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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shaun A. Stevenson
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 94-113
Description
Uses the Mohawk artist's video art installation to highlight differences in settler and Indigenous attitudes towards water in general and the Grand River in particular; explores contested agreements, and considers possibilities for a decolonized relationship between Canada and Indigenous nations.
Decolonizing Methodologies: A Transformation from Science Oriented Researcher to Relational/Participant-Oriented Researcher
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 1, 2018, pp. 115-130
Description
Discusses decolonizing the research process, beginning with how researchers engage with Indigenous communities; challenges the mainstream scientific idea that there is a “single truth to be discovered and that scientific knowledge is far more valuable than subjective or experiential knowledge.”
Denning Ecology of Wolves in East-Central Alaska, 1993–2017
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kyle Joly
Mathew S. Sorum
Matthew D. Cameron
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 444-455
Description
Researchers examine the sites that central-Alaskan wolves select for dens and compile a list of features that wolves seem to prefer when making a selection.
Developing an Augmented Reality App in Secwepemctsín in Collaboration with the Splatsin Tsm7aksaltn (Splatsin Teaching Centre) Society
Theses
Author/Creator
David Dennison Lacho
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, Okanagan, 2018.
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.
A Digital Bundle : Protecting and Promoting Indigenous Knowledge Online
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wemigwans
Disseminating the Results of a Depression Management Study in an Urban Alaska Native Health Care System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa G. Dirks
Jaedon P. Avey
Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka
Denise A. Dillard
Karen Caindec
Renee F. Robinson
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 1, Special Issue, 2018, pp. 62-79
Description
Project goal was to address two problems: patients who did not start or discontinued medication; and those who did follow up on a referral to behavioral health provider. Reports user feedback on the iPad-based Depression Management Decision Support Tool (DM-DST) which was developed.
Eating with the Seasons, Anishinaabeg, Great Lakes Region
E-Books
Author/Creator
Derek Nicholas
Ecological Patterns of Fish Distribution in the Slave River Delta Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, as Relayed by Traditional Knowledge and Western Science
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cara Baldwina
Lori Bradfordb
Meghan K. Carrc
Lorne E. Doigd
Timothy D. Jardine
International Journal of Water Resources Development, vol. 34, no. 2, 2018, pp. 305-324
Description
Examines the collaborative approach of using traditional Indigenous knowledge and western science to better understand the spawning and migration patterns of fish populations.
Eetsii tthak t'agwahii getr'ootanahchàh = Learning about the Machine That Does It All: Digital Content and Connectivity with Dinjii Zhuh Contexts: Student Workbook
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Michael B. McNally
Crystal Gail Fraser
Hanne Pearce
Trish Fontaine
Description
Related material: Facilitator Handbook
Eetsii tthak t'agwahii getr'ootanahchàh = Learning about the Machine That Does It All: Digital Content and Connectivity with Dinjii Zhuh Contexts: Facilitator Handbook
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Michael B. McNally
Crystal Gail Fraser
Hanne Pearce
Trish Fontaine
Description
Related material: Student Workbook
Effective STEM Outreach for Indigenous Community Contexts--Getting It Right, One Community at a Time!
Alternate Title
Effective Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Outreach for Indigenous Community Contexts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandy Marie Bonny
International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, vol. 26, no. 2, IJISME Special Issue: Supporting Indigenous Student Engagement with STEM in Higher Education, 2018, pp. 14-34
Description
Describes development and outcomes of the University of Saskatchewan Science Ambassador Program, which involves sending outreach staff to remote Northern Indigenous communities.
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.
Exploring Digital Literacy Learning with the Gwich’in Tribal Council
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Michael McNally
Crystal Gail Fraser
Hanne Pearce
Trish Fontaine
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 2, Connectivity in Northern and Indigenous Communities, October 2018, pp. 54-60
Description
Discusses infrastructure challenges surrounding internet connectivity in NWT, strategies for meeting these challenges, and how increased connectivity requires increased digital literacy. Stresses that increased competency with digital technologies allows for them to be used as methods of cultural preservation.
Extractive Industries and Sami in Sweden: An Analysis of the Procedural Safeguards in the Swedish Mineral Framework and Sweden's International and Regional Obligations
Theses
Author/Creator
Jonathan Örnberg
Description
Laws Thesis (M.LL.)--Lund University, 2018.
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.
Final Written Submission: National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Looks at the issue in the context of gender-based violence as a human rights violation which is rooted in deep, structural discrimination and intersects with socio-economic and cultural rights violations. Outlines essential elements of a human-rights based response and identifies three keys to effectiveness.
Finding a Place at Home: The TRC as a Means of (R)Evolution in Pre-Service (Science) Teacher Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Wiseman
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 331-349
Description
Author explores what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action ask of teacher educators and specifically in the field of science education. Considers how Indigenous and Western ways of knowing might be brought together to highlight “the role that Land and the natural world might play in reconciliation via science teacher education.”
First Nation Networks Help Protect Indigenous Languages and Culture
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kevin Burton
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 2, Connectivity in Northern and Indigenous Communities, October 2018, pp. 46-49
Description
Describes the development and administration of Atlantic Canada's First Nation Help Desk network, which provides broadband services to 30 Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and Innu First Nation communities.
First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study: Results from Saskatchewan 2015
Alternate Title
FNFNES Results from Saskatchewan 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Chan
Olivier Receveur
Malek Batal
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 Innovation - Publications
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Innovation Project
Description
List of references, abstracts and links to publications produced by the First Nations Innovation project, the First Mile project, and the First Mile Connectivity Consortium.
First Nations People, Métis and Inuit in Canada: Diverse and Growing Populations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Information from the 2016 Census of Population.
First Peoples Law: Essays on Canadian Law and Decolonization
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce McIvor
Description
Topics include Aboriginal title, treaties, the Métis, duty to consult, and land claims.
3rd edition.
Fish Creek From the North
Images » Photographs
Description
Image from the north of Fish Creek, Saskatchewan during the Northwest Resistance.
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 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".
Frequency of Internet Use by Aboriginal Identity, Age Group and Sex
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Data table.
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 the Credibility Gap to Capacity Building: An Inuit Critique of Canadian Arctic Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pitseolak Pfeifer
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. 1, Redefining the Northern Research Landscape, July 2018, pp. 29-34
Description
Author looks at possibilities for research conducted by Inuit people for the benefit of Inuit communities; discusses factors including academic credibility (what counts as knowledge), harmonizing science with needs of Inuit, and the marginalization of Traditional Knowledge (TK) by the academy.
The Future of Hydrocarbon Development in Greenland: Perspectives from Residents of the North Slope of Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Merrild Hansen
Ross A. Virginia
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 365-374
Description
Authors examine the hydrocarbon extraction industry on Alaska’s North Slope; use the observed and documented effects on people and communities to suggest local-to-local strategies for sustainable oil-industry development in Greenland
Future Rivers of the Anthropocene or Whose Anthropocene Is It? Decolonising the Anthropocene!
Alternate Title
Future Rivers of the Anthropocene or Whose Anthropocene Is It? Decolonizing the Anthropocene!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eleanor Hayman
Colleen James (G̱ooch Tláa)
Mark Wedge (Aan Gooshú)
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. [76]-92
Description
Considers how Tlingit and Tagish oral traditions about the sentience of glaciers might be used to inform discussions about the effects of climate change. Argues that concepts of “slow activism” and “narrative ecologies" embedded in these traditions can help to upset mainstream perceptions of environmental realities.
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
Giving Life to the Truth: Indigenous Art as a Pathway to Archival Decolonization
Theses
Author/Creator
Petra Lundy
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg, 2018.
The Handbook of Contemporary Indigenous Architecture
Alternate Title
Contemporary Urban Indigenous Placemaking in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Timothy O’Rourke
Elizabeth Grant
Kelly Greenop
Deidre Brown
Albert L. Refiti ... Sarem Nejad
Ryan Walker ... [et al.]
Historic Métis Settlements in Manitoba and Geographical Place Names
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Hlk’yak’ii: To Start a Fire
E-Books
Author/Creator
Haida Gwaii Museum
Swiilawiid Sustainability Society
Kay Jaada Nathalie Macfarlane
Wiiget Jaad Cherie Wilson
Description
Catalogue for exhibition of the same name.
Holding the Headwaters: Northern California Indian Resistance to State and Corporate Water Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beth Rose Middleton-Manning
Morning Star Gali
Darcie Houck
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 174-198
Description
Three case studies of Indigenous opposition to state-sanctioned resource development projects: the Winnemem Wintu efforts to stop the proposed raise of Shasta Dam; the Maidu Summit’s work to regain ownership of former Pacific Gas & Electric company land; and the Pit River Tribe’s struggle to protect the sacred Medicine Lake Highlands.
Honour Water: Gameplay as a Pathway to Anishinaabeg Water Teachings
Alternate Title
Honor Water: Gameplay as a Pathway to Anishinaabeg Water Teachings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth LaPensée
Sharon M. Day
Lyz Jaakola
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 115-130
Description
Describes the singing game, Honour Water, the process of its design and creation, the meaning and gifting of the songs used in the game, and how it teaches about water and our relationship to it.
Hoop House Gardening in the Wapekeka First Nation as an Extension of Land-Based Food Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather A. Thompson
Courtney W. Mason
Michael A. Robidoux
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018, pp. 407-421
Description
Article describes a school based food security program; using a community-based participatory approach a hoop house greenhouse was constructed and a community garden was used to increase local food production, engage youth in land-based food practices, and increase community capacity and skill. Authors note considerable community buy-in and support for the project in the community of Wapekeka.
How Traditional Knowledge Comes to Matter in Atlantic Salmon Governance in Norway and Finland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Camilla Brattland
Tero Mustonen
Arctic, vol. 71, no. 4, December 19, 2018
Description
Authors examine how traditional Indigenous knowledge might be integrated into knowledge-production and governance structures in the Norwegian and Finish Atlantic Salmon fisheries. Article advocates for using the Näätämö co-management project as an example of best practice in Arctic Environmental governance.
I Could Turn You to Stone: Indigenous Blockades in an Age of Climate Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick C. Canning
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, April 2018, p. Article 7
Description
Argues that Western governments are faced with two choices: meaningful engagement with the principle free, prior and informed consent or facing large-scale shutdowns from alliances of Indigenous peoples, environmentalists and concerned citizens.
Identifying the Foundations: Cultural Perspectives and Solutions for Indigenous Housing in Calgary
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Lindstrom
Katelyn Lucas
Katrina Milaney
Imaginative Cosmos: The Impact of Colonial Heritage in Radio Astronomy and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Charbonneau
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, Settler Science, Alien Contact, and Searches for Intelligence, 2021, pp. 71-94
Description
Discusses the historical colonial heritage within the SETI program and the program's attempts to include an Indigenous perspectives in their messages.
Impact Assessment in the Arctic: Emerging Practices of Indigenous-Led Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ginger Gibson
Dawn Hoogeveen
Alistair MacDonald
Firelight Group
Description
Outlines factors contributing success of Indigenous-led assessments. Includes three case studies: review by Tłı̨chǫ of Fortune Mineral's proposed NICO Mine Project (co-managed with the Crown), review by Glencore and Inuit of the Sivumut Project (co-development model with proponent), and review by Squamish Nation of Woodfibre LNG Project (independent).
The Impacts of Climate Change on Traditional and Local Food Consumption in the Yukon
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amanda Sheedy
Description
Scoping literature review investigates current state of knowledge, gaps in knowledge/understanding, existing baseline data and methodologies of interest.
Improving on Nature: The Legend Lake Development, Menominee Resistance, and the Ecological Dynamics of Settler Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Dockry
Kyle Whyte
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [95]-120
Description
A discussion of the attempted sale of lands from the terminated Menominee reservation to the large- scale recreational vacation property development and resistance by the Determination of Rights and Unity for Menominee Stockholders or DRUMS to stop the sale and restore tribal status. The U.S. government's withdrawal of tribal status and federal support had created economic issues for the group and the sale of land was looked upon as a means to rectify that issue.
“Inconvenient Neighbours, Whom It Was Desirable Ultimately Wholly to Remove”: Differing Factors in the Dispossessions of Studied Anishinaabe Groups of the Great Lakes Basin, 1820-1865
Theses
Author/Creator
Heather J. Sanguins
Description
Geography Thesis (PhD) -- Wilfred Laurier University, 2018.
“Indians Don't Make Maps”: Indigenous Cartographic Traditions and Innovations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annita Hetoevėhotohke'e Lucchesi
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 11-26
Description
Engages the works and practices of Indigenous mapmakers throughout history; highlights the issues of nation, state, relationship to the land, resistance to colonial occupation, and epistemology; asserts technological and theoretical contributions of Indigenous cartographers; calls for an increase for cartographic training in Indigenous communities.