E-Books
Author/Creator
Arlene Hirschfelder
Paulette F. Molin
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.
Factors Related to Fruit, Vegetable and Traditional Food Consumption Which May Affect Health Among Alaska Native People in Western Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer S. Johnson
Elizabeth D. Nobmann
Elvin Asay
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 17345
Description
Individuals studied had a greater tendency to be overweight and also have lower than recommended fruit and vegetable intake.
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.
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 (FNFNES): Results from Manitoba 2010
Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from Manitoba 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Donald Sharp
Description
Study looks at addressing the gaps in knowledge about the total diet, traditional food and levels of exposure to environmental contaminants.
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.
First Nations Health Status Report: Alberta Region 2010-2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Health Canada
Description
Comments on the health status of First Nations in Alberta including causes of death across all age groups, injuries, impact of diabetes, communicable disease control and environmental health.
The First Nations ISP Guide: Providing Internet Services, Managing Network Operations
Alternate Title
The First Nations Internet Service Provider Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Hans DeBruyn]
Description
Looks at three aspects of operation: business decisions, operational issues and technology questions.
First Nations, Rednecks, and Radicals: Re-thinking the 'Sides' of Resource Conflict in Rural British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Jane Wellburn
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University Victoria, 2012.
First Sports Teams, Now Hamburgers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 7, October 2012, p. 12
Description
Comments on a restaurant that offered a hamburger new to the menu with an offensive and disparaging name.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.
Fish Creek From the North
Images » Photographs
Description
Image from the north of Fish Creek, Saskatchewan during the Northwest Resistance.
Flooding Sustainable Livelihoods of the Lake St. Martin First Nation: The Need to Enhance the Role of Gender and Language in Anishinaabe Knowledge Systems
Theses
Author/Creator
Myrle Ballard
Description
Natural Resources Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
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 and Governance on the Frontiers of Colonial Australia and Canada's North West Territories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda Nettelbeck
Robert Foster
Aboriginal History, vol. 36, 2012, pp. 21-41
Description
Looks at food rationing as a control over Aboriginal people to conform to colonial policy.
Food and Healing: An Urban Community Food Security Assessment for the North End of Winnipeg
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melanie Zurba
Durdana Islam
Dori Smith
Shirley Thompson
Urban Research & Practice, vol. 5, no. 2, July 2012, pp. [284]-289
Description
Key informant interviews and focus group discussions with the North End Women's Healing Group revealed connections between nutritional state, emotional well-being, food security issues and community programming.
Scroll down to read article.
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 across the Arctic: Background Paper of the Steering Committee of the Circumpolar Inuit Health Strategy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Description
Summarizes issues which contribute to food insecurity for Inuit living in Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Russia.
Food Security in a Northern First Nations Community: An Exploratory Study on Food Availability and Accessibility
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Teresa Socha
Mehdi Zahaf
Lori Chambers
Rawnda Abraham
Teri Fiddler
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 8, no. 2, Connecting Place, People, and Health, March 2012, pp. 5-14
Description
Looks at solutions to the crises of food insecurity and ill health including a food subsidy program and increased access to traditional foods.
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".
Food Sovereignty, Biopiracy and the Future
Alternate Title
Dodge Lecture ; 2012
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Winona LaDuke
Description
Speaker discusses the importance of agro-diversity, how genetic engineering is eradicating heritage varieties by concentrating seed ownership, and activism to protect traditional food crops.
Duration:1:31:23.
Foodland Security: Access to Inuit Country Food in an Urban Setting: As Told by Barry Pottle Through Contemporary Inuit Art Photography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barry Pottle
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 9, no. 2, Inuit Health and Well-Being, 2012, pp. 50-62
Description
Contends that Inuit living in urban areas cannot replace the nutritional and cultural value of food acquired from the land, sea and air with store-bought foods.
NOTE: Also published as Journal of Aboriginal Health, Summer, 2015.
Forging Ji-Mino-Bimaadiziwan (The good life for us all)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Paskus
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 3, Technology and Culture, Spring, 2012
Description
Brief highlights of the National Science Foundation for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Leaders Forum.
Fostering Indigenous STEM Education: Mobilizing the Adventure Learning Framework Through Snow Snakes
Alternate Title
Reports from the Field
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brant G. Miller
Aaron Doering
Gillian Roehrig
Robert Shimek
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 51, no. 2, 2012, pp. 66-84
Description
Looks at a novel approach to engaging elementary students with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content through the culturally based context of an Indigenous game.
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.
Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Protecting Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Self-Determination, Participation, and Decision-Making
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Agnes Portalewska
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the right of Indigenous peoples to approve or reject proposed actions or projects that may affect their lands, territories, or resources.
Frequency of Consumption of Foods and Beverages by Inuvialuit Adults in Northwest Territories, Arctic Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francis Zotor
Tony Sheehy
Madalina Lupu
Fariba Kolahdooz
Andre Corriveau ... [et al.]
International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, vol. 63, no. 7, 2012, pp. 782-789
Description
Study shows nutritional intervention strategies are needed to promote frequent consumption of nutrient-rich foods and less frequent consumption of non-nutrient dense foods.
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.
From Far and Wide: A Complete History of Canada's Arctic Sovereignty
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
P. Whitney Lackenbauer
Northern Review, no. 36, Fall, 2012, pp. 131-134
Description
Book review of: From Far and Wide by Peter Pigott.
From Interstellar Imperialism to Celestial Wayfinding: Prime Directives and Colonial Time-Knots in SETI
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Lempert
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, Settler Science, Alien Contact, and Searches for Intelligence, 2021, pp. 45-70
Description
Examines the parallels of James Cook's eighteenth-century expedition and the current SETI project, in particular their scientific appeal and colonial roots.
From JSTOR to Jiní: Incorporating Traditional Knowledge in Teaching Information Literacy at Tribal Colleges
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhiannon Sorrell
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Fall, Aug 11, 2019
Description
Discusses the challenges faced by tribal librarians as they work to teach information literacy in both mainstream news and social media outlets while incorporating traditional or Indigenous knowledge and teachings.
From Nature to iNATURE. Articulating a Sami Christian Identity Online
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Torjer A. Olsen
Nordlit, no. 30, Medier, Kultur og Samfunn, 2012, pp. [157]-170
Description
Looks at an online Christian education website developed for Sami children and youth.
From Science to Action and From Action to Science: The Nunavik Trichinellosis Prevention Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvain Larrat
Manon Simard
Stéphane Lair
Denise Bélanger
Jean-François Proulx
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18595
Description
Review shows that because of program (NTPP) there is a relatively low rate of outbreaks.
"From This Place and of This Place:" Climate change, sense of place, and health in Nunatsiavut, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Sherilee L. Harper
James D. Ford
Karen Landman
Karen Houle ... [et al.]
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 75, no. 3, August 2012, pp. 538-547
Description
Study shows negative impacts on a community due to changes in weather patterns.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing: A Common Threads Resource
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alison Wallace
Sherry Ambridge
Christopher Gardner
Allan Howard
Christina Lai ... [et al.]
Description
Intended for use for secondary school students with film: Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing.
The Fur Farms of Alaska: Two Centuries of History and a Forgotten Stampede
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ross Coen
Northern Review, no. 36, Fall, 2012, pp. 127-128
Description
Book review of: The Fur Farms of Alaska by Sarah Crawford Isto.
The Future We Don’t Want: Indigenous Peoples at Rio+20
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Miriam Anne Frank
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, Defending Life First, September 2012, p. [?]
Description
Indigenous peoples reiterate their key messages for the UN conference on sustainable development to address issues relating to development and the environment.
G-Men, Green Men, and Red Land: Extraterrestrial Miscreants, Federal Jurisdiction, and Exceptional Space
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fantasia Painter
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, Settler Science, Alien Contact, and Searches for Intelligence, 2021, pp. 123-136
Description
Using first native studies to discuss what could be expected if mankind were to meet an alien life form.
Gambling, Internet and Media Use: Qanuilirpitaa? 2017: Nunavik Inuit Health Survey
Alternate Title
Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017: Qanuilirpitaa? = How are we now?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard E. Bélanger
Gina Muckle
Yohann Courtemanche
Natalia Poliakova
Christopher Fletcher
Marie-Claude Lyonnais
Description
Garden of Native Prairie Plants: Botany and Ethnobotany
E-Books
Author/Creator
Penny Dodd
Marion Jankunis
Gardens of Rongo: Applying Cross-Field Anthropology to Explain Contact Violence in New Zealand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Barber
Current Anthropology, vol. 53, no. 6, December 2012, pp. 799-808
Description
Re-examines the violent first contact encounters between Indigenous people and Europeans.
Genetic Research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities: Continuing the Conversation: Discussion Paper
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper (Lowitja Institute)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Emma Kowal
Ian Anderson
Discussion Paper (Lowitja Institute)
Genetic Resources, Justice and Reconciliation: Canada and Global Access and Benefit Sharing
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chidi Oguamanam
Timothy J. Hodges
Jock R. Langford
Roger Hunka
Joshua Nichols … Peter W. B. Phillips
Stuart J. Smyth .. [et al.]
Genomic Research Through an Indigenous Lens: Understanding the Expectations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nanibaa’ A. Garrison
Māui Hudson
Leah L. Ballantyne
Ibrahim Garba
Andrew Martinez ... [et al.]
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, vol. 20, no. 1, 2019, pp. 495-517
Description
Article provides a comparative analysis of guidelines from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States for research involving Indigenous peoples. Identifies areas that need attention, support Indigenous-led governance, and advocates for research policy framework for genomic research and health care that has international relevance for Indigenous peoples.
Getting It Right: Assessing and Building Resilience in Canada's North
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; May 2012
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-294]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Stefan Fournier
Description
Provides four recommendations: recognize the inherent resilience of these communities, encourage sustainable investment, understand the sources of risk, and ensure that assessment processes follow key principles.