropology, the State and First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D.R. Hudson
Native Studies Review, vol. 6, no. 2, Advocacy and Claims Research, 1990, pp. 31-41
Description
Discusses the problems associated with anthropological research in court cases involving fishing in British Columbia.
Frequency of Internet Use by Aboriginal Identity, Age Group and Sex
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Data table.
A Fresh Plot for Indigenous Food Sovereignty at Cankdeska Cikana Community College
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heidi Ziegenmeyer
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education , vol. 30, no. 3, The Community Garden, Spring, April 18, 2019, p. [?]
Description
Article profiles the creation of a new community garden in the Spirit Lake Dakota community; discusses issues of food education, food security, and food sovereignty.
From Community Gardens to Hybrid Hydroponics: The Evolution of Northern Greenhouses and Arctic Gardening
Theses
Author/Creator
Saara Sipola
Description
Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas Thesis (M.G.E.N.I.A.)-- Arctic University of Norway / University of Saskatchewan, 2019.