[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.
Opportunities For First Nation Prosperity Through Oil and Gas Development
Alternate Title
Studies in Energy Transportation, November 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ravina Bains
Description
Shows First Nations communities are in a unique position geographically and have the demographics and labour force to increase employment through skills training and collaboration.
Oral Literature in the Digital Age: Archiving Orality and Connecting with Communities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Widlok
David Nathan
Judith Aston
Paul Matthews
Daniela Merolla ... [et al.]
The Origin of William Richardson's 1771 Description of a Labrador Inuit Snow House
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marianne P. Stopp
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, Reconstructions du passé inuit / Reconstructions of the Inuit Past, 2013, pp. 95-102
Description
Concludes that Richardson's information appears to have been obtained from George Cartwright's text on the same subject.
Our Health Counts: Unmasking Health and Social Disparities Among Aboriginal People in Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Firestone
Description
Public Health Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2013.
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 Resistance Will Not Stop
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rucha Chitinis
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, The Future We Want: Indigenous Women of the World Unite, December 2013, p. [?]
Description
Comments on corporate and government-led land grabs and other injustices that threaten the survival, dignity, and livelihoods of Indigenous peoples.
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.
'Pākēhā Librarianship at the Interface': Being an Ally in Māori Student Success Through Teaching and Learning Information Literacies
Alternate Title
'Pakeha Librarianship at the Interface': Being an Ally in Maori Student Success Through Teaching and Learning Information Literacies
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexander J. R. Ritchie
Description
Information Management Thesis (M.I.S.)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2013.
A Palaeopathological and Immunogenetic Assessment of Archaeological Canadian Inuit Populations
Theses
Author/Creator
Morgan L. Campbell
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2013.
The Paleoeconomy of Norse Greenland: Adaptation and Extinction in a Tightly Bounded Ecosystem
Theses
Author/Creator
Thomas Howatt McGovern
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--Columbia University, 1979.
Participatory Photography as a Means to Explore Young People's Experiences of Water Resource Change
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Fresque-Baxter
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, Special Issue: Exploring the Governance Landscape of Indigenous Peoples and Water in Canada, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-17
Description
Calls on researchers and policy-makers to engage young people in the development of policies regarding water use and protection.
Patient and Provider Perspectives on Using Telemedicine for Chronic Disease Management among Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native People
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Hiratsuka
Rebecca Delafield
Helene Starks
Adrian Jacques Ambrose
Marjorie Mala Mau
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21401
Description
Concluded that telemedicine has potential to supplement and improve patient-provider relationships and improve outcomes.
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.
The Persistence of Aboriginal Kinship and Marriage Rules in Australia: Adapting Traditional Ways into Modern Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeanie Bell
Journal of European Association for Studies of Australia, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Issue: Indigenous Marriage, Family and Kinship in Australia:The Persistence of Life and Hope, 2013, pp. 65-75
Description
Looks at traditional language and practices of marriage rules in southeast Queensland from Brisbane north to Hervey Bay and the community of Cherboug.
The Peyote Controversy and the Demise of the Society of American Indian
Alternate Title
American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas C. Maroukis
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 159-180
Description
Discusses how members' disagreements over whether or not the use and possession of the psychoactive substance should be criminalized affected the organization.
Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 159.
Place-Connectedness and the Nature-Culture Discourse in Selected Works by American Nature Writers
Theses
Author/Creator
Lenka Melicherová
Description
English Language and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Masaryk University, 2013.
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 in Language and Classification among BC First Nations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Turner
Carla Burton
Jan Van Eijk
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. [135]-158
Description
Draws on the fields of ethnobotany, linguistics, and anthropology to provide an overview of systems of naming and organizing knowledge about categories of plants.
Plants, Places, and the Storied Landscape: Looking at First Nations Perspectives on Plants and Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leslie Main Johnson
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013
Description
Examines relationship between physical environment and humans from a ethnoecological perspective.
[The Poetics of Land & Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John W. Friesen
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, Winter, 2013
Description
Book review of: The Poetics of Land & Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples by Christine J. Elsey.
Points in Time: Direct Radiocarbon Dates on Great Basin Projectile Points
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geoffrey M. Smith
Pat Barker
Eugene M. Hattori
Anan Raymond
Ted Goebel
American Antiquity, vol. 78, no. 3, July 2013, pp. 580-594
Description
Uses radiocarbon dating on points with organic hafting material, (sinew) bindings. Samples are from Elephant Mountain Cave, Bob's Cave in Elko County, Kramer Cave, Bonneville Estates Rockshelter and Siblings Shelter, and Lower Lead Mine Hills Cave.
The Politics of Identity: Emerging Indigeneity
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michelle Harris
Evan Te Ahu Poata-Smith
Bronwyn Carlson
Lewis R. Gordon
T. Mark Montoya ... [et al.]
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Calcaneal Ultrasound Parameters among Inuit Women from Nuuk (Greenland): A Longitudinal Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra-Cristina Paunescu
Pierre Ayotte
Éric Dewailly
Sylvie Dodin
Henning S. Pedersen
Gert Mulvad
Suzanne Côté
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, 2013, p. article no. 20988
Description
Findings from a study of 118 women aged 49-64 years of age suggest that PUFA consumption appears to be beneficial to bone strength.
Power of Place: Emerging Science Programs Help Tribal College Students Lead the Way, at Home
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joshua Zaffos
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 24, no. 3, The Science of Place, Spring, 2013
Description
Discusses the development of science programs at tribal colleges.
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.
The Preservation of Canadian Indigenous Language and Culture Through Educational Technology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Kitchenham
AlterNative, vol. 9, no. 4, 2013, pp. 351-364
Description
Study shows that video media is a powerful and useful tool to preserve oral language and culture.
Prevalence and Perceptions of Food Insecurity and Coping Strategies in Fort Albany First Nation, Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelly Skinner
Description
Health Studies and Gerontology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waterloo, 2013.
Prevalence and Sensitization of Atopic Allergy and Coeliac Disease in the Northern Sweden Population Health Study
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stefan Enroth
Ingrid Dahlbom
Tony Hansson
Åsa Johansson
Ulf Gyllensten
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21403
Description
Self-report allergy incidences mirrored antibody results. Highest prevalence was among the young and those working indoors.
The Principle of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global Crisis
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Damien Lee
BC Studies, no. 177, Spring, 2013, pp. 171-172
Description
Book review of:The Principle of Tsawalk by Umeek (E. Richard Atleo).
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 171.
Proceedings from the First International Conference on Urbanisation in the Arctic
Alternate Title
Nordregio Working Paper 2013 ; no.6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Palle Christiansen
Rasmus Ole Rasmussen
Timothy Heleniak
Lyudmila Zalkind
Andrey N. Petrov ... [et al.]
Description
Conference August 28-30, 2012, ILimmarfik, Nuuk Greenland
Proceedings of the 2013 Public Health Association Conference: Partnership or Collaboration; Is There a Difference?
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne Salmond
Metiria Turei
Annette Sykes
Mihi Ratima
Damon Salesa ... [et al.]
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.
Productivity and Predictibility of Resource Yield: Aboriginal Controlled Burning in the Boreal Forest
Theses
Author/Creator
Theresa A. Ferguson
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Alberta, 1979.
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.
Public Participation, Petro-Politics and Indigenous Peoples: The Contentious Northern Gateway Pipeline and Joint Review Panel Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Larissa K. Stendie
Description
Culture, Environment and Sustainability Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oslo, 2013.
Putting It into Context: Teaching the Canadian North to Learn About Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Julia Christensen
Canadian Issues, Teaching (in) the Canadian North, Winter, 2013, pp. 10-13
Description
Looks at the many ways northern people have shaped both northern and Canadian history.
To access article scroll to p. 10.
Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change: Educational Resource
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's guide for use with the documentary directed by Zacharias Kunuk, in which Elders and hunters discuss how global warming has impacted their way of life.
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.
A Qualitative Case Study of Relationships Between Public Health and Municipal Drinking Water and Wastewater in Coral Harbour, Nunavut
Theses
Author/Creator
Kiley Daley
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (MES)--Dalhousie University, 2013.
Quebec First Nations Regional Health Survey - 2008: Chapter 7: Food and Physical Activity
E-Books
Author/Creator
First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission
Description
Data collected between September 2008 and February 2010 in 21 communities. Most responses divided by age group; some by geographic zone.
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.
Re-Learning Our Roots: Youth Participatory Research, Indigenous Knowledge, and Sustainability Through Agriculture
Theses
Author/Creator
Jean Kayira
Description
Environment and Sustainability Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2013.
Re/making the 'Meeting Place' - Transforming Toronto's Public Spaces Through Creative Placemaking, Indigenous Story And Planning
Theses
Author/Creator
Nelly Volpert Knizhnik
Description
Environmental Studies Major Paper (MES)--York University 2017.