International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 1, 2005, pp. 86-98
Description
Concludes that being overweight did not correlate with either traditional or western food, and that obesity had adverse health effects on several health indicators.
Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 233-244
Description
Looks at Aboriginal participation in mine development and how more inclusive social and environmental development models can support a more equitable and sustainable development. Uses the Galore Creek Project as a case study.
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Discussion of colonial and post-colonial theory and the relationship to the design of a pavilion.
Architectural History Paper--(McGill University?), 2010.
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 31, no. 4, July 2010, pp. 445-450
Description
Examines the reasons why Indigenous community engagement is important due to climate change and discusses barriers to western-based health impact assessment and Indigenous traditional knowledge integration.
Environmental Politics, vol. 14, no. 5, November 2005, pp. 629-647
Description
Examines the essence of environmental provisions in agreements which allow for Indigenous participation in environmental management between Aboriginal peoples and mining project developers.
Journal of Business Ethnics , vol. 56, no. 3, February 2005, pp. 239-254
Description
Expands the work of a previous article: Journal of Business Ethnics "Indigenous Human Resource Practices in Australian Mining Companies: Towards an Ethical Model" 2003 vol. 45, no. 4, p. 361-373.
Global Environmental Politics, vol. 10, no. 4, November 2010, pp. 12-35
Description
Looks at the environmental justice struggles of Indigenous peoples and their demands for equity, recognition, participation, and other capabilities, looking at all of these in terms of a concern for the basic functioning of nature, culture, and communities.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, 2005, pp. 185-206
Description
Findings from a case study of a northern Cree community that indicates that social, cultural, political and environmental factors are considerations by First Nation communities pursuing tourism.
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 18, no. 1, January 2010, pp. 43-60
Description
Examines the evolution of the relationship between tourism and Indigenous peoples; and discusses the proposed six-stage model and sustainability implications of the model.
Issues Paper (Center for the Study of the Public Domain)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jane Anderson
Description
Introductory discussion of the issue, politics and definitional problems, and who is involved, followed by examples of use and misuse of knowledge and cultural expressions, the potential problems and benefits of current proposals, and future directions.
Paper presented at the Under Western Skies Conference on "Indigenous Ways of Knowing" and the environmental challenges facing western Canada including global warming, endangered species and the tar sands.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3, Fair Trade and Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2005
Description
Discusses a six-day indigenous youth conference, attended by worldwide delegates, and the declarations the youth made regarding destructive dams, logging and mining on or near indigenous lands.
Study monitored water quality and flow during the summer of 2004 and winters of 2004 and 2005 in order to: contribute to a long-term data base of water quality, examine how natural watershed features and natural disturbances affect water quality and compare this to the impacts of human activities.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 12, December 2005, pp. 2173-2179
Description
Discussion of how the Indian Health Service (IHS) can improve health care by using information technology such as electronic health records to improve health care.
Arctic, vol. 58, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 395-405
Description
Using information from interviews and reviews of documents, examines Saskatchewan uranium mining operations, the Ekati diamond project and the Voisey's Bay mine/mill project.
Looks at the efforts to bridge scientific knowledges from Indigenous and western worldviews for the purposes of science education, science research, science applications, and science outreach for youth and the community.
Brief history and evolution includes discussion of the ecological, social, and cultural factors surrounding the international governance of biodiversity, traditional knowledge and intellectual property rights.
Interviews with 13 residents of the Chipewyan Lake area of northern Alberta.- Stresses need for establishment of a reserve in this area, and promises made to them about this.- Describe various lifestyles including farming, trapping and fishing.- Shows how settlement patterns in remote areas have been influenced by the location of schools and stores.
Outlines challenges associated with the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and gives highlights of each article in the issue.
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, vol. 34, 2005, pp. 1-6
Description
Introduction to an issue of the Australian Journal of Indigenous Education that looks at the development of Indigenous humanities, within the field of education, and outlines papers, within the issue, that make links between education and place.
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 3-[?]
Description
Introduction to special issue celebrating Indigenous film in North America with examples of key films and filmmakers, approaches to studying and writing and interviews with filmmakers in Canada, Mexico and the United States.