Articles » General
Author/Creator
Monte Stewart
Business Edge, vol. 7, no. 15, July 27, 2007
Description
Discusses challenges faced by First Nations and commercial fishers, and the Pacific fisheries support program designed to re-integrate the West Coast fishery.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
A New Trail: Fundraising For Cultural Research and Land Use and Occupancy Studies - A Reference Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Mapping Network
Ecotrust Canada
Nîhîthewâk Ithînîwak, Nîhîthewâtîsîwin and Science Education: An Exploratory Narrative Study Examining Indigenous-Based Science Education in K-12 Classrooms from the Perspectives of Teachers in Woodlands Cree Community Contexts
Theses
Author/Creator
Herman Jeremiah Michell
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Regina, 2007.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E.R. Jakobsen … [et al.]]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation: A Handbook on Consultation in Natural Resource Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
Outline of plan to bring clarity to First Nations, government and project developers regarding Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
3rd Edition.
Nituuchischaayihtitaau Aschii: Multi-Community Environment-and-Health Longitudinal Study of Liyiyiu Aschii: Mistissini: Technical Report: Summary of Activities, Results and Recommendations 2007
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yv Bonnier-Viger
Éric Dewailly
Grace Egeland
Daria Pereg
Evert Nieboer
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 Ethnographic Landscapes: Perspectives From Circumpolar Nations
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michel Bouchard
Arctic, vol. 60, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 89-91
Description
Book review of: Northern Ethnographic Landscapes edited by Igor Krupnik, Rachel Mason, Tonia Horton.
Northern Pipeline Allowed Despite Native Land Claims
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Reprinted from the Globe and Mail
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 11, no. 5, May 1981, p. 17
Description
National Energy Board allows the construction of an oil pipeline along the Mackenzie River.
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
Notions of Time and Sentience: Methodological Considerations for Arctic Climate Change Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Natcher
Orville Huntington
Henry Huntington
Stuart F. Chapin III
Sarah Fleisher Trainor
et al.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 44, no. 2, 2007, pp. 113-126
Description
Looks at the cross-cultural challenge of researching climate change when differing ideas of time and sentience are encountered.
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.
Obesity and American Indians/Alaska Natives
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peggy Halpern
Description
Study provides information to understand the high rates of obesity, looks at the effectiveness of preventative interventions, and comments on directions for future research.
Oil and Gas Exploitation on Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Territories: Human Rights, International Law and Corporate Social Responsibility
Alternate Title
Gáldu Čála ; no. 4, 2006
Galdu Cala ; no. 4, 2006
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rune S. Fjellheim
John B. Henriksen
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 Spill Recovery in the Media: Missing an Alaska Native Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Widener
Valerie J. Gunter
Society and Natural Resources, vol. 20, no. 9, 2007, pp. 767-783
Description
Looks at "the collective interpretations of disaster recovery following the Exxon Valdez oil spill as developed in the alternative Alaska Native newspaper, the Tundra Times."
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.
Organization Determined to Raise Awareness of Species at Risk Act
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2007, p. 12
Description
Presents seven questions and answers about the Species at Risk Act.
Article located by scrolling to page 12.
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 Mother Corn
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherry Mathers
Description
Looks at the central role of corn in the cultures of the Hopi, Pawnee and Seneca peoples.
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.
Out of the Classroom and Into the Canyons: An American Indian Travel Course in Theory and Practice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Conrad Shumaker
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 1, Special Issue, Spring, 2007, pp. 32-48
Description
Examines a University of Central Arkansas Native American Literature course providing experiential learning about traditions.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 32.
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.
Paleoindian Geoarchaeology of the Assiniboine Delta of Glacial Lake Agassiz
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Boyd
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 31, no. 3, Supplement, 2007, pp. 198-221
Description
Concentration of sites within the delta margin suggests that this was a "cental place" after deglaciation.
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.
Perceived Community Environment and Physical Activity Involvement in a Northern-Rural Aboriginal Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allison M. Kirby
Lucie Lésque
Virgina Wabano
Jennifer Robertson-Wilson
International Journal of Behavior Nutrition and Physical Activities, vol. 4, no. 63, December 4, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Looks at relationship between walking patterns and perceptions of physical activity in Moose Factory to effectively plan and implement the Kahnawake School's Diabetes Prevention Project.
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 Contaminants, Participation in Hunting and Fishing Activities, and Potential Impacts of Climate Change
Alternate Title
Qanuippitaa? How are We?
[Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2004]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chris Furgal
Louis Rochette
The Piping Plover - A Species At Risk
Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 15
Description
Highlights a few reasons, including disturbed nesting sites from human and animal activity, for the endangered status being placed on the Piping Plover.
Article located by scrolling to page 15.
The Placebo Effect: International Patent Law and the Protection of Traditional Plant Medicine
Theses
Author/Creator
Konstantia Koutouki
Description
Law Thesis (LL.D)--Université de Montréal, 2007.
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 and People of Groote Eylandt
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dulcie Levitt
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 27-37
Description
Describes various plants for medicinal use.
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.
The Polemics of Eating Fish in Tasmania: The Historical Evidence Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebe Taylor
Aboriginal History, vol. 31, 2007, pp. [1]-26
Description
Looks at the contested assertion that traditional Tasmanian Aboriginals ate fish with scales.
The Policy-Making Process in the Department of Northern Saskatchewan, 1972-1977
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert S. Hauck
Description
Economics and Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1981.
Porcupines (Erethizon dorsatum, Ojibway: gaag) in the First Nations Communities of Black River and Hollow Water: Using Traditional Knowledge of Wildlife in Sustainable Forest Management
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique Wall
Description
Environment and Geography Thesis (M.Env.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.
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.
Pre-Dorset Technological Organization and Land Use in Southwestern Hudson Bay
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacob M. Anderson
Lisa M. Hodgetts
Canadian Journal of Archaeology, vol. 31, no. 2, 2007, pp. 224-249
Description
Uses lithic analysis to determine land-use patterns in the islands of this "peripheral" region.