Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce A. Ruscio
Michael Brubaker
Joshua Glasser
Will Hueston
Thomas W. Hennessy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27913
Description
Comments on the impact of climate change on the health of Arctic inhabitants and looks at ways of assessing the interface between human-animal-environment.
A One Health Approach to Echinococcus Canadensis and Other Parasitic Zoonoses in Remote, Rural and Indigenous Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Janna Margaretha Schurer
Description
Veterinary Microbiology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.
[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 Hearts on Our Street: Neechi Commons and the Social Enterprise Centre in Winnipeg
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tyler Pearce
Wanda Wuttunee
Universitas Forum, vol. 4, no. 2, April 2015, pp. 1-11
Description
Looks at two undertakings using community economic development principles that have sought to change an area.
[Our Ice is Vanishing: A History of Inuit, Newcomers, and Climate Change]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
D. Rick Van Schoik
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 45, no. 3, The Nature of Canadian Studies in the United States, 2015, pp. 383-384
Description
Book review of: Our Ice is Vanishing by Shelley Wright.
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 Native Land: American Indian Movement Shakes Up Canada
Alternate Title
Our Native Land ; June 8, 1974
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Stephen Banker
Phil Stone
Vern Belcourt
Carla Blakey
LaDonna Harris
Lonnie Hindle ... [et al.]
Description
Discusses the American Indian Movement in Canada and its U.S. origins. The broadcast also discusses housing in BC, people against the expansion of Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, and criticism over the Mackenzie Valley pipeline.
Includes synopsis.
Duration: 43:33 (this topic begins at 19:00)
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.
Partnering with Indigenous Student Co-researchers: Improving Research Processes and Outcomes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelagh K. Genius
Noreen Willows
Alexander First Nation
Cindy G. Jardine
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27838
Description
Examines high school students' participation in Photovoice project exploring food security in a First Nation community.
Peace, War, and Climate Change on the Northern Plains: Bison Hunting in the Neutral Hills during the Mild Winters of 1830–34
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Colpitts
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 420-441
Description
Examines how the forced proximity brought about by changes bison migration patterns affected relationships between Niitsitapi (Blackfoot nations), Cree, Nakoda, and Sualteaux.
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.
Pemmican Empire: Food, Trade, and the Last Bison Hunts in the North American Plains, 1780-1882
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jim Sherow
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4, Fall, 2015, pp. 401-402
Description
Book review of: Pemmican Empire by George Colpitts.
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.
Peter Shirt Interview 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Peter Shirt
Abraham Burnstick
Indian History Film Project
Description
Gives his understanding of Treaty #6.
Photovoice and Documenting Change in the Canadian North: Expanding Opportunities and Addressing Changes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Harvey Lemelin
Elaine Wiersma
Kirsten Baccar
Randy Kapashesit
Lillian Trapper ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 93-108
Description
A team of researchers affiliated with Lakehead University explored the impacts of climate change through Photovoice group analysis.
Picturing Transformation: Nexw Áyantsut
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dorothy Kennedy
BC Studies, no. 186, Summer, 2015, pp. 155-156
Description
Book review of Picturing Transformation by Nancy Bleck, Katherine Dodds, and Chief Bill Williams.
Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 155.
Plant Taxonomy of the Salish and Kootenai Indians of Western Montana
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeffery Arthur Hart
Description
Botany Thesis (MA) -- University of Montana, 1974.
Plants and Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Plants & Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Teacher's guide.
Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do is Ask: Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Siisip Geniusz
The Political Ecology of Indigenous Territorial Struggles in the Darién, Panama: Land Invasions, Partial State Recognition, and Racialized Discrimination in the Emberá-Wounaan Collective Land Struggle
Theses
Author/Creator
Marie-Line Sarrazin
Description
Geography and Planning Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2015.
Post-Frontier Resource Governance: Indigenous Rights, Extraction and Conservation in the Peruvian Amazon
Alternate Title
International Relations and Development Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Bille Larsen
The Power of the Talking Stick: Indigenous Politics and the World Ecological Crisis
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathie Beebe
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 2, 2015, pp. 202-203
Description
Book review of: The Power of the Talking Stick by Sharon J. Ridgeway and Peter J. Jacques.
Power Shifts: The Politics of Sustainability Transitions in Electricity Systems and the Possibilities for First Nations Participation
Theses
Author/Creator
Linsay Martens
Description
Public Policy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.
Practice-Based Interdisciplinary Approach and Environmental Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Kumar Datta
Environments, vol. 4, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-14
Description
Compares and contrasts scientific and practice-based approaches, discusses why a move from one to the other is important and how the change would impact future research and researchers.
Preliminary Analysis of Elders' Interviews
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rick Daniel
Indian History Film Project
Description
Brief summary and evaluation of the references to mineral rights in the Treaty 8 interviews.
Presence, Practice, Resistance, Resurgence: Understanding Food Sovereignty within the Context of Skownan Anishinaabek First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Maximilian Aulinger
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2015.
The Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge in Contemporary Mexico in El Cultivo del Maize en Yojovi by Javier Castellanos
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ida Day
IK: Other Ways Of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 1, 2015, pp. 9-14
Description
Evaluation of book which contains narratives from corn farmers regarding their co-existence with Western concepts of scientific knowledge.
Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia Duodenalis in Diarrhoeic Patients in the Qikiqtani Region, Nunavut, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Asma Iqbal
David M. Goldfarb
Robert Slinger
Brent R. Dixon
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 27713
Description
Looks at two protozoan parasites in diarrhoeic patients to better understand the burden of illness and the potential mechanisms of transmission.
Prevalence of Self-Reported Stomach Symptoms after Consuming Milk among Indigenous Sami and non-Sami in Northern- and Mid-Norway: The SAMINOR Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ketil Lenert Hansen
Magritt Brustad
Knut Johnsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 74, 2015, p. article no. 25762
Description
Findings from study suggests a higher prevalence of milk intolerance in the Sami population.
Problems and Perspectives of Tourism Development in the High Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Sergey Shirokiy
Description
Tourist Studies Thesis (MTS)--Arctic University of Norway, 2015.
Problems of Defining and Validating Traditional Knowledge: A Historical Approach
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenichi Matsui
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, The Future of Traditional Knowledge Research: Building Partnership and Capacity, May 2015, pp. 1-25
Description
Defines traditional knowledge, how it can be validated among parties with different interests, and implemented in policy-making arenas.
Producing Predators: Wolves, Work, and Conquest in the
Northern Rockies
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sarah E. McFarland
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 289-291
Description
Book review of Producing Predators by Michael D. Wise.
Profiling the eNuk Program
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alexandra Sawatzky
Ashlee Cunsolo
Oliver Cook
Dan Gillis
Inez Shiwak ... [et al.]
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 2, Innovations in Community Health and Wellness, July 2017, pp. 18-22
Description
Looks at Inuit strategy for monitoring and responding to the impacts of environmental change on health and wellbeing in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut.
Promoting a Decolonized Model of Type II Diabetes Care for Aboriginal Peoples Living along the North Shore of Lake Huron
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roger S. Pilon
Description
Rural and Northern Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--Laurentian University, 2015.
Pronounced Differences: Linguistics Experts Are Leaving Us Tongue-Tied
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christopher Moore
Canada's History, vol. 95, no. 6, December-January 2015, p. 20
Description
Reports on a name restoration movement in Canada to better reflect Indigenous origins.
The Protect Mauna Kea Movement: Since Before the Overthrow in 1893
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katie Kamelamela
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 1, no. 2, Reterritorialising Social Media: Indigenous People Rise Up, 2015
Description
Speaker discusses ongoing activism by Hawaiians to assert sovereignty and protect their environment, the movement to stop the construction of a new telescope on the sacred peak of Mauna Kea, and how it has been utilizing social media.
Duration 51:11.
Protective Factors for Mental Health and Well-Being in a Changing Climate: Perspectives from Inuit Youth in Nunatsiavut, Labrador
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Petrasek MacDonald
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
James D. Ford
Inez Shiwak
Michele Wood
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 141, September 2015, pp. 133-141
Description
Study conducted in-depth interviews with 17 15-25 year-olds from five coastal communities in the region. Five major themes emerged: being on the land, connecting to Inuit culture, strong communities, relationships with family and friends, and staying busy.
Protectors of the Land: Toward an EA Process that Works for Aboriginal Communities and Developers
Alternate Title
Aboriginal People and Environmental Stewardship ; no. 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bram Noble
Aniekan Udofia
Description
Discuses what might be done to improve the environmental assessment process and provide more meaningful engagement in order to avoid delays or added costs to projects.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Moses Dirks
Julia Sargent
Tracy Stewart
Suanne Unger
Description
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
Race Mindedness in the Physical Architecture of Winnipeg's Former Civic Auditorium
Theses
Author/Creator
Timothy Maton
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2015.
The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison Topeka, and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880-1930
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John R. Gram
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 108-109
Description
Book review of: The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians by Richard H. Frost.