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 Old Hunters: Inupiaq People Organize to Revive Subsistence Food Culture
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gilberto Daniel Rodrigues
Namgyal Tsepak
Bonney Hartley
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 2, Building on Indigenous City, Summer, 2011
Description
Comments on a volunteer group which works together to restore health and wellbeing by eating traditional foods and taking part in traditional activities.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
New World of Indigenous Resistance: Noam Chomsky and Voices from North, South, and Central America
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gregory A. Cajete
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 2011, pp. 274-275
Description
Book review of: New World of Indigenous Resistance: Noam Chomsky and Voices from North, South, and Central America edited by Lois Meyer and Benjamin Maldonado Alvarado.
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.
Nituuchischaayihtitaau Aschii: Multi-Community Environment-and-Health Longitudinal Study in Eeyou Istchee: Eastmain and Wemindji: Technical Report: Summary of 2007 Activities, Results and Recommendations
Alternate Title
Public Health Report Series 4 on the Health of the Population
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yv Bonnier-Viger
Marie-Ludivine Château-Degat
Éric Dewailly
Grace M. Egeland
Evert Nieboer
Nk'Mip: Creating a "Taste of Place"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brent A. Hammer
Totem, vol. 19, no. 1, 2011, pp. 93-108
Description
Looks at the concepts terroir (earth), taste, and taste of place and how they shape the cultural identity of the Osoyoos Indian Band who own and manage a winery in the Okanagan Valley.
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.
Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture and Language
E-Books
Author/Creator
Allan Richardson
Brent Galloway
Northern Assets: Transportation Infrastructure in Remote Communities
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; December 2011
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 12-139]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marta Bristow
Vijay Gill
Description
Highlights the challenges facing northern transportation that result from higher costs, limited capacity and a harsh climate.
Northern Exploration, Boundary Surveys, and Borderlands: Reports, Documents, and Maps from the United States Congressional Serial Set
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John D. Kawula
The Northern Review, no. 34, Fall, 2011, pp. 61-74
Description
Examines unique economic, social, and political cultural values that exist at the Canadian-U.S. border areas of Alaska and Yukon Territory.
[Northern Exposure: Peoples, Powers and Prospects in Canada's North]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
André Légaré
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 35, no. 1-2, Propiété Intellectuelle et Éthique / Intellectual Property and Ethics, 2011, pp. 287-289
Description
Book review of: Northern Exposure edited by Frances Abele, Thomas J Couchesne, F. Leslie Seidle, France St-Hilaire.
The Northern Limit of Indian Agriculture in North America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. W. Moodie
Barry Kaye
Geographical Review, vol. 59, no. 4, October 1969, pp. 513-529
Description
Focuses agriculture, and the planting of corn at Netley Creek, south end Lake Winnipeg in 1805.
Northern Saskatchewan Health Indicators Report 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Irvine
Brian Quinn
Donna Stockdale
Description
Provides an overview of health and living circumstances and includes data on community characteristics, non-medical determinants of health and health status.
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
"Now We Got Lots to Eat and They're Telling Us Not to Eat it": Understanding Changes to South-East Labrador Inuit Relationships to Food
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie H. Martin
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 70, no. 4, 2011, pp. 384-395
Description
Discusses nutrition programs aimed at improving health and the importance of understanding cultural perceptions of food.
[Nunavut Housing Needs Survey Factsheets: Nunavut, Regions and Communities]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Bureau of Statistics
Description
Highlights statistics for housing stock and tenure, state of dwelling, crowding, and telephone and internet access. Survey conducted between November 2009 and June 2010.
Nunavut, Mineral Exploration, Mining and Geoscience Overview
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Produced each year.
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.
Nutrition North: Subsidized Foods
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Categorized by food groups and subsidy levels. List took effect October 2012.
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.
Oklahoma and American Indian Imagery
Theses
Author/Creator
William Brett Anderson
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2011.
Oliver Adams and Livina Lightbrown
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Oliver Adams
Lavina Lightbrown
Lavina Lightbown
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that discusses the changes occurring in Haida culture. NOTE: Lavina Lightbrown probably Lavina Lightbown
Oliver Adams and Livina Lightbrown #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Oliver Adams
Lavina Lightbrown
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that is essentially a general discussion on the conflicts between generations.
On the Astronomical Knowledge and Traditions of Aboriginal Australians
Theses
Author/Creator
Duane Willis Hamacher
Description
[Cultural Astronomy] Thesis (Ph.D.)--MacQuarie University, 2011.
On the Nature of Sea Ice Around Igloolik
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aipilik Inuksuk
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 36–41
Description
Interview by Paul Irngaut with Aipilik Inuksuk on his knowledge of sea ice.
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.
[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.
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.
Our Vision: Inuvialuit – Nunapuit Vision and Agenda for the Future
Documents & Presentations
Description
Looks at Inuvialuit principles, values and objectives for the future including preserving cultural identity, participation in the northern & national economy, and protecting & preserving the Arctic wildlife, environment & biological productivity.
Out of the Rhetoric and Into the Reality of Local Women's Lives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vicki Hallett
Gail Baikie
Description
Submission presented on the development of the Muskrat Falls Hydro-Electric Development project voices concerns about the socio-economic impacts, inferior Environmental Impact Assessment by NALCOR, and provides suggestions for preventing negative social impacts on women and communities in the Upper Lake Melville region.
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.
Paints (Blood Indian)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that describes how the paints are gathered and prepared as well as the uses of the different paints.
Paleoeskimo Demography and Holocene Sea-level History, Gulf of Boothia, Arctic Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arthur S. Dyke
James M. Savelle
Donald S. Johnson
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 151-168
Description
Results of two archaeological and palaeontological surveys of six areas produced evidence of a series of boom-and-bust cycles in population, with an all-time maximum occurring between approximately 3900 and 3600 BP, with subsequent crashes eventually leading to the disappearance of the people.
Pastoral Herding Strategies and Governmental Management Objectives: Predation Compensation as a Risk Buffering Strategy in the Saami Reindeer Husbandry
Alternate Title
Pastoral Herding Strategies and Governmental Management Objectives: Predation Compensation as a Risk Buffering Strategy in the Sami Reindeer Husbandry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marius Wang Næss
Bård-Jørgen Bårdsen
Elisabeth Pedersen
Torkild
Tveraa
Human Ecology, vol. 39, no. 4, August 2011, pp. 489-508
Description
Findings show predation compensation positively effect future herd size.
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.
People of a Feather
Alternate Title
People of a Feather: Educational Package
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
The Arctic Eider Society
Sanikiluaq Running Pictures
Joel Heath
Community of Sanikiluaq
Description
Documentary about the unique relationship between the Inuit of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut and the Hudson Bay Common Eider and how changing sea ice and ocean currents caused by massive hydroelectric dams are threatening both the bird and the traditional way of life. Duration:
Related material: Educational Package by Global Environmental Justice Documentaries.
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.