Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Marc Becker
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 4, 2014, pp. 434-435
Description
Book review of: The New Extractivism edited by Henry Veltmeyer, James Petras.
New Media as a Platform for Indigenous Self-Representation and Socio-Political Activism: As Seen Through TimeTravellerTM and Skins
Theses
Author/Creator
Amanda Patricia Roy
Description
Contemporary Art, Design, and New Media Art Histories Thesis (M.A.)--OCAD University, 2014.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
New Social Media, Risk Communication, and Wildlife Health: Implications for Indigenous Communities of Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Babawale Odunuga
Description
Environment and Geography Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
Nitrogen Isotope Composition of Peat Samples as a Proxy for Determining Human Colonization of Islands
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arkady B. Savinetsky
Bulat F. Khasanov
Dixie L. West
Nina K. Kiseleva
Olga A. Krylovich
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 51, no. 1, 2014, pp. 77-85
Description
Analysis indicated that the sea bird population experienced drastic decline when first human settlement occurred.
No Takebacks
Alternate Title
No take backs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Graham Jones
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 139-169
Description
Short fiction piece. When two friends develop an app for mobile devices the results are much different than they expect.
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.
North West Field Force During the North West Rebellion; Camping for the Night
Images » Photographs
Description
Image showing a camp of wagons and men of the North West Field Force in background; terrain in foreground. Location unknown.
North West Field Force During the North West Rebellion; Forage for Militia
Images » Photographs
Description
Image showing forage supplies - sacks of oats in foreground and hay bales in background - for the soldiers of the North West Field Force. Some soldiers standing on sacks of oats; location unknown.
North West Field Force During the North West Rebellion; Ox-cart
Images » Photographs
Description
Image showing a group of North West Field Force soldiers on horseback, on foot and riding on wagons with an ox-cart leading the way; location unknown.
Northcote after Batoche, N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
The S.S. Northcote after the battle at Batoche during the Northwest Resistance.
Northern British Columbia in an Era of Global Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary N. Wilson
Tracy Summerville
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 223-238
Description
Looks at the capacity to handle opportunities and challenges that come along with economic diversification, the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor, and the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
Northern Communities Working Together: The Social Economy of Canada's North
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chris Southcott
Valoree Walker
Brenda Parlee
Frances Abele
Thierry Rodon ... [et al.]
Northern Food Retail Data Collection & Analysis
Alternate Title
[Study of Northern Food Retailing]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Enrg Research Group
Description
Analysis of grocery suppliers across 103 northern communities eligible for either full or partial subsidy by Nutrition North Canada. Also examines how delivery of the program influences the industry.
“Northwest" arriving at Battleford with General Middleton, May 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch of the steamer "Northwest" arriving at Battleford with General Middleton. Horses and wagons loaded with supplies in foreground; "Northwest" beached in background.
Not Your Grandfather's Horse: Automobiles Performing the Trickster in Modern and Contemporary Work by Artists from Plains Cultures
Theses
Author/Creator
Aaron Moses
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017
Refers to the works of Horace Poolaw, Dallin Maybee, Arthur Amiotte, Jay Polite Labor, and Wendy Red Star
Nourishing Food, Nourishing Knowledge: Report on the Forum of Food Security and Nutrition among First Nations Communities in New Brunswick
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mueni Udeozor
Cheyenne Mary
Genevieve Drouin
Description
Reports outcomes of gathering which aimed to promote knowledge sharing, build and strengthen relationships for future collaboration, and identify food and nutrition resources to improve partner programming.
Nutrient Composition of Selected Traditional United States Northern Plains Native American Plant Foods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine M. Phillips
Pamela R. Pehrsson
Wanda W. Agnew
Angela J. Scheett
Jennifer R. Follett ... [et al.]
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, vol. 34, 2014, pp. 136-152
Description
Analyzed ten wild plants ((cattail broad leaf shoots, chokecherries, beaked hazelnuts, lambsquarters, plains prickly pear, prairie turnips, stinging nettles, wild plums, raspberries, and rose hips) from three reservations in North Dakota.
Nutrition North Canada: Real Change is Yet to Come
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
Fred Hill
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 44-48
Description
Examines what the Liberal government has done since coming into power, in October 2015, for the Nutrition North Canada program.
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.
The Oceanic Imagination: Canadian and Australian Contributions to a Trans-Indigenous Methodology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgit Däwes
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 65-84
Description
Looks at significance of seascapes through representations found in Rebecca Belmore's Fountain, Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach and Kim Scott's That Deadman Dance.
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.
"On the Big Bear Trail," N.W. Rebellion, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
On the Big Bear Trail during the Northwest Resistance. Horses, carts and riders on the trail next to a body of water.
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ezekiel Gow
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 174-175
Description
Book review of Once They Were Hats by Frances Backhouse.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.
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.
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin: Food Sovereignty, Safe Water, and Tribal Law
Theses
Author/Creator
Rachel M. Vesely
Description
Law Thesis (JD)--Northeastern University, 2014.
Opening of the Battle of Fish Creek, April 24, 1885
Images » Photographs
Description
Image of troops, wagons and guns at the opening of the Battle of Fish Creek. On back of photo: "Photograph taken by Captain Peters about 10:15 a.m., April 24, 1885, just as the guns he commanded rushed up at the opening of the Battle of Fish Creek. Upper right is the treeline and just beyond is the ravine containing Fish Creek. The Metis warriors hidden here are firing on Boulton's scouts. The inexperienced soldiers have formed a semi-circle and are fully exposed.
[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 Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
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
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
The Osoyoos Indian Band, Canadian Wildlife Service, and the Species at Risk Act: Lack of Consultation, and Perpetuation of Underdevelopment on Reserves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Mammel
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 85-103
Description
Discusses how imposition of the Act's prohibitions and lack of cooperation by the Wildlife Service, affected the Band's plans for economic development.
Our Ice Is Vanishing = Sikuvut Nunguliqtuq: A History of Inuit, Newcomers, and Climate Change
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 75
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shelly Wright
Our Ice, Snow and Winds: Indigenous and Academic Knowledge on Ice-Scapes and Climate of Eastern Chukotka
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Irina S. Trukhanova
Arctic, vol. 67, no. 2, June 2014, pp. 262-263
Description
Book review of Our Ice, Snow and Winds edited and compiled by Lyudmila S. Bogoslovskaya and Igor Krupnik.
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.
Our National Competitiveness and Canada's Territories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Description
Discusses the adaptability of businesses in Canada's territories and the necessity of the federal and territorial governments to do the same.
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.
Pan Inuit Trails
Alternate Title
The Northwest Passage and the Construction of Inuit Pan-Arctic Identities
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
Michael Bravo
Fraser Taylor
Description
Atlas focuses on Eastern and Central Canadian Arctic and provides synoptic view of "Inuit mobility and occupancy of Arctic waters, coasts and lands, including its icescapes, as documented in written historical records (maps of trails and place names)".
Parnasimautik Consultation Report on the Consultations Carried Out with Nunavik Inuit in 2013
E-Books
Author/Creator
Makivik Corporation
Kativik Regional Government
Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
Avataq Cultural Institute
Saputiit Youth Association
Nunavik Landholding Corporations Association
Past and Present Winter Feeding of Reindeer in Finland: Herders’ Adaptive Learning of Feeding Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Minna Turunen
Terhi Vuojala-Magga
Arctic, vol. 67, no. 2, June 2014, pp. 173-188
Description
Discusses operations in three herding co-operatives and the changes that have taken place in response to availability of fodder.
Pay Attention! We Live Here!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Agresta
Research Magazine (Michigan Technological University), January 1, 2014, pp. 30-32
Description
Author visits northern Sweden to see the impact of a proposed open-pit mine on the Sámi's traditional pastoral way of life.
Pemmican Empire: Food, Trade, and the Last Bison Hunts in the North American Plains, 1760-1882
Alternate Title
Studies in Environment and History
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Colpitts
Pemmican Empire: Food, Trade, and the Last Bison Hunts in the North American Plains, 1780-1882
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Scott P. Stephen
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 202-204
Description
Book review of Pemmican Empire by George Colpitts.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 202.
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.
Perceptions of Landscape and the Interplay Between Rainfall and Vegetation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Boland
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 5, 2014, pp. 462-477
Description
Comments on how climate change is altering views on what can be produced from the land.