Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Gerrald Sneed
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii, 1998.
"Native" Advertising: An Evaluation of Nike's N7 Social Media Campaign
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
Native Women and Their Homes: Gender, Housing and Identity, Case Study: Chisasibi, Northern Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Maïti Chagny
Description
Architecture Thesis (M.Arch.)--McGill University, 1998.
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.
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.
Never Trust a Government Man: Northern Territory Aboriginal Policy, 1911-1939
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeremy Long
Aboriginal History, vol. 22, 1998, pp. [223]-225
Description
Book review of: Never Trust a Government Man by Tony Austin.
Review located by scrolling to page 223.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
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.
Nineteenth Century Copper Inuit Subsistence Practices on Banks Island, N.W.T.
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard T. Will
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1985.
The Nisga'a Treaty: Competing Claims Ignored!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neil Sterritt
BC Studies, no. 120, The Nisgaa Treaty, Winter, 1998/1999, pp. 73-97
Description
Looks at evidence for the legitimate boundaries between Nisga'a, Gitanyow and Gitksan territorial areas.
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.
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
Nutrients In Native Foods of Southeastern Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen M. Drury
Journal of Ethnobiology, vol. 5, no. 2, Winter, 1985, pp. 87-100
Description
Comments on the analysis of twenty foods indigenous to southeastern Alaska and reports the high nutritional content found in these foods.
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.
Nutritional and Sociocultural Significance of Branta Canadensis (Canada goose) for the Eastern James Bay Cree of Wemindji, Quebec
Theses
Author/Creator
Devorah Leah Belinsky
Description
Dietetics and Human Nutrition Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 1998.
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.
Observations on the Utility of the Semi-directive Interview for Documenting Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry P. Huntington
Arctic, vol. 51, no. 3, September 1998, pp. 237-242
Description
Describes the author’s experience using the semi-directive interview to document traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) about beluga whales in Alaska.
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.
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.
Organochlorine and Heavy Metal Contaminants in Wild Mink in Western Northwest Territories, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. G. Poole
B. T. Elkin
R. W. Bethke
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 34, 1998, pp. 406-413
Description
Study of spatial trends in levels of contaminants as indicators of general ecosystem health.
The Original "Free Trade": Exchange of Botanical Products and Associated Plant Knowledge in Northwestern North America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy J. Turner
Dawn C. Loewen
Anthropologica, vol. 40, no. 1, 1998, p. 49
Description
Discusses trade networks for plants in British Columbia and neighbouring areas from archaeological, historical and ethnographic records, as well as recollections from contemporary people.
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.
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.
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.
Performing Protest, Articulating Difference: Environmentalists, Aborigines and the Kuranda Skyrail Dispute
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosita Henry
Aboriginal History, vol. 22, 1998, pp. [143]-161
Description
Paper explores the responses of Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals to the debate regarding the project to build a passenger cable car through a National Park.
A Persistent Spirit: Towards Understanding Aboriginal Health in British Columbia
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mary-Ellen Kelm
BC Studies, no. 117, Spring, 1998, pp. 78-80
Description
Book review of: A Persistent Spirit edited by Peter H. Stephenson, Susan J. Elliott, Leslie T. Foster, Jill Harris.
To read review, scroll down to page 78.
Photosensitivity of the American Indian: Terminology and Historical Aspects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John A. Johnson
Ramon M. Fusaro
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, vol. 39, no. 4, October 1998, pp. 662-663
Description
Discusses the use of the terms actinic prurigo (AP) versus hereditary polymorphic light eruption (HPLE) for a dermatology disorder.
Pisukvigijait: Where You Walk. Inuit Students' Perceptions of Connections Between Their Culture and School Science
Theses
Author/Creator
M. Alexander Tufts
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of New Brunswick, 1998.
Place-Names of the Island Halkomelem Indian People
Theses
Author/Creator
David Lewis Rozen
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1985
Plain Language Guide to the Nisga'a Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Topics in the guide include: lands, land title, natural resources, environmental assessment, etc.
The Plains Paradox: Secular Trends in Stature in 19th Century Nomadic Plains Equestrian Indians. The Arapaho, Assiniboin, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Kiowa, and Sioux from 1800 to 1870
Alternate Title
The Plains Paradox: Secular Trends in Stature in 19th Century Nomadic Plains Equestrian Indians. The Arapaho, Assiniboine, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Comanche, Crow, Kiowa, and Sioux from 1800 to 1870
Theses
Author/Creator
Joseph M. Prince
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1998.
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.
[A Poison Stronger Than Love: The Destruction of an Ojibwa Community]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James B. Waldram
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 1985, pp. 112-119
Description
Book review of: A Poison Stronger Than Love by Anastasia M. Shkilnyk.
Population Genetic Analysis of Indigenous Peoples of Northeast Siberia: Prehistoric and Historic Influences on Genetic Diversity
Theses
Author/Creator
Theodore George Schurr
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Emory University, 1998.