Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ted Wheatley
Ernest Benedict
Angus Nogongiig
Jim Dumont
Johnny Thomas
Sam Osawamick
Alex Fox
John Tootoosis
Louis Bruce
Sid Fiddler
Lawrence Tobacco
Mary Lou Box
Eddie Benton
Herman Atkinson
Carl Roberts
Indian History Film Project
Description
Talks of a prophecy about serpents which will fight over the Earth ; Hopi prophecies about the coming of the white man ; emphasis for unity among Indian peoples ; importance of living in harmony with nature ; and biblical stories through Indian eyes.
2021 Compendium of Indigenous Knowledge and Local Knowledge: Towards Inclusion of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Global Reports on Climate Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Jo Belasco
Dawn Hill Adams
Jamie Donatuto
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Rider Panduro Meléndez ... [et al.]]
Description
Submissions from Indigenous peoples and local knowledge holders in a variety of formats.
Abram Williams Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Abram Williams
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Abram Williams where he gives an account of divining for water as well as an account of Longhouse ceremonies.
Adam Solway Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Adam Solway
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.
Adult Competencies among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Findings from the First Cycle of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
Alex Cywink Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Max Ireland
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.
American Indian Genes in the Media: Representations of the Havasupai Indian Tribe in Their Case against Arizona State University
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raymond I. Orr
Justin Reedy
Dalaki Livingston
Paul Spicer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 2, 2021, pp. 65-80
Description
Discusses the media's framing of the Havasupai case against the Arizona State University's genomic research as a matter of ethics rather than an issue of Indigenous sovereignty.
The Archaeology of Monitor Valley, 1. Epistemology
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 58, pt.1
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Hurst Thomas
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 58 (p.1-194).
Arsene Fontaine Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Arsene Fontaine
Ray Marnoch
Indian History Film Project
Description
Arsene Fontaine describes a curing by a medicine man and a brief description of how to make a canoe. She also gives a description of transportation by dog team.
Art, Indigenous Sovereignty, and Resistance in the Age of Big Oil: Corwin Clairmont's Two-Headed Arrow/The Tar Sands Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katie Kane
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [152]-195
Description
An analysis of the art installation performed and exhibited in 2018 and discussion of how the artist's works express resistance to the proposed oil pipeline and energy extraction projects going through or near Indigenous lands in the U.S. and Canada.
The Berger Inquiry and the Politics of Transformation in the Mackenzie Valley
Theses
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Description
Political Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 1983.
Blackfeet American Indian Women: Builders of the Tribe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Oldershaw
Places, vol. 4, no. 1, 1987, pp. 38-47
Description
Discusses early anthropological misconceptions about Blackfeet women and the construction and maintenance of the tipi.
[Book Review]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Adrian Tanner
American Anthropologist, vol. 85, no. 1, 1983, pp. 204-205
Description
Book review of: Indians, Animals, and the Fur Trade. A
Critique of “Keepers of the Game.” edited by Shepard Krech III.
[Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Charles A. Bishop
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Native Peoples, Museums, and Heritage Resource Management, 1987, pp. 145-148
Description
Review of: The Fur Trade of the Little North Indians, Peddlers, and Englishmen East of Lake Winnipeg by Victor P. Lytwyn.
Bridging the Digital Divide: The Role of Community Online Access Centres in Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
Discussion Paper (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research) ; no. 273/2005
E-Books
Author/Creator
E. E. Daly
Discussion Paper (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research)
Building Bandwidth: Preparing Indigenous Youth for a Digital Future
Alternate Title
RBC Thought Leadership
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Royal Bank of Canada
Description
Report developed from consultations with Indigenous youth, leaders, employers and other stakeholders and findings from the RBC Future Launch participant surveys which included 2,000 Indigenous respondents.
Building Indigenous Future Zones: Four Tribal Broadband Case Studies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
H. Trostle
Description
Highlights initiatives undertaken for provision and operation of internet infrastructures which enhance economic development and sovereignty by keeping power and data within the community. Initiatives are: Red Spectrum Communications, Nez Perce Department of Technology Services, Aaniin Fiber Services, and Mohawk Networks.
Bush Medicine at Uluru (Olden Times and Today)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Emantura Umbidong
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, September 1983, pp. 27-28
Description
Describes traditional cures for various ailments and conditions using locally sourced plant and animal products in Northern Territory, Australia.
Canada - The Lubicon Lake Cree
Alternate Title
The Lubicon Lake Cree
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James G. E. Smith
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 3, Militarization and Indigenous Peoples: Part 1 The Americas and the Pacific, Fall, 1987
Description
Discussion of the opposition to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary by the Lubicon Lake Cree.
Clara Pratt Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clara Pratt
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a general account of reserve life. She gives a description of Indian games and tells of the establishment of the Gordon Reserve, Saskatchewan
Clara Pratt Interview #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Clara Pratt
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she shares general reminiscences of her life.
Climate Change and Vibrio cholerae in Herring Eggs: The Role of Indigenous Communities in Public Health Outbreak Responses
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paivi Abernethy
Shannon Waters
Tim Kulchyski
Dave Rolston
Helena Swinkels ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge , 2021, pp. 13-35
Description
Uses the 2018 Vibrio cholerae outbreak to discuss the need for stronger institutional relationships and partnerships with local Indigenous communities when dealing with the impact of climate change trends.
Close Encounters of the Colonial Kind
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kim TallBear
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, Settler Science, Alien Contact, and Searches for Intelligence, 2021, pp. 157-167
Description
Using a fictional character named IZ to examine an Indigenous perspective on alien existence.
Compendium of Community and Indigenous Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation; Focus on Addressing Water Scarcity in Agriculture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda
Nwabisan Budaza
Ngowenani Nina Nohayi
Ruhiza Jean Boroto
Patrick-Moise Mulengera Baha'okwibale
Connecting on Country: Closing the Digital Divide for First Nations Students in the Age of COVID-19
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
World Vision Australia
The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
Description
Discusses the nature and scale of the problem of lack of internet access in remote communities, which caused greater issues during the pandemic as schools closed ,and possible solutions; concludes with five recommendations.
Content and Activities for Teaching about Indians of Washington State: Grades K-6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Janet Janda
Description
Covers three geographic regions: Washington coast, Puget Sound and the Plateau. Each topic is divided into pre-contact, contact and contemporary times.
Cooperative Learning With A Computer in a Native Language Class
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ruth Bennett
Description
Project looks at American Indian elementary school children to see what elements are needed to influence language learning. Shows the importance of teaching in a way that is compatible with the learning style of the home culture.
Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2019-2020
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nutrition North Canada
Description
Measures cost of nutritious diet for a family of four for one week using 67 standard food items. Used by Nutrition North Canada to determine subsidies. Prices from 2011 to March of 2020.
COVID-19 – Price Trends in Nunavik During the Public Health Crisis in the Spring of 2020
Alternate Title
Nunivaat Analytics ; 2021 (1)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sébastien Lévesque
Gérard Duhaime
Description
Statistics on price index for all products and prices indices for major product categories, selected non-perishable and selected food products, fruit and vegetables, baby products, and butter.
Coyote in Navajo Religion and Cosmology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Guy H. Cooper
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, 1987, pp. 181-193
Description
In Navajo mythology, the coyote is an important figure representing a wide variety of beings while also demonstrating and reinforcing concepts of harmony and order.
"The Darkest Tapestry": Indian Residential School Memorialization at the Keeping Place Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Amber DVA Johnson
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2021.
Department of National Health and Welfare, Medical Services Branch, Indian and Northern Health Annual Report, Fiscal year 1982-1983
Alternate Title
IHS Annual Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of National Health and Welfare
Description
To see all annual reports between 1945-1992, search 'IHS Annual report'.
This reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada. See full reproduction credits
Diachronic and Cultural Variations in Chukchi Ethnobotany
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olga Belichenko
Valeria Kolosova
Kevin Jernigan
Maria Pupyninai
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 315-340
Description
Highlights the results of interviews with Chukchi people about the local plants they collect and their various uses.
Dogrib Indians of the Northwest Territories, Canada: Genetic Diversity and Genetic Relationship Among Subarctic Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. J. E. Szathmary
Annals of Human Biology, vol. 10, no. 2, 1983, pp. 147-162
Description
Findings indicate the majority of genetic diversity exists within tribes and then with villages of the same tribe.
Don McLean Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
Economic and Social Change in Labrador Neo-Eskimo Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan A. Kaplan
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Bryn Mawr College, 1983
Edith Tasse Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Edith Tasse
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives an account of plants and herbs used as medicine; and gives a description of basket making procedures.
Edith Tasse Interview #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Edith Tasse
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she discusses Medicine Men and their purported powers. She briefly mentions Indian superstitions (being born with a caul on her face; being the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter).
Elsie Gattie Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Elsie Gattie
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives an account of the personal friendship between her grandfather and Mackenzie King.
Elsie Gattie Interview #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Elsie Gattie
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that gives an account of an earthquake in 1933.
Environment, Subsistence Patterns, and Socioeconomic Alternatives Among the Nana Iñupiat of Northwest Alaska
Theses
Author/Creator
Robert Wells Besse
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983.
An Ethnoarchaeological Approach to the Seasonality of Historic Cree sites in Central Québec
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher C. Hanks
Arctic, vol. 36, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 350-355
Description
Looks at structure, hearth and floors of historical and pre-historic sites to determine seasonal occupation of American Indians in the Caniapiscau Reservoir.
Eva Owl Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eva Owl
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives a lengthy discourse on Indian medicines. She also gives a description of basket making and an account of being lost in the woods.
An Evaluation of Household Country Food Use in Makkovik, Labrador, July 1980-June 1981
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. G. Alton Mackey
R. D. Orr
Arctic, vol. 40, no. 1, March 1987, pp. 60-65
Description
Looks at the species harvested, the variations in use, and the per capita consumption patterns for one food cycle.
An Explorer's Guide to Treaties in Manitoba: An Exercise in Mapping Skills
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba
Description
Activities teach about types of maps, using a map grid, absolute and relative location, latitude and longitude, reading a key, determining directions, etc. Maps appear at end of document.
Feast: Growing Indigenous Food Tourism in Ontario
Alternate Title
Indigenous Food Tourism: Standards and Best Practices Checklist
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trevor Jonas Benson
Caroline Morrow
Camilo Montoya-Guevara
James Arteaga
Description
Explains the development and key features of a five-year strategic plan designed to increase business opportunities in the sector.
Related material:
Indigenous Food Tourism: Standards and Best Practices Checklist.
Fish, Politics and Treaty Rights: Who Protects Salmon Resources in Washington State?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles F. Broches
BC Studies, no. 57, British Columbia a Place For Aboriginal Peoples?, Spring, 1983, pp. 86-98
Description
Reviews court cases trying to clarify Indian salmon fishing treaty rights and Judge Boldt's decision in the case of United States v Washington.
The Fish Traps at Brewarrina, N.S.W.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barry Wright
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, December 1983, pp. 2-3
Description
Brief article describes the construction of the fish traps on the banks of the Darling River, New South Wales, Australia by the local Aboriginal inhabitants.
FNLED: Quebec First Nations Labour and Employment Development Survey = EDMEPN: Enquête sur le développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi chez les Premières Nations
Alternate Title
Booklet 1: Sociodemographic Profile and Life Course
Booklet 2: Culture, Identity, Language and Wellness
Booklet 4: Education, Skills and Aspirations
Booklet 5: Occupation and Employment
Booklet 6: Income and Needs Satisfaction
Booklet 7: Methodology
Highlights
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
[Jasmine Sawadogo]
[Nicolas Couet]
Food In Nutrition Work
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Frances Wallace
Lena Adams
Alma Moon
Grace Ware
Jenny Horwood ...[et al.]
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, March 1983, pp. 4-47
Description
Describes work of Dietary-Nutrition Unit (D.N.U.) located in Queensland, Australia and how they strive to be culturally aware of their client's needs.