Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. Scott Sanders
Selene G. Phillips
Cecelia Alexander
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Evaluates the success of the campaign in the context of targeted marketing to ethnic minorities and representation of Native Americans in advertisements, and presents two case studies which assess whether the company successfully engaged with youth via Twitter.
Native Space: Geographic Strategies to Unsettle Settler Colonialism
Alternate Title
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Natchee Blu Bard
First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies Series
The Native Training Institute: A Place of Holistic Learning and Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Brown
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 102-116
Description
Discusses the history, curriculum (including the philosophy of healing/learning) and founding principles of the Institute and illustrates its effectiveness through case studies of students.
Natural Areas, Regions, and Two Centuries of Environmental Change on the Great Plains
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David J. Wishart
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 2006, pp. 147-165
Description
Discusses the changes to the Great Plains regions due both to human and environmental factors.
Nature's Memory: An Appraisal Strategy for Ontario Provincial Park Records - Algonquin Park as a Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Charlotte Woodley
Description
History (Archival Studies) Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg, 2006.
Negotiating Life Within the City: Social Geographies and Lived Experiences of Urban Metis Peoples in Ottawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Dumas
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Negotiating TEK in BC Salmon Farming: Learning from Each Other or Managing Tradition
Alternate Title
Negotiating Traditional Ecological Knowledge in BC Salmon Farming: Learning from Each Other or Managing Tradition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothee Schreiber
Dianne Newell
BC Studies, no. 150, Aquaculture, Summer, 2006, pp. 79-102
Description
Argues there is a distinction between Aboriginal perceptions of TEK (traditional ecological knowledge) and those of government and industrial sectors.
The Negotiation of Native American Identity: A Narrative Analysis of the Controversy Over the Storing of Nuclear Waste on the Skull Valley Goshute Reservation
Theses
Author/Creator
Tracy Lee Clarke
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Utah, 2006.
Network Sovereignty: Building the Internet across Indian Country
Alternate Title
Indigenous Confluences
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marisa Elena Duarte
Never Alone: (Re)Coding the Comic Holotrope of Survivance
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.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
New Technologies and Contested Ideologies: The Tagish First Voices Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Moore
Kate Hennessy
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 119-137
Description
Authors explore the advantages, disadvantages, perceptions and cultural implications of of digital language preservation projects, in Northern Canada.
The Nez Perce Tribe vs. Elite-directed Development in the Lower Snake River Basin: The Struggle to Breach the Dams and Save the Salmon
Theses
Author/Creator
Benedict J. Colombi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 2006.
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.
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.
Northern Rivers Ecosystem Iniative: Context and Prevailing Legacy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William D. Gummer
F. Malcolm Conly
Frederick J. Wrona
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol. 113, February 2006, pp. 71-85
Description
Goals include watershed initiatives aimed at achieving sustainability and providing reliable drinking water quality.
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
NSF Enhances Science Teaching at Leech Lake
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Describes the Leech Lake Tribal College's plan to integrate aspects of the Anishinaabe culture into the science curriculum and comments on the five year grant awarded to the college for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
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.
Oil and Gas Development in Western Siberia and Timan-Pechora
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Florian Stammler
Bruce C. Forbes
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2-3, Arctic Oil and Gas Development, 2006, pp. 48-57
Description
Focuses on the social, economic and political issues surrounding the oilfields of Russia.
To access this article, scroll down to page 48.
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.
Oil Industry and Reindeer Herding: The Problems of Implementing Indigenous Rights in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Theses
Author/Creator
Anna Degteva
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tromsø, 2006.
Focus on Sami.
Oil Pipeline Development and Indigenous Rights in Eastern Siberia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gail Fondahl
Anna Sirina
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2-3, Arctic Oil and Gas Development, 2006, pp. 58-67
Description
Looks at controversies surrounding the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean Pipeline and concerns of the Evenki people.
To access this article, scroll down to page 58.
Ojibway: The Man, the Snake and the Fox
Alternate Title
Indian Legends
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tony Snowsill
Basil Johnston
Description
Traditional Ojibwa legend that delivers the moral, do not make promises you cannot keep.
Duration: 11:58.
On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mark Sproule-Jones
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 147-148
Description
Book review of: On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century by Dave Dempsey.
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.
The Other Side of the Story: The Danish Public Procurement Policy on Timber and Wood Products
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sille Stidsen
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Logging and Indigenous Peoples, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Looks at guidelines, standards and sustainability implications for forest dwelling communities from an Ingenious point of view.
Other Than the Interpretation of Dreams: The Dane-Zaa Indians and the Vision Quest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martinez
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 117-146
Description
Looks at the concept of dreams and the importance of using local Indigenous dreaming customs when analyzing the practices.
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 Physical Environment: What We Must Do About It
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stan Linco
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 2, March 1978, pp. 24-28
Description
Reports on requirements for minimal physical environment standards in remote communities in Australia.
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.
Palaces and Power in the Americas: from Peru to the Northwest Coast
E-Books
Description
Based on a symposium held at the 2000 Conference of the Society for American Archaeology in Philadelphia.
Participatory Video For Policy Development in Remote Aboriginal Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
George A. Ferreira
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Guelph, 2006.
Pausing Along the Journey: Learning Landscapes, Environmental Change, and Toponymy Amongst the Sikusilarmiut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Henshaw
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 43, no. 1, 2006, pp. 52-66
Description
Presents the initial results of a project being conducted on place-names in the Sikusilarmiut land use area of southwest Baffin Island.
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 2 Generations of Aboriginal Women on Causes of Diabetes During Pregnancy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Tait Neufeld
Gail Marchessault
Canadian Journal of Diabetes, vol. 30, no. 2, June 2006, pp. 1-8
Description
Explores cultural idea systems related to maternal diet and diabetes.